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 …
[HTML][HTML] A critical review of carbonate reservoir wettability modification during low salinity waterflooding
PI Sagbana, K Sarkodie, WA Nkrumah - Petroleum, 2023 - Elsevier
The nature of carbonate reservoirs promotes the adsorption of oil onto the rock surface
hence making oil recovery a challenge even with the interventions of varied chemical EOR …
hence making oil recovery a challenge even with the interventions of varied chemical EOR …
Artificial neural network, support vector machine, decision tree, random forest, and committee machine intelligent system help to improve performance prediction of …
A large body of experimental research supports the effectiveness of Low Salinity Water
Injection (LSWI) for enhanced oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs in laboratory scale …
Injection (LSWI) for enhanced oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs in laboratory scale …
Low salinity surfactant alternating gas/CO2 flooding for enhanced oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs
Surfactant alternating gas/CO 2 (SAG) flooding is a promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
technology, which has the potential to improve oil production beyond primary and secondary …
technology, which has the potential to improve oil production beyond primary and secondary …
The impact of grain size heterogeneity on the performance of low-salinity waterflooding in carbonate formations
A Toupchian, H Mahani, S Ayatollahi - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF) is a proven enhanced oil recovery method for many
target fields. The efficiency of this technique depends on both operational factors as well as …
target fields. The efficiency of this technique depends on both operational factors as well as …
Underlying mechanisms of shale wettability alteration by low salinity water injection (LSWI)
Low salinity water flooding is an approach used during the EOR process to alter the surface
wettability the IFT reduction. However, implementation of this method in shaly sandstone …
wettability the IFT reduction. However, implementation of this method in shaly sandstone …
Data-driven connectionist models for performance prediction of low salinity waterflooding in sandstone reservoirs
Low salinity waterflooding (LSWF) and its variants also known as smart water or ion tuned
water injection have emerged as promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods. LSWF is …
water injection have emerged as promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods. LSWF is …
Toward low-salinity waterflooding predictive capability development in carbonates for fast screening of oil-brine-rock candidates
Despite numerous studies on the low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF) technique, a robust
predictive capability has not yet been established. Predictive capability development is …
predictive capability has not yet been established. Predictive capability development is …
Influence of brine compositions on wetting preference of montmorillonite in rock/brine/oil system: An in silico study
In this paper, we investigated dependency of thin brine film stability confined between rock
and hydrocarbon layer on brine solution properties in terms of salinity and anionic …
and hydrocarbon layer on brine solution properties in terms of salinity and anionic …
Phase behavior, wettability alteration, and oil recovery of low-salinity surfactant solutions in carbonate reservoirs
S Veiskarami, A Jafari, A Soleymanzadeh - SPE Journal, 2020 - onepetro.org
Recent investigations have shown that treatment with injected brine composition can
improve oil production. Various mechanisms have been suggested to go through the …
improve oil production. Various mechanisms have been suggested to go through the …