TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of commercial zwitterionic surfactants and ionic liquids to reduce interfacial tension and alter wettability in a carbonate reservoir
AU - Ahsaei, Zhaleh
AU - Nabipour, Moein
AU - Azdarpour, Amin
AU - Santos, Rafael M.
AU - Mohammadian, Erfan
AU - Babakhani, Parham
AU - Hamidi, Hossein
AU - Karaei, Mohammad Afkhami
AU - Esfandiarian, Ali
N1 - Acknowledgements
The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge and show appreciation to the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marvdasht Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran and to Fars EOR Technologies Company, for the provision of the laboratory facilities necessary for completing this work.
Funding
This work was supported by the Islamic Azad University [N/A];Fars EOR Technologies Company [N/A].
PY - 2019/8/9
Y1 - 2019/8/9
N2 - Interfacial tension (IFT) reduction and wettability alteration are major mechanisms to chemically enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) in carbonate reservoirs. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of different surfactants on IFT and wettability alteration. Four different surfactants including ionic liquids and zwitterionic surfactants, namely [C12mim]Cl, TR-880, NX-2760, and NX-1510, were used in this study. Reservoir core samples, formation brine and crude oil from the Karanj oil field, located in Iran were used. The results showed that the tested surfactants are capable of reducing IFT significantly, changing the wettability to greater hydrophilicity, thus potentially facilitating oil recovery.
AB - Interfacial tension (IFT) reduction and wettability alteration are major mechanisms to chemically enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) in carbonate reservoirs. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of different surfactants on IFT and wettability alteration. Four different surfactants including ionic liquids and zwitterionic surfactants, namely [C12mim]Cl, TR-880, NX-2760, and NX-1510, were used in this study. Reservoir core samples, formation brine and crude oil from the Karanj oil field, located in Iran were used. The results showed that the tested surfactants are capable of reducing IFT significantly, changing the wettability to greater hydrophilicity, thus potentially facilitating oil recovery.
KW - Chemical EOR
KW - interfacial tension
KW - ionic liquid
KW - wettability
KW - zwitterionic surfactant
KW - ENHANCED OIL-RECOVERY
KW - BEHAVIOR
KW - CRUDE-OIL
KW - CHALK
KW - IMIDAZOLIUM
KW - SEAWATER
KW - IMPACT
KW - INJECTION
KW - SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION
KW - CHLORIDE
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070804371&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15567036.2019.1651790
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/application-commercial-zwitterionic-surfactants-ionic-liquids-reduce-interfacial-tension-alter-wetta
U2 - 10.1080/15567036.2019.1651790
DO - 10.1080/15567036.2019.1651790
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070804371
JO - Energy Sources. Part A, Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects
JF - Energy Sources. Part A, Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects
SN - 1556-7036
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