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Nanotechnology applied to the enhancement of oil and gas productivity and recovery of Colombian fields
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A review of the recent applications of nanotechnology in Colombia, from laboratory approaches to field conditions, is presented in this paper, where three cases of field trials employing nanofluids are discussed for inhibiting the formation damage of asphaltene in tight-condensate reservoirs and light oil crude, and fine migration in tightcondense reservoirs and mobility improvement of heavy and extra-heavy oils.About:
This article is published in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.The article was published on 2017-08-01. It has received 113 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Enhanced oil recovery & Fossil fuel.read more
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An overview of chemical enhanced oil recovery: recent advances and prospects
TL;DR: In this article, an up-to-date overview of chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) with detailed explanation of the chemicals used, and the mechanism governing their oil recovery application have been discussed.
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A comprehensive review of experimental studies of nanoparticles-stabilized foam for enhanced oil recovery
Nurudeen Yekeen,Nurudeen Yekeen,Muhammad A. Manan,Ahmad Kamal Idris,Eswaran Padmanabhan,Radzuan Junin,Ali Mohamed Samin,Afeez O. Gbadamosi,Ifeanyi Oguamah +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a comprehensive review on current status of static stability experiments, macroscopic and microscopic scale experimental studies of nanoparticles-stabilized foam for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications.
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Recent advances and prospects in polymeric nanofluids application for enhanced oil recovery
Afeez O. Gbadamosi,Radzuan Junin,Muhammad A. Manan,Nurudeen Yekeen,Augustine Agi,Jeffrey O. Oseh +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the recent advances and prospects of the application of polymeric nanofluids in crucial aspects of EOR such as stability and adsorption, wettability alteration, interfacial tension reduction and emulsion stability, and rheology.
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The effects of SiO2 nanoparticles on the thermal stability and rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide based polymeric solutions
Lady J. Giraldo,Maria Alejandra Giraldo,Sebastián Llanos,Gustavo Adolfo Maya,Richard D. Zabala,Nashaat N. Nassar,Camilo A. Franco,Vladimir Alvarado,Farid B. Cortés +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of SiO2 nanoparticles on improving the rheological behavior and inhibition of the thermal degradation of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) solutions were investigated.
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A comprehensive review of nanoparticles applications in the oil and gas industry
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to review the different applications of nanotechnology in the oil and gas industry, and a summary of all nanoparticles used along with a detailed analysis of their performance in improving the targeted parameters is comprehensively presented.
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