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 …

Surfactant selection for enhanced oil recovery based on surfactant molecular structure in unconventional liquid reservoirs

W Chen, DS Schechter - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Experimental observations and field applications have revealed that surfactants have
significant potential to enhance oil recovery in unconventional liquid reservoirs (ULR). This …

Gas and foam injection with CO2 and enriched NGL's for enhanced oil recovery in unconventional liquid reservoirs

F Zhang, DS Schechter - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to extend the economic life of existing horizontal wells and improve oil production
for newly drilled wells in unconventional liquid reservoirs (ULR), testing of enhanced oil …

A Look Ahead to The Future of Surfactant Flooding EOR In Carbonate Reservoirs Under Harsh Conditions of High Temperature and High Salinity

IA Adel, AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi… - SPE Gas & Oil …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Carbonate reservoirs under harsh conditions of high temperature and high salinity (HTHS)
have been exploited through primary and secondary recovery methods. This leaves …

A comprehensive review of enhanced oil recovery projects in Canada and recommendations for planning successful future EOR projects

N Vishnumolakala, J Zhang, NB Ismail - SPE Canada Heavy Oil …, 2020 - onepetro.org
A database is developed from multiple sources to comprehensively present and evaluate
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects in Canada. The datasets comprising of in-situ …

Optimizing conformance control for gas injection EOR in unconventional reservoirs

L **, X Wan, NA Azzolina, NW Bosshart, J Zhao, Y Yu… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Field observations have shown that interference between wells caused by connected
fractures commonly exists in unconventional reservoirs. The well interference effect and …

Numerical Investigation of EOR Applications in Unconventional Liquid Reservoirs through Surfactant-Assisted Spontaneous Imbibition SASI and Gas Injection …

F Zhang, IW Saputra, IA Adel… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2019 - onepetro.org
Abstract Surfactant-Assisted Spontaneous Imbibition (SASI) and gas injection have been
proven to improve production from Unconventional Liquid Reservoirs (ULR). However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the effectiveness of continuous gas displacement for EOR in hydraulically fractured shale reservoirs

G Moridis, M Reagan - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
The main objective of this study is to analyze and describe quantitatively the effectiveness of
continuous gas displacement as an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process to increase …

A simplified method for experimentally quantifying crude oil swelling during immiscible carbon dioxide injection

S Fakher, A Imqam - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production …, 2020 - Springer
Immiscible carbon dioxide (CO 2) injection is one of the highly applied enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) methods due to its high oil recovery potential and its ability to store CO 2 in …

Numerical Investigation of Hybrid Carbonated Smart Water Injection (CSWI) in Carbonate Cores

AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi, B Ghosh… - SPE Gas & Oil …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Carbonated smart water injection (CSWI) is a potential hybrid EOR technology under
development. The process involves dissolving CO2 in smart water rip** the benefits of the …