Zeolite-Nanofluids Performance Evaluation on Mechanism of Interfacial Tension for the Enhancement of Oil Recovery

Kayode S. Ekun¹ , L.S Kuburi² , Y. Ibrahim³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.3 , pp.43-52, Sep-2023

Online published on Sep 30, 2023

Copyright © Kayode S. Ekun, L.S Kuburi, Y. Ibrahim . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
The mechanism of interfacial tension (IFT) between crude oil, base fluids, and Zeolite nanofluids was studied by the pendant dropped method with Dropped Shape Analysis System (DSA-2 software), after core flooding experiments for the enhancement of oil recovery from different nine core plugs with three base fluids(Brine, Ethanol, and Distilled water) of 3.0wt% concentration, and developed Zeolite nanofluids (ZNPB, ZNPD, ZNPE) from base brine, distilled water, and ethanol at a concentration of 0.005wt.%, 0.001wt.%, and 0.015wt.%. two sets of experiments were conducted for all the fluids obtained from nine cores after the flooding process to determine the effect of zeolite nanofluids on IFT, IFT Data before and after the application of zeolite nanofluids was obtained. The result demonstrates that IFT can be decreased by boosting nanofluid concentrations in core samples by the range of 0.005 weight percent, 0.010 weight percent, and 0.015 weight percent. IFT between oil and brine was 20.82 mN/m when only brine was injected; as zeolite nanofluids were applied, IFT between oil and Zeolite nanofluid (ZNPB) decreased to 16.50 mN/m, 10.89 mN/m, and 7.59 mN/m from DSA data obtained; the result of the second fluid tested (distilled water only) before nanofluid application shows that IFT between oil and distilled when ethanol is used the IFT Between oil & Ethanol only Before Application of ZNPE, tested to be 25.38mN/m, 27.50mN/m, 38.82mN/m from core CC1 to CC3, and with nanofluids application, IFT between ZNPE &Oil drastically Dropped to 2.7 mN/m, 2.55mN/m, and 1.85mN/m, the report has shown from this study that base fluids concentration and nanofluid’s concentration are the main parameters that impact IFT reduction under the confining pressure of 400psi and constant temperature of 65°C.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Zeolite nanoparticles, Zeolite Nanofluids, enhancement of oil recovery, Interfacial tension mechanism, base fluids, cores samples, core flooding, dropped shape analysis.

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