Microfluidic model porous media: Fabrication and applications

A Anbari, HT Chien, SS Datta, W Deng, DA Weitz… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Complex fluid flow in porous media is ubiquitous in many natural and industrial processes.
Direct visualization of the fluid structure and flow dynamics is critical for understanding and …

Microfluidics: an enabling screening technology for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)

VA Lifton - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Oil production is a critical industrial process that affects the entire world population and any
improvements in its efficiency while reducing its environmental impact are of utmost societal …

WITHDRAWN: A comprehensive review on critical affecting parameters on foam stability and recent advancements for foam-based EOR scenario

HR Afifi, S Mohammadi, AM Derazi, FM Alemi… - 2021 - Elsevier
WITHDRAWN: A comprehensive review on critical affecting parameters on foam stability
and recent advancements for foam-based EOR scenario - ScienceDirect Skip to main …

Foam EOR as an optimization technique for gas EOR: A comprehensive review of laboratory and field implementations

A Bello, A Ivanova, A Cheremisin - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Foam-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is poised to become one of the most promising tertiary
recovery techniques to keep up with the continuously increasing global energy demands …

Silica nanoparticle enhancement in the efficiency of surfactant flooding of heavy oil in a glass micromodel

G Cheraghian, S Kiani, NN Nassar… - Industrial & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The synergistic effects of fumed-Si nanoparticles (Si-NPs) in combination with sodium
dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant as suitable agents for oil displacing in enhanced oil …

Destabilization, propagation, and generation of surfactant-stabilized foam during crude oil displacement in heterogeneous model porous media

S Xiao, Y Zeng, ED Vavra, P He, M Puerto… - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Foam flooding in porous media is of increasing interest due to its numerous applications
such as enhanced oil recovery, aquifer remediation, and hydraulic fracturing. However, the …

Pore-scale mechanisms during low salinity waterflooding: Oil mobilization by diffusion and osmosis

SB Fredriksen, AU Rognmo, MA Fernø - Journal of petroleum science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pore-level oil mobilization is studied during low salinity waterflooding by microscopic
visualization of water diffusion and osmosis in sandstone silicon-wafer micromodels. The …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental investigation of foam flow in a liquid-filled Hele-Shaw cell

K Osei-Bonsu, N Shokri, P Grassia - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2016 - Elsevier
The relative immobility of foam in porous media suppresses the formation of fingers during
oil displacement leading to a more stable displacement which is desired in various …

Pore-scale experimental study on EOR mechanisms of combining thermal and chemical flooding in heavy oil reservoirs

Y Wang, H Liu, Q Zhang, Z Chen, J Wang… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Steam flooding is an important method for the development of heavy oil reservoirs, but
steam channeling is an inevitable serious problem in the process of steam injection, which …

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 …