Oil reservoir formation damage is a challenging issue associated with water and/or gas
reservoir flooding in secondary and tertiary oil recovery operations. Some enhanced oil …

Applications of nanotechnology in several fields of petroleum industry, eg, refinery, drilling
and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), have attracted a lot of attention, recently. This research …

Nanoparticle application in enhanced oil recovery is emerging as a novel technology
because of their unique characteristics, viz. reduction of IFT, wettability alteration, and stable …

Generally, crude oil production in mature oil reservoirs is difficult. In this regard, some
nanoparticles have been used to upgrade injected water into oil reservoirs. These …

In enhanced oil recovery (EOR), several chemicals are applied to improve oil recovery
including surfactants and polymers. Nowadays, plant extracts as natural surfactants are …

Nano-composites positively impact subsurface porous media's properties during enhanced
oil recovery. In this paper, γ-Al2O3/ZnO/urea nano-composites were selected to improve …

Although significant efforts have been made in research areas related to Enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) and the role of rock wettability alteration (WA) at reservoir conditions using …

After primary and secondary recovery processes, a substantial amount of oil remains
trapped in the reservoir due to pressure and reservoir heterogeneity. Iron oxide …

The dispersion of small particles provides an inexpensive and convenient way to
significantly improve various functional properties of the base fluid. Nanodispersions can be …

The oil recovery improvement by low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF) must be achieved with
minimal formation damage. The asphaltic fractions of crude oil can be destabilized when in …