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In order to facilitate continued education, research, and progress within the industry, ESal maintains a library of relevant papers and articles that we believe are beneficial and informative.
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We want to do our part to help the energy industry continue to move forward in the areas of efficiency, sustainability, and environmental cleanliness.
The articles in our library are excellent resources for all who have an interest in wettability and how its application can help our industry.
The Effect of Organic Acids on Wettability of Sandstone and Carbonate rocks
Paulina Mwangia Patrick V.Bradyb Mileva Radonjica Geoffrey Thyne Abstract This paper examines the role of crude oil’s organic acid surface active compounds (SAC) in determining the reservoir wettability over
Effect of the Temperature on Wettability and Optimum Wetting Conditions for Maximum Oil Recovery in a Carbonate Reservoir System
M. Adeel Sohal Geoffrey Thyne Erik G. Søgaard Abstract The additional oil recovery from fractured and oil-wet carbonates by ionically modified water is principally based
Study of Ionically Modified Water Performance in the Carbonate Reservoir System by Multivariate Data Analysis
M. Adeel Sohal Sergey Kucheryavskiy Geoffrey Thyne Erik G. Søgaard Abstract Adjustment of the ionic composition and strength of injected or imbibed brine for enhanced
Evaluation of Formation Water Chemistry and Scale Prediction: Bakken Shale
Geoffrey Thyne Patrick Brady Abstract Determination of in situ formation water chemistry is an essential component of reservoir management. This paper details the use of thermodynamic
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