A review of development methods and EOR technologies for carbonate reservoirs

ZX Xu, SY Li, BF Li, DQ Chen, ZY Liu, ZM Li - Petroleum Science, 2020 - Springer
Carbonate reservoirs worldwide are complex in structure, diverse in form, and highly
heterogeneous. Based on these characteristics, the reservoir stimulation technologies and …

A comprehensive review of low salinity/engineered water injections and their applications in sandstone and carbonate rocks

EW Al-Shalabi, K Sepehrnoori - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The low salinity/engineered water injection techniques (LSWI/EWI) have become one of the
most important research topics in the oil industry because of their possible advantages for …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on the application of low salinity waterflooding and chemical enhanced oil recovery

A Gbadamosi, S Patil, D Al Shehri, MS Kamal… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is used to retrieve capillary trapped and bypassed oil in the
reservoir. Accordingly, laboratory and field applications of chemical EOR (CEOR) methods …

Manifestations of surfactant-polymer flooding for successful field applications in carbonates under harsh conditions: A comprehensive review

AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi, W Alameri… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most oil fields today are mature, and the majority of the reservoirs in the Middle East are
carbonate rocks characterized by high temperature high salinity (HTHS), heterogeneous …

The state-of-the-art of wettability alteration in sandstones and carbonates: A mechanistic review

Y Noruzi, M Sharifi, J Fahimpour, M Sabet, M Akbari… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Wettability modification plays a pivotal role in augmenting oil recovery from hydrocarbon
reservoirs, rendering it a primary focal point during Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) …

A review of EOR techniques for carbonate reservoirs in challenging geological settings

K Mogensen, S Masalmeh - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
A large portion of the remaining oil world-wide is located in tight formations, often of
carbonate origin, with substantial heterogeneity. In this review article, we aim to study EOR …

Enhancing heavy-oil-recovery efficiency by combining low-salinity-water and polymer flooding

Y Zhao, S Yin, RS Seright, S Ning, Y Zhang, B Bai - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
Combining low-salinity-water (LSW) and polymer flooding was proposed to unlock the
tremendous heavy-oil resources on the Alaska North Slope (ANS). The synergy of LSW and …

Low salinity polymer flooding: Lower polymer retention and improved injectivity

E Unsal, A Ten Berge, DAZ Wever - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Delayed arrival of the oil bank and reduced injectivity are risks which are commonly
associated with low salinity polymer (LSP) flooding. In this study, experimental work was …

Oil recovery by low-salinity polymer flooding in carbonate oil reservoirs

Y Lee, W Lee, Y Jang, W Sung - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Low-salinity polymer flooding (LSPF) is a promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method
with a synergetic effect of combining the polymer injection and low-salinity water injection …

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 …