A variety of chemicals are used in various stages of oil exploitation to ensure the normal
progress of exploitation and improve the efficiency of oil recovery. However, most of the …

The present review provides recent trend of nanotechnology in the upstream oil sector
research. The experimental developments in laboratory for possible field applications have …

Pickering emulsions, which are stabilized by particles, have gained considerable attention
recently because of their extreme stability and functionality. A food-grade particle is …

Thermal recovery techniques and solvent-based EOR methods are not applicable in many
of thin post cold heavy oil production with sands (CHOPS) heavy oil reservoirs in Western …

When synthesized in a specific size range and with a special surface coating tailored to
achieve certain desired functionalities, nanoparticles exhibit unique properties with …

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are of particular interest in multiple fields and in enhanced
oil recovery (EOR) due to their unique advantages and characteristics. Albeit several …

The present paper deals with the characterization of oil in water (O/W) emulsion stabilized
by the synergistic effect of surfactant and nanoparticle for their application in enhanced oil …

Nanotechnology has found its way to petroleum engineering, it is well-accepted path in the
oil and gas industry to recover more oil trapped in the reservoir. But the addition of …

When surfactant is used as emulsifier, the stability of emulsion is often greatly reduced with
the influence of reservoir conditions (temperature, pressure, salinity, etc.), which shortens …

The stability of nanoparticles at reservoir conditions is a key for a successful application of
nanofluids for any oilfield operations, eg, enhanced oil recovery (EOR). It has, however …