[HTML][HTML] A review of recent developments in CO2 mobility control in enhanced oil recovery

O Massarweh, AS Abushaikha - Petroleum, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (CO 2-EOR) has gained widespread attention in light
of the declining conventional oil reserves. Moreover, CO 2-EOR contributes to the reduction …

Application of microfluidics in chemical enhanced oil recovery: A review

M Fani, P Pourafshary, P Mostaghimi, N Mosavat - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR), various chemicals such as polymer,
surfactant, alkaline, and nanoparticles are injected solely or in combination to mobilize the …

Bio-based surfactant for enhanced oil recovery: Interfacial properties, emulsification and rock-fluid interactions

N Saxena, A Goswami, PK Dhodapkar… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Anionic surfactants are very effective for application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in
sandstone reservoirs because of their promising surface-active properties. Considering the …

A comparative investigation of the effect of gas type on foam strength and flow behavior in tight carbonates

AS Hanamertani, S Saraji, M Piri - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Foam generation technique has been practically applied to overcome gas mobility issue
during enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. Incorporated with the utilized gas, the …

Investigation of chemical-foam design as a novel approach toward immiscible foam flooding for enhanced oil recovery

SM Hosseini-Nasab, PLJ Zitha - Energy & Fuels, 2017 - ACS Publications
Strong foam can be generated in porous media containing oil, resulting in incremental oil
recovery; however, oil recovery factor is restricted. A large fraction of oil recovered by foam …

Development and Applications of CO2-Responsive Gels in CO2 Flooding and Geological Storage

Y Ding, Y Zhao, X Wen, Y Liu, M Feng, Z Rui - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gel systems are widely used as plugging materials in the oil and gas industry. Gas
channeling can be mitigated by reducing the heterogeneity of the formation and the mobility …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical-Assisted CO2 Water-Alternating-Gas Injection for Enhanced Sweep Efficiency in CO2-EOR

P Fang, Q Zhang, C Zhou, Z Yang, H Yu, M Du, X Chen… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) is a crucial method for CO2 utilization and
sequestration, representing an important zero-carbon or even negative-carbon emission …

Effect of pH on silica nanoparticle-stabilized foam for enhanced oil recovery using carboxylate-based extended surfactants

P Rattanaudom, BJ Shiau, U Suriyapraphadilok… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alkyl-carboxylate extended surfactants as foaming agents have been formulated to generate
stable nanoparticle-surfactant foam systems. Because of their unique characteristics, these …

Enhanced oil recovery by alkaline-surfactant-alternated-gas/CO2 flooding

R Phukan, SB Gogoi, P Tiwari - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and …, 2019 - Springer
The volumetric sweep efficiencies of CO 2 flooding for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) are
generally low due to problems of viscous fingering and gravity override. This paper attempts …

Impacts of oil components on the stability of aqueous bulk CO2 foams: An experimental study

E Beheshti, S Riahi, M Riazi - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Study of foam stability in the presence of oil components is mainly devoted to the impacts of
aliphatic components like short-and long-chained alkanes. In this study, several …