Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) implementation arises as a supplementary technology to conventional ones, optimizing the not-easily recoverable oil phase. Estimation of oil remnant in reservoirs approaches to seven billion of ...

Microfluidic devices are a new platform for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) assays. A successful oil recoveryin a reservoir can be different in another, hence the importance of a methodology for assessment prior toinjection. ...

In spite of the recent worldwide interest for alternative sources of energy, with especial and strategic interest in fuels derived from renewable products, the situation of petroleum in many countries stills drives much ...

Polymer flooding is one of the most extensively applied techniques for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that relies on increasing the injected fluid viscosity by adding polymers in different concentrations. The aim is to improve ...

Injection of microemulsion is a chemical technique of enhanced petroleum recovery. With the implementation of this technique, oil recovery is enhanced by increasing the viscosity of the microemulsion systems, and reducing ...

Nowadays, conventional oil recovery involves mainly three phases named primary, secondary, and tertiary, respectively. In the primary phase, the natural pressure of the reservoir is employed to push crude oil to the surface, ...

Adsorption of surfactants from aqueous solutions in porous media is fundamental in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) because surfactant loss reduces the effectiveness of the chemical solution injected, making the process ...

O petróleo é um dos recursos de maior valor para humanidade na era moderna, isto pois é responsável por diversos produtos diretos e matérias primas indiretas. Desde combustíveis para automóveis até sacolas plásticas, ...