Nanomaterials in EOR: A review and future perspectives in unconventional reservoirs

K Jiang, C Xiong, B Ding, X Geng, W Liu, W Chen… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With escalating global energy demands and the depletion of conventional oil reserves, the
exploitation of unconventional oil reservoirs necessitates advanced recovery materials …

Designing effective enhanced oil recovery fluid: Combination of graphene oxide, D118 SuperPusher, and Chuback surfactant

MH Behdadfar, JJ Sheng, E Esmaeilnezhad - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is one of the most essential branches of petroleum
engineering and aims to maximize oil extraction from reservoirs. This research focuses on …

Experimental investigation of combined carbon nanoparticles (CNPs), ionic liquid (IL), and low salinity water to enhance oil recovery (EOR) at Iraq's southern oil fields

MK Uoda, HQ Hussein, RR Jalil - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
By 2030, global energy demand is expected to increase by 50% with respect to 2020.
However, supplies of natural gas and oil are steadily depleting. Therefore, implementing …

[HTML][HTML] Ethoxylated molybdenum disulphide based nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery

I Raj, Z Lu, JR Hou, YC Wen, LX Xiao - Petroleum Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite advances in renewable energy sources, the world's current infrastructure and
consumption patterns still heavily depend on crude oil. Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is a …

Interfacial tension reduction using nitrogen graphene quantum dots with various precursors, molar ratios, and synthesis durations for enhanced oil recovery

Y Gholamzadeh, A Hemmati-Sarapardeh, M Sharifi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Nanofluids have the capacity to reduce interfacial tension (IFT) of crude oil and water for
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations, but traditional nanoparticles are limited in tight …

Low-cost preparation of temperature-resistant and salt-tolerant amphiphilic carbon dots from a nonionic surfactant and its application in enhanced oil recovery

R Lu, S He, T Wang, L Lai, M Zhao - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic carbon dots (ACDs) were synthesized from nonionic surfactant alkyl glycosides
with different alkyl chains by a low-cost method. Moreover, the surface activity of these ACDs …

Impact of Mutual Solvents on Wettability Alteration for EOR Application by Hybrid Smart Water and Green SiO2/KCl/Xanthan Nanocomposites in Carbonate …

F Motraghi, AK Manshad, M Akbari, JA Ali - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemical methods have recently been applied in most large projects to enhance oil
recovery. However, conventional chemical EOR solutions face problems in displacing and …

Performance evaluation of ferro-fluids flooding in enhanced oil recovery operations based on machine learning

H Saberi, M Karimian, E Esmaeilnezhad - Engineering Applications of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The process of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and core flooding involves various challenges
such as preserving cores, configuring experiment setup, scaling from the laboratory to the …

Advances in Quantum Dot Applications for the Oil and Gas Industry: Current Trends and Future Directions

OE Medina, S Rosales, N Garzón, D López… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Quantum dots (QDs) have captivated widespread attention across various chemical and
industrial sectors, with their integration into the oil and gas industry emerging as a focal …

Long carbon chain-modified carbon nanoparticles for oil displacement in harsh-condition reservoirs

W Xiang, Y Sun, L Li, X Wang, M Zhao, C Dai - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon nanoparticles, as an emerging type of enhanced oil recovery agent, promising
broad prospects in unconventional oil and gas development. However, limitations such as …