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Exploration and Application of Weak Gel System for Channeling Control and Plugging in CO₂ Flooding
Tao XU
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Conventional polymers fail to meet the requirements for channeling control and plugging under high temperature and high salinity conditions, creating an urgent demand for more durable materials.Two acrylamide-based preformed particle gels (PPGs): polyelectrolyte-based (DJZ-1) and polyzwitterionic-type (LXLZ-2) were synthesized for enhancing CO2 plugging efficiency. The swelling behavior of the gel was analyzed under different temperature, salinity and pH conditions using Ritger-Peppas and Yavari-Azizian models. The results indicate that the swelling degrees of DJZ-1 and LXLZ-2 in water are 56 and 18 respectively. With the rise of ionic strength, the swelling degree of DJZ-1 declines remarkably, whereas that of LXLZ-2 stays nearly constant. Changes in pH value only elevate the swelling degree of DJZ-1 and have no impact on LXLZ-2. LXLZ-1 can maintain long-term thermal stability under reservoir conditions at 120 ℃, and both systems can effectively exert the performance of PPG weak gel systems.

2026, 39 (3): 58-63. DOI: 10.12422/j.issn.1006-396X.2026.03.007