In this study, oil recovery performance and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) storage potential of a CO 2 water-alternating-gas (CO 2 -WAG) injection after continuous CO 2 injection process for multilayer formation were experimentally determined under immiscible and miscible conditions. First, a slim-tube apparatus was used to measure the minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) of a CO 2 −crude oil system (MMP = 22.79 MPa), which was applied as a guide for follow-on investigations. Afterward, the CO 2 -WAG injection after the continuous CO 2 injection for a triple-layer system, horizontally placed and parallel-connected, was conducted to evaluate the capacity of enhanced oil recovery and CO 2 storage potential of the multilayer formation at different operating pressures and a reservoir temperature of 98 °C. Results revealed that the oil recovery of the entire system was determined by the recovery of a layer with the highest permeability, which was more than 90% of the entire system recovery provided by the highest permeability layer in the continuous CO 2 injection. The ensuing CO 2 -WAG injection could further enhance the oil recovery of the system after the continuous CO 2 injection. The contribution of the recovery produced by the highest permeability from 90 to 98.3% could also be reduced for the entire system recovery. The oil recovery factor of the multilayer system increased as the operating pressure increased (i.e., from 33.01% of the system at P op = 15 MPa to 39.42% of the system at P op = 25 MPa). From a view of CO 2 storage potential, the ensuing CO 2 -WAG injection at immiscible and miscible conditions could also double the amount of stored CO 2 after the continuous CO 2 injection for the multilayer system. More than 75−80% of stored CO 2 for the multilayer system was contributed by the highest permeability layer at the end of the CO 2 -WAG the CO 2 -WAG injection after the continuous CO 2 injection process under immiscible and miscible conditions. Therefore, for a multilayer formation, such as the Jilin oilfield, the layer with medium and low permeability should be further developed after CO 2 -WAG injection.
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