Potential effects of metal oxide/SiO2 nanocomposites in EOR processes at different pressures

Kazemzadeh, Yousef; Sharifi, Mohammad; Riazi, Masoud; Rezvani, Hosein; Tabaei, Morteza

doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.09.068

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“…Nanofluids have the potential to work in both low-and high-permeability environments (Hogeweg et al 2018;Kazemzadeh et al 2018). Yuan et al (2017) investigated the effects of nanofluids on permeability reduction by injecting nanofluids into oil wet Berea sandstones, and they monitored the changes in pressure over the experimental period.…”

Section: Reservoir Permeabilitymentioning

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The effect of nanoparticles on reservoir wettability alteration: a critical review

2020

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A novel concept of treating oil reservoirs by nanofluids is being developed to improve oil recovery and reduce the trapped oil in hydrocarbon reservoirs. Nanoparticles show great potential in enhancing oil recovery under ambient conditions. In this paper, the approaches of wettability alteration by using nanofluid, stability of nanofluids, and the most reliable wettability alteration mechanisms associated with variant types of nanoparticles have been reviewed. Moreover, the parameters that have a significant influence on nanofluid flooding have been discussed. Finally, the recent studies of the effect of nanoparticles on wettability alteration have been summarised and analysed. Furthermore, this paper presents possible opportunities and challenges regarding wettability alteration using nanofluids.

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Section: Reservoir Permeabilitymentioning

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The effect of nanoparticles on reservoir wettability alteration: a critical review

2020

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“…However, the adsorption of NPs onto the rock surface during movement in the pore throats can be harmful or beneficial to the Enhanced Oil Recovery, depending on specific conditions [5,6]. Some NPs are capable of adsorbing asphaltene particles present in the crude oil [7][8][9][10][11][12]. This would prevent IFT increase, asphaltene precipitation and deposition, and wettability alteration toward the oil-wet condition.…”

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A Complete experimental study of oil/water interfacial properties in the presence of TiO₂ nanoparticles and different ions

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Oil Gas Sci. Technol. – Rev. IFP Energies nouvelles

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Previous studies on Nanoparticles (NPs) application for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods have revealed their effective role in the rock wettability alteration, relative Interfacial Tension (IFT) and oil viscosity reduction, formation and stabilization of the emulsions, and reduced asphaltene precipitation, which are all in direct relationship with oil/water interfacial properties. This study focuses on the interfacial properties of oil/water in the presence of Titania NPs and different ions at different pressures and temperatures. For this, different concentrations of TiO2 NPs in the Formation Water (FW) were prepared to monitor the effects of NPs on the oil/water IFT, carbonate rock wettability, zeta potential, and asphaltene adsorption. The results on IFT values indicated that NPs behavior at high pressures and temperatures is completely different, as compared to the ambient conditions, and 1000 ppm NPs introduced the lowest IFT at 600 psi and 60 °C. This reduction is potentially attributed to the asphaltene adsorption at the oil/water interface by TiO2 NPs, which hinders the asphaltene deposition at the interface and in turn IFT increasing. Contact angle results revealed two distinctive behaviors for NPs at high and low concentrations. In other words, with the first interval (below the optimum concentration), an increase in NPs concentration led to a quick wettability alteration toward the water-wet condition, and with the second one (above the optimum concentration), there was an increase in contact angle with an increase in NPs concentration, which is due to the NPs stacking near the rock surface. These results were in good accordance with zeta potential measurements, in which 1000 ppm nanofluid presented the highest stability (zeta potential value of −46.9 mV). Batch adsorption experiments resulted that catalytic TiO2 NPs are capable of adsorbing asphaltene at the oil/water interface. In addition, the results on fitting experimental data to the Langmuir and Freundlich Isotherms showed that the adsorption best fitted Langmuir Isotherm and hence the adsorption type is a monolayer.

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“…Other investigators [ 8 , 30 , 39 ] have reported an increase in oil recovery beyond that of conventional means via the injection of NF into oil-wet carbonate reservoirs. Most of the NF EOR mechanisms that have been reported involve structural disjoining pressure (SDP) [ 23 , 35 , 40 , 41 ], plugging of pore channels [ 35 ], viscosifying the injectants and reducing oil viscosity and IFT [ 42 ], changes in wettability [ 31 , 42 , 43 , 44 ], and preventing the precipitation of asphaltene [ 26 , 45 ]. Young et al [ 46 ] reported the role of anions in the determination of Si/SiO 2 surfaces water wettability and how the choice of solvents/dispersant can affect the anion rate of reaction.…”

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Catalytic Effects of Temperature and Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Acceleration of Production from Carbonate Rocks

2021

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The use of engineered water (EW) nanofluid flooding in carbonates is a new enhanced oil recovery (EOR) hybrid technique that has yet to be extensively investigated. In this research, we investigated the combined effects of EW and nanofluid flooding on oil-brine-rock interactions and recovery from carbonate reservoirs at different temperatures. EW was used as dispersant for SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs), and a series of characterisation experiments were performed to determine the optimum formulations of EW and NP for injection into the porous media. The EW reduced the contact angle and changed the rock wettability from the oil-wet condition to an intermediate state at ambient temperature. However, in the presence of NPs, the contact angle was reduced further, to very low values. When the effects of temperature were considered, the wettability changed more rapidly from a hydrophobic state to a hydrophilic one. Oil displacement was studied by injection of the optimised EW, followed by an EW-nanofluid mixture. An additional recovery of 20% of the original oil in place was achieved. The temperature effects mean that these mechanisms are catalytic, and the process involves the initiation and activation of multiple mechanisms that are not activated at lower temperatures and in each standalone technique.

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Potential effects of metal oxide/SiO2 nanocomposites in EOR processes at different pressures

Cited by 79 publications

References 48 publications

The effect of nanoparticles on reservoir wettability alteration: a critical review

The effect of nanoparticles on reservoir wettability alteration: a critical review

A Complete experimental study of oil/water interfacial properties in the presence of TiO₂ nanoparticles and different ions

Catalytic Effects of Temperature and Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Acceleration of Production from Carbonate Rocks

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Potential effects of metal oxide/SiO2 nanocomposites in EOR processes at different pressures

Cited by 79 publications

References 48 publications

The effect of nanoparticles on reservoir wettability alteration: a critical review

The effect of nanoparticles on reservoir wettability alteration: a critical review

A Complete experimental study of oil/water interfacial properties in the presence of TiO2 nanoparticles and different ions

Catalytic Effects of Temperature and Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Acceleration of Production from Carbonate Rocks

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A Complete experimental study of oil/water interfacial properties in the presence of TiO₂ nanoparticles and different ions