Numerıcal Modellıng of Surfuctant-Polymer Floodıng Combıned wıth Law Salınıty Water Floodıng ın Matlab: Case Study ın Neft Dashları

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The increasing global population has led to a surge in energy demand historically met by hydrocarbons. Despite the substantial investments made in the renewable energy sector, the oil industry still overs a predominant role to play in the contemporary world, and this trend is predicted to persist during the next few decades. However, considering the depletion of oil resources over time, new methods and technologies are being invented and developed to increase the efficiency of oil recovery. One of the methods applied to increase oil recovery is decreasing the salt fraction in the injection water used for the pressure maintenance in oil reservoir. Results of this research project indicate that at a mineralization level of 0.02%, oil recovery reached 26.1%, compared to 22.2% in the base case. Moreover, the oil recovery during polymer and polymer-surfactant flooding comprised 28.1 and 31.2% (the highest number), respectively.

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law salınıty water floodıngenhance oil recoverysimulationpolymersurfuctant

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Published
31 March 2024
Issue date
31 March 2024
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Vol. 24, No. 1 (2024)
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