Review of the micro and Macro mechanisms of gel-based plugging agents for enhancing oil recovery of unconventional water flooding oil reservoirs

Y Bai, W Pu, X Jin, C Shen, H Ren - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, gel plugging agents had made significant contributions to addressing water
channeling and water flooding issues in water-flooded oil reservoirs. To meet the demands …

Performance of Self-healing microgel incorporating Nano-Silica as plugging material for drilling fluid

L Yang, C Xie, Y Zhang, G Jiang, Y Wu, H Liu… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lost circulation severely threatens the safety and efficiency of oil drilling operations,
especially at high temperatures. Accordingly, many plugging materials have also been …

Lessons Learned from Laboratory Study and Field Application of Re-Crosslinkable Preformed Particle Gels RPPG for Conformance Control in Mature Oilfields with …

B Bai, T Schuman, D Smith, T Song - SPE Improved Oil Recovery …, 2024 - onepetro.org
This paper surveys the role of re-crosslinkable preformed particle gels (RPPG) in addressing
conformance challenges within mature oilfields. Despite widespread preformed particle gel …

Evaluation of Novel Preformed Particle Gel System for Conformance Control in Mature Oil Reservoirs

A Almakimi, A Ben Ali, IA Hussein, B Bai - Gels, 2024 - mdpi.com
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 …

Study on migration and plugging performance of polymer gel in fractured cores using nuclear magnetic resonance technology

L Bai, C Shi, K Tang, H Xie, S Yang, D Zhu - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In situ cross-linked polymer gels (ISCPGs) are widely used for conformance control and
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in heterogeneous petroleum reservoirs. However, the …

Progress and Prospects of In Situ Polymer Gels for Sealing Operation in Wellbore and Near-Well Zone

Z Kang, YT Liu, H Jia, B Xia, HM Ou, QB Pu… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In situ polymer gels have been received as a useful tool for sealing operations such as fluid
loss control during well drilling and workover and completion, well stimulation, water shutoff …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive evaluation of chemical breakers for multistage network ultra-high strength gel

Z Kang, H Jia, ZG Li, B Xia, Y Wang, Y Jiang, HL Peng - Petroleum Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer gels have been accepted as a useful tool to address many sealing operations such
as drilling and completion, well stimulation, wellbore integrity, water and gas shutoff, etc …

Development and evaluation of lysine-crosslinked re-crosslinkable particle gel for water control in high-temperature reservoirs

T Song, B Bai, R Huang, S Zhang, P Liu… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Preformed particle gel (PPG) treatment is a cost-effective technology for controlling
excessive water production. However, PPG exhibits limited plugging efficiency when dealing …

Rapid self-healing nanocomposite gel crosslinked by LDH for lost circulation control

C Wang, J Sun, Y Long, L Peng, Y Li, R Wang… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lost circulation presents a complex challenge in drilling operations. Ascribed to the
favorable remaining in fracture, strong resistance to efflux, and entire gel block rather than …

Improved understanding ultra-high strength gel for sealing operations: gelation kinetics and mechanism

Z Kang, H Jia, SQ Liu, Z Li, P Li… - Journal of Dispersion …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Polymer gel has been accepted as a useful tool for solving many sealing operations such as
fluid loss control, enhanced oil recovery, water and gas shutoff, wellbore integrity, and well …