The Effects of Oil Displacement Efficiency and Conformance Efficiency on Viscosity of ASP Flooding in a Heterogeneous Reservoir

According to the formation conditions of alkali/surfactant/polymer (ASP) flooding in Daqing oilfield, the effects of the concentrations for polymer and alkali in ASP solution on oil recovery efficiency were studied by means of oil displacement experiments and numerical simulation. The effects on improving oil recovery by different ASP solution have been investigated from the aspects of interfacial characteristics and rheological behavior. Only the apparent viscosity of ASP solution reaches the critical viscosity, the ultralow interfacial tension can play an important role in enhanced oil recovery. Both displacement experiments and numerical simulation shows that ASP solution has a critical viscosity to certain heterogeneity.