Perspective Review of polymers as additives in water-based fracturing fluids

S Al-Hajri, BM Negash, MM Rahman, M Haroun… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
After successful implementation for more than 6 decades by the oil and gas industry,
hydraulic fracturing remains the pioneer well stimulation method to date. Polymers are one …

Advances in Understanding Polymer Retention in Reservoir Rocks: A Comprehensive Review

AH Salam, B Alsaif, SMS Hussain, S Khan… - Polymer …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding polymer retention is a critical aspect in the field of chemical-enhanced oil
recovery (cEOR). This article presents a comprehensive review of polymer retention in …

Effect of pore space heterogeneity on the adsorption dynamics in porous media at various convection-diffusion and reaction conditions: A lattice Boltzmann study

TR Zakirov, MG Khramchenkov - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the influence of pore space heterogeneity on the adsorption
dynamics in a single-phase flow. The sensitivity of adsorption dynamics to changes in …

Flow Behavior through Porous Media and Displacement Performance of a SILICA/PAM Nanohybrid: Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study

LM Corredor, C Espinosa, CL Delgadillo, S Llanos… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles (NPs) have been proposed as additives to improve the rheological properties
of polymer solutions and reduce mechanical degradation. This study presents the results of …

Polymer screening for efficient water cut reduction in a sandstone oilfield in Kazakhstan

D Yerniyazov, M Yesmukhambet, R Kenes, A Bukayev… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer flooding is one of the most widely used and effective enhanced oil recovery
techniques. It can improve the macroscopic sweep efficiency of a reservoir by controlling the …

Characterization of dynamic adsorption regimes in synthetic and natural porous structures using lattice Boltzmann simulations

TR Zakirov, MA Varfolomeev, C Yuan - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents the first systematic study on the characterization of dynamic adsorption
regimes of gas in porous media using the ratio of inter-to intraparticle diffusion coefficients …

Disproportionate filtration behaviors of polymer/chromium gel used for fracture plugging

Y Bai, Q Zhang, J Sun, X Shang, K Lv… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymer/chromium gel is commonly used for fracture plugging in naturally or hydraulic
fractured formation. At present study, the filtration behavior of polymer gelant in fracture was …

Simultaneous Detection of Carbon Quantum Dots as Tracers for Interwell Connectivity Evaluation in a Pattern with Two Injection Wells

S Rosales, K Zapata, FB Cortes, B Rojano, C Diaz… - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to develop and implement a nanotechnology-based alternative to
traditional tracers used in the oil and gas industry for assessing interwell connectivity. A …

Degradation and adsorption of synthetic DNA water tracers in environmental matrices

L Pang, L Heiligenthal, A Premaratne… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic DNA tracers are gaining interest as tools for tracking contamination pathways and
hydraulic connections in surface water and groundwater systems. However, few quantitative …

Effect of Silica Nanoparticles on Polymer Adsorption Reduction on Marcellus Shale

S Al-Hajri, BM Negash, MM Rahman, M Haroun… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymers play a major role in develo** rheology of fracturing fluids for multistage
hydraulic fracturing horizontal wells in unconventional reservoirs. Reducing the amount of …