Future of hydraulic fracturing application in terms of water management and environmental issues: A critical review

A Ellafi, H Jabbari, OS Tomomewo, MD Mann… - SPE Canada …, 2020 - onepetro.org
Hydraulic fracturing technology requires securing sufficient water resources to access and
unlock the pores of unconventional formations. Therefore, successful treatment depends on …

Enhancing Thermal Recovery of Heavy Oil by In Situ Combustion: The Role of Micro and Nanostructured Manganese Oxide Catalysts

MA Khelkhal, OV Ostolopovskaya… - Industrial & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Heavy oil reserves are recognized as being a significant yet challenging energy resource
due to high viscosities. It is common knowledge that thermal recovery methods like in situ …

Understanding the mechanisms of huff-n-puff, CO2-EOR in liquid-rich shale plays: Bakken case study

A Ellafi, H Jabbari - SPE Canada Unconventional Resources …, 2020 - onepetro.org
A revolution of unconventional reservoirs is a turning point in the global oil and gas industry
since these resources have massive reserves with large potential in contributing to …

Creating value for the high-saline bakken produced water by optimizing its viscoelastic properties and proppant carrying tendency with high-viscosity friction reducers

OS Tomomewo, MD Mann, A Ellafi, H Jabbari… - SPE Western Regional …, 2021 - onepetro.org
Since the arrival and advancement of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing
(hydrofracturing) technologies, develo** and producing unconventional formations like …

Proposed Potential Mitigation of Wastewater Disposal through Treated Produced Water in Bakken Formation

OS Tomomewo, N Dyrstad-Cincotta, D Mann… - ARMA US Rock …, 2020 - onepetro.org
The recent global expansion in the development of unconventional oil and gas assets has
also resulted in a tremendous increase in the number of extended horizontal drilling and …

Maximizing the proppant carrying and viscoelastic properties of the bakken hypersaline-produced water with high-viscosity friction reducers for sustainable …

OS Tomomewo, M Mann, L Anyim, A Ellafi, C Tang… - SPE Journal, 2022 - onepetro.org
The development and production of unconventional reservoirs, such as the Bakken
Formation, have become a resolved mystery for operators in North America since the arrival …

Unlocking Produced Water Potential for Sustainable Hydraulic Fracturing: Understanding Fluid and Additive Interactions

MB Geri, O Alsuqri - SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, 2024 - onepetro.org
Over the last few years, high viscosity friction reducers (HVFRs) have been successfully
used in the oil and gas industry across all premier shale plays in North America, including …

[KIRJA][B] Investigating the performance of high viscosity friction reducers used for proppant transport during hydraulic fracturing

MSB Geri - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Over the last few recent years, high viscosity friction reducers (HVFRs) have been
successfully used in the oil and gas industry across all premier shale plays in North America …

Towards Freshwater Conservation: Seawater Based Dry Friction Reducer for Slickwater Fracturing

ZY Qi, TP Huang, R Kalgaonkar, Q Sahu - … at Oil and Gas West Asia, 2024 - onepetro.org
Hydraulic fracturing with slickwater has been widely used in development of unconventional
reservoirs. One of the key components in slickwater formulation is friction reducer (FR) …

New Developed Mathematical Model for Predicting Viscosity Profile and Proppant Transport Utilizing HVFRs Dosage with Produced Water

M Ba Geri, J Noles, S Kim, A Ellafi - SPE Annual Technical Conference …, 2020 - onepetro.org
Switching to utilize HVFRs has been blossomed rapidly due to enormous advantages such
as the ability to carry proppant and high potential lower cost. However, challenges remain in …