Experimental and field applications of nanotechnology for enhanced oil recovery purposes: A review

S Davoodi, M Al-Shargabi, DA Wood… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Current developments and future outlook in nanofluid flooding: A comprehensive review of various parameters influencing oil recovery mechanisms

F Yakasai, MZ Jaafar, S Bandyopadhyay… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilization of nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has attracted great attention in
recent decades. However, various constraints influence fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions …

Surface modification of nanoparticles to improve oil recovery Mechanisms: A critical review of the methods, influencing Parameters, advances and prospects

EN Ngouangna, MZ Jaafar, MNAM Norddin… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has a lot of benefits
however, the usage of bare NPs still has a few drawbacks, including instability …

Pickering nanoemulsions and their mechanisms in enhancing oil recovery: A comprehensive review

M Adil, SA Onaizi - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The key mechanisms in enhancing crude oil recovery include the reduction of interfacial
tension (IFT) between the trapped crude oil and the injected flooding solution, the wettability …

The influence of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite concentration on rheology, interfacial tension, and wettability for enhanced oil recovery

YM Hassan, BH Guan, LK Chuan, MF Hamza… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil reservoirs around the world are facing issues with the extraction ability of the accessible
natural resources in the oil fields. Recent investigations on oil recovery have revealed that …

Thermophysical study of glycerol/choline chloride deep eutectic solvent based nanofluids

C Liu, W Sun, Y Huo, J Zhao, Z Said - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
Working fluids act as a core role in low-grade thermal energy transportation. Deep eutectic
solvent (DES), as a novel environmental solvent, has good stability and environmentally …

Analyses of thermal performance and pressure drop in a plate heat exchanger filled with ferrofluids under a magnetic field

D Zheng, J Yang, J Wang, S Kabelac, B Sundén - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper experimentally investigates the effect of various magnetic fields on the
performance of a plate heat exchanger filled with ferrofluids. Spherical nanoparticles Fe 3 O …

Interfacial tension and wettability of hybridized ZnOFe2O3/SiO2 based nanofluid under electromagnetic field inducement

YM Hassan, BH Guan, LK Chuan, A Halilu… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are useful in modifying two critical mechanisms for
enhanced oil recovery (EOR): interfacial tension (IFT) and rock surface wettability …

New insights into the synergism between silica nanoparticles and surfactants on interfacial properties: Implications for spontaneous imbibition in tight oil reservoirs

T Zhang, Z Li, M Gao, Z Xu, CD Adenutsi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofluids, a new cost-effective chemical additive for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
applications, have attracted increasing attention in the development of tight oil reservoirs …

[HTML][HTML] Displacement dynamics of trapped oil in rough channels driven by nanofluids

Y Chang, S Xiao, R Ma, X Wang, Z Zhang, J He - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well accepted that nanofluids have great potential in enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
However, the EOR mechanisms by nanofluids largely remain elusive. In the study, the …