Factors Influencing HPAM Solution Viscosity Prepared by Produced Water Using Orthogonal Method

Author

Wanli Kang
Zhiwei Wang
Yang Zhou
Lingwei Meng
Shuren Liu
Baojun Bai, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

The effect of temperature and metal ion components on the viscosity of HPAM solution was studied by means of orthogonal method. Five factors and 4 levels were considered for the orthogonal design. The five factors included temperature, contents of Na+, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺ and S^2-, and the four levels mainly considered the level of produced water components in main oilfields in China. The experiment results show that temperature is the most important factor to control HPAM solution viscosity prepared by produced water. The effect of ions was in order of Na⁺>S^2->Mg²⁺>Ca²⁺. The mechanism of each factor influencing viscosity was also discussed. Based on the actual condition of Nanyang oilfield, the desulfurization was used to improve the solution viscosity, and satisfactory result was obtained.

Recommended Citation

W. Kang et al., "Factors Influencing HPAM Solution Viscosity Prepared by Produced Water Using Orthogonal Method," Journal of Central South University of Technology, vol. 15, no. 1 SUPPL., pp. 492 - 495, Springer Science + Business Media, Sep 2008.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-008-0407-y

Department(s)

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

O3; Oil Produced Water; Orthogonal Method; Polymer; Viscosity; 4-Level; Effect Of Ions; Effect Of Temperature; Orthogonal Design; Produced Water; Solution Viscosity; Calcium; Desulfurization; Metal Ions; Oil Fields

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1005-9784

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2008 Springer Science + Business Media, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Sep 2008