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 …

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

A novel concept of treating oil reservoirs by nanofluids is being developed to improve oil
recovery and reduce the trapped oil in hydrocarbon reservoirs. Nanoparticles show great …

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 …

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 …

Literature review shows that improved oil recovery (IOR) by low‐salinity waterflooding could
be attributed to several mechanisms, such as sweep‐efficiency improvement, interfacial …

Carbonate rock reservoirs comprise approximately 60% of the world's oil and gas reserves.
Complex flow mechanisms and strong adsorption of crude oil on carbonate formation …

It is widely accepted that oil recovery during waterflooding can be improved by modifying the
composition of the injected brine, typically by lowering the total salinity to less than 5000 …

A strong foundation in reservoir rock and fluid properties is the backbone of almost all the
activities in the petroleum industry. Petroleum Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties offers a …

Recently, low salinity brine injection has been given a great interest as a technique for
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by waterflooding. Varying experimental results have been …