Microemulsion, because of its excellent interfacial tension reduction and solubilization
properties, has wide range of applications in the petroleum industry, especially in improved …

In this review, an attempt has been taken to show the preferential selection criteria of
microemulsions and nanoemulsions for applications in enhanced oil recovery. This paper …

Hypothesis It is generally believed that the improved efficiency of surfactant enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) comes from ultra-low interfacial tension (IFT) between oil and surfactant …

Emulsion flooding has been proved to be an effective chemical enhanced oil recovery
(CEOR) method. The performance of this technique is strongly dependant on the formulation …

Surfactant flooding is one of the most widely adopted enhanced oil recovery strategies
whereby microemulsion is formed in situ during immiscible displacement. It is expected that …

Reducing the oil-water interfacial tension (IFT) to ultra-low is believed the primary
mechanism for surfactant-based enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. However, field trials …

Abstract ASP (Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer) flooding is one of the most promising techniques
that has proven to have successful application in several laboratory and pilot tests. However …

Surfactant-stabilized microemulsions (MEs) are often used to reduce the capillary forces
responsible for trapping residual oil inside rocks. Recent studies showed that the presence …

The global demand for energy sources is increasing every day. Despite advances in
sustainable energy sources, the oil and gas industry remains the world's primary source of …

In-situ microemulsion flushing is an effective remediation technology for the removal of
dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) from aquifers. Nitrobenzene (NB) is a typical …