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 …

Surfactants are well known for their colloidal and corrosion inhibition potential (CIP) due to
their strong propensity to interact with metallic surfaces. However, because of their small …

Viscoelastic polymer flooding has been extensively used in oilfield development as an
enhanced oil recovery method. Understanding the microflow mechanism is necessary to …

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is used to retrieve capillary trapped and bypassed oil in the
reservoir. Accordingly, laboratory and field applications of chemical EOR (CEOR) methods …

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 …

Shale reservoirs have the characteristics of low permeability and low porosity. In order to
enhance the recovery of shale oil and gas, surfactant flooding is a mature reservoir oil …

Biopolymers are gaining increased attention in the industry due to their unique
characteristics, including being cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and biodegradable. It …

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 …

Chemical compound flooding has demonstrated its efficacy in enhancing light oil recovery
through ultra-low interfacial tension (IFT). However, the optimization of chemical systems …

CO2 injection has been proved to be the most promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
method for shale reservoirs. Water bridges impeding oil flow in shale nanopores have a …