A comprehensive review of nanoparticles applications in the oil and gas industry

MT Alsaba, MF Al Dushaishi, AK Abbas - Journal of Petroleum Exploration …, 2020 - Springer
With the increased attention toward nanotechnology and their innovative use for different
industries including but not limited to food, biomedical, electronics, materials, etc, the …

Current developments and future outlook in nanofluid flooding: A comprehensive review of various parameters influencing oil recovery mechanisms

F Yakasai, MZ Jaafar, S Bandyopadhyay… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilization of nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has attracted great attention in
recent decades. However, various constraints influence fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions …

Comprehensive review on the role of surfactants in the chemical enhanced oil recovery process

S Chowdhury, S Shrivastava, A Kakati… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
With a constant upsurge in energy demand, production from depleted and harsh reservoirs
through enhanced oil recovery techniques (EOR) has significantly increased. Among many …

Application of Janus nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery processes: Current status and future opportunities

Z Tohidi, A Teimouri, A Jafari, R Gharibshahi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Janus nanoparticles (JNPs), as a new and special type of nanoparticles (NPs), have a great
potential to use in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. The surfaces of JNPs have two …

Silica-based amphiphilic Janus nanofluid with improved interfacial properties for enhanced oil recovery

H Wu, K Gao, Y Lu, Z Meng, C Gou, Z Li, M Yang… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Silica-based amphiphilic Janus nanoparticles were synthesized for application in the field of
enhanced oil recovery. The organic hydrophobic chain was grafted onto the SiO 2 …

Preparation and application of nanofluid flooding based on polyoxyethylated graphene oxide nanosheets for enhanced oil recovery

J Cao, Y Chen, J Zhang, X Wang, J Wang, C Shi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, an innovative polyoxyethylated graphene oxide-based nanofluid (P-GO-O) for
enhanced oil recovery was prepared. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier …

A review of polymer nanohybrids for oil recovery

LM Corredor, MM Husein, BB Maini - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
As oil fields go into their final stage of production, new technologies are necessary to sustain
production and increase the recovery of the hydrocarbon. Chemical injection is an …

[HTML][HTML] Displacement dynamics of trapped oil in rough channels driven by nanofluids

Y Chang, S Xiao, R Ma, X Wang, Z Zhang, J He - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well accepted that nanofluids have great potential in enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
However, the EOR mechanisms by nanofluids largely remain elusive. In the study, the …

[HTML][HTML] Atomistic insight into oil displacement on rough surface by Janus nanoparticles

Y Chang, S Xiao, R Ma, Z Zhang, J He - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Janus nanoparticles (NPs) hold great potential in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), although the
mechanism remains unclear. In the study, the displacement dynamics of trapped oil in the …

Effect of silicon-based nanoparticles on enhanced oil recovery

MS Nasr, E Esmaeilnezhad, HJ Choi - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicon-based nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted considerable interest for enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) because of their environmentally friendly and cost-effective characteristics …