by ESal | Mar 23, 2020 | ESal Blog, Unconventional Plays and Wettability
How to Profitably Increase Oil Recovery At Prices Below $30 Per Barrel We are all facing a difficult time with the current oil war and accompanying price fall. In the past week we have seen several posts talking about the impact on shale profitability at $30 or less...
by ESal | Aug 6, 2016 | Other Publications, Unconventional Plays and Wettability
Altering Wettability to Recover More Oil from Tight Formations – Bakken Patrick V.Brady Charles R.Bryan GeoffreyThyne HuinaLi Abstract We describe here a method for modifying the bulk composition (pH, salinity, hardness) of fracturing fluids and overflushes to...
by ESal | Oct 6, 2015 | Other Publications, Unconventional Plays and Wettability
A Review of the Measurement of Wettability. Geoffrey D. Thyne Abstract This document reviews the various techniques to measure wettability of rocks toward oil with a focus on methodologies that may be relevant for measuring wettability in shales. The two formations of...