Applications of the quartz crystal microbalance in energy and environmental sciences: From flow assurance to nanotechnology

MM Roshani, E Rostaminikoo, E Joonaki, AM Dastjerdi… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decade, there has been a swift development in several scientific research works in
which the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique has played a critical role in …

Effect of water chemistry on the stability of water-in-crude oil emulsion: Role of aqueous ions and underlying mechanisms

M Rayhani, M Simjoo, M Chahardowli - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown that although low salinity waterflooding leads to promising EOR
impacts, it is to blame for the formation of unwanted water-in-oil emulsions. Thus, this study …

Effects of waxes and the related chemicals on asphaltene aggregation and deposition phenomena: Experimental and modeling studies

E Joonaki, A Hassanpouryouzband, R Burgass… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Solid deposition during production, transport, and storage of crude oils leads to significant
technical problems and economic losses for the oil and gas industry. The thermodynamic …

New two-dimensional particle-scale model to simulate asphaltene deposition in wellbores and pipelines

A Hassanpouryouzband, E Joonaki, V Taghikhani… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A new two-dimensional dynamic model was developed to simulate asphaltene precipitation,
aggregation, and deposition at isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. The perturbed …

Methane foam performance evaluation in fractured oil-wet carbonate systems at elevated pressure and temperature conditions

MI Youssif, KV Sharma, AE Shoukry, L Goual… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the potential of foam flooding for enhanced oil recovery in oil-wet
fractured systems under reservoir conditions. Two surfactants with distinct ionic properties …

Interplay between emulsion stability and wettability alteration: An application for water-based enhanced oil recovery methods

M Rayhani, M Simjoo, M Chahardowli - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
Low salinity waterflooding (LSW) is a popular enhanced oil recovery method, which is
mainly grounded on rock wettability improvement. Nevertheless, according to recent studies …

Rock–Oil–Brine Dominant Mechanisms in Smart Water Flooding

G Maya, AL Carreño Otero, FL Monares Bueno… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent research has highlighted wettability alteration as the main consequence of the
different mechanisms involved in technologies such as adjusted brine composition water …

[PDF][PDF] Mini Review on Stability and Formation of

A Hasan-Zadeh, YK Zadeh, AA Ghazghapan - 2022 - opastpublishers.com
One of the most commonly used methods of enhanced oil recovery for use in carbonate
reservoirs is the smart water injection method. Asphalt nitic compounds in the oil serve as …

Evaluación de la interacción fluido–fluido y fluido-roca en procesos de inyección de agua de salinidad modificada (IASM) y su impacto en la recuperación de aceite …

G Maya - repositorio.unal.edu.co
Los procesos de recobro mejorado son una familia de tecnologías que buscan obtener el
mayor beneficio de los yacimientos de hidrocarburos; sin embargo, cada uno de ellos …

Asphaltenes Versus Improved Oil Recovery Methodologies

E Joonaki, R Burgass, B Tohidi - 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & …, 2021 - earthdoc.org
Although extensive research studies focused on different injection scenarios for enhanced
oil recovery purposes, the interactions between the injected fluid (eg gas, water) and …