Nanoparticle‐Stabilized Foam for Effective Displacement in Porous Media and Enhanced Oil Recovery

Sun, Qian; Zhang, Na; Li, Zhaomin; Wang, Yuhe

doi:10.1002/ente.201600063

Cited by 15 publications

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“…The main physical mechanism for foam to achieve pressure buildup is usually the influence of Jamin effect, which provides resistance to flow due to contact angle hysteresis of lamellae that bridge the pores. The other mechanism is through complete encapsulation of bubbles by liquid which can easily adapt to shapes at pore throats and block the gas flow (Sun et al 2016). The average ∆p buildup due to the MFomax/SiO 2 -KH550 NF foam shows that NF foam built more ∆p having average value of 46 psi as against 25 psi from the precursor MFomax foam.…”

Section: Coreflooding Study; ∆P Buildup Assessmentmentioning

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Nano-fluid viscosity screening and study of in situ foam pressure buildup at high-temperature high-pressure conditions

Hamza

Soleimani

Merican

et al. 2019

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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In this study, an industrial-based surfactant known as MFomax surfactant has been modified with unfunctionalized and silanefunctionalized silica nanoparticles (NPs) to select the high viscous nano-fluid (NF) for generation of in situ foam to assess the differential pressure buildup (∆p) behavior in the porous media. Different weight concentrations of NPs and MFomax from 0.1 to 0.5% were studied using Design Expert Software to generate full matrix design of NF formulations. The viscosity data were analyzed with the aid of response surface analytical tool to investigate the response of NPs loading on the NF viscosity for optimization. The microstructural properties of the NFs were characterized using spectroscopic equipment. Subsequently, the high viscous NF was selected to generate in situ foam in comparison with the precursor MFomax foam for ∆p buildup assessment at 110 °C and 2023 psi in the native reservoir core. Results have shown that both the silica NPs could significantly improve the MFomax viscosity; however, the silane-functionalized silica NPs have more effect to improve the viscosity and other microstructural properties than the unfunctionalized NPs, and thus, they were selected for further experimental studies. The coreflood ∆p buildup assessment shows that NF foam built more ∆p having average value of 46 psi against 25 psi observed in the case of the precursor MFomax foam. Thus, this study demonstrates that functionalized silica NPs could improve the MFomax viscosity and eventually generates high ∆p buildup at high-temperature high-pressure conditions.

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Section: Coreflooding Study; ∆P Buildup Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nano-fluid viscosity screening and study of in situ foam pressure buildup at high-temperature high-pressure conditions

Hamza

Soleimani

Merican

et al. 2019

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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“…Natural and synthetic zeolite, thanks to their surface reactivity with siloxanes, could represent suitable nanoparticles to successfully stabilize the foam for the oil application field. 20 Generally, zeolite nanoparticles have a hydrophilic behavior. Although, a surface modification of particles by covalent bond formation with low surface energy compounds is a reliable approach to change their wettability and surface interaction with water.…”

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Oil spill remediation: Selectivity, sorption, and squeezing capacity of silicone composite foams filled with clinoptilolite

Calabrese

Piperopoulos

Stаnkov-Jovаnović

et al. 2022

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Due to the enormous use of oil worldwide, accidental spills occur relatively often, threatening sea ecosystem. A remediation strategy, usually, includes materials of macroporous structure, flexibility, and low cost. Furthermore, they need to have oleophilic and hydrophobic characteristics. All these demands fulfill siloxane matrix foams. The addition of a natural zeolite, clinoptilolite, as filler, can improve their sorption characteristics and reusability. Silicone composite foams at different clinoptilolite content (35, 40, and 45 wt%) have been structurally characterized and evaluated by determining the sorption capacity in several liquids (naphtha, kerosene, pump oil, and water). The squeezing efficiency tests were performed to estimate the foams reusability. Compared with the unfilled one, the clinoptilolite filled foams shown lower sorption capacities with very high oil/water selectivity. The squeezing capacity of the foam with 40 wt% of clinoptilolite is equal to the unfilled foam for pump oil. In contrast, the squeezing capacity of 35 wt% clinoptilolite filled foam for naphtha oil is even higher. Compared to the foams, filled with other types of filler, the high effective oil selectivity of the foam with 35 wt% of clinoptilolite was proven, implying its superior suitability for light and heavy oils sorption.

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“…Emrani and Nasr-El-Din enhanced the stability of CO 2 foam by using SiO 2 and Fe 2 O 3 NPs for longer periods of time to reduce formation damage . On the other hand, Sun et al have used SiO 2 NPs to improve foam stability which helped better the plugging performance in the tested core samples Table summarizes different nanoparticles used in oil recovery for different purposes using various mechanisms.…”

Section: Nanofluids Eormentioning

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Impact of Nanotechnology on Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Mini-Review

Rezk

Allam

2019

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.

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The major challenges facing oil production during/after secondary recovery include oil entrapment by water and high water mobility. Hence, currently, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is considered a key solution for increasing oil production upon reaching the tertiary production phase. Unfortunately, EOR still has its drawbacks including the degradation of the chemicals (polymers and surfactants) used under reservoir conditions, large required volumes of chemicals, and their high cost. Nanotechnology is an emerging technology that has profoundly changed the course of different applications in various fields. In petroleum engineering, this modification can be attributed to the nanomaterials' unique properties including high surfaceto-volume ratio, wettability control, and interfacial tension reduction. To this end, the use of nanomaterials to enhance oil recovery is a very attractive, yet challenging task. This mini-review focuses on the recent efforts to explore the effects of various nanomaterial additives on the EOR process as well as the proposed mechanisms.

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Nanoparticle‐Stabilized Foam for Effective Displacement in Porous Media and Enhanced Oil Recovery

Cited by 15 publications

References 49 publications

Nano-fluid viscosity screening and study of in situ foam pressure buildup at high-temperature high-pressure conditions

Nano-fluid viscosity screening and study of in situ foam pressure buildup at high-temperature high-pressure conditions

Oil spill remediation: Selectivity, sorption, and squeezing capacity of silicone composite foams filled with clinoptilolite

Impact of Nanotechnology on Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Mini-Review

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