Novel Applications of Nanoparticles for Future Enhanced Oil Recovery

Bennetzen, Martin V.; Mogensen, Kristian

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“…A few papers have reviewed the nanotechnology for EOR (Ayatollahi and Zerafat, 2012;Friedheim et al, 2012;Bennetzen and Mogensen, 2014;ShamsiJazeyi et al, 2014;Negin et al, 2016;Hendraningrat, 2016a, 2016b;Idogun et al, 2016;Sun et al, 2017). Ayatollahi and Zerafat (2012) summarized the new findings from several different theoretical, analytical and experimental works which showed the effectiveness of traditional methods when assisted by the nanotechnology.…”

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Review on enhanced oil recovery by nanofluids

Wang

Jiang

2018

Oil Gas Sci. Technol. – Rev. IFP Energies nouvelles

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The addition of nanoparticles into water based fluids (nanofluid) with or without other chemicals to Enhance Oil Recovery (EOR) has recently received intensive interest. Many papers have been published in this area and several EOR mechanisms have been proposed. The main EOR mechanisms include wettability alteration, reduction in InterFacial surface Tension (IFT), increase in the viscosity of aqueous solution, decrease in oil viscosity, and log-jamming. Some of these mechanisms may be associated with the change in disjoining pressure because of the addition of the nanoparticles. The experimental data and results reported by different researchers, however, are not all consistent and some even conflict with others. Many papers published in recent years have been reviewed and the associated experimental data have been analyzed in this paper in order to clarify the mechanisms of EOR by nanofluids. Wettability alteration may be one of the most accepted mechanisms for nanofluid EOR while reduction in IFT and other mechanisms have not been fully proven. The main reason for the inconsistency among the experimental data might be lack of control experiments in which the effect of nanoparticles on oil recovery would be singled out.

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Review on enhanced oil recovery by nanofluids

Wang

Jiang

2018

Oil Gas Sci. Technol. – Rev. IFP Energies nouvelles

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“…Nanoparticles are engineered to have at least a dimension in the order of 100 nm. The uniqueness of nanoparticles is tied to its size-dependent properties, which are a consequence of its large surface-to-volume ratio thereby enabling surface atoms/molecules to have a significant impact on its properties [5,9]. Furthermore, due to the small size of nanoparticles, the amount of surface atoms is large compared to the bulk atoms.…”

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“…Furthermore, due to the small size of nanoparticles, the amount of surface atoms is large compared to the bulk atoms. This enables the properties of nanoparticles to be governed by the surface atoms and described by the physics of quantum mechanical consideration [5]. In addition, the high surface-to-volume ratio of nanoparticles ensures that considerable amount of free surface energy exists within them [5,45,49].…”

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“…The desired properties can include thermal, mechanical, chemical, electrical, optical, magnetic, etc. The discovery of oil reserves in challenging offshore location has made research into the thermal and mechanical properties of nanoparticles paramount [5,45,46]. The application of nanoparticles, for example, in the formulation of water-based drilling muds has improved their performance in reducing fluid loss when applied in shale formations as a result of their size-dependent properties [15,17,38,49].…”

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Enhanced oil recovery for emergent energy demand: challenges and prospects for a nanotechnology paradigm shift

Afolabi

2018

Int Nano Lett

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Renewable and non-renewable energy sources remain the two fronts for meeting global emergent energy demand. Renewable energy sources such as crude oil, in meeting energy needs, is a function of new hydrocarbon discoveries and improving the recovery of existing oil fields. However, new crude oil discoveries are made at a decreasing rate; likewise, existing fields are at a declining phase with conventional recovery techniques not being able to produce as much as two-thirds of the oil in place. In complementing existing oil recovery techniques, research into the use of nanotechnology has emerged as a potential alternative for tertiary oil recovery scheme. Despite the promising results, there has not been any reported largescale field application of nanotechnology in the oil and gas industry except for some small-scale field trials. In this paper, a detailed review of developments on nano-enhanced oil recovery (Nano-EOR) and its attendant challenges are presented. Furthermore, key recommendations were given for future research on Nano-EOR. While the adoption of new technologies has its associated risks, the future prospects of Nano-EOR remains very high.

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“…Nanoparticle-based EOR application in wettability alteration, oil viscosity reduction of foam or emulsions stabilisation and interfacial tension decrease have been discussed. It is suggested that nanoparticles can be used as inhibiting hydrate and wax deposition (Bennetzen & Mogensen, 2014). The dangerous effect of the usage and disposal of the spent nanoparticles have been studied on the environmental risks, human and animal health in oil and gas f ields by considering the importance of nanotechnology application in the future (Amarf io & Mohammed, 2014).…”

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