Comprehensive review on the role of salinity on oil recovery mechanisms during chemical flooding
Previous studies have reported contradictory behavior on the influence of salinity on
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) chemicals like surfactants, polymers, and nanoparticles …
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) chemicals like surfactants, polymers, and nanoparticles …
Improving oil recovery through low salinity waterflooding and nanoparticles: a mini review
Low salinity waterflooding has become increasingly popular to improve recovery efficiency
in matured oil fields. Numerous underlying mechanisms behind the low salinity …
in matured oil fields. Numerous underlying mechanisms behind the low salinity …
Development of Anionic-Modified Black Nanosheet and Its Oil Imbibition Performance in Ultralow-Permeability Reservoirs
D Zhu, Y Gao, L Bai, S Guo - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ultralow-permeability oil reservoirs are characterized by small pore throats, ultralow
permeability, and high fluid flow resistance, which often lead to challenging injection during …
permeability, and high fluid flow resistance, which often lead to challenging injection during …
Utilizing deterministic smart tools to predict recovery factor performance of smart water injection in carbonate reservoirs
Smart water injection (SWI) is a practical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique that
improves displacement efficiency on micro and macro scales by different physiochemical …
improves displacement efficiency on micro and macro scales by different physiochemical …
A Comprehensive Review on Low Salinity Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Fundamental Insights, Laboratory and Field Studies, and Economic Aspects
Oil and gas are expected to continually dominate our lives in the foreseeable future until a
sustainable energy transition to renewable energy is achieved. The increasing energy …
sustainable energy transition to renewable energy is achieved. The increasing energy …
Nano-SiO2 enhanced slickwater fracturing fluid for improved imbibition recovery in tight gas reservoirs: Performance and mechanism
T Zhang, J Yang, Z Li, M Gao, CD Adenutsi… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2025 - Elsevier
Inspired by the exceptional performance of nanomaterials in oilfield development, yet it is
rarely applied in tight gas reservoir. In this study, focusing on the tight gas reservoir of the …
rarely applied in tight gas reservoir. In this study, focusing on the tight gas reservoir of the …
Preparation of novel amphiphilic silicon quantum dots grafted with different alkyl chains and their application in stabilizing Pickering emulsion for enhanced oil …
H Jia, Z Wang, X Geng, R Sun, B Wang, X Li… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2025 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the nanoparticles had attracted tremendous attention in enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) due to their ultrasmall size, large specific surface area and unique quantum effect. In …
(EOR) due to their ultrasmall size, large specific surface area and unique quantum effect. In …
Construction of middle-phase microemulsion system and its micro-mechanism on displacing residual oil in low-permeability porous media
T Wu, T Wang, Y Hu, J Chen, J Su - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The application of medium-phase microemulsion in enhancing oil recovery technology
represents a significant area of research, particularly for improving production in low …
represents a significant area of research, particularly for improving production in low …
[HTML][HTML] Research Progress on Nano-Confinement Effects in Unconventional Oil and Gas Energy—With a Major Focus on Shale Reservoirs
G Wang, R Shen, S **ong, Y Mei, Q Dong, S Chu, H Su… - Energies, 2025 - mdpi.com
Compared to conventional reservoirs, the abundant nanopores developed in
unconventional oil and gas reservoirs influence fluid properties, with nano-confinement …
unconventional oil and gas reservoirs influence fluid properties, with nano-confinement …
Assessing the impact of geochemical mechanism and interpolation factor selection on the precision of low-salinity waterflooding modelling: a comparative study
The efficacy of low salinity waterflooding (LSWF) as an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method
in carbonate formations has been well established; however, its geochemical modelling in …
in carbonate formations has been well established; however, its geochemical modelling in …