西南石油大学学报(自然科学版) ›› 2017, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 34-44.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2017.09.04.02

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Study on the Displacement Characteristics and Microscopic Properties of the Reef Limestone Reservoir in Liuhua Oilfield

NING Yuping1, WANG Junfeng2,3, LUO Donghong1, ZHANG Wei1, DAI Zong1   

  1. 1. Shenzhen Branch of CNOOC Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China;
    2. Western Sichuan Gas Production Plant, SINOPEC Southwest Branch Company, Deyang, Sichuan 618000, China;
    3. School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
  • Received:2017-09-04 Online:2017-12-01 Published:2017-12-01

Abstract: Compared to clastic reservoirs, reef limestone reservoirs are oil wettable and their microscopic porous structure is complex. Furthermore, the main factors controlling their water flooding mechanism are still not clear. This study combined static data from rock core SEM, casted rock thin sections, mercury injection, wettability tests, and dynamic experiments, such as microscopic displacement and core displacement, in analysis and established a new method to study the seepage mechanism that involves the dynamic usage of static data. The microscopic properties and fluid displacement characteristics of the Liuhua reef limestone reservoir, and the distribution pattern of residual oil in different porous structures were also identified. The microscopic porous structure of the reservoir was classified into four types, of which type I, Ⅱ and Ⅲ are favorable reservoirs with low displacement pressure, low mercury withdrawal efficiency, and strong heterogeneity. Percolation in the reservoir is closely related to the reservoir type, and controlled by three key factors:reservoir type, pore throat radius ratio, and wettability. The distribution characteristics of oil and water before and after water flooding, and the displacement dynamics and effects in different cores are controlled and directly linked to the microscopic properties of reservoirs.

Key words: Liuhua Oilfield, reef limestone reservoir, microscopic properties, displacement characteristics, microscopic porous structure

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