Visualization Experiments of Nanoparticle-Surfactant-Stabilized Foam Flooding in Cores with Different Permeabilities by NMR

Abstract

Nanoparticle-stabilized foams can overcome the problem that conventional foams are easy to defoam in complex reservoirs, thereby losing foam function and seriously affecting foam profile control and flooding effect. However, the oil displacement characteristics and effects of the nanoparticle-stabilized foam in cores with different permeabilities directly determine its application prospects. The nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) visualization technology was combined with the traditional foam displacement method in this paper, with the nanoparticle-stabilized foam system and oil as the displacement medium and the displaced medium, respectively, and the core as the carrier to physically simulate the process of the nanoparticle-stabilized foam flooding oil. The oil displacement characteristics of the foam are visually observed by the NMR images, and the average size change of the pores where the fluid is located and the quality change of the fluid in the core are reflected by the T₂ spectrum to further study the visual profile control and displacement characteristics of the nanoparticle-stabilized foam in the core with different permeabilities.