Effect of nanoparticles on the performance of polymer/surfactant flooding for enhanced oil recovery: A review

O Tavakkoli, H Kamyab, M Shariati, AM Mohamed… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well known that approximately 30% of Original Oil in Place (OOIP) is produced by water
flooding. Therefore, to improve the residual oil recovery, the Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) …

Experimental and field applications of nanotechnology for enhanced oil recovery purposes: A review

S Davoodi, M Al-Shargabi, DA Wood… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil reservoir formation damage is a challenging issue associated with water and/or gas
reservoir flooding in secondary and tertiary oil recovery operations. Some enhanced oil …

Application of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery: a critical review of recent progress

X Sun, Y Zhang, G Chen, Z Gai - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
The injected fluids in secondary processes supplement the natural energy present in the
reservoir to displace oil. The recovery efficiency mainly depends on the mechanism of …

A comprehensive review on enhanced oil recovery by water alternating gas (WAG) injection

S Afzali, N Rezaei, S Zendehboudi - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) injection is a relatively mature oil recovery technique
in hydrocarbon reservoirs that has long attracted the interest of the oil and gas industry due …

Review of the application of natural surfactants in enhanced oil recovery: state-of-the-art and perspectives

SM Hama, AK Manshad, JA Ali - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Injecting surfactant by means of chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) has acquired
predominant attention in improving oil recovery by changing either fluid/rock and/or …

The synergistic effects of nanoparticle-surfactant nanofluids in EOR applications

M Almahfood, B Bai - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques are receiving substantial attention worldwide due
to the major decline in the available oil resources. However, lots of challenges and …

Removal of copper, nickel and chromium mixtures from metal plating wastewater by adsorption with modified carbon foam

CG Lee, S Lee, JA Park, C Park, SJ Lee, SB Kim, B An… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the characterizations and adsorption efficiencies for chromium, copper and
nickel were evaluated using manufacture-grade Fe 2 O 3-carbon foam. SEM, XRD, XRF and …

Potential effects of metal oxide/SiO2 nanocomposites in EOR processes at different pressures

Y Kazemzadeh, M Sharifi, M Riazi, H Rezvani… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study intends to take a new look at the application of NPs as a nanocomposite form for
the first time to gain the most from the effects of them for EOR purposes. For this, TiO 2/SiO 2 …

Hybrid suspension of polymer and nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery

AO Gbadamosi, R Junin, MA Manan, N Yekeen… - Polymer Bulletin, 2019 - Springer
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process is used to recover the oil left in the reservoirs after
primary and secondary recovery methods. Polymer material plays an important role in oil …

Improving Simultaneous Water Alternative Associate Gas Tests in the Presence of Newly Synthesized γ-Al2O3/ZnO/Urea Nano-Composites: An Experimental Core …

Y Ahmadi, M Mansouri, E Jafarbeigi - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nano-composites positively impact subsurface porous media's properties during enhanced
oil recovery. In this paper, γ-Al2O3/ZnO/urea nano-composites were selected to improve …