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 …

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, as thickeners, are the vital component of high temperature-resistant
fracturing fluids. With the expansion of oil and gas exploration and development to deep …

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 …

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 …

Polymer flooding is a proven chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (cEOR) method that boosts
oil production beyond waterflooding. Thorough theoretical and practical knowledge has …

The aging of the existing reservoirs makes the hydrocarbon extraction shift toward newer
reserves, and harsh conditioned carbonates, which possess high temperature and high …

The globally increasing demand for crude oil has prompted the oil industry to enhance oil
production from primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery methods to fulfill the global …

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 …

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 …