Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes are used to increase the recovery from hydrocarbon reservoirs. Several materials have been proposed to be injected into the reservoir to improve the flow conditions and help in producing more oil. However, most of the available approaches showed high costs or negative environmental impact. Therefore, the industry is looking for new materials that can enhance oil recovery with reasonable cost and minimum environmental impact.
In addition, wide types of chemicals are used to remove the formation damage, which can lead to an increase in the near-wellbore permeability and hence improve the total production. Many materials showed good potential to be used as formational damage removers, however, further studies are required to examine their performance under a wide range of reservoir conditions.
The goal of this collection is to present the recent studies that investigate the performance of new materials as EOR fluids and formation damage removers. This collection focuses on the applications of nanomaterials, surfactants, and polymers for enhancing oil recovery or removing the formation damage. Laboratory measurements, field scale applications, and simulation studies can be submitted.
Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
• New EOR materials such as nanoparticles, surfactants, and polymers.
• Enhancing the oil recovery from carbonate and sandstone reservoirs.
• EOR applications in conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
• Formation damage removal for conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
• Recent studies in fluid stability and fluid-rock interactions.
Keywords:
EOR, formation damage, nanoparticles, surfactants, polymers
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes are used to increase the recovery from hydrocarbon reservoirs. Several materials have been proposed to be injected into the reservoir to improve the flow conditions and help in producing more oil. However, most of the available approaches showed high costs or negative environmental impact. Therefore, the industry is looking for new materials that can enhance oil recovery with reasonable cost and minimum environmental impact.
In addition, wide types of chemicals are used to remove the formation damage, which can lead to an increase in the near-wellbore permeability and hence improve the total production. Many materials showed good potential to be used as formational damage removers, however, further studies are required to examine their performance under a wide range of reservoir conditions.
The goal of this collection is to present the recent studies that investigate the performance of new materials as EOR fluids and formation damage removers. This collection focuses on the applications of nanomaterials, surfactants, and polymers for enhancing oil recovery or removing the formation damage. Laboratory measurements, field scale applications, and simulation studies can be submitted.
Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
• New EOR materials such as nanoparticles, surfactants, and polymers.
• Enhancing the oil recovery from carbonate and sandstone reservoirs.
• EOR applications in conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
• Formation damage removal for conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
• Recent studies in fluid stability and fluid-rock interactions.
Keywords:
EOR, formation damage, nanoparticles, surfactants, polymers
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.