Review of surfactant-assisted chemical enhanced oil recovery for carbonate reservoirs: challenges and future perspectives
A significant fraction of the conventional oil reserves globally is in carbonate formations
which contain a substantial amount of residual oil. Since primary and secondary recovery …
which contain a substantial amount of residual oil. Since primary and secondary recovery …
Wettability alteration: A comprehensive review of materials/methods and testing the selected ones on heavy-oil containing oil-wet systems
Changing the wetting state of materials is a growing field of research in many areas of
engineering and science. In the oil industry, the term wettability alteration usually refers to …
engineering and science. In the oil industry, the term wettability alteration usually refers to …
Nonmonotonic elasticity of the crude oil–brine interface in relation to improved oil recovery
Injection of optimized chemistry water in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has gained much
interest in the past few years. Crude oil–water interfaces can have a viscoelastic character …
interest in the past few years. Crude oil–water interfaces can have a viscoelastic character …
Wettability alteration by surface adsorption of asphaltene molecular in carbonate porous media
In this study, the effect of four asphaltene samples on the wettability alteration of carbonate
reservoir rock is investigated. The wettability of each core, before and after the deposition of …
reservoir rock is investigated. The wettability of each core, before and after the deposition of …
Application of deep eutectic solvents and their individual constituents as surfactants for enhanced oil recovery
We investigated the potential use of choline chloride/urea and choline chloride/glycerol
deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and their individual constituents (the salt and the hydrogen …
deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and their individual constituents (the salt and the hydrogen …
Sequential deep eutectic solvent and steam injection for enhanced heavy oil recovery and in-situ upgrading
Abstract Recently, Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) have been introduced and investigated as
new EOR agents for heavy oil recovery enhancement. In this study, sequential DES and …
new EOR agents for heavy oil recovery enhancement. In this study, sequential DES and …
A comprehensive review on the capillary desaturation curves for sandstone and carbonate reservoirs
Various enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods are applied after primary and secondary
recovery stages to target remaining oil saturation (ROS). This remaining oil is divided into …
recovery stages to target remaining oil saturation (ROS). This remaining oil is divided into …
Heavy oil viscosity reduction performance of novel water-soluble terpolymers
J Li, Y Liu, Q Wang, Y Han, M Wang, Y Tan - Energy & Fuels, 2019 - ACS Publications
A series of water-soluble terpolymers, poly (acrylamide/N-vinylpyrrolidone/N-(acrylamido
propyl)-N, N-dimethyl, N-cetyl ammonium bromide)(ANAs), were synthesized through free …
propyl)-N, N-dimethyl, N-cetyl ammonium bromide)(ANAs), were synthesized through free …
Recent developments in surfactant flooding for carbonate reservoirs under harsh conditions
Surfactant flooding is one of the most promising chemical enhanced oil recovery techniques.
However, this technique has been mainly applied in sandstone rocks with limited …
However, this technique has been mainly applied in sandstone rocks with limited …
Greener process to prepare and scale-up zwitterionic macro cyclic dihydroxy-aza-crown ether and their corresponding supramolecular pairs to enhanced oil recovery …
This manuscript discusses a green and clean route to prepare macro cyclic dihydroxy-aza-
crown ether (MC-DACE) compounds, their zwitterionic derivatives, and the corresponding …
crown ether (MC-DACE) compounds, their zwitterionic derivatives, and the corresponding …