A critical review on pore to continuum scale imaging techniques for enhanced shale gas recovery
Imaging and image analysis of shale provides insights into the pore and fracture networks,
disposition of compositional elements, and signatures of diagenesis and fluid flow …
disposition of compositional elements, and signatures of diagenesis and fluid flow …
Microfluidics: an enabling screening technology for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
Oil production is a critical industrial process that affects the entire world population and any
improvements in its efficiency while reducing its environmental impact are of utmost societal …
improvements in its efficiency while reducing its environmental impact are of utmost societal …
A comprehensive review on screening, application, and perspectives of surfactant-based chemical-enhanced oil recovery methods in unconventional oil reservoirs
W Chen, X Geng, W Liu, B Ding, C **ong, J Sun… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Surfactant-based chemical-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods have been recognized to
be effective in both conventional and unconventional oil reservoirs. However, the nanopore …
be effective in both conventional and unconventional oil reservoirs. However, the nanopore …
[HTML][HTML] Microfluidic investigation of enhanced oil recovery: The effect of aqueous floods and network wettability
Rock wettability significantly influences underground oil extraction efficiency during
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. We experimentally examine the effect of wettability …
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. We experimentally examine the effect of wettability …
Surfactant selection for enhanced oil recovery based on surfactant molecular structure in unconventional liquid reservoirs
Experimental observations and field applications have revealed that surfactants have
significant potential to enhance oil recovery in unconventional liquid reservoirs (ULR). This …
significant potential to enhance oil recovery in unconventional liquid reservoirs (ULR). This …
Toward reservoir-on-a-chip: rapid performance evaluation of enhanced oil recovery surfactants for carbonate reservoirs using a calcite-coated micromodel
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) plays a significant role in improving oil production. Tertiary
EOR, including surfactant flooding, can potentially mobilize residual oil after water flooding …
EOR, including surfactant flooding, can potentially mobilize residual oil after water flooding …
Screening improved recovery methods in tight-oil formations by injecting and producing through fractures
Tight-oil reservoirs exhibit two characteristic behaviors that limit potential for improved
recovery:(i) limited fluid movement from the unfractured matrix limits the potential to sweep …
recovery:(i) limited fluid movement from the unfractured matrix limits the potential to sweep …
Surfactant huff-n-puff application potentials for unconventional reservoirs
Abstract Improved Oil Reocvery (IOR) technologies may offer a new strategy to improve the
initial production (IP) and slow the production decline from oil-rich shale formations. Early …
initial production (IP) and slow the production decline from oil-rich shale formations. Early …
Critical Review of Fluid Flow Physics at Micro‐to Nano‐scale Porous Media Applications in the Energy Sector
While there is a consensus in the literature that embracing nanodevices and nanomaterials
helps in improving the efficiency and performance, the reason for the better performance is …
helps in improving the efficiency and performance, the reason for the better performance is …
Functionalized multiscale visual models to unravel flow and transport physics in porous structures
The fluid flow, species transport, and chemical reactions in geological formations are the
chief mechanisms in engineering the exploitation of fossil fuels and geothermal energy, the …
chief mechanisms in engineering the exploitation of fossil fuels and geothermal energy, the …