Effect of a nanoparticle on wettability alteration and wettability retainment of carbonate reservoirs

Shi, Yue; Wang, Xuezhen; Mohanty, Kishore

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110684

Effect of a nanoparticle on wettability alteration and wettability retainment of carbonate reservoirs

Journal Article · Thu May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110684· OSTI ID:1977544

Shi, Yue ^[1]; Wang, Xuezhen ^[2]; ^[2]

University of Texas, Austin, TX (United States); OSTI
University of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

The oil recovery in many carbonate reservoirs is low due to oil-wetness and heterogeneity. In this study, nanoparticles are evaluated for altering the wettability of oil-wet limestones and their properties are compared with those of an anionic surfactant. A surface-modified silica nanoparticle (SiNP) with a negative zeta potential was found to be aqueous stable in brines. Wettability studies showed that the SiNP cannot change the wettability of an initially oil-wet calcite plate, but SiNP treated calcite surface can remain water-wet after aging in oil. Spontaneous imbibition tests confirmed the observations of wettability tests and showed that a SiNP treated carbonate core retained its water-wettability during oil injection and aging. The imbibition into a SiNP treated and oil aged core was comparable to that in a water-wet core. However, SiNP was not able to remove the oil layers in initially oil-wet cores and imbibe water into these cores. In contrast, the anionic surfactant could alter the oil-wet carbonate rocks to a more water-wet condition, but failed to prevent the water-wet surface from getting oil-wet during oil-aging. The results suggest that the SiNP can be injected into wettability-altered (water-wet) reservoirs/regions to help retain the water-wettability during the long-term oil production. The 0.5 wt% SiNP dispersions transported through 18 mD limestone cores without any plugging. The SiNP retention was measured to be 2.5 mg/m², much higher than that of the anionic surfactant.

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Research Organization:: University of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0031791

OSTI ID:: 1977544

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1870710

Journal Information:: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Journal Issue: PB Vol. 215; ISSN 0920-4105

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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