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Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024

  • Research Article

    Production and Characterization of New Surfactant Formulated from Thevetia Peruviana Seed Oil for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Ihekoronye Kingsley Kelechi, Sulaiman Ibrahim Dodo, Adamu Mohammed Bello, Usman Hassan

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: 12 September 2023
    Accepted: 13 December 2023
    Published: 18 January 2024
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    Abstract: Surfactant flooding is one of the various methods used in the oil and gas industry to improve oil recovery from the hydrocarbon reservoir. It involves the injection of surfactants which are chemicals to displace residual oil in the reservoir by reducing the interfacial tension between the displacing and displaced fluids thereby maximizing oil produ... Show More
  • Research Article

    Two-dimensional Numerical Analysis of Waves at Interface of Laminar Core-annular Flow in Vertical Pipe: Detailed Investigation of Influence of Several Physical Parameters

    Gijsbert Ooms*, Mathieu Pourquie

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 7-15
    Received: 22 December 2023
    Accepted: 3 January 2024
    Published: 24 January 2024
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    Abstract: In this study, a two-dimensional numerical analysis is made of the waves at the interface between the core and the annulus of a laminar core-annular flow in a vertical pipe. The Reynolds number did not exceed 600. The volume-of-fluid method in the interFoam solver from the OpenFOAM software package (version 2.1) was used. This solver employs finite... Show More
  • Research Article

    Experimental Investigation of the Suitability of Afzelia africana and Colocasian esculenta as Alternative to Hydroxyethyl cellulose in Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Daraojiaku Augustine Ekene*, Nwachukwu Angela Nkechi, Okereke Ndubuisi Uchechukwu, Ihekoronye Kingsley Kelechi, Uwaezuoke Nnaemeka

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 16-26
    Received: 8 January 2024
    Accepted: 24 January 2024
    Published: 29 February 2024
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    Abstract: Polymer flooding is a chemical enhanced oil recovery where polymer is injected into the reservoir to recover oil that remained in the reservoir after the primary and secondary recovery mechanisms, improves oil recovery by reducing the water mobility ratio and increases the viscosity of the displacing fluids for sweep displacement efficiency of the ... Show More
  • Research Article

    Predicting Ghana’s Daily Natural Gas Consumption Using Time Series Models

    Eric Broni-Bediako*, Albert Buabeng, Philip Allotey

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 27-37
    Received: 13 January 2024
    Accepted: 25 January 2024
    Published: 7 March 2024
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    Abstract: In recent years, natural gas utilisation has seen a considerable increase because, it presents an alternative energy source that is reliable, economical and environmentally friendly for consumers. In Ghana, natural gas consumption has over the years increased due to mainly the rise in industrial and residential demands. Accurate prediction of natur... Show More
  • Research Article

    Comparing the Properties of Well Logs to Seismic Amplitude Analysis to Characterize the Reservoir of the KD Oilfield in Niger Delta, Nigeria

    Elvis Ogede Adimie*, Indighe Macdonald

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 38-46
    Received: 17 March 2024
    Accepted: 2 April 2024
    Published: 17 April 2024
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    Abstract: Well logs and data are integrated in most reservoir exploration to provide a reservoir description, the depth and width of the holding subsurface structure are two reservoir parameters that must be understood in order to quantify viable hydrocarbon reservoirs, these metrics are important because they offer suitable contributions for measuring reser... Show More
  • Research Article

    Treatment of Produced Water from Niger Delta Oil Fields Using Selected Bio-Adsorbents

    Indighe Macdonald, Elvis Ogede Adimie*

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 47-55
    Received: 28 March 2024
    Accepted: 15 April 2024
    Published: 28 April 2024
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    Abstract: Produced water (PW) is the vast amount of water produced from subsurface during the extraction of oil and gas. PW contains heavy metals which are detrimental to the environment. The majority of PW treatment technologies, which have been in use for many years, have reportedly failed to bring some impurity and metal concentrations down to permissible... Show More
  • Research Article

    Effective Gravel Pack Technique for Well Completion

    Indighe Macdonald, Elvis Ogede Adimie*

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 56-62
    Received: 20 April 2024
    Accepted: 6 May 2024
    Published: 17 May 2024
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    Abstract: Sand production occurs when oil and gas is produced alongside reservoir formations at some point in the productive lifecycle of a well, understanding why reservoir produces sand is a crucial step towards managing sand production, the objective of this research is to improve the quality of produced fluid (oil/gas) for easy separation, the study meth... Show More