Relationship Between Zeta Potential and Wettability in Porous Media: Insights From a Simple Bundle of Capillary Tubes Model

被引:16
作者
Collini, Harry [1 ]
Jackson, Matthew D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Imperial Coll London, Dept Earth Sci & Engn, London SW7 2AZ, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Wettability; Zeta Potential; Improved Oil Recovery; Controlled Salintiy Waterflooding; Pore Scale Modelling; Bundle of Capillary; PORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; BRINE SALINITY; CARBON-DIOXIDE; CONTACT-ANGLE; 2-PHASE FLOW; OIL-RECOVERY; MICRO-CT; SANDSTONE; TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.100
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Hypothesis & Motivation: Experimental data suggest a relationship between the macroscopic zeta potential measured on intact rock samples and the sample wettability. However, there is no pore-scale model to quantify this relationship. Methods: We consider the simplest representation of a rock pore space: a bundle of capillary tubes of varying size. Equations describing mass and charge transfer through a single capillary are derived and the macroscopic zeta potential and wettability determined by integrating over capillaries. Model predictions are tested against measured data yielding a good match. Findings: Mixed-and oil-wet models return a macro-scale zeta potential that is a combination of the micro-scale zeta potential of mineral-brine and oil-brine interfaces and the relationship between macro-scale zeta potential and water saturation exhibits hysteresis. The model predicts a similar relationship between zeta potential and wettability to that observed in experimental data but does not provide a perfect match. Fitting the model to experimental data allows the oil-brine zeta potential to be estimated at conditions where it cannot be measured directly. Results suggest that positive values of the oil-brine zeta potential may be more common than previously thought with implications for surface complexation models and the design of controlled salinity waterflooding of oil reservoirs. Crown Copyright (c) 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:605 / 621
页数:17
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