Multiscale study of effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite and calcite-coated glass surfaces
Low-salinity/smart waterflooding is a technique, used in oil reservoirs, where the salinity and/or ionic composition of the injection water is tuned to improve oil recovery. Low-salinity (LS) waterflooding can enhance oil recovery by altering the wettability of carbonate rock surfaces from oil-wet t...
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ftoklahomaunivs:oai:shareok.org:11244/329937 2023-05-15T16:52:12+02:00 Multiscale study of effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite and calcite-coated glass surfaces Shaik, Imran Khan Bikkina, Prem Aichele, Clint Hareland, Geir Pashin, Jack 2020-12 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11244/329937 en_US eng https://hdl.handle.net/11244/329937 Copyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material. carbonate reservoirs coreflooding geomaterial microfluidics low-salinity/smart waterflooding micro-ct wettability of calcite surfaces Dissertation Text 2020 ftoklahomaunivs 2023-01-25T21:30:43Z Low-salinity/smart waterflooding is a technique, used in oil reservoirs, where the salinity and/or ionic composition of the injection water is tuned to improve oil recovery. Low-salinity (LS) waterflooding can enhance oil recovery by altering the wettability of carbonate rock surfaces from oil-wet to water-wet. Though wettability alteration is generally agreed to be the main mechanism for the improved oil recovery, the contributing parameters and necessary conditions for wettability alteration are not clearly understood. Hence, it is essential to decouple the effects of salinity, ionic composition, and oil composition on the wettability alteration of rock surfaces. This study systematically investigated the effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite surfaces. Firstly, the extent of wettability alteration was assessed by performing contact angle measurements on smooth Iceland Spar calcite surfaces that were aged at 120°C in 5M NaCl brine, model oil, and single-electrolyte-based brine solutions of different salinity and ionic composition. Secondly, oil recovery due to low salinity waterflooding was verified by conducting coreflooding experiments at room temperature using limestone core samples. The feasibility of assessing in-situ wettability alteration within the limestone core was also investigated by performing micro-CT scans. Thirdly, in order to observe temporal evolution of in-situ wettability alteration directly, a procedure to fabricate calcite-coated glass surfaces was developed and the process parameters affecting the coating density and the formation of various CaCO3 polymorphs were investigated. Finally, the effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite surfaces were investigated using calcite-coated straight-channel microfluidic chips. The results showed that, irrespective of the brine type, low-salinity brine altered wettability of the naphthenic acid-adsorbed calcite ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Iceland University of Oklahoma/Oklahoma State University: SHAREOK Repository |
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Low-salinity/smart waterflooding is a technique, used in oil reservoirs, where the salinity and/or ionic composition of the injection water is tuned to improve oil recovery. Low-salinity (LS) waterflooding can enhance oil recovery by altering the wettability of carbonate rock surfaces from oil-wet to water-wet. Though wettability alteration is generally agreed to be the main mechanism for the improved oil recovery, the contributing parameters and necessary conditions for wettability alteration are not clearly understood. Hence, it is essential to decouple the effects of salinity, ionic composition, and oil composition on the wettability alteration of rock surfaces. This study systematically investigated the effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite surfaces. Firstly, the extent of wettability alteration was assessed by performing contact angle measurements on smooth Iceland Spar calcite surfaces that were aged at 120°C in 5M NaCl brine, model oil, and single-electrolyte-based brine solutions of different salinity and ionic composition. Secondly, oil recovery due to low salinity waterflooding was verified by conducting coreflooding experiments at room temperature using limestone core samples. The feasibility of assessing in-situ wettability alteration within the limestone core was also investigated by performing micro-CT scans. Thirdly, in order to observe temporal evolution of in-situ wettability alteration directly, a procedure to fabricate calcite-coated glass surfaces was developed and the process parameters affecting the coating density and the formation of various CaCO3 polymorphs were investigated. Finally, the effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite surfaces were investigated using calcite-coated straight-channel microfluidic chips. The results showed that, irrespective of the brine type, low-salinity brine altered wettability of the naphthenic acid-adsorbed calcite ... |
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Multiscale study of effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite and calcite-coated glass surfaces |
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Multiscale study of effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite and calcite-coated glass surfaces |
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Multiscale study of effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite and calcite-coated glass surfaces |
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Multiscale study of effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite and calcite-coated glass surfaces |
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Multiscale study of effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite and calcite-coated glass surfaces |
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multiscale study of effects of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite and calcite-coated glass surfaces |
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