scholarly journals Experimental investigation of the effect of Vitagnus plant extract on enhanced oil recovery process using interfacial tension (IFT) reduction and wettability alteration mechanisms

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2895-2905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Ramin Mousavi Dashtaki ◽  
Jagar A. Ali ◽  
Abbas Khaksar Manshad ◽  
Iman Nowrouzi ◽  
Amir H. Mohammadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Interfacial Tension ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Plant Extract ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Wettability Alteration

scholarly journals The Importance of Microemulsion for the Surfactant Injection Process in Enhanced Oil Recovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rini Setiati ◽  
Muhammad Taufiq Fathaddin ◽  
Aqlyna Fatahanissa
Keyword(s):  
Interfacial Tension ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Type I ◽  
Middle Phase ◽  
Interface Tension ◽  
Lower Phase ◽  
Injection Process

Microemulsion is the main parameter that determines the performance of a surfactant injection system. According to Myers, there are four main mechanisms in the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) surfactant injection process, namely interface tension between oil and surfactant, emulsification, decreased interfacial tension and wettability. In the EOR process, the three-phase regions can be classified as type I, upper-phase emulsion, type II, lower-phase emulsion and type III, middle-phase microemulsion. In the middle-phase emulsion, some of the surfactant grains blend with part of the oil phase so that the interfacial tension in the area is reduced. The decrease in interface tension results in the oil being more mobile to produce. Thus, microemulsion is an important parameter in the enhanced oil recovery process.

Experimental investigation of the effect of green TiO2/Quartz nanocomposite on interfacial tension reduction, wettability alteration, and oil recovery improvement

Fuel ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 116599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghasem Zargar ◽  
Tooraj Arabpour ◽  
Abbas Khaksar Manshad ◽  
Jagar A. Ali ◽  
S. Mohammad Sajadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Interfacial Tension ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Wettability Alteration ◽  
Tension Reduction

Experimental Investigation of Silica-Based Nanofluid Enhanced Oil Recovery: The Effect of Wettability Alteration

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Li ◽  
Peixue Jiang ◽  
Cheng Gao ◽  
Feng Huang ◽  
Ruina Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Wettability Alteration

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Surfactant from Palm Oil Methyl Ester and Vinyl Acetate for Chemical Flooding

REAKTOR ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Agam Duma Kalista Wibowo ◽  
Pina Tiani ◽  
Lisa Aditya ◽  
Aniek Sri Handayani ◽  
Marcelinus Christwardana
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Interfacial Tension ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Mobility Control ◽  
Wettability Alteration ◽  
Polymeric Surfactant ◽  
Chemical Flooding

Surfactants for enhanced oil recovery are generally made from non-renewable petroleum sulfonates and their prices are relatively expensive, so it is necessary to synthesis the bio-based surfactants that are renewable and ecofriendly. The surfactant solution can reduce the interfacial tension (IFT) between oil and water while vinyl acetate monomer has an ability to increase the viscosity as a mobility control. Therefore, polymeric surfactant has both combination properties in reducing the oil/water IFT and increasing the viscosity of the aqueous solution simultaneously. Based on the study, the Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) of Polymeric Surfactant was at 0.5% concentration with an IFT of 7.72x10-2 mN/m. The best mole ratio of methyl ester sulfonate to vinyl acetate for polymeric surfactant synthesis was 1:0.5 with an IFT of 6.7x10-3 mN/m. Characterization of the product using FTIR and HNMR has proven the creation of polymeric surfactant. Based on the wettability alteration study, it confirmed that the product has an ability to alter from the initial oil-wet to water-wet quartz surface. In conclusion, the polymeric surfactant has ultralow IFT and could be an alternative surfactant for chemical flooding because the IFT value met with the required standard for chemical flooding ranges from 10-2 to 10-3 mN/m.Keywords: Enhanced Oil recovery, Interfacial Tension, Methyl Ester Sulfonate, Polymeric surfactant, vinyl acetate

scholarly journals Experimental study and numerical modeling for enhancing oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs by nanoparticle flooding

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Sepehri ◽  
Babak Moradi ◽  
Abolghasem Emamzadeh ◽  
Amir H. Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Wettability Alteration ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Fluid Properties

Nowadays, nanotechnology has become a very attractive subject in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) researches. In the current study, a carbonate system has been selected and first the effects of nanoparticles on the rock and fluid properties have been experimentally investigated and then the simulation and numerical modeling of the nanofluid injection for enhanced oil recovery process have been studied. After nanofluid treatment, experimental results have shown wettability alteration. A two-phase flow mathematical model and a numerical simulator considering wettability alteration have been developed. The numerical simulation results show that wettability alteration from oil-wet to water-wet due to presence of nanoparticles can lead to 8–10% increase in recovery factor in comparison with normal water flooding. Different sensitivity analyses and injection scenarios have been considered and assessed. Using numerical modeling, wettability alteration process and formation damage caused by entrainment and entrapment of nanoparticles in porous media have been proved. Finally, the net rate of nanoparticles’ loss in porous media has been investigated.

Wettability alteration and interfacial tension (IFT) reduction in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process by ionic liquid flooding

2017 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbas Khaksar Manshad ◽  
Mansooreh Rezaei ◽  
Siamak Moradi ◽  
Iman Nowrouzi ◽  
Amir H. Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Interfacial Tension ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Wettability Alteration
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