Experimental investigation of nanotechnology on worm-like micelles for high-temperature foam stimulation
| Autor: | Yang Fei, Manouchehr Haghighi, Binyu Xu, Xiaogang Li, Mary Gonzalez, Jingyi Zhu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
General Chemical Engineering Nanoparticle Foaming agent Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Micelle 0104 chemical sciences Suspension (chemistry) Hydraulic fracturing Pulmonary surfactant Rheology lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Enhanced oil recovery 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 50:190-198 |
| ISSN: | 1226-086X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.02.015 |
| Popis: | Regarding the novel application of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery, the objective of this study was to investigate the potential of silica nanoparticles to stabilize foam under high-temperature conditions and exhibit an improved capacity to suspend proppants for hydraulic fracturing applications. In this study, a regular anionic surfactant was employed as the foaming agent and a worm-like micelle (WLM) surfactant was employed as the foam viscosifer and silica nanoparticles. The results indicate that the SiO 2 nanoparticles and WLMs exhibit a synergistic effect in terms of foam rheology and stability, which significantly improves the proppant suspension capabilities for petroleum applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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