Suitability Evaluation of Locally Sourced Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the Niger Delta

Nkemakolam Chinedu Izuwa; Ifeanyi Valerian Nwankwo; Angela Nwachukwu; Nnaemeka Princewill Ohia; Nnaemeka Uwaezuoke; Ugochukwu Ilozuruike Duru; Boniface Obah; Stanley Toochukwu Ekwueme

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Suitability Evaluation of Locally Sourced Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the Niger Delta

Nkemakolam Chinedu Izuwa, Ifeanyi Valerian Nwankwo, Angela Nwachukwu, Nnaemeka Princewill Ohia, Nnaemeka Uwaezuoke, Ugochukwu Ilozuruike Duru, Boniface Obah, Stanley Toochukwu Ekwueme

Published in International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Engineering (Volume 9, Issue 5)

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The use surfactant chemicals to improve oil recovery has been practiced both at laboratory and field scale levels. The results obtained have revealed an incremental oil recovery with surfactant injection. Surfactant injection aims at reducing the interfacial tension (IFT) between oil-water systems resulting to increase in the microscopic sweep of the reservoir. In this paper, a study was carried out to investigate the potentials of locally sourced surfactants as substitute for imported synthetic surfactants. Four different locally sourced surfactants; PBAS, RPAS, UPAS and SCS alongside two synthetic products were tested. Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR) Technique was used to identify the various functional groups present in the samples; presence of C-Br, C-CI, R-O-R, H2C=CH3, RNH₂, RCOOR, RCOOH, R₂C=O, R-S-C≡N, CH2, R-S-C≡N, R₂N and RCHOH were observed. The effects of temperature, surfactant conc., salinity and polymer concentration on IFT reduction of a brine- oil system were investigated in order to evaluate the performance of the samples in reducing interfacial tension. The results obtained from the FTIR test revealed the close similarities in the constituents present in local and synthetic material which makes them good candidates to consider for chemical EOR. This finding was also confirmed by the IFT reduction test conducted.

Published in	International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Engineering (Volume 9, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ogce.20210905.12
Page(s)	71-82
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Surfactant, IFT, Microscopic Sweep, Oil Water System, FTIR

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Nkemakolam Chinedu Izuwa, Ifeanyi Valerian Nwankwo, Angela Nwachukwu, Nnaemeka Princewill Ohia, Nnaemeka Uwaezuoke, et al. Suitability Evaluation of Locally Sourced Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the Niger Delta. Int J Oil Gas Coal Eng. 2021;9(5):71-82. doi: 10.11648/j.ogce.20210905.12

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Nkemakolam Chinedu Izuwa

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria
Ifeanyi Valerian Nwankwo

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria
Angela Nwachukwu

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria
Nnaemeka Princewill Ohia

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria
Nnaemeka Uwaezuoke

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria
Ugochukwu Ilozuruike Duru

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria
Boniface Obah

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria
Stanley Toochukwu Ekwueme

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria

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T1  - Suitability Evaluation of Locally Sourced Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the Niger Delta
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AU  - Ifeanyi Valerian Nwankwo
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AU  - Nnaemeka Uwaezuoke
AU  - Ugochukwu Ilozuruike Duru
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JO  - International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Engineering
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VL  - 9
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