A comprehensive review of experimental studies of nanoparticles-stabilized foam for enhanced oil recovery

N Yekeen, MA Manan, AK Idris… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles-stabilized foam has recently attracted increasing attention for enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) applications, largely due to the potentially high stability of these foams in the …

Nanoparticles as foam stabilizer: Mechanism, control parameters and application in foam flooding for enhanced oil recovery

Y Zhang, Q Liu, H Ye, LL Yang, D Luo… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, numbers of studies have been conducted by using nanoparticles as novel foam
stabilizer to enhance oil recovery (EOR). However, previous studies have not classified the …

Effect of single-step silica nanoparticle on rheological characterization of surfactant based CO2 foam for effective carbon utilization in subsurface applications

KR Chaturvedi, R Narukulla, T Sharma - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Foams represent the most viable method of gas mobility control in subsurface reservoirs.
However, their wider oilfield application is constrained due to their low stability. In this study …

Experimental investigation on effect of reservoir conditions on stability and rheology of carbon dioxide foams of nonionic surfactant and polymer: Implications of carbon …

A Pandey, ASK Sinha, KR Chaturvedi, T Sharma - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO 2) injection, in form of a viscous foam, is one of the effective
techniques to control premature CO 2 breakthrough in subsurface carbon storage and …

Carbon dioxide/water foams stabilized with a zwitterionic surfactant at temperatures up to 150 C in high salinity brine

C Da, S Alzobaidi, G Jian, L Zhang, SL Biswal… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Stabilization of CO 2-in-water (C/W) foams with surfactants at high temperature and high
salinity conditions is challenging given limitations in the solubility and thermal stability of …

In-situ formulation of pickering CO2 foam for enhanced oil recovery and improved carbon storage in sandstone formation

KR Chaturvedi, T Sharma - Chemical Engineering Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Compared to sole gas flooding, foam flooding provides superior mobility control, enhanced
sweep, and greatly improved oil recovery from depleted oil reservoirs. However, since most …

Laboratory study on the rheology properties of nanoparticle-stabilized supercritical CO2 foam

X Song, X Cui, X Su, B Munir, D Du - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adding nanoparticles (NPs) into surfactant solution has been widely employed in improving
foam stability in CO 2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) applications. To help understand the …

A novel foam formulation by Al2O3/SiO2 nanoparticles for EOR applications: A mechanistic study

H Rezvani, D Panahpoori, M Riazi, R Parsaei… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the influence of Al 2 O 3/SiO 2 nanoparticles (NPs) on the Cetyl Trimethyl
Ammonium Bromide (CTAB) foam formation and stability is investigated for enhanced oil …

Synergy of hydrophilic nanoparticle and nonionic surfactant on stabilization of carbon dioxide-in-brine foams at elevated temperatures and extreme salinities

K Yang, S Li, K Zhang, Y Wang - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Stability of carbon dioxide foam attracts huge attentions while being of great challenge to
many industrial practices. In this paper, aqueous CO 2 foam stabilized with synergy of …

Advancements in nanoparticle-based stabilization of CO2 Foam: Current trends, challenges, and future prospects

M Mansha, S Ali, M Alsakkaf, PB Karadkar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Modern technology must meet the urgent need for net-zero global carbon emissions to
mitigate the deleterious effects of fossil fuel consumption. CO 2 utilization in fields such as oil …