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Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventor:

Quan Chen, Al Khobar, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/24 (2006.01); E21B 43/20 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); G01N 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/24 (2013.01); E21B 43/20 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01); G01N 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for determining properties of different cation exchange sites in a rock core sample at a non-preserved state may include displacing all native components out of the rock core sample before subjecting the rock core sample to coreflooding steps to determine a total amount of exchangeable cations adsorbed onto the cation exchange sites; injecting formation brine and then a reservoir crude oil into the rock core sample such that the rock core sample includes indigenous exchangeable cations adsorbed onto the cation exchange sites, cation exchange sites occupied by a crude oil, and one or more fluids; subjecting the rock core sample to coreflooding steps to displace the indigenous exchangeable cations, the crude oil, and the one or more fluids; determining an amount of indigenous exchangeable cations adsorbed onto the cation exchange sites; and determining at least one property of different cation exchange sites.


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