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DOI: 10.4043/30318-ms
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Recent Developments in Surfactant Flooding for Carbonate Reservoirs Under Harsh Conditions

Abstract: Surfactant flooding is one of the most promising chemical enhanced oil recovery techniques. However, this technique has been mainly applied in sandstone rocks with limited applications in carbonates. In this study, we present a comprehensive review on surfactant flooding for carbonates under harsh conditions of high temperature and high salinity. This review starts with highlighting the underlying mechanisms of surfactant flooding. Surfactant types, screening studies, and surfactant retention are then discusse… Show more

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“…Therefore, it is important to mention that a decrease in chemical flood salinity would lead to an increase in surfactant recovery efficiency and could make the operation economical. This hybrid effect of low salinity and surfactant flooding has been reported earlier in the literature (Adila et al 2020).…”
Section: Surfactant-minerals Interface Reactionsupporting
confidence: 82%
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“…Therefore, it is important to mention that a decrease in chemical flood salinity would lead to an increase in surfactant recovery efficiency and could make the operation economical. This hybrid effect of low salinity and surfactant flooding has been reported earlier in the literature (Adila et al 2020).…”
Section: Surfactant-minerals Interface Reactionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…It is important to mention that during surfactant flooding, the retention of surfactant defines the economics and the viability of an effective chemical flood. Surfactant retention includes adsorption onto the surface of the rock, precipitation due to incompatibility with high salinity and temperature conditions, and trapping due to unfavorable phase behavior (Adila et al 2020;Kalam et al 2021). The retention of surfactant is high at salinities associated with Type II microemulsion (over optimum salinity).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Chemical flooding is a technique that entails the utilization of chemicals to enhance the efficiency of either fluid displacement or sweep in the process of fluid replacement. Chemical compounds commonly employed in various applications include alkalis, surfactants, polymers, gels, emulsions, as well as their combinations, such as alkali-polymer, surfactant-polymer, and alkali-surfactant-polymer, among others [9][10][11]. There are also some additional EOR approaches for increasing the sweeping efficiency of the displacing fluids.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among the evaluation methods is the oil recovery test, which demonstrates the capability of the potential EOR agent or method to recover the remaining oil from the rock samples. Many recent publications have described the use of surfactants as EOR agents as well as advances in the process. ,, However, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, most of these publications provide general overviews and analyses of the surfactant EOR process. Additionally, none of them focus specifically on the different techniques implemented to evaluate the oil recovery during surfactant flooding.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%