Abstract:Low salinity water flooding has shown great promise due to its cost-effectiveness and low environmental impact for improving and sustaining oil production. It is believed that injecting water with ionic strength lower than that of the reservoir changes the reservoir from less to more water-wet and enhances oil recovery. This alteration phenomenon is not well understood, due to complex interactions between oil, water, and rock. Here we use molecular simulations to characterize the wettability of the 10.4-face… Show more
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