Mechanistic modeling of hybrid low salinity polymer flooding: Role of geochemistry

EW Al-Shalabi, W Alameri, AM Hassan - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low salinity polymer (LSP) based enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique is getting more
attention due to its potential of improving both displacement and sweep efficiencies …

The impact of the electrical behavior of oil-brine-rock interfaces on the ionic transport rate in a thin film, hydrodynamic pressure, and low salinity waterflooding effect

A Pourakaberian, H Mahani, V Niasar - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wettability alteration is the principal low-salinity-effect (LSE) in many oil-brine-rock (OBR)
systems. Our recent experimental results have demonstrated that wettability alteration by low …

Evaluating the Effect of Carbonate Impurities on Wettability Alteration Using a Geochemical Model

X Hao, M Abu-Al-Saud, S Ayirala… - SPE Improved Oil …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Wettability alteration considered as the principal mechanism has attracted more attention for
low salinity waterflooding effect. It was significantly affected by electrokinetic interactions …