Review on physical and chemical factors affecting fines migration in porous media

Y Yang, W Yuan, J Hou, Z You - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Permeability reduction and formation damage in porous media caused by fines (defined as
unconfined solid particles present in the pore spaces) migration is one of the major reasons …

[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 …

Fines migration and mineral reactions as a mechanism for CO2 residual trapping during CO2 sequestration

J Ge, X Zhang, F Le-Hussain - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates fines migration and mineral reactions as a mechanism for CO 2
residual trapping. We perform imbibition experiments using a sintered glass core and seven …

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) …

Characterization and treatment technologies applied for produced water in Qatar

HD Dawoud, H Saleem, NA Alnuaimi, SJ Zaidi - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Qatar is one of the major natural gas (NG) producing countries, which has the world's third-
largest NG reserves besides the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Since the …

In-situ fines migration and grains redistribution induced by mineral reactions–Implications for clogging during water injection in carbonate aquifers

Y Wang, ALZ Almutairi, P Bedrikovetsky, WA Timms… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water injection into an aquifer is generally motivated by one of three objectives: disposal,
managed aquifer recharge (MAR), or aquifer storage and recovery (ASR). Any of these …

Dynamic stabilization of formation fines to enhance oil recovery of a medium permeability sandstone core at reservoir conditions

A Agi, R Junin, MZ Jaafar, ZA Majid, NAS Amin… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fines migration has impacted the efficiency of low salinity water flooding at reservoir
condition. However, previous studies on the use of nanoparticles to combat this problem …

Formation damage of sandstone geothermal reservoirs: During decreased salinity water injection

R Chai, Y Liu, L Xue, Z Rui, R Zhao, J Wang - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Water reinjection was widely implemented in the geothermal development for not only
disposing tailwater but also maintaining reservoir pressure. Accompanying this was the …

Experimental Review: Particle clogging in porous sandstone geothermal reservoirs during tail water reinjection

J Xia, H Tian, B Dou, P Xiao, J Zheng, X Lai - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Geothermal tail water reinjection (GTWR) is a worldwide conundrum that restricts the
sustainable exploitation of porous sandstone geothermal reservoirs (PSGR). Particle …

Analytical model for fines migration due to mineral dissolution during CO2 injection

Y Wang, P Bedrikovetsky, H Yin, F Othman… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent laboratory studies have proposed carbonate mineral dissolution as a main
mechanism for fines migration during CO 2 injection. However, existing mathematical …