Experimental evaluation of velocity sensitivity for conglomerate reservoir rock in Karamay oil field

Abstract Velocity sensitivity refers to the possibility and degree of reservoir permeability decline caused by the migration of various particles in the reservoir rock due to the increase in fluid flow velocity and the blockage of pore channels. To improve the development results of M reservoir in Karamay Oil field, two reservoir cores were selected to carry out velocity sensitivity experiments. The permeability of No. 1 core decreases obviously when the flow rate is greater than 0.04 mL/min. Therefore, it can be considered that the injection rate of velocity sensitivity is between 0.04 and 0.06 mL/min, and the displacement rate should be less than 0.04 mL/min in the core displacement experiment. When the flow rate is greater than 0.5 mL/min, the permeability of No. 2 core decreases significantly. This is mainly due to the high permeability and critical velocity of No. 2 core. The study can provide a basis for the selection of displacement velocity in core displacement experiments, and also provide a reference for the determination of reasonable injection-production velocity in actual production.