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Impact of clays on CO2 adsorption and enhanced gas recovery in sandstone reservoirs
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Carbon dioxide enhanced gas recovery (EGR) is a promising technique to sequester CO2 and boost natural gas recovery from conventional depleted and unconventional tight gas reservoirs. Clay minerals are usually present in ...
Influence of natural gas composition on adsorption in calcite Nanopores: A DFT study
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Density functional theory is used to study the adsorption of natural gas components in calcite (10.4) cylindrical nanopores with 1–4 nm diameters. The change of adsorption energy with the diameter of the nanopores is studied ...
Electrochemical removal of pyrite scale using green formulations
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Nature Research
, 2021 , Article)
Pyrite scale formation is a critical problem in the hydrocarbon production industry; it affects the flow of hydrocarbon within the reservoir and the surface facilities. Treatments with inorganic acids, such as HCl, results ...
Gelation kinetics of functionalized silica crosslinked polymeric gels used in conformance control applications
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article)
The potential crosslinking of three types of nitrogen-containing functionalized silica (TAAcONa, guanidine, and triamine) with polyacrylamide (PAM) has been investigated. Only triamine silica was able to crosslink with ...
Calcite Scale Inhibition Using Environmental-Friendly Amino Acid Inhibitors: DFT Investigation
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American Chemical Society
, 2021 , Article)
Scale prevention is a long-term challenge. It is essential for ensuring the optimum utilization of oil and gas wells and minimizing economic losses due to disruptions in the hydrocarbon flow. Among the commonly precipitated ...
Destabilization of stable bentonite colloidal suspension using choline chloride based deep eutectic solvent: Optimization study
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Choline chloride (ChCl) based natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) were synthesized and tested as coagulant for stable bentonite colloidal suspensions. In this work, three ChCl based natural deep eutectic solvent NADES ...
Investigation of Filter Cake Evolution in Carbonate Formation Using Polymer-Based Drilling Fluid
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American Chemical Society
, 2021 , Article)
Drilling fluid and filtrates invasion often alter the near-wellbore flow properties during overbalanced drilling. The utilization of polymeric gels to prevent drilling fluid loss reduces the risk of formation damage caused ...
Theoretical studies of methane adsorption on Silica-Kaolinite interface for shale reservoir application
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Shale gas is mostly made up of methane and is currently being exploited in fulfilling the world's energy demands. Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) techniques are employed for understanding methane ...
CFD analysis of turbulent flow of power-law fluid in a partially blocked eccentric annulus
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MDPI AG
, 2021 , Article)
This study focuses on analyzing the turbulent flow of drilling fluid in inclined wells using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technique. The analysis is performed considering an annulus with a fixed eccentricity of ...
Molecular Design of Novel Chemicals for Iron Sulfide Scale Removal
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Hindawi Limited
, 2021 , Article)
Scale deposition is a pertinent challenge in the oil and gas industry. Scales formed from iron sulfide are one of the troublous scales, particularly pyrite. Moreover, the use of biodegradable environmentally friendly ...