A critical review on low salinity waterflooding for enhanced oil recovery: Experimental studies, simulations, and field applications
GC Mwakipunda, R Jia, MM Mgimba, MR Ngata… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the challenges of discovering new energy sources, enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
techniques remain a potential area of research interest to produce residual oil in matured …
techniques remain a potential area of research interest to produce residual oil in matured …
Novel insights into the pore-scale mechanism of low salinity water injection and the improvements on oil recovery
The long-held industry view that the Low Salinity Effect (LSE) depends mainly on rock–fluid
interactions has led to failures and successes that can be explained by fluid–fluid …
interactions has led to failures and successes that can be explained by fluid–fluid …
Direct pore-scale visualization of interactions between different crude oils and low salinity brine
Direct pore-scale visualizations using micromodels for low salinity water injection (LSWI)
have revealed that the contact between low salinity water and crude oil can provoke …
have revealed that the contact between low salinity water and crude oil can provoke …
Microfluidics for porous systems: fabrication, microscopy and applications
No matter how sophisticated the structures are and on what length scale the pore sizes are,
fluid displacement in porous media can be visualized, captured, mimicked and optimized …
fluid displacement in porous media can be visualized, captured, mimicked and optimized …
The diffusion of water through oil contributes to spontaneous emulsification during low salinity waterflooding
S Aldousary, AR Kovscek - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Increases in oil recovery due to Low Salinity Waterfloods (LSW) have been widely
investigated. Literature is abundant with studies attempting to pinpoint the relevant …
investigated. Literature is abundant with studies attempting to pinpoint the relevant …
Fluid-fluid interactions inducing additional oil recovery during low salinity water injection in inefficacious presence of clay minerals
One the most promising Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods, Low salinity water injection
(LSWI) has faced several critical challenges, of which understanding the underlying …
(LSWI) has faced several critical challenges, of which understanding the underlying …
The decisive role of microdispersion formation in improved oil recovery by low-salinity-water injection in sandstone formations
Efficiency of low–salinity–water injection primarily depends on oil/brine/rock interactions.
Microdispersion formation (as the dominant interfacial interaction between oil and low …
Microdispersion formation (as the dominant interfacial interaction between oil and low …
Insights into the role of clays in low salinity water flooding in sand columns
Clays in sandstone are thought to be a key factor in low salinity (LS) water flooding. This
study investigates the effects of quartz, kaolinite and illite in LS water flooding in synthetic …
study investigates the effects of quartz, kaolinite and illite in LS water flooding in synthetic …
Coreflood on a chip: Core-scale micromodels for subsurface applications
Fluid injection experiments in rocks, commonly referred to as corefloods, are widely used to
study and understand fluid flow in the subsurface. However, visual inspection of flow in …
study and understand fluid flow in the subsurface. However, visual inspection of flow in …
Effect of specific functional groups on oil adhesion from mica substrate: Implications for low salinity effect
J Wu, F Liu, H Yang, S Xu, Q Xie, M Zhang… - Journal of industrial and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Low salinity effect has been in the center of attention as a cost-effective and environmentally
friendly technique. Wettability alteration of the oil/brine/mica system appears to be the …
friendly technique. Wettability alteration of the oil/brine/mica system appears to be the …