Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Water Research

Volume

214

Publisher

Elsevier

School

School of Engineering / Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resources

RAS ID

52703

Funders

National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant Nos. 51804316 and U1762211]

National Major Project [Grant No. 2017ZX05009]

Comments

This is an Authors Accepted Manuscript version of an article published by Elsevier at: Yang, Y., Yuan, W., Hou, J., & You, Z. (2022). Review on Physical and Chemical Factors Affecting Fines Migration in Porous Media. Water Research, 214, article 118172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118172

Yang, Y., Yuan, W., Hou, J., & You, Z. (2022). Review on Physical and Chemical Factors Affecting Fines Migration in Porous Media. Water Research, 214, article 118172.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118172

Abstract

Permeability reduction and formation damage in porous media caused by fines (defined as unconfined solid particles present in the pore spaces) migration is one of the major reasons for productivity decline. It is well accepted that particle detachment occurs under imbalanced torques arising from hydrodynamic and adhesive forces exerted on attached particles. This paper reviewed current understanding on primary factors influencing fines migration as well as mathematical formulations for quantification. We also introduced salinity-related experimental observations that contradict theoretical predictions based on torque balance criteria, such as delayed particle release and attachment-detachment hysteresis. The delay of particle release during low-salinity water injection was successfully explained and formulated by the Nernst-Planck diffusion of ions in a narrow contact area. In addition to the widely recognized explanation by surface heterogeneity and the presence of low-velocity regions, we proposed a hypothesis that accounts for the shifting of equilibrium positions, providing new insight into the interpretation of elusive attachment-detachment hysteresis both physically and mathematically. The review was finalized by discussing the quantification of anomalous salinity effect on adhesion force at low- and high-salinity conditions.

DOI

10.1016/j.watres.2022.118172

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