Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
Enhancing Oil Recovery from Oil-Wet Carbonate Rock by Wettability Alteration and interfacial tension Reduction Using Hawthorn Leaves Extract as a New Natural Surfactant

Seyed Reza Shadizadeh; Amin Derakhshan

Volume 11, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 23-36

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2022.314474.1617

Abstract
  Oil recovery from oil-wet carbonate rock is a significant challenge in the oil industry. The present study investigates the influence of the natural surfactant Hawthorn leaves extract (HLE) on oil recovery from carbonate rock. Two chemical surfactants, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and dodecyl tri methyl ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering
A Simulation Study of Nanoparticle Transport in Porous Media: Effects of Salinity and Reservoir Parameters

Mehdi Rezaei Abiz; Saeid Norouzi Apourvari; Saeed Jafari; Mahin Schaffie

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 90-106

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2021.276860.1587

Abstract
  Although experimental studies confirmed the effectiveness of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery applications, no comprehensive investigation has been carried out to reveal the effect of different subsurface factors on this improvement. Proper application of nanoparticles mainly depends on their ability ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
Experimental Investigation Used of Albizia Julibrissin Extract as a Plant Surfactant on Oil Recovery

Seyed Reza Shadizadeh; Seyed Ramin Seyedi Abandankashi; Siyamak Moradi

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 89-106

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2021.234857.1555

Abstract
  In recent years, the use of natural surfactants as surface active agents in chemical methods of oil recovery over chemical surfactants has been under consideration due to the absence of environmental problems. In this study, a new plant, Albizia julibressin (Albizia), was introduced as a natural surfactant. ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Production
Application of Nanoparticles for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery

Alimorad Rashidi; Alireza Solaimany Nazar; Hamideh Radnia

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 1-19

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2018.98264.1410

Abstract
  In this paper, the potentials of using particles, especially nanoparticles, in enhanced oil recovery is investigated. The effect of different nanoparticles on wettability alteration, which is an important method to increase oil recovery from oil-wet reservoirs, is reviewed. The effect of different kinds ...  Read More

Wettability Alteration of Sandstone and Carbonate Rocks by Using ZnO Nanoparticles in Heavy Oil Reservoirs

Masoumeh Tajmiri; Seyed Mousa Mousavi; Mohammad Reza Ehsani; Emad Roayaei; Ali Emadi

Volume 4, Issue 4 , October 2015, , Pages 50-66

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2016.12479

Abstract
  Efforts to enhance oil recovery through wettability alteration by nanoparticles have been attracted in recent years. However, many basic questions have been ambiguous up until now. Nanoparticles penetrate into pore volume of porous media, stick on the core surface, and by creating homogeneous water-wet ...  Read More

A Laboratory Investigation into Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Rock by Surfactants: The Effect of Salinity, pH, and Surfactant Concentration

Mohsen Seid Mohammadi; Jamshid Moghadasi; Amin Kordestany

Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2014, , Pages 1-10

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2014.6617

Abstract
  Wettability alteration is an important method for increasing oil recovery from oil-wet carbonate reservoirs. Chemical agents like surfactants are known as wettability modifiers in carbonate systems. Oil can be recovered from initially oil-wet carbonate reservoirs by wettability alteration from oil-wet ...  Read More

An Experimental Investigation of Wettability Alteration in Carbonate Reservoir Using γ-Al2O3 Nanoparticles

Mohsen Seid Mohammadi; Jamshid Moghadasi; Saeed Naseri

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2014, , Pages 18-26

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2014.6034

Abstract
  Wettability alteration is one of the most important methods for oil recovery from sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. The effects of salinity, pH, temperature, and chemicals such as surfactants and fatty acids on the alteration of the wettability were described in previous studies. In recent years, attention ...  Read More