Identification of novel applications of chemical compounds to change the wettability of reservoir rock: A critical review

E Jafarbeigi, S Ayatollahi, Y Ahmadi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although significant efforts have been made in research areas related to Enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) and the role of rock wettability alteration (WA) at reservoir conditions using …

Experimental Core Flooding Investigation of New ZnO−γAl2O3 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs

E Jafarbeigi, Y Ahmadi, M Mansouri, S Ayatollahi - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Generally, crude oil production in mature oil reservoirs is difficult. In this regard, some
nanoparticles have been used to upgrade injected water into oil reservoirs. These …

Synergising nanoparticles and low salinity waterflooding for enhanced oil recovery: A state-of-the-art review

AH Arain, BM Negash, N Yekeen, AS Farooqi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rising energy demand and the rapid decline in conventional oil recovery have pushed
the petroleum industry to develop advanced oil recovery techniques. Despite the success of …

Chemical-Enhanced Oil Recovery by Alkali/Sulfate Smart Water Flooding in Carbonate Reservoirs Using a Green Polymer Extracted from Plantago ovata Seed

I Nowrouzi, AH Mohammadi, AK Manshad - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
This research explores the utilization of a hydrocolloid sourced from Plantago ovata seeds
as a natural polymer for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. The rheology of solutions …

Characterization of nonlinear viscoelastic properties of enhanced oil recovery polymer systems using steady-shear rheometry

MS Azad - SPE Journal, 2023 - onepetro.org
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) polymer systems such as hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM)
solutions flowing in porous media at high fluxes were reported to cause shear-thickening, a …

Experimental investigation of the effect of smart water and a novel synthetic nanocomposite on wettability alteration, interfacial tension reduction, and EOR

M Mansouri, E Jafarbeigi, Y Ahmadi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Springer
Recently, smart water (SmW) and nanocomposite (NC) flooding have shown good potential
for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. Although SmW and NCs are found to influence …

Evaluation of the synergistic effect of nanocomposite hydrogel based on imidazolium nitrate ionic liquids for enhanced oil recovery

N Najarbashi, MB Salehi, F Saghandali, B Mokhtarani… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
A comprehensive research study was conducted to examine the synergistic properties of
ionic liquids, and hydrogels. Two nanocomposite hydrogel samples were created: one with …

Effect of brine salinity and hydrolyzed polyacrylamide concentration on the Oil/Brine and Brine/Rock Interactions: Implications on enhanced oil recovery by hybrid low …

M Amiri, M Fatemi, EB Delijani - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The main idea behind the application of Low salinity polymer flooding (LSPF) enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) method is that diluted brine improves the oil recovery by wettability alteration …

SmartWater synergy with chemical EOR: studying the potential synergy with surfactants

A Sofi, J Wang, M Salaün, D Rousseau… - … Reservoir Evaluation & …, 2023 - onepetro.org
The potential synergy between smartwater and various enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
processes has recently attracted significant attention. In previous work, we demonstrated …

Modelling the effects of reservoir parameters and rock mineralogy on wettability during low salinity waterflooding in sandstone reservoirs

M Saeed, P Jadhawar, SC Ayirala, R Abhishek… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low salinity waterflooding has been reported to yield incremental oil recovery from both field
applications and laboratory experiments compared to regular waterflooding. Crude oil-brine …