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Investigating the effect of steam saturation properties on wettability through contact angle measurement using a novel experimental method
Permadi A.K.a, Naser M.A.b, Ryoo W.S.c, Bae W.S.d, Siregar S.a
a Department of Petroleum Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
b Department of Petroleum Engineering, Sebha University, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
c Department of Chemical Engineering, Hongik University, South Korea
d Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engg., Sejong University, South Korea
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© Research India Publications.The contact angle of rock/fluid systems plays an important role in oil recovery processes as it determines the wettability of the rock. In thermal oil recovery such as that of hot-water injection, the elevated reservoir temperature has been found to affect the contact angle. Yet, studies on the contact angle of steam/oil/rock systems have not been well documented in the literature and the mechanism by which wettability changes in such systems remains enigmatic. Using a recently developed technique and procedure, this paper presents experimental results of contact angle measurements of a steam/heavy-oil/quartz system when the saturation pressure-temperature is altered. The experiment uses a quartz surface and a specifically-designed small-closed optical cell in which the steam is generated and exposed to the heavy-oil/quartz system. The contact angle is measured using the sessile drop method at various aging times. The results showed that the contact angle of the steam/heavy-oil/quartz system generally increases when the saturation pressure-temperature increases. Similar results are observed at the increasing aging times. These findings can be useful as a fundamental reference for understanding steam/heavy-oil/rock interactions during steam injections.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Aging time,Contact angle,Heavy oil,Quartz surface,Saturation pressure,Saturation temperature,Steam,Steamflooding[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]