Controlled surfactant adsorption and release within oil formations for enhanced oil recovery

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dc.contributor.advisorRomero-Zerόn, Laura
dc.contributor.authorAlhassawi, Hassan Mahdi
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:34:54Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:34:54Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2016-10-26T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractThe adsorption of surfactants onto solid surfaces is a major issue during chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications. Surfactant adsorption reduces the performance of the chemical injection slug and makes the process uneconomical. In this research, a new surfactant delivery system SDS:-CD inclusion complex, was evaluated as an approach to decrease surfactant adsorption. The effectiveness of this system on the surfactant adsorptive behavior was determined through static and dynamic adsorption tests. Likewise, the performance of this approach during EOR surfactant flooding was investigated through sandpack displacement tests under simulated oil reservoir conditions. The research outcomes indicate that this new technology is greatly efficient in reducing the adsorption of surfactant onto solid surfaces. Sandpack testing demonstrated that the surfactant is released at the oil saturation zones within the sandpack and higher incremental oil was recovered in comparison with the conventional EOR surfactant flooding. This technology has great potential for EOR applications.
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.noteElectronic Only. (UNB thesis number) Thesis 9340. (OCoLC) 961213660.
dc.description.noteM.Sc.E., University of New Brunswick, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2014.
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dc.format.extentxiii, 115 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC) 961213660
dc.identifier.otherThesis 9340
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14145
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineChemical Engineering
dc.subject.lcshEnhanced oil recovery.
dc.subject.lcshSurface active agents--Absorption and adsorption.
dc.subject.lcshOil field chemicals.
dc.titleControlled surfactant adsorption and release within oil formations for enhanced oil recovery
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.Sc.E.

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