As for natural gas
miscible flooding in low-permeability reservoirs,
studying on the phase behavior characteristic of oil–gas miscible
zone has a significant meaning. In this paper, based on the reservoir
characteristics of Donghe 1CIII oilfield, the evaluation of phase
physical properties and minimum miscible pressure was conducted by
laboratory experiments using recombined formation fluid and natural
gas samples. Then, one compositional model was established to analyze
the phase behavior of the miscible zone during natural gas flooding.
The result shows that the fluid critical points of the miscible zone
change the polynomial in the P–T diagram. More specially, the
curve of critical points owns more area with higher pressure, which
means that the fluid reaches a deeper miscible degree. Finally, a
new chart method for gas channeling identification is proposed to
evaluate the production state of the miscible zone in order to identify
gas channeling. The phase envelope of the production fluid is concerned
with the migration of the miscible zone. In addition, an application
case in Donghe oilfield is given by means of the gas channeling-phase
diagram identification method. This work could provide a theoretical
basis for timely gas channeling prevention and control measures as
well as improvement of the gas injection development effect.