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Smart Water Optimal Injection Policy in Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs, Using Laboratory Data
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Ayatollahi, Shahaboddin (Supervisor) ; Pishvaie, Mahmood Reza (Supervisor)
Abstract
Wettability alteration is the main mechanism for enhancing oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs during low salinity or engineered water flooding (LS/EWF), though it is a complex process due to the high heterogeneity of rock. During LS/EWF, wettability alteration occurs as a result of electrochemical interactions at the interface between carbonate rock and brine. One of the most critical factors affecting these interactions, and the wettability alteration process, is the presence of anhydrite impurities in the carbonate rock. Therefore, the success of LS/EWF in carbonate reservoirs lies on understanding the role of impurities like anhydrite from both geochemical and dissolution perspectives....