Open AccessOverview and methods in Enhanced Oil Recovery
Author(s) -
Aashima Khan,
Shaivya Saxena,
Srishti Baloni,
Megha Sharma,
Jagadeeshwar Kodavaty
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2070/1/012061
Subject(s) - enhanced oil recovery , petroleum engineering , oil in place , pulmonary surfactant , surface tension , environmental science , computer science , geology , chemical engineering , petroleum , engineering , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics
After the conventional oil recovery system, it was estimated that huge amount of oil reserves is still remaining un-extracted. Because of tremendous demand for oil and established facilities at the oil exploration sites after conventional recovery got significant attention. Since the oil is entrapped in the porous rock structure and is difficult to evacuate, focus was made on tertiary recovery of oils. Many methods have been suggested by various researchers with different techniques to mobilize the entrapped oil in the well. The classification of the techniques will give different methods of recovery. The rheology, surface tension, mobility ratio are the important parameters that were considered during the enhanced recovery. The review that is presented here gives the overall methods for recovery and various materials and important parameters to be considered for the enhanced oil recovery. A new substitute for the sand pack column is suggested to conduct the bench top experimental set up that would ease the work of flooding with alkaline, surfactant and polymers.