Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration

In this study a novel polymeric nanocomposites HPAM/GO-SiO2 for enhanced oil recovery is investigated experimentally. An investigation of the composite's structural integrity, morphological interactions, and possible bonding effects was conducted. Response surface method was used to replicate c...

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Main Authors: Lashari, N., Ganat, T., Ayoub, M.A., Kalam, S., Ali, I.
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Published: 2023
Online Access:http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/34258/
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spelling oai:scholars.utp.edu.my:342582023-01-09T04:56:07Z http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/34258/ Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration Lashari, N. Ganat, T. Ayoub, M.A. Kalam, S. Ali, I. In this study a novel polymeric nanocomposites HPAM/GO-SiO2 for enhanced oil recovery is investigated experimentally. An investigation of the composite's structural integrity, morphological interactions, and possible bonding effects was conducted. Response surface method was used to replicate contact angle measurements. Because of the complicated nature of nanopolymeric solutions, there are several metrics of wettability that are more sensitive than others. The model's insufficiency was not supported by any evidence. Fluid flow in hybrid polymeric nanofluids was studied using the central composite design with an R2 of 93.48. Nanoparticle concentrations were optimised using CCD models (0.05 wt). Hence, the wettability alteration plays a dominant role in the oil displacement mechanism. Core flood testing was used to develop a new chemical composition that outperformed the common polymer. Experiments comparing floods showed that the GO-SiO2/HPAM composite was superior in terms of pressure drop, water cut, and ultimate oil recovery. Using HPAM and GO-SiO2/HPAM at concentrations of 0.05 wt results in 15.47 and 30.82 increase in the oil recovery. © 2022 Elsevier B.V. 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed Lashari, N. and Ganat, T. and Ayoub, M.A. and Kalam, S. and Ali, I. (2023) Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 371. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145019346&doi=10.1016%2fj.molliq.2022.121130&partnerID=40&md5=d89d48185d695ce155bca9581af09d04 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121130 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121130 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121130
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description In this study a novel polymeric nanocomposites HPAM/GO-SiO2 for enhanced oil recovery is investigated experimentally. An investigation of the composite's structural integrity, morphological interactions, and possible bonding effects was conducted. Response surface method was used to replicate contact angle measurements. Because of the complicated nature of nanopolymeric solutions, there are several metrics of wettability that are more sensitive than others. The model's insufficiency was not supported by any evidence. Fluid flow in hybrid polymeric nanofluids was studied using the central composite design with an R2 of 93.48. Nanoparticle concentrations were optimised using CCD models (0.05 wt). Hence, the wettability alteration plays a dominant role in the oil displacement mechanism. Core flood testing was used to develop a new chemical composition that outperformed the common polymer. Experiments comparing floods showed that the GO-SiO2/HPAM composite was superior in terms of pressure drop, water cut, and ultimate oil recovery. Using HPAM and GO-SiO2/HPAM at concentrations of 0.05 wt results in 15.47 and 30.82 increase in the oil recovery. © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
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author Lashari, N.
Ganat, T.
Ayoub, M.A.
Kalam, S.
Ali, I.
spellingShingle Lashari, N.
Ganat, T.
Ayoub, M.A.
Kalam, S.
Ali, I.
Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration
author_facet Lashari, N.
Ganat, T.
Ayoub, M.A.
Kalam, S.
Ali, I.
author_sort Lashari, N.
title Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration
title_short Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration
title_full Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration
title_fullStr Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration
title_full_unstemmed Coreflood investigation of HPAM/GO-SiO2 composite through wettability alteration
title_sort coreflood investigation of hpam/go-sio2 composite through wettability alteration
publishDate 2023
url http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/34258/
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