A comprehensive review of nanotechnology applications in oil and gas well drilling operations

AM Alkalbani, GT Chala - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The field of nanotechnology has shown promise in addressing major problems and
improving drilling effectiveness. An overview of the difficulties encountered during oil and …

Polymer nanocomposite ADA@ SM as a high-temperature filtrate reducer for water-based drilling fluids and its filtration loss mechanism

Y Luo, L Lin, P Luo, Y Guo, S Xie, M Wang… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
High temperatures degrade drilling fluid performance and endanger drilling safety when
drilling deep and ultra-deep wells. The development of a new high-temperature drilling fluid …

Mechanical properties and water resistance improvement of thermoplastic modified starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, and zinc oxide nanometal particles by reactive …

A Kodsangma, N Thajai, W Punyodom… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel biodegradable thermoplastic starch (TPS) with high mechanical properties and water
resistance was developed using reactive blending technique. Effect of zinc oxide (ZnO) …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of the rheological properties of water base mud with silica nanoparticles for deep well application

AK Alkalbani, GT Chala, AM Alkalbani - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The nanotechnology component known as nanoparticles (NPs) have enormous promise for
enhancing drilling fluids. However, as the role of NPs in this sector is still in its infancy, it has …

A comprehensive review direct methods to overcome the limitations of gas injection during the EOR process

M Shafiei, Y Kazemzadeh, M Escrochi, FB Cortés… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Among the Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods, gas-based EOR methods are
very popular all over the world. The gas injection has a high ability to increase microscopic …

Polymer-laponite composites as filtrate reducer for high temperature and salt resistant drilling fluid: Characterization and performance evaluation

Y Luo, L Lin, P Luo, X Li, W Ren, T Yi - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
In deep and ultra-deep well drilling, ultra-high temperatures and high salt lead to poor
drilling fluid performance. In this study, N, N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) …

Zwitterionic polymer grafted nano-SiO2 as fluid loss agent for high temperature water-based drilling fluids

S Pang, Y Xuan, L Zhu, Y An - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2025 - Elsevier
With the advancement of ultra-deep well technology, there has been an increased demand
for enhanced high-temperature stability in water-based drilling fluids. To address this …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of zinc oxide nanoflowers for improving the rheological and filtration performance of high-temperature water-based drilling fluids

DK Prajapati, A Bardhan, S Sharma - Journal of Dispersion …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have proved useful across a wide range of
applications like medical technology, electronics, sulfur removal as well as microbial growth …

Synergistic Effect of Carbon Nanotubes, Zinc, and Copper Oxides on Rheological Properties of Fracturing Fluid: A Comparative Study

F Yehia, W Gado, AG Al-Gamal, Nishu, C Yang, L Liu… - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials play a beneficial role in enhancing the rheological behavior of fracturing
(frac) fluid by reacting with intermolecular structures. The inclusion of these materials into the …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluating Filtration and Thermal Stability of Water-Based Mud Using Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

FHA Al-Ogaili, FHM Almahdawi, JA Ali - Iraqi Journal of Chemical and …, 2023 - iasj.net
Nanoparticles (NPs) have unique capabilities that make them an eye-opener opportunity for
the upstream oil industry. Their nanosize allows them to flow within reservoir rocks without …