[HTML][HTML] The use of surfactants in enhanced oil recovery: A review of recent advances

O Massarweh, AS Abushaikha - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, there is a widespread interest in the different methods of chemical enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) as a result of the continuous decline in the conventional oil reserves and the …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery

A Sircar, K Rayavarapu, N Bist, K Yadav, S Singh - Petroleum Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles serve various purposes in the hydrocarbon industry which are utilized to
improve the volume of oil and gas production. Nanomaterials are used in petroleum …

Effect of interface structure and behavior on the fluid flow characteristics and phase interaction in the petroleum industry: State of the art review and outlook

J Hong, Z Wang, J Li, Y Xu, H Xin - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
As the global oil market continues to tighten, there is an increasing focus on enhancing oil
recovery. However, enhanced oil recovery technologies require the addition of chemical …

A critical review on selection of microemulsions or nanoemulsions for enhanced oil recovery

J Mariyate, A Bera - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, an attempt has been taken to show the preferential selection criteria of
microemulsions and nanoemulsions for applications in enhanced oil recovery. This paper …

Integrating surfactant, alkali and nano-fluid flooding for enhanced oil recovery: A mechanistic experimental study of novel chemical combinations

A Rezaei, M Riazi, M Escrochi, R Elhaei - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, an extended series of interfacial tension (IFT) and contact angle
experiments were performed to find the most promising alternative out of four conventional …

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 …

Pore scale investigation of low salinity surfactant nanofluid injection into oil saturated sandstone via X-ray micro-tomography

NK Jha, M Lebedev, S Iglauer, M Ali, H Roshan… - Journal of colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Low salinity surfactant nanofluids have recently shown promising characteristics
in wettability alteration of the silicate-based rock representative substrate and interfacial …

A review on the application of nanofluids in enhanced oil recovery

J Hou, J Du, H Sui, L Sun - Frontiers of Chemical Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been widely used to recover residual oil after the primary
or secondary oil recovery processes. Compared to conventional methods, chemical EOR …

Effect of molecular structure on synergism in mixed zwitterionic/anionic surfactant system: An experimental and simulation study

L Su, J Sun, F Ding, X Gao, L Zheng - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
The oil/water interfacial properties of different zwitterionic surfactant (N-dodecyl-N, N-
dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate, ASB; 3-(1-dodecyl-3-imidazolio) …

Synergistic Effect of Low Salinity Surfactant Nanofluid on the Interfacial Tension of Oil–Water Systems, Wettability Alteration, and Surfactant Adsorption on the Quartz …

D N. P, GR Seetharaman, G Kumar, JS Sangwai - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial tension (IFT) and wettability are the two major factors influencing oil recovery. The
synergistic effect of low salinity water (LSW) with chemical agents such as surfactants …