A macro and micro-investigation of nanotechnology for enhanced oil recovery: A comprehensive review

MI Youssif, SM Saleh - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have emerged as agents and coagents in the enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
domain owing to their versatile capabilities. They can potentially enhance the retrieval of oil …

Experimental Evaluation of Foam-Assisted Gas Injection in Proppant-Packed Fractured Oil-Wet Carbonate

MI Youssif, KV Sharma, L Goual, M Piri - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Foam flooding in fractured tight oil reservoirs can enhance gas mobility and conformance
control by diverting gas flow from high-permeability zones (fractures) to low-permeability …

Nanofluid-Based Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Fractured Carbonates

AK Aboahmed, MI Youssif, M Piri, L Goual - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ability of nanoparticles (NPs) to stabilize surfactant-based foams has been established
in the past and shown to improve oil recovery from conventional porous media; however …

Methane foam performance evaluation in fractured oil-wet carbonate systems at elevated pressure and temperature conditions

MI Youssif, KV Sharma, AE Shoukry, L Goual… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the potential of foam flooding for enhanced oil recovery in oil-wet
fractured systems under reservoir conditions. Two surfactants with distinct ionic properties …

The effects of wettability and permeability on hydrocarbon foam performance in unconsolidated porous media: An experimental investigation at elevated pressure and …

S Le Van, KV Sharma, M Piri - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Propped fractures in hydraulically fractured reservoirs function as unconsolidated porous
media with permeability orders of magnitude greater than the matrix. This disparity in …

Review on Foam-Assisted Gas Injection in Fractured Carbonates for Enhanced Oil Recovery

MI Youssif, M Piri, L Goual - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Foam-assisted gas injection in fractured unconventional reservoirs has garnered
considerable attention as a result of its potential to address challenges associated with gas …

The effect of matrix-fracture permeability contrast on hydrocarbon foam performance in oil-wet carbonate

MI Youssif, KV Sharma, L Goual… - Advances in Geo-Energy …, 2024 - yandy-ager.com
Foam-based enhanced oil recovery methods are becoming instrumental in increasing
hydrocarbon production from unconventional reservoirs. However, the efficacy of such …

[图书][B] Nanofluid-Stabilized Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Intact and Fractured Porous Media

AK Aboahmed - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Surfactant-based foams have often been proposed as mobility control agents in enhanced
oil recovery (EOR), however their lack of stability under reservoir conditions has limited their …

[HTML][HTML] In-Situ Foam Generation: A Superior Method for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Fractured Reservoirs

MI Youssif - Innovations in Enhanced and Improved Oil Recovery …, 2023 - intechopen.com
Unconventional reservoirs, like shale gas, shale oil, tight gas sands, and coalbed methane
deposits, pose unique challenges due to their low permeability, low porosity, and complex …

[图书][B] Foam–Assisted Gas Injection in Oil-Wet Fractured Carbonates

MIYM Soliman - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Foam-based enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques are increasingly recognized as a
viable solution to enhance hydrocarbon production from unconventional reservoirs …