We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
The effect of nanoparticles on reservoir wettability alteration: a critical review.
- Authors
Eltoum, Hilmy; Yang, Yu-Long; Hou, Ji-Rui
- Abstract
A novel concept of treating oil reservoirs by nanofluids is being developed to improve oil recovery and reduce the trapped oil in hydrocarbon reservoirs. Nanoparticles show great potential in enhancing oil recovery under ambient conditions. In this paper, the approaches of wettability alteration by using nanofluid, stability of nanofluids, and the most reliable wettability alteration mechanisms associated with variant types of nanoparticles have been reviewed. Moreover, the parameters that have a significant influence on nanofluid flooding have been discussed. Finally, the recent studies of the effect of nanoparticles on wettability alteration have been summarised and analysed. Furthermore, this paper presents possible opportunities and challenges regarding wettability alteration using nanofluids.
- Subjects
NANOFLUIDS; WETTING; HYDROCARBON reservoirs; PETROLEUM reservoirs; NANOPARTICLES; RESERVOIRS
- Publication
Petroleum Science (Springer Nature), 2021, Vol 18, Issue 1, p136
- ISSN
1672-5107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12182-020-00496-0