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February 2, 2026EnergiesOpen Access

Numerical Simulation Study of Multi-Component Discontinuous Chemical Flooding

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ZWZhijie WeiYCYongzheng CuiYSYanchun Su

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Overview

Demonstrates enhanced oil recovery via discontinuous flooding in reservoirs, suggesting improved efficiency.

Key Points

  • To develop a multi-component mathematical model for discontinuous phase chemical flooding to enhance oil recovery.
  • Developed a multi-component model including oil, gas, water, and chemical phases.
  • Introduced minimum reaction porosity to boost discontinuous phase generation.
  • Incorporated threshold pressure into the flow equation for unique migration characteristics.
  • Employed a fully implicit finite volume method for simulations.
  • Validated the model with physical experiments.
  • Discontinuous phase flooding significantly increased oil recovery efficiency compared to traditional methods.
  • The model accurately reflects migration characteristics and pressure fluctuations during simulation.
  • Enhanced conformance control was observed in high-permeability channels.

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Wei et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980ffa4c1c9540dea8123e5https://doi.org/10.3390/en19030750
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