Some of the most promising potential applications of nanotechnology to hydraulic fracturing
of coal seam gas (CSG) are reviewed with a focus on Australian CSG wells. Three propitious …

The composition of hydraulic fracturing (HF) fluid poses risks to human health and the
environment by impacting drinking water sources. Fracturing fluid recovery rate is highly …

A viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluid is an important part of a water-based fracturing fluid. As
oil and gas exploration expands into deep, high-temperature, low-permeability reservoirs …

To improve the wetting effect of the fracturing fluid on coal, a sulfonate Gemini surfactant
(Gemini-3OH) was synthesized from nonyl phenol through a double ether and sulfonation …

An erucic acid-based anionic surfactant, AdEr, was synthesized by a simple neutralization
reaction, and AdEr constructed a novel pH-responsive wormlike micellar viscoelastic system …

Hypothesis Worm-like micelles are susceptible to heating owing to the fast dynamic
exchange of molecules between micelles. Inhibition of such exchange could afford robust …

Hydraulic fracturing is an important technology to improve oil and gas productivity for
reservoirs of both conventional and unconventional. To minimize reservoir damage during …

Saturated C 22-tailed ultra-long-chain imparts cationic surfactant stable chemical structure
and strong hydrophobic interaction that favors the generation of wormlike micelles in brine …

Wormlike surfactant micelles are widely used in various applications including fracturing
technology in oil industry, template synthesis of different nanoobjects, micellar …

Ionic liquid surfactant (ILS) presents a promising alternative for balancing the conflicting
relationship of hydrophobicity and water solubility in anionic surfactants. Despite this …