Research on nanotechnology application in the oil and gas industry has been growing
rapidly in the past decade, as evidenced by the number of scientific articles published in the …

Chemical methods of enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) are applied for improving oil recovery
from different kinds of oil reservoirs due to their ability for modifying some crucial parameters …

Recently, researchers have proved the application of nanoparticles (NPs) for enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) in ambient temperature. However, to our knowledge no attempt has been …

Nanofluid offers more opportunities and challenges over the traditional surfactant and
polymer solutions during enhanced oil recovery (commonly referred to as tertiary oil …

Hydrocarbons have been the primary resource of the energy of civilizations for hundreds of
years historically and still play a vital role in accomplishing the daily life occupations in every …

Combined enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods have been proposed to benefit from
several simultaneous mechanisms. The application of nanoparticles and carbonated water …

Applications of nanotechnology have grown enormously in recent years in various fields,
such as drug delivery, energy storage, information technology, electronic devices and …

Using smart nano-fluids with respect to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is an emerging
technology, which is normally studied in combination with other methods. Nano-fluid …

Wettability is an important factor in the reduction of oil saturation, especially when the
imbibition process is the main mechanism of production from the reservoir. This process is …

The presence of nano-pore throats results in oil recovery of less than 15% in ultra-low
permeability reservoirs. In this work, a new type of nanofluid was developed using …