Research Article

Modelling Low-Salinity Water Flooding as a Tertiary Oil Recovery Technique

Table 7

Percentage oil recovery efficiency for Case 3.

Run no.File nameInjection duration (years)Pore volume (PV) low sal injected% change in recovery factor (FOE)

12% SC @ 0.11 PV injected (A1)0.50.1110.98
22% SC @ 0.216 PV injected (A2)10.21612.62
32% SC @ 0.433 PV injected (A3)20.43316.59
42% SC @ 0.76 PV injected (A4)30.7621.03
52% SC @ 1 PV injected (A5)7.417127.23
62% SC @ 1.5 PV injected (A6)71.526.77
72% SC @ 2 PV injected (A7)9.417228.93
820% SC @ 0.11 PV injected (B1)0.50.1110.30
920% SC @ 0.216 PV injected (B2)10.21610.60
1020% SC @ 0.433 PV injected (B3)20.43311.16
1120% SC @ 0.76 PV injected (B4)30.7611.91
1220% SC @ 1 PV injected (B5)7.417113.37
1320% SC @ 1.5 PV injected (B6)71.513.25
1420% SC @ 2 PV injected (B7)9.417213.85

Similar plot profile trend is obtained for the FWCT as in Case 1 and Case 2.