Mechanism of Crude-Oil/Water Interface Destabilization by Silicone Demulsifiers

SPE Journal ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 44-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Dalmazzone ◽  
C. Noik ◽  
L. Komunjer
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Oil Water

Study and Evaluation of Changqing Crude Oil Antiwaxing Agent

2019 ◽  
Vol 953 ◽  
pp. 166-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Mei Luo ◽  
Jian Yang ◽  
Li Jun She ◽  
Wen Jie Wan ◽  
Yun Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Salt Content ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Wax Deposition ◽  
Wetting Ability ◽  
Deposit Surface ◽  
Low Salt ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Wax Removal

In order to solve the problems of wax deposit, this study evaluated the effect of wax cleaning agent used in Changqing and adjusted its formulation. The results showed that the wax removal rate of oil based dewaxing agent was slightly higher than that of emulsion dewaxing agent for crude oil with low salt content. It is possible that the emulsion dewaxing agent contains a certain amount of mutual solvents, which improves its wetting ability at the oil-water interface and makes the oil and water dissolve each other. So that the wax deposit surface from hydrophilic hydrophobic to hydrophilic hydrophobic, forming anti-wax film to prevent wax deposition. Therefore, the wax removal ability of 1#, 3# oil wax is higher than that of oil base wax dewaxing agent.

Effect of Rheology Properties of Oil/Water Interface on Demulsification of Crude Oil Emulsions

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (17) ◽  
pp. 4851-4860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Tao ◽  
Peng Shi ◽  
Shenwen Fang ◽  
Keyi Li ◽  
Heng Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Oil Emulsions

Further Investigations into the Nature of Salt Spheres and Inorganic Structures at the Crude Oil−Water Interface†

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 2376-2382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Cloud ◽  
Samuel C. Marsh ◽  
Sandra Linares-Samaniego ◽  
Michael K. Poindexter
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Oil Water

Microscale Interactions of Surfactant and Polymer Chemicals at Crude Oil/Water Interface for Enhanced Oil Recovery

SPE Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (04) ◽  
pp. 1812-1826
Author(s):  
Subhash Ayirala ◽  
Zuoli Li ◽  
Rubia Mariath ◽  
Abdulkareem AlSofi ◽  
Zhenghe Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Interfacial Shear ◽  
Experimental Techniques ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Oil Droplets ◽  
Interfacial Film ◽  
Chemical Eor ◽  
Oil Water

Summary The conventional experimental techniques used for performance evaluation of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) chemicals, such as polymers and surfactants, have been mostly limited to bulk viscosity, phase behavior/interfacial tension (IFT), and thermal stability measurements. Furthermore, fundamental studies exploring the different microscale interactions instigated by the EOR chemicals at the crude oil/water interface are scanty. The objective of this experimental study is to fill this existing knowledge gap and deliver an important understanding on underlying interfacial sciences and their potential implications for oil recovery in chemical EOR. Different microscale interactions of EOR chemicals, at crude oil/water interface, were studied by using a suite of experimental techniques, including an interfacial shear rheometer, Langmuir trough, and coalescence time measurement apparatus at both ambient (23°C) and elevated (70°C) temperatures. The reservoir crude oil and high-salinity injection water (57,000 ppm total dissolved solids) were used. Two chemicals, an amphoteric surfactant (at 1,000 ppm) and a sulfonated polyacrylamide polymer (at 500 and 700 ppm) were chosen because they are tolerant to high-salinity and high-temperature conditions. Interfacial viscous and elastic moduli (viscoelasticity), interface pressures, interface compression energies, and coalescence time between crude oil droplets are the major experimental data measured. Interfacial shear rheology results showed that surfactant favorably reduced the viscoelasticity of crude oil/water interface by decreasing the elastic and viscous modulus and increasing the phase angle to soften the interfacial film. Polymers in brine either alone or together with surfactant increased the viscous and elastic modulus and decreased the phase angle at the oil/water interface, thereby contributing to interfacial film rigidity. Interfacial pressures with polymers remained almost in the same order of magnitude as the high-salinity brine. In contrast, a significant reduction in interfacial pressures with surfactant was observed. The interface compression energies indicated the same trend and were reduced by approximately two orders of magnitude when surfactant was added to the brine. The surfactant was also able to retain similar interface behavior under compression even in the presence of polymers. The coalescence times between crude oil droplets were increased by polymers, while they were substantially decreased by the surfactant. These consistent findings from different experimental techniques demonstrated the adverse interactions of polymers at the crude oil/water interface to result in more rigid films, while confirming the high efficiency of the surfactant to soften the interfacial film, promote the oil droplets coalescence, and mobilize substantial amounts of residual oil in chemical EOR. This experimental study, for the first time, characterized the microscale interactions of surfactant-polymer chemicals at the crude oil/water interface. The applicability of several interfacial experimental techniques has been demonstrated to successfully understand underlying interfacial sciences and oil mobilization mechanisms in chemical EOR. These techniques and methods can provide potential means to efficiently screen and optimize EOR chemical formulations for better oil recovery in both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs.

scholarly journals Physical and Metabolic Interactions ofPseudomonas sp. Strain JA5-B45 andRhodococcus sp. Strain F9-D79 during Growth on Crude Oil and Effect of a Chemical Surfactant on Them

2001 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 4874-4879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan D. Van Hamme ◽  
Owen P. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Aqueous Phase ◽  
Mycolic Acid ◽  
Hydrocarbon Biodegradation ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Water Emulsion ◽  
Nonylphenol Ethoxylate ◽  
Oil Biodegradation ◽  
Metabolic Interactions ◽  
Oil Water

ABSTRACT Methods to enhance crude oil biodegradation by mixed bacterial cultures, for example, (bio)surfactant addition, are complicated by the diversity of microbial populations within a given culture. The physical and metabolic interactions between Rhodococcus sp. strain F9-D79 and Pseudomonas sp. strain JA5-B45 were examined during growth on Bow River crude oil. The effects of a nonionic chemical surfactant, Igepal CO-630 (nonylphenol ethoxylate), also were evaluated. Strain F9-D79 grew attached to the oil-water interface and produced a mycolic acid-containing capsule. Crude oil emulsification and surface activity were associated with the cellular fraction. Strain JA5-B45 grew in the aqueous phase and was unable to emulsify oil, but cell-free supernatants mediated kerosene-water emulsion formation. In coculture, stable emulsions were formed and strain JA5-B45 had an affinity for the capsule produced by strain F9-D79. Igepal CO-630 inhibited F9-D79 cells from adhering to the interface, and cells grew dispersed in the aqueous phase as 0.5-μm cocci rather than 2.5-μm rods. The surfactant increased total petroleum hydrocarbon removal by strain JA5-B45 from 4 to 22% and included both saturated compounds and aromatics. In coculture, TPH removal increased from 13 to 40% following surfactant addition. The culture pH normally increased from 7.0 to between 7.5 and 8.5, although addition of Igepal CO-630 to F9-D79 cultures resulted in a drop to pH 5.5. We suggest a dual role for the nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactant in the coculture: (i) to improve hydrocarbon uptake by strain JA5-B45 through emulsification and (ii) to prevent strain F9-D79 from adhering to the oil-water interface, indirectly increasing hydrocarbon availability. These varied effects on hydrocarbon biodegradation could explain some of the known diversity of surfactant effects.

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