[HTML][HTML] A review of recent developments in CO2 mobility control in enhanced oil recovery

O Massarweh, AS Abushaikha - Petroleum, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (CO 2-EOR) has gained widespread attention in light
of the declining conventional oil reserves. Moreover, CO 2-EOR contributes to the reduction …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid surfactant-nanoparticles assisted CO2 foam flooding for improved foam stability: A review of principles and applications

M Issakhov, M Shakeel, P Pourafshary, S Aidarova… - Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Miscible carbon dioxide (CO 2) flooding is a well-established and promising enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) technique whereby residual oil is recovered by mixing with injected CO 2 …

A review on foam stabilizers for enhanced oil recovery

T Majeed, MS Kamal, X Zhou, T Solling - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
The application of foam in the upstream petroleum industry has gained significant interest in
the past few years. Foam usage can mitigate challenges associated with the gas flooding; it …

Effect of single-step silica nanoparticle on rheological characterization of surfactant based CO2 foam for effective carbon utilization in subsurface applications

KR Chaturvedi, R Narukulla, T Sharma - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Foams represent the most viable method of gas mobility control in subsurface reservoirs.
However, their wider oilfield application is constrained due to their low stability. In this study …

Investigation on stabilization of CO2 foam by ionic and nonionic surfactants in presence of different additives for application in enhanced oil recovery

S Kumar, A Mandal - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Application of foam in upstream petroleum industry specifically in enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) has gained significant interest in recent years. In view of this, an attempt has been …

New insight into foam stability enhancement mechanism, using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and nanoparticles

B Dehdari, R Parsaei, M Riazi, N Rezaei… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Foam stability is critical when using foams to reduce the gas mobility and to increase the oil
sweep efficiency, under harsh reservoir conditions. In this paper, we formulated foam …

In-situ formulation of pickering CO2 foam for enhanced oil recovery and improved carbon storage in sandstone formation

KR Chaturvedi, T Sharma - Chemical Engineering Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Compared to sole gas flooding, foam flooding provides superior mobility control, enhanced
sweep, and greatly improved oil recovery from depleted oil reservoirs. However, since most …

Single-step silica nanofluid for improved carbon dioxide flow and reduced formation damage in porous media for carbon utilization

KR Chaturvedi, T Sharma - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Water-alternating gas (WAG) is affected by viscous fingering (with too much gas) and
trap** of reservoir oil (with too much water) that can be addressed by advanced methods …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon sequestration through CO2 foam-enhanced oil recovery: a green chemistry perspective

JA Clark, EE Santiso - Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) via carbon dioxide (CO 2) flooding has received a
considerable amount of attention as an economically feasible method for carbon …

Development of highly stable lamella using polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles: An environmentally friendly scCO2 foam injection method for CO2 utilization using …

N Nazari, H Hosseini, JS Tsau, K Shafer-Peltier… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
CO 2 foam flooding is a proven technology that enhances oil recovery and geological
storage by improving the mobility of the injected CO 2 in depleted reservoirs. Surfactant …