Drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs
Wettability of oil/brine/rock system is a fundamental petro-physical parameter, governing the subsurface multiphase flow behaviour, thus affecting hydrocarbon recovery. However, understanding the controlling factor(s) which drives the process is incomplete. Therefore, a detailed examination and char...
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| author | Pooryousefy, E. Xie, Sam Chen, Y. Sari, A. Saeedi, Ali |
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| description | Wettability of oil/brine/rock system is a fundamental petro-physical parameter, governing the subsurface multiphase flow behaviour, thus affecting hydrocarbon recovery. However, understanding the controlling factor(s) which drives the process is incomplete. Therefore, a detailed examination and characterization of reservoir surface forces as well as pore-surface chemistry are of vital importance. We combined contact angle, zeta potential and surface complexation modelling to demo nstrate that DLVO theory and surface complexation modelling predict the same wettability trends. Moreover, we introduced Z* parameter (Z * = | Z oil/brine + Z brine/rock |) to manage low salinity water flooding, thus mitigate the uncertainty of low salinity effect. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-606302018-05-07T07:32:29Z Drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs Pooryousefy, E. Xie, Sam Chen, Y. Sari, A. Saeedi, Ali Wettability of oil/brine/rock system is a fundamental petro-physical parameter, governing the subsurface multiphase flow behaviour, thus affecting hydrocarbon recovery. However, understanding the controlling factor(s) which drives the process is incomplete. Therefore, a detailed examination and characterization of reservoir surface forces as well as pore-surface chemistry are of vital importance. We combined contact angle, zeta potential and surface complexation modelling to demo nstrate that DLVO theory and surface complexation modelling predict the same wettability trends. Moreover, we introduced Z* parameter (Z * = | Z oil/brine + Z brine/rock |) to manage low salinity water flooding, thus mitigate the uncertainty of low salinity effect. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60630 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.11.170 Elsevier restricted |
| spellingShingle | Pooryousefy, E. Xie, Sam Chen, Y. Sari, A. Saeedi, Ali Drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs |
| title | Drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs |
| title_full | Drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs |
| title_fullStr | Drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs |
| title_short | Drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs |
| title_sort | drivers of low salinity effect in sandstone reservoirs |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60630 |