The effect of middle phase emulsion and interfacial tension of Sodium Lignosulfonate surfactant synthesized from bagasse to Enhanced Oil Recovery

Abstract

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is an effort to increase oil recovery after primary recovery and secondary recovery. One method used is chemical injection using surfactants. Sodium Lignosulfonate (SLS) is one of the anionic surfactants commonly used in the EOR process. Sodium Lignosulfonate can be made by bagasse synthesis, as an alternative to the use of lignosulfonate surfactant. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the middle phase emulsion and interfacial tension on the recovery factor results. The method used is the core injection. The injection fluid used is Sodium Lignosulfonate surfactant which has been tested for its characteristics. This research uses core flood devices and synthesized Berea cores. Core injection is carried out in several variations of salinity and surfactant concentration. The results of the study show that the largest recovery result is at 1.5% 15000 ppm with a recovery factor of 5.34% where the emulsions are the least among other compositions but the emulsions are stable at 48 hours and the IFT value is also relatively low at 4.34 mN/m. The lowest recovery results are at 1.5% 4000 ppm with a recovery factor of 3.24% where the emulsions are highest but the emulsions are stable at 336 hours, and the IFT value is relatively high at 10.40 mN / m. Based on this study it can be concluded that if the middle phase emulsion is quickly stable and the IFT value is low it will result in enhanced oil recovery.