Mechanistic understanding of asphaltene precipitation and oil recovery enhancement using SiO2 and CaCO3 nano-inhibitors

Author:

Shadervan Ali,Jafari Arezou,Teimouri Alireza,Gharibshahi Reza,Dehaghani Amir Hossein Saeedi

Abstract

AbstractAsphaltene precipitation in oil reservoirs, well equipment, and pipelines reduces production, causing pore blockage, wettability changes, and decreased efficiency. Asphaltenes, with their unique chemical structure, self-assemble via acid–base interactions and hydrogen bonding. Nano-inhibitors prevent asphaltene aggregation at the nanoscale under reservoir conditions. This study investigates the effect of two surface-modified nanoparticles, silica, and calcium carbonate, as asphaltene inhibitors and oil production agents. The impacts of these nano-inhibitors on asphaltene content, onset point, wettability, surface tension, and oil recovery factor were determined to understand their mechanism on asphaltene precipitation and oil production. Results demonstrate that these nano-inhibitors can significantly postpone the onset point of asphaltene precipitation, with varying performance. Calcium carbonate nano-inhibitor exhibits better efficiency at low concentrations, suspending asphaltene molecules in crude oil. In contrast, silica nano-inhibitor performs better at high concentrations. Wettability alteration and IFT reduction tests reveal that each nano-inhibitor performs optimally at specific concentrations. Silica nano-inhibitors exhibit better colloidal stability and improve oil recovery more than calcium carbonate nano-inhibitors, with maximum oil recovery factors of 33% at 0.1 wt.% for silica and 25% at 0.01 wt.% for calcium carbonate nano-inhibitors.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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