Table 1 The effect of different parameters on wettability changes in the presence of CO2.
References | Temperature (K) | Pressure (MPa) | Mixture(s) | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chiquet et al.109 | 308.15 | 1–11 | CO2 | Decrease in water wettability at higher pressures More change for mica compared to quartz |
Kim et al.121 | 318.15 | 8.5 | CO2 | The contact angle of brine increased from values close to 0° to 80° with a larger increase in higher ion strength conditions |
Shojai Kaveh et al.105 | 318.15 | 0.2–15 | CO2 | Slight increase in contact angle by increasing pressure from 1 to 9.2 MPa The contact angle decreased by increasing pressure to 12.8 MPa |
Saraji et al.118 | 323.15–373.15 | 13.79–27.58 | CO2 + 0–6 M SO2 | Slight increase in contact angle with increase pressure and salinity No wettability alteration by using SO2 |
Al-Yaseri et al.117 | 333 | 13 | CO2 N2 50 mol% CO2 + 50 mol% N2 | Pure CO2 showed the highest contact angle The N2-CO2 mixture showed the lowest contact angle |
Al-Anssari et al.110 | 296.15, 323.15, and 343.15 | 0.1–20 | CO2 | Increase in water wettability with using nanoparticles Decrease in contact angle with time and NP concentration Optimal pH of 4–6 at ambient condition Optimal pH of 6–8 at high pressure Decrease in contact angle in the presence of NP with salinity |
Botto et al.120 | 313.15 | 2–25 | CO2 | Strong increase in contact angle with pressure to supercritical and no change after that |
Drexler et al.116 | 333.15 | 6.895 | CO2 | Carbonic acid shifts rock wettability to a water-wet state |
Fatah et al.111 | 313.15, 323.15, 333.15, 343.15, 353.15, and 363.15 | 9, 12, 15, 18, and 24 | CO2 | Shift to CO2-wet with time and pressure in shales rich in clay Shales with quartz remained strongly water-wet Minor effect of temperature on wettability |
Iglauer and Al-Ansari 2021113 | 308.15, 323, and 33.15 | 5–15 | CO2 | Decrease in contact angle even at low dosage of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate |
Yong et al.119 | 300 | 5.36 | CO2 CH4 CO2 + 20 to 80% CH4 | Contact angle decreased by introducing CH4 |
Al-Yaseri et al.114 | 323 K | 25 | CO2 | Quartz shifts to intermediate wet in the presence of stearic acid Mica and calcite are CO2-wet in the same condition |
Lu et al.112 | 313.15 | 16 | CO2 | Increase in contact angle with ScCO2 Using nanofluids decreased the contact angle Silica was more effective than alumina |
Sakthivel et al.115 | 293.15–353.15 | 0.1–20.68 | CO2 | Strongly water-wet state with using nanodots Shift from oil-wet to CO2-wet with pressure Decline in contact angle with nanodots concentration |
