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Yue, L., Pu, W., Zhao, S., Zhang, S., Ren, F. and Xu, D. (2020) Insights into Mechanism of Low Salinity Water Flooding in Sandstone Reservoir from Interfacial Features of Oil/Brine/Rock via Intermolecular Forces. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 313, Article ID: 113435.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113435

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• TITLE: Effects of Formation Mineral Compositions on the Performance of High- & Low-Salinity Brine Injection in Carbonate Reservoirs

  AUTHORS: Abdulrazag Y. Zekri, Mamdouh Taha Ghannam, Musaab Ibrahim Magzoub

  KEYWORDS: Water Flooding, Low Salinity, Carbonate Reservoirs, Rock Mineralogy, Limestone

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.12 No.4, November 13, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Low-salinity flooding has been extensively investigated. However, the effects of several variables, such as mineralogical composition, have been neglected. In this regard, the main objective here was to optimize low-salinity water flooding of reservoirs with a wide range of rock mineralogy. Five different brines were determined in reservoirs with different mineral compositions. The mineral composition consisted of limestone and dolomite and the mineralogy varied between 0 and 100% limestone content. The results indicated that the optimum mineralogical system consists of 50% limestone and 50% dolomite flooded with 100% diluted formation brine. Additionally, reservoir mineral composition plays a significant role in the performance of low-salinity water flooding. The findings here will improve our understanding of rock composition effects on the performance of low-salinity water flooding and provide the industry with data that can scientifically improve process optimization.