A review of the current progress of CO2 injection EOR and carbon storage in shale oil reservoirs

B Jia, JS Tsau, R Barati - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
CO 2 injection is a promising method to rejuvenate the shale oil reservoirs after the primary
production. In this work, we comprehensively reviewed the CO 2 injection enhanced oil …

Advances in improved/enhanced oil recovery technologies for tight and shale reservoirs

L Wang, Y Tian, X Yu, C Wang, B Yao, S Wang… - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the technical progress as well as updated
knowledge and understandings of IOR/EOR technologies for tight oil reservoirs. Critical and …

Pore-network modeling of flow in shale nanopores: Network structure, flow principles, and computational algorithms

R Cui, SM Hassanizadeh, S Sun - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrocarbons in subsurface nanoporous media, such as shale, are promising energy
resources to compensate for the shortage of conventional reservoirs. Pore-network …

Huff-n-puff technology for enhanced oil recovery in shale/tight oil reservoirs: Progress, gaps, and perspectives

M Milad, R Junin, A Sidek, A Imqam, M Tarhuni - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent times, particularly in the 21st century, there has been an alarming increase in the
demand for global energy, along with continuous depletion in conventional oil reservoirs …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon dioxide thickening: A review of technological aspects, advances and challenges for oilfield application

N Pal, X Zhang, M Ali, A Mandal, H Hoteit - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The relatively low density and viscosity of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in supercritical state create
several drawbacks, including gravity override, viscous fingering, water production/treatment …

A technical review of CO2 for enhanced oil recovery in unconventional oil reservoirs

C Sambo, N Liu, R Shaibu, AA Ahmed… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Unconventional oil reservoirs have become an increasingly essential resource for energy in
recent years. Despite the massive oil reserves in these reservoirs, as well as the current …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory to field scale assessment for EOR applicability in tight oil reservoirs

FI Syed, AK Dahaghi, T Muther - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Tight oil reservoirs are contributing a major role to fulfill the overall crude oil needs,
especially in the US. However, the dilemma is their ultra-tight permeability and an …

Evaluation of carbon dioxide storage and miscible gas EOR in shale oil reservoirs

HR Lashgari, A Sun, T Zhang, GA Pope, LW Lake - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new perspective on modeling of CO 2 and miscible gas injection into
shale oil plays for potential enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and CO 2 storage. Our major …

An efficient numerical model for incompressible two-phase flow in fractured media

H Hoteit, A Firoozabadi - Advances in water resources, 2008 - Elsevier
Various numerical methods have been used in the literature to simulate single and
multiphase flow in fractured media. A promising approach is the use of the discrete-fracture …

Factors Affecting CO2-EOR in Shale-Oil Reservoirs: Numerical Simulation Study and Pilot Tests

D Alfarge, M Wei, B Bai - Energy & Fuels, 2017 - ACS Publications
Shale oil reservoirs such as Bakken, Niobrara, and Eagle Ford have become the main target
for oil and gas investors as conventional formations started to be depleted and diminished in …