Inhibiting hydrophobization of sandstones via adsorption of alkyl carboxyl betaines in SP flooding by using gentle alkali

Abstract Alkyl carboxyl betaines are good surfactants for reducing crude oil/connate water interfacial tension but may turn negatively charged sandstone surfaces to oil-wet at low concentration via in situ hydrophobization. This effect can be inhibited by adding trace amount of gentle alkali such as Na2CO3 into surfactant solution, where the OH−ions shield the positive charges in alkyl carboxyl betaine molecules and thus reduce their adsorption at sandstone/water interface via electrostatic interaction with head-on orientation. The mechanisms relative were revealed by measuring adsorption isotherms of the surfactants and contact angles of water/oil on the negatively charged surfaces.

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