[HTML][HTML] Surfactants employed in conventional and unconventional reservoirs for enhanced oil recovery—A review

OT Isaac, H Pu, BA Oni, FA Samson - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the continuous depletion of crude oils in the reserves, and continuous rise in energy
demand, there is currently a widespread interest in various methods of chemical enhanced …

Comprehensive review on surfactant adsorption on mineral surfaces in chemical enhanced oil recovery

Z Liu, G Zhao, M Brewer, Q Lv, EJR Sudhölter - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the increasing demand for efficient extraction of residual oil, enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) offers prospects for producing more reservoirs' original oil in place. As one of the most …

A Literature Review of CO2, Natural Gas, and Water-Based Fluids for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Reservoirs

LC Burrows, F Haeri, P Cvetic, S Sanguinito, F Shi… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Primary oil recovery from fractured unconventional formations, such as shale or tight sands,
is typically less than 10%. The development of an economically viable enhanced oil …

A comprehensive review on interaction of nanoparticles with low salinity water and surfactant for enhanced oil recovery in sandstone and carbonate reservoirs

SO Olayiwola, M Dejam - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) are currently gaining wide acceptance in the field of petroleum
engineering. They are applied in different areas of petroleum exploration and production …

The impact of surfactant imbibition and adsorption for improving oil recovery in the Wolfcamp and Eagle Ford Reservoirs

JO Alvarez, IW Saputra, DS Schechter - Spe Journal, 2018 - onepetro.org
Improving oil recovery from unconventional liquid reservoirs (ULRs) is a major challenge,
and knowledge of recovery mechanisms and the interaction of completion-fluid additives …

Low-salinity water and surfactants for hydraulic fracturing and EOR of shales

TW Teklu, X Li, Z Zhou, N Alharthy, L Wang… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
There are significant recoverable oil and gas resources stored in shale reservoirs
throughout the world. Horizontal well with multistage hydraulic fracturing is an enabling …

Characterization of rock-fluid and fluid-fluid interactions in presence of a family of synthesized zwitterionic surfactants for application in enhanced oil recovery

A Kumar, A Mandal - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Zwitterionic surfactants are gaining importance for their application in enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) because of their favourable thermodynamic and surface properties. A family of …

Expanded Salinity Window of Middle-Phase Microemulsions and Reduced Surfactant Adsorption by Hydrotrope

N Yuan, S Wang, Y Yu, C Chen, BJ Shiau, JH Harwell - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Using surfactant blends to mobilize residual oil offers a promising technique for enhanced
oil recovery (EOR) and surfactant-enhanced aquifer remediation (SEAR). A major financial …

Improving oil recovery in the wolfcamp reservoir by soaking/flowback production schedule with surfactant additives

JO Alvarez, FD Tovar, DS Schechter - SPE Reservoir Evaluation & …, 2018 - onepetro.org
Improving oil recovery from unconventional liquid reservoirs (ULRs) is a major challenge.
We have demonstrated in previous laboratory studies the effect of surfactants on …

Application of wettability alteration in the exploitation of unconventional liquid resources

JO Alvarez, DS Schechter - Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigates the wettability measurement methods suitable for unconventional
reservoirs, summarizes the wettability characteristics of unconventional reservoir rocks …