... microemulsion phase behavior, shifting it from an optimal three-phase system at low pressure to a non-optimal two-phase system at high pressure. Further, multiple scans at different oil-water ratios show a shift in the optimum indicating that phase behavior partitioning of the various components is changing...

... Abstract Microemulsion phase behavior studies are essential for screening surfactants for improving oil production. The paper presents a modified Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Deviation – Net Average Curvature (HLD-NAC) model to explicitly express the solubilization ratio with respect to a newly...

... Abstract In a case study of four wells located in offshore Sabah Malaysia, a field application using microemulsion technology to develop a customized in-situ breaker solution enhanced production rate by removing oil-based mud (OBM) and synthetic based mud (SBM) filter cake and remediating near...

... The pentane was used as the oil phase in all experiments. The sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was used as the surfactant. And the N-butanol was used as the co-solvent. Potassium chloride (KCl) was used to control the salinity of the surfactant solutions. Three microemulsion-forming surfactant...

... performed for the correlated custom-made microemulsion technology, which enhanced post-fracture flowback to shorten operational time and increase the return on investment ratio and production. Field results and post-fracture completion production are promising. Several post-fracture completion production...

... concentration optimum salinity surfactant formulation Upstream Oil & Gas sandpack recovery factor injection oil sand complex reservoir emulsion contact angle ASB NaCl microemulsion ionic liquid Oil Recovery surface tension Introduction Heavy oil reserves are very large and count...

... to the remediation of near wellbore damage include, poor selection of candidate wells and improper selection/deployment of the remediation technology. Microemulsion fluids have been successfully deployed to effectively manage the persistent problem of near-wellbore damage in Rona Field. This technical paper...

...) effects of wettability, salinity and microemulsion (ME) additive on imbibition oil recovery. First, we evaluate wettability by conducting spontaneous imbibition experiments using reservoir oil and brine (with salinity of 141,000 ppm) on six twin core plugs from the Montney Formation. In addition, we...

... into production. This solution is based on microemulsion chemistry. Microemulsions consist of mixtures of oil and water, along with surfactants and other components. These fluids are optically transparent, thermodynamically stable, possess extremely low interfacial tension, and require minimum or zero energy...

... Abstract We analyzed flowback and post-flowback production data from a horizontal well in the Montney Formation, which was fractured with water containing a microemulsion additive. This well was shut-in for 7 months after 5 months of post-flowback production. Oil and gas rates were...

... the Rheology and Stability of Oil-Water emulsions . J. Food Science 49 ( September ). DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1984.tb14968.x Lee , J. and Babadagli , T. 2017 . Screening of Chemicals for Low Cost Heavy Oil Recovery through Microemulsion Stability Tests . SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil...