Enhanced oil recovery from fractured carbonate reservoirs using nanoparticles with low salinity water and surfactant: A review on experimental and simulation studies
Nearly half of the world's oil reserves are found in carbonate reservoirs, which have
heterogeneous formation characteristics and are naturally fractured. Because of the …
heterogeneous formation characteristics and are naturally fractured. Because of the …
[HTML][HTML] A review on the mechanisms of low salinity water/surfactant/nanoparticles and the potential synergistic application for c-EOR
Chemical enhanced oil recovery (c-EOR) is a conventional and promising strategy to
recover oil from reservoir techniques such as low salinity water flooding (LSWF), surfactant …
recover oil from reservoir techniques such as low salinity water flooding (LSWF), surfactant …
Impact of salinity on fluid/fluid and rock/fluid interactions in enhanced oil recovery by hybrid low salinity water and surfactant flooding from fractured porous media
AH Javadi, M Fatemi - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Wettability alteration of the porous medium from oil-wet (OW) to neutral-wet or even water-
wet (WW) is proposed as one of the main mechanisms behind the enhanced oil recovery …
wet (WW) is proposed as one of the main mechanisms behind the enhanced oil recovery …
Experimental study on alternating injection of silica and zirconia nanoparticles with low salinity water and surfactant into fractured carbonate reservoirs for enhanced …
Recently, the application of low salinity water (LSW), nanoparticles (NPs), and surfactants
(collectively abbreviated as LNS) in carbonate formations for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) …
(collectively abbreviated as LNS) in carbonate formations for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) …
Polymer transport in low-permeability carbonate rocks
The efficiency of a polymer flood depends on polymer transport and retention. Most studies
on polymer transport in the literature have been focused on high-permeability sandstones. A …
on polymer transport in the literature have been focused on high-permeability sandstones. A …
Implementation of surfactant for alternating injection with low salinity water and γ-Alumina nanoparticles in fractured carbonate reservoirs: an experimental study
The technique of sequentially injecting low salinity water (LSW), nanoparticles (NPs), and
surfactant (abbreviated collectively as LNS) into fractured carbonate reservoirs (FCRs) has …
surfactant (abbreviated collectively as LNS) into fractured carbonate reservoirs (FCRs) has …
Experimental investigation of polyethylene oxide polymer solutions for enhanced oil recovery in low-permeability carbonate rocks
New experiments using polyethylene oxide (PEO) polymer were performed to evaluate its
potential for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications in low-permeability reservoirs. This is …
potential for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications in low-permeability reservoirs. This is …
Revisiting the effect of oil type and pressure on optimum salinity of EOR surfactant formulation using phase behavior evaluation
Salinity screening and brine/surfactant/oil phase behavior are normally carried out at
ambient pressure using dead oil samples diluted with hydrocarbon solvents to match the oil …
ambient pressure using dead oil samples diluted with hydrocarbon solvents to match the oil …
Experimental and numerical modeling of a novel surfactant flooding: Core scale to reservoir models
This comprehensive study delves into an application of surfactant flooding as a robust
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique, incorporating both core-scale experiments and …
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique, incorporating both core-scale experiments and …
Critical assessment of the hybrid impact of surfactants on modified salinity water flooding
In recent years, interest in water-based EOR methods and the combination of modified
seawater with chemicals has grown due to their economic improvement of oil production …
seawater with chemicals has grown due to their economic improvement of oil production …