The effect of organic acids on wettability of sandstone and carbonate rocks
Abstract
This paper examines the role of crude oil’s organic acid surface active compounds (SAC) in determining the reservoir wettability over a range of salinities and temperatures. To isolate the effects of individual SACs, this project used model oil mixtures of pure decane and single SACs to represent the oleic phase. Due to the large number of experiments in this study, we used wettability measurement method by the modified flotation technique (MFT) to produce fast, reliable, and quantitative results. The results showed that oil wetting by decane increased with temperature for carbonate rocks. Sandstones oil wetting showed little temperature dependency. The presence of long-chained acids in decane increased oil wetting in sandstone and carbonate rocks as salinity was lowered, while the short-chained acid increased water wetting under the same conditions. The effect of organic acids on wettability was slightly enhanced with increasing temperature for all rock types.
- Authors:
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- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Engineered Salinity, Laramie, WY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1429692
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2017-12495J
Journal ID: ISSN 0920-4105; PII: S0920410518300421
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 165; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-4105
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Mwangi, Paulina, Brady, Patrick V., Radonjic, Mileva, and Thyne, Geoffrey. The effect of organic acids on wettability of sandstone and carbonate rocks. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2018.01.033.
Mwangi, Paulina, Brady, Patrick V., Radonjic, Mileva, & Thyne, Geoffrey. The effect of organic acids on wettability of sandstone and carbonate rocks. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.01.033
Mwangi, Paulina, Brady, Patrick V., Radonjic, Mileva, and Thyne, Geoffrey. Wed .
"The effect of organic acids on wettability of sandstone and carbonate rocks". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.01.033. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1429692.
@article{osti_1429692,
title = {The effect of organic acids on wettability of sandstone and carbonate rocks},
author = {Mwangi, Paulina and Brady, Patrick V. and Radonjic, Mileva and Thyne, Geoffrey},
abstractNote = {This paper examines the role of crude oil’s organic acid surface active compounds (SAC) in determining the reservoir wettability over a range of salinities and temperatures. To isolate the effects of individual SACs, this project used model oil mixtures of pure decane and single SACs to represent the oleic phase. Due to the large number of experiments in this study, we used wettability measurement method by the modified flotation technique (MFT) to produce fast, reliable, and quantitative results. The results showed that oil wetting by decane increased with temperature for carbonate rocks. Sandstones oil wetting showed little temperature dependency. The presence of long-chained acids in decane increased oil wetting in sandstone and carbonate rocks as salinity was lowered, while the short-chained acid increased water wetting under the same conditions. The effect of organic acids on wettability was slightly enhanced with increasing temperature for all rock types.},
doi = {10.1016/j.petrol.2018.01.033},
journal = {Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering},
number = C,
volume = 165,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {2}
}
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