Thin liquid films in improved oil recovery from low-salinity brine
Abstract
Low-salinity waterflooding is a relatively new method for improved oil recovery that has generated much interest. It is generally believed that low-salinity brine alters the wettability of oil reservoir rocks towards a wetting state that is optimal for recovery. The mechanism(s) by which the wettability alteration occurs is currently an unsettled issue. This study reviews recent studies on wettability alteration mechanisms that affect the interactions between the brine/oil and brine/rock interfaces of thin brine films that wet the surface of reservoir rocks. Of these mechanisms, we pay particular attention to double-layer expansion, which is closely tied to an increase in the thickness and stability of the thin brine films. Our review examines studies on both sandstones and carbonate rocks. We conclude that the thin-brine-film mechanisms provide a good qualitative, though incomplete, picture of this very complicated problem. Finally, we give suggestions for future studies that may help provide a more quantitative and complete understanding of low-salinity waterflooding.
- Authors:
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- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering; Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering; Reservoir Engineering Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1251044
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1250991
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-666279-DRAFT
Journal ID: ISSN 1359-0294
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 20; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-0294
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 58 GEOSCIENCES; 02 PETROLEUM; low-salinity; waterflood; LSW; brine; double-layer; sandstone; carbonate; film
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Myint, Philip C., and Firoozabadi, Abbas. Thin liquid films in improved oil recovery from low-salinity brine. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.cocis.2015.03.002.
Myint, Philip C., & Firoozabadi, Abbas. Thin liquid films in improved oil recovery from low-salinity brine. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2015.03.002
Myint, Philip C., and Firoozabadi, Abbas. Thu .
"Thin liquid films in improved oil recovery from low-salinity brine". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2015.03.002. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1251044.
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title = {Thin liquid films in improved oil recovery from low-salinity brine},
author = {Myint, Philip C. and Firoozabadi, Abbas},
abstractNote = {Low-salinity waterflooding is a relatively new method for improved oil recovery that has generated much interest. It is generally believed that low-salinity brine alters the wettability of oil reservoir rocks towards a wetting state that is optimal for recovery. The mechanism(s) by which the wettability alteration occurs is currently an unsettled issue. This study reviews recent studies on wettability alteration mechanisms that affect the interactions between the brine/oil and brine/rock interfaces of thin brine films that wet the surface of reservoir rocks. Of these mechanisms, we pay particular attention to double-layer expansion, which is closely tied to an increase in the thickness and stability of the thin brine films. Our review examines studies on both sandstones and carbonate rocks. We conclude that the thin-brine-film mechanisms provide a good qualitative, though incomplete, picture of this very complicated problem. Finally, we give suggestions for future studies that may help provide a more quantitative and complete understanding of low-salinity waterflooding.},
doi = {10.1016/j.cocis.2015.03.002},
journal = {Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science},
number = 2,
volume = 20,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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