Influence of brine composition and fines migration on crude oil/brine/rock interactions and oil recovery

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 99-111

  Tang, Guo Qing ^a   Morrow, Norman R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine composition; Fine solids; Oil recovery; Waterflooding

Indexed keywords

FINES;

ACIDIZATION; ADSORPTION; BRINES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE; WELL FLOODING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

BRINE; CRUDE OIL; FINES; RECOVERY MECHANISM; ROCK; WATERFLOODING;

BRINE; CRUDE OIL; FINES; RECOVERY METHOD; ROCK;

EID: 0033510812     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(99)00034-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (20)

1. Bragg J.R., Yang S.H. Clay-oil flocculation and its role in natural cleansing in Prince William sound following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Exxon Oil Spill: Fate and Effects in Alaskan Waters, ASTM STP 1219. 1995.
2. Buckley J.S., Morrow N.R. An overview of crude oil adhesion phenomena. Toulhoat H., Lecourtier J. Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Interfaces in Oil Production. 1991;39-45 Editions Technip, Paris.
3. Buckley J.S., Takamura K., Morrow N.R. Influence of electrical surface charges on the wetting properties of crude oils. SPE Formation Evaluation. 1989;332-340.
4. Buckley J.S., Bousseau C., Liu Y. Wetting alteration by brine and crude oil: from contact angles to cores. SPEJ. 1(3):1996;341-350.
5. Buckley J.S., Liu Y., Monsterleet S. Mechanism of wetting alteration by crude oils. SPEJ. 1998;54-61.
6. Israelachvili J. Intermolecular and Surface Forces. 2nd edn. 1991;Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
7. Jadhunandan P., Morrow N.R. Effect of wettability on waterflood recovery for crude oil/brine/rock systems. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 1995;40-46.
8. Jones F.O. Influence of chemical composition of water on clay blocking of permeability. JPT. 1964;441-446.
9. Ma S., Morrow N.R. Effect of firing on petrophysical properties of Berea sandstone. SPEFE. 1994;213-218.
10. Ma S., Morrow N.R., Zhang X. Generalized scaling of spontaneous inhibition data for strongly water-wet systems. J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 18:1997;165-178.
11. Morrow N.R., Tang G., Valat M., Xie X. Prospects of improved oil recovery related to wettability and brine composition. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 20:1998;267-276.
12. Muecke T.W. Formation fines and factors controlling their movement in porous media. JPT. 1979;144-150.
13. Robin M., Rosenberg E., Fassi-Fihri O. Wettability studies at the pore level: a new approach by use of cryo-S.E.M. SPE Formation Evaluation. 1991;11.
14. Salathiel R.A. Oil recovery by surface film drainage in mixed-wettability rocks. JPT. 1973;1216-1224.
15. Sarkar A.K., Sharma M.M. Fines migration in two-phase flow. JPT. 1990;646.
16. Tang, G., 1997. Effect of temperature, oil composition, and change in water saturation on wetting behavior and oil recovery by waterflooding. MS Thesis, University of Wyoming.
17. Tang, G., 1998. Brine composition and waterflood recovery for selected crude oil/brine/rock systems. PhD Thesis, University of Wyoming.
18. Tang G., Morrow N.R. Salinity, temperature, oil composition and oil recovery by waterflooding. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 1997;269-276.
19. Yildiz H.O., Valat M., Morrow N.R. Effect of brine composition on recovery of an Alaskan crude oil by waterflooding. J. Can. Pet. Technol. 38:1999;26-31.
20. Zhou X., Morrow N.R., Ma S. Interrelationship of wettability, initial water saturation, aging time, and oil recovery by spontaneous imbibition and waterflooding. SPE 35436, SPE/DOE 10th Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK:1996.