对于基于聚合物的化学驱项目，控制注入的聚合物溶液的粘度至关重要，因为聚合物成本是项目经济性中更重要的因素之一。聚合物粘度是在实验室中使用在不同采样点手动采集的流体样品进行常规测量的。然而，在大型项目的情况下，这种粘度监测变得非常耗时，并且需要专门的现场工作人员。完整的论文介绍了数据驱动的虚拟粘度计 (VVM) 作为增强在线和实验室粘度测量的工具。
在现场条件下，监测注入溶液聚合物粘度的行之有效的方法包括使用注入井口样品进行实验室测量和使用粘度计进行在线测量。
在前者中，定期对注入的化学溶液进行取样，以在实验室中测试其粘度。
For polymer-based chemical flooding projects, controlling the viscosity of the injected polymer solution is critical because polymer cost is one of the more significant elements in project economics. The polymer viscosity is measured routinely in the laboratory using fluid samples taken manually at different sampling points. In the case of large-scale projects, however, such viscosity monitoring becomes time-consuming and requires a dedicated field staff. The complete paper introduces a data-driven virtual viscosity meter (VVM) as a tool to augment inline and laboratory viscosity measurements.
In field conditions, proven ways to monitor polymer viscosity of the injected solution include laboratory measurements using injector wellhead samples and inline measurements using a viscometer.
In the former, injected chemical solution is sampled regularly to test its viscosity in the laboratory.
