An overview on nanosilica–polymer composites as high-performance functional materials in oil fields

MR Krishnan, H Omar, A Almohsin, EH Alsharaeh - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
This review comprehensively summarizes potential applications of SiO2–polymer
composites especially in oil industries: enhanced oil recovery (EOR), loss circulation (LC) …

Power from geothermal resources as a co-product of the oil and gas industry: A review

NA Cano, S Céspedes, J Redondo, G Foo… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The increase in the global demand for energy and fossil fuel dependency is hindering efforts
to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Geothermal resources supplement this …

Distinct impacts of natural organic matter and colloidal particles on gypsum crystallization

T Cao, J Rolf, Z Wang, C Violet, M Elimelech - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Gypsum scaling via crystallization is a major obstacle limiting the applications of membrane-
based technologies and heat exchangers in engineered systems. Herein, we perform the …

Perspectives of flow assurance problems in oil and gas production: a mini-review

A Kumar - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flow assurance is essential to a sustainable oil and gas production system; if not managed
appropriately, it may cause huge CapEx/OpEx and is also a life-threatening phenomenon …

Experimental investigations to evaluate surfactant role on absorption capacity of nanofluid for CO2 utilization in sustainable crude mobilization

KR Chaturvedi, R Narukulla, M Amani, T Sharma - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) utilization for oilfield applications is affected by viscous fingering
which leads to premature breakthrough without showing any appreciable impact on oil …

Combining advanced oxidation principles and electrochemical detection for indirect determination of phosphonate in scale inhibitors employed in the oilfield

FM Shimizu, AM Pasqualeti, RM Carvalho… - Electrochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
The oilfield urges efficient and low-cost scale management. Specifically, simple and
accurate methods to determine the active component of scale inhibitors at the point of need …

A technical playbook for chemicals and additives used in the hydraulic fracturing of shales

MA Reynolds - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Improving production of shale gas and tight oil from low-permeability formations has
dominated the energy landscape over the past two decades. Successful applications of …

Oilfield scale inhibitors: Synthetic and performance aspects

MF Mady - Water-Formed Deposits, 2022 - Elsevier
Scale formation is the precipitation of sparingly soluble inorganic salts from an aqueous
medium. Oilfield scales are formed by precipitation from the water that occurs naturally in …

Initial stages of gypsum nucleation: The role of “nano/microdust”

M Oshchepkov, K Popov, A Kovalenko, A Redchuk… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The primary nucleation mechanism of the gypsum in a bulk aqueous medium was identified
as a heterogeneous one for 0.05 and 0.03 mol· L− 1 CaSO4· 2H2O solutions and 25° C. By …

Controlled-release chemicals in oilfield application: A review

J Yang, Y Chen, X Zhao, C Ma, Y Li, X He - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various specialty chemicals are used from exploration and production to transmission in oil
and gas industries. However, many of these oilfield chemical treatments are injected into …