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Chowdhury S, Rakesh M, Medhi S, Trivedi J, Sangwai JS. Pore-scale flow simulation of supercritical CO 2 and oil flow for simultaneous CO 2 geo-sequestration and enhanced oil recovery. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:76003-76025. [PMID: 35665890 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21217-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recently, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) with enhanced oil recovery (EOR) have gained a significant traction in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Information on pore-scale CO2 fluid behavior is vital for efficient geo-sequestration and EOR. This study scrutinizes the behavior of supercritical CO2 (sc-CO2) under different reservoir temperature and pressure conditions through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis, applying it to light and heavy crude oil reservoirs. The effects of reservoir pressure (20 MPa and 40 MPa), reservoir temperature (323 K and 353 K), injection velocities (0.005 m/s, 0.001 m/s, and 0.0005 m/s), and in situ oil properties (835.3 kg/m3 and 984 kg/m3) have been considered as control variables. This study couples the Helmholtz free energy equation (equation of state) to consider the changes in physical properties of sc-CO2 owing to variations in reservoir pressure and temperature conditions. It has been found that the sc-CO2 sequestration is more efficient in the case of light oil than heavy oil reservoirs. Notably, an increase in temperature and pressure does not affect the trend of sc-CO2 breakthrough or oil recovery in the case of a reservoir bearing light oil. For heavy oil reservoirs with high pressures, sc-CO2 sequestration or oil recovery was higher due to the significant increase in density and viscosity of sc-CO2. Quantitative analysis showed that the stabilizing factor (ε) appreciably varies for light oil at low velocities while higher sensitivity was displayed for heavy oil at high velocities.
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- Satyajit Chowdhury
- Gas Hydrate and Flow Assurance Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India
- Assam Energy Institute, A Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Sivasagar, Assam, 785697, India
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 248007, India
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- Assam Energy Institute, A Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Sivasagar, Assam, 785697, India
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- Enhanced Oil Recovery and Reservoir Simulation Laboratory, School of Mining and Petroleum, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Gas Hydrate and Flow Assurance Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India.
- Center of Excellence on Subsurface Mechanics and Geo-Energy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India.
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Chowdhury S, Rakesh M, Sangwai JS. Investigation of water and polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery method in differential lobe pore structure. Chem Ind 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00194506.2022.2119894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Satyajit Chowdhury
- Gas Hydrate and Flow Assurance Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Assam Energy Institute, A Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Sivasagar, Assam, India
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- Gas Hydrate and Flow Assurance Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Center of Excellence on Subsurface Mechanics and Geo-Energy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Combine effect of graphene oxide, pure-bore and sodium alginate on rheological and filtration properties and cutting carrying capacity of water-based drilling fluid. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02337-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zamora-Ledezma C, Narváez-Muñoz C, Guerrero VH, Medina E, Meseguer-Olmo L. Nanofluid Formulations Based on Two-Dimensional Nanoparticles, Their Performance, and Potential Application as Water-Based Drilling Fluids. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:20457-20476. [PMID: 35935292 PMCID: PMC9347972 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The development of sustainable, cost-efficient, and high-performance nanofluids is one of the current research topics within drilling applications. The inclusion of tailorable nanoparticles offers the possibility of formulating water-based fluids with enhanced properties, providing unprecedented opportunities in the energy, oil, gas, water, or infrastructure industries. In this work, the most recent and relevant findings related with the development of customizable nanofluids are discussed, focusing on those based on the incorporation of 2D (two-dimensional) nanoparticles and environmentally friendly precursors. The advantages and drawbacks of using 2D layered nanomaterials including but not limited to silicon nano-glass flakes, graphene, MoS2, disk-shaped Laponite nanoparticles, layered magnesium aluminum silicate nanoparticles, and nanolayered organo-montmorillonite are presented. The current formulation approaches are listed, as well as their physicochemical characterization: rheology, viscoelastic properties, and filtration properties (fluid losses). The most influential factors affecting the drilling fluid performance, such as the pH, temperature, ionic strength interaction, and pressure, are also debated. Finally, an overview about the simulation at the microscale of fluids flux in porous media is presented, aiming to illustrate the approaches that could be taken to supplement the experimental efforts to research the performance of drilling muds. The information discussed shows that the addition of 2D nanolayered structures to drilling fluids promotes a substantial improvement in the rheological, viscoelastic, and filtration properties, additionally contributing to cuttings removal, and wellbore stability and strengthening. This also offers a unique opportunity to modulate and improve the thermal and lubrication properties of the fluids, which is highly appealing during drilling operations.
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- Camilo Zamora-Ledezma
- Tissue
Regeneration and Repair Group: Orthobiology, Biomaterials and Tissue
Engineering, UCAM-Universidad Católica
de Murcia, Campus de los Jerónimos 135, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, Spain
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- Escola
Tècnica Superior d’Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya—Barcelonatech
(UPC), Jordi Girona 1, Campus Nord UPC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
- Centre
Internacional de Mètodes Numérics en Enginyeria (CIMNE), Gran Capitán s/n, Campus Nord UPC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento
de Materiales, Escuela Politécnica
Nacional, Quito, 170525, Ecuador
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- Departamento
de Física, Colegio de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica, Quito 170901, Ecuador
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- Tissue
Regeneration and Repair Group: Orthobiology, Biomaterials and Tissue
Engineering, UCAM-Universidad Católica
de Murcia, Campus de los Jerónimos 135, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, Spain
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Chowdhury S, Shrivastava S, Kakati A, Sangwai JS. Comprehensive Review on the Role of Surfactants in the Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Process. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Satyajit Chowdhury
- Gas Hydrate and Flow Assurance Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
- Assam Energy Institute, A Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Sivasagar, Assam 785697, India
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248001, India
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- Reservoir Rock Fluid Interaction Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Amingaon, Guwahati 781039, Assam
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- Gas Hydrate and Flow Assurance Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
- Center of Excellence on Subsurface Mechanics and Geo-Energy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
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Zhang W, Li HY, Xu CG, Huang ZY, Li XS. Research progress on the effects of nanoparticles on gas hydrate formation. RSC Adv 2022; 12:20227-20238. [PMID: 35919611 PMCID: PMC9277519 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03376c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Gas hydrate has great application potential in gas separation, energy storage, seawater desalination, etc. However, the intensity of mass and heat transfer is not enough to meet the needs of efficient hydrate synthesis. Nanoparticles, different from other liquid chemical additives, are considered as effective additives to promote hydrate formation due to their rich specific surface area and excellent thermal conductivity. This work summarizes the effect of the nanoparticles on the thermodynamics and kinetics of hydrate formation. And also, this work probes into the mechanism of the effect of the nanoparticles on the formation of hydrate as well as provides some suggestions for future research. It is found that it's difficult for nanoparticles to effectively promote the formation of the gas hydrate without the use of surfactants, because the adhesion characteristics of the nanoparticles make them easily agglomerate or even agglomerate in solution. In addition, at present, the research on the influence of nanoparticles on the formation and decomposition of natural gas hydrate is still very fragmented, and the micro mechanism of the influence is not clear, which requires more systematic and specific research in the future. At the same time, the development of nanoparticles that can promote the formation of natural gas hydrate should also become the focus of future research. The use of nanoparticles and their effects on thermodynamics and kinetics during the hydrate formation process is summarized. For their application in drilling fluid and cement slurry, it is found nanoparticles must be used in conjunction with surfactants to be effective.![]()
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- Wei Zhang
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong Province, China
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230023, Anhui Province, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong Province, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong Province, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong Province, China
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230023, Anhui Province, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong Province, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong Province, China
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Selim MS, Fatthallah NA, Higazy SA, Hao Z, Jing Mo P. A comparative study between two novel silicone/graphene-based nanostructured surfaces for maritime antifouling. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 606:367-383. [PMID: 34392032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Two novel superhydrophobic nanocomposite series of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) enriched with reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and graphene oxide/boehmite nanorods (GO-γ-AlOOH) nanofillers were synthesized as maritime fouling-release (FR) surfaces. Controlling the nanofillers' structures and distribution in the silicone matrix influenced the self-cleaning and antifouling properties. γ-AlOOH nanorods had a single crystallinity with an average diameter of 10-20 nm and < 200 nm length. A hydrothermal method was used to prepare RGO, while the chemical deposition method was used to synthesis GO-γ-AlOOH nanocomposites for use as fouling-release coating materials. For studying the synergetic effects of graphene-based materials on the surface, mechanical, and FR features, these nanofillers were dispersed in the silicone matrix using the solution casting method. The hydrophobicity and antifouling properties of the surface were studied using water contact angle (WCA), scanning electron, and atomic force microscopes (SEM and AFM). Coatings' roughness, superhydrophobicity, and surface mechanical properties all improved for the homogeneity of the dispersion of the nanocomposite. Laboratory assessments were carried out for 30 days using selected microorganisms to determine the antifouling effects of the coating systems. PDMS/GO-γ-AlOOH nanorod composite had better antibacterial activity than PDMS/RGO nanocomposite against different bacterial strains. This is caused by the high surface area and stabilizing effects of the GO-γ-AlOOH hybrid nanofillers. The PDMS/GO-γ-AlOOH nanorod composite (3 wt%) had the lowest biodegradability percentage (1.6%) and the microbial endurability percentages for gram-positive, gram-negative, and fungi were 86.42%, 97.94%, and 85.97%, respectively. A field trial in natural seawater was conducted to confirm the coatings' FR performance based on the screening process and image analysis for 45 days in a tropical area. The most profound superhydrophobic antifouling nanostructured coating was the homogeneity of the GO-γ-AlOOH (3 wt%) dispersion, which had a WCA of 151° and a rough surface.
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- Mohamed S Selim
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Petroleum Application Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City 11727, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Petroleum Application Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City 11727, Cairo, Egypt
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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Utilization of Eco-Friendly Waste Generated Nanomaterials in Water-Based Drilling Fluids; State of the Art Review. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14154171. [PMID: 34361364 PMCID: PMC8347392 DOI: 10.3390/ma14154171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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An important aspect of hydrocarbon drilling is the usage of drilling fluids, which remove drill cuttings and stabilize the wellbore to provide better filtration. To stabilize these properties, several additives are used in drilling fluids that provide satisfactory rheological and filtration properties. However, commonly used additives are environmentally hazardous; when drilling fluids are disposed after drilling operations, they are discarded with the drill cuttings and additives into water sources and causes unwanted pollution. Therefore, these additives should be substituted with additives that are environmental friendly and provide superior performance. In this regard, biodegradable additives are required for future research. This review investigates the role of various bio-wastes as potential additives to be used in water-based drilling fluids. Furthermore, utilization of these waste-derived nanomaterials is summarized for rheology and lubricity tests. Finally, sufficient rheological and filtration examinations were carried out on water-based drilling fluids to evaluate the effect of wastes as additives on the performance of drilling fluids.
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Srivastava V, Beg M, Sharma S, Choubey AK. Application of manganese oxide nanoparticles synthesized via green route for improved performance of water-based drilling fluids. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-01956-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Behera US, Sangwai JS. Nanofluids of Kaolinite and Silica in Low Saline Seawater (LowSal) with and without Surfactant: Interfacial Tension and Wettability Alteration of Oil–Water–Rock System for Low Salinity-Enhanced Oil Recovery. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Uma Sankar Behera
- Enhanced Oil Recovery Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Programme, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
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- Enhanced Oil Recovery Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Programme, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
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