An experimental study on the mechanisms of enhancing oil recovery by nanoparticles-assisted surfactant flood

Mobaraki, Sina; Zakavi, Mahdi; Mahmoodi, Omid; Sorkhabadi, Milad Omidvar; Khalilinezhad, Seyyed Shahram; Torkmani, Reza Shiri

doi:10.1080/12269328.2018.1515670

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“…Various researches have been focused on the assisting of SDS (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate) surfactant with other type of nanoparticle [48,52,53]. These studies showed that the incorporation of ZrO2 nanoparticles allows to displace more easily, the crude trapped in the porous medium [54], since the IFT values are drastically reduced, showing the efficiency of the ZrO2/SDS solution to reduce capillary pressure in the poral space, which allows increasing the mobilization of the crude oil [52].…”

Section: Nanoparticles Influence In Ift and Wettabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of Surfactants and Nanoparticles in Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes

Paternina¹

2022

Sedimentary Petrology - Implications in Petroleum Industry

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The surfactant injection is considered as the EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) with the highest potential to recover oil from reservoirs due to its ability to reduce interfacial forces into the porous medium. However, the adsorption of this type of chemical on the surface of rocks is the main problem when a surfactant injection project is applied since the surfactant molecules would rather be placed on rock minerals instead of being the oil–water interface. Based on this fact, this chapter would be discussed the significance of surfactant injection as an EOR method, the types of surfactants used, the main mechanism and parameters involved in the surfactant adsorption on the rock, and its consequences in oil recovery. Likewise, the addition of nanoparticles to inhibit the adsorption of surfactants is another topic that will be covered as a novel technology to improve the efficiency of the EOR process.

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Section: Nanoparticles Influence In Ift and Wettabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%