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 …

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 …

Applications of nanotechnology have grown enormously in recent years in various fields,
such as drug delivery, energy storage, information technology, electronic devices and …

Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are useful in modifying two critical mechanisms for
enhanced oil recovery (EOR): interfacial tension (IFT) and rock surface wettability …

Nanoparticles show potential use in applications associated with upstream oil and gas
engineering to increase the performance of numerous methods such as wettability …

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 enhanced oil recovery methods such as thermal, chemical, and flooding methods have
been utilized for increasing the production of residual oil in reservoirs. In recent years, some …

This study investigated the effect of Fe 3 O 4, Fe 3 O 4-MWCNT, and Fe 3 O 4-NiO
nanohybrids on the in-situ heavy oil upgrading using microwave radiation through the …

High demand in the reduction of viscosity of heavy oil from reservoir sandstone has been a
great interest with the applications of electromagnetic (EM) assisted for the enhanced oil …

In this study, we conducted physical modeling to investigate the effectiveness of
nanodispersed catalysts, specifically pure magnetite and magnetite with nickel oxide, for in …