A review of development methods and EOR technologies for carbonate reservoirs

ZX Xu, SY Li, BF Li, DQ Chen, ZY Liu, ZM Li - Petroleum Science, 2020 - Springer
Carbonate reservoirs worldwide are complex in structure, diverse in form, and highly
heterogeneous. Based on these characteristics, the reservoir stimulation technologies and …

Application of iron oxide nanoparticles in oil recovery–A critical review of the properties, formulation, recent advances and prospects

F Yakasai, MZ Jaafar, S Bandyopadhyay, A Agi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are of particular interest in multiple fields and in enhanced
oil recovery (EOR) due to their unique advantages and characteristics. Albeit several …

Surface modification of nanoparticles to improve oil recovery Mechanisms: A critical review of the methods, influencing Parameters, advances and prospects

EN Ngouangna, MZ Jaafar, MNAM Norddin… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has a lot of benefits
however, the usage of bare NPs still has a few drawbacks, including instability …

Pickering nanoemulsions and their mechanisms in enhancing oil recovery: A comprehensive review

M Adil, SA Onaizi - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The key mechanisms in enhancing crude oil recovery include the reduction of interfacial
tension (IFT) between the trapped crude oil and the injected flooding solution, the wettability …

The influence of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite concentration on rheology, interfacial tension, and wettability for enhanced oil recovery

YM Hassan, BH Guan, LK Chuan, MF Hamza… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil reservoirs around the world are facing issues with the extraction ability of the accessible
natural resources in the oil fields. Recent investigations on oil recovery have revealed that …

Enhanced oil recovery by using electromagnetic-assisted nanofluids: A review

H Ali, H Soleimani, N Yahya, L Khodapanah… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Applications of nanotechnology have grown enormously in recent years in various fields,
such as drug delivery, energy storage, information technology, electronic devices and …

Nanotechnology applied to thermal enhanced oil recovery processes: A review

OE Medina, C Olmos, SH Lopera, FB Cortés… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for fossil fuels and the depleting of light crude oil in the next years
generates the need to exploit heavy and unconventional crude oils. To face this challenge …

Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for oil–water interfacial tension reduction in enhanced oil recovery

H Soleimani, MK Baig, N Yahya, L Khodapanah… - Applied Physics A, 2018 - Springer
Nanoparticles show potential use in applications associated with upstream oil and gas
engineering to increase the performance of numerous methods such as wettability …

Application of magnetic and dielectric nanofluids for electromagnetic-assistance enhanced oil recovery: a review

YM Hassan, BH Guan, HM Zaid, MF Hamza, M Adil… - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Crude oil has been one of the most important natural resources since 1856, which was the
first time a world refinery was constructed. However, the problem associated with trapped oil …

The synergistic effect of Fe2O3/SiO2 nanoparticles concentration on rheology, wettability, and brine-oil interfacial tension

YM Hassan, BH Guan, LK Chuan, MF Hamza… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstracts Various nanoparticles (NPs) have been discovered as revolutionary agents of
change in reservoir properties such as rheology, interfacial tension (IFT), and surface …