ABSTRACT
Abstract In a recent experimental study, the concept of line tension was evaluated for rock-oil-brine systems at reservoir conditions to characterize the rock-oil adhesion interactions. The study concluded that line tension-based modification of the Young’s equation provides a more realistic description of rock-oil adhesion interactions at reservoir conditions. Based on these experimental findings, it is suggested that the effect of line tension should be incorporated in the calculation of the work of adhesion for better understanding of the effect of rock-oil adhesion interactions on oil recovery from petroleum reservoirs. In this present study, we report the computed work of adhesion for different rock-live oil-brine systems after including the effect of line tension.
