Some applications of natural polymeric materials in oilfield operations: a review

Adewole, Jimoh K.; Muritala, Kabir B.

doi:10.1007/s13202-019-0626-9

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“…Presently, many researchers have introduced CNCs into polymer gel systems to improve further thermal stability, salinity resistance, and mechanical strength ( Goetz et al, 2009 ; Sampath et al, 2017 ). Adewole and Muritala (2019) previously summarized the application of several natural polymers in oilfields. From the application aspect of petroleum engineering in the future, this section highlights the fundamental performance, strengthening mechanism, and microstructure of cellulose-enhanced gel systems, as shown in Table 2 .…”

Section: Cellulose-enhanced Gel Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advances in enhanced polymer gels for profile control and water shutoff: A review

Zhao

et al. 2023

Front. Chem.

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Polymer gels have been effectively employed as a water management material for profile control and water shutoff treatments in low-middle temperature and low-middle salinity reservoirs. However, most polymer gel systems have limitations under high temperature and salinity reservoir conditions, such as short gelation time, poor strength, and long-term instability. Therefore, several researchers have developed enhanced polymer gels to satisfy the water control requirements in high temperature and salinity reservoirs. This work reviews the five main types of enhanced polymer gels that have been developed so far: nano silica-enhanced gel systems, cellulose-enhanced gel systems, graphite-enhanced gel systems, oily sludge-enhanced gel systems, and foam-enhanced polymer gel systems. Further, this article investigates the fundamental properties, strengthening and crosslinking mechanisms, reservoir application conditions, and field applications of several enhanced polymer systems. In this paper, it is found that the addition of strengthening materials can increase the bound water content in the gel network and significantly improve the temperature and salt resistance of polymer gel, so as to cope with the application of profile control and water plugging in high temperature and high salt reservoirs. Moreover, it also offers references and future research directions for enhanced polymer gel systems.

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Section: Cellulose-enhanced Gel Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advances in enhanced polymer gels for profile control and water shutoff: A review

Zhao

et al. 2023

Front. Chem.

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“…Currently, the demand for the production of environment-friendly material is increasing and the use of bio-renewable resources for the production of biopolymers have gained a great deal of attention from researchers because of their low cost and ready availability (Agustin et al 2014;Khandanlou et al 2014;Liu 2011;Liu and Huang 2013;Oun and Rhim 2015;Raval et al 2016;Verbeek 2012). By doing so, oilfield production subsectors will be able to minimize waste through efficient utilization of raw materials, mitigate health, safety, and environmental issues by avoiding the use of toxic and hazardous solvents (Adewole and Muritala 2019).…”

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“…Moreover, these natural polymers are inexpensive, widely available, and easily biodegradable compared to common green inhibitor such as PASP and PESA that will be discussed more in the following sub-section (Yu et al 2018). Making use of this enormous amount of materials in upstream operations of the oil and gas industries will provide a better and more economical alternative for waste management and environmental pollution (Adewole and Muritala 2019). The results of a study done by Boels and Witkamp (2011) shows that the ability of the biopolymers to mitigate precipitation is controlled by their degree of carboxylation (Boels and Witkamp 2011).…”

Section: Biodegradable Polymer Based Scale Inhibitorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These may lead to a severe production issues including; reduction in pipe carrying capacity, increase in operational hazards, localization of corrosion attack, impedance of heat transfer, and increases in operating costs due to down time and system maintenance (Merdhah and Mohd Yassin 2009;Wylde and McAra 2004). In the other hand, the oil industry is currently facing severe restrictions concerning the discharge of oilfield chemicals into the environment (Adewole and Muritala 2019;Baraka-Lokmane et al 2009;Ituen et al 2017). Particularly, the restriction includes the use of high levels of phosphonates in terms of release to the environment (Andrianov et al 2016;Huang et al 2019;Kumar et al 2018Kumar et al , 2010Liu et al 2017Liu et al , 2016Popov et al 2016;Zeng and Yan 2013b).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most of the compounds of the polymeric scale inhibitors are also costly (Pecnik et al 2016;Yu et al 2018). Therefore, as the increasing of the environmental concern and regulatory issue, moving in the direction of sustainable strategy, an environmentally friendly inhibitor become one of the major researches focuses nowadays (Adewole and Muritala 2019;Belarbi et al 2014;Díez-Pascual 2019;Ituen et al 2017;Kumar et al 2018;Liu et al 2017Liu et al , 2016Pecnik et al 2016;Yuan et al 2020).…”

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Some applications of natural polymeric materials in oilfield operations: a review

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