Methods for preparing and applying a nano emulsifier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11618847-B2
Application number	US-202117235903-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2021
Priority date	Oct 23, 2020
Publication date	Apr 4, 2023
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses methods for preparing an in-situ nano emulsifier. The preparation method may include obtaining a solution by dissolving hydrated ferric chloride (or ferric chloride) and hydrated ferrous sulfate (or ferrous sulfate) into deionized water at a first temperature; obtaining an ethanol solution dissolved with an oil-soluble surfactant by dissolving an oil-soluble surfactant into ethanol at a second temperature; and adding a certain volume of ammonia water and the ethanol solution dissolved with the oil-soluble surfactant in the solution to obtain an in-situ nano emulsifier. The in-situ nano emulsifier may be applied to development of the oil reservoir through an application process. The application process may include preparing a nano emulsifier solution and a surfactant solution; sequentially injecting the surfactant solution and the nano emulsifier solution into a formation; and injecting a spacer liquid slug into the formation for replacement.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for preparing an in-situ nano emulsifier, comprising:
to a three-necked flask of 500 milliliters,
adding 80-160 grams of deionized water; and
adding sequentially 5-8 grams of hydrated ferric chloride and 1.2-1.6 grams of hydrated ferrous sulfate;

stirring a mixture in the three-necked flask at room temperature for 30-60 minutes to ensure sufficient dissolution;
dissolving 0.5-1.2 grams of an oil-soluble surfactant in 10-30 grams of ethanol in an ice-salt bath, wherein the oil-soluble surfactant includes at least one of oleic acid diethanolamide or polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ether;
sealing and stirring the ethanol solution dissolved with the oil-soluble surfactant for 10-20 minutes to ensure sufficient dissolution;
under protection of inert gas, adding 70-160 milliliters of ammonia water and the ethanol solution dissolved with the oil-soluble surfactant into the three-necked flask through two dropping funnels at a constant speed for 2-4 hours simultaneously, during the adding process, the mixture in the three-necked flask being stirred quickly to ensure that the mixture in the three-necked flask is evenly mixed, wherein a mass concentration of the ammonia water is 25%, and the inert gas is nitrogen;
continuing stirring the mixture in the three-necked flask for 1-1.5 hours after the adding process;
performing a suction filtration on the mixture after completion of the reaction to collect a solid product; and
obtaining the in-situ nano emulsifier by grinding the solid product after dried in a vacuum at 50° C., wherein the in-situ nano emulsifier is magnetic nano ferroferric oxide that is modified by the oil-soluble surfactant.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a wettability of the nano emulsifier is adjusted by selecting a type and an amount of the oil-soluble surfactant based on a geological condition of an oil reservoir and a viscosity of crude oil, the geological condition of the oil reservoir including a size of permeability and heterogeneity of the oil reservoir.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the oil-soluble surfactant further includes at least one of dodecylamine or octadecyl primary amine.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the in-situ nano emulsifier is applied to development of the oil reservoir through an application process, the application process including:
injecting water into the in-situ nano emulsifier and stirring 15-60 minutes to fully disperse and dissolve the in-situ nano emulsifier such that a nano emulsifier solution is prepared, a mass concentration of the nano emulsifier solution being 0.3-2%;
injecting water into a surfactant and stirring for 15-60 minutes to fully disperse and dissolve the surfactant such that a surfactant solution is prepared, a mass concentration of the surfactant solution being 0.1-0.3%;
injecting the surfactant solution of 0.05-0.15 times a pore volume of a target oil reservoir into a formation;
injecting the nano emulsifier solution of 0.2-0.6 times the pore volume of the target oil reservoir into the formation; and
injecting a certain amount of oilfield injection water slug for replacement.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the surfactant includes at least one of sodium alkyl sulfonate, sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate, sodium fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether carboxylate, sodium fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether sulfonate, hydroxysulfobetaine, alkanolamide, alkyl glycoside, sodium alpha-olefin sulfonate, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, or sodium lignosulfonate, an oil-water interfacial tension of the surfactant in the oil reservoir being equal to or less than 10-2 mN/m.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the mass concentration of the nano emulsifier solution is 0.5% and the mass concentration of the surfactant solution is 0.15%.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the application process is applied to all oil reservoirs developed by water injection including high temperature and high salt oil reservoirs and a portion of heavy oil reservoirs by water drive.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein a treatment distance between the surfactant and the nano emulsifier is adjusted based on a size of a spacer liquid slug, such that an intelligent oil displacement is realized by the in-situ nano emulsifier.

Assignees

• Univ Southwest Petroleum

Inventors

• Pu Wanfen
• Zhao Xing
• Liu Rui
• Sun Lin
• Du Daijun

Classifications

• C09K2208/10

  Nanoparticle-containing well treatment fluids · CPC title

• E21B43/16

  Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons · CPC title

• C09K8/584 Primary

  characterised by the use of specific surfactants · CPC title

• C09K8/588

  characterised by the use of specific polymers {(polymeric surfactants C09K8/584)} · CPC title

• C09K8/58

  Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids · CPC title