Wormlike Micellar Solutions, Beyond the Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Restrictions

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dc.contributor.authorNodoushan, Emad Jafari
dc.contributor.authorYi, Taeil
dc.contributor.authorLee, Young Ju
dc.contributor.authorKim, Namwon
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-12T16:24:22Z
dc.date.available2021-07-12T16:24:22Z
dc.date.issued2019-09
dc.description.abstractWhile traditional oil recovery methods are limited in terms of meeting the overall oil demands, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques are being continually developed to provide a principal portion of our energy demands. Chemical EOR (cEOR) is one of the EOR techniques that shows an efficient oil recovery factor in a number of oilfields with low salinity and temperature ranges. However, the application of cEOR under the harsh conditions of reservoirs where most of today’s crude oils come from remains a challenge. High temperatures, the presence of ions, divalent ions, and heterogeneous rock structures in such reservoirs restrict the application of cEOR. Polymer solutions, surfactants, alkaline-based solutions, and complex multi-components of them are common chemical displacing fluids that failed to show successful recovery results in hostile conditions for various reasons. Wormlike micellar solutions (WMS) are viscoelastic surfactants that possess advantageous characteristics for overcoming current cEOR challenges. In this study, we first review the major approaches and challenges of commonly used chemical agents for cEOR applications. Subsequently, we review special characteristics of WMS that make them promising materials for the future of cEOR.
dc.description.departmentEngineering
dc.description.departmentMaterials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization
dc.description.departmentMathematics
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dc.format.extent24 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationNodoushan, E. J., Yi, T., Lee, Y. J., Kim, N. (2019). Wormlike micellar solutions, beyond the chemical enhanced oil recovery restrictions. Fluids, 4(3): 173.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/fluids4030173
dc.identifier.issn2311-5521
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/13834
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.rights.holder© 2019 The Authors.
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.sourceFluids, 2019, Vol. 4, No. 3, Article 173.
dc.subjectwormlike micellar solutions (WMS)
dc.subjectenhanced oil recovery (EOR)
dc.subjectchemical EOR (cEOR)
dc.subjectviscoelastic surfactants (VES)
dc.subjectIngram School of Engineering
dc.titleWormlike Micellar Solutions, Beyond the Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Restrictions
dc.typeArticle

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