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Wettability change

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004156

An alteration in the preference of a reservoir rock surface for oil or water, often induced by the injection of specific chemicals or fluids. This modification can convert an oil-wet rock to water-wet, or vice versa, thereby mobilizing trapped oil by changing capillary forces. Surfactant flooding and low-salinity waterflooding are examples of enhanced oil recovery methods that rely on wettability alteration.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004156
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004156",
  "term": "Wettability change",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An alteration in the preference of a reservoir rock surface for oil or water, often induced by the injection of specific chemicals or fluids. This modification can convert an oil-wet rock to water-wet, or vice versa, thereby mobilizing trapped oil by changing capillary forces. Surfactant flooding and low-salinity waterflooding are examples of enhanced oil recovery methods that rely on wettability alteration.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/wettability-change/"
}

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