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Mechanistical study of effect of ions in smart water injection into carbonate oil reservoir
, Article Process Safety and Environmental Protection ; Volume 105 , 2017 , Pages 361-372 ; 09575820 (ISSN) ; Ayatollahi, S ; Riazi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Institution of Chemical Engineers
2017
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The concerns for water availability, affordability and environmental consideration have motivated more research on the development of smart water injection for enhanced oil recovery process. Although wettability alteration has been considered as the dominant mechanism, there is an ample space in this area needs to be explored more. Therefore, a systematic series of experiments is designed and performed to examine the effect of salinity and ion type on the wettability of the carbonate rock surface to find the active mechanisms. For this purpose, the concentrations of different salts including NaCl, KCl, CaCl2 and MgCl2 are examined during 10 days of soaking for salts concentrations range of...
Smartwater flooding in a carbonate asphaltenic fractured oil reservoir - Comprehensive fluidfluid-rock mechanistic study
, Article 19th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery: Sustainable IOR in a Low Oil Price World, IOR NORWAY 2017, 24 April 2017 through 27 April 2017 ; 2017 ; 9789462822092 (ISBN) ; Afzali, S ; Ahmadi, Z ; Mokhtari, R ; Ayatollahi, S ; Sharifi, M ; Kazemi, A ; Nasiri, M ; Fathollahi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE
2017
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Waterflooding has been regarded as an efficient method for pressure maintenance of oil reservoirs. x Improved techniques such as Smart Water flooding as a new EOR/IOR process has gained more momentum based on the recent research activities in this field and the reduction of oil price. Despite many efforts on achieving the governing mechanisms of Smart Water flooding in many individual fields, most of data are sparse and more possible mechanisms which explains all the interactions yet to be introduced. This experimental study used a systematic laboratory framework which is based on seawater treatments at fixed ionic strength to eliminate the ionic strength effects, NaCl considered as the...
Performance of sea water dilution on the surface free energies of the crude oils in water-flooded carbonate rock
, Article Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology ; Volume 32, Issue 12 , 2018 , Pages 1359-1368 ; 01694243 (ISSN) ; Ayatollahi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Taylor and Francis Ltd
2018
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Although several investigations have studied the low-salinity water injection (LSWI) performance during the past decades, the effect of crude oil type on the interfacial tension (IFT) and wettability alteration is still in dark. In this regard, this study is aimed to obtain the thermodynamic energies including adhesion, cohesion and spreading coefficient during LSWI. To achieve this goal, IFT and static contact angle values of three different crude oils (i.e. light, medium and heavy) are measured as a function of sea water salinity. The obtained results revealed that the dilution of sea water can change the wettability of reservoir rock from oil wet state towards water wet state, while crude...
Experimental and analytical evaluation of FRPs bonded to masonry-long term
, Article Surface and Coatings Technology ; Volume 344 , 25 June , 2018 , Pages 729-741 ; 02578972 (ISSN) ; Toufigh, V ; Mofid, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2018
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This research investigated the long-term environmental effects on the bond at the interface between fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and a masonry brick. Seven types of FRP fabrics were used and placed on the masonry brick using the wet lay-up technique. Unidirectional and bidirectional fibers made of aramid, carbon, and glass and also combination of these fabrics were used. A total of 525 specimens were exposed to five chemical solutions with pH values of 2.5, 7, 10, 12.5 and substitution sea water for 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. A chamber was also used to simulate the ultraviolent (UV) radiation on the specimens. A series of single-lap shear tests were performed on these specimens to determine...
Predicting the rock wettability changes using solutions with different pH, through streaming potential measurement
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 167 , 2018 , Pages 20-27 ; 09204105 (ISSN) ; Pahlavanzadeh, H ; Ayatollahi, S ; Manteghian, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2018
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The high reactivity of the carbonate rocks at various pH makes it difficult to evaluate the wettability, hence to find the recovery mechanisms behind modified waterflood in carbonate reservoirs. More recently, the streaming potential measurement is introduced as a method of electrokinetic phenomena more relevant to the subsurface systems. Regarding few experimental studies and in order to improve our understanding on streaming potential measurement, the electrokinetic studies on quartz and calcite surface were conducted as a function of pH in the range of 1.5–11.5 using an in-house novel setup of streaming potential measurement. High sensitivity of streaming potential coupling coefficient to...
Pore-level influence of micro-fracture parameters on visco-capillary behavior of two-phase displacements in porous media
, Article Advances in Water Resources ; Volume 113 , 2018 , Pages 260-271 ; 03091708 (ISSN) ; Akhlaghi Amiri, H. A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2018
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In this work, coupled Cahn–Hilliard phase field and Navier–Stokes equations were solved using finite element method to address the effects of micro-fracture and its characterizations on water-oil displacements in a heterogeneous porous medium. Sensitivity studies at a wide range of viscosity ratios (M) and capillary numbers (Ca), and the resultant log Ca–log M stability phase diagram, revealed that in both media, with/without fracture, the three regimes of viscous fingering, capillary fingering and stable displacement similarly occur. However, presence of the fracture caused water channeling phenomenon which resulted in reduction of the number of active fingers and hence the final oil...
Investigating injection of low salinity brine in carbonate rock with the assist of works of cohesion and adhesion and spreading coefficient calculations
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 161 , 2018 , Pages 381-389 ; 09204105 (ISSN) ; Ayatollahi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2018
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Low salinity (LS) and smart water (SW) flooding processes which receive a great interest as cost-effective and environmental friendly techniques are relatively new enhanced oil recovery methods. Although shifting carbonate surfaces towards a water-wet state is the main mechanism behind these methods, effects of controlling factors (for instance: ion type or salinity) are already remained unsettled. In this regard, the effects of sulfate ion types (i.e. Na2SO4, MgSO4 and CaSO4) and their concentrations (i.e. 0–45,000 ppm) on wettability alteration are investigated using contact angle (CA) measurement technique. In addition, work of cohesion, work of adhesion and spreading coefficient of all...
Wettability alteration of carbonate rock by nonionic surfactants in water-based drilling fluid
, Article International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology ; 2018 ; 17351472 (ISSN) ; Ramazani SaadatAbadi, A ; Jafari Behbahani, T ; Sharif University of Technology
Center for Environmental and Energy Research and Studies
2018
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The influx of solid or liquid particles of drilling mud into the pores of rock or mud loss phenomenon and clay swelling can sometimes lead to severe productive formation damage and cause to wettability alterations of reservoir rock from hydrophilic to oleophilic. Therefore, designing an appropriate fluid that is compatible with formation fluids and could reduce reservoir damage and increase the productivity of wells is very important. The two main mechanisms of surfactants are reduction of the surface tension and wettability alteration of rock reservoir that are effective in taking the oil. Regarding the importance of the wettability in reservoir productivity, this article is aimed to study...
Physical bounds of metallic nanofingers obtained by mechano-chemical atomic force microscope nanolithography
, Article Applied Surface Science ; Volume 255, Issue 6 , January , 2009 , Pages 3513-3517 ; 01694332 (ISSN) ; Abdolahad, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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To obtain metallic nanofingers applicable in surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors, a mechano-chemical atomic force microscope (AFM) nanolithography on a metallic thin film (50 nm in thickness)/piezoelectric substrate covered by a spin-coated polymeric mask layer (50-60 nm in thickness) was implemented. The effective shape of cross-section of the before and after etching grooves have been determined by using the AFM tip deconvolution surface analysis, structure factor, and power spectral density analyses. The wet-etching process improved the shape and aspect ratio (height/width) of the grooves and also smoothed the surface within them. We have shown that the relaxed surface tension of the...
Application of the MSA-based models in correlating the surface tension for single and mixed electrolyte solutions
, Article Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics ; Volume 41, Issue 11 , 2009 , Pages 1264-1271 ; 00219614 (ISSN) ; Taghikhani, V ; Ghotbi, C ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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Experimental values for surface tension of single and mixed electrolyte solutions were correlated using the models based on the perturbation theory. The Mean Spherical Approximation (MSA) model, coupled with the Ghotbi-Vera (GV) and the Mansoori et al. (BMCSL) equations of state, were used to correlate the experimental values of the surface tension. The results showed that the models can favourably correlate the experimental values for single electrolyte solutions. However, it was observed that the GV-MSA model can more accurately predict the surface tension for single electrolytes, especially at higher concentrations. Two different expressions for concentration dependency of cation hydrated...
Computational simulation of marangoni convection under microgravity condition
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 16, Issue 6 B , 2009 , Pages 513-524 ; 10263098 (ISSN) ; Taeibi Rahni, M ; Asadi, B ; Ahmadi, G ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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In this work, the rising of a single bubble in a quiescent liquid under microgravity condition was simulated. In addition to general studies of microgravity effects, the initiation of hydrodynamic convection, solely due to the variations of interface curvature (surface tension force) and thus the generation of shearing forces at the interfaces, was also studied. Then, the variation of surface tension due to the temperature gradient (Marangoni convection), which can initiate the onset of convection even in the absence of buoyancy, was studied. The related unsteady incompressible full Navier-Stokes equations were solved using a finite difference method with a structured staggered grid. The...
Comparison of various anodization and annealing conditions of titanium dioxide nanotubular film on MB degradation
, Article EPJ Applied Physics ; Volume 47, Issue 1 , 2009 ; 12860042 (ISSN) ; Iraji Zad, A ; Ahadian, M. M ; Taghavinia, N ; Dolati, A ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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In this study the influence of morphology of vertically oriented titanium oxide nanotube arrays (TNTAs) on their photocatalytic activities was investigated. To obtain nanotubes with different morphologies, they were prepared at different anodization voltages. The size of TNTAs were measured using SEM images and also determined based on a non-destructive optical method; We demonstrate how the tubular geometry of the TNTAs can be used to adjust the optical and also the wetting properties of them and how these properties affect the performance of the nanostructure in further applications as a photocatalyst. To investigate their potentials for environmental applications, the photocatalytic...
On the size-dependent behavior of drop contact angle in wettability alteration of reservoir rocks to preferentially gas wetting using nanofluid
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 178 , 2019 , Pages 1143-1154 ; 09204105 (ISSN) ; Ghazanfari, M. H ; Dehghan Monfared, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2019
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Wettability alteration of rock surfaces toward gas wetting have been recognized as a practical approach for maximizing the production from the gas condensate reservoirs. Most of the reported work in this area applied the so called sessile drop contact angle measurement technique to examine the change in wetting state of a surface. However, the size-dependent wetting behavior of drop which could affect the exact determination of wettability and wettability changes was not well discussed in the previous studies. Therefore, in this work, the size dependency of contact angle for four different liquid-solid-gas systems; i.e., water-calcite-air, water-treated calcite-air (nanofluid treated...
Investigating fluid invasion control by Colloidal Gas Aphron (CGA) based fluids in micromodel systems
, Article Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering ; Volume 66 , 2019 , Pages 1-10 ; 18755100 (ISSN) ; Kamari, E ; Kazemzadeh, E ; Ghazanfari, M. H ; Soleymani, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2019
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Recently, Colloidal Gas Aphron (CGA) based fluids have been introduced to further develop depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs. This fluid system has been employed in an attempt to control drilling fluid invasion and, thus, reducing formation damage occurred during drilling operations. Understanding the mechanisms of fluid invasion control is of great importance for successful design and application of CGA-based fluids in drilling operations. Although fluid flow of conventional foams has been studied extensively in the available literature, little attention has been paid to CGA fluids flow, especially in heterogeneous fractured porous media. Here, an experimental study was conducted to achieve...
Simulating imbibition process using interacting capillary bundle model with corner flow: The role of capillary morphology
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 176 , 2019 , Pages 62-73 ; 09204105 (ISSN) ; Khasi, S ; Ghazanfari, M. H ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2019
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Interacting capillary bundle model has been much attended for modeling of imbibition process, however, how the tube morphology controls the front displacement is not well discussed in the available literature, especially when corner flow of wetting phase is considered. Tubes with non-circular cross-sections were used for simulating imbibition process performed on drained bundle of tubes. Different combinations of the interacting tubes with equilateral triangular, square, and circular cross sections were used in the bundle model to explore the role of capillary morphology. The evolution of displacement front, as well as transient water saturation profiles along the model, were obtained for...
Experimental study of dynamic imbibition during water flooding of naturally fractured reservoirs
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 174 , 2019 , Pages 1-13 ; 09204105 (ISSN) ; Masihi, M ; Mirzaei Paiaman, A ; Hamidpour, E ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2019
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Capillary imbibition is an important recovery mechanism in naturally fractured reservoirs when water-filled fractures surround water-wet matrix blocks. A large amount of studies of imbibition process is simply total or partial immersion of nonwetting phase saturated rock in aqueous wetting phase. However, water advance in fractures during water flooding or water encroachment from an active aquifer introduces time dependent boundary conditions where invariant exposure of rock surface to water is not representative. In this work, a laboratory simulated matrix-fracture system was used to investigate different aspects of imbibition in the presence of fracture fluid flow (namely dynamic...
Compare numerical modeling and improved understanding of dynamic sessile drop contact angle analysis in Liquid-Solid-Gas system
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 184 , 2020 ; Ghazanfari, M. H ; Dehghan Monfared, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2020
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Dynamic contact angle measurement; as a standard method for surface wettability analysis, is usually conducted through the analysis of sessile drops formed following the low rate injection of fluid from beneath through a drilled hole via an injection needle. However, understanding/characterizing the changes of drop contact angle from the point where the flat solid surface begins is not well discussed yet. Moreover, during the evaluation of size-dependent behavior of contact angle of millimeter-scale drops, the effect of the drilled hole is ignored. In this regard, in the current study, the experimental and thermodynamic characterizations of the sessile drop advancing contact angle...
Thermal performance assessment of an evaporative condenser-based combined heat pump and humidification-dehumidification desalination system
, Article Desalination ; Volume 496 , 2020 ; Shafii, M. B ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2020
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A new design for heat pump integrated humidification-dehumidification (HDH-HP) desalination cycles was proposed in the current experimental study. An evaporative condenser was designed and fabricated instead of a separate humidifier, heater, and air/water-cooled condensers find in previous HDH-HP systems. Meanwhile, the air dehumidification process in this work directly occurred inside the heat pump evaporator. The effect of several operating parameters such as ambient wet-bulb temperature, spraying saline water and airflow rates, compressor speed, superheat, and evaporator saturation temperature control modes of the electronic expansion valve (EEV) on freshwater production and GOR were...
Modeling of capillary pressure in horizontal rough-walled fractures in the presence of liquid bridges
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 185 , 2020 ; Ghazanfari, M. H ; Masihi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2020
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Capillary continuity between adjacent matrix blocks through formation of liquid bridge controls the recovery factor of gravity drainage process in fractured reservoirs. However, stability of liquid bridges as well as related capillary pressure in horizontal rough fractures is not well discussed in the available literature. In this work, new models of rough-walled fracture are developed and the role of roughness size and frequency on formation of liquid bridge and fracture capillary pressure are investigated. The Young-Laplace equation is numerically solved to characterize the liquid bridge formed in the proposed models of rough fractures. Critical fracture aperture for a range of liquid...
Microorganisms’ effect on the wettability of carbonate oil-wet surfaces: implications for MEOR, smart water injection and reservoir souring mitigation strategies
, Article Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology ; Volume 10, Issue 4 , 2020 , Pages 1539-1550 ; Ayatollahi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer
2020
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In upstream oil industry, microorganisms arise some opportunities and challenges. They can increase oil recovery through microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) mechanisms, or they can increase production costs and risks through reservoir souring process due to H2S gas production. MEOR is mostly known by bioproducts such as biosurfactant or processes such as bioclogging or biodegradation. On the other hand, when it comes to treatment of reservoir souring, the only objective is to inhibit reservoir souring. These perceptions are mainly because decision makers are not aware of the effect microorganisms’ cell can individually have on the wettability. In this work, we study the individual effect...