APPLICATION OF ANIONIC SURFACTANT\ENGINEERED WATER HYBRID EOR IN CARBONATE FORMATIONS: AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS

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dc.contributor.authorSekerbayeva, Aigerim
dc.contributor.authorPourafshary, Peyman
dc.contributor.authorHashmet, Muhammad Rehan
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-17T04:32:09Z
dc.date.available2021-09-17T04:32:09Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-20
dc.description.abstractA hybrid enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method by combining low salinity water (LSW) and low salinity surfactant (LSS) flooding techniques was designed. Different experiments were done to screen the Caspian seawater (SW) with altered ionic composition and surfactant, for the optimized performance in Kazakhstani carbonate oil fields. Changing to a more water-wet state and creating the middle phase were studied as the main criteria to select the best-engineered brine and anionic surfactant. The largest alteration towards the water-wet condition was recorded at 10 times dilution of the SW with 3- and 6- times spiked calcium and sulfate ions, respectively (10xSW-6SO4, Mg, 3Ca). This combination of anionic surfactants with carbonate formations is considered as a new approach in hybrid EOR methods. Among the anionic surfactants screened, Soloterra-113H (Alkyl Benzenesulfonic acid) showed the best solubilization ratio, aqueous stability, and Winsor type 3 microemulsions. The wettability alteration by the combination of optimized brine and screened surfactant was greater compared to the standalone LSW, which was confirmed by the 10◦ difference in contact angle measurement. The microemulsion phase constituted nearly 40% of the total height of the oil/brine column by the hybrid method. The recovery factor after injecting formation water was 52%, and it increased to 61% after optimized LSW injection. After switching to the engi neered brine/surfactant, the recovery factor reached 70%, which proves the effectiveness of the hybrid method. The proposed combined method works better than either standalone EOR method due to the higher alteration in capillary number by changing wettability and reducing IFT, which leads to higher oil recovery.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSekerbayeva, A., Pourafshary, P., & Hashmet, M. R. (2020). Application of anionic surfactant\engineered water hybrid EOR in carbonate formations: An experimental analysis. Petroleum. Published. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petlm.2020.10.001en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/5810
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPetroleumen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectType of access: Open Accessen_US
dc.subjectCaspian seawateren_US
dc.subjectsurfactanten_US
dc.subjectenhanced oil recoveryen_US
dc.titleAPPLICATION OF ANIONIC SURFACTANT\ENGINEERED WATER HYBRID EOR IN CARBONATE FORMATIONS: AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSISen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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