evelopment of Local Nanomaterials for Treatment of Wells with High WaterOil Ratio: An Experimental Approach

Abstract

Nanotechnology involves the application of particles in the size range
of 1 – 100 nm (Nanoparticles) in solving scientific and engineering
problems. At this scale, materials show exceptional properties that
makes them applicable in a wide range of areas. This work aims at
identifying the kind of nanomaterials that will be suitable for treating
wells with the problem of high water-oil ratio, developing them, and
testing the effect of these nanomaterials experimentally in solving this
problem. The methodology involves developing magnetic
nanomaterials from which Nickel Ferrite (????????????????2????4
) Nanomaterials
was used as a case study, then through a core flooding experiment, a
test was carried out and its effect on the water-oil ratio was noted.
After the experiment was carried out, semilog plots of WOR + 1 vs
time, WOR vs Cumulative Oil and WOR + 1 vs Cumulative Oil were
drawn and the water-oil ratio showed significant decrease with time
and cumulative oil increased. In conclusion, from this study, we were
able to determine that the application of Magnetic Nanomaterials can
be useful in solving the problem of wells with high water-oil ratio.