Oil-Water-Rock Interactions and Their Implications for Waterand 1-Pentanol-Assisted Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs

Al Maskari, Nasser Saleh 'Amur

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Open access

Authors

Al Maskari, Nasser Saleh 'Amur

Date

2021

Supervisor

Sam Xie

Ali Saeedi

Type

Thesis

Award

PhD

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Faculty

Science and Engineering

School

WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82988

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

Low-salinity waterflooding appears to be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly means to enhanced oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs. Wettability alteration has been identified as an important process during low salinity waterflooding. This research aims to understand the wettability alteration at nano- and sub-pore scale. In addition, this research explores the potential of 1-pentanol to shift wettability with implications for EOR in high temperature and high salinity carbonate reservoirs where low salinity water is not available.