Quantification of the viscoelastic effects during polymer flooding: a critical review
MS Azad, JJ Trivedi - SPE Journal, 2019 - onepetro.org
Since the late 1960s, several enhanced–oil–recovery (EOR) researchers have developed
various continuum and pore–scale viscoelastic models for quantifying the altered injectivity …
various continuum and pore–scale viscoelastic models for quantifying the altered injectivity …
Proper use of capillary number in chemical flooding
Capillary number theory is very important for chemical flooding enhanced oil recovery. The
difference between microscopic capillary number and the microscopic one is easy to …
difference between microscopic capillary number and the microscopic one is easy to …
Low-salinity surfactant flooding—a multimechanistic enhanced-oil-recovery method
We have applied UTCHEM-IPhreeqc to investigate low-salinity (LS) waterflooding and LS
surfactant (LSS) flooding. Numerical-simulation results were compared with laboratory …
surfactant (LSS) flooding. Numerical-simulation results were compared with laboratory …
Capillary desaturation tendency of hybrid engineered water-based chemical enhanced oil recovery methods
Several studies have shown the synergetic benefits of combining various chemical
enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) methods with engineered waterflooding (EWF) in both …
enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) methods with engineered waterflooding (EWF) in both …
Optimization of gravity-stable surfactant flooding
Horizontal surfactant floods are inherently unstable without mobility control. However, a
vertical surfactant flood can be stabilized by gravity if the velocity is below the critical …
vertical surfactant flood can be stabilized by gravity if the velocity is below the critical …
A mechanistic integrated geochemical and chemical-flooding tool for alkaline/surfactant/polymer floods
Mechanistic simulation of alkaline/surfactant/polymer (ASP) flooding considers chemical
reactions between the alkali and the oil to form in-situ soap and reactions between the alkali …
reactions between the alkali and the oil to form in-situ soap and reactions between the alkali …
Polymer-free viscoelastic fluid for improved oil recovery
It has been observed that alkylpropoxy sulfates, sometimes called extended surfactants,
exhibit an oil-induced viscoelastic behavior. This unique behavior occurs within the Winsor …
exhibit an oil-induced viscoelastic behavior. This unique behavior occurs within the Winsor …
New insights into surfactant adsorption estimation in carbonates under harsh conditions using surface complexation modeling
Several laboratory experiments demonstrated that the use of sodium hydroxide could
increase the solution pH and reduce the adsorption of anionic surfactants. However, a better …
increase the solution pH and reduce the adsorption of anionic surfactants. However, a better …
[HTML][HTML] Lessons learned from coreflood experiments with surfactant-polymer and alkali-surfactant-polymer for enhanced oil recovery
A review of coreflood experiments for chemically enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is presented
in this paper, particularly surfactant-polymer (SP) and alkali-surfactant-polymer (ASP) …
in this paper, particularly surfactant-polymer (SP) and alkali-surfactant-polymer (ASP) …
New Insights Into Surfactant Adsorption Estimation During ASP Flooding in Carbonates Under Harsh Conditions Using Surface Complexation Modeling
Several laboratory experiments demonstrated that the use of sodium hydroxide could
increase the solution pH and reduce the adsorption of anionic surfactants. However, a better …
increase the solution pH and reduce the adsorption of anionic surfactants. However, a better …