Study on the Enhanced Oil Recovery Properties of the Pickering Emulsions for Harsh Reservoirs
Liu Yang, Jijiang Ge, Hao Wu, Xiaqing Li, Jianda Li, Guicai Zhang · 2024
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Liu Yang and five co-authors tune particle-stabilized emulsions to squeeze more oil from harsh fields, in a 2024 study. The mix uses silica specks dressed with a soap-like coat to hold oil and water drops apart. Such armor can survive the heat and salt that break normal emulsions. The coat's coverage sets whether the specks love water or oil, and the team scanned that dial.
At one mid coverage the specks reached a balance and the emulsion stood firmest and thickest. Microscope views showed the specks bridging drops into a net that resists flow. In sand and chip tests the armored mix pushed through rock pores with more pushback than plain mixes. After water flooding, it freed about a fifth more oil, beating the plain mix's gain. The authors target fields where heat and salt rule out softer tools.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Liu Yang, Jijiang Ge, Hao Wu, Xiaqing Li, Jianda Li, Guicai Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |