Graphene: Outlook in the enhance oil recovery (EOR)

Sikiru, Surajudeen; Rostami, Amir; Soleimani, Hassan; Yahya, Noorhana; Afeez, Yusuf; Aliu, Oluwaseyi; Yusuf, Jemilat Yetunde; Oladosu, Temidayo Lekan

doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114519

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“…Some of the trapped oil within the underground reservoir will require more than the natural reservoir energy to recover them. To assist oil recovery from reservoirs, a variety of approaches and technologies have been established [7]. Chemical methods, thermal approaches, miscible techniques, and electromagnetic processes have all been applied with considerable impact on hydrocarbon recovery [8].…”

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The Utilization of Ultrasound for Improving Oil Recovery and Formation Damage Remediation in Petroleum Reservoirs: Review of Most Recent Researches

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The ultrasound method is a low-cost, environmentally safe technology that may be utilized in the petroleum industry to boost oil recovery from the underground reservoir via enhanced oil recovery or well stimulation campaigns. The method uses a downhole instrument to propagate waves into the formation, enhancing oil recovery and/or removing formation damage around the wellbore that has caused oil flow constraints. Ultrasonic technology has piqued the interest of the petroleum industry, and as a result, research efforts are ongoing to fill up the gaps in its application. This paper discusses the most recent research on the investigation of ultrasound’s applicability in underground petroleum reservoirs for improved oil recovery and formation damage remediation. New study areas and scopes were identified, and future investigations were proposed.

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“…4. Macroscopic variables: macroscopic quantities (ρ, u, T , and φ) are all calculated from their respective current particle distribution for each node via Equations ( 27)- (30).…”

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“…Adoption of NF to ease porous media related activities is further gaining attention owing to the industrial importance of natural and practical applications like oil extraction, molten metals infiltration, geothermal activities, building insulation, reservoir operation, transport processes including soil nutrient and gas sequestration [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] ; as the challenges of heat/mass transfer need to be optimally surmounted. One of the chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques tagged NF EOR is in vogue as it has been proven that NP dispersion influences wettability alteration or reduces oil viscosity to improve oil recovered from the reservoir.…”

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Nanofluid influenced convective heat transfer and nanoparticles dispersion in porous media with a two‐phase lattice Boltzmann analysis

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In this study, a two‐phase lattice Boltzmann model (LBM) is developed and verified to study natural convective heat transfer in a porous medium that is fully saturated with Zn–H2O nanofluid (NF). Zinc, being an environmentally friendly material, is selected as the nanoparticle (NP) here. We aim to analyze NP heat enhancement augmentation and dispersion during NF transport at different Rayleigh number (Ra) values, various porosity ( ε), and varying nanoparticle volume fraction (NVF). The equations of flow (velocity), temperature (energy), and NVF fields in porous media are solved numerically. Physical parameters of Rayleigh number, NVF, and Darcy number (Da) are varied to examine their effects on flow patterns (streamlines), temperature distribution (Isotherms), and NP spread (dispersion). Nusselt number is calculated to elucidate its relationship with Ra, Da, and NVF. Results show that Nusselt number increases upon Ra and Da numbers increment thereby accounting for convective heat transfer augmentation. However, it is noted that at Ra = 105; ε = 0.4 and 0.9, the effects of varying NVF are almost the same, thereby suggesting an optimum for positive NP effect. An improved NP dispersion leading to good suspension stability for optimum Zn NP performance is observed with a higher temperature gradient at italicRa = 10 5, italicDa = 10 − 2 compared to italicDa = 10 − 4, where NP sedimentation is noticed. Likewise, an increase of NVF suggests an increase in Nusselt number until a certain optimum. This study provides deeper insight into NP dynamics and their heat transfer behavior in porous media using LBM.

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“…Over the past decade, nanofluid devices have attracted wide attention for their excellent performance and potential applications. − Holt et al and Xie et al reported extremely fast water transport in carbon nanotubes and graphene nanofluidic channels, suggesting their excellent potential for efficient fluid transport. To achieve enhanced oil recovery, nanoflooding using graphene has been studied. , For instance, Sikiru et al reported the great potential of graphene-driven oil recovery. Khoramian et al .…”

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Molecular-Level Understanding of the Effect of Water on Oil Transport in Graphene Nanochannels

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In this study, we used nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulation to study the pressure-driven flow of oil in surfacefunctionalized graphene channels. We found that oil transport velocity could be improved by introducing water into the channel. Further study reveals two possible different mechanisms for the increased transport velocity of the water−oil system: On the one hand, the water film is formed between the oil and graphene substrates under driving force, which blocks the significant intermolecular interaction between the graphene layers and the oil molecules; on the other hand, the apparent viscosity of the liquid mixture is reduced by introducing water in the channel, which improves the efficiency of transport. Further comparative analysis on surfaces with different functional groups and oil with different polarities proves the universality of this water-induced flow transport enhancement of oil. The results may be useful for optimizing existing oil recovery devices to improve oil transport efficiencies.

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Graphene: Outlook in the enhance oil recovery (EOR)

Cited by 54 publications

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The Utilization of Ultrasound for Improving Oil Recovery and Formation Damage Remediation in Petroleum Reservoirs: Review of Most Recent Researches

The Utilization of Ultrasound for Improving Oil Recovery and Formation Damage Remediation in Petroleum Reservoirs: Review of Most Recent Researches

Nanofluid influenced convective heat transfer and nanoparticles dispersion in porous media with a two‐phase lattice Boltzmann analysis

Molecular-Level Understanding of the Effect of Water on Oil Transport in Graphene Nanochannels

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