Molecular Insights into the Salinity Effects on Movability of Oil-Brine in Shale Nanopore-Throat Systems

Low-salinity flooding has been well recognized as a promising strategy to increase shale oil recovery, but the underlying mechanism remains unclarified, especially for complex nanopore networks filled with oil-brine fluids. In this study, the pressure-driven flow of an oil-brine fluid with varying s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 39(2023), 46 vom: 21. Nov., Seite 16494-16502
1. Verfasser: Cheng, Yongxian (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lu, Xiancai, Li, Qin, Liu, Xiandong
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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520 |a Low-salinity flooding has been well recognized as a promising strategy to increase shale oil recovery, but the underlying mechanism remains unclarified, especially for complex nanopore networks filled with oil-brine fluids. In this study, the pressure-driven flow of an oil-brine fluid with varying salinities in shale nanopore-throat channels was first investigated based on molecular dynamics simulations. The critical pressure driving oil to intrude into a nanothroat filled with brine of varying salinities was determined. Simulation results indicate that the salinity of brine exhibits great effects on the movability of oil, and low salinity favors the increase of oil movability. Further analysis of the interactions between fluid and pore walls as well as the displacement pressures reveals dual effects of brine salinity on oil transportation in a nanopore-throat. On the one hand, hydrated cations anchoring onto throat walls enlarge the effective flow width in the throat before the hydration complexes reach the maximum. On the other hand, the interfacial tension between oil and brine increases with the brine salinity, which increases the capillary resistance and leads to a higher displacement pressure. These findings highlight the effects of brine salinity on oil movability in a nanopore-throat, which will promote the understanding of oil accumulation and dissipation in petroleum systems, as well as help to develop enhanced oil recovery 
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