GPC Research: المرسلات الحديثة
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BET, FTIR, and RAMAN characterizations of activated carbon from waste oil fly ash
( TUBITAK , 2020 , Article)Activated carbon (AC), a porous material with high pore volume, attracts increasing attention owing to its potential applications in several fields. The development of a porous structure in AC marginally relies on both the ... -
Loss circulation in drilling and well construction: The significance of applications of crosslinked polymers in wellbore strengthening: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article Review)Loss circulation is one of the major concerns in drilling and well construction. The uncontrolled flow of fluids into formation while drilling or primary cementing lead to substantial non-productive time (NPT). The methods ... -
A theoretical study of gas adsorption on calcite for CO2 enhanced natural gas recovery
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)The adsorption of gas molecules (CO2, CH4, H2O, H2S and N2) on calcite (104) has been studied by means of Density Functional Theory for molecular characterization of Enhanced Gas Recovery (EGR) CO2 injection. Results show ... -
Hole cleaning and drilling fluid sweeps in horizontal and deviated wells: Comprehensive review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article Review)Horizontal wells provide high drainage area within the reservoirs. Advancements in horizontal drilling technologies are utilized to develop unconventional resources such as shale gas and coal bed methane. However, wellbore ... -
Carbon dioxide EGR and sequestration in mature and immature shale: Adsorption study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Recently, CO2 sequestration in different shale formations has become an attractive option owing to the abundance of shale basins. However, these formations have different maturity levels and contain a variety of minerals ... -
Ab Initio molecular dynamics of the dissolution of oilfield pyrite scale using borax
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Iron sulfide scales, particularly pyrite, form in oil and gas underground tubing and surface equipment thus blocking the flow of fluids and halting production. Therefore, the development of physicochemical processes for ... -
Prevention of barite sag in water-based drilling fluids by a urea-based additive for drilling deep formations
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Barite sag is a challenging phenomenon encountered in deep drilling with barite-weighted fluids and associated with fluid stability. It can take place in vertical and directional wells, whether in dynamic or static conditions. ... -
Development of a New Borax-Based Formulation for the Removal of Pyrite Scales
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)In the oil and gas industry, pyrite forms one of the most hardened scales in reservoirs, which hinders the flow of fluids. Consequently, this leads to blockage of the downhole tubular, formation damage, and complete shutdown ... -
Development of greener d-metal inorganic crosslinkers for polymeric gels used in water control in oil and gas applications
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Crosslinkable polymers, such as polyacrylamide (PAM), are widely applied for water control in oil and gas reservoirs. Organic and inorganic crosslinkers are used to formulate a gel with PAM. Although chromium has a high ... -
Enhancement of flocculation and dewaterability of a highly stable activated sludge using a hybrid system of organic coagulants and polyelectrolytes
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)This study investigates the influence of hybrid coagulation-flocculation system on the flocculation and dewaterability efficiency of a real highly stable activated sludge obtained from the membrane bioreactor tank of a ... -
Effect of surface morphology on methane interaction with calcite: a DFT study
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020 , Article)Natural gas, consisting primarily of methane, is found in carbonate reservoirs of which calcite is major component. However, the complexity and heterogeneity of carbonate reservoirs remain a major challenge in estimating ... -
Ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of CH4/CO2 adsorption on calcite: Improving the enhanced gas recovery process
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of CH4 and CO2 on the calcite (104) surface have been carried out for the molecular level analysis of CO2-enhanced gas recovery process (EGR). This process takes advantage of the ... -
CO2 enhanced gas recovery and sequestration in depleted gas reservoirs: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article Review)Increasing CO2 emissions and global warming side effects have prompted the researchers to look for safe and reliable storage sites that have high capacity. Among the available CO2 capturing sinks, depleted gas reservoirs ... -
Development of pH-Controlled Aluminum-Based Polymeric Gel for Conformance Control in Sour Gas Reservoirs
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Excessive water production from natural gas reservoirs is a main challenge facing the industry nowadays. Polymeric gelants have been widely applied to seal the water production zones, leading to a more feasible production ... -
Applications of chelating agents in the upstream oil and gas industry: A review
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article Review)Chelating agents show very effective performance in different applications in the upstream oil and gas industry. This study presents a critical review of the application of chelating agents in acidizing, scale removal, ... -
Predicting carbonate formation permeability using machine learning
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)It is imperative to characterize the formation permeability to simulate the flow behavior at subsurface conditions. An accurate characterization at the core scale is possible when large samples are available, but often ... -
Dissolution kinetics of different inorganic oilfield scales in green formulations
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Scale mineral deposition is a critical problem that hinders the daily production of oil and gas fields. Chemical removal of these scales, based on the scale type, is common. In this paper, borax and diethylene tremaine ... -
A theoretical study of gas adsorption on α-quartz (0 0 1) for CO2 enhanced natural gas recovery
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)The adsorption of gas molecules (CO2, CH4, H2O, H2S and N2) on the “dense” (0 0 1) surface of α-quartz has been investigated by means of Density Functional Theory (DFT) for the molecular characterization of Enhanced Gas ... -
Density-Functional Theory Investigation of Barite Scale Inhibition Using Phosphonate and Carboxyl-Based Inhibitors
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Scale deposition is a critical issue in oil and gas exploration and production processes, causing significant blocking in tubing and consequently flow assurance and economic losses. Most studies addressing the scale formation ... -
Application of response surface methodology and box-behnken design for the optimization of the stability of fibrous dispersion used in drilling and completion operations
( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article)Fibers are extensively used as a fluid additive in the oil and gas industry to improve hole-cleaning performance, control fluid filtration loss, and enhance hydraulic fracturing effectiveness. Generally, a small amount of ...