Carbonate rock reservoirs comprise approximately 60% of the world's oil and gas reserves.
Complex flow mechanisms and strong adsorption of crude oil on carbonate formation …

Understanding the rock/fluid interaction is key to the success of any enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) method. However, EOR methods are significantly affected when the reservoir …

The low-salinity effect (LSE) in carbonate rock has been less explored in comparison to
sandstone rock. Laboratory experiments have shown that brine composition and (somewhat …

Laboratory studies have shown that wettability of carbonate rock can be altered to a less-oil-
wetting state by manipulation of brine composition and reduction of salinity. Our recent study …

Spontaneous imbibition is one of the fundamental mechanisms to understand the
complicated liquid-formation interaction during hydraulic fracturing operations in tight …

Oil adsorbs to carbonate reservoirs indirectly through a relatively thick separating water
layer, and directly to the surface through a relatively thin intervening water layer. Whereas …

Modifying the chemistry of injection water yields improved wettability behavior on carbonate
rock surfaces. Previous work has focused on demonstrating the effect of modified brine …

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 …

It is widely accepted that oil recovery during waterflooding can be improved by modifying the
composition of the injected brine. A typical approach is diluting the formation water to a …

Naturally fractured carbonate reservoirs have very low oil recovery efficiency owing to their
wettability and tightness of matrix. However, smart water can enhance oil recovery by …