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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: Sep. 12, 2023
    Accepted: Dec. 13, 2023
    Published: Jan. 18, 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: Dec. 22, 2023
    Accepted: Jan. 03, 2024
    Published: Jan. 24, 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: Jan. 08, 2024
    Accepted: Jan. 24, 2024
    Published: Feb. 29, 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: Jan. 13, 2024
    Accepted: Jan. 25, 2024
    Published: Mar. 07, 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