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Influence of New SiO2 Nanofluids on Surface Wettability and Interfacial Tension Behaviour between Oil-Water Interface in EOR Processes

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Fine SiO2 nanosphericals (2-5nm) and new various stable nanofluids including Tween 80, Span 80, Lauric alcohol-3EO, CTAB, SDS and K-Laurate surfactants in water or paraffin based solution were used as new SiO2 nanoproducts in oil recovery. These nanofluids can strongly change oil-wet carbonate reservoir rock to complete water-wet wettability and showed an excellent trend of surface tension (S.T) and IFT (interfacial tension) reduction in comparison with pure water and reference solutions. The CaCO3 plates reservoir was then aged for 2, 5 and 8 days into the 1, 3 and 8% of different concentrations of synthesized SiO2 nanofluids (effect of various concentrations via different aging time). Air/water and n-decane/water contact angles on oil-wet and clean carbonate rock aged in designed SiO2 nanofluids were measured and the pH value as a significant factor estimated. The interesting influence of microwave irradiation on surface tension and IFT including various SiO2 nanofluids was investigated after 12 min which some of the especial nanofluid concentrations showed successful reduction. Our findings indicated the important effect of temperature over decreasing of surface tension and IFT between oil and water interface including SiO2 nanofluids after annealing at 70°C. Therefore, this phenomenon can be significantly capable and valuable in applying of new technology in the fabrication of novel nanofluids in EOR processes and saving source of energy regarding to conventional production.

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A. Amraei, Zahra Fakhroueian, Alireza Bahramian

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EOR Process, IFT, Microwave Radiation, Oil Production, Oil/Water Interface, Oil-Wet Carbonate Rock, SiO2 Nanofluids, Source of Energy, Wettability Alteration

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