Perspective Review of polymers as additives in water-based fracturing fluids

S Al-Hajri, BM Negash, MM Rahman, M Haroun… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
After successful implementation for more than 6 decades by the oil and gas industry,
hydraulic fracturing remains the pioneer well stimulation method to date. Polymers are one …

A review on parameters affecting nanoparticles stabilized foam performance based on recent analyses

SA Ab Rasid, SM Mahmood, NI Kechut… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, much attention has been paid to the addition of nanoparticles (NPs) into the
surfactant foam structure to form durable foams. Although surfactant foam as an enhanced …

[HTML][HTML] A novel technique for quantifying the fate of CO2 injected in oil reservoir for geological utilization and storage

T Hu, Y Wang, T Xu, H Tian, Z Rui, Y Zhao, TT Liu - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
CO 2-enhanced oil recovery (CO 2-EOR) is a potential CO 2 capture, utilization, and storage
technology. In particular, CO 2 can break the hydrochemical balance of water–rock and …

[BOOK][B] Enhanced oil recovery: mechanisms, technologies and feasibility analyses

A Mandal, K Ojha - 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Oil recovery efficiency can be increased by applying the enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
processes, which are based on the improvement of mobility ratio, reduction of interfacial …

State-of-the-art laboratory methods for chemical EOR

RM Dean, CJ Britton, JW Driver… - SPE Improved Oil …, 2022 - onepetro.org
The objective of this paper is to present a critical review of best practices for conducting
laboratory experiments to evaluate chemical EOR. Some legacy methods and procedures …

Flow Behavior through Porous Media and Displacement Performance of a SILICA/PAM Nanohybrid: Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study

LM Corredor, C Espinosa, CL Delgadillo, S Llanos… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles (NPs) have been proposed as additives to improve the rheological properties
of polymer solutions and reduce mechanical degradation. This study presents the results of …

Recent advances in modeling polymer flooding

Z Li, RM Dean, H Lashgari, H Luo, JW Driver… - SPE Improved Oil …, 2024 - onepetro.org
New and improved physical property models have been added to the UTCHEM reservoir
simulator to accommodate a broader range of polymer flooding applications and to improve …

Literature Review and Experimental Observations of the Effects of Salinity, Hardness, Lithology, and ATBS Content on HPAM Polymer Retention for the Milne Point …

RS Seright, D Wang - SPE Journal, 2023 - onepetro.org
Summary At the Milne Point polymer flood (North Slope of Alaska), polymer retention is
dominated by the clay, illite. Illite, and kaolinite cause no delay in polymer propagation in …

Effect of hydroxyl group on foam features of hydroxyl-based anionic ionic liquid surfactant: experimental and theoretical studies

M Ouyang, Q Jiang, K Hu, Y Deng, H Zhang… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ionic liquid surfactant (ILS) shows potential application in surfactant enhancing oil recovery
(SEOR). The structure–activity relationship between structural characteristics and foam …

Experimental investigation and development of correlation for static and dynamic polymer adsorption in porous media

S Al-Hajri, SM Mahmood, S Akbari, H Abdulelah… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Part of the injected polymer during polymer flooding is lost in porous media by adsorption,
mechanical entrapment, and hydrodynamic retention. Therefore, having a clear …