Hypothesis. A large number of papers discuss merits and mechanisms of low salinity
waterflooding. For each mechanism proposed, there are counter examples to invalidate the …

Detailed investigation of the time-scale and the combined effect of fluid-rock and fluid–fluid
phenomena in low-salinity enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is essential to gain fundamental …

Colloidal particles are mostly charged in an aqueous solution because of the protonation or
deprotonation of ionizable groups on the surface. The surface charge density reflects a …

Research carried out in the context of the modified salinity water flooding in carbonates
showed that tuning the ionic composition of the injection water in core flooding experiments …

Abstract Low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF), as an enhanced waterflooding technique, is one
of the most researched incremental oil recovery/enhanced oil recovery (EOR) topics over the …

The complex physicochemical interactions in the calcite-brine-crude oil system, triggered by
the injection of modified salinity water (MSW) into the reservoir, are modeled by several …

We suggest two new thermodynamic models for the adsorption of ions to the
brine/carbonate and brine/crude oil interface. We calibrate the model parameters to the ionic …

We performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study structure, stability, and
dynamics of the water adsorption layer on muscovite mica at several temperatures (from 298 …

It is significant to understand the values and trends of the contact angle of CO2/brine/mineral
systems to evaluate and model the sealing performance of CO2 Geo‐Sequestration (CGS) …

It is widely accepted that oil recovery during waterflooding can be improved by modifying the
composition of the injected brine in a process known as low salinity/engineered …