Application of commercial zwitterionic surfactants and ionic liquids to reduce interfacial tension and alter wettability in a carbonate reservoir

Zhaleh Ahsaei; Moein Nabipour; Amin Azdarpour; Rafael M. Santos; Erfan Mohammadian; Parham Babakhani; Hossein Hamidi; Mohammad Afkhami Karaei; Ali Esfandiarian

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Application of commercial zwitterionic surfactants and ionic liquids to reduce interfacial tension and alter wettability in a carbonate reservoir

Zhaleh Ahsaei, Moein Nabipour^* (Corresponding Author), Amin Azdarpour (Corresponding Author), Rafael M. Santos, Erfan Mohammadian, Parham Babakhani, Hossein Hamidi, Mohammad Afkhami Karaei, Ali Esfandiarian

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Number of pages	13
Journal	Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
Early online date	9 Aug 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2019.1651790
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 9 Aug 2019

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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].

Keywords

Chemical EOR
interfacial tension
ionic liquid
wettability
zwitterionic surfactant
ENHANCED OIL-RECOVERY
BEHAVIOR
CRUDE-OIL
CHALK
IMIDAZOLIUM
SEAWATER
IMPACT
INJECTION
SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION
CHLORIDE

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Ahsaei, Z., Nabipour, M., Azdarpour, A., Santos, R. M., Mohammadian, E., Babakhani, P., Hamidi, H., Karaei, M. A., & Esfandiarian, A. (2019). Application of commercial zwitterionic surfactants and ionic liquids to reduce interfacial tension and alter wettability in a carbonate reservoir. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2019.1651790

Application of commercial zwitterionic surfactants and ionic liquids to reduce interfacial tension and alter wettability in a carbonate reservoir. / Ahsaei, Zhaleh; Nabipour, Moein (Corresponding Author); Azdarpour, Amin (Corresponding Author) et al.
In: Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, 09.08.2019.

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Ahsaei, Z, Nabipour, M, Azdarpour, A, Santos, RM, Mohammadian, E, Babakhani, P, Hamidi, H, Karaei, MA & Esfandiarian, A 2019, 'Application of commercial zwitterionic surfactants and ionic liquids to reduce interfacial tension and alter wettability in a carbonate reservoir', Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2019.1651790

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