Experimental Study of the Effect of Smart Water Active Compounds in a Carbonate Reservoir

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran

2 Center for Exploration and Production Studies and Research, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The process of injecting smart water into carbonate reservoirs has always faced many challenges. In this study, by examining one of the effective factors such as ionic compounds active in smart water, these ambiguities have been further investigated and analyzed. The reaction between three phases, oil, rock and saline, which leads to a change in wettability, requires the presence of ionic compounds active in smart water and active compounds in oil. The presence of these compounds in the desired concentrations is the driving force required to perform ion exchange reactions followed by a change in wettability. In fact, the optimal concentration of active ions leads to the formation of a stable water film and a change in the wettability of the rock. In this study, experiments measuring the contact angle and the spontaneous imbibition deferens process were performed on samples of limestone.  For this purpose, the cores with the same conditions are located in the vicinity of different compounds of active ions in smart water. In this regard, using the collected results, it is possible to interpret and study how to participate in the reaction and the effectiveness of the active compounds of smart water. It can also be concluded that cations in the presence of sulfate ions can have a positive performance at the minimum concentration in seawater and have acceptable efficiencies of about 41% in experimental conditions.
 

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Journal of Petroleum Research
Volume 32, 1401-1 - Serial Number 122
May and June 2022
Pages 51-63

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