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

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

Nanotechnology is the design and application of engineered or naturally occurring
nanoparticles with at least one dimension of the order of 1–100 nm to accomplish specific …

Colloidal stabilization of nanoparticles under extreme salinity and high temperature
conditions is a key challenge in the development of next generation technologies for …

The main objective of this study is to develop nanotechnology-based materials, specifically
carbon quantum dots (CQDs), as alternative nonpolluting, nontoxic, and easily manipulated …

This book is a concise but well-organized introduction to nanotechnology (NT) which the
upstream oil industry is now vigorously adapting to develop its own unique applications for …

Current fluorescent nanoparticles-based tracer sensing techniques for oilfield applications
suffer from insufficient sensitivity, with the tracer detection limit typically at the several …

More than 50% of oil is trapped in petroleum reservoirs after applying primary and
secondary recovery methods for removal. Thus, to produce more crude oils from these …

There have been significant advances in the research of nanoparticle technologies for
formation evaluation and reservoir engineering operations. The target applications require a …

Reservoir monitoring is an essential tool to optimize oil production. Among other techniques,
water tracers are very useful to understand flow patterns between wells (i) during regular …