How much would silica nanoparticles enhance the performance of low-salinity water flooding?

Abstract Nanofluids and low-salinity water (LSW) flooding are two novel techniques for enhanced oil recovery. Despite some efforts on investigating benefits of each method, the pros and cons of their combined application need to be evaluated. This work sheds light on performance of LSW augmented wit...

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Main Authors: Amir Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani, Reza Daneshfar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-03-01
Series:Petroleum Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-019-0304-z