Nanotechnology has been envisioned to transform every sector of industries, particularly in the petroleum industry. Numerous researches, especially on nano-EOR, have been done in the past few years and shown promising ...

Much work has been done on the subject of low salinity waterflooding (LSWF) as a potential enhanced oil recovery method. It has been shown many times that reducing the salinity of the injected brine could have a positive ...

The effect of using seawater or modified seawater as a wettability modifier in chalk has been previously investigated at higher temperatures. This work has shown that “smart water” improves the oil recovery due to ...

Extensive research the last decades has shown that lowering the salinity and ionic compostion of injection water can improve thre oil recovery. The mechanisms causing low salinity water to give favorable reservoir conditions ...

This research work is performed with the intention to bring the contribution in the ongoing discussion of implementing the low salinity brines as the injection fluid in carbonate reservoirs. The work contains theoretical ...

It is well established that aqueous chemistry affects the mechanical strength of chalk. Seawater tends to weaken chalk at reservoir temperatures and consequently the recovery rate. As more than 50 % of the oil in existing ...

Low salinity waterflooding is an emerging EOR technique that injects water at significant lower ions concentration as compared to the formation water. Laboratory experiments and field tests show that it can enhance the oil ...

In the past years it has been observed that low salinity floods often lead to production of additional oil recovery. Several theories have been proposed as explanation for improved oil recovery, though the key mechanism ...