Determination of critical alkalinity (pH) in Fahliyan carbonate reservoir using a new methodology

• Published in: Journal of petroleum exploration and production technology Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 2343 - 2351
• Main Authors: Hassani, Ali, Mostofi, Masood, Kamali, Mohammad Reza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2019; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Alkalinity; Carbonates; Core flooding; Cores; Critical pH; Damage; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Energy Systems; Flooding; Floods; Fluids; Formation damage; Geology; Industrial and Production Engineering; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Offshore Engineering; Original Paper - Production Engineering; Polynomials; Renpu method; Reservoir management; Reservoirs; Sensitivity measurement; Formation damage; Core flooding; Critical pH; Renpu method; Sensitivity measurement

Formation damage is a great concern in reservoir management and can potentially occur due to exposure of formation to alkaline fluids. Exceeding pH over a critical pH may result in an in situ release of fine particles and therefore can cause pore plugging. In this study, a series of core-flooding ex...