Synthesis and properties of AM/AMPS/MMA and cationic monomer copolymer flooding agent
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Chengcheng Liu
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Fei Jia
Abstract
A novel hydrophobic association copolymer (PAMA) was synthesized by incorporating acrylamide (AM), 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS), cationic monomer (MEDDA), and methyl methacrylate (MMA). The properties of MMA copolymers with varying contents were analyzed using infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. Optimal overall performance of the solution was achieved when the MMA content reached 1.4 % w/w. Compared to pure PAAM (without MMA), the PAMA-1.4 % polymer exhibited superior viscoelasticity, temperature resistance, and shear resistance. This enhancement in PAMA performance can be attributed to the significant inhibition of intermolecular water film formation within the polymer matrix by MMA, effectively improving and regulating solution solubility while strengthening molecular chain interactions and enhancing the structural network strength of PAMA polymers. Additionally, the inclusion of MMA transformed rock surfaces from non-wetting to wetting conditions, thereby greatly improving oil displacement efficiency. In displacement experiments, PAMA-1.4 % performed better in terms of enhanced oil recovery, the recovery rate of 0.1 % w/w PAMA-2.4 % solution is only 7.78 %, while the recovery rate of 0.1 % w/w PAMA-1.4 % solution is 13.06 %.
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Research ethics: The local Institutional Review Board deemed the study exempt from review.
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Author contributions: Chengcheng Liu: Responsible for designing research methods, experimental design, data collection, processing and analysis, and writing the first draft of the paper. Shibin Wang: Responsible for the planning, design and implementation of the entire study. Fei Jia: Participatd in paper writing and revision and provided experimental equipment and technology. Bo Zheng: Participated in paper writing and revision, assisted in data acquisition and processing. Statistical software is used to process and analyze the data to extract key information about the research question. Shuaishuai Li: Responsible for research and review of relevant literature, summarized previous research results, and pointed out the shortcomings of current research. Yuheng Yang: Responsible for the collection of laboratory data, including data from laboratory equipment or external databases. Yang Gao: Participated in paper writing and revision and provided experimental equipment and technology. Jinzhou Zhao: Provided experimental equipment, technology, financial support. All authors have taken full responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: The authors state that there is no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: Special thanks to the Oil and Gas Field Development Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2016ZX05021).
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Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.
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