Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional hydrocarbon resources involves the sequential
injection of a high-pressure, particle-laden fluid with varying pH's to make commercial …

The continuous growth of energy requirements, together with diminishing production,
necessitates tireless efforts to develop new technology frontiers in oilfield operations. The …

Water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs), a more environment-friendly candidate than oil-based
are widely used for drilling oil and gas wells. However, wellbore instability due to active clay …

As liquid nitrogen brings about thermal damage to rock when it comes into contact with a
reservoir, it can be used as a fracturing fluid under proper engineering conditions. To …

Acid–base chemistry of clay minerals is central to their interfacial properties, but up to now a
quantitative understanding on the surface acidity is still lacking. In this study, with first …

Many studies have targeted the application of clay in cement composites and declared some
enhancement on the properties of concrete. However there is little knowledge on nanoclays …

Remarkable strategies for constructing clay-based catalysts are critically overviewed. Clay
minerals provide distinct nanometer-scaled layers and interlayers for engineering them as …

Highly inhibitive and high-temperature-resistant shale inhibitors are required to be
developed as water-based drilling fluids to accomplish the requirements of the drilling …

In this work, a novel low molecular weight zwitterionic copolymer for improving wellbore
stability, which is expected to be an alternative to the current shale inhibitors, was obtained …

It is generally assumed that stone is one of the most durable materials because it is
compared to weaker building materials, such as wood or mud. But stone can deteriorate and …