[HTML][HTML] Surfactants employed in conventional and unconventional reservoirs for enhanced oil recovery—A review

OT Isaac, H Pu, BA Oni, FA Samson - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the continuous depletion of crude oils in the reserves, and continuous rise in energy
demand, there is currently a widespread interest in various methods of chemical enhanced …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on the application of low salinity waterflooding and chemical enhanced oil recovery

A Gbadamosi, S Patil, D Al Shehri, MS Kamal… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is used to retrieve capillary trapped and bypassed oil in the
reservoir. Accordingly, laboratory and field applications of chemical EOR (CEOR) methods …

Mechanism of low chemical agent adsorption by high pressure for hydraulic fracturing-assisted oil displacement technology: A study of molecular dynamics combined …

F Wang, H Xu, Y Liu, X Meng, L Liu - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study investigates the influence of physical parameters such as porosity, permeability,
pore-throat radius, and specific surface area/volume on the adsorption capacity of …

Comprehensive review on the role of surfactants in the chemical enhanced oil recovery process

S Chowdhury, S Shrivastava, A Kakati… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
With a constant upsurge in energy demand, production from depleted and harsh reservoirs
through enhanced oil recovery techniques (EOR) has significantly increased. Among many …

Adsorption characteristics, isotherm, kinetics, and diffusion of nanoemulsion in tight sandstone reservoir

H Xu, Y Li, F Zhou, H Su, E Yao, J Hu, Z Chen - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, nanoemulsions have shown a high application potential in improving
hydrocarbon recovery from tight reservoirs. However, the adsorption characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Fluid–rock interactions and its implications on EOR: Critical analysis, experimental techniques and knowledge gaps

A Isah, M Arif, A Hassan, M Mahmoud, S Iglauer - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of fluid–rock interactions is essential for a broad range of
subsurface applications such as understanding fluid flow in porous medium and enhanced …

SDS–aluminum oxide nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery: IFT, adsorption, and oil displacement efficiency

O Tavakkoli, H Kamyab, R Junin, V Ashokkumar… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Surfactant flooding is one of the most promising chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR)
methods to produce residual oil in reservoirs. Recently, nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted …

The state-of-the-art of wettability alteration in sandstones and carbonates: A mechanistic review

Y Noruzi, M Sharifi, J Fahimpour, M Sabet, M Akbari… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Wettability modification plays a pivotal role in augmenting oil recovery from hydrocarbon
reservoirs, rendering it a primary focal point during Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) …

A holistic review of harsh conditions resistant surfactants for enhanced oil recovery in dense carbonate reservoir

A Sharifi, R Miri, M Riazi - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy supply demand and no more change in the world oil reservoirs still nominate the
surfactant EOR (Enhance Oil Recovery) as a technically promising approach. Effective multi …

Adsorption reduction of a gemini surfactant on carbonate rocks using formic acid: Static and dynamic conditions

S Kalam, SA Abu-Khamsin, S Patil, M Mahmoud… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Surfactant flooding improves oil recovery by lowering the interfacial tension and/or altering
the reservoir rock's wettability. However, surfactant losses caused by adsorption on the …