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Dynamic modelling of reservoir fines retention by mesoporous silica nanofluid to improve oil recovery during low salinity water flooding of a consolidated sandstone

Agi, Augustine and Jaafar, Mohd. Zaidi and Abdul Majid, Zulkifli and Saidina Amin, Nor Aishah and Sidek, Mohd. Akhmal and Yakasai, Faruk and Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Abbas and Mohd. Faizal, Azrul Nurfaiz and Gbadamosi, Afeez and Sirajo, Lawal and Oseh, Jeffrey and Ridzuan, Norida and Ngouangna, Eugene (2023) Dynamic modelling of reservoir fines retention by mesoporous silica nanofluid to improve oil recovery during low salinity water flooding of a consolidated sandstone. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 231 (NA). NA-NA. ISSN 2949-8910

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212328

Abstract

Mesoporous silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (MSNP) was used to stabilize formation fines for increased oil recovery during low salinity water flooding. Likewise, the effect of porous media length on dynamic retention of fines at high temperature reservoir condition was investigated. Breakthrough curves of reservoir fines adsorption by mesoporous SiO2 nanofluid (MSNF) were described using Thomas and Yoon-Nelson models. Similarly, effect of concentration, flow rate, porous media length and temperature on the retention capacity of reservoir fines was modelled using Box Behnken design of experiments. Subsequently, effect of reservoir fines stabilization on oil recovery was evaluated. Formation damage remediation propensity of MSNF was investigated. Finally, the oil recovery mechanisms were determined using the sessile drop contact angle and Wilhelmy plate methods. Experimental results of the dynamic adsorption with coefficient of determination (R2) values between 0.967 and 0.999 signifies that the reservoir fines adsorption by MSNF were well predicted by Thomas and Yoon-Nelson models. Consequently, MSNF stabilized the reservoir fines by attaching onto their surface rather than on the porous media thereby changing the wettability to water-wet, decreasing the contact angle to 16.1°, 17.1° and 20.7° for kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite, respectively. Thus, increasing oil recovery by 22–23% original oil in place.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Box–behnken design, Dynamic adsorption, Enhanced oil recovery, Fines migration, Low salinity water flooding, Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Energy Engineering
ID Code:107440
Deposited By: Widya Wahid
Deposited On:17 Sep 2024 07:41
Last Modified:17 Sep 2024 07:41

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