عنوان المقالة:Laboratory Studies of the Phase Microemulsions between Oil, Gaberoun Lake Water, and Surfactant Systems by using Phase Behavior Test Laboratory Studies of the Phase Microemulsions between Oil, Gaberoun Lake Water, and Surfactant Systems by using Phase Behavior Test
Microemulsion phase behavior is the most important phenomenon related to any type of chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) using surfactant. An EOR process in which a small amount of surfactant is added to an aqueous fluid injected to sweep the reservoir. The presence of surfactant reduces the interfacial tension between the oil and water phases to improve oil recovery. This research was conducted through interaction with the micelles of a surfactant in a Gaberoun Lake Water (GLW), a substance spontaneously dissolves to form a stable and clear solution. The laboratory experiment was designed to solubilize the oil by GLWwith oil and surfactant to form an emulsion (ME) consisting of oil and water. The GLW and surfactant water were prepared by different concentrations and salinity as aqueous. The aqueous was injected into special glass tubes and placed inside the oven at different temperatures from 30 oC to 70 oC at ambient pressure. The glass tubes were left until equilibrium condition for 72 hours.In this study, new results using dead oil and surfactant with Libyan leak water were presented. The range of the thickness ofthe ME from 0.1ml to 1.4 ml. The result showed that the ME was decreased with a decrease in surfactant concentration values and increased with a decrease salinity. The findings in this research that GLW can be used for oil recovery processes.
Abstract
Microemulsion phase behavior is the most important phenomenon related to any type of chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) using surfactant. An EOR process in which a small amount of surfactant is added to an aqueous fluid injected to sweep the reservoir. The presence of surfactant reduces the interfacial tension between the oil and water phases to improve oil recovery. This research was conducted through interaction with the micelles of a surfactant in a Gaberoun Lake Water (GLW), a substance spontaneously dissolves to form a stable and clear solution. The laboratory experiment was designed to solubilize the oil by GLWwith oil and surfactant to form an emulsion (ME) consisting of oil and water. The GLW and surfactant water were prepared by different concentrations and salinity as aqueous. The aqueous was injected into special glass tubes and placed inside the oven at different temperatures from 30 oC to 70 oC at ambient pressure. The glass tubes were left until equilibrium condition for 72 hours.In this study, new results using dead oil and surfactant with Libyan leak water were presented. The range of the thickness ofthe ME from 0.1ml to 1.4 ml. The result showed that the ME was decreased with a decrease in surfactant concentration values and increased with a decrease salinity. The findings in this research that GLW can be used for oil recovery processes.
Publication Date
6/18/2019
Publisher
The International Journal of Engineering & Information Technology (IJEIT)
مادى عبدالله نصر عبدالرحمن | Madi Abdullah Naser | 289