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Waterflooding injectate design systems and methods

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OSTI ID:1335852

A method of recovering a liquid hydrocarbon using an injectate includes recovering the liquid hydrocarbon through primary extraction. Physico-chemical data representative of electrostatic interactions between the liquid hydrocarbon and the reservoir rock are measured. At least one additive of the injectate is selected based on the physico-chemical data. The method includes recovering the liquid hydrocarbon from the reservoir rock through secondary extraction using the injectate.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
9,518,449
Application Number:
14/055,454
OSTI ID:
1335852
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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The Impact of Pore Water Chemistry on Carbonate Surface Charge and Oil Wettability journal February 2010
Coagulation of bitumen with kaolinite in aqueous solutions containing Ca2+, Mg2+ and Fe3+: Effect of citric acid journal August 2008

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