Evaluation of Novel Surfactant for Acid Stimulation and EOR Treatments

This paper represents a study of the application of nano-surfactant in the acid stimulation and EOR operations. The performance of the novel surfactant was compared with commercial alcohol ethoxylate surfactants. Different acidizing additives were added to the surfactants under study to evaluate their behavior using surface tension measurements. A negative behavior of the nano-surfactant with corrosion inhibitor, H2S scavenger, and iron control and reducing agents were observed. Regardless of the effect of these additives on the surfactant performance, the nano-surfactant still provides a better performance overall compared to commercial alcohol ethoxylate surfactants. Interfacial tension experiment of the nano-surfactant with condensate samples was performed giving an average IFT of 8 dynes/cm at 160 °F.