Extraction, characterization, and evaluation of galactomannan from Barbatimão Verdadeiro as a potential additive for enhanced oil recovery fluids DOI
M. I. Aquino, Juliana Perdiz Senna, Cláudia R. E. Mansur

et al.

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: Nov. 11, 2024

Polymers play a crucial role in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by increasing the viscosity of injection fluids and enhancing displacement. The widely used polymer, partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM), faces performance degradation high-salinity high-temperature environments. This study explores galactomannan from Stryphnodendron polyphyllum seeds as an alternative viscosifying agent for EOR fluids. An extraction process Barbatimão Verdadeiro was developed, yielding 23.3% m/m. biopolymer characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), size exclusion chromatography (SEC). Rheological behavior tested brines different salinities, injectivity/filterability tests were performed following API RP 63:1990 standards. obtained exhibited mannose-to-galactose ratio 1.32. showed pseudoplastic behavior, with viscosities 38 cP brine solutions at 7.37 s−1 60 °C. Filterability demonstrated satisfactory injectivity factors 1.09 (8 µm) 0.67 (1.2 µm). Compared to HPAM, superior retention conditions, where HPAM dropped 6 cP. extracted is promising applications, offering under harsh conditions compared traditional HPAM. Its resilience high salinity temperature makes it viable pre-salt offshore fields, contributing more sustainable efficient recovery.

Language: Английский

Innovative Role of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles and Surfactant in Optimizing Interfacial Tension for Enhanced Oil Recovery DOI Creative Commons
Youssef E. Kandiel,

Gamal Attia,

Farouk I. Metwalli

et al.

Energies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(2), P. 249 - 249

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

Enhancing oil recovery efficiency is vital in the energy industry. This study investigates magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles combined with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactants to reduce interfacial tension (IFT) and improve recovery. Pendant drop method measurements revealed a 70% IFT reduction, significantly improving nanoparticle dispersion stability due SDS. Alterations Zeta Potential viscosity, indicating enhanced colloidal under reservoir conditions, were key findings. These results suggest that MgO-SDS system offers promising sustainable alternative conventional methods, although challenges such as scaling up managing nanoparticle–surfactant dynamics remain. The preparation of MgO nanofluids involved magnetic stirring ultrasonic homogenization ensure thorough mixing. Characterization techniques included density, pH, Potential, electric conductivity, electrophoretic mobility assessments for nanofluid surfactant–nanofluid systems. Paraffin was used phase, concentrations ranging from 0.01 0.5 wt% constant SDS concentration wt%. reduction significant, 47.9 26.9 mN/m 0.1 nanofluid. Even reduced 41.8 mN/m. Combining achieved enhancing mobility. Changes (from −2.54 3.45 mV) pH 8.4 10.8) indicated improved stability, further boosting displacement experimental conditions. shows promise cleaner, cost-effective Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) method. However, diverse surfactant adsorption management, require research, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches rigorous field studies.

Language: Английский

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Nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery: state-of-the-art review DOI Creative Commons
Youssef E. Kandiel,

Gamal Attia,

Farouk I. Metwalli

et al.

Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4)

Published: March 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Experimental and theoretical investigation of cationic-based fluorescent-tagged polyacrylate copolymers for improving oil recovery DOI Creative Commons
Ali A. Abd‐Elaal, Salah M. Tawfik, Ahmed I. Abd‐Elhamid

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Nov. 12, 2024

The growing need for energy and the depletion of oil wells necessitate advanced Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques, particularly water polymer flooding, which play a crucial role in augmenting hydrocarbon recovery rates. However, flooding high-permeability layers often leads to breakthroughs, reduced sweep efficiency, formation preferential channels, posing significant challenges reservoir management. Conformance control treatments, including use microspheres, offer promising solution by sealing zones enhancing efficiency. This study focuses on application fluorescent microspheres based polyacrylamide, is extensively employed sector as an displacement agent. Fluorescent polymers called Poly 400, 200, 600, incorporating cationic methacrylamide monomers, were synthesized through copolymerization create amphiphilic with enhanced stability functionality. These evaluated tests using quarter-five-spot model transparent quartz glass under UV light, allowing instantaneous measurement observation fluorescence intensity. At conditions, experiments confirm that incremental after 13.1%, 9.1%, 6.1% OOIP respectively. findings showed could efficiently target layers, adapt varying pore throat sizes, improve plugging rate thereby optimizing recovery. A subsequent simulation CMG simulator provided further insights into efficacy these EOR agents, revealing their potential enhance efficiency Simulation results saturation decreased from 68% (initial) 13.5%, 16.1%, 18.3% 600 work highlights valuable tool applications, offering advancements management optimization.

Language: Английский

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Reinforcing Polymer Flooding System with Dendritic Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Improved Oil Recovery DOI

Di Li,

Yanling Wang,

Baojun Bai

et al.

Energy & Fuels, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 14, 2025

Dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (DMSNs), characterized by a high specific surface area and abundant hydroxyl groups, offer promising approach to enhancing the performance of amphiphilic polymers in challenging enhanced oil recovery (EOR) conditions. In this study, DMSNs were successfully synthesized, systematically evaluated for their impact on solution properties betaine polymer (PADC). The unique "flower-like" structure provided approximately 7-fold higher than conventional SiO2, facilitating polymer–nanoparticle interactions. DMSN/PADC composite system exhibited significantly improved viscosity, salt resistance, thermal tolerance, shear resistance compared PADC SiO2/PADC systems. Quantum chemical calculations elucidated interaction mechanisms, highlighting role silanol groups forming electrostatic interactions hydrogen bonds with PADC, thereby reinforcing three-dimensional network structure. Enhanced tests demonstrated 17.91% tertiary using system, nearly double that (9.48%). This study underscores potential as novel additive optimizing flooding formulations, enabling superior EOR high-temperature, high-salinity reservoirs.

Language: Английский

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Using Polymeric Carbon Nitride/ZrO2 Nanocomposite for Low Salinity Water Flooding in Carbonate Porous Media at Real Reservoir Conditions DOI Open Access
Yaser Ahmadi,

Marjan Tanzifi

Polymers, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 649 - 649

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Nanoparticles and nanocomposites have been used in recent studies to improve oil reservoir recovery. With the introduction of a newly constructed smart water injection scenario, this work investigated physicochemical characteristics polymeric carbon nitride/ZrO2 nanocomposite (ZrO2/g-C3N4), results were compared with pure ZrO2 nanoparticles as known enhanced recovery agent. The effects ZrO2/g-C3N4 on wettability change, zeta potential, interfacial tension under conditions (78 °C 3800 psi) determined after characterization experiments, which included X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning microscope (FESEM), energy-dispersive x-ray testing (EDX), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. Based highest potential greatest reduction contact angle tension, optimum concentrations for be 30 40 ppm, respectively. Moreover, demonstrated better enhancing parameters, it was selected low salinity flooding scenarios three different salinities, including MgCl2 + seawater (SW), CaCl2 SW, MgSO4 at ppm nanocomposite. best readings its angle, show that 1000 has among tested 500-50,000 ppm. At SW had maximum (i.e., 49.36%), resulted from reduction, stability other salinities.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Oil Recovery with MWCNT and GO Nanocomposites in High Salinity Heterogeneous Media DOI Creative Commons

Ashkan Maleki,

Arash Mehdizad,

Nahid Sarlak

et al.

Petroleum Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Chemical Agents for Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Comparison of a Switchable Hydrophilic Solvent and Deep Eutectic Solvent DOI Creative Commons

Abdulwasiu Abdurrahman,

Suleiman Shuwa, Fadimatu Nyako Dabai

et al.

Fuel Communications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100133 - 100133

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Characterization and optimization of anionic surfactant-polyethylene glycol-alumina based nanofluids for enhanced oil recovery application DOI

Tanmay Akash,

Vinod Verma, Muhammad Ali

et al.

Journal of Molecular Liquids, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 126924 - 126924

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A Comprehensive Review on Application and Perspectives of Nanomaterials in Enhanced Oil Recovery DOI
Hu Jia, Yili Kang

Energy & Fuels, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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Study on three-dimensional physical simulation experiment of remaining oil distribution in narrow channel reservoir DOI Creative Commons

Kui-qian Ma,

Jijun Wang,

S Si

et al.

Frontiers in Earth Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: April 3, 2025

The sand bodies of narrow channel reservoirs are predominantly composed distributary channels, with effective often forming strips. development offshore oilfields typically involves large well spacing, which, combined the distribution form river channels and pattern, significantly influences sweep efficiency water flooding during high cut stage. This leads to a complex remaining oil, thereby increasing difficulty reservoir development. study focuses on BZ introduces novel three-dimensional visual experiment platform designed for physical simulation flooding. Through this platform, we conducted series experiments investigate effects varying widths, permeability differences, patterns Our have successfully elucidated oil both in plane longitudinal directions experimental results show that increase width, shape water-swept area changes from strip spindle, around production begins accumulate. larger difference is, more injected preferentially advances along zone, worse sweeping degree at channel’s edge higher accumulation is. type adjustment, is reduced near utilized. After pattern utilization also improved. research not only provides critical insights into dynamics but establishes foundational methodology evaluating effectiveness CO 2 following represents significant advancement techniques, offering robust tool future studies aimed optimizing recovery environments.

Language: Английский

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