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 …

Nanoparticle applications as beneficial oil and gas drilling fluid additives: A review

M Al-Shargabi, S Davoodi, DA Wood, A Al-Musai… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology remains a relatively new innovation for the oil and gas industry. However,
many applications have now become an integral part of some of its key technological …

A comprehensive review on utilizing nanomaterials in enhanced oil recovery applications

JF El-Masry, KF Bou-Hamdan, AH Abbas… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chemicals are a pivotal part of many operations for the oil and gas industry. The purpose of
chemical application in the subsurface reservoir is to decrease the mobility ratio between the …

Combined effect of silica nanoparticles and binary surfactants in enhancing oil recovery: an experimental investigation

A Gazem, H Patel, H Sreenivasan, C Sahu… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Modern oil fields extensively utilize enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques to optimize
production. This investigation evaluates the potential of silica (SiO 2) nanoparticles (NPs) …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic enhancement of oil recovery: integrating anionic-nonionic surfactant mixtures, SiO2 nanoparticles, and polymer solutions for optimized crude oil …

A Gazem, S Krishna - Petroleum, 2024 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods are essential for optimizing oil extraction from
modern reservoirs. This research delved into the synergistic impact of combining anionic …

Wettability alteration of sandstone oil reservoirs by different ratios of graphene oxide/silica hybrid nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery

F Kashefi, S Sabbaghi, R Saboori… - Journal of Dispersion …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Nowadays, there has been a recognition of the remarkable potential of nanofluids and
microorganisms as eco-friendly agents for enhanced oil recovery. on the other hand, one of …

Performance evaluation of oil-displacement viscoelastic zwitterionic surfactant fracturing fluid

H Xu, F Zhou, Y Li, C Liu, L Zhu, E Yao - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fracturing fluid has advantages in sand-carrying and micelle-
breaking without residues, while its practical applications are always limited due to the poor …

Investigating the impact of wettability heterogeneity on tertiary oil recovery by foam flooding: A macroscopic visualization study

A Shafiabadi, R Parsaei, F Rezaeiakmal… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
The gas injection is a widely used technique for improving oil recovery; however, in
reservoirs with heterogeneous characteristics, the injection of gas in the form of foam is more …

Review on factors affecting nanofluids surface tension and mechanism analysis

G Su, L Yang, S Liu, J Song, W Jiang, X Jin - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanofluid has become a hot topic in scientific research because of its excellent thermal and
physical properties. Surface tension is an important parameter for describing boiling …

A comprehensive review on key mechanisms and parameters affecting foam stability

R Dehghani, AE Bayat, MT Sarvestani… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Foam finds applications in various industries such as wastewater treatment, enhanced oil
recovery, and the manufacturing of food, medicine, and cosmetics, as well as in firefighting …