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Journal : Sainteknol : Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi

THE PROCESS OF ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR)USING ALKALINE SURFACTANT (AS) FLOODING ON SUKOWATI CRUDE OIL: A COMPARISON STUDY OF MIXED SURFACTANT Buanasari, Buanasari; Pramudono, Bambang
Sainteknol : Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi Vol 15, No 1 (2017): June 2017
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/sainteknol.v15i1.12386

Abstract

We investigated six mixed surfactants for effectiveness in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The selected surfactant formulation were tested for EOR using coreflood tests beneath sandstones. There are four objectives in this research. The first objective would examine synergism of surfactant mixtures, i.e., MES-SLS; MES- LAS; MES-DEA; MES-Tween 80; MES-BAC; and BAC-Tween 80. The next study examines the optimal ratio of the best surfactant mixture. The next step is to determine the best alkali between NaOH and Na2CO3. The final objective would determine the optimal concentration of alkaline in this formulation. Surfactant formulation would use brine 5000 ppm. This formulation injected with a flow rate of 10 ml/s at temperature of 70oC for 3 minutes beneath sandstones. Oil recovery results and the IFT value are observed response in this study. This research has found MES-DEA (½: 1) and alkali sodium carbonate 1% wt/v as the best formulations. This formulation has given 32,88% wt oil recovery and IFT value of 3,29 x 10-1 mN/m.