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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Abbas Shahrabadi, Parham Babakhani Dehkordi, Fatemeh Razavirad, Reza Noorimotlagh, Masoud Nasiri Zarandi
Summary: The study found that low salinity water injection has a significant effect on releasing trapped oil, and smart water flooding achieves the maximum oil recovery. Low salinity water and smart water have a significant impact on relative permeability curves, indicating wettability alteration.
NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Xiongyu Chen, Mauricio Sotomayor, Hassan J. Alshaer, Haofeng Song, Krishna Panthi, Matthew Balhoff, Kishore K. Mohanty
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Energy & Fuels
Pal O. Andersen, Sameer Ahmed
Summary: Naturally fractured reservoirs rely on capillary forces for oil recovery during water injection, with wettability alteration identified as a key mechanism for improved oil production. Limited research has been done on co-current spontaneous imbibition, leading to a modeling study on enhanced oil recovery by wettability alteration during co-current SI.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jingnan Zhang, Hai Huang, Ming Zhang, Wenchang Wang
Summary: Nanofluids, such as silica nanofluids, show potential for enhancing oil recovery through improved imbibition performance. This study investigated the effect of different fluids, including manganese chloride and sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solutions, on imbibition. Results demonstrated that silica nanofluids effectively increased oil production, reduced oil-water interfacial tension, and altered rock wettability, compared to surfactant and manganese chloride solutions.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Wen Sun, Hui Pu, David Pierce, Julia Xiaojun Zhao
Summary: Nanotechnology is becoming increasingly important in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry. SiO2-based nanoparticles have positive impacts on enhanced oil recovery but also face challenges, requiring further research.
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Polymer Science
Yaser Ahmadi, Mohamed Arselene Ayari, Meysam Olfati, Seyyed Hossein Hosseini, Amith Khandakar, Behzad Vaferi, Martin Olazar
Summary: This study investigates the effect of green polymeric nanoparticles on the interfacial tension (IFT) and wettability of carbonate reservoirs for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The performance of xanthan/magnetite/SiO2 nanocomposites and green materials, such as eucalyptus plant nanocomposites and walnut shell nanocomposites, were compared through spontaneous imbibition tests. The results showed that eucalyptus plant nanocomposites performed better than walnut shell nanocomposites in reducing contact angle (CA) and IFT under different salinities. The EOR of carbonate rocks was improved with eucalyptus plant nanocomposites at specific salinity concentrations.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Razieh Khosravi, Mohammad Chahardowli, Amin Keykhosravi, Mohammad Simjoo
Summary: This study introduces a novel workflow to interpret nanoparticle-enhanced oil recovery processes, demonstrating a dynamic wettability alteration approach to mimic the transition of rock wettability. The proposed model equations are solved numerically using a finite difference scheme and validated through experimental results, confirming the validity of the approach for modeling nanoparticle-assisted oil recovery processes. The findings provide insights into the performance of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery processes.
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Chemistry, Physical
Sumadi Paryoto, Yoga Romdoni, Ivan Kurnia, Merry Marteighianti, Oki Muraza, Munawar Khalil
Summary: This study investigates the effects of individual and combined systems on the interfacial tension and wettability alteration characteristics of a combination mixture of colloidal Fe3O4 nanoparticles and amphoteric-anionic surfactant. The results show that combining the two surfactants reduces the interfacial tension and adding Fe3O4 nanoparticles at lower concentrations increases the interfacial tension. Furthermore, the combination also changes the wettability from hydrophilic to strongly hydrophilic conditions. The study also finds that adding 0.01 wt% Fe3O4 colloidal nanoparticles in the surfactant mixture provides an optimal recovery efficiency.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Anupong Sukee, Tanakon Nunta, Nawamin Fongkham, Hutthapong Yoosook, Montri Jeennakorn, David Harbottle, Nipada Santha, Suparit Tangparitkul
Summary: Brine fluids have attracted high interest in enhanced oil recovery. This research investigated the effects of brine valency and concentration on crude oil displacement using spontaneous imbibition. The results showed that the concentration of monovalent brines significantly influenced the oil displacement, and the valency of the brines also played a crucial role.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Hao Wang, Oluwafemi Precious Oyenowo, Ryosuke Okuno
Summary: This paper presents an experimental study on the injection of aqueous formate solution into oil-wet carbonate porous media. The research explores the potential use of formate as a wettability modifier in oil recovery and carbon storage. The experiments include aqueous stability, wettability alteration, and dynamic imbibition experiments with fractured carbonate cores.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Parhizgar Keradeh Mahsa, Tabatabaei-Nezhad Seyyed Alireza
Summary: This study used DTPA- seawater system to modify sandstone rock wettability and enhance oil recovery. The introduction of 5% DTPA-SW solution significantly decreased the rock-oil contact angle and altered the rock surface charge, shifting its wettability from an oil-wet state to a strongly water-wet state. The presence or absence of potential determining ions in the solution did not impact the effectiveness of DTPA, but tripling the concentration of these ions impaired the performance of 5% DTPA-SW solution. Additionally, spontaneous imbibition tests demonstrated that the 5% DTPA-SW solution led to an increase in oil recovery up to 39.6%.
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Seyed Mojtaba Bassir, Hassan Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani, Khalil Shahbazi, Shahin Kord, Abouzar Mirzaei-Paiaman
Summary: This research proposes a new empirical scaling equation to predict oil recovery by modified salinity imbibing brines in limestone rocks. By considering two critical aspects and analyzing test data from various limestone samples, the equation is more realistic and applicable to reservoir conditions.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Polymer Science
Agatha Densy dos Santos Francisco, Daniel Grasseschi, Regina Sandra Veiga Nascimento
Summary: The study synthesized TMC and TMC-C14 and evaluated their performance in altering rock wettability and promoting oil displacement through a series of experiments. The results showed that TMC performed better in changing wettability and promoting oil displacement.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Weidong Chen, Xiangfei Geng, Weidong Liu, Bin Ding, Chunming Xiong, Jianfeng Sun, Chen Wang, Ke Jiang
Summary: This paper provides a systematic review of the literature on surfactant-based chemical-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods, focusing on performance evaluation and application potential. It is found that surfactant-based formulations can increase oil recovery by reducing interfacial tension, altering surface wettability, enhancing aqueous penetration, improving oil mobility, and promoting spontaneous imbibition. Laboratory experiments and field tests have confirmed the feasibility of chemical EOR and provided improvement schemes and future research directions.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Nestor Tafur, Aleksandr Mamonov, Md Ashraful Islam Khan, Ana Soto, Tina Puntervold, Skule Strand
Summary: Ionic modification of injected brines (Smart Water EOR) has shown potential for wettability alteration in carbonate reservoirs. Surface-active ionic liquids, such as [C(12)mim]Br and [C12Py]Cl, added to Smart Water, can improve oil recovery by changing the wettability in low-temperature carbonate reservoirs.
Editorial Material
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Rohallah Hashemi, M. C. Amiri
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(2019)
Review
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Jiasheng Hao, Samira Mohammadkhani, Hamidreza Shahverdi, Mohsen Nasr Esfahany, Alexander Shapiro
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(2020)
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(2020)
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(2020)
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(2020)
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Chemistry, Physical
Mehdi Sadeghi, Rohallah Hashemi, Hamidreza Shahverdi
Summary: A reliable flotation method was developed and experimentally evaluated for quantitative wettability measurement, showing good consistency with contact angle measurement in salinity and nanofluid tests. Two flotation mechanisms for the oil/water/rock system were introduced and one of them was empirically confirmed.
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(2022)
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Mohammad Amin Behnammotlagh, Rohallah Hashemi, Zahra Taheri Rizi, Mahbobeh Mohammadtaheri, Mohsen Mohammadi
Summary: This study experimentally investigated the effect of combined monoethylene glycol and brine on inhibiting ternary sour gas hydrate formation and compared the results with published data. The presence of inhibitors in the system led to a change in the equilibrium curve of the ternary sour hydrate, and the mixed aqueous inhibitor systems showed good inhibition performance.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Amin Abolhasanzadeh, Ali Reza Khaz'ali, Rohallah Hashemi, Mohammadhadi Jazini
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(2020)
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Abbas Elhambakhsh, Mohammad Reza Zaeri, Morteza Mehdipour, Peyman Keshavarz
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2020)
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Energy & Fuels
Mohammad Reza Zaeri, Hamidreza Shahverdi, Rohallah Hashemi, Mohsen Mohammadi
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(2019)
