A comprehensive review of the potential of rock properties alteration during CO2 injection for EOR and storage

DS Eyinla, S Leggett, F Badrouchi, H Emadi… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by carbon dioxide (CO 2) injection is a critical technique in the
decarbonization process of the world. This method involves injecting CO 2 into existing …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory to field scale assessment for EOR applicability in tight oil reservoirs

FI Syed, AK Dahaghi, T Muther - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Tight oil reservoirs are contributing a major role to fulfill the overall crude oil needs,
especially in the US. However, the dilemma is their ultra-tight permeability and an …

Numerical trend analysis for factors affecting EOR performance and CO2 storage in tight oil reservoirs

FI Syed, T Muther, VP Van, AK Dahaghi, S Negahban - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Improved oil recovery from tight oil reservoirs to fulfill the fossil fuel requirements and the CO
2 storage to meet the net carbon zero objectives are the two motivations of this work. CO 2 is …

Pore-Scale Study on Shale Oil–CO2–Water Miscibility, Competitive Adsorption, and Multiphase Flow Behaviors

H Wang, J Cai, Y Su, Z Jin, M Zhang, W Wang, G Li - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to the fracturing fluid imbibition and primary water, oil–water two-phase fluids generally
exist in shale nanoporous media. The effects of water phase on shale oil recovery and …

Enrichment at vapour–liquid interfaces of mixtures: Establishing a link between nanoscopic and macroscopic properties

S Stephan, H Hasse - International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Component density profiles at vapour–liquid interfaces of mixtures can exhibit a non-
monotonic behaviour with a maximum that can be many times larger than the densities in …

Molecular dynamics simulations of two-phase flow of n-alkanes with water in quartz nanopores

J Xu, S Zhan, W Wang, Y Su, H Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanopore networks comprising shale reservoirs exhibit special behaviors in two-phase flow.
We use molecular dynamics simulations (MD) to explore the single n-alkanes (nC3-nC10) …

A review of carbon capture and valorization technologies

J Podder, BR Patra, F Pattnaik, S Nanda, AK Dalai - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global fossil fuel consumption has induced emissions of anthropogenic carbon dioxide
(CO2), which has emanated global warming. Significant levels of CO2 are released …

Quantitative study of CO2 huff-n-puff enhanced oil recovery in tight formation using online NMR technology

J Liu, H Li, Q Tan, S Liu, H Zhao, Z Wang - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent evidence suggests that CO 2 huff-n-puff can significantly enhance the oil recovery in
tight/shale oil reservoirs after primary depletion. However, the key driving forces of CO 2 huff …

Advancements in nanoparticle-based stabilization of CO2 Foam: Current trends, challenges, and future prospects

M Mansha, S Ali, M Alsakkaf, PB Karadkar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Modern technology must meet the urgent need for net-zero global carbon emissions to
mitigate the deleterious effects of fossil fuel consumption. CO 2 utilization in fields such as oil …

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 …