A critical review on low salinity waterflooding for enhanced oil recovery: Experimental studies, simulations, and field applications
Due to the challenges of discovering new energy sources, enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
techniques remain a potential area of research interest to produce residual oil in matured …
techniques remain a potential area of research interest to produce residual oil in matured …
Insights into mechanism of low salinity water flooding in sandstone reservoir from interfacial features of oil/brine/rock via intermolecular forces
L Yue, W Pu, S Zhao, S Zhang, F Ren, D Xu - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
Low salinity water flooding (LSWF) has gained wide attention due to low-cost accessibility
and environmental friendly characteristics of the method. Since now a profound …
and environmental friendly characteristics of the method. Since now a profound …
Experimental study of the low salinity water injection process in the presence of scale inhibitor and various nanoparticles
In this work, the process of low salinity water injection (LSWI) into reservoirs at various salt
concentrations was simulated in order to study the change in the oil recovery factor during …
concentrations was simulated in order to study the change in the oil recovery factor during …
Experimental study on the mechanism and law of low-salinity water flooding for enhanced oil recovery in tight sandstone reservoirs
P Fan, Y Liu, Y He, Y Hu, L Chao, Y Wang, L Liu… - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Currently, research surrounding low-salinity water flooding predominantly focuses on
medium-to high-permeability sandstone reservoirs. Nevertheless, further investigation is …
medium-to high-permeability sandstone reservoirs. Nevertheless, further investigation is …
Investigation into the migration of polymer microspheres (PMs) in porous media: Implications for profile control and oil displacement
To reduce the unwanted water and further enhance oil recovery, a profile control agent,
named polymer microspheres (PMs), was synthesized by inverse emulsion polymerization …
named polymer microspheres (PMs), was synthesized by inverse emulsion polymerization …
Migration and storage characteristics of supercritical CO2 in anisotropic sandstones with clay interlayers based on X-CT experiments
To date, many laboratory-based core scale (ie flooding) studies have focused on relatively
homogeneous rock samples (eg Berea sandstone) to study the migration characteristics of …
homogeneous rock samples (eg Berea sandstone) to study the migration characteristics of …
The impact of monovalent and divalent ions on wettability alteration in oil/low salinity brine/limestone systems
Waterflooding is applied worldwide to improve oil recovery. Due to the complexity of the
crude oil-brine-rock interactions, the mechanism behind the low saline enhanced oil …
crude oil-brine-rock interactions, the mechanism behind the low saline enhanced oil …
Relative permeability measurements to quantify the low salinity flooding effect at field scale
In the last few years it has become widely accepted in the industry that Low Salinity Flooding
(LSF) works by changing reservoir wettability towards a more water-wet state. Most of the …
(LSF) works by changing reservoir wettability towards a more water-wet state. Most of the …
Effect of temperature on relative permeability–Role of viscosity ratio
Although there are many studies regarding the effect of temperature on relative permeability,
there is no consensus on this issue. Here we examine the role of oil/water viscosity ratio in …
there is no consensus on this issue. Here we examine the role of oil/water viscosity ratio in …
[HTML][HTML] Modified salinity waterflooding in chalk reservoirs: A journey from rock and fluid interfaces to field scale applications
The positive effect of modified salinity water (MSW) injection on oil recovery has been
broadly reported in the literature through core flooding experiment tests. Yet, the challenges …
broadly reported in the literature through core flooding experiment tests. Yet, the challenges …