Research Article

Effect of Emulsification on Enhanced Oil Recovery during Surfactant/Polymer Flooding in the Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Porous Media

Table 3

Oil recoveries of different displacement stage in dual-core model.

SchemeOil recoveries in water flood stage %Oil recoveries in chemical flood stage, %Incremental recoveries, %
HPCLPCTotalHPCLPCTotalHPCLPCTotal

0.65 PV of SP flooding49.234.143.540.09.725.989.243.869.4
0.3 PV of emulsion followed by 0.35 PV of SP flooding52.937.845.442.016.629.795.954.475.1

HPC: high-permeability core; LPC: low-permeability core.