[HTML][HTML] A review of recent developments in CO2 mobility control in enhanced oil recovery

O Massarweh, AS Abushaikha - Petroleum, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (CO 2-EOR) has gained widespread attention in light
of the declining conventional oil reserves. Moreover, CO 2-EOR contributes to the reduction …

A review on shale oil and gas characteristics and molecular dynamics simulation for the fluid behavior in shale pore

S Sun, S Liang, Y Liu, D Liu, M Gao, Y Tian… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shale oil and gas primarily exist in nanoscale pore-fracture networks. Thus, it is essential to
clarify the flow behavior of hydrocarbon in confined nanopores. This paper summarizes …

Micro and nanobubbles technologies as a new horizon for CO2-EOR and CO2 geological storage techniques: A review

X Li, B Peng, Q Liu, J Liu, L Shang - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
CO 2 capture, utilization, and storage technology are one of the most effective methods to
reduce CO 2. Although this technology has been relatively mature, the main problems …

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of n-Alkanes and CO2 Confined by Calcite Nanopores

MS Santos, LFM Franco, M Castier… - Energy & Fuels, 2018 - ACS Publications
Recent advances on the recovery of oil and gas from shale and tight reservoirs have put in
focus the need for a better understanding of the behavior of fluids under confinement …

Enhanced oil recovery with CO2/N2 slug in low permeability reservoir: Molecular dynamics simulation

T Fang, M Wang, Y Gao, Y Zhang, Y Yan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Slug injection of CO 2/N 2 has proven to be a promising technology for the enhancement of
oil recovery in low/ultra-low permeability reservoirs. In spite of this, the detailed …

Molecular dynamics simulation of the interfacial wetting behavior of brine/sandstone with different salinities

T Yu, Q Li, H Hu, Y Tan, L Xu - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
At present, the mechanism of the influence of salinity on wettability of reservoir rocks is still
insufficient. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation is used to study the wetting …

A comprehensive review on CO2 thickeners for CO2 mobility control in enhanced oil recovery: Recent advances and future outlook

EX Ricky, GC Mwakipunda, EE Nyakilla… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) has been utilized to recover the residual oil from the geological
reservoirs through enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods for over 50 years. Despite its long …

Competitive adsorption of asphaltene and n-heptane on quartz surfaces and its effect on crude oil transport through nanopores

XY Hong, H Yu, HY Xu, XQ Wang, X Jin, HA Wu… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Asphaltene deposition is a ubiquitous problem in crude oil exploitation, which can cause the
blockage of pore throat, leading to a significant reduction of oil recovery. Understanding the …

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 …

Molecular simulation study of interfacial tension reduction and oil detachment in nanochannels by Surface-modified silica nanoparticles

C Li, Y Li, H Pu - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
With the increasing worldwide energy demand, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is becoming
more critical for oil fields. Recent studies have reported various types of nanoparticles (NPs) …