A review on nanofluid water alternating gas (N-WAG): application, preparation, mechanism, and challenges

H Aziz, T Muther, MJ Khan, FI Syed - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
Water alternating gas (WAG) has gained the attraction of the oil industry because of its
successful implementation in enhancing oil recovery from mature fields. This technique …

Experimental study of water-based nanofluid alternating gas injection as a novel enhanced oil-recovery method in oil-wet carbonate reservoirs

B Moradi, P Pourafshary, F Jalali, M Mohammadi… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2015 - Elsevier
Water-alternating gas injection (WAG) is a common EOR method used at different reservoirs
around the world. In this paper we present a novel method called a nanofluid alternating gas …

Possibility of nanofluid/gas alternating injection as an EOR method in an oil field

M Al Matroushi, P Pourafshary… - Abu Dhabi International …, 2015 - onepetro.org
Water flooding and gas injection are the most commonly used EOR methods. Due to the
viscous fingering, reduction of sweep efficiency and early breakthrough of the injected fluid …

Nanofluid alternating gas for tight oil exploitation

K Zhang, Y Li, A Hong, K Wu, G Jing… - SPE Asia Pacific Oil …, 2015 - onepetro.org
Over past decades, technology innovation in exploiting unconventional resources has
become increasingly important. Associated with technologies applied in shale gas …

Application of SiO2 Nano Particles to Improve the Performance of Water Alternating Gas EOR Process

B Moradi, P Pourafshary, FJ Farahani… - SPE Oil and Gas India …, 2015 - onepetro.org
Difficulties and constrains of water & gas injection, like unfavorable mobility ratio, gravity
override and underride, and early fingering of injected fluid have led to application of water …

Effects of nanoparticles on gas production, viscosity reduction, and foam formation during nanofluid alternating gas injection in low and high permeable carbonate …

B Moradi, P Pourafshary, F Jalali… - The Canadian Journal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Some carbonate reservoirs are low‐permeable and mixed‐wet to oil‐wet. Application of
enhanced recovery methods to decrease residual oil saturation is the main challenge in …

Maximizing the oil recovery through immiscible water alternating gas (IWAG) in mature offshore field

RD Tewari, S Riyadi, C Kittrell, FB Kadir… - SPE Asia Pacific Oil …, 2010 - onepetro.org
This paper discusses an enhanced oil recovery study of a multilayered mature offshore oil
field in Baram Delta. Multiple reservoirs of the field have varying rock and fluid properties …

[HTML][HTML] On the application of surfactant and water alternating gas (SAG/WAG) injection to improve oil recovery in tight reservoirs

X Sun, J Liu, X Dai, X Wang, LM Yapanto, AO Zekiy - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Tight reservoirs are considered one of the unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs with low
permeability and porosity, directly affecting the oil production rate rather than conventional …

An experimental and numerical study of chemically enhanced water alternating gas injection

S Majidaie, M Onur, IM Tan - Petroleum Science, 2015 - Springer
In this work, an experimental study combined with numerical simulation was conducted to
investigate the potential of chemically enhanced water alternating gas (CWAG) injection as …

[HTML][HTML] Nanofluids application in enhanced oil recovery process-opportunities and challenges

F Liang, W Wang, S Zhu, Y Hu, Z Zhao, Y Tan… - Arabian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) remains paramount for tapping into residual oil post primary
and secondary recovery stages. While conventional methods hold their ground, the rise of …