Abstract
The impact of core permeability, water washout and crude oil viscosity on relative permeability and the displacement efficiency of polymer flooding were studied through core displacement experiment, core CT scanning and theoretical analysis, aiming at reservoir geological characteristics, fluid properties and field construction technology of the offshore heavy oil reservoir. The results showed that, with the increase of core permeability, the oil phase relative permeability reduced, the seepage resistance of displacing phase decreased, and the water phase relative permeability increased, the swept volume become bigger, two-phase flow span got wider, resulting in the ultimate oil recovery was enhanced. The function of ‘cleaning’ and ‘erosion’ that water washout exerted on core pore structure would enlarge the pore throat radius, increase core permeability, and its influence on relative permeability curve and displacement efficiency was similar to the influence of the increase of the core permeability. With viscosity of the crude oil increasing, oil/water phase relative permeability reduces, displacing phase viscous fingering phenomenon aggravated, seepage resistance increased, and the swept volume became smaller, two-phase flow span got narrower, resulting in the ultimate oil recovery decreased.