Pore wettability for enhanced oil recovery, contaminant adsorption and oil/water separation: A review

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 289, P. 102377 - 102377

Published: Feb. 4, 2021

Language: Английский

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Enhanced oil recovery from fractured carbonate reservoirs using nanoparticles with low salinity water and surfactant: A review on experimental and simulation studies

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 293, P. 102449 - 102449

Published: May 18, 2021

Language: Английский

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A Comprehensive Review on Utilizing Nanomaterials in Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications

Energies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 691 - 691

Published: Jan. 6, 2023

Chemicals are a pivotal part of many operations for the oil and gas industry. The purpose chemical application in subsurface reservoir is to decrease mobility ratio between displaced fluid displacing one or increase capillary number. These have been favorable mechanisms Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). Recently, it became mainstay with EOR researchers looking effective efficient materials that can be economically feasible environmentally friendly. Therefore, when development chemicals reached peak point by introducing nanosized materials, was wondrous interest EOR. Unlike other sizes, nanoparticles display distinct physical properties utilized multiple applications. vast amounts were examined terms formulation, size effect, condition, viscosity, IFT, wettability alteration. When holistic understanding aimed, necessary review recent studies comprehensively. This paper reviews most recently published papers general, emphasizing EOR, where these publications years 2018 2022. It covers thorough comparison using different techniques expected range recovery improvements. Moreover, this highlights gaps existing field-scale implementation NPs opens space research development. findings suggest selection best type an critical rock conditions, fluids type, mechanism, (surfactant/polymer/alkaline), concentration used flooding process, concentration.

Language: Английский

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

Energy Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 8, P. 9969 - 9996

Published: Aug. 11, 2022

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is used to retrieve capillary trapped and bypassed in the reservoir. Accordingly, laboratory field applications of chemical EOR (CEOR) methods have been evaluated with varying degrees efficiency. Nonetheless, chemicals tend precipitate harsh reservoir conditions, thereby inhibiting efficiency process. Low salinity waterflooding (LSWF) another technique that has gaining prodigious attention for recovering additional from due its sterling properties. However, LSWF a low especially heavy reservoirs. Recently, synergic combination exploited, explored, evaluated. Herein, type, mechanism, newly devised hybrid method reviewed. Moreover, application sandstones carbonates. Experimental modeling results revealed yields higher compared individual method. The interplay underlying mechanisms during process resulting was elucidated. Finally, gaps research recommendation future studies were highlighted.

Language: Английский

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

Energy Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 8, P. 6355 - 6395

Published: May 16, 2022

Characterization of fluid–rock interactions is essential for a broad range subsurface applications such as understanding fluid flow in porous medium and enhanced oil recovery predictions. Enhanced (EOR) crucial gas production operations, it entails injecting fluids into the reservoir to enhance productivity. When are injected, occur between injected rock/fluids; outcomes critically impact associated recovery. Furthermore, changes properties (porosity, permeability etc.) behavior (i.e. wettability alteration relative changes) demonstrate variability at scales. Thus, great importance understand these multiple scales their ensuing implications on EOR. This study therefore provides comprehensive review types both carbonate sandstone reservoirs. Fluid–rock quantification methods, applicability principle measurements were summarized. The fluid–rock​ extensively discussed. Finally, we identified highlighted some research gaps provided recommendations future directions. findings this show that despite numerous studies adsorption, dissolution/precipitation, clay swelling/fines migration wetting characteristics media involving EOR fluids, exact mechanism action during rock/oil/brine system, still not fully understood. extent depends several factors/parameters. Such factors include type chemical composition, rock mineralogical brine pH, salinity composition. Moreover, shows all techniques have limitations either applicability, measurement range, or uncertainty level. Therefore, incorporation various imaging characterization tools would be required improved interactions. review, therefore, critical insights area its expected our knowledge provide better thereby reduce uncertainties with laboratory-scale predictions, management oil.

Language: Английский

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Recent progress in nanomaterial-functionalized membranes for removal of pollutants

iScience, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 25(7), P. 104616 - 104616

Published: June 16, 2022

Membrane technology has gained tremendous attention for removing pollutants from wastewater, mainly due to their affordable capital cost, miniature equipment size, low energy consumption, and high efficiency even the present in lower concentrations. In this paper, we review literature summarize progress of nanomaterial-modified membranes wastewater treatment applications. Introduction nanomaterial polymeric matrix influences membrane properties such as surface roughness, hydrophobicity, porosity, fouling resistance. This also covers importance functionalization strategies prepare thin-film nanocomposite hybrid effect on eliminating pollutants. Systematic discussion regarding impact nanomaterials incorporated within membrane, toward recovery various metal ions, organic compounds, dyes, microbes. Successful examples are provided show potential nanomaterial-functionalized regeneration wastewater. end, future prospects discussed develop nanomaterial-based technology.

Language: Английский

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The State-of-the-Art of wettability alteration in sandstones and Carbonates: A mechanistic review

Fuel, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 356, P. 129570 - 129570

Published: Aug. 28, 2023

Language: Английский

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Synergising nanoparticles and low salinity waterflooding for enhanced oil recovery: A state-of-the-art review

Journal of Molecular Liquids, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 400, P. 124495 - 124495

Published: March 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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Assessment of low salinity waterflooding in carbonate cores: Interfacial viscoelasticity and tuning process efficiency by use of non-ionic surfactant

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 607, P. 125 - 133

Published: Aug. 11, 2021

Language: Английский

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Optimization of CO2 huff-n-puff EOR in the Bakken Formation using numerical simulation and response surface methodology

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 215, P. 110552 - 110552

Published: April 28, 2022

Language: Английский

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