[HTML][HTML] The use of surfactants in enhanced oil recovery: A review of recent advances

O Massarweh, AS Abushaikha - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, there is a widespread interest in the different methods of chemical enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) as a result of the continuous decline in the conventional oil reserves and the …

Effect of nanoparticles on the performance of polymer/surfactant flooding for enhanced oil recovery: A review

O Tavakkoli, H Kamyab, M Shariati, AM Mohamed… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well known that approximately 30% of Original Oil in Place (OOIP) is produced by water
flooding. Therefore, to improve the residual oil recovery, the Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) …

[HTML][HTML] Surfactants employed in conventional and unconventional reservoirs for enhanced oil recovery—A review

OT Isaac, H Pu, BA Oni, FA Samson - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the continuous depletion of crude oils in the reserves, and continuous rise in energy
demand, there is currently a widespread interest in various methods of chemical enhanced …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of nanoparticles–surfactant solutions on carbon dioxide and methane wettabilities of organic-rich shale and CO2/brine interfacial tension: Implication …

N Yekeen, JA Khan, M Ali, KA Elraies, OA Okunade… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Rock wetting behaviour and CO 2/brine interfacial tension (IFT) have significant impacts on
enhanced hydrocarbon recovery (EOR) and carbon geo-sequestration (CGS) projects …

Mechanism study of spontaneous imbibition with lower-phase nano-emulsion in tight reservoirs

M Qu, T Liang, L Xiao, J Hou, P Qi, Y Zhao… - journal of petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spontaneous imbibition has been proved to be a promising enhanced oil recovery method
for tight reservoirs, but the mechanisms of spontaneous imbibition oil recovery (SIOR) are …

SDS–aluminum oxide nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery: IFT, adsorption, and oil displacement efficiency

O Tavakkoli, H Kamyab, R Junin, V Ashokkumar… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Surfactant flooding is one of the most promising chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR)
methods to produce residual oil in reservoirs. Recently, nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted …

Surfactant-silica nanoparticle stabilized N2-foam flooding: A mechanistic study on the effect of surfactant type and temperature

A Rezaei, Z Derikvand, R Parsaei… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of nitrogen foam for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) purposes has grabbed the
attention of many researchers. With this in view, the main objective of this paper is to design …

Paradigm shift towards the sustainability in upstream oil industry for enhanced recovery-A state-of-art review

J Mariyate, A Bera - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainability refers to achieving our goals without compromising the capacity of coming
generations to accomplish their aims. Sustainability is a multifaceted approach considering …

Optimizing nanofluid additives for enhanced thermophysical properties in anionic crude oil for EOR applications

SZ Heris, H Bagheri, SB Mousavi… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This research delved into the effects of introducing multi‐walled carbon nanotubes
(MWCNTs) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) into crude oil with an anionic base, aiming …

Comprehensive experimental study on the effect of silica nanoparticles on the oil recovery during alternating injection with low salinity water and surfactant into …

SO Olayiwola, M Dejam - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Although the potential of nanoparticles (NPs) to improve oil recovery is magnificent, the
effect of NPs during alternating injection is still vague. The main objective of this study is to …