基于微流控实验的CO2微纳米气泡水多相流动特性

Investigation of CO2 Micro/Nano Bubble-Aqueous Multiphase Flow Patterns during Microfluidic Experiments

  • 摘要: CO2微纳米气泡在提高采收率与碳封存方面存在巨大潜力,但是大多数油藏环境具有高温、高矿化度和低渗透率等储层特征,影响微纳米气泡稳定性及驱油效率。基于CT扫描获得的非均质多孔介质模型,制备刻蚀芯片,开展了微流控可视化实验。通过显微镜观测驱替过程中油水界面变化、油滴剥离及运移特征,分析微纳米气泡流度调控对驱油效率及残余油分布的影响。结果表明:低流速(0.1 μL/min)时气泡通过贾敏效应封堵高渗通道,采收率较水驱提高53.8%;高流速(2 μL/min)阶段剪切触发气泡聚并形成优势路径,驱油效率提高34.8%;相较于N2、H2和O2体系,CO2微纳米气泡对盲端孔隙封堵效果最佳(残余油降低38%~45%),但低流速驱替动力较弱导致采收率较N2低7.3%;CO2采收率随流速单调上升,N2体系超过0.5 μL/min后采收效率下降6.5%。CO2微纳米气泡通过“封堵-剪切”动态平衡突破传统驱替极限,其自适应流度调控机制(低流速重构流场/高流速贯通通道)使采收率增速随流速的提升而提高2.8倍。

     

    Abstract: CO2 micro- and nanobubbles have been identified as an effective technique for enhanced oil recovery and carbon sequestration, and have great potential in the development of diverse reservoirs. However, most reservoir environments are characterized by high temperature, high salinity, and low permeability, which negatively influences the stability and oil displacement efficiency of micro- and nanobubbles. A heterogeneous porous medium model was constructed by using CT scanning combined with CAD, and an etched chip was fabricated to perform visualized microfluidic experiments. The mechanism during the displacement process, such as the oil/water interface, oil droplet detachment, and migration, was observed, and the effects of CO2 micro- and nanobubble mobility regulation on oil recovery efficiency and residual oil distribution were analyzed. The results indicate that at a low flow rate (0.1 μL/min), bubbles blocked high-permeability channels through the Jamin effect, resulting in a 53.8% improvement compared to water flooding; at a high flow rate (2 μL/min), shear-induced bubble coalescence formed preferential flow paths, enhancing the driving efficiency by 34.8%; Compared with N2, H2, and O2 systems, CO2 bubbles exhibited the best plugging effect in dead-end pores, reducing residual oil by 38%~45%. However, the reduced displacement pressure at low flow rates led to a 7.3% reduction in recovery efficiency compared to N2; The CO2 recovery efficiency increased monotonically with increasing flow rate, while the efficiency of the N2 system decreased by 6.5% after exceeding 0.5 μL/min. CO2 micro- and nanobubbles achieved a breakthrough in traditional displacement limits through a "plugging-shearing" dynamic equilibrium. Their self-adaptive flow regulation mechanism (reconstructing the flow field at low flow rates and connecting channels at high flow rates) increased the recovery rate enhancement by 2.8-fold as the flow rate increased. This study provides theoretical foundations and technical guidance for the application of CO2 micro- and nanobubble flooding technology.

     

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