Effect of nano titanium dioxide on heavy oil recovery during polymer flooding

In recent years, polymer flood of heavy oil has been extensively studied in laboratories and successfully applied in several fields. Polymer flooding is the most successful chemical enhanced oil recovery method. However, still, the need for a large amount of polymer, leading to high operational cost...

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Published in:Petroleum science and technology 2016-04, Vol.34 (7), p.633-641
Main Author: Cheraghian, Goshtasp
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Enhanced oil recovery
EOR
Flooding tests
Heavy oil
nano TiO
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Oil recovery
polyacrylamide
Polymer flooding
Titanium dioxide
Viscosity
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Summary:In recent years, polymer flood of heavy oil has been extensively studied in laboratories and successfully applied in several fields. Polymer flooding is the most successful chemical enhanced oil recovery method. However, still, the need for a large amount of polymer, leading to high operational costs, presents a big challenge in technologies. This challenge can be addressed by considering the newly emerging nanomaterials. In this work, the author focuses on roles of TiO 2 nanoparticles on polymer viscosity and improve recovery in heavy oil recovery. He present the results obtained from a coreflood experiment with polymer injection in heavy oil at 1320 mPa.sec viscosity. Nanopolymer exhibits an outstanding flow behavior and enhanced oil recovery performance in coreflood displacement tests compared to base polymers. The results indicate that polymer flooding with higher viscosity can significantly improve oil recovery. Flooding test showed about 4% increase in oil recovery for nanopolymer solution in comparison with polymer solution after one pore volume fluid injection.
ISSN:1091-6466
1532-2459
DOI:10.1080/10916466.2016.1156125