Table 3. Summary of ZnO nanofluid flooding at 95°C, without and with the electromagnetic field.
Sandpack number# | Initial Water Saturation Swi (% PV) | Oil Recovery (% OOIP) | Residual Oil Saturation (% PV) | Displacement Efficiency (ED) | Total Oil Recovery (% OOIP) | Flooding Case | ||||
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WF1 | NF | WF2 | WF1 | NF | WF2 | |||||
1 | 27.60 | 57.04 | 2.18 | 0.17 | 42.95 | 40.77 | 40.59 | 5.08 | 59.40 | SDBS alone [Fig 6] |
2 | 30.88 | 54.71 | 10.27 | 3.55 | 45.28 | 34.87 | 31.27 | 22.62 | 68.52 | SDBS + ZnO@500 [Fig 8A] |
3 | 29.15 | 56.06 | 8.59 | 6.66 | 43.93 | 35.34 | 28.67 | 19.56 | 71.32 | SDBS + ZnO@800 [Fig 8B] |
4 | 29.44 | 55.27 | 10.39 | 3.59 | 44.72 | 34.33 | 30.74 | 23.23 | 69.25 | SDBS + ZnO@500 (With EM) [Fig 10A] |
5 | 27.01 | 56.25 | 9.00 | 7.05 | 43.75 | 34.74 | 27.68 | 20.58 | 72.31 | SDBS + ZnO@800 (With EM) [Fig 10B] |