Geochemical Modelling to Characterize Wettability of Oil-Brine-Rock Systems
| dc.contributor.author | Chen, Yongqiang | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Sam Xie | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Ali Saeedi | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-19T03:59:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-03-19T03:59:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78325 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
Low salinity waterflooding appears to be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly means to improve oil recovery by increasing hydrophilicity. However, the controlling factor(s) behind this process remains unclear. This research characterized wettability of oil-brine-rock system from nano to pore scale through a combination of experiments and geochemical modelling, providing insights to better model multiphase flow at subsurface. New findings can also help to constrain the intrinsic uncertainties of CO2-assisted EOR with respect to wettability alteration. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
| dc.title | Geochemical Modelling to Characterize Wettability of Oil-Brine-Rock Systems | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
| curtin.department | WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering | en_US |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
| curtin.faculty | Science and Engineering | en_US |
| curtin.contributor.orcid | Chen, Yongqiang [0000-0003-3395-8023] |