Amir Hossein Nikoo - PhD candidate, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Mohammad Reza Malayeri - Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran- Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Umwelttechnik (IVU), Technische Universität Dresden, ۰۱۰۶۲ Dresden, Germany

Rock-fluid interfacial interactions in porous media are of great practical implications. The conventional view of the interfacial interactions in petroleum engineering is limited primarily to wettability and zeta-potential measurements. To take a closer look at the interfacial interactions, though, they could also be investigated with respect to the rock-fluid surface energy characteristics. Accordingly, this study overviews those of previous works dealt with the rock-fluid interfacial interactions from surface energy perspective. The results show the pivotal role of surface energy in explaining the interfacial phenomena occurring at the rock-fluid interfaces.

Surface energy, Interfacial interaction, porous media, Lewis acid-base, Interaction energy