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. 2016 Nov 23;6:37363. doi: 10.1038/srep37363

Table 1. Materials used in this study.

Rock samples
Property/rock Estaillades
Description Upper Cretaceous limestone from France
Porosity 28% ±0.5
Permeability 0.13 Darcy ±0.02
Formation Factor (F) 12.92 ±0.5
Composition 97% calcite (CaCO3), 3% magnesium
Dimensions Length (L) = 0.0762 m, Diameter (D) = 0.0381 m
Brine samples (molar concentration)
  FMB SW 20dSW FdCa1 FdCa2 FdCa3 NaCa1 NaCa2 NaCa3
Ions
 Na+ 2 0.550 0.0275 2.840 3.218 3.259 1.959 1.581 0.741
 Cl 3.020 0.620 0.031 3.312 3.428 3.442 1.987 1.861 1.581
 Ca2+ 0.420 0.014 0.0007 0.140 0.014 0.0003 0.014 0.140 0.420
 Mg2+ 0.091 0.045 0.00225 0.091 0.091 0.091 0.00004 0.00004 0.00004
 SO42− 0.002 0.024 0.0012 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002
 Ionic strength 3.537 0.749 0.0375 3.537 3.537 3.537 2.001 2.001 2.001
 pH 6.3 7.4 8.2 6.58 6.76 7.24 7.23 6.65 6.29
Oil samples
Oil Type Acid Number (AN) Base Number (BN) Asphaltene, %
Oil A 0.15 0.8 0.05
Oil B 0.2 1.77 2.9
Oil C 0.05 0.4 0.1
Oil D 0.2 1.2 2.3