Effect of interface elasticity on improved oil recovery in a carbonate rock from low salinity and ultra-low concentration demulsifier

H Cho, T Kar, A Firoozabadi - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The increase in oil recovery from low salinity water injection has been often attributed to the
alteration of wettability to water wetting. The increase in elasticity of the interface may also …

A Deep Investigation of EOR/EGR and Stimulation Enhancement Methods in Unconventional Reservoirs

C Temizel, C Canbaz, H Aydin, Z Wijaya - IOR 2021, 2021 - earthdoc.org
Production from Unconventional structures is being expected to be the future trend of oil and
gas industry. Although the primary recovery values range between 5 to 8%, liquid-rich shale …

Method of extracting oil using a functional molecule

A Firoozabadi, M Pal, T Kar - US Patent 11,236,593, 2022 - Google Patents
A method of extracting oil from a subsurface reservoir includes the steps of accessing the
subsurface reservoir by means of a well, injecting a waterflooding composition comprising …