Application of polymers for chemical enhanced oil recovery: a review

A Gbadamosi, S Patil, MS Kamal, AA Adewunmi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polymers play a significant role in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) due to their viscoelastic
properties and macromolecular structure. Herein, the mechanisms of the application of …

[HTML][HTML] A review of fluid displacement mechanisms in surfactant-based chemical enhanced oil recovery processes: Analyses of key influencing factors

A Bashir, AS Haddad, R Rafati - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Surfactant-based oil recovery processes are employed to lower the interfacial tension in
immiscible displacement processes, change the wettability of rock to a more water-wet …

Water-soluble polymers for high-temperature resistant hydraulic fracturing: A review

J Du, J Liu, L Zhao, P Liu, X Chen, Q Wang… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water-soluble polymers, as thickeners, are the vital component of high temperature-resistant
fracturing fluids. With the expansion of oil and gas exploration and development to deep …

Polymeric surfactants for enhanced oil recovery: A review of recent progress

F Afolabi, SM Mahmood, N Yekeen, S Akbari… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) is a well-recognized technique for exploiting the
original oil in place (OOIP) left behind in subsurface petroleum reservoirs after primary and …

Manifestations of surfactant-polymer flooding for successful field applications in carbonates under harsh conditions: A comprehensive review

AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi, W Alameri… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most oil fields today are mature, and the majority of the reservoirs in the Middle East are
carbonate rocks characterized by high temperature high salinity (HTHS), heterogeneous …

A comprehensive review of viscoelastic polymer flooding in sandstone and carbonate rocks

M Zeynalli, M Mushtaq, EW Al-Shalabi, U Alfazazi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Polymer flooding is a proven chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (cEOR) method that boosts
oil production beyond waterflooding. Thorough theoretical and practical knowledge has …

Updated perceptions on polymer-based enhanced oil recovery toward high-temperature high-salinity tolerance for successful field applications in carbonate reservoirs

AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi, MA Ayoub - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aging of the existing reservoirs makes the hydrocarbon extraction shift toward newer
reserves, and harsh conditioned carbonates, which possess high temperature and high …

Bio-based surfactant for enhanced oil recovery: Interfacial properties, emulsification and rock-fluid interactions

N Saxena, A Goswami, PK Dhodapkar… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Anionic surfactants are very effective for application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in
sandstone reservoirs because of their promising surface-active properties. Considering the …

The effects of SiO2 nanoparticles on the thermal stability and rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide based polymeric solutions

LJ Giraldo, MA Giraldo, S Llanos, G Maya… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2017 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effects of SiO 2 nanoparticles on
improving the rheological behavior and inhibition of the thermal degradation of hydrolyzed …

Experimental studies on effectiveness of graphene oxide nanosheets dispersion in water/aqueous PHPA for enhanced oil recovery

D Joshi, NK Maurya, A Mandal - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle application in enhanced oil recovery is emerging as a novel technology
because of their unique characteristics, viz. reduction of IFT, wettability alteration, and stable …