Name: Wettability By Erle C. Donaldson (Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)
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Wettability by Erle C. Donaldson (Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)

The wettability of oil reservoirs is the most important factor controlling the rate of oil recovery, providing a profound effect on petroleum production. The petroleum industry has increased the research effort on wettability, but, so far, there has never been a comprehensive book on the topic. This is the first book to go through all of the major research and applications on wettability, capillary pressure and improved recovery. Critical topics including core preservation, the effect of wettability on relative permeability, surface forces such as van der Waals equation of state, petroleum traps and pore size effects are all included in this musthave handbook. Deciphering the techniques and examples will increase the efficiency and production of oil recovery, translating to stronger reservoir simulations and improved well production.

About Erle C. Donaldson (Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)

Erle C. Donaldson is an independent consultant and managing editor of the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. He was elected to the International Hall of Fame for Science in 1993. He has received a distinguished service award from the Republic of Honduras and other honors from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Petroleum Engineering Honor Society, and the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Donaldson has written, co-authored, and served as editor on numerous articles and books.

Preface Nomenclature About the Authors 1 Wettability The Four States of Wettability Water-Wet System Fractionally-Wet Mixed-Wet Oil-Wet Interfacial Tension Contact Angle Advancing and Receding Contact Angles Core Preservation Capillary Pressure Amott Wettability Index Combined Amott-USBM Wettability Test Spontaneous Imbibition Oil Recovery by Imbibition Spreading Effect of Wettability on Relative Permeability Effect of Wettability on Waterfloods Procedures Production Curves Effects of Viscosity Effects of Wettability on Electrical Properties Dispersion and Wettability Introduction Applications Theory Influence of Wettability Example Problems 2 Surface Forces Introduction Van der Waals Equation of State Electrostatic Interactive Energies Dielectric Media Principle Interactive Forces Short-Range Forces London Dispersion Forces Dipole Forces Keesom Dipole-Dipole Forces Debye-Induced Dipole Interactions Van der Waals Forces Zeta Potential and the Electric Double Layer Interaction DLVO (Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, and Overbeek) Theory Hamaker Constant Disjoining Pressure Electrostatic Forces Poisson-Boltzman Equation Counterion Density with Respect to Distance (Diffuse Double Layer) Osmotic Repulsion Pressure Hydration Forces Disjoining Pressure and the Canonical Potential Hydrogen Bonding Summary of Interactive Forces Lewis Acid/Base Reactions Solvent Behavior Solid Surface Interactions with Solutions Clay Swelling and Particle Movement Crude Oil/Solid Surface Interactions Example Problems 3 Wettability and Production Introduction. Origin and Accumulation of Hydrocarbons Petroleum Traps Primary Migration Secondary Migration Buoyant Forces Capillary Forces Earth Tides and Secondary Migration Accumulation of Hydrocarbons in Traps Subsurface Environment Pore Surface Properties Multiphase Flow Vertical Saturation Profile Fractured Reservoirs Mobility Ratio Fractional Flow Equation Frontal Advance Equation Impact of Wettability on Waterfloods Example Problems 4 Pore Size Effects and Wettability Alteration Introduction Porosity Pore Structure Pore Texture Sandstones Carbonate Rocks Pore Size Distribution Permeability from Pore Size Distributions Carman-Kozeny Equation Flow Properties of Porous Media Wettability Alteration Polar Compounds in Crude Oils Alkaline Compounds Capillary Number Surfactants Wettability Alteration Caused by Microbes Chemistry of Silica Sand Chemistry of Limestone, Chalk and Dolomite Properties of Crude Oils that Affect Wettability Asphaltene Solvency of Crude Oils Adsorption on Reservoir Rocks Summary and General Conclusions Example Calculations 5 Practical Applications of Wettability Introduction Wettability and Primary and Secondary Recovery Efficiency Wettability and Tertiary Recovery Efficiency Thermally-Induced Wettability Alteration for Improved Recovery Ghaba North Field Qarn Alam Field Preventing Adverse Wettability Shift during Enhanced Recovery Process Field Test of the CaCO3 Deposition Process at Elk Point Thermal Pilot Improved Oil Recovery by Altering Wettability by Chemical Injection Determination of Applicability of Wettability Reversal Effect of Drilling and Completion Fluids on Wellbore Wettability and Its Stability Minimizing Formation Damage by Controlling Wettability Example Problems 6 Fortran Computer Programs Introduction Dispersion Two-Phase Fractional Flow Pore Size Distribution Pores Size Distribution Permeability Estimation Relative Permeability USBM Wettability Index A Front Tracking Program Introduction Bibliography Index

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9781933762296

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1933762292

Title

Wettability by Erle C. Donaldson (Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)

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Erle C. Donaldson (Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)

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Gulf Publishing Company

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2008-07-01

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336

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Wettability Erle C. Donaldson (Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)

Wettability by Erle C. Donaldson (Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)

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Wettability by Erle C. Donaldson (Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)

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