Reducing water production from hydrocarbon wells is one of the major requirements to
prolong the life span of production wells. Gel treatment is commonly regarded as one of the …

Application of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery process is an emerging technology
that is growing very fast as evidenced by the number of increasing publication articles in this …

Excessive water production in the oil industry is a persistent challenge, impacting
operational costs and environmental concerns related to water disposal. Fractures and …

Minimizing unwanted water production from oil wells is highly required in the petroleum
industry. This would lead to improved economic life of mature wells that involve new and …

Conformance problems often exist in natural gas-related activities, resulting in excessive
water production from natural gas production wells and/or excessive natural gas production …

The oil and gas industry faces numerous challenges, among which the management of
excessive water production is a significant concern. Nanosilica gel is a newly developed …

Gas inflow control in oil wells is one of the most challenging types of repair and sealing
operations, the success rate of which does not exceed, as a rule, 30%. Conventional shutoff …

In the oil industry, the pervasive challenge of water production during hydrocarbon
extraction presents operational and environmental complexities, impacting costs, oil …

This study introduces advanced nanosilica as a sustainable and economical solution for
water shutoff applications. We investigated the reaction kinetics of a nanofluidic in situ gel …

Nanotechnology is the design and application of engineered nanoparticles with one
minimum dimension in the range of 1 to 100 nanometers. To achieve a specific target …