Insight into Nano-chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery from Carbonate Reservoirs Using Environmentally Friendly Nanomaterials
Ali Ahmadi Peyghan, Abbas Khaksar Manshad, Jagar A. Ali, Stefan Iglauer, S. Mohammad Sajadi, Alireza Keshavarz, Amir H. Mohammadi
Abstract
/Xanthan NCs proved highly effective in altering the wettability of rocks from oil-wet to water-wet and increasing the cumulative oil production.
Topics & Concepts
NanofluidWettingFourier transform infrared spectroscopyChemical engineeringContact angleSurface tensionEnvironmentally friendlyEnhanced oil recoveryMaterials scienceNanoparticleScanning electron microscopeNanomaterialsNanocompositeNanotechnologyComposite materialEcologyEngineeringPhysicsQuantum mechanicsBiologyEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsPetroleum Processing and Analysis