[HTML][HTML] Fluid–rock interactions and its implications on EOR: Critical analysis, experimental techniques and knowledge gaps

A Isah, M Arif, A Hassan, M Mahmoud, S Iglauer - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of fluid–rock interactions is essential for a broad range of
subsurface applications such as understanding fluid flow in porous medium and enhanced …

Identification of novel applications of chemical compounds to change the wettability of reservoir rock: A critical review

E Jafarbeigi, S Ayatollahi, Y Ahmadi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although significant efforts have been made in research areas related to Enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) and the role of rock wettability alteration (WA) at reservoir conditions using …

Characterization of rock-fluid and fluid-fluid interactions in presence of a family of synthesized zwitterionic surfactants for application in enhanced oil recovery

A Kumar, A Mandal - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Zwitterionic surfactants are gaining importance for their application in enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) because of their favourable thermodynamic and surface properties. A family of …

Enhanced oil recovery by alkaline-surfactant-alternated-gas/CO2 flooding

R Phukan, SB Gogoi, P Tiwari - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and …, 2019 - Springer
The volumetric sweep efficiencies of CO 2 flooding for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) are
generally low due to problems of viscous fingering and gravity override. This paper attempts …

Investigation into the oil recovery process using an organic alkali–amino acid-based surfactant system

BN Tackie-Otoo, DY Atta, MA Ayoub Mohammed… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of combinatory flooding has evolved over the years to utilize the synergies
that come into play upon combining more than one chemical agent in a chemical flooding …

Molecular dynamics simulations of dodecane detachment from hydrophobic SiO2 surfaces in CTAB solutions

Q Liu, X Zhang, Q Zhang, T Wang, B Jiang - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
The oil detachment from solid surfaces has a major influence on enhanced oil recovery, self-
cleaning performance, flotation efficiency, oil/water separation, and so on. In this paper, the …

Uncovering smart water flooding mechanisms in carbonate reservoir rocks by integrating the impact of zeta potential on wettability alteration

M Haroun, W Meng, MM Rahman, M Al Kobaisi… - Arabian Journal for …, 2023 - Springer
Injection of smart water into reservoirs for recovery enhancements remains a low-cost and
an environmentally safe method of enhanced oil recovery (EOR). However, a definitive …

Hybrid–alkali: A synergy of two alkalis to improve efficiency of alkali-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding for the oil field

DF Putra, M Zaidi, RI Aldani, R Melysa - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) flooding is one technique of Enhanced Oil Recovery
(EOR). The ASP injection mechanism reduces the interfacial tension (IFT) between fluids as …

Analytical derivation of a pH dependent contact angle equation and the relationship to industrial processes of energy concerns

M Amadu, MJ Pegg - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Regarding Young's equation, three fundamental interfacial energies of interfacial tensions
can be identified. One of these interfacial energies relevant to our purpose is that related to …

Evaluation of surfactant formulation for EOR in some depleted oil fields of upper Assam

M Kakoty, SB Gogoi - … in Environmental Geotechnics: Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques are becoming the thrust area to recover
the residual oil in most of the matured depleted reservoirs. The microscopic displacement …