Advancements in Surfactant Carriers for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Opportunities

KCB Maia, A Densy dos Santos Francisco… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques are crucial for maximizing the extraction of residual
oil from mature reservoirs. This review explores the latest advancements in surfactant …

Experimental and theoretical investigation of glycol-based hydrogels through waterflooding processes in oil reservoirs using molecular dynamics and dissipative …

AN El-Hoshoudy - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enhanced oil processing aims to retrieve petroleum fluids from depleted reservoirs after
traditional processing. Hydrogels and polymeric macromolecules are considered effective …

Synthesis and oil displacement performance evaluation of a novel functional polymer for heavy oil recovery

T Lei, J Cao, A Li, Y Ning, G Xu, Y Chen… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of fused rings on the viscosity reduction and recovery of heavy oil,
a novel type of functional polymer PAN for the viscosity reduction in heavy oil was prepared …

Wettability alteration of oil‐wet carbonate rocks by chitosan derivatives for application in enhanced oil recovery II: High‐temperature and high‐pressure conditions …

AD dos Santos Francisco, KCB Maia… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Biopolymers, serving as Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) agents, are posing
challenges and opportunities within the oil industry, particularly in demanding operational …

Optimization of synthesis parameters for polyamide 610: Strategic tailoring for superior latent heat performance

AF Al-mahmodi, Y Munusamy, MR Atta… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study systematically optimizes the synthesis of polyamide 610 with the aim of improving
latent heat and melting temperature to meet the demanding requirements of high …

Active polymer flooding for strongly heterogeneous reservoir associate with foam combination technology

Q Chen, M Ye, D Wang, Y Wang, Z Wang, W Pu… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
After prolonged water flooding development, reservoir heterogeneity has become a serious
issue. Polymer flooding, though the most mature and widely applied technique, faces …

Amphiphilic acrylamide copolymers using polymerizable tweens for potential use in chemical-enhanced oil recovery

EA Elsharaky, AE El-Tabey, NE Saleh… - Journal of Polymer …, 2024 - Springer
In this work, nine amphiphilic acrylamide copolymers were synthesized using three surface-
active co-monomers based on polyethoxylated sorbitan monoesters. The prepared co …

支化结构对树枝状聚合物溶液剪切前后流变性能的影响

赖南君, 温小虎, 赵文森, 王勇, 赵旭斌, 周丹 - 化工进展, 2020 - hgjz.cip.com.cn
采用吴茵混调器模拟聚合物在其配制, 输送, 注入中的机械剪切作用, 研究了不同支化程度对剪切
前后的驱油用树枝状聚合物溶液的流变性能的影响. 首先制备了3 种不同支化程度的树枝状聚合 …

A thermal thickening system based on the self-assembly of a zwitterionic hydrophobic association polymer and surfactant

L Liu, S Gou, Y Ma, L Zhou, Y He, L Liu… - Australian Journal of …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
The zwitterionic monomer, 1-(2-hydroxypropyl-sulfo)-acrylamide ethyl-N, N-dimethyl
ammonium chloride (MeSA) was copolymerised with acrylamide (AM), acrylic acid (AA), and …

Surfactant delivery systems for enhanced oil recovery

KCB Maia, ADS Francisco, D Grasseschi… - 2023 - chemrxiv.org
Global consumption of petroleum is increasing, and there is a significant prospect of a
further surge in oil demand in the upcoming years. An alternative to meet this energy need is …