%0 Journal Article
%@ 09204105
%A Ganie, K.
%A Idris, A.K.
%A Mohshim, D.F.
%A Wan Sulaiman, W.R.
%A Mohd Saaid, I.
%A Abdul Malik, A.
%D 2019
%F scholars:11059
%I Elsevier B.V.
%J Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
%K Gas condensates; Interfacial energy; Nanoparticles; Petroleum reservoirs; Wetting, Chemical treatments; Condensate banking; Gas condensate reservoirs; Gas reservoir; Mitigation methods; Pressure profiles; Surface wettability; Wettability alteration, Surface roughness, gas condensate; hydrocarbon reservoir; hydrothermal alteration; nanoparticle; surface energy; surface roughness; wettability
%R 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106431
%T A review on the wettability alteration mechanism in condensate banking removal
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/11059/
%V 183
%X This paper presents a comprehensive review related to condensate banking problem by describing the condensate phenomenon; condensate accumulation based on wellbore region and pressure profiles; current mitigation methods and its limitation. Then a new mitigation method based on wettability alteration is introduced with an explanation on its mechanism and example of chemicals used. Next, new researches using nanoparticles as a wettability alteration agent is presented, and it is believed to be superior to the chemical treatment alone as it modifies the surface wettability from two aspects: surface energy and surface roughness � while chemical treatment only reduces the surface energy. In a nutshell, there is a significant gap of study in using nanoparticles as the wettability alteration agent in gas condensate reservoirs. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
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