Effect of alumina and silica nanocomposite based on polyacrylamide on light and heavy oil recovery in presence of formation water using micromodel

Maleki, Ashkan; Sedaee, Behnam; Bahramian, Alireza; Gharechelou, Sajjad; Sarlak, Nahid; Mehdizad, A.; Rasaei, Mohammad Reza; Dehghan, Aliakbar

doi:10.1016/j.petlm.2023.03.001

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“…It is also noticed that the shear stress is minimised when the additive Nanoparticles mixture concentration is raised. This conclusion is specified very well with 13 . All the associated figures (Figs.…”

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An experimental investigation and flow-system simulation about the influencing of silica–magnesium oxide nano-mixture on enhancing the rheological properties of Iraqi crude oil

Alhamd,

Manteghian,

Dehaghani

et al. 2024

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This study aims to investigate the effects of introducing a 50/50 mixture of silica and magnesium oxide nanoparticles (SNP + MgONP) to the viscosity of Al-Ahdab crude oil (Iraq) at varied concentrations and temperatures. It is observed that the viscosity value drops from 38.49 to 7.8 cP. The highest degree of viscosity reduction is measured to be 56.91% at the maximum temperature of 50 °C and the greatest concentration of 0.4 wt% SM4. The Bingham model can be used to classify the behavior of the crude oil before the Nano-mixture is added. The liquid behavior grew closer to Newtonian behavior once the Nano-mixture was added. Along with a rise in plastic and effective viscosity values, the yield stress value decreases as the concentration of the Nano-mixture increases. The numerical data demonstrate that when the volume proportion of nanoparticles increases, the pressure distribution decreases. Furthermore, as the nanoparticle volume fraction increases, the drag decrease would also increase. SM4 obtains a maximum drag reduction of 53.17%. It is discovered that the sample SM4 has a maximum flow rate increase of 2.408%. Because they reduce the viscosity of crude oil, nanoparticles also reduce the friction factor ratio.

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“…Maleki et al 13 tested six injection solutions on light and heavy oil recovery in two formation water brines using a homogenous glass micromodel. All injection solutions except one without additions were made using 40,000 ppm NaCl synthetic seawater (SSW).…”

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An experimental investigation and flow-system simulation about the influencing of silica–magnesium oxide nano-mixture on enhancing the rheological properties of Iraqi crude oil

Alhamd,

Manteghian,

Dehaghani

et al. 2024

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“…It was found that IFT reduction was the most important parameter which control nanocomposite behavior. Based on the results, at different salinity of 250,000 ppm to 180,000 ppm, oil recovery of 95.83 and 70.33% were obtained [ 27 ]. Xanthan is another essential and environmentally friendly biopolymer with many applications in the oil industry.…”

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“…Moreover, it was seen that, due to increasing surfactant concentration from 0 to 10 wt.%, IFT decreased 35 to 11.9 mN/m. Maleki et al (2023) used a combination of silica/alumina nanocomposites based on polyacrylamide for EOR to obtain reservoir parameters, such as IFT. It was found that IFT reduction was the most important parameter which control nanocomposite behavior.…”

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Application of Green Polymeric Nanocomposites for Enhanced Oil Recovery by Spontaneous Imbibition from Carbonate Reservoirs

Ahmadi,

Ayari,

Olfati

et al. 2023

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This study experimentally investigates the effect of green polymeric nanoparticles on the interfacial tension (IFT) and wettability of carbonate reservoirs to effectively change the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) parameters. This experimental study compares the performance of xanthan/magnetite/SiO2 nanocomposites (NC) and several green materials, i.e., eucalyptus plant nanocomposites (ENC) and walnut shell ones (WNC) on the oil recovery with performing series of spontaneous imbibition tests. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), and BET (Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller) surface analysis tests are also applied to monitor the morphology and crystalline structure of NC, ENC, and WNC. Then, the IFT and contact angle (CA) were measured in the presence of these materials under various reservoir conditions and solvent salinities. It was found that both ENC and WNC nanocomposites decreased CA and IFT, but ENC performed better than WNC under different salinities, namely, seawater (SW), double diluted salted (2 SW), ten times diluted seawater (10 SW), formation water (FW), and distilled water (DIW), which were applied at 70 °C, 2000 psi, and 0.05 wt.% nanocomposites concentration. Based on better results, ENC nanofluid at salinity concentrations of 10 SW and 2 SW ENC were selected for the EOR of carbonate rocks under reservoir conditions. The contact angles of ENC nanocomposites at the salinities of 2 SW and 10 SW were 49 and 43.4°, respectively. Zeta potential values were −44.39 and −46.58 for 2 SW and 10 SW ENC nanofluids, which is evidence of the high stability of ENC nanocomposites. The imbibition results at 70 °C and 2000 psi with 0.05 wt.% ENC at 10 SW and 2 SW led to incremental oil recoveries of 64.13% and 60.12%, respectively, compared to NC, which was 46.16%.

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“…39Nanocomposites silica and alumina based on polyacrylamide (NCSAP), surfactant (CTAB) and polyacrylamide (PAM)IFT, contact angle and oil recoveryThe most effective mechanism in oil recovery for light oil and heavy oil were reported IFT reduction and mobility control, respectively40 …”

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Low-salinity water flooding by a novel hybrid of nano γ-Al2O3/SiO2 modified with a green surfactant for enhanced oil recovery

Khajeh Kulaki,

Hosseini-Nasab,

Hormozi

2024

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This paper introduces a hybrid enhanced oil recovery (HEOR) method that combines a low-salinity water flooding (LSWF) and nanoparticles (NPs) stabilized with a green surfactant. We experimentally investigated the use of combinations of silica (SiO2) and gamma alumina (γ-Al2O3) nanohybrids stabilized with Gum Arabic (GA) at different water salinities. Nanofluids (NFs) were prepared by dispersing γ-Al2O3 and SiO2 NPs (0.1 wt%) in deionized water (DW), synthetic seawater (SSW), 2, 5, and 10 times diluted samples of synthetic seawater (in short 2-DSSW, 5-DSSW and 10-DSSW, respectively). The challenge is that NPs become unstable in the presence of cations in saline water. Moreover, an attempt was made to introduce NFs with high stability for a long period of time as the optimal NFs. The effects of temperature on the behaviour of optimal NFs in the presence of different base fluids, distinct mass ratios of γ-Al2O3/SiO2 and various concentrations of surfactant were analysed via interfacial tension (IFT) and viscosity measurements. The results of the viscosity measurement showed that with increasing temperature, the NPs dispersed in DW had lower viscosity than NPs dispersed in various salinities. However, the IFT measurement for NPs dispersed in different base-fluids revealed that with increasing temperature and presence of cations in saline water, IFT values decreases. Although, the minimum IFT for hybrid nanofluid (HNF) γ-Al2O3/SiO2 modified with GA and dispersed in 10-DSSW was reported 0.99 mN/m. Finally, according to the micromodel flooding results, in oil-wet conditions, the highest oil recovery for combination γ-Al2O3/SiO2 modified with GA and dispersed in 2-DSSW was reported 60.34%. It was concluded that NFs modified with GA could enhanced applicability of LSWF via delay in breakthrough time and improving sweep efficiency.

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Effect of alumina and silica nanocomposite based on polyacrylamide on light and heavy oil recovery in presence of formation water using micromodel

Cited by 6 publications

References 46 publications

An experimental investigation and flow-system simulation about the influencing of silica–magnesium oxide nano-mixture on enhancing the rheological properties of Iraqi crude oil

An experimental investigation and flow-system simulation about the influencing of silica–magnesium oxide nano-mixture on enhancing the rheological properties of Iraqi crude oil

Application of Green Polymeric Nanocomposites for Enhanced Oil Recovery by Spontaneous Imbibition from Carbonate Reservoirs

Low-salinity water flooding by a novel hybrid of nano γ-Al2O3/SiO2 modified with a green surfactant for enhanced oil recovery

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