Article
Energy & Fuels
Tayanne S. Ligeiro, Alexandre Vaz, Larissa Chequer
Summary: Low-salinity waterflooding is an advanced method for enhanced oil recovery, with fines migration identified as a key mechanism for the increase in oil production. Through laboratory experiments and mathematical modeling, the impact of low-salinity water injection on formation damage and water relative permeability can be better understood and predicted accurately.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Priyadarshini Bhicajee, L. Romero-Zeron
Summary: Low salinity waterflooding (LSW) is a promising enhanced oil recovery process that alters the wettability of rocks to improve production. This study evaluated the effect of different flooding schemes on LSW performance and identified multi-component ionic exchange as the dominant mechanism for wettability alteration during the recovery of heavy oil from unconsolidated sands.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Arash Mehdizad, Behnam Sedaee, Peyman Pourafshary
Summary: This paper investigates the effects of different mechanisms and their interactions in low-salinity water flooding (LSWF) using micromodels. The experimental results show that fluid flow diversion accounts for only 30% of the total incremental oil recovery in LSWF, while wettability alteration and osmosis mechanisms are the dominant factors.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Afeez Gbadamosi, Shirish Patil, Dhafer Al Shehri, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, S. M. Shakil Hussain, Emad W. Al-Shalabi, Anas Mohammed Hassan
Summary: This article reviews the combination of low salinity waterflooding (LSWF) and chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for improving oil production in reservoirs. Experimental and modeling results show that the combination of LSWF and chemical EOR is more efficient than individual EOR methods.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yamin Wang, Muhan Yu, Zhenkai Bo, Pavel Bedrikovetsky, Furqan Le-Hussain
Summary: This study investigates the effect of temperature on fines migration and mineral reactions in sandstone rocks. Results show that high temperature leads to pore enlargement due to mineral reactions, reducing the decrease in permeability. Additionally, high temperature increases the rate of ion reactions, affecting the produced water's Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
M. Fouad Snosy, Mahmoud Abu El Ela, Ahmed El-Banbi, Helmy Sayyouh
Summary: This study reviewed the impact of water composition on oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs, finding that the water composition is crucial for successful waterflooding projects. Optimum water composition can improve oil recovery up to 30% in the secondary recovery stage. Additionally, changing water salinity from low salinity waterflooding to high salinity waterflooding can lead to an incremental oil recovery of up to 18% in the tertiary recovery stage.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yongqiang Chen, Javad Shokri, Vahid Niasar, Mohamed Mehana, Colin D. Wood, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Juju Zhao
Summary: Understanding fluid-fluid interfacial interactions is crucial for enhancing oil recovery, underground CO2 storage, and soil remediation. This study aims to evaluate the properties of the oil-brine interface during low salinity waterflooding using molecular dynamics simulation. The results provide insights into the structure and species distribution of the oil-brine interface.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Motaz Saeed, Prashant Jadhawar, Subhash C. Ayirala, Rockey Abhishek, Yingfang Zhou
Summary: Low salinity waterflooding shows potential in increasing oil recovery compared to regular waterflooding. The interaction between crude oil-brine-rock (COBR) determines the wettability alteration during low salinity waterflooding. Triple-layer surface complexation modelling (TLM) is used to simulate the COBR interactions, while the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory characterizes the COBR stability. The maximum energy barrier (MEB) parameter is proposed as an indicator of reservoir wettability and is correlated with experimentally measured contact angles.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rohit Kumar Saw, Prathibha Pillai, Ajay Mandal
Summary: In recent decades, low salinity water flooding (LSWF) has gained attention for its effectiveness in oil recovery. However, there is a lack of studies in the literature on the potential of using Ionic Liquids (ILs) as candidates for chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) combined with LSWF. This study evaluates the synergistic effect of ILs with varying chain lengths with low saline ion tuned seawater (ITSW) for enhanced oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs. The analysis shows that ILs demonstrate a better synergistic effect with ITSW, reducing interfacial tension, altering rock wettability, and exhibiting less adsorption density at the reservoir temperature. ILs with the longest chain length ([C12mim] [BF4]) show superior properties and significantly increase oil recovery in low saline ITSW.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Jiachao Ge, Xiaozhou Zhang, Furqan Le-Hussain
Summary: This study investigates the role of fines migration and mineral reactions in CO2 residual trapping during sequestration. The experiments showed that fines migration and mineral reactions can increase residual CO2 saturation by causing pore plugging, impeding the displacement of CO2 by imbibing water. Additionally, CO2-saturated water imbibition was found to significantly increase residual CO2 saturation compared to water imbibition, attributed to the CO2 dissolution effect.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Isong Otu Egbe, Ashkan Jahanbani Ghahfarokhi, Menad Nait Amar, Ole Torsaeter
Summary: Low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF) has been studied for its impact on ion exchange and wettability alteration in carbonate cores to improve oil recovery. The results show wettability alteration is crucial for the increased oil recovery during LSWF, with sensitivity analysis on key parameters performed for process optimization.
NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Suparit Tangparitkul, Chris S. Hodges, Dewi A. Ballard, Zhen Niu, Diego Pradilla, Thibaut V. J. Charpentier, Zhenghe Xu, David Harbottle
Summary: Experimental results show that low-salinity injection can improve oil recovery at different temperatures and pressures; the optimal brine concentration can achieve maximum dewetting effects.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Omar Chaabi, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Mohamed Haroun
Summary: The study shows that low salinity waterflooding can significantly increase oil recovery at laboratory scale, and provides a theoretical basis for this effect by extracting reliable relative permeability curves from experimental data.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yafei Liu, Erica Block, Jeff Squier, John Oakey
Summary: Glass micromodels with arbitrary triangular cross sections were successfully fabricated using femtosecond pulsed laser direct writing, allowing for more accurate recapitulation of geological porous media. The study investigated the impact of different brine solutions on displacement behavior during waterflooding to simulate the low salinity effect. Results showed that produced emulsions were prone to coalesce in the presence of lower salinity brine.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Soumitra B. Nande, Samarth D. Patwardhan
Summary: Low salinity waterflooding has become an important method for additional oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs in recent years. However, existing literature lacks a comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms. This paper provides a detailed review and analysis of research on low salinity waterflooding in carbonates, and offers a roadmap for future research in the field.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Thomas Russel, Kiet Wong, Abbas Zeinijahromi, Pavel Bedrikovetsky
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2018)
Article
Energy & Fuels
M. Yu, A. Zeinijahromi, P. Bedrikovetsky, L. Genolet, A. Behr, P. Kowollik, F. Hussain
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Energy & Fuels
L. Chequer, K. Al-Shuaili, L. Genolet, A. Behr, P. Kowollik, A. Zeinijahromi, P. Bedrikovetsky
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Energy & Fuels
A. Al-Sarihi, T. Russell, P. Bedrikovetsky, A. Zeinijahromi
Article
Engineering, Chemical
A. Al-Sarihi, Z. You, A. Behr, L. Genolet, P. Kowollik, A. Zeinijahromi, P. Bedrikovetsky
TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Alexander Badalyan, Larissa Chequer, Thomas Russell, Themis Carageorgos, Abbas Zeinijahromi, Zhenjiang You, Pavel Bedrikovetsky
Summary: The filtration and formation damage coefficients are crucial parameters for determining permeability decline in porous media during the flow of colloidal suspensions. Through precise measurement techniques and mathematical modeling, the values of these coefficients can be accurately determined, leading to improved accuracy in predicting flow behavior in porous media. By applying uncertainty propagation laws and weighted least squares methods, the values of these coefficients can be calculated with significantly lower combined standard uncertainties compared to previous literature reports.
Article
Engineering, Civil
S. Borazjani, N. Hemmati, A. Behr, L. Genolet, H. Mahani, A. Zeinijahromi, P. Bedrikovetsky
Summary: A novel method for simultaneous determination of relative phase permeability and capillary pressure from coreflood Steady-State Test has been proposed in this study, utilizing both steady-state and transient data. The stability of the algorithm has been checked and validated using laboratory data from gas-water systems.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Shuyan Yang, Nassim Hemmati, Thomas Russell, Abbas Zeinijahromi, Sara Borazjani, Aron Behr, Luis Genolet, Pavel Bedrikovetsky
Summary: This study focuses on analyzing the three-dimensional effects in short cores during steady-state tests for relative permeability and capillary pressure. It was found that although 3D flow effects influenced the measurement data, the agreement between K-r and P-c obtained from 3D and 1D models was close, with the Spiral distributor showing lower 3D flow effects and more accurate determination of relative permeability and capillary pressure from SSTT tests.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Razieh Kashiri, Azim Kalantariasl, Rafat Parsaei, Abbas Zeinijahromi
Summary: Low salinity water flooding has been recognized as an effective method for enhanced oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs, but the presence of clay minerals can significantly impact the oil recovery process. In this study, experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of kaolinite clay on oil recovery and fines migration, showing that incremental oil recovery was higher in clay-coated porous media saturated with nonpolar oil compared to polar crude oil.
NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
L. Chequer, C. Nguyen, G. Loi, A. Zeinijahromi, P. Bedrikovetsky
Summary: The study focuses on predicting long-term well productivity changes based on production history and fines concentration. The analytical model derived provides detailed analysis of flow domain structure and an implicit formula for well impedance. Validation through field cases and common variation intervals for model parameters confirm the effectiveness of the proposed model.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
S. Borazjani, N. Hemmati, A. Behr, L. Genolet, H. Mahani, A. Zeinijahromi, P. Bedrikovetsky
Summary: This study aims to determine relative permeability and capillary pressure from steady-state coreflood tests, using an inverse algorithm based on transient data and type curves. Extensive sensitivity analysis confirms the stability of the obtained results, and validation with measured saturation profiles supports the effectiveness of the method.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Afshin Tatar, Zohre Esmaeili-Jaghdan, Amin Shokrollahi, Abbas Zeinijahromi
Summary: This study used machine learning techniques to predict hydrogen solubility in hydrocarbons, finding that the GB model in ensemble methods has the highest accuracy. The results of the study contribute to a better understanding of hydrogen solubility in hydrocarbons.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Reza Behvandi, Afshin Tatar, Amin Shokrollahi, Abbas Zeinijahromi
Summary: The Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) approach is used to predict hydrate formation temperature (T) in natural gas binary mixtures. A comprehensive database containing 728 data samples is compiled from 46 published experimental works. Different sets of input variables were assessed to find the best combination, and seven models were developed. The developed models performed better than existing correlations, with the model based on input Set #7 being the most accurate.
GEOENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
N. Hemmati, S. Borazjani, A. Badalyan, L. Genolet, A. Behr, P. Bedrikovetsky, A. Zeinijahromi
Summary: This study aims to develop a new laboratory method for determining the relative permeability (Kr) and capillary pressure (Pc) of low salinity (LS) waterflooding. The method uses steady-state and transient coreflood data to calculate Kr and Pc from the same coreflood. The results show that there is a significant decrease in water relative permeability and a slight increase in oil relative permeability after LS water injection.
GEOENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)