The injected fluids in secondary processes supplement the natural energy present in the
reservoir to displace oil. The recovery efficiency mainly depends on the mechanism of …

Nanoparticles-stabilized foam has recently attracted increasing attention for enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) applications, largely due to the potentially high stability of these foams in the …

The present review provides recent trend of nanotechnology in the upstream oil sector
research. The experimental developments in laboratory for possible field applications have …

Stability of nanofluids along with their promising properties has led to wide applications of
nanoparticles (NPs) in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects. Nanofluids that are colloidal …

Pickering foams are available in many applications and have been continually gaining
interest in the last two decades. Pickering foams are multifaceted, and their characteristics …

Abstract Supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO 2)-based fracturing technology associating with
CO 2 enhanced shale gas recovery is a promising technology to reduce the water …

Water reservation, especially in remote and drought-prone areas and environmental
concerns, are two major drawbacks of water-based fracturing. Waterless fracturing …

To better understand the CO 2 enhanced shale gas recovery process, it is of great
significance to investigate the CO 2-water-shale interaction and its effect on the …

Nanotechnology has found its way to petroleum engineering, it is well-accepted path in the
oil and gas industry to recover more oil trapped in the reservoir. But the addition of …

Shale reservoirs are characterized by high degree of heterogeneity and ultra-low matrix
permeability. Natural fracture (both macro and micro) systems are important to increase the …