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Preparation and migration study of multi-walled carbon nanotube hybrid polymer gel particles: EOR implication.
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Journal of Dispersion Science & Technology . 2024, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p15-25. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Multi-walled carbon nanotube hybrid polymer gel particles (MWCNTs-HPGP) were synthesized using the free radical polymerization approach to reduce water cut at first. The microstructure, particle size distribution, swelling characteristics, strength, and rheology of MWCNTs-HPGP were then studied. Subsequently, the migration and plugging properties of MWCNTs-HPGP were assessed at the core scale. The morphology of MWCNTs-HPGP was irregular with interpenetration networks, and MWCNTs-HPGP could expand by 48.2–94 times in brine with varying salinities (0 ∼ 20 × 104 mg/L NaCl), according to experimental results. After 60 d of age, MWCNTs-HPGP retained 95.2% of strength. Furthermore, the MWCNTs-HPGP dispersion solution's shearing thinning feature and good viscoelasticity supplied it with favorable injectivity and deep migrating capacity. In addition, when the matching coefficient (β, the ratio of MWCNTs-HPGP median particle size to the average pore diameter) was 1.06 and the flooding rate was 0.5 mL/min, MWCNTs-HPGP could efficiently plug large pores with a plugging efficiency ranging from 82.7% to 98.5%. All the experimental results demonstrated that MWCNTs-HPGP could be a potential candidate for deep profile control and displacement in high temperature and high salinity reservoirs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01932691
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Dispersion Science & Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174510885
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2022.2125007