Experimental and field applications of nanotechnology for enhanced oil recovery purposes: A review
Oil reservoir formation damage is a challenging issue associated with water and/or gas
reservoir flooding in secondary and tertiary oil recovery operations. Some enhanced oil …
reservoir flooding in secondary and tertiary oil recovery operations. Some enhanced oil …
Progress of polymer gels for conformance control in oilfield
For the past decades, long-term water flooding processes have led to water channeling in
mature reservoirs, which is a severe problem in oilfields. The development of better plugging …
mature reservoirs, which is a severe problem in oilfields. The development of better plugging …
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 …
microemulsions and nanoemulsions for applications in enhanced oil recovery. This paper …
Nanotechnology in enhanced oil recovery
G Cheraghian, S Rostami, M Afrand - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) are known as important nanomaterials for a broad range of commercial
and research applications owing to their physical characteristics and properties. Currently …
and research applications owing to their physical characteristics and properties. Currently …
A review on wettability alteration in carbonate rocks: Wettability modifiers
More than half of the global oil reserves are in carbonate reservoirs. Carbonate rocks,
however, in most cases tend to be mixed-wet or oil-wet. Wettability alteration of carbonate …
however, in most cases tend to be mixed-wet or oil-wet. Wettability alteration of carbonate …
Recent progresses of microemulsions-based nanofluids as a potential tool for enhanced oil recovery
J Mariyate, A Bera - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The worldwide demand of energy sources is increasing day by day. The trend of growing
interest on renewable products is also increasing widely. Regardless of the advances of …
interest on renewable products is also increasing widely. Regardless of the advances of …
Integrating surfactant, alkali and nano-fluid flooding for enhanced oil recovery: A mechanistic experimental study of novel chemical combinations
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 …
experiments were performed to find the most promising alternative out of four conventional …
Recent advances in nanoparticles enhanced oil recovery: rheology, interfacial tension, oil recovery, and wettability alteration
Chemically enhanced oil recovery methods are utilized to increase the oil recovery by
improving the mobility ratio, altering the wettability, and/or lowering the interfacial tension …
improving the mobility ratio, altering the wettability, and/or lowering the interfacial tension …
Nanotechnology for oilfield applications: Challenges and impact
Nanotechnology is the design and application of engineered or naturally occurring
nanoparticles with at least one dimension of the order of 1–100 nm to accomplish specific …
nanoparticles with at least one dimension of the order of 1–100 nm to accomplish specific …
Silica nanoparticle assisted polymer flooding of heavy crude oil: Emulsification, rheology, and wettability alteration characteristics
Polymer flooding based enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been proven to be effective and
successful for heavy crude oil systems due to its ability to achieve favorable mobility ratios …
successful for heavy crude oil systems due to its ability to achieve favorable mobility ratios …