Polyacrylamide (PAM)-based microspheres are commonly used as water plugging and
profile control agents, but the poor mechanical strength and few studies on the dispersion …

The area of conformance improvement technology (CIT) encompasses the application of a
myriad range of conventional fluids, including polymers, gels, foams, polymer-enhanced …

Few layers graphene oxide (GO), graphene oxide functionalized with diethylenetriamine
(GO-DETA) and the hybrid of graphene oxide-diethylenetriamine and polyacrylamide (GO …

Polymer gel was widely used in the petroleum industry for water shutoffs to enhance oil
recovery or for plugging to control lost circulation events. By free radical polymerization of …

Polymer based gels have been widely applied in the fractured reservoir for water shutoff and
enhancing oil recovery. In this study, a polymer gel system with long-gelation time and high …

Polymer hydrogels have been proven effective in lost circulation control in well drilling.
However, common polymer hydrogels suffer from unfavorable strength and stability under …

Excessive water production from natural gas reservoirs is a main challenge facing the
industry nowadays. Polymeric gelants have been widely applied to seal the water …

Polymer gels have been widely applied for conformance control and water shutoff in
fractured and heterogeneous reservoirs. In this study, the rheological properties of a …

To address challenges associated with excessive water production in mature oil reservoirs,
this study introduces a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based material as a novel preformed …

Nanomaterial-enhanced hydrogels have attracted considerable attention as temporary
plugging agents for lost circulation control due to their improved strength under high …