Study on preparation and plugging effect of sawdust gel particle in fractured reservoir

W Kang, J Wang, Z Ye, G Gu, W Li, H Yang, Z Li… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to solve the problem of conventional preformed particle gel (PPG) with relatively
high cost and poor strength and shearing resistance, a preformed sawdust gel particle (S …

Molecular dynamics simulations of supramolecular polymers within nanoconfinements for enhanced oil recovery

S Yuan, A Guo, H Zhang, Z Wang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular polymers offer promising potential for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
advancing techniques. Current instrumental analyses face limitations in capturing …

Adsorption of C5Pe molecules on silica surfaces with different hydrophobicity studied by molecular dynamics simulation

D Ji, G Liu, X Zhang, C Zhang, S Yuan - Applied surface science, 2019 - Elsevier
The adsorption of C5Pe molecules on silica surfaces with different hydrophobicity is
systematically studied by a series of molecular dynamics simulations. For probing the effect …

Mechanical entrapment analysis of enhanced preformed particle gels (PPGs) in mature reservoirs

A Farasat, MV Sefti, S Sadeghnejad… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2017 - Elsevier
The injection of preformed particle gels (PPGs) is one of the novel solutions to improve
conformance control in mature waterflooded reservoirs. In this method, the interaction …

Molecular dynamics study on the adsorption of heavy oil drops on a silica surface with different hydrophobicity

D Ji, G Liu, X Zhang, C Zhang, S Yuan - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Adsorption of oil droplets on different hydrophilic and hydrophobic silica surfaces was
studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The surfaces included fully hydrophilic, 50 …

[HTML][HTML] Coarse-grain molecular dynamics simulation framework to unravel the interactions of surfactants on silica surfaces for oil recovery

G Pérez-Sánchez, FM Costa, GMC Silva… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
A coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CG-MD) framework, based on the MARTINI 3.0
model, was developed to characterise the interactions between surfactants and oil-silica …

Molecular dynamics study on oil migration inside silica nanopore

J Sun, H Zhang, M Hu, X Meng, S Yuan - Chemical Physics Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Two suggested systems of oil in the porosity of the reservoir rock after water flooding were
built with an oil cylinder inside a silica nanopore. A series of MD simulations were performed …

Pressure behavior in deformable preformed particle gel during water flow: Modeling and experimental approach

V Matias-Perez, S Lopez-Ramirez, FJ Argüelles-Vivas - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Preformed Particle Gel (PPG) is an efficient technology that is placed in high
conductivity zones of the oil reservoir for conformance and water control. Many experiments …

The microstructure and properties of GO hydration layers and the effects on the adsorption of UO22+

N Liu, H Zhang, Q Liu, R Chen, J Liu, J Zhu, J Yu… - Chemical Physics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein we performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to investigate the microstructure
and formation mechanism of the hydration layers on the surface of graphene oxide (GO) at …

Molecular dynamics study on mechanism of preformed particle gel transporting through nanopores: deformation and dehydration

Y Ma, H Zhang, Q Hao, G Liu, H Wang… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Understanding the translocation mechanism of preformed particle gel (PPG) through the
nanoporous medium is crucial for gel treatment during enhanced oil recovery. On the basis …