Enhanced Oil Recovery: Mechanisms, Technologies and Feasibility Analyses

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods improve mobility ratio, reduce interfacial tension, wettability alteration, and oil viscosity, forming oil banks. This book covers traditional and recent advances, such as low-salinity water flooding, nanotechnology, and microbial EOR, and is aimed at graduate students, professionals, researchers, and personnel involved in petroleum engineering and chemical engineering.

Format: Hardback
Length: 330 pages
Publication date: 29 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques are employed to improve oil recovery efficiency by enhancing the mobility ratio, reducing interfacial tension between oil and water, altering wettability, reducing oil viscosity, forming oil banks, and other means. This comprehensive book explores the various EOR methods and their mechanisms, which are traditionally applied after conventional primary and secondary processes. It also provides an overview of the current landscape of EOR processes, both at the field application stage and in research. Furthermore, it delves into recent advancements in EOR techniques, including low-salinity water flooding, the application of nanotechnology, microbial EOR, carbonated water injection, and other innovative approaches.

The book is designed for graduate students, professionals, researchers, chemists, and personnel involved in petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, surfactant manufacturing, polymer manufacturing, oil/gas service companies, and carbon capture and utilization. It offers a comprehensive coverage of all EOR methods, reservoir rock and fluid characteristics, design and field implementation steps, and screening criteria for process selection. Additionally, it emphasizes the feasibility and implementation of hybrid technologies, making it an invaluable resource for those seeking to advance their knowledge and expertise in this field.

Weight: 800g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367566678