New insights into application of nanoparticles for water-based enhanced oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.01.037
Abstract: Abstract Crude oil, water and rock (CWR) surface chemistry is a key parameter in oil and gas recovery from hydrocarbon reservoirs. This paper presents the chemistry of CWR interaction in presence of two water soluble… read more here.
Keywords: water; oil wet; oil; carbonate ... See more keywords
Mechanical study of the effect of fractional-wettability on multiphase fluid flow
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2017.03.016
Abstract: Abstract Fractional wettability has been widely recognized in most of the oil reservoirs and it is a crucial factor that controls the fluid flow behavior in porous medium. The overall effect of the proportion of… read more here.
Keywords: wet grains; oil wet; proportion; wet ... See more keywords
Mechanistic study of the wettability alteration induced by preformed particle gel (PPG) in carbonate reservoirs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115422
Abstract: Abstract Excess water production is one of thechallenges through oil production, especially in fractured reservoirs. Application of Preformed Particle Gel (PPG) to control the excess water production attracts attention in these years. The effect of… read more here.
Keywords: water; oil wet; oil; wettability ... See more keywords
Formation damage during oil displacement by aqueous SiO2 nanofluids in water-wet/oil-wet glass micromodel porous media
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DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106297
Abstract: Abstract Formation damage during displacement of dead oil by aqueous silica nanofluids was studied in two identical glass micromodels with water-wet and oil-wet surfaces in the presence and absence of connate water saturation. Nanofluids with… read more here.
Keywords: water; damage; oil wet; oil ... See more keywords
Mechanism of Synergistically Changing Wettability of an Oil-Wet Sandstone Surface by a Novel Nanoactive Fluid
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00521
Abstract: Various methods, including ζ potential, infrared (IR), quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), contact angle, and spontaneous imbibition measurements, were used to investigate the micromechanism of syne... read more here.
Keywords: oil wet; changing wettability; synergistically changing; mechanism synergistically ... See more keywords
Residual Trapping of CO 2 in an Oil‐Filled, Oil‐Wet Sandstone Core: Results of Three‐Phase Pore‐Scale Imaging
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl083401
Abstract: CO2 geosequestration in oil reservoirs is an economically attractive solution as it can be combined with enhanced oil recovery (CO2‐EOR). However, the effectiveness of the associated three‐phase displacement processes has not been tested at the… read more here.
Keywords: phase; oil wet; three phase; pore scale ... See more keywords