Research Article

Investigation of Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Dimensionless Groups in Wettability Modified Chalk and Sandstone Rocks

Table 1

Core descriptions of immiscible and miscible CO2 flooding experiments.

EXP. number Phi (cm2) (cm) (cc/min)TypeCore

1a0.220.23 60.2ImmiscibleAged sandstone
2a0.20.24 5.50.5ImmiscibleAged sandstone
3a0.250.25 5.82ImmiscibleAged sandstone
4a0.20.25 6.26ImmiscibleAged sandstone
5a0.250.23 68ImmiscibleAged sandstone
5a*0.210.22 5.58ImmiscibleAged sandstone
5a**0.220.24 68ImmiscibleAged sandstone

1b0.20.23 60.5ImmiscibleAged sandstone
2b0.250.24 5.52ImmiscibleAged sandstone
3b0.220.24 5.58ImmiscibleAged sandstone
4b0.250.25 5.810ImmiscibleAged sandstone

1c0.140.44 60.2ImmiscibleAged chalk
2c0.150.45 6.50.5ImmiscibleAged chalk
3c0.120.48 6.72ImmiscibleAged chalk
4c0.130.47 5.82.5ImmiscibleAged chalk
5c0.10.48 5.93.5ImmiscibleAged chalk
5c*0.130.45 6.53.5ImmiscibleAged chalk
5c**0.150.47 63.5ImmiscibleAged chalk

1d0.170.44 60.01ImmiscibleAged chalk
2d0.150.45 6.50.05ImmiscibleAged chalk
3d0.110.48 6.70.1ImmiscibleAged chalk

1e#0.160.45 60.05MiscibleAged chalk
2e#0.140.46 6.50.05MiscibleAged chalk
3e#0.120.48 6.80.05MiscibleAged chalk
1e0.270.25 60.05MiscibleUnaged sandstone
2e0.30.23 6.50.05MiscibleUnaged sandstone
3e0.1250.22 6.80.05MiscibleUnaged sandstone

1g0.220.23 60.5ImmiscibleUnaged sandstone
2g0.230.26 5.52ImmiscibleUnaged sandstone
3g0.240.3 5.58ImmiscibleUnaged sandstone
4g0.240.25 5.810ImmiscibleUnaged sandstone

1h0.140.44 60.05MiscibleUnaged chalk
2h0.150.45 6.50.05MiscibleUnaged chalk
3h0.170.47 6.80.05MiscibleUnaged chalk

Repetition of experiment (first time).
**Repetition of experiments (second times).
Previously reported in Hamouda, A.A., Alipour Tabrizy, V., 2013, the effect of light gas on miscible CO2 flooding to enhance oil recovery from sandstone and chalk reservoir, and journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, volume 108, pages 259–266.