Synergistic effect of surfactant and salt mixture on interfacial tension reduction between crude oil and water in enhanced oil recovery

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-96

  Bera, Achinta ^a   Mandal, Ajay ^a   Guha, B B ^b  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

^b OIL INDIA LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HEXADECYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; SODIUM LAURYL SULFATES; SURFACTANT MIXTURE; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TERGITOL 15-S-7;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED RECOVERY; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; SALT DEPOSITS;

MIXTURES;

EID: 84892580819     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: 15205134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je400850c     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Hill, H. J.; Reisenberg, H.; Stegemeier, G. L. Aqueous surfactant system for oil recovery J. Pet. Technol. 1973, 25, 186-194
2. Ruckenstein, E. Evaluation of the Interfacial Tension between a Microemulsion and the Excess Dispersed Phase Soc. Pet. Eng. J. 1981, 21, 593-602
3. Rudin, J.; Wasan, D. T. Mechanisms for Lowering of Interfacial Tension in Alkali/Acidic Oil System: Effect of Added Surfactant Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1992, 31, 1899-1906
4. Rudin, J.; Bernard, C.; Wasan, D. T. Effect of Added Surfactant on Interfacial-Tension and Spontaneous Emulsification in Alkali/Acidic Oil Systems Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1994, 33, 1150-1158
5. Chen, C.; Chang, C.; Yang, Y.; Maa, J. Comparisons of the Effects of pH on the Interfacial Tension-Lowering Activity of Surfactants Triton X-100 and Triton SP-190 Colloids Surf. A 2000, 174, 357-365
6. Zhang, L.; Luo, L.; Zhao, S.; Xu, Z.; An, J.; Yu, J. Effect of Different Acidic Fractions in Crude Oil on Dynamic Interfacial Tensions in Surfactant/Alkali/Model Oil Systems J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 2004, 41, 189-198
7. Yang, J.; Qiao, W.; Li, Z.; Cheng, L. Effects of Branching in Hexadecylbenzene Sulfonate Isomers on Interfacial Tension Behavior in Oil/Alkali Systems Fuel 2005, 84, 1607-1611
8. Ye, Z.; Zhang, F.; Han, L.; Luo, P.; Yang, J.; Chen, H. The Effect of Temperature on the Interfacial Tension between Crude Oil and Gemini Surfactant Solution Colloids Surf. A 2008, 322, 138-141
9. Moore, T. F.; Slobod, R. L. Displacement of Oil by Water-Effect of Wettability, Rate, and Viscosity on Recovery. Paper SPE 502-G; presented in Fall Meeting of the Petroleum Branch of AIME, 2-5 October 1955, New Orleans, LA.
10. Healy, R. N.; Read, R. L.; Stenmark, D. G. Multiphase Microemulsion System Soc. Pet. Eng. J. 1976, 261, 147-160
11. Mulyadi, H.; Amin, R. A New Approach to 3D Reservoir Simulation: Effect of Interfacial Tension on Improving Oil Recovery. Paper SPE 68733-MS; presented in SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, 17-19 April 2001, Jakarta, Indonesia.
12. Johannesen, E. B.; Graue, A. Mobilization of Remaining Oil-Emphasis on Capillary Number and Wettability. Paper SPE 108724-MS; presented in International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico, 27-30 June 2007, Veracruz, Mexico.
13. Abeysinghe, K. P.; Lohne, A. Dependency of Remaining Oil Saturation on Wettability and Capillary Number. Paper SPE 160883-MS; presented in SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, 8-11 April 2012, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
14. Gogarty, W. B. Mobility Control with Polymer Solutions Soc. Pet. Eng. J. 1967, 7, 161-173
15. Gogarty, W. B.; Meabon, H. P.; Milton, H. W., Jr. Mobility Control Design for Miscible-Type Waterfloods Using Micellar Solutions Soc. Pet. Eng. J. 1970, 22, 141-147
16. Hirasaki, G. J.; Pope, G. A. Analysis of Factors Influencing Mobility and Adsorption in the Flow of Polymer Solution through Porous Media Soc. Pet. Eng. J. 1983, 14, 337-346
17. Shirif, E. Mobility Control by Polymers under Bottom-Water Conditions: Experimental Approach. Paper SPE 64506-MS; presented in SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, 16-18 October 2000, Brisbane, Australia.
18. Huh, C.; Choi, S. K.; Sharma, M. M. A Rheological Model for pH-Sensitive Ionic Polymer Solutions for Optimal Mobility Control Applications. Paper SPE 96914-MS; presented in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 9-12 October 2005, Dallas, Texas.
19. Urbissinova, T. S.; Trivedi, J.; Kuru, E. Effect of Elasticity during Viscoelastic Polymer Flooding: A Possible Mechanism of Increasing the Sweep Efficiency J. Can. Pet. Technol. 2010, 49, 49-56
20. Izgec, O.; Shook, G. M. Design Considerations of Waterflood Conformance Control with Temperature-Triggered Low-Viscosity Submicron Polymer. Paper SPE 153898-MS; presented in SPE Western Regional Meeting, 21-23 March 2012, Bakersfield, California, USA.
21. Stegemeier, G. L. Relationship of Trapped Oil Saturation to Petrophysical Properties of Porous Media. Paper SPE 4754-MS; presented in SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, 22-24 April 1974, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
22. Moss, A. K.; Jing, X. D.; Archer, J. S. Laboratory Investigation of Wettability and Hysteresis Effects on Resistivity Index and Capillary Pressure Characteristics J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 1999, 24, 231-242
23. Schembre, J. M.; Kovscek, A. R. A Technique for Measuring Two-Phase Relative Permeability in Porous Media via X-ray CT Measurements J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 2003, 39, 159-174
24. Dong, M.; Liu, Q.; Li, A. Displacement Mechanisms of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery by Alkaline Flooding in a Micromodel Particuology 2012, 12, 298-305
25. Bansal, V. K.; Shah, D. O.; Chan, K. S. The Importance of Interfacial Charge with Interfacial Tension in Secondary and Tertiary Oil Recovery Processes. Proceeding of AIChE 83rd National Meeting, March 9-8, 1977.
26. Zhao, Z.; Bi, C.; Li, Z.; Qiao, W.; Cheng, L. Interfacial Tension between Crude Oil and Decylmethylnaphthalene Sulfonate Surfactant Alkali-Free Flooding Systems Colloids Surf., A 2006, 276, 186-191
27. Qiao, W.; Li, J.; Zhu, Y.; Cai, H. Interfacial Tension Behavior of Double Long-Chain 1,3,5-Triazine Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery Fuel 2012a, 96, 220-225
28. Chu, Y.; Gong, Y.; Tan, X.; Zhang, L.; Zhao, S.; An, J.; Yu, J. Studies of Synergism for Lowering Dynamic Interfacial Tension in Sodium α-(n -alkyl) Naphthalene Sulfonate/Alkali/Acidic Oil Systems J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2004, 276, 182-187
29. Qiao, W.; Cui, Y.; Zhu, Y.; Cai, H. Dynamic Interfacial Tension Behaviors between Guerbet Betain Surfactants Solution and Daqing Oil Fuel 2012b, 102, 746-750
30. Zhao, Z.; Li, Z.; Qiao, W.; Cheng, L. Dynamic Interfacial Tension Behavior between Crude Oil and Octamethylnaphthalene Sulfonate Flooding Systems Colloids Surf. A 2005, 259, 71-80
31. Zhang, L.; Luo, L.; Zhao, S.; Yu, J. Studies of Synergism/Antagonism for Lowering Dynamic Interfacial Tensions in Surfactant/Alkali/Acidic Oil Systems, Part 2: Synergism/Antagonism in Binary Surfactant Mixtures J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2002, 251, 166-171
32. Gaonkar, A. G. Effect of Salt, Temperature, And Surfactants on Interfacial Tension Behavior of a Vegetable Oil/Water System Colloid Interface Sci. 1991, 149, 256-260
33. Kurukji, D.; Pichot, R.; Spyropoulos, F.; Norton, I. T. Interfacial Behaviour of Sodium Stearoyllactylate (SSL) as an Oil-in-Water Pickering Emulsion Stabilizer Colloid Interface Sci. 2013, 409, 88-97
34. Puig, J. E.; Mares, M. T.; Miller, W. G.; Franses, E. I. Mechanism of Ultralow Interfacial Tensions in Dilute Surfactant-Oil-Brine Systems Colloids Surf. A 1985, 16, 139-152
35. Rosen, M. J.; Wang, H.; Shen, P.; Zhu, Y. Ultralow Interfacial Tension for Enhanced Oil Recovery at Very Low Surfactant Concentrations Langmuir 2005, 21, 3749-3756
36. Mosayeb, A.; Abedini, R. The Effect of Non-Ionic Surfactants on the Interfacial Tension between Crude Oil and Water Pet. Coal 2012, 54, 110-113
37. James-Smith, M. A.; Alford, K.; Shah, D. O. A Novel Method to Quantify the Amount of Surfactant at the Oil/Water Interface and to Determine Total Interfacial Area of Emulsions J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2007, 310, 590-598
38. Kibbey, T.C.G.; Chen, L. Phase Volume Effects in the Sub- And Super-CMC Partitioning of Nonionic Surfactant Mixtures between Water and Immiscible Organic Liquids Colloids Surf. A 2008, 326, 73-82
39. Bera, A.; Kumar, T.; Ojha, K.; Mandal, A. Adsorption of Surfactants on Sand Surface in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Isotherms, Kinetics and Thermodynamic Studies Appl. Surf. Sci. 2013, 284, 87-99