Investigation of microwave radiation in conjugate with acidizing as a novel hybrid method of oil well stimulation

Document Type : Research Article

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Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

10.24200/sci.2023.62586.7985

Abstract

In this research, the effect of microwave radiation simultaneous with acidizing on the carbonate rock surface has been investigated. Saturated rock sections were first immersed in the acid solution, and then, exposed to the microwave at 1300 W and 780 W for 1, 2, and 3 min. The surface wettability and hydrocarbon desorption from the rock surface were respectively investigated by the contact angle measurement and Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infra-Red (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. It was observed that the angle under the microwave in the vicinity of the acidic solution improves toward water-wetness and becomes oil-wet. The reduction of the contact angle in the combined mode is tenser due to the simultaneous effect of acid and microwave radiation. According to the ATR-FTIR spectrums, the microwave radiation of the sections during the acid treatment led to desorption of aromatic compounds, long alkanes, polar bonds (O-H and N-H), and the compounds with C=O functional groups. The electrically polar hydrocarbons have more affinity for separation from section during microwave radiation. As a result, microwave radiation could improve wettability alteration through asphaltene desorption during oil well acidizing.

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Volume 32, Issue 9
Transactions on Chemical and Geoenergy Engineering
May and June 2025 Article ID:7985
  • Receive Date: 04 July 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 31 December 2023