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Phase behavior and rheology of emulsions in an alkaline/cosolvent/crude oil/brine system
, Article Petroleum Science and Technology ; Volume 34, Issue 3 , 2016 , Pages 207-215 ; 10916466 (ISSN) ; Hemmati, M ; Shariat Panahi, H ; Masihi, M ; Karam Beigi, M. S ; Sharif University of Technology
Taylor and Francis Inc
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Phase behavior of active crude oil/alkaline was systematically studied in the presence of cosolvents. For this purpose, several factors have been considered: alkaline concentration, oil concentration, and type of brine. The best composition was used to generate emulsion for rheology and displacement tests. Furthermore, precipitation of alkaline was eliminated by its synergy with EDTA. Next, rheology of emulsion was analyzed by which a Power law model was developed that indicates non-Newtonian behavior of emulsion. Moreover, the viscosity of emulsion was reduced by the addition of cosolvent as well as by the increase of alkaline concentration. Finally, the best formulation (containing...
Study the effect of connectivity between two wells on secondary recovery efficiency using percolation approach
, Article 15th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery, ECMOR 2016, 29 August 2016 through 1 September 2016 ; 2016 ; 9462821933 (ISBN); 9789462821934 (ISBN) ; Masihi, M ; King, P. R ; Gago, P. A ; Sharif University of Technology
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE
2016
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Estimating available hydrocarbon to be produced during secondary oil recovery is an ongoing activity in field development. The primary plan is normally scheduled during early stage of field's life through master development plan studies. During this period, due to the lake of certain data, estimation of the field efficiency is usually based on rules of thumb and not detailed field characterization. Hence, there is a great motivation to produce simpler physically-based methodologies. The minimum necessity inputs of percolation approach make it a useful tool for foration performance prediction. This approach enables us to attain a better assessment of the efficiency of secondary recovery...
A priori error estimation of upscaled coarse grids for water-flooding process
, Article Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering ; Volume 94, Issue 8 , 2016 , Pages 1612-1626 ; 00084034 (ISSN) ; Firoozabadi, B ; Sharif University of Technology
Wiley-Liss Inc
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Advanced reservoir characterization methods can yield geological models at a very fine resolution, containing 1011–1018 cells, while the common reservoir simulators can only handle much lower numbers of cells due to computer hardware limitations. The process of coarsening a fine-scale model to a simulation model is known as upscaling. Predicting the accuracy of simulation results over an upscaled grid with respect to the fine grid is highly important, as it can yield the optimum upscaling process. In this paper, permeability-based and velocity-based a priori error estimation techniques are proposed by introducing image processing-based comparison methods in the context of upscaling. The...
Low salinity injection into asphaltenic-carbonate oil reservoir, mechanistical study
, Article Journal of Molecular Liquids ; Volume 216 , 2016 , Pages 377-386 ; 01677322 (ISSN) ; Riazi, M ; Hajibagheri, F ; Ayatollahi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
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The impacts of salinity adjustment of displacing fluid have recently gained special attention to enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Different mechanisms have been studied widely in the literature while some of them are still subjugated to more scrutiny. The effects of diluted sea water on the interfacial properties of brine and asphaltenic-acidic crude oil and the wettability alteration of carbonate reservoir rock are investigated in this experimental observational work. The measurements of interfacial tension (IFT) and contact angle (CA) as two main parameters are studied. Besides, the effects of asphaltene and resin in the crude oil on the IFT values between the crude oil and aqueous solution...
Experimental study on imbibition displacement mechanisms of two-phase fluid using micromodel: fracture network, distribution of pore size, and matrix construction
, Article Physics of Fluids ; Volume 29, Issue 12 , 2017 ; 10706631 (ISSN) ; Masihi, M ; Nasiri Zarandi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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In this study, the effect of different parameters on the fluid transport in a fractured micromodel has been investigated. All experiments in this study have been conducted in a glass micromodel. Since the state of wetting is important in the micromodel, the wetting experiments have been conducted to determine the state of wetting in the micromodel. The used micromodel was wet by water and non-wet regarding normal decane. The fracture network, distribution of pore size, matrix construction, and injection rate are the most important parameters affecting the process. Therefore, the influence of these parameters was studied using five different patterns (A to E). The obtained results from...
Feasibility study on application of the recent enhanced heavy oil recovery methods (VAPEX, SAGD, CAGD and THAI) in an iranian heavy oil reservoir
, Article Petroleum Science and Technology ; Volume 35, Issue 21 , 2017 , Pages 2059-2065 ; 10916466 (ISSN) ; Dehghan, A. A ; Mahdavi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
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Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods assisted by gravity drainage mechanism and application of sophisticated horizontal wells bring new hope for heavy oil extraction. Variety of thermal and non-thermal EOR techniques inject an external source of energy and materials such as steam, solvent vapor, or gas through a horizontal well at the top of the reservoir to reduce in-situ heavy oil viscosity. So, the diluted oil becomes mobile and flows downwards by gravity drainage to a horizontal producer located at the bottom of the reservoir. In this paper, a sector model of an Iranian fractured carbonate heavy oil reservoir was provided to simulate and evaluate capability of some EOR techniques such as...
The effect of dispersed phase salinity on water-in-oil emulsion flow performance: A micromodel study
, Article Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research ; Volume 56, Issue 15 , 2017 , Pages 4549-4561 ; 08885885 (ISSN) ; Ayatollahi, S ; Rezaei, N ; Masihi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
American Chemical Society
2017
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In this work, the effect of brine salinity on water-in-oil emulsion flow performance in porous media is studied as it imposes a significant challenge to oil production in the petroleum industry. A crude oil sample from an Iranian oilfield and synthetic brine with different salinities (40-140 g/L salt) are used. The results show that the emulsion viscosity and interfacial tension increase slightly with salinity, while they do not considerably affect the flow behavior. The emulsion stability analysis shows that larger w/o emulsion droplets are formed for higher brine salinity, which potentially block more pore spaces through straining and interception mechanisms. This phenomenon resulted in...
The impact of connate water saturation and salinity on oil recovery and CO2 storage capacity during carbonated water injection in carbonate rock
, Article Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ; 2018 ; 10049541 (ISSN) ; Riazi, M ; Ayatollahi, S ; Takband, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Chemical Industry Press
2018
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Carbonated water injection (CWI) is known as an efficient technique for both CO2 storage and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). During CWI process, CO2 moves from the water phase into the oil phase and results in oil swelling. This mechanism is considered as a reason for EOR. Viscous fingering leading to early breakthrough and leaving a large proportion of reservoir un-swept is known as an unfavorable phenomenon during flooding trials. Generally, instability at the interface due to disturbances in porous medium promotes viscous fingering phenomenon. Connate water makes viscous fingers longer and more irregular consisting of large number of tributaries leading to the ultimate oil recovery...
Determining influence of different factors on production optimization by developing production scenarios
, Article Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology ; Volume 8, Issue 2 , June , 2018 , Pages 505-520 ; 21900558 (ISSN) ; Daryasafar, A ; Bakhshi, P ; Tavakoli, R ; Ghayyem, M. A ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer Verlag
2018
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Production optimization is defined as the process of maximizing oil production over the long term while minimizing total production costs. The overall goal is to achieve the optimum profitability from the well or field. In this process, the reservoir system can be considered as a multiple input–output system. In this complex system injection and production wells are known as inputs and outputs. The output of the system is often affected by various parameters consisting reservoir conditions, petrophysics, and PVT data. The optimization of the injector rates and number and installation of submersible pumps are the main issues which have been studied in this paper. Determining the factor with...
Investigating the synergic effects of chemical surfactant (SDBS) and biosurfactant produced by bacterium (Enterobacter cloacae) on IFT reduction and wettability alteration during MEOR process
, Article Journal of Molecular Liquids ; Volume 256 , 2018 , Pages 277-285 ; 01677322 (ISSN) ; Hashemi, A ; Lashkarbolooki, M ; Ayatollahi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2018
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In the current study, a novel approach which takes into account the effectiveness of both convectional surfactants and biosurfactants was investigated. The biosurfactant produced by Enterobacter cloacae strain was utilized concomitant with conventional surfactant (sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS)) to evaluate its capability to reduce the SDBS adsorption on rock surface (biosurfactant acts as sacrificial agent) or synergistically enhance the effectiveness of the SDBS. In this regard, the wettability alteration and interfacial tension (IFT) measurements and calculation of spreading coefficient were performed considering two different scenarios. In the first scenario, SDBS was added to...
Nanofluid flooding for enhanced oil recovery in a heterogeneous two-dimensional anticline geometry
, Article International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer ; Volume 118 , November , 2020 ; Esfandeh, S ; Hosseinizadeh, E ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2020
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In the present study, we try to numerically simulate the nanofluid flooding method, which is one of the newest methods in this field. For this purpose, the nanofluid is considered as a single phase fluid that enters the porous petroleum reservoir containing oil. Since all porous petroleum reservoirs are heterogeneous, the porous grid is also considered heterogeneous and is solved using the finite element numerical method. The geometry considered in this study is a two-dimensional anticline medium that is heterogeneous. In this study, the effect of using different volume fractions of nanoparticles in nanofluid is studied. Capillary pressure or diffusion are considered in simulation and their...
Error behavior modeling in Capacitance-Resistance Model: A promotion to fast, reliable proxy for reservoir performance prediction
, Article Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering ; Volume 77 , May , 2020 ; Aminshahidy, B ; Bazargan, H ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B. V
2020
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Using the original form of Capacitance-Resistance Model (CRM), as a waterflooding performance prediction tool, for modeling real reservoirs makes some unavoidable errors. Combination of this model with available data assimilation methods yields more powerful simulation tool with updating parameters over time. However, the inherent uncertainty arisen by modeling complex reservoirs with only a limited number of CRM parameters is not addressed yet. In this study, the model error behavior has been simulated through a physically-based dynamical system in which it has been correlated with the original model parameters. The ensemble-based Kalman filter (EnKF) data assimilation method has been...
Theoretical and experimental study of foam stability mechanism by nanoparticles: Interfacial, bulk, and porous media behavior
, Article Journal of Molecular Liquids ; Volume 304 , 2020 ; Ghotbi, C ; Ashoori, S ; Moghadasi, J ; Kharrat, R ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2020
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Foam flooding has been applied as a promising method in enhanced oil recovery to obviate the challenges of gas flooding such as fingering, channeling and overriding. However, long-term foam stability is crucial for mobility control. In this work, the effective mechanisms on foam stability in the presence of CaCO3 nanoparticles were assessed both theoretically and experimentally. The static and dynamic behaviors of cationic surfactant (HTAB) foam in the presence of CaCO3 nanoparticles with different hydrophobicity were evaluated. The CaCO3 nanoparticles were treated with a series of long-chain fatty acids to generate a range of wettability. Afterward, the underlying mechanisms were revealed...
Analysis of MEOR efficiency to increase recovery in an Iranian reservoir
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 14, Issue 2 , 2007 , Pages 161-168 ; 10263098 (ISSN) ; Roostaazad, R ; Darouneh, E ; Izadi, H ; Sharif University of Technology
Sharif University of Technology
2007
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Rock samples from the Asmary outcrop formation of the Ahwaz oil rich zone with a porosity of 16% and permeability of 1 md and MIS crude oil with an API value of 42.5 and moderate asphaltene content of 3%, were used to study the effect of the incubation time and flow rate of the displacing fluid in MEOR operations. Five species of rod shaped, gram positive, thermophile and facultative bacteria were isolated and purified from the crude. Due to the high sweep efficiency prevailing in the core flooding system, the effect of the displacing brine flow rate on the oil recovery efficiency was found not to be significant. On the other hand, a 100% increase in incubation time from 7 to 14 days...
The non-linear effect of oil polarity on the efficiency of low salinity waterflooding: A pore-level investigation
, Article Journal of Molecular Liquids ; January , 2021 ; 01677322 (ISSN) ; Mohammadi, S ; Mahani, H ; Ayatollahi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B. V
2021
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Oil polarity is an important property impacting the efficiency of low salinity waterflooding (LSWF). It directly affects fluid/fluid and rock/fluid interactions, controlling the interfacial properties and forces. However, the current findings in the literature on the effect of concentration of polar components on oil recovery by LSWF are contradictory. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to investigate how the type of non-polar fractions and the concentration of acidic polar oil constituents change the trapped oil saturation at the pore-scale during LSWF. In this regard, we conducted a series of microfluidics LSWF experiments in both secondary and tertiary modes, using clay-free...
Effect of brine salinity and hydrolyzed polyacrylamide concentration on the Oil/Brine and Brine/Rock Interactions: Implications on enhanced oil recovery by hybrid low salinity polymer flooding in sandstones
, Article Fuel ; Volume 324 , 2022 ; 00162361 (ISSN) ; Fatemi, M ; Biniaz Delijani, E ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2022
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The main idea behind the application of Low salinity polymer flooding (LSPF) enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method is that diluted brine improves the oil recovery by wettability alteration from oil-wet (OW) towards water-wet (WW) condition, while polymer enhances the mobility of the displacing phase. However the possible effect of polymer on the fluid/fluid and fluid/rock interactions are not investigated systematically in the literature. The main objective of the present reserach is to examine the possible effect of hybrid application of low-salinity and polymer on the brine/rock and brine/oil interfaces properties. Formation water (FW) and sea water (SW) and its two different dilutions, i.e....
Experimental study and surface complexation modeling of non-monotonic wettability behavior due to change in brine salinity/composition: Insight into anhydrite impurity in carbonates
, Article Journal of Molecular Liquids ; Volume 365 , 2022 ; 01677322 (ISSN) ; Ayatollahi, S ; Pishvaie, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2022
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Wettability alteration as the main mechanism of improved oil recovery in carbonates during low salinity/engineered water flooding (LS/EWF) is a complex phenomenon due to high heterogeneity of rock. During LS/EWF, wettability changes when electrochemical interactions at carbonate-brine interface happen. Anhydrite impurity in carbonates is one of the most important parameters affecting the electrochemical interactions at the rock-brine interface and the wettability alteration process. Therefore, the success of LS/EWF in carbonate reservoirs lies in perceiving the role of impurities such as anhydrite, from a geochemical and dissolution point of view. Modified flotation tests (MFT) were...
Wettability alteration in carbonates during "Smart Waterflood": Underling mechanisms and the effect of individual ions
, Article Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ; Volume 487 , 2015 , Pages 142-153 ; 09277757 (ISSN) ; Mousapour, M. S ; Ayatollahi, S ; Vossoughi, M ; Beigy, A. H ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
2015
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There are increasing evidences that adjusting the chemistry of the injecting water improves the oil recovery efficiency. However, the underlying mechanisms for this technique which is referred to as "smart waterflood" have not yet been thoroughly understood. It is needed to explore the role of individual ions through set of different tests, to find the right mechanisms behind "smart waterflood". This study is focused on the fluid/solid (carbonate) interactions through systematic wettability measurement. Contact angle measurements accompanied by spontaneous imbibition tests were employed to determine the role of individual monovalent and divalent ions in wettability alteration process by...
Investigation of oil recovery and CO2 storage during secondary and tertiary injection of carbonated water in an Iranian carbonate oil reservoir
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 137 , 2016 , Pages 134-143 ; 09204105 (ISSN) ; Ayatollahi, S ; Riazi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
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Gas injection process for more oil recovery and in particular CO2 injection is well-established method to increment oil recovery from underground oil reservoirs. CO2 sequestration which takes place during this enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method has positive impact on reducing the greenhouse gas emission which causes global warming. Direct gas injection into depleted oil reservoirs, encounters several shortcomings such as low volumetric sweep efficiency, early breakthrough (BT) and high risk of gas leakage in naturally fractured carbonate oil reservoirs. Carbonated water injection (CWI) has been recently proposed as an alternative method to alleviate the problems associated with gas...
Effect of CO2 and natural surfactant of crude oil on the dynamic interfacial tensions during carbonated water flooding: experimental and modeling investigation
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 159 , 2017 , Pages 58-67 ; 09204105 (ISSN) ; Riazi, M ; Ayatollahi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
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Carbonated water has been recently proposed as an enhanced oil recovery method for crude oil reservoirs. Interfacial tension (IFT) plays a crucial rule on the displacement of trapped oil ganglia in the porous media. This investigation is designed to systematically assess the dynamic interfacial tension (DIFT) of two different types of crude oils with carbonated water (CW). In addition, the measured experimental data were applied into specified models. The DIFT behavior of acidic and non-acidic crude oil samples/CW and deionized water (DW) are also compared to find the effect of dissolved carbon dioxide in water on IFT. At the next stage, DIFT of all the results were used through three...