{"id":2287,"date":"2025-05-13T15:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/surfix-the-unseen-hero-of-the-oil-front\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T15:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:17:45","slug":"surfix-the-unseen-hero-of-the-oil-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/surfix-the-unseen-hero-of-the-oil-front\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfix: the unseen hero of the oil front"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t smell like gasoline, it doesn&#8217;t make a noise like a drilling rig, and it doesn&#8217;t make it onto the covers of magazines. But it helps squeeze a few more percent of precious oil out of the ground. Meet Surfix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a surfix and why is it needed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Surfix is \u200b\u200ba specially developed composition of surfactants (surfactants) that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduces the interfacial tension between oil and water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increases the mobility of oil in the reservoir.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotes better washing out of residual oil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put: surfactant is the clever chemist who coaxes oil out of its hiding place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Surfix characteristics from research by the Ukrnafta Research Institute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpdt-c row wpDataTableContainerSimpleTable wpDataTables wpDataTablesWrapper\n\"\n    >\n        <table id=\"wpdtSimpleTable-8\"\n           style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\n                   border-spacing:0px;\"\n           class=\"wpdtSimpleTable 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liquid                    <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                            <tr class=\"wpdt-cell-row \" >\n                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell \"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:10px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Color                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell \"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:10px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Colorless to light yellow                    <\/td>\n                                        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          <td class=\"wpdt-cell \"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:10px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Temperature stability                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell \"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:10px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        5\u201335 \u00b0C                    <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                            <tr class=\"wpdt-cell-row \" >\n                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell \"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A7\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"6\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:10px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Foaming                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell \"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B7\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"6\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:10px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Medium\/low                    <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                    <\/table>\n<\/div><style id='wpdt-custom-style-8'>\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laboratory test results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In laboratory conditions, the Surfix demonstrates a significant increase in oil recovery. After injection of the composition into the reservoir model, the following was observed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>+18\u201322% additional oil recovery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decreased capillary pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved filtration performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graph: Change in oil recovery after Surfix application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?resize=1024%2C635&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?resize=1024%2C635&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?resize=1536%2C953&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?resize=600%2C372&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?resize=3%2C2&amp;ssl=1 3w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?resize=10%2C6&amp;ssl=1 10w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4faba79b-5e21-4e88-a230-53d36d8a234e-1.png?w=1580&amp;ssl=1 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is this important?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many wells have already extracted up to 70% of the reserves. The rest is precious oil that cannot be extracted using conventional methods. Surfix gives a second wind to old fields. And this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reducing the cost of drilling new wells.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increasing oil recovery coefficient without additional man-made load.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economic benefit for the state and ecological benefit for the environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion for producers and consumers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Surfix is not just \u201canother chemical.\u201d It is a technological tool that works towards a sustainable mining strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By investing in Surfix, you don&#8217;t just mine more\u2014you mine smarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surfix is not just \u201canother chemical.\u201d It is a technological tool that works towards a sustainable mining strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[269],"tags":[176,171,259,355,354],"class_list":["post-2287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecology","tag-ecology","tag-environmental-investments","tag-environmental-technologies","tag-petroleum-products","tag-surfix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/avelife.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17c92468-8ceb-4544-abc9-4a6ee7c91330-1.png?fit=1536%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2289,"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions\/2289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}