Microscopic pore structure of Chang 63 reservoir in Huaqing oilfield, Ordos Basin, China and its effect on water flooding characteristics
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DOI: 10.1007/s13202-018-0473-0
Abstract: Chang 63 reservoir in Huaqing oilfield, Ordos Basin, China is featured by strong pore structure heterogeneity, which leads to prominent Jamin effect in the water flooding, difficult development process, low productivity, and massive residual oil.… read more here.
Keywords: pore structure; reservoir; water flooding;
An improved procedure for generating pseudorelative permeabilities for water flooding in stratified reservoirs
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DOI: 10.1007/s13202-018-0482-z
Abstract: This paper presents an improved procedure for generating pseudorelative permeability curves for stratified water flooding using either constant pressures or constant flux at the reservoir/grid block boundaries. The concept of pseudorelative permeability reflects the generation… read more here.
Keywords: pseudorelative permeability; permeability curves; reservoir; water flooding ... See more keywords
Smart water flooding performance in carbonate reservoirs: an experimental approach for tertiary oil recovery
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DOI: 10.1007/s13202-019-0650-9
Abstract: Smart water flooding as a developing technique utilizes modified water chemistry in terms of salinity and composition to prepare the best-suited brine composition for a specific brine/oil/rock system to obtain higher oil recovery efficiency. Huge… read more here.
Keywords: water; smart water; water flooding; oil recovery ... See more keywords
Analysis of deformation and induced stress fields in wells during water flooding operations of carbonate reservoirs
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DOI: 10.1007/s13202-025-01974-0
Abstract: In this study, deformation curves and induced stress changes around injection wells, before and after the water flooding process, have been investigated in the Asmari carbonate reservoirs of the Ahvaz oil field, located in the… read more here.
Keywords: deformation; water; water flooding; induced stress ... See more keywords
Data-driven analyses of low salinity water flooding in sandstones
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.07.063
Abstract: Abstract Low salinity water flooding (LSWF) has been intensively investigated but the conditions for LSWF to work are still unclear and the EOR mechanisms are still debatable. In this study, we extracted data from hundreds… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; low salinity; water; salinity water ... See more keywords
Geochemical controls on wettability alteration at pore-scale during low salinity water flooding in sandstone using X-ray micro computed tomography
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117675
Abstract: Abstract We performed a pore-scale multiphase flow experiment on a sandstone core sample. We imaged the core sample at initial oil saturation, residual oil saturations after high salinity and low salinity water flooding. Moreover, we… read more here.
Keywords: low salinity; water; salinity water; water flooding ... See more keywords
Experimental investigation on the complex chemical reactions between clay minerals and brine in low salinity water-flooding
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.05.027
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents a dynamic effect of clay types and content on low salinity water-flooding (LSF) based on coreflooding experiments. The EDL (electrical double layer) expansion, MIE (multicomponent ion exchange), local pH increase between… read more here.
Keywords: low salinity; local increase; water; salinity water ... See more keywords
Scale formation in porous media and its impact on reservoir performance during water flooding
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2017.01.019
Abstract: Abstract Water flooding is the most widely used improved oil recovery technique, and many other methods, such as chemical methods, are based on water flooding performance. If the injected water is not compatible with the… read more here.
Keywords: water; water flooding; formation; reservoir performance ... See more keywords
A critical review of low salinity water flooding: Mechanism, laboratory and field application
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.01.037
Abstract: Abstract Low-salinity water flooding (LSW) is a promising new technique for enhancing oil recovery (EOR) in both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. The potential of LSW has drawn the attention of the oil industry in the… read more here.
Keywords: field; salinity water; oil; low salinity ... See more keywords
Water flooding of oil reservoirs: Effect of oil viscosity and injection velocity on the interplay between capillary and viscous forces
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DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106691
Abstract: Abstract Water flooding is the most widely applied recovery process in both conventional and heavy oil reservoirs. It is generally accepted that theories explaining water flooding performance in light oil reservoirs are not applicable to… read more here.
Keywords: viscosity; water; injection velocity; water flooding ... See more keywords
Model-based water-flooding optimization using multi-objective approach for efficient reservoir management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107988
Abstract: Abstract The efficient development of an oil field mostly depends on a comprehensive optimization of subsurface flow. To account for several discrete or even contradicting objectives, multi-objective optimization (MOO) approach presents multiple optimum solutions for… read more here.
Keywords: optimization; water; term; approach ... See more keywords