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 …

A review on the design and development of photocatalyst synthesis and application in microfluidic reactors: Challenges and opportunities

S Sohrabi, M Keshavarz Moraveji… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Microfluidics is an emerging branch of science that has significant applications in various
fields. In this review paper, after a brief introduction to the concept of photocatalysis …

Nanotechnology applied to the enhancement of oil and gas productivity and recovery of Colombian fields

CA Franco, R Zabala, FB Cortés - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In Colombia, the estimated reserves of crude oil are approximately 2.0 thousand million
barrels, decreasing by approximately 13% in the last year according to the National …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of stearic acid and alumina nanofluid on CO2 wettability of calcite substrates: Implications for CO2 geological storage in carbonate reservoirs

A Aftab, M Ali, M Altaf, M Sarmadivaleh - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Atmospheric CO 2 emissions trigger global warming and climate change
challenges. Thus, geological CO 2 storage appears to be the most viable choice to mitigate …

Experimental investigation on the nanosilica-reinforcing polyacrylamide/polyethylenimine hydrogel for water shutoff treatment

L Chen, J Wang, L Yu, Q Zhang, M Fu, Z Zhao… - Energy & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polyacrylamide hydrogel used in conformance control is subjected to poor stability at an
elevated temperature. In this paper, nanosilica has been found to be a very effective …

Interaction of anionic surfactant-nanoparticles for gas-Wettability alteration of sandstone in tight gas-condensate reservoirs

M Franco-Aguirre, RD Zabala, SH Lopera… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the most common sources of formation damage in tight reservoirs of gas-condensate
is condensate banking. The condensate level on the porous media reduces the effective …

New methods for qualitative and quantitative determination of wettability from relative permeability curves: Revisiting Craig's rules of thumb and introducing Lak …

A Mirzaei-Paiaman - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Craig's rules of thumb have been widely used for qualitative determination of wettability from
relative permeability curves. According to the first rule, in water-wet rocks the water relative …

The comparison of interface properties on crude oil-water and rheological behavior of four polymeric nanofluids (nano-SiO2, nano-CaO, GO and CNT) in carbonates …

W Tang, C Zou, H Liang, C Da, Z Zhao - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) are currently being used in different areas of petroleum exploration and
production, such as drilling, well logging, reservoir management, and enhanced oil recovery …

[HTML][HTML] The reversal of carbonate wettability via alumina nanofluids: Implications for hydrogen geological storage

A Alanazi, M Ali, M Ali, A Keshavarz, S Iglauer, H Hoteit - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) has been recognized as a key enabler of the
industrial-scale implementation of a hydrogen-based economy. However, the efficiency and …

Experimental investigation of wettability alteration of carbonate gas-condensate reservoirs from oil-wetting to gas-wetting using Fe3O4 nanoparticles coated with Poly …

A Safaei, F Esmaeilzadeh, A Sardarian… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wettability alteration near-wellbore region in a gas-condensate reservoir is an effective way
to reduce liquid blockage. To this end, Fe 3 O 4 NPs (nanoparticles) first synthesized by the …