Despite the progress made on renewable energy, oil and gas remains the world's primary
energy source. Meanwhile, large amounts of oil deposits remain unrecovered after …

The present review provides recent trend of nanotechnology in the upstream oil sector
research. The experimental developments in laboratory for possible field applications have …

Enhanced oil recovery is proposed as a solution for declining oil production. One of the
advanced trends in the petroleum industry is the application of nanotechnology for …

When synthesized in a specific size range and with a special surface coating tailored to
achieve certain desired functionalities, nanoparticles exhibit unique properties with …

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 …

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 …

Nanofluids have been proposed as potential enhanced oil recovery agents and additives to
hydraulic fracturing fluids. The underlying mechanisms responsible for effectiveness of these …

In our previous reports, nano-cellulose (NC) has been proposed for enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) application as a “green” displacing agent. To further improve its physical properties …

The applications of nanotechnology in oilfields have attracted the attention of researchers to
nanofluid injection as a novel approach for enhanced oil recovery. To better understand the …

Surfactant-stabilized microemulsions (MEs) are often used to reduce the capillary forces
responsible for trap** residual oil inside rocks. Recent studies showed that the presence …