Effectiveness of electrokinetic-enhanced oil recovery (EK-EOR): a systematic review

Journal of Engineering and Applied Science

Table 4 Probability density distribution of selected variables

Parameters	Probability distribution	Range
Parameters	Probability distribution	Mean	Standard deviation
Liquid viscosity coefficient	Normal	2 Ns/m²	0.45
Current density	Normal	0.07 A/m²	0.55
Specific resistance	Normal	6 Ω-m	0.75
Core permeability	Normal	0.02 D	0.4
Viscosity	Normal	50 cp	0.5
Pressure differential	Normal	40 atm	0.65
		Minimum	Most likely	Maximum
Electric potential in the mobile layer	Triangular	0.035 V	0.035	0.05
Electric potential in the fixed layer	Triangular	0.025 V	0.025	0.035

10,000 iterations of incremental recovery from EK-EOR were ran and the probability of obtaining values greater than 5%, 10%, 35%, and 50% were obtained using ` Carlo simulation