Application of Janus nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery processes: Current status and future opportunities

Tohidi, Zahra; Teimouri, Alireza; Jafari, Arezou; Gharibshahi, Reza; Omidkhah, Mohammadreza

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109602

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“…63 A number of factors were mentioned as contributing to the increase in EOR when nanoparticles are used, including the improvement in rock−fluid properties, altered rheological properties, high sedimentation, and thermal stability of nanoparticles. 64 Using nanoparticles, one can alter fluid flow characteristics from Newtonian to non-Newtonian, 65 increase oil mobility trapped by capillary force, improve wettability, and decrease IFT between oil and reservoir fluids, 66 as shown in Table 4.…”

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Nanoparticle-Assisted Surfactant/Polymer Formulations for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs: From Molecular Interaction to Field Application

Mmbuji,

Cao,

et al. 2023

Energy Fuels

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There has been some success with polymer and surfactant injections into depleted sandstone reservoirs for reducing residual oil saturation and improving oil recovery. However, their microemulsion stability is compromised in the harsh conditions of high temperature and salinity. Nanoparticle addition to the polymers and surfactant has resulted in a nanofluid with more stability, improved rheological behaviors, reduced adsorption loss, and much more as a result of the synergistic effects of their components. In this work, the performance of polymeric and surfactant nanofluids and the factors that impair their efficacy were highlighted. Numerous surfactant adsorption mechanisms, such as ion pairing, ion exchange, hydrogen bonds, dipole interactions, and hydrophobic interactions, on the rock surface were illustrated. Synergistic interactions of ternary phases of surfactant, polymer, and nanoparticles to the interfacial tension reduction, wettability alteration, adsorption reduction, rheological enhancement, and nanofluid stability for enhanced oil recovery were also presented. Additionally, the prevailing challenges and their plausible interventions have been highlighted in this review. The summarized results from published papers based on experimental evidence and theoretical deductions presented in this review will uplift the understanding of the screening, designing, and formulation of nanofluids.

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Nanoparticle-Assisted Surfactant/Polymer Formulations for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs: From Molecular Interaction to Field Application

Mmbuji,

Cao,

et al. 2023

Energy Fuels

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“…If excessive injection pressure is applied to the formation, the viscosity of the polymer will be irreversibly reduced due to intensive shear . Although conventional surfactant solutions meet the requirements of reservoir injectivity and have the ability to change the wettability of reservoir rock surface, reduce the interfacial tension of oil and water, and emulsify crude oil, they are easy to fail in a high-temperature and high-salt environment and have large adsorption losses. , Alkali flooding has serious scaling problems and is not suitable for reservoirs with strong alkali sensitivity and low porosity and permeability . Even though polysurface binary composite flooding can meet the requirements of reservoir injectivity, there are still potential risks of chromatographic separation .…”

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Preparation of Amphiphilic Janus-SiO₂ Nanoparticles and Evaluation of the Oil Displacement Effect

Tang,

Sun,

Dong

et al. 2024

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In order to meet the requirements of tertiary oil recovery technology in a low-permeability, dense, and high-salt reservoir, gaseous SiO 2 nanoparticles were modified with trichloro(octyl)silane and aminopropyl triethoxysilane by interface protection modification, and amphiphilic Janus-SiO 2 nanoparticles with hydrophobic carbon chain and hydrophilic amino group were prepared. The basic properties of amphiphilic nanoparticle dispersion were evaluated by surface interfacial tension and wettability tests, and the oil displacement effect of amphiphilic nanoparticle dispersion was investigated. The results show that the size distribution of Janus-SiO 2 nanoparticles with n-octyl as the hydrophobic carbon chain and amino group as the hydrophilic headgroup is uniform, and they have good dispersion in mineralized water. The change of salinity has little effect on the interfacial activity. The interfacial tension between the amphiphilic nanoparticle dispersion and crude oil is always on the order of 10 −2 mN/m, and the amphiphilic nanoparticle dispersion has good interfacial activity. Amphiphilic nanoparticles adsorbed on the rock surface can enhance the hydrophilicity of the rock surface. Amphiphilic nanoparticle dispersion liquid has a certain effect of improving oil recovery in the environment of high-salt and low-permeability reservoir. Under the condition of 65 °C and salinity of 8000 mg/L, injection of 0.5 PV 0.05% amphiphilic nanoparticle dispersion can enhance oil recovery by 14.6% on the basis of water flooding. The mechanism of amphiphilic nanoparticles to improve the recovery efficiency of low-permeability tight high-salt reservoir mainly includes reducing the oil−water interfacial tension, changing the rock wettability, and enhancing the shear viscosity of oil and water interface and the interfacial film strength, which has excellent potential application prospect in the development of low-permeability tight high-salt reservoir.

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“…Janus NPs are functionalized NPs which have two or more physical properties in surface. Surfactants are widely used for production of Janus NPs (Tohidi et al 2022 ). Lou et al modified graphene oxide NPs to attach alkyl chains on the surface of NPs.…”

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A review on application of nanoparticles for EOR purposes: history and current challenges

Iravani

Khalilnezhad

2023

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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Applications of nanotechnology in several fields of petroleum industry, e.g., refinery, drilling and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), have attracted a lot of attention, recently. This research investigates the applications of nanoparticles in EOR process. The potential of various nanoparticles, in hybrid and bare forms for altering the state of wettability, reducing the interfacial tension (IFT), changing the viscosity and activation of other EOR mechanisms are studied based on recent findings. Focusing on EOR, hybrid applications of nanoparticles with surfactants, polymers, low-salinity phases and foams are discussed and their synergistic effects are evaluated. Also, activated EOR mechanisms are defined and specified. Since the stabilization of nanofluids in harsh conditions of reservoir is vital for EOR applications, different methods for stabilizing nanofluids through EOR procedures are reviewed. Besides, a discussion on different functional groups of NPs is represented. Later, an economic model for evaluation of EOR process is examined and “Hotelling” method as an appropriate model for investigation of economic aspects of EOR process is introduced in detail. The findings of this study can lead to better understanding of fundamental basis about efficiency of nanoparticles in EOR process, activated EOR mechanisms during application of nanoparticles, selection of appropriate nanoparticles, the methods of stabilizing and economic evaluation for EOR process with respect to costs and outcomes.

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Application of Janus nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery processes: Current status and future opportunities

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Nanoparticle-Assisted Surfactant/Polymer Formulations for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs: From Molecular Interaction to Field Application

Nanoparticle-Assisted Surfactant/Polymer Formulations for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs: From Molecular Interaction to Field Application

Preparation of Amphiphilic Janus-SiO₂ Nanoparticles and Evaluation of the Oil Displacement Effect

A review on application of nanoparticles for EOR purposes: history and current challenges

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Application of Janus nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery processes: Current status and future opportunities

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Nanoparticle-Assisted Surfactant/Polymer Formulations for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs: From Molecular Interaction to Field Application

Nanoparticle-Assisted Surfactant/Polymer Formulations for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs: From Molecular Interaction to Field Application

Preparation of Amphiphilic Janus-SiO2 Nanoparticles and Evaluation of the Oil Displacement Effect

A review on application of nanoparticles for EOR purposes: history and current challenges

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Preparation of Amphiphilic Janus-SiO₂ Nanoparticles and Evaluation of the Oil Displacement Effect