Review of low salinity waterflooding in carbonate rocks: mechanisms, investigation techniques, and future directions
This review analyses the fundamental thermodynamic theory of the crude oil-brine-rock
(COBR) interface and the underlying rock-brine and oil-brine interactions. The available …
(COBR) interface and the underlying rock-brine and oil-brine interactions. The available …
A review on clay wettability: From experimental investigations to molecular dynamics simulations
Clay is one of the most important mineral components in geological formations, and it is
widely used in many industrial applications. One clay property, which is of key importance in …
widely used in many industrial applications. One clay property, which is of key importance in …
Monitoring oil displacement and CO2 trapping in low-permeability media using NMR: A comparison of miscible and immiscible flooding
Dynamic monitoring of the internal fluid distribution during CO 2 immiscible/miscible flooding
provides a crucial window for illuminating key processes controlling displacement and …
provides a crucial window for illuminating key processes controlling displacement and …
Multiscale characterization of wettability in porous media
Wettability is one of the key controlling parameters for multiphase flow in porous media, and
paramount for various geoscience applications. While a general awareness of the …
paramount for various geoscience applications. While a general awareness of the …
Advancing the application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to the characterization and quantification of geological material properties
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely used in materials science and chemistry
research since it was invented in the 1980s. It is a relatively new tool for geosciences and is …
research since it was invented in the 1980s. It is a relatively new tool for geosciences and is …
Interfacial interactions of CO2-brine-rock system in saline aquifers for CO2 geological storage: A critical review
CO 2 geological storage (CGS) is a promising technology to reduce anthropogenic
greenhouse gas emissions. In CGS, the CO 2 is injected into underground reservoirs to …
greenhouse gas emissions. In CGS, the CO 2 is injected into underground reservoirs to …
Computational microfluidics for geosciences
Computational microfluidics for geosciences is the third leg of the scientific strategy that
includes microfluidic experiments and high-resolution imaging for deciphering coupled …
includes microfluidic experiments and high-resolution imaging for deciphering coupled …
[HTML][HTML] Pore structure and wetting alteration combine to produce the low salinity effect on oil production
Low salinity water flooding is a promising enhanced oil recovery technique that has been
observed, in experiments over a range of scales, to increase oil production by up to 14% in …
observed, in experiments over a range of scales, to increase oil production by up to 14% in …
[HTML][HTML] Micromechanical testing and property upscaling of planetary rocks: A critical review
Abstract Knowledge of the mechanical behavior of planetary rocks is indispensable for
space explorations. The scarcity of pristine samples and the irregular shapes of planetary …
space explorations. The scarcity of pristine samples and the irregular shapes of planetary …
A review on modern imaging techniques for characterization of nanoporous unconventional reservoirs: Challenges and prospects
Abstract Characterization and modeling of unconventional reservoirs are quite challenging
as the fluid flow through nanoporous media is not well-understood due to complexity of such …
as the fluid flow through nanoporous media is not well-understood due to complexity of such …