Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
Determination of Diffusion Coefficient During Gas Injection in Heavy Oil Hydrocarbons

Mehdi Bahari Moghaddam; Seyyed Alireza Kamani

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 27-50

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2023.355345.1651

Abstract
  An essential transport characteristic that links a substance's molar (mass) flux to its concentration gradient is the molecular diffusion coefficient. For modeling and performance forecasting of solvent-aided recovery processes of heavy oils such as VAPEX and SAGD; a reliable and accurate estimation ...  Read More

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 – Reservoir
Predicting the Permeability Using Geometric Properties of Micro-Computed Tomography Images by Linear Regression Models

Mohammad Ashrafi; Seyyed Alireza Tabatabaei-Nezhad; Elnaz Khodapanah

Volume 10, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 1-13

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2021.289006.1597

Abstract
  Challenges of rock absolute permeability prediction of tiny samples are remarkable when laboratory apparatus is not applicable and there is no pore network modeling. The prediction using the characterization of micro-computed tomography images has been studied in this paper. Twenty series of 2D micro-computed ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
Geochemical Investigation of Trace Metals in Crude Oils from Some Producing Oil Fields in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Temple N Chikwe; Mudiaga Onojake

Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2021, , Pages 39-48

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2021.135210

Abstract
  The geochemical investigation of trace metals in crude oils from some producing oil fields in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, was carried out to ascertain the petroleum source rocks and organic matter deposits. The concentrations of trace metals in crude oil samples obtained from eight producing fields from ...  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 – Reservoir
Determination of Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) using PVTi Software, Eclipse 300 and Empirical Correlations

Vahid Karamnia; Siavash Ashoori

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 107-126

Abstract
  < p>One of the most important factors through the miscible gas injection process is to determine the Minimum Miscibility Pressure. According to the definition, the minimum miscibility pressure is the minimum pressure at which, at a constant temperature, the oil and gas injected can dissolve together ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
Occurrence and Distribution of Chrysene and its Derivatives in Crude Oils and Source Rock Extracts from Niger Delta, Nigeria

Abiodun Ogbesejana; Oluwadayo Sonibare; Zhong Ningning; Oluwasesan Bello

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 34-52

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2018.128598.1454

Abstract
  Crude oils and source rocks from the northern and offshore Niger Delta basin, Nigeria, have been characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in terms of their origin and thermal maturity based on the distribution of chrysene and its derivatives. The crude oils and source rocks were characterized ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
Characterization of Liquid Bridge in Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage in Fractured Reservoirs

Behrouz Harimi; Mohsen Masihi; Mohammad Hosein Ghazanfari

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 73-91

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2018.140366.1465

Abstract
  Gravity drainage is the main mechanism which controls the oil recovery from fractured reservoirs in both gas-cap drive and gas injection processes. The liquid bridge formed between two adjacent matrix blocks is responsible for capillary continuity phenomenon. The accurate determination of gas-liquid ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
A Review of Reservoir Rock Typing Methods in Carbonate Reservoirs: Relation between Geological, Seismic, and Reservoir Rock Types

Ali Kadkhodaie-Ilkhchi; Rahim Kadkhodaie-Ilkhchi

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 13-35

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2019.136243.1461

Abstract
  Carbonate reservoirs rock typing plays a pivotal role in the construction of reservoir static models and volumetric calculations. The procedure for rock type determination starts with the determination of depositional and diagenetic rock types through petrographic studies of the thin sections prepared ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
An Experimental Investigation of Water Effects on Asphaltene Surface Behavior through Interfacial Tension Measurements

Ramin Moghadasi; Jamshid Moghadasi; Shahin Kord

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 45-58

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2018.108233.1422

Abstract
  As a physiochemical property, asphaltenes are known to be one the most surface active compounds in crude oil. Due to such property, their behavior is most probably influenced by fluid-fluid interactions at the contact surface (interface). Potentially and naturally, in most cases, water is in contact ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
A Novel Approach to Measuring Water and Oil Relative Permeabilities in Two-phase Fluid Flow in Porous Media

Azadeh Mamghaderi; Behzad Rostami; Seyed Hamed Tabatabaie

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 14-34

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2018.106164.1425

Abstract
  In this study, direct laboratory measurements of unsteady-state imbibition test are used in a new approach to obtain relative permeability curves with no predetermined functionality assumptions. Four equations of continuity, Darcy’s law, cumulative oil production, and water fractional flow are ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
Chemical, physical characterization and salinity distribution of the oilfield water in the Upper Sandstone Member of the Zubair reservoir at Rumaila North Oilfield, Southern Iraq

Salih Awadh

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 20-39

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2017.80561.1388

Abstract
  The oilfield water in the Upper Sandstone Member of the Zubair reservoir (Barriemian-Hauterivian) at Rumaila North Oil Field was investigated for the interpretation of salinity and geochemical evolution of brine compositions. The interaction of the oilfield water with reservoir rock resulted in a brine ...  Read More

Petroleum Engineering – Reservoir
Integrated Characterization and a Tuning Strategy for the PVT Analysis of Representative Fluids in a Gas Condensate Reservoir

Shahriar Osfouri; Reza Azin; Hamid reza Amiri; Zahra Rezaei; Mahmoud Moshfeghian

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 40-59

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2017.78181.1383

Abstract
  Gas condensate reservoirs are characterized by a distinctive retrograde behavior and potential for condensate drop out during production and sampling. Efficient modeling of gas condensate reservoir requires careful phase behavior studies of samples collected prior to and during the production life of ...  Read More