The effect of nanoparticles on reservoir wettability alteration: a critical review

H Eltoum, YL Yang, JR Hou - Petroleum Science, 2021 - Springer
A novel concept of treating oil reservoirs by nanofluids is being developed to improve oil
recovery and reduce the trapped oil in hydrocarbon reservoirs. Nanoparticles show great …

Application of microfluidics in chemical enhanced oil recovery: A review

M Fani, P Pourafshary, P Mostaghimi, N Mosavat - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR), various chemicals such as polymer,
surfactant, alkaline, and nanoparticles are injected solely or in combination to mobilize the …

Effect of water-based SiO2 nanofluid on surface wettability of raw coal

Q Zou, T Zhang, T Ma, S Tian, X Jia, Z Jiang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Coal seam water injection has been shown to be an effective method for controlling coal and
gas outburst disasters in coal mines. However, the shortcomings, such as poor wettability of …

Experimental exploration of hybrid nanofluids as energy-efficient fluids in solar and thermal energy storage applications

H Yasmin, SO Giwa, S Noor, M Sharifpur - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In response to the issues of environment, climate, and human health coupled with the
growing demand for energy due to increasing population and technological advancement …

Current developments and future outlook in nanofluid flooding: A comprehensive review of various parameters influencing oil recovery mechanisms

F Yakasai, MZ Jaafar, S Bandyopadhyay… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilization of nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has attracted great attention in
recent decades. However, various constraints influence fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions …

A review on application of nanoparticles for EOR purposes: history and current challenges

M Iravani, Z Khalilnezhad, A Khalilnezhad - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Springer
Applications of nanotechnology in several fields of petroleum industry, eg, refinery, drilling
and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), have attracted a lot of attention, recently. This research …

Recent advances and prospects in polymeric nanofluids application for enhanced oil recovery

AO Gbadamosi, R Junin, MA Manan, N Yekeen… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR) processes are used to recover bypassed and
residual oil trapped in the reservoir after primary and secondary recovery methods …

Mechanisms of imbibition enhanced oil recovery in low permeability reservoirs: Effect of IFT reduction and wettability alteration

D Xu, B Bai, H Wu, J Hou, Z Meng, R Sun, Z Li, Y Lu… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Imbibition has been proposed as an important means by which to recover oil from low
permeability reservoirs. However, the mechanism of imbibition enhanced oil recovery …

Comprehensive review on the role of nanoparticles and nanofluids in chemical enhanced oil recovery: interfacial phenomenon, compatibility, scalability, and …

US Behera, S Poddar, MP Deshmukh… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Chemical-enhanced oil recovery (chemical-EOR) is a unique strategy that employs chemical
agents with special properties for enhancing crude oil recovery from matured reservoirs …

The effect of wettability heterogeneity on relative permeability of two‐phase flow in porous media: A lattice Boltzmann study

J Zhao, Q Kang, J Yao, H Viswanathan… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Relative permeability is a critical parameter characterizing multiphase flow in porous media
and it is strongly dependent on the wettability. In many situations, the porous media are …