Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant
The limitation of primary and secondary flooding results in more than 60% of original oil in place (OOIP) remains in the reservoir. High interfacial tension (IFT) between crude oil-rock formation as well as oil–water from the primary flooding necessitates the use of IFT reduction agents to suppress...
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| author | Habib, Saiful Hafiz Yunus, Robiah Zakaria, Rabitah Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah Mohamed Jan, Badrul Hisham Amir, Zulhemi |
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| description | The limitation of primary and secondary flooding results in more than 60% of original oil in place (OOIP) remains in the reservoir. High interfacial tension (IFT) between crude oil-rock formation as well as oil–water from the primary flooding necessitates the use of IFT reduction agents to suppress this barrier and push the oil to production well. Alkali, surfactant and polymer (ASP) has been utilized in this manner because theoretically it befitting to obtain higher oil recovery during enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process by reducing the IFT and improving the sweep efficiency. Synergism between ASP flooding components outperform the oil recovery limitations and has been successfully demonstrated in numerous field case studies and laboratory results that proves the combination of these chemicals can be more effective than employing them individually. However, while ASP flooding is a positive consequence, it is not without substantial limitations. This paper highlights the success and profound limitations of ASP flooding via its individual and synergistic mechanism with the common type of chemicals that comprise its composition. Towards the end of this paper, owing to the world greener agenda, the feasibility of methyl ester sulfonate (MES) as an alternative green surfactant in this process is also addressed. |
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| spelling | upm-1154152025-04-21T02:44:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115415/ Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant Habib, Saiful Hafiz Yunus, Robiah Zakaria, Rabitah Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah Mohamed Jan, Badrul Hisham Amir, Zulhemi The limitation of primary and secondary flooding results in more than 60% of original oil in place (OOIP) remains in the reservoir. High interfacial tension (IFT) between crude oil-rock formation as well as oil–water from the primary flooding necessitates the use of IFT reduction agents to suppress this barrier and push the oil to production well. Alkali, surfactant and polymer (ASP) has been utilized in this manner because theoretically it befitting to obtain higher oil recovery during enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process by reducing the IFT and improving the sweep efficiency. Synergism between ASP flooding components outperform the oil recovery limitations and has been successfully demonstrated in numerous field case studies and laboratory results that proves the combination of these chemicals can be more effective than employing them individually. However, while ASP flooding is a positive consequence, it is not without substantial limitations. This paper highlights the success and profound limitations of ASP flooding via its individual and synergistic mechanism with the common type of chemicals that comprise its composition. Towards the end of this paper, owing to the world greener agenda, the feasibility of methyl ester sulfonate (MES) as an alternative green surfactant in this process is also addressed. Elsevier 2024-05-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115415/1/115415.pdf Habib, Saiful Hafiz and Yunus, Robiah and Zakaria, Rabitah and Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah and Mohamed Jan, Badrul Hisham and Amir, Zulhemi (2024) Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant. Fuel, 363. art. no. 130957. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0016-2361; eISSN: 0016-2361 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236124001030?via%3Dihub 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.130957 |
| spellingShingle | Habib, Saiful Hafiz Yunus, Robiah Zakaria, Rabitah Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah Mohamed Jan, Badrul Hisham Amir, Zulhemi Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant |
| title | Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant |
| title_full | Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant |
| title_fullStr | Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant |
| title_short | Chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant |
| title_sort | chemical enhanced oil recovery: synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for eor surfactant |
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