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Chemistry, Physical
Tongyu Zhu, Wanli Kang, Hongbin Yang, Zhe Li, Bobo Zhou, Yingqi He, Jiaqi Wang, Saule Aidarova, Bauyrzhan Sarsenbekuly
Summary: This article primarily introduces the application of microemulsion in the petroleum industry, including its concept, preparation methods, and use in improving oil recovery. In addition, the challenges and prospects of microemulsion in this field are analyzed.
ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Can Ercan, S. Esra Safran, Artug Turkmenoglu, Ugur Karabakal
Summary: Garzan oil field, located in southeast Turkey, is a mature fractured carbonate reservoir. Waterflooding and chemical enhanced oil recovery methods have been explored to improve oil recovery. The study successfully altered the wettability of the carbonate rock and achieved maximum oil recovery by using co-surfactants, cationic and anionic surfactants, and 1-ethyl ionic liquid.
JOURNAL OF SURFACTANTS AND DETERGENTS
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jin Zhao, Lu Jin, Nicholas A. Azzolina, Xincheng Wan, Xue Yu, James A. Sorensen, Bethany A. Kurz, Nicholas W. Bosshart, Steven A. Smith, Chenyu Wu, James L. Vrtis, Charles D. Gorecki, Kegang Ling
Summary: This study aims to advance gas injection enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies in unconventional reservoirs. By conducting experiments and simulations, the effects of injection rate and pressure on EOR performance were investigated. The study found that miscible EOR with high gas injection rate and pressure is required for field operations, while immiscible gas EOR did not yield satisfactory results. It was also discovered that reaching minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) does not guarantee optimum EOR operation in unconventional reservoirs.
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Energy & Fuels
Johannes Steindl, Rafael E. Hincapie, Ante Borovina, Christoph Puls, Johann Badstoeber, Gerhard Heinzmann, Torsten Clemens
Summary: This article discusses the selection and analysis methods of polyacrylamide polymers used in chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects. The molecular weight distribution (MWD) of the polymers plays a crucial role in their performance. Conventional analysis methods are unable to accurately measure the MWD of high molecular weight polymers, while field-flow fractionation (FFF) technique provides a solution. FFF allows the determination of the MWD and can be used to optimize polymer selection and evaluate EOR effectiveness.
SPE RESERVOIR EVALUATION & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Changlong Chen, Shuoshi Wang, Jeffrey H. Harwell, Bor-Jier Shiau
Summary: Alkylpropoxy sulfates, also known as extended surfactants, exhibit oil-induced viscoelastic behavior that can enhance oil/water interfacial tension and oil displacement within porous media. These formulations show promise for achieving higher oil recovery and improved efficiency in tertiary oil recovery applications.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ming Qu, Tuo Liang, Jirui Hou, Zhichang Liu, Erlong Yang, Xingquan Liu
Summary: Spherical nanoparticles have been widely studied for enhanced oil recovery, but there is a lack of research on nanosheets. In this study, amphiphilic molybdenum disulfide nanosheets were synthesized and shown to have significant effects on solid surface wettability and emulsion stability at ultra-low concentrations.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Lu Kefeng, Su Chang, Cheng Chaoyi
Summary: The new improved method considers the influence of condensate content in released solution gas, and has good applicability to typical black oil and volatile oil. The strong shrinkage of volatile oil makes more liquid oil convert to gaseous oil, leading to very high oil recovery in volatile oil reservoirs.
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ali Khalilnezhad, Hosein Rezvani, Alireza Talebi, Parastoo Ganji, Tina Puntervold, Masoud Riazi
Summary: The purpose of this research is to investigate the use of aluminananoparticles in low-salinity brine for enhanced oil recovery in carbonate oil reservoirs. Analyses including oil/water interfacial tension, zeta potential, and rock wettability were performed to select the optimized dispersions for spontaneous imbibition tests. The results showed that the addition of alumina nanoparticles in low-salinity brine can significantly reduce the oil/water interfacial tension, improve the wettability of the rock, and enhance oil production.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Eric Delamaide
Summary: This paper translates the production performance of multilateral wells, emphasizing their application in various fields and reservoirs, especially in heavy oil reservoirs. While multilateral wells are less used in secondary and tertiary recovery, possibly due to difficulty in controlling water production, field results suggest this may not be a significant challenge.
SPE RESERVOIR EVALUATION & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhe Li, Wanli Kang, Hongbin Yang, Bobo Zhou, Haizhuang Jiang, Dexin Liu, Han Jia, Jiaqi Wang
Summary: This article reviews the application of supramolecular interactions in improved oil recovery (IOR) processes, focusing on water flooding and hydraulic fracturing. The introduction of supramolecular interactions can simplify synthetic procedures, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, thereby promoting the development of the petroleum industry.
ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Talha Majeed, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Xianmin Zhou, Theis Solling
Summary: The application of foam in the upstream petroleum industry has attracted attention, with stability being crucial for success, and nanoparticles playing a significant role in stabilizing the foam.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yiling Nan, Wenhui Li, Zhehui Jin
Summary: This study investigates the molecular arrangement and possible applications of surfactant blending in hard water-resistant chemical flooding for oil recovery using molecular dynamics simulation. The results show that cationic surfactants can disaggregate cation bridging, while non-ionic surfactants barely disaggregate it. Furthermore, increasing the concentration of propanol and cationic surfactants can further decrease the oil-brine interfacial tension.
Article
Optics
Jiaxiong Luo, Haishu Tan, Hanbao Chen, Sicong Zhu, Jiancong Li, Ruofei Wu, Yanxiong Wu
Summary: This paper proposes an FPM imaging method based on an improved phase recovery strategy to optimize the alternating iterative algorithm. The method effectively reduces noise and improves reconstruction quality through image preprocessing and iterative update strategies.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Fabio Bordeaux Rego, Esmail Eltahan, Kamy Sepehrnoori
Summary: This study investigates the potential of increasing oil recovery in tight and shale formations by modifying fracturing fluid compositions. It is found that reducing salinity can decrease oil adhesion on rock surfaces, leading to improved oil displacement.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Xiaosheng Fu, Feifei Qin, Tao Liu, Xiuxia Zhang
Summary: The hydrophobically modified xanthan gum (MXG) has excellent thickening, rheological properties, antiaging properties, temperature resistance, and salt resistance. It shows good antiaging properties in high-salt solutions and can achieve a higher EOR compared to traditional XG.
Article
Polymer Science
Maziyar Sabet, Erfan Mohammadian
Summary: This study focuses on enhancing the electrical conductivity, dielectric constant, and mechanical properties of a polycarbonate matrix by using graphene nanoplatelets. The inclusion of platelet-like graphene aids in improving the thermal strength of the composites and shows potential for electronic applications. Additionally, the shape and graphene content of the composite affect its EMI shielding efficacy and relative permittivity.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Mahdi Fakoori, Amin Azdarpour, Bizhan Honarvar
Summary: The gas transport characteristics of amine-functionalized MIL-53 metal-organic frameworks integrated thin-film nanocomposite Pebax 2533 membranes were studied. The inclusion of NH2-MIL 53(Al) particles led to improved CO2/CH4 selectivity and gas permeability. The best results were obtained at 6 bar pressure, 30℃ temperature, and 20 wt% loading of NH2-MIL53(Al).
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Amin Nematizadeh Haghighi, Moein Nabipour, Amin Azdarpour, Bizhan Honarvar
Summary: Many mature reservoirs are experiencing decline in production rates and there is a need to find suitable methods to increase oil recovery. This study focuses on the use of smart water or low saline water flooding for wettability alteration and increased oil production. The role of different ions and their synergism with crude oil's surface active agents are explored. Experimental tests and microfluidic tests were conducted to investigate fluid-fluid and rock-fluid interactions. The findings show that seawater is the optimal brine for reducing interfacial tension and changing wettability. Na+, Mg2+, and SO42- play significant roles in reducing IFT and altering wettability. The study provides valuable insights for improving oil recovery from low asphaltenic crude oil through fluid-fluid and rock-fluid interactions.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Sina Bazyar, Moein Nabipour, Amin Azdarpour, Bizhan Honarvar, Nadia Esfandiari
Summary: This paper aims to study the effect of different aqueous phases on oil recovery and asphaltene precipitation during waterflooding in core samples from the Azadegan oil field. The results of coreflood experiments show that seawater injection is a promising method for enhancing oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs like Azadegan.
ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Erfan Mohammadian, Fahimeh Hadavimoghaddam, Mahdi Kheirollahi, Mehdi Jafari, Chenlu Xu, Bo Liu
Summary: CO2 sequestration is an anticipated method to reduce the harmful levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, and injecting CO2 into oceans is of great significance due to their large sequestration capacity. However, concerns about changes in water pH exist. This study experimentally measured pH and solubility under various conditions and developed a machine learning model to predict pH accurately. The study provides insights into interactions and mechanisms involved in ocean sequestration, which can aid in future large-scale operations.
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Lidong Zhao, Yuanling Guo, Amin Azdarpour, Erfan Mohammadian, Milad Norouzpour, Bo Liu
Summary: The green pea was used to produce a novel green surfactant, and its performance was evaluated through various tests. The characterization study revealed that the green surfactant was nonionic, with a CMC value of 1500 ppm. The green surfactant significantly lowered the IFT and contact angles, achieved Winsor type III emulsions, and resulted in a maximum oil recovery factor of 83.55% in core flooding experiments.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lidong Zhao, Yuanling Guo, Erfan Mohammadian, Fahimeh Hadavimoghaddam, Mehdi Jafari, Mahdi Kheirollahi, Alexei Rozhenko, Bo Liu
Summary: From exploration to production, the permeability of reservoir rocks is critical for hydrocarbon field development. Traditional methods of predicting permeability through rock typing fail to accurately predict permeability for heterogeneous reservoirs. This study used machine learning algorithms to develop a universal permeability equation that successfully predicts permeability in heterogeneous reservoirs.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Amin Azdarpour, Erfan Mohammadian, Milad Norouzpour, Bo Liu
Summary: This study investigated the unique application of a green surfactant derived from Acacia concinna (AC) plant and a hydrophobically modified copolymer consisting of acrylamide and styrene (HSPAM) for chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR). The characteristics of AC green surfactant were examined using various standard analyses, and compatibility tests revealed no precipitation at different salt concentrations. The efficiency of these materials for CEOR purposes was examined through various experiments, and the maximum oil recovery factor of 77.92% was achieved when 2000 ppm of HSPAM and 1000 ppm of AC green surfactant were injected as the tertiary recovery.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Aghil Ghaedi, Moein Nabipour, Amin Azdarpour, Asghar Gandomkar
Summary: Chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) is one of the most effective methods for reducing residual oil saturation in oil reservoirs. By combining low saline water (LSW) with surfactant and alkaline-surfactant, maximum oil recovery can be achieved through different mechanisms. This study investigates the interactions between fluid-fluid and rock-fluid using various experimental techniques for two different crude oil samples. The results show that the addition of NaOH to LSW-AOS solution has a greater influence on reducing interfacial tension (IFT) and altering the rock wettability compared to Na2CO3. Furthermore, the combination of LSW-AOS-NaOH leads to a hybrid mechanism for changing wettability from oil-wet to water-wet, resulting in maximum oil recovery.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Milad Norouzpour, Amin Azdarpour, Rafael M. Santos, Ali Esfandiarian, Moein Nabipour, Erfan Mohammadian, Abbas Khaksar Manshad, Alireza Keshavarz
Summary: The deposition of asphaltene and wax during oil production poses significant challenges. This study investigated the efficiency of different solvents in dissolving these solids, finding that xylene, toluene, gasoline, kerosene, and gas condensate were the most effective. Furthermore, asphaltene deposition inside the cores reduced permeability by 79-91%, but xylene, gasoline, and kerosene were able to restore damaged permeability effectively, particularly at an injection rate of 1 bbl/min.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Mahshid Askarizadeh, Nadia Esfandiari, Bizhan Honarvar, Seyed Ali Sajadian, Amin Azdarpour
Summary: Proper medication dissolution is crucial in developing or manufacturing new solid dosage forms. Mathematical formulae can simplify quantitative analyses in dissolution or release tests by representing dissolution outcomes as a function of various dosage form properties. This review discusses methodologies for examining drug release kinetics from controlled-release formulations. Statistical, model-independent, and -dependent techniques are used for dissolution profile comparison and fitting. Various model equations are employed to match experimental data, and additional release parameters are used to illustrate drug release patterns. The best-fitting model is determined using correlation factors and the Akaike information criterion (AIC), along with studying the transport phenomena that affect the behavior of recognized formulations.
CHEMBIOENG REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mahdi Fakoori, Mousa Fakoori, Amin Azdarpour, Bizhan Honarvar
Summary: Global warming is an alarming issue that can be addressed by using thin film nanocomposite membranes to remove CO2 and increase separation yield. Experimental results show that adding MOFs can improve permeability and selectivity, thus enhancing membrane performance under different feed gas pressures.
CHEMISTRY AFRICA-A JOURNAL OF THE TUNISIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Bo Liu, Auref Rostamian, Mahdi Kheirollahi, Seyyedeh Forough Mirseyed, Erfan Mohammadian, Naser Golsanami, Kouqi Liu, Mehdi Ostadhassan
Summary: This study used a combined approach of XGBoost and PSO methods to predict NMR log parameters from field measurements. The results showed that the XGBoost-PSO model performs with a prediction accuracy of 88.5-91.4%, and the application of PSO in hyperparameter optimization improved the prediction by at least five percent. This research demonstrates the potential of utilizing ordinary conventional logging data to obtain more advanced NMR data without expensive and time-consuming logging operations.
GEOENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Ephraim Otumudia, Hossein Hamidi, Prashant Jadhawar, Kejian Wu
Summary: This paper discusses the recent research on the potential of using ultrasound in underground petroleum reservoirs for enhanced oil recovery and formation damage remediation. New research areas and scopes are identified, and future investigations are proposed.
Article
Acoustics
Maxwell J. Kiernan, Rashid Al Mukaddim, Carol C. Mitchell, Jenna Maybock, Stephanie M. Wilbrand, Robert J. Dempsey, Tomy Varghese
Summary: In this study, a method for automatically determining bounding boxes and lumen segmentation using a Mask R-CNN network trained on sonographer assisted groundtruth carotid lumen segmentations is presented. This method is of great importance for analyzing ultrasound images that require time and labor, and it also lays the foundation for developing accurate plaque segmentation and wall thickness measurement methods.
Article
Acoustics
Junzhen Wang, Jianmin Qu
Summary: This article presents the solution to guided wave fields in a double-layer plate and proposes a nonlinear spring-interface model for the bonding between the two sublayers. The study finds that the nonlinearity of the spring-interface can generate resonant guided waves in the double-layer plate, providing a theoretical foundation for the development of nondestructive evaluation techniques using nonlinear guided waves.
Article
Acoustics
Shuyuan Ye, Tianyu Peng, Zhili Long, Zhiming Jiang, Xiangqing Li, Zhonghua Cao
Summary: In this study, a novel approach based on beating vibration model is proposed for frequency tracking, which accurately determines the resonant frequency of the transducer in a short time.
Article
Acoustics
Shuling Gao, Rui Zhang, Zheng Fan, Ning Li, Yanan Yue, Lili Xie
Summary: In this study, a novel method is proposed to monitor fatigue damage in welded joints by computing the energy density in the diffuse ultrasonic signal. The results indicate that the correlation coefficient of the energy density exhibits a significant decreasing trend when crack initiation occurs, providing a unique signal to indicate crack initiation in welded joints.
Article
Acoustics
Ata Jafarzadeh, Peter D. Folkow, Anders Bostrom
Summary: This study investigates the scattering of elastic waves by an anisotropic sphere with orthorhombic symmetry inside an isotropic medium, and applies it to the characterization of polycrystalline materials with anisotropic grains. The expansion coefficients of the wave and displacement field are determined inside the sphere using recursion relations and boundary conditions. The T matrix elements are then obtained and used to analyze the attenuation and phase velocity of polycrystalline materials, particularly at low frequencies. The proposed approach shows good agreement with previous results and finite element method for strongly anisotropic materials.
Article
Acoustics
F. R. Akhmedzhanov, M. I. Elboeva, S. Z. Mirzaev
Summary: The dependence of elastic and acousto-optic properties on the direction of wave vector and polarization of acoustic and optical waves in lead molybdate crystals has been investigated. Effective photoelastic constants were determined using the Dixon method for different geometries of Bragg light diffraction. The study of the acousto-optic quality factor dependence on the direction of the wave vector of longitudinal acoustic waves in the symmetry plane revealed that the maximum and minimum values are observed when light is diffracted by pure longitudinal waves in this plane. Additionally, it was found that the acousto-optic quality factor in lead molybdate crystals is practically the same as in paratellurite crystals.
Article
Acoustics
H. Franklin
Summary: This paper investigates the interaction between double porosity distributed cylindrical bodies and the surrounding fluid using a generalized self consistent method. The study reveals that there is a correlation between the propagating waves and the effective quantities at low frequencies, which is influenced by the volume fraction of scatterers and the porosity.
Article
Acoustics
Yuchen Liu, Mahshid Hafezi, Andrew Feeney
Summary: This study investigates the use of Nitinol, a shape memory alloy, in a Langevin power ultrasonic transducer to mitigate the influence of temperature on device performance. The results demonstrate that by controlling the microstructure of Nitinol, the nonlinear softening of the piezoelectric stack can be reduced, leading to higher and more stable vibration amplitudes. Furthermore, the use of Nitinol allows for stable resonance frequency and performance even with temperature changes and continuous operation.
Article
Acoustics
Shrutika Sharma, Vishal Gupta, Deepa Mudgal
Summary: Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) based bone plates fabricated using Fused Deposition Modeling can have improved mechanical strength by biocompatible polydopamine (PDM) coating. The effect of ultrasonic assisted coating parameters on tensile strength of coated bone plates was investigated and compared using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and machine learning (ML) models. The gradient boosting regression (GBReg) model outperformed other models in terms of accuracy and prediction performance for predicting the tensile strength of PDM coated bone plates.
Article
Acoustics
Kirill Kolesnik, Vijay Rajagopal, David J. Collins
Summary: Superstrate-based acoustofluidic devices offer advantages of cost, interchangeability and prevention of contamination between samples. This study analyzes the coupling layers and superstrate dimensions for efficient sound transmission, finding that a superstrate thickness of 0.55 times the acoustic wavelength maximizes acoustic coupling.
Article
Acoustics
Dingpeng Wang, Xiaocen Wang, Shili Chen, Jian Li, Lin Liang, Yang Liu
Summary: This paper proposes an end-to-end ultrasonic guided wave joint learning imaging method for sparse and limited-view transducer arrays, which significantly improves the quality of imaging results by integrating sparse feature reconstruction and deep learning imaging methods.
Article
Acoustics
Zubeir M. Ebrahim Saib, Anthony J. Croxford, Bruce W. Drinkwater
Summary: This paper proposes a numerical model using FDTD scheme to solve the nonlinear elastic bulk wave equations, aiming to better understand nonlinear ultrasonic techniques. The model considers material and geometrical nonlinearities and uses a stress-type boundary condition for excitation. Simulation and experimental results validate the effectiveness of the model.
Article
Acoustics
Sol R. Martinez, Emmanuel Odella, Luis E. Ibarra, Arianna Sosa Lochedino, Ana B. Wendel, Andres M. Durantini, Carlos A. Chesta, Rodrigo E. Palacios
Summary: Sonodynamic inactivation (SDI) has an advantage over optical excitation-based protocols due to the deeper penetration of ultrasound (US) excitation. In this study, we applied conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs) as an efficient sonosensitizer (SS) in SDI of pathogens and characterized the sonoreactor. We found that CPNs have a germicidal effect on planktonic cultures and mature biofilms, highlighting their potential for novel inactivation protocols.
Article
Acoustics
Quentin Baudis, Tony Valier-Brasier, Regis Wunenburger
Summary: In this study, we present a detailed procedure for measuring the rheological properties of soft, highly attenuating, visco-elastic materials at ultrasonic frequencies. We use a crosslinked Polyurethane (PU) elastomer as an example and determine its complex longitudinal modulus M and shear modulus G as a function of frequency and temperature. The results show that M, G, and bulk modulus K obey the time-temperature superposition principle and can be accurately described using a fractional derivative rheological model.
Article
Acoustics
Richard E. Jacob, Matthew S. Prowant, Chris A. Hutchinson
Summary: Ultrasonic inspection of cast austenitic stainless steel (CASS) in the nuclear industry is challenging due to sound field scatter and attenuation caused by the coarse-grained microstructure. Modeling and simulation are important tools for addressing key aspects of inspections, but developing a useful and reliable CASS model is challenging. This study demonstrates a method of creating a realistic CASS model and compares it with laboratory-measured sound fields, showing promising results.
