Mechanisms of smart waterflooding in carbonate oil reservoirs-A review

J Hao, S Mohammadkhani, H Shahverdi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
The goal of the present paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the literature
describing the physical and chemical mechanisms for enhanced oil recovery under smart …

[HTML][HTML] Electrokinetic behavior of artificial and natural calcites: A review of experimental measurements and surface complexation models

M Bonto, AA Eftekhari, HM Nick - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The surface charge of calcite in aqueous environments is essential to many industrial and
environmental applications. Electrokinetic measurements are usually used to assess the …

A calibrated model for the carbonate-brine-crude oil surface chemistry and its effect on the rock wettability, dissolution, and mechanical properties

M Bonto, AA Eftekhari, H Nick - SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference?, 2019 - onepetro.org
We suggest two new thermodynamic models for the adsorption of ions to the
brine/carbonate and brine/crude oil interface. We calibrate the model parameters to the ionic …

Assessing the impact of fractured zones imaged by ERT on groundwater model prediction: a case study in a chalk aquifer in voort (Belgium)

B Van Riet, S Six, K Walraevens, A Vandenbohede… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fractured and karst aquifers are important groundwater reservoirs and are widely used to
provide drinking water to the population. Because of the presence of the fractures with …

A study of combined low salinity foam injection using dlvo theory and surface complexation modeling

AM Hassan, M Ayoub, M Eissa, H Bruining… - Offshore Technology …, 2020 - onepetro.org
The proposed study of combined low salinity foam Injection using DLVO-theory (ie,
Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, and Overbeek) and surface complexation modeling or SCM, is …

Strontium-based low salinity water as an IOR/EOR method: Oil-brine interaction

D Santos, VS Barros, MLP Silva, HMMS Sales… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Strontium-based injection water for enhanced oil recovery has been neglected due to the
low solubility of the cation in water. However, challenging reservoirs like those in the …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Water-Flooded Layers and Evaluation of Flooded Levels in Fractured Tight Sand Oil Reservoir

J Jia - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Owing to the heterogeneity of tight reservoirs, the development of fractures, and the
unreasonable water injection development method, the logging response characteristics of …

A mechanistic model for the fines-migration during the modified-salinity waterflooding in carbonate reservoirs

M Bonto, AA Eftekhari, H Nick - IOR 2019–20th European Symposium …, 2019 - earthdoc.org
The fines migration is one of the most reported mechanisms for the improved oil recovery
during low salinity waterflooding in sandstone reservoirs. However, the release of particles …

Numerical modelling and upscaling of modified salinity waterflooding

M Bonto - 2021 - orbit.dtu.dk
Unraveling the mechanisms controlling the two-phase flow dynamics in porous media,
stemming from the interactions between the rock and in situ fluids, is essential to many …

Effect of compaction on oil recovery under low salinity flooding in homogeneous and heterogeneous chalk

J Hao, A Shapiro - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, 2019 - onepetro.org
Compaction of the reservoir chalk (eg surface subsidence) may facilitate oil production.
However, only few works have linked smart water flooding with chalk compaction and …