Manifestations of surfactant-polymer flooding for successful field applications in carbonates under harsh conditions: A comprehensive review

AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi, W Alameri… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most oil fields today are mature, and the majority of the reservoirs in the Middle East are
carbonate rocks characterized by high temperature high salinity (HTHS), heterogeneous …

Updated perceptions on polymer-based enhanced oil recovery toward high-temperature high-salinity tolerance for successful field applications in carbonate reservoirs

AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi, MA Ayoub - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aging of the existing reservoirs makes the hydrocarbon extraction shift toward newer
reserves, and harsh conditioned carbonates, which possess high temperature and high …

A comprehensive review on critical affecting parameters on foam stability and recent advancements for foam-based EOR scenario

HR Afifi, S Mohammadi, AM Derazi, S Moradi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Foam injection process is a promising new technique of enhanced oil recovery (EOR), which
tackles the issues induced by gas-based EOR scenarios such as viscous fingering and …

Mechanistic modeling of hybrid low salinity polymer flooding: Role of geochemistry

EW Al-Shalabi, W Alameri, AM Hassan - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low salinity polymer (LSP) based enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique is getting more
attention due to its potential of improving both displacement and sweep efficiencies …

New insights into modeling disjoining pressure and wettability alteration by engineered water: Surface complexation based rock composition study

I Khurshid, EW Al-Shalabi - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Several laboratory studies observed wettability alteration of carbonate rocks towards a more
water-wet state through modifying the composition of injected water. The change in …

Green surfactant in oil recovery: Synthesis of a biocompatible surfactant and feasibility study of its application in foam-based enhanced oil recovery

MJ Rad, O Alizadeh, MA Takassi, M Mokhtary - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing demand for chemical additives in the petroleum industry has raised
environmental consequences that limit their usage due to governmental guidelines …

Surface complexation modeling for low salinity polymer (LSP) injection in carbonate reservoirs under harsh conditions

AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi, AS Adila, A Fathy… - Abu Dhabi …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Abstract Low-Salinity Polymer (LSP) flooding is a hybrid enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR)
technique, which can improve the displacement efficiency by synergistically combining the …

Increasing Reservoir Recovery Efficiency through Laboratory-Proven Hybrid Smart Water-Assisted Foam (SWAF) Flooding in Carbonate Reservoirs

AM Hassan, M Ayoub, M Eissa, EW Al-Shalabi… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This contribution introduces a new hybrid enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method which
combines smart water-assisted foam (SWAF) flooding, known as the SWAF process. The …

Where is research on fossil fuels going in times of climate change? A perspective on chemical enhanced oil recovery

P Raffa - MRS Communications, 2021 - Springer
In a society where the global search for renewable and sustainable sources of energy,
chemicals and materials has rapidly become a priority, due to the challenges posed by …

Insights into Hybrid Smart Water Assisted Foam (SWAF) Flooding in Carbonate Reservoirs: A Combined Numerical and Experimental Approach

AM Hassan, MA Ayoub, ME Mohyaldinn… - Abu Dhabi …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Abstract Smart Water Assisted Foam (SWAF) flooding is a promising and an emerging
synergic enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique that combines smart water and foam …