Article
Polymer Science
Rafael E. Hincapie, Ante Borovina, Elisabeth Neubauer, Muhammad Tahir, Samhar Saleh, Vladislav Arekhov, Magdalena Biernat, Torsten Clemens
Summary: This study investigates the wettability alterations through imbibition/flooding and their synergy with interfacial tension (IFT) for alkalis, nanoparticles, and polymers. It demonstrates the influence of the oil total acid number (TAN), chemical agents, and reservoir mineralogy on fluid-fluid and rock-fluid interactions. A laboratory evaluation workflow combining various assessments is used to evaluate wettability alteration, IFT changes, and recovery. The study provides novel data on the synergy of IFT, Amott imbibition, and core floods for the studied chemical processes.
Article
Polymer Science
Mohamed Adel Alzaabi, Juan Manuel Leon, Arne Skauge, Shehadeh Masalmeh
Summary: Polymer flooding as a successful chemical enhanced oil recovery method has attracted much interest in the oil industry, with injectivity of polymer solutions in porous media being a key factor. This study analyzed data from field polymer injectivity tests in a Middle Eastern reservoir under high-temperature high-salinity conditions, finding non-linear pressure response and complex rheological behavior during polymer injection.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Dmitriy Podoprigora, Roman Byazrov, Julia Sytnik
Summary: This article discusses the predominance of oil and gas as energy sources in most countries, and the use of chemically enhanced oil recovery methods through surfactant solution injections. It also examines the results of tests and field experiments of SP and ASP technologies in various countries.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Zongfa Li, Yuliang Su, Fuxiao Shen, Lijuan Huang, Shaoran Ren, Yongmao Hao, Wendong Wang, Yang Meng, Yang Fan
Summary: The feasibility of N2 alternating CO2 injection for improving CO2 storage and oil production was investigated through laboratory experiments and numerical simulation. The results showed that the N2 alternating CO2 flooding had 2.1% lower CO2 storage factor and 7.1% lower enhanced oil recovery compared to continuous CO2 injection. However, the larger the N2 slug volume, the lower the EOR and CO2 storage factor, due to the reduction of CO2 concentration in the gas phase and CO2 solubility in oil and water. Nevertheless, the N2 slugs significantly reduced mobility differences between flowing zones, resulting in a 1.78 times larger gas swept area and a 44% higher cumulative oil production compared to continuous CO2 injection. Moreover, the optimized N2 alternating CO2 injection scheme achieved 19.6% more CO2 storage than continuous CO2 flooding at a field scale. This study provides valuable experimental and theoretical support for improving CO2 storage and oil production in an oil reservoir.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yangang Bi, Wusong Li, Congcong Liu, Zhi Tan, Zhantao Wang, Xiangchen Liu, Guofeng Wang, Xinru Jia
Summary: Two star-shaped quaternary ammonium compounds with melamine as the hydrophobic core showed higher demulsification efficiency in breaking polymer flooding oil-in-water emulsions, potentially due to electrostatic interaction and hydrogen bonding.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Tagwa A. Musa, Ahmed F. Ibrahim, Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din, Anas. M. Hassan
Summary: The study confirmed the potential of guar gum as a natural polymer for EOR applications in sandstone reservoirs, showing good stability and viscosity under high-temperature and high-salinity conditions. Additionally, flooding experiments demonstrated a 16% increase in recovery factor.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Xin Chen, Yiqiang Li, Xiaoguang Sun, Zheyu Liu, Jianbin Liu, Shun Liu
Summary: This paper systematically studies the application of polymer-assisted CO2 flooding in low-permeability reservoirs. The study optimizes the polymer agent suitable for low-permeability reservoirs and evaluates the performance of the polymer solution through core experiments. The research compares the enhanced oil recovery effects of polymer-assisted and water-assisted CO2 flooding.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rasan Sarbast, Namam Salih, Alain Preat
Summary: This paper provides a systematic overview of the role and effect of alkaline surfactant polymer (ASP) and nano-alkaline surfactant polymer (NASP) in enhancing oil recovery. It discusses the screening criteria for these chemicals and presents experimental designs for using NASP in combination with ASP. The study highlights the potential of nanotechnology in improving EOR methods.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yang Xuewen, Wang Rujun, Deng Xingliang, Li Shiyin, Zhang Hui, Yao Chao
Summary: Based on the analysis of geological characteristics and division of reservoir units, this study established physical models and conducted physical simulations to investigate the water flooding mechanism in the fault-controlled fracture-cavity carbonate reservoir under complex flow state. A mathematical model of fault-controlled carbonate reservoir with coexisting seepage and free flow was established, and pilot water injection tests were conducted to evaluate its effects on enhancing oil recovery. The results show that the fault-controlled fracture-cavity carbonate reservoir units can be divided into three types, and the mathematical model can quantitatively describe the fluid flow law in the fracture-cavity body.
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ahmed B. Laben, Hussain H. Al-Kayiem, Mohammed A. Alameen, Javed A. Khan, Ahmed F. Belhaj, Khaled A. Elraies
Summary: ASP (Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer) flooding is a promising technique, but emulsion stability is a key issue. The study found that AOS concentration above 100 ppm increased emulsion stability, while below 100 ppm it promoted water separation. The effects of sodium carbonate alkaline and GLP100 polymer on emulsion stability were less significant.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Khaled Z. Abdelgawad
Summary: In this paper, the application of polymer injection for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in high viscosity and heterogeneous reservoirs is discussed. The factors affecting polymer induced permeability reduction (PIPR) are analyzed, and the importance of accurate assessment of PIPR for polymer selection and project design is emphasized.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Meng Du, Weifeng Lyu, Zhengming Yang, Ninghong Jia, Jigang Zhang, Zhongkun Niu, Wen Li, Xinliang Chen, Lanlan Yao, Yilin Chang, Sirui Jiang, Qianhui Huang
Summary: An online physical simulation method using CT scanning and NMR was established to study the mechanism of enhanced shale oil recovery by air injection. The study analyzed the effects of air oxygen content, permeability, gas injection pressure, and fractures on the air flooding effect and shale oil production. The results show that injecting air into depleted shale reservoirs can greatly improve shale oil recovery, but the oil displacement efficiency and production degree of different pore throats vary with injection timing.
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kaoping Song, Jianwen Tao, Xiuqin Lyu, Yang Xu, Shaopeng Liu, Zhengbo Wang, Huifeng Liu, Yuxuan Zhang, Hongtao Fu, En Meng, Mingxi Liu, Hu Guo
Summary: Polymer flooding has gained attention in some reservoirs due to its technical maturity. The first commercial polymer flooding in China was conducted in the Daqing oilfield and is one of the largest applications worldwide. Laboratory tests have shown that the viscoelasticity of high molecular weight polymers plays a significant role in increasing displacement efficiency. As a result, high-concentration high-molecular-weight polymer-flooding field tests have been conducted. While some field tests have been documented, subsequent progress has been rarely reported. Recent findings suggest that the application of high-concentration high-molecular-weight polymers in Daqing is limited, but the cause of this discrepancy is unclear. Therefore, a systematic summary of polymer-flooding mechanisms and field tests in China is necessary.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Wenxiu Song, Dimitrios Georgios Hatzignatiou
Summary: Polymer flooding is traditionally used to achieve favorable mobility ratios and increase oil displacement efficiency. However, there are limitations such as high polymer concentration due to high oil viscosity, clay presence leading to polymer adsorption, formation brine salinity affecting polymer viscosity, and fractured formations causing sweep challenges. Mechanisms contributing to more efficient oil displacement include mobility control, improved sweep efficiency, and improved microscopic displacement efficiency. The use of nanoparticles in polymer flooding has been examined for interfacial tension reduction, wettability alteration, increased viscosity of injected polymer solution, and prevention of asphaltene precipitation.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Polymer Science
Anas M. Hassan, Emad W. Al-Shalabi, Mohammed A. Ayoub
Summary: This study investigates the feasibility of improving polymer displacement technology in high temperature, high salinity oil carbonate resources using optimized polymers and hybrid methods. The selected novel polymers exhibit stability and tolerance, whereas adding alkali-surfactant can enhance mobility control and reduce interfacial tension, thus increasing displacement efficiency.
Retraction
Chemistry, Applied
Esteban A. Taborda, Camilo A. Franco, Marco A. Ruiz, Vladimir Alvarado, Farid B. Cortes
ADSORPTION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Amit X. Garg, Matthew T. V. Chan, Meaghan S. Cuerden, P. J. Devereaux, Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, Ainslie Hildebrand, Francois Lamontagne, Andre Lamy, Nicolas Noiseux, Chirag R. Parikh, Vlado Perkovic, Mackenzie Quantz, Antoine Rochon, Alistair Royse, Daniel I. Sessler, Pallav J. Shah, Jessica M. Sontrop, Georgios I. Tagarakis, Kevin H. Teoh, Jessica Vincent, Michael Walsh, Jean-Pierre Yared, Salim Yusuf, Richard P. Whitlock, R. Whitlock, L. Semelhago, V. Chu, A. Dyub, I. Cybulsky, R. Van Oosteen, G. Cordova, M. A. Quantz, F. N. McKenzie, S. Fox, L. Chase, L. M. Stevens, I. Prieto, F. Basile, B. A. Finegan, C. Bryden, S. Meyer, A. Chappell, C. D. Mazer, J. Dixon, S. Yagnik, C. Crescini, S. Verma, J. F. Legare, D. Greentree, M. Coutu, J. Teijeira, W. Wiley, C. Peniston, C. Teng, A. G. Rochon, Y. Lamarche, A. Deschamps, P. Voisine, F. Dagenais, R. K. Singal, C. D. Brown, T. M. Kieser, R. Robinson, S. E. Fremes, G. T. Christakis, K. N. Melvin, M. Parsons, H. Zheng, J. Yu, W. Xu, Q. Zhang, C. Chen, H. Yu, J. Zeng, Y. Zuo, J. Liu, T. Zhang, Y. Sun, D. Song, H. Dong, M. Chen, J. Zhao, L. Tao, W. Huang, Y. Cheng, Y. S. Long, W. Lei, W. Zhang, M. Y. Xu, E. Qing, Y. B. Xiao, J. Karunakaran, V. V. Pillai, P. B. Reddy, S. Kundan, A. R. Jain, S. S. Mallya, C. B. Mehta, V. Shukla, K. Kuruvila, G. Karthikeyan, V. Devagourou, M. P. Hote, B. Airan, C. Padmanabhan, M. Srinivasan, S. K. Agarwal, S. Pande, P. Simha Mohan Rao, R. Math, B. P. R. Shankar, P. H. Vaijyanath, S. K. Nair, D. R. Ayapati, A. Kurz, A. Awais, K. Panjasawatwong, B. K. Kashy, J. L. Huffmyer, D. C. Scalzo, A. Kazemi, K. F. Huang, S. V. Parvathaneni, J. C. Gardner, M. R. Malik, Y. Eshraghi, R. S. Kramer, M. K. Essandoh, J. Portillo, S. S. Ayad, Z. Akhtar, M. R. Castresana, C. D. Collard, Y. F. Rodriguez-Blanco, M. P. Eaton, J. C. Villar, J. P. Umana, C. L. Dominguez, P. A. Alvarado, D. Zuluaga, M. Abello, T. Sarquis, E. Vaquiro, C. A. Oliveros, E. J. Manrique, S. Vasquez, L. M. Ortiz, J. Holliday, R. Griffin, A. G. Royse, C. F. Royse, Z. Williams, D. Paparella, C. Rotunno, M. De Palo, V. Margari, O. Alfieri, D. Ferrara, D. Schiavi, A. Parolari, V. A. Myasoedova, A. Daprati, M. De Feo, C. Bancone, R. Di Bartolomeo, D. Pacini, M. Ribezzo, A. Karimi, A. Salehiomran, A. Hajighasemi, P. Bina, Z. Straka, J. Hlavicka, P. Lukac, K. Vik, F. Mosna, N. B. Tsilimingas, V. N. Simopoulos, F. Tsolaki, M. T. Rivilla, J. Galan, J. A. F. Nunez, A. Gonzalez, D. Ruiz, M. Orts Rodriguez, M. Issa, D. C. Vila Nova, L. N. Maia, M. A. Nakazone, G. V. Lico e Cividanes, L. A. Hajjar, V. Avila Neto, F. A. Lucchese, N. A. Stolf, D. Hutschala, K. Ruetzler, B. Sima, S. Engelen, S. Borms, M. Van de Velde, S. Rex, S. G. De Hert, A. M. H. Ho, M. T. V. Chan, M. J. Underwood, D. Deluca Bisurgi, D. Torres, D. J. Buggy
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Stefania Betancur, Francisco Carrasco-Marin, Agustin F. Perez-Cadenas, Camilo A. Franco, Jaime Jimenez, Eduardo J. Manrique, Henderson Quintero, Farid B. Cortes
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Amit X. Garg, Neal Badner, Sean M. Bagshaw, Meaghan S. Cuerden, Dean A. Fergusson, Alexander J. Gregory, Judith Hall, Gregory M. T. Hare, Boris Khanykin, Shay McGuinness, Chirag R. Parikh, Pavel S. Roshanov, Nadine Shehata, Jessica M. Sontrop, Summer Syed, George Tagarakis, Kevin E. Thorpe, Subodh Verma, Ron Wald, Richard P. Whitlock, C. David Mazer, E. de Medicis, M. H. Masse, J. Marchand, A. Gregory, C. MacAdams, D. Seal, A. Ferland, I Ali, K. Maier, R. Whitlock, S. Syed, T. Creary, L. Tittley, J. Spence, I Jaffer, S. Brodutch, F. Lellouche, J. Bussieres, F. Dagenais, P. Lizotte, N. Gagne, H. Tremblay, C. Breton, P. Bouchard, D. Bainbridge, T. Bentall, F. Beique, S. Ramachandran, A. Rochon, M. Vervais, S. Grenier, H. Grocott, H. Kashani, E. Ambrose, J. McVagh, Mazer, Hare, Verma, C. Crescini, S. Yagnik, A. Slabiak, K. Han, S. Fremes, R. Karkhanis, S. M. Bagshaw, N. Baig, S. Sidhu, R. MacArthur, K. Reid, S. Boehnke, C. Hudson, F. D. Rubens, D. Winch, R. Klein, R. Grey, K. Teoh, W. Wiley, C. Darby, A. Ho, T. Saha, D. DuMerton Shore, J. Shelley, Y. Lamarche, C. Sirois, C. D. Brown, C. Dube, K. Holden, L. Roy, B. Rolfe, S. Brown, N. Badner, R. Saczkowski, W. Senner, F. M. Carrier, N. Noiseux, P. Hebert, F. Benettaib, A. Ghamraoui, M. Lebrasseur, W. S. Beattie, J. Carroll, H. Poonawala, G. Zbitnew, S. Howells, R. Mawhinney, S. Sampson, C. Yegappan, R. Schroeder, S. Perfect, M. Jones, J. Leff, S. Nair, K. A. Moncada, C. Joco, M. Harrison, P. Greilich, K. Landgraf, R. S. Kramer, B. Gallant, M. Fontes, K. Stavris, T. Rosengart, Michael E. Debakey, S. Omer, K. Coffey, E. Broussard, E. Tseng, M. J. London, K. M. Stanley, L. Casson, M. Julien, P. Myles, S. Wallace, W. Galagher, A. Ditoro, A. Royse, C. Royse, Z. Williams, L. Tivendale, N. Dong, S. Judelman, J. Leyden, E. Yarad, M. Doane, C. Player, D. A. Scott, B. Slater, P. Corcoran, R. Hu, S. Sidiropoulos, S. Baulch, D. Brewster, S. Simpson, J. Smith, A. Hulley, T. Painter, L. de Prinse, P. Bannon, L. Turner, L. Beattie, A. Eslick, L. Cope, B. Sanderson, R. A. Baker, B. Pesudovs, J. S. Bennetts, D. Dimovski, N. Duggan, K. Ives, C. Yap, K. Byrne, G. Mans, J. Termaat, P. Young, E. Ridgeon, S. Reddy, S. Hurford, D. Mackle, T. Baker, A. Hunt, R. Cruz, S. Henderson, J. Mehrtens, S. McGuinness, R. Parke, E. Gilder, K. Cowdrey, J. Dalton, M. Butler, S. Long, A. Lammert, A. Blakemore, C. Walker, D. France, R. Hutchison, S. Xue, J. Gu, X. Chen, A. Fan, S. Suraya, N. Raja, I Yusnida, T. Azura, T. Saibon, M. Tze Bing, N. C. Hwang, R. S. Tan, F. Ang, T. T. Chin, C. Mehta, A. Jain, P. Sharma, R. Shah, P. Shaikh, M. Kanchi, A. Sigamani, K. Anusha, B. Khanykin, P. Johansson, T. Anderson, L. Olesen, N. Lilleor, S. Rasmussen, A. Fenger, S. Treskatsch, V Mezger, E. Falk, M. Habicher, M. Sander, F. Edinger, C. Koch, A. Boening, I Oswald, S. Bulat-Genc, D. Bolliger Seeberger, J. Fassl, E. Seeberger, B. Eberle, J. Takala, M. Stucki, E. Mateo, J. Moreno, T. Gabaldon, I Cobo, J. J. Pena, C. Ferrer, P. Carmona, M. Lopez Cantero, A. Pajares, I Zarragoikoetxea, J. Galan, G. Urrutia, M. J. Martinez-Zapata, M. Rivilla, V Cegarra, R. Acosta-Isaac, L. Gajate-Martin, A. Candela-Toha, G. Tagarakis, V Simopoulos, D. Karangelis, D. Filipescu, A. Paunescu, H. Fawzy, W. Mawlana, S. Preisman, E. Raanani, D. Kogan, I Matot, A. Cattan, H. Artsi, C. Galhardo, S. Olival, R. Toledo, J. C. Villar, E. Hernandez, F. R. Montes, E. Vaquiro, C. Garavito, M. Abello, E. J. Manrique, S. M. Vasquez, L. A. Aguilar, M. Coral, H. Rodriguez, J. C. Tellez, C. Martinez, B. M. Biccard, C. S. Alphonsus, B. D. Spiess, R. Hall, B. Kent, A. Denault, A. Deschamps
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Stefania Betancur, Lady J. Giraldo, Francisco Carrasco-Marin, Masoud Riazi, Eduardo J. Manrique, Henderson Quintero, Hugo A. Garcia, Camilo A. Franco-Ariza, Farid B. Cortes
Article
Energy & Fuels
Laura Osma, Luis Garcia, Romel Perez, Carolina Barbosa, Jesus Botett, Jorge Sandoval, Eduardo Manrique
Article
Energy & Fuels
Santiago Villabona-Estupinan, Fernando A. Rojas-Ruiz, Jose L. Pinto-Camargo, Eduardo J. Manrique, Jorge A. Orrego-Ruiz
Article
Polymer Science
Maria C. Ruiz-Canas, Henderson I. Quintero, Laura M. Corredor, Eduardo Manrique, Arnold R. Romero Bohorquez
Article
Energy & Fuels
Laura M. Corredor, Maria C. Ruiz-Canas, Jorge A. Rojas, Sebastian Llanos, Ruben-Hernan Castro-Garcia, Henderson I. Quintero, Eduardo Manrique, Arnold R. Romero Bohorquez
Summary: This study involves the surface modification of silica nanoparticles with 3-amino-propyltriethoxysilane and hydrolyzed polyacrylamide to prepare a nanopolymer solution. Core flooding experiments showed that the nanopolymer solution reduces capillary forces and increases viscous forces compared to HPAM solution, leading to an increase of 2.2%OOIP in cumulative oil recovery.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Eduar Perez, Dario Alviso, Eduardo Manrique, Guillermo Artana
Summary: In this study, a rheological model for polymeric solutions used in enhanced oil recovery is proposed and improved using machine learning techniques and a larger database. A technique is also presented for estimating the intrinsic viscosity of the solutions and the parameters of Carreau-Yasuda's law using only the measurement of viscosity at a shear rate of 7.3 s(-1), which shows satisfactory results when compared to experimental data.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Gustavo Maya, Aurora L. Carreno Otero, Fabian L. Monares Bueno, Arnold R. Romero Bohorquez, Farid B. Cortes, Camilo A. Franco, Eduardo Manrique
Summary: Recent studies have identified wettability alteration as the primary consequence of adjusted brine composition water flooding (ABCW) and low-salinity water flooding (LSW). However, further research is needed to provide a phenomenological explanation and clarify the key components of the system (rock-oil-brine). This study focuses on determining the relevant variables for smart water effects by conducting static (contact angles) and dynamic tests (coreflooding). The results show that oil-brine ion exchange plays a significant role in explaining observed displacement efficiencies and pressure differentials.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Y. Li, E. J. Manrique, A. R. Kovscek
Summary: This study predicts the propagation of the combustion front and the effect of thermally induced stress in in-situ combustion projects. Through experiments and numerical simulations, it demonstrates the effectiveness of this method in underground reservoirs and its potential for monitoring the position of the combustion front and surface movements.
SPE RESERVOIR EVALUATION & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
C. Delgadillo, C. Espinosa, V Diaz, M. Ruiz, E. Manrique
FUENTES EL REVENTON ENERGETICO
(2020)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ruben H. Castro, Sebastian Llanos, Jenny Rodriguez, Henderson I. Quintero, Eduardo Manrique
Article
Energy & Fuels
Gustavo A. Maya, Julia J. Herrera, Jorge A. Orrego, Fernando A. Rojas, Mayra F. Rueda, Eduardo J. Manrique
FUENTES EL REVENTON ENERGETICO
(2018)
