ArticleACS omega2024
Experimental Investigation on the Interfacial Characteristics of Tight Oil Rocks Induced by Tuning Brine Chemistry.
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Abstract
Currently, research on enhancing imbibition oil recovery in tight oil reservoirs through the ion-tuning technique remains limited. Two critical parameters for capillary imbibition are the wettability and interfacial tension between oil and water. In this investigation, we manipulate the properties of two types of formation water for both aged and unaged samples by diluting brine and altering ion composition. Subsequently, we employ captive and pendant-drop methods to assess rock wettability and interfacial tension under varied brine conditions. Additionally, we elucidate the primary mechanisms underlying changes in rock wettability and interfacial tension. Meanwhile, we analyze capillarity characteristics and assess the relative significance of wettability and interfacial tension. Results indicate that there is a critical interfacial tension with progressive dilution of two types of formation water. However, modifying ion composition leads to a complex trend in interfacial tension, which can be explained qualitatively through the Gibbs adsorption isotherm. For unaged samples, the contact angle demonstrates a pronounced water-wet characteristic, showing a nonmonotonic trend with respect to dilution times. Remarkably, the rock surface exhibits the strongest water-wet, particularly evident in the case of FW-10, largely influenced by variations in interfacial tension. Conversely, aged samples demonstrate strong oil-wet, with a critical salinity resulting in the lowest contact angle, while altering brine ion types can alter rock wettability from strongly oil-wet to intermediate-wet, which is not sufficient to result in the wettability alteration. The removal of multivalent cations is proposed as the most effective method for wettability modification. Furthermore, capillarity variations among different brine cases are primarily contingent upon contact angle changes, and interfacial tension does not have a significant change when regulating the brine properties. Consequently, we emphasize the significance of wettability in the adoption of ion-tuned brine techniques for tight oil reservoirs. Overall, our study underscores the potential of reasonably regulating brine properties to enhance capillarity and, thereby, improve imbibition oil recovery.
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