Electrokinetics for Petroleum and Environmental Engineers

The “Electrokinetics for Petroleum and Environmental Engineers” book provides integrated coverage of electrokinetic principles and applications in petroleum and environmental engineering. Firstly, it outlines fundamental concepts including electrophoresis, streaming potential, and electroosmosis. Secondly, the text explains measurement techniques, data interpretation, and modeling methods. Detailed examples demonstrate the use of electrokinetics in reservoir characterization, EOR, and contaminant remediation.

Moreover, the “Electrokinetics for Petroleum and Environmental Engineers” book examines recent advances like integrated electrokinetic-seismic characterization. Case studies illustrate challenges and best practices for field implementation. Overall, the book serves as a valuable reference for understanding electrokinetic phenomena and leveraging electrokinetic technologies in subsurface engineering.

The use of electrokinetics in the field of petroleum and environmental engineering was groundbreaking when George Chilingar pioneered its use decades ago, but it has only been in recent years that its full potential has been studied. This is the first volume of its kind ever written, offering the petroleum or environmental engineer a practical “how to” book on using electrokinetics for more efficient and better oil recovery and recovery from difficult reservoirs.

This groundbreaking volume is a must-have for any petroleum engineer working in the field, and for students and faculty in petroleum engineering departments worldwide.

By reading this book you will learn about the most recent laboratory results for the transport of contaminants in soil and ground water, be exposed to research in the use of EK for oil recovery in the previously unexplored use in carbonate rocks. In Chapter three, Dr. D. G. Hill evaluates the use of the EK process in the oilfield showing the potential of the process for releasing previously unrecoverable oil resources around the world. Finally great strides are being made in the transferring of the laboratory results into a series of models which can

Contents

• Introduction to Electrokinetics
• Reduction of Contaminants In Soil and Water By Direct Electric Current
• Application of Electrokinetics for Enhanced Oil Recovery
• EEOR in Carbonate Reservoirs
• Mathematical Modeling of Electrokinetic Transport and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Porous Geo-Media
• References