[HTML][HTML] Pore-scale numerical simulation of low salinity water flooding using the lattice Boltzmann method
Hypothesis The change of wettability toward more water-wet by the injection of low salinity
water can improve oil recovery from porous rocks, which is known as low salinity water …
water can improve oil recovery from porous rocks, which is known as low salinity water …
Anionic-nonionic and nonionic mixed surfactant systems for oil displacement: Impact of ethoxylate chain lengths on the synergistic effect
Z Wang, C Dai, J Liu, Y Dong, J Liu, N Sun… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Compound surfactant system has been extensively studied in enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
as the synergistic effect of mixed surfactants can increase the density of surfactants …
as the synergistic effect of mixed surfactants can increase the density of surfactants …
Pore-scale simulation of the interplay between wettability, capillary number, and salt dispersion on the efficiency of oil mobilization by low-salinity waterflooding
Nonuniform mixing during low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF) is a function of the pore
geometry and flow patterns within the porous system. Salinity-dependent wettability …
geometry and flow patterns within the porous system. Salinity-dependent wettability …
Fully implicit dynamic pore‐network modeling of two‐phase flow and phase change in porous media
Dynamic pore‐network model (PNM) has been widely used to model pore‐scale two‐phase
flow. Numerical algorithms commonly used for dynamic PNM including IMPES (implicit …
flow. Numerical algorithms commonly used for dynamic PNM including IMPES (implicit …
Pore-Scale Modeling of Heterogeneous Carbonate Rock Subjected to Modified Salinity Waterflooding
We developed a pore-scale reactive multicomponent two-phase flow and transport
numerical model to study the pore-level dynamics of water injection in carbonate rocks. The …
numerical model to study the pore-level dynamics of water injection in carbonate rocks. The …
Insights into the Effects of pore structure, time scale, and injection scenarios on pore-filling sequence and oil recovery by low-salinity waterflooding using a …
Despite the proven advantage of the low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF) technique,
mechanistic understanding of the underlying phenomena at pore-scale remains uncertain …
mechanistic understanding of the underlying phenomena at pore-scale remains uncertain …
[HTML][HTML] Using energy balance to determine pore-scale wettability
Hypothesis Based on energy balance during two-phase displacement in porous media, it
has recently been shown that a thermodynamically consistent contact angle can be …
has recently been shown that a thermodynamically consistent contact angle can be …
Effect of anionic and non-anionic surfactants on the adsorption density
K Jiao, Q Feng, A Davarpanah - Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Surfactant adsorption is one of the crucial issues in surfactant flooding to enhance the oil
recovery factor. In this paper, we investigated the profound impact of two different surfactants …
recovery factor. In this paper, we investigated the profound impact of two different surfactants …
Energy transfer process during Haines jumps and meniscus reconfiguration with a high-density and viscosity ratio
Haines jumps and meniscus reconfiguration are commonly observed in immiscible two-
phase flows through porous media. The experiment found that the fluid-fluid interface moves …
phase flows through porous media. The experiment found that the fluid-fluid interface moves …
Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Simulation to Investigate Oil Adsorption and Detachment from Sandstone/Quartz Surface by Low-Salinity Surfactant Brines
In this study, we explore the impact of monovalent (NaCl) and divalent (CaCl2) brines,
coupled with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant at varying low concentrations, on the …
coupled with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant at varying low concentrations, on the …