Eor in Western Europe : Status and Outlook La récupération assistée du pétrole en Europe : situation et perspectives by Combe J., Corlay P., Valentin E., Champlon D., Bosio J.

“…Considering horizontal drilling as an improved oil recovery technique, some experiences have been gained recently in this method. …”
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Enhancing ASP flooding by using special combinations of surfactants and starch nanoparticles by al-Jaber, Hasanain A., Arsad, Agus, Bandyopadhyay, Sulalit, Abdurrahman, Muslim Darbi, Abdulfatah, Mohammad Yasin, Agi, Augustine Aja, Suriatie, Mat Yusuf, Abdulmunem, Abdulmunem R., Tahir, Muhammad Suleman, Nuhma, Mustafa Jawad

“…It was demonstrated from this research that only two combinations of ASP formulations have led to improved oil recovery. One combination utilizing PYNPs resulted in 39.17% progressive recovery, while the other combination incorporating CSNPs achieved 35% incremental oil recovery. …”
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CO2/N2-Responsive Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery During CO2 Flooding by Nanjun Lai, Nanjun Lai, Nanjun Lai, Qingru Zhu, Qingru Zhu, Dongyu Qiao, Ke Chen, Dongdong Wang, Dongdong Wang, Lei Tang, Lei Tang, Gang Chen, Gang Chen

“…The results of this work indicated that responsive nanoparticles might have potential applications for improved oil recovery in ultra-low permeability reservoirs.…”
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Effect of multi-component ions exchange on low salinity EOR: Coupled geochemical simulation study by Ehsan Pouryousefy, Quan Xie, Ali Saeedi

“…The mechanism(s) of Low salinity water flooding (LSWF) has been extensively investigated for 15–20 years, as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly technique for improved oil recovery. However, there is still no consensus on the dominant mechanism(s) behind low salinity effect due to the complexity of interactions in the Crude oil/Brine/Rock (COBR) system. …”
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Numerical and experimental investigation of production performance of in-situ conversion of shale oil by air injection by Yang Gao, Tao Wan, Yan Dong, Yingyan Li

“…Our simulation results in this paper have shown the potential of in-situ combustion process to improved oil recovery in shale oil reservoirs. Simulation result indicates that the key parameters controlling the well productivity include air injection rate, injected gas composition and fracture spacing. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Oil Recovery from Tight Sandstone Oil Reservoirs by Pressure Depletion by Wenxiang Chen, Zubo Zhang, Qingjie Liu, Xu Chen, Prince Opoku Appau, Fuyong Wang

“…From the pressure propagation curve, the reason for improved oil recovery is that when the reservoir pressure is lower than the bubble point pressure, the dissolved gas constantly separates and provides additional pressure gradient to displace oil. …”
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Water Weakening of Artificially Fractured Chalk, Fracture Modification and Mineral Precipitation during Water Injection—An Experimental Study by Tine Vigdel Bredal, Reidar Inge Korsnes, Udo Zimmermann, Mona Wetrhus Minde, Merete Vadla Madland

“…An increased understanding of these processes can contribute to the smarter planning of fluid injection, which is a key factor for successful improved oil recovery. This is an approach to deciphering dynamic fracture behaviours.…”
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Enhanced Oil Recovery Mechanism Mediated by Reduced Miscibility Pressure Using Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria During CO₂ Flooding in Tight Oil Reservoirs by Chengjun Wang, Xinxin Li, Juan Xia, Jun Ni, Weibo Wang, Ge Jin, Kai Cui

“…Core flood experiments indicated that CO₂ flooding enhanced by PHDB improved oil recovery by 17.7% compared to conventional CO₂ flooding. …”
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An experimental study of the effects of bacteria on asphaltene adsorption and wettability alteration of dolomite and quartz by Younes Soleimani, Mohammad-Reza Mohammadi, Mahin Schaffie, Reza Zabihi, Mohammad Ranjbar

“…During microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) processes, wettability alteration is considered a crucial mechanism leading to improved oil recovery. Therefore, it is essential to understand the mechanisms of surface wettability changes by bacteria and biosurfactants and find new and reliable methods to prevent asphaltene adsorption. …”
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Oil Displacement in Calcite-Coated Microfluidic Chips via Waterflooding at Elevated Temperatures and Long Times by Duy Le-Anh, Ashit Rao, Amy Z. Stetten, Subhash C. Ayirala, Mohammed B. Alotaibi, Michel H. G. Duits, Han Gardeniers, Ali A. AlYousef, Frieder Mugele

“…In microfluidic studies of improved oil recovery, mostly pore networks with uniform depth and surface chemistry are used. …”
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Pilot test of polymer microsphere alternate surfactant flood (PMAS) with mixtures of anionic-cationic surfactants under harsh conditions in a sandstone reservoir by Yingcheng Li, Jun Jin, Zhiqing Su, Weidong Zhang, Xinning Bao, Baolun Niu, Changhua Yang, Xinyue Wu, Xiaodong Zhai, Li Zhang, Rong Guo, Yong Meng, Xiujuan He, Zhiqin Shen, Hui Zhang, Ou Sha

“…As a result, the net daily oil production increased from 0 t to 6.5 t, and the water cut decreased from 96.3% to 93.8%, leading to an ultimate improved oil recovery of 6.3% original oil-in-place.…”
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Dual Benefits of Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Sequestration: The Impact of CO2 Injection Approach on Oil Recovery by Mir Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Amjed Hassan, Mohamed Mahmoud, Najmudeen Sibaweihi, Shirish Patil

“…Overall, injection of CO2 into the depleted reservoir can provide dual benefits of CO2 sequestration and improved oil recovery. CO2 can be injected into the water zone resulting in a slow release of CO2 which will reduce the fluid viscosity, enhance oil recovery, and reduce the greenhouse effect.…”
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Vinyl Sulfonate/Vinyl Amide Copolymers and Different Surfactants As Suitable Systems in Eorat Higher Temperatures and Salinities Utilisation de mélanges de copolymères vinyl sulfon... by Von Halasz S. P.

“…Relatively small amounts of surfactants are able to influence the EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) properties of the polymer solutions, giving several interesting aspects for improved oil recovery. <br> L'utilisation des polymères en récupération assistée du pétrole a fait apparaître un besoin croissant de polymères stables à haute température et à forte salinité. …”
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Enhancing ASP Flooding by Using Special Combinations of Surfactants and Starch Nanoparticles by Hasanain A. Al-Jaber, Agus Arsad, Sulalit Bandyopadhyay, Muslim Abdurrahman, Mohammad Yasin Abdulfatah, Augustine Agi, Suriatie Mat Yusuf, Abdulmunem R. Abdulmunem, Muhammad Tahir, Mustafa Jawad Nuhma

“…It was demonstrated from this research that only two combinations of ASP formulations have led to improved oil recovery. One combination utilizing PYNPs resulted in 39.17% progressive recovery, while the other combination incorporating CSNPs achieved 35% incremental oil recovery. …”
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Simulation of Low-Salinity Water-Alternating Impure CO₂ Process for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO₂ Sequestration in Carbonate Reservoirs by Kwangduk Seo, Bomi Kim, Qingquan Liu, Kun Sang Lee

“…This study demonstrates that the use of impure CO₂-LSWAG injection leads to improved oil recovery and CO₂ storage compared to pure CO₂-WAG injection. …”
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Microwave-assisted pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis of coal and oil palm shell with coconut shell activated carbon as microwave absorber by Mushtaq, Faisal, author, Mat, Ramli, thesis advisor

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Experimental study on photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance of ZnS/CdS-TiO2 nanotube array thin films by Xu Hanbing, Fan Zhenzhong, Liu Qingwang, Li Linjing

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Experimental Study of Rheological Properties and Oil Displacement Efficiency in Oilfields for a Synthetic Hydrophobically Modified Polymer by Pengcheng Liu, Zhenbao Mu, Chao Wang, Yanling Wang

“…The results indicate that BD-HMHEC flooding is a feasible means for improving oil recovery after water/HPAM flooding.…”
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Nanoarchitectonics and performance evaluation of a Fe3O4-stabilized Pickering emulsion-type differential pressure plugging agent by Zhao Chun, He Mengqi, Duan Jibin, Wang Jiaqi, Fan Zhenzhong, Tong Qilei

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Using the Multiple Linear Regression Method for CO2 Flooding Evaluation in the Daqing Oilfield by Zhenhua Wang, Zhenhua Wang, Jirui Hou, Jirui Hou, Hongda Hao, Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang, Likun Wang, Likun Wang

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