Testing and Evaluation of the Emulsifying Properties of Compound Oil Displacement Agents

Abstract

Aiming at the phenomenon that the emulsification degree of the composite oil displacement agents affects the recovery factor, composite oil displacement agents of the P/S binary system and the A/S/P ternary system were taken as research objects. Emulsion particle size and stability were tested and evaluated, and the effects of the surfactant and alkali content on the emulsification degree of emulsion were investigated. The concept of the emulsification stability index and its measuring method were put forward, and a method was used to test and evaluate the emulsification stability of the emulsion. The results showed that the emulsion formed by the ternary system had the smallest average particle size, the best stability, and the best emulsification stability. The binary composite system was second, and the polymer solution did not form an emulsion. The emulsification stability index method could effectively quantify the emulsification degree of the emulsion. Within a certain range, the increase of the surfactant and alkali content in the composite oil displacement agent was beneficial to the improvement of the emulsification degree of the emulsion.