Synergising nanoparticles and low salinity waterflooding for enhanced oil recovery: A state-of-the-art review

AH Arain, BM Negash, N Yekeen, AS Farooqi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rising energy demand and the rapid decline in conventional oil recovery have pushed
the petroleum industry to develop advanced oil recovery techniques. Despite the success of …

[HTML][HTML] A Review on Surface Functionalization and Characterization of Silicon Oxide Nanoparticle: Implications for Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery

Y Zhou, Y Jiang, J Lin, S Aidarova, M Gabdullin… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Silicon Oxide nanoparticle (SiO2-NP) with appropriate surface functionalization has
tremendous potential in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) via wettability alternation, interfacial …

Development of Anionic-Modified Black Nanosheet and Its Oil Imbibition Performance in Ultralow-Permeability Reservoirs

D Zhu, Y Gao, L Bai, S Guo - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ultralow-permeability oil reservoirs are characterized by small pore throats, ultralow
permeability, and high fluid flow resistance, which often lead to challenging injection during …

Improving Oil Recovery through Low Salinity Waterflooding and Nanoparticles: A Mini Review

AH Arain, BM Negash, AS Farooqi, RS Alshareef - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Low salinity waterflooding has become increasingly popular to improve recovery efficiency
in matured oil fields. Numerous underlying mechanisms behind the low salinity …

Effects of nano-smart water on enhanced oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs: Interfacial tension reduction and wettability alteration

C Song, H Yoo, J Lee - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Several studies have revealed that nanofluid and smart water flooding are cost-effective
methods, considering the effect of nanoparticles and potential determining ions (PDIs) for …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-Water-Alternating-Gas Simulation Study Considering Rock–Fluid Interaction in Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoirs

S Ko, H Park, H Jang - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
In carbonate reservoirs, nanoparticles can adhere to rock surfaces, potentially altering the
rock wettability and modifying the absolute permeability. In the water-alternating-gas (WAG) …

Novel WAG Method with Nanotechnology in a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir

HC Jang, SM Ko, HR Park - SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West …, 2024 - onepetro.org
In the WAG process, adding nanoparticles to the water phase (referred to as NWAG) is a
method advantageous for enhancing oil recovery and CO2 storage by improving wettability …