Kazakhstan journal for oil & gas industryKazakhstan journal for oil & gas industry2707-42262957-806XKMG Engineering10863910.54859/kjogi108639Научная статьяПрименение микрофлюидики для оптимизации технологий разработки нефтегазовых месторожденийПерепоновДмитрий Ильичdmitrii.pereponov@skoltech.ruЩербаковаАлександраa.scerbacova@skoltech.ruКазакуВиталий Вячеславовичvitaly.kazaku@skoltech.ruГаджиевМурад Эхтирамmurad.hajiyev@skoltech.ruТарховМихаил Александровичtmafuz@mail.ruШиловЕвгений Дмитриевичshilov@labadvance.nethttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2298ЧеремисинАлексей Николаевичa.cheremisin@skoltech.ruСколковский институт науки и технологийЛАБАДВАНСИнститут нанотехнологий микроэлектроники Российской академии наук130420235157730803202314032023Copyright © 2023, Перепонов Д.И., Щербакова А., Казаку В.В., Гаджиев М.Э., Тархов М.А., Шилов Е.Д., Черемисин А.Н.2023<p>Для повышения коэффициента извлечения нефти применяются методы увеличения нефтеотдачи (далее МУН): химические, газовые, тепловые и комбинированные. Стандартные методы лабораторных исследований для подбора и оптимизации технологий МУН и интенсификации притока требуют больших затрат времени и ресурсов, а также кернового материала, который часто бывает в дефиците. Для оптимизации подбора реагентов и технологий разработки месторождений предложено применение микрофлюидной технологии, т.е. проведение экспериментов в пластовых условиях с использованием микрофлюидных чипов с пористой структурой, воспроизводящих свойства керна целевого месторождения. Основными преимуществами проведения тестов в микромоделях являются низкая продолжительность и возможность визуализации процессов фильтрации, которая позволяет оценить поведение флюидов в пластовых условиях.</p> <p>В данной работе рассмотрено современное применение микрофлюидики для выбора агентов МУН и методов интенсификации притока и статус этой технологии в нефтегазовой отрасли. Описано использование микрофлюидных чипов для скрининга поверхностно-активных веществ и полимеров, а также изучения механизма действия низкоминерализованной воды. Рассмотрено проведение микрофлюидных тестов для оптимизации газовых и термических МУН, что стало возможным благодаря развитию и совершенствованию технологии.</p>microfluidicsmicrofluidic chipsenhanced oil recoveryhydraulic fracturingмикрофлюидтермикрофлюидті чиптермұнай беруді арттыру әдістеріқабатты сумен ажыратумикрофлюидикамикрофлюидные чипыметоды увеличения нефтеотдачигидроразрыв пласта1.Sheng JJ. Status of surfactant EOR technology. Petroleum. 2015;1(2):97–105. doi:10.1016/j.petlm.2015.07.003.2.Muggeridge A, Cockin A, Webb K, et al. Recovery rates , enhanced oil recovery and technological limits. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. Published online 2014. doi:10.1098/rsta.2012.0320.3.Lake LW. Enhanced Oil Recovery. New York: Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs; 1989.4.Kang P-S, Lim J-S, Huh C. 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