Application of nanotechnology by means of nanoparticles and nanodispersions in oil recovery-A comprehensive review

A Bera, H Belhaj - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The present review provides recent trend of nanotechnology in the upstream oil sector
research. The experimental developments in laboratory for possible field applications have …

A comprehensive review of experimental evaluation methods and results of polymer micro/nanogels for enhanced oil recovery and reduced water production

J Liu, A Almakimi, M Wei, B Bai, IA Hussein - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, polymer micro/nanogels which are re-crosslinked polymers with 3D
networks, have attracted a lot of interest in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) field. In size of …

Comprehensive review on the research and field application of preformed particle gel conformance control technology

MS Esfahlan, E Khodapanah… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
High water production is a common problem in mature oil reservoirs. Gel-based treatments
have been widely used as blocking agents to control water production in heterogeneous …

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 …

Pore-scale study on flow characteristics and enhanced oil recovery mechanisms of polymer microspheres in microchannels

D Wu, K Zhou, Y Liu, B Wei, Z An, D Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer microsphere flooding is a promising technology for enhancing oil recovery in high
water cut reservoirs. Nevertheless, the microscopic flow characteristics and oil recovery …

Propagation of nano sized CDG deep into porous media

EF Veliyev, AA Aliyev - SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference, 2021 - onepetro.org
Abstract Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technologies become more critical as number of
mature oilfields grows continually. Among the variety of chemical EOR methods …

Flow physics of polymer nanospheres and diluted microemulsion in fractured carbonate reservoirs: An investigation into enhanced oil recovery mechanisms

H Su, F Zhou, Q Wang, F Yu, R Dong, C **ong, JJ Li… - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in fractured carbonate reservoirs is challenging because of the
heterogeneous and oil-wet nature. In this work, a new application of using polymer …

Synthesis of a custom-made suspension of preformed particle gel with improved strength properties and its application in the enhancement of oil recovery in a …

F Aqcheli, MB Salehi, V Taghikhani… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to develop a new Preformed Particle Gel (PPG) suspension to
enhance oil production and monitor water production in a porous medium on micromodel …

Migration characteristics and deep profile control mechanism of polymer microspheres in porous media

J Li, L Niu, X Lu - Energy Science & Engineering, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The performance and migration characteristics of polymer microspheres in porous media
and the mechanism of deep profile control for oil displacement were studied by theoretical …

Retention characteristics of enhanced preformed particle gels (PPGs) in porous media: Conformance control implications

HR Saghafi - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Preformed Particle Gels (PPGs) treatment can be mentioned as one of the most
reliable methods to enhance conformance control in mature water flooded oil reservoirs …