Low-salinity water flooding (LSW) is a promising new technique for enhancing oil recovery
(EOR) in both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. The potential of LSW has drawn the …

In recent years, research activity on the recovery technique known as low salinity
waterflooding has sharply increased. The main motivation for field application of low salinity …

Nanoparticles (NPs) are currently gaining wide acceptance in the field of petroleum
engineering. They are applied in different areas of petroleum exploration and production …

The low-salinity effect (LSE) in carbonate rock has been less explored in comparison to
sandstone rock. Laboratory experiments have shown that brine composition and (somewhat …

Laboratory studies have shown that wettability of carbonate rock can be altered to a less-oil-
wetting state by manipulation of brine composition and reduction of salinity. Our recent study …

It was observed that higher oil recovery could be obtained when low-salinity (LS) water
flooded a core of high-salinity initial water about 15 years ago. Such low-salinity …

The impact of brine salinity and ion composition on oil recovery has been an area of
research in recent years. Evidence from laboratory studies, supported by some field tests …

Distinguished Author Series articles are general, descriptive representations that summarize
the state of the art in an area of technology by describing recent developments for readers …

Low-salinity waterflooding is a relatively new method for improved oil recovery that has
generated much interest. It is generally believed that low-salinity brine alters the wettability …

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 …