Impact of Integrating Nanoparticles with Hydrocarbon Solvent on Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery
Solvent-based enhanced oil recovery has received greater attention lately. Besides solvents, nanoparticles, due to their unique characteristics have also been widely used for enhanced oil recovery techniques to help extract the trapped oil left underneath the surface. This work investigated the eff...
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Solvent-based enhanced oil recovery has received greater attention lately. Besides solvents, nanoparticles, due to their unique characteristics have also been widely used for enhanced oil recovery techniques to help extract the trapped oil left underneath the surface. This work investigated the effects of nano-silica (SiO2) and xylene, as a nanoparticle (NP) and solvent, respectively, on the viscosity of heavy crude oil. Several variables were considered to obtain a large reduction in the oil viscosity to improve oil production, including temperature, shear rate, the weight fraction of xylene as a diluent, and concentration of SiO2 NPs. A Brookfield viscometer was applied to assess the viscosity of crude oil, and it was found that integrating NPs with solvent significantly reduced the total viscosity of the oil to 32 cP when NPs were used vs. 65 cP when the solvent was added alone.
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| spelling | doaj-art-83bc49549a3a437287d658f137b1c5bc2025-08-20T02:12:23ZengTikrit UniversityTikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences1813-162X2312-75892025-03-0132110.25130/tjes.32.1.16Impact of Integrating Nanoparticles with Hydrocarbon Solvent on Enhanced Heavy Oil RecoveryMuayad M. Hasan0Firas K. Al-Zuhairi1Anfal H. Sadeq2Rana A. Azeez3Thaer Al-Jadir4Sean P. Rigby5Oil and Gas Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.Chemical Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.Oil and Gas Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.Oil and Gas Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.Department of Entrepreneurial Project Management, Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq.Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. Solvent-based enhanced oil recovery has received greater attention lately. Besides solvents, nanoparticles, due to their unique characteristics have also been widely used for enhanced oil recovery techniques to help extract the trapped oil left underneath the surface. This work investigated the effects of nano-silica (SiO2) and xylene, as a nanoparticle (NP) and solvent, respectively, on the viscosity of heavy crude oil. Several variables were considered to obtain a large reduction in the oil viscosity to improve oil production, including temperature, shear rate, the weight fraction of xylene as a diluent, and concentration of SiO2 NPs. A Brookfield viscometer was applied to assess the viscosity of crude oil, and it was found that integrating NPs with solvent significantly reduced the total viscosity of the oil to 32 cP when NPs were used vs. 65 cP when the solvent was added alone. https://tj-es.com/ojs/index.php/tjes/article/view/1783An organic solventDegree of viscosity reduction (DVR)NanomaterialsSolvent concentrationXylene weight fraction |
| spellingShingle | Muayad M. Hasan Firas K. Al-Zuhairi Anfal H. Sadeq Rana A. Azeez Thaer Al-Jadir Sean P. Rigby Impact of Integrating Nanoparticles with Hydrocarbon Solvent on Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences An organic solvent Degree of viscosity reduction (DVR) Nanomaterials Solvent concentration Xylene weight fraction |
| title | Impact of Integrating Nanoparticles with Hydrocarbon Solvent on Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery |
| title_full | Impact of Integrating Nanoparticles with Hydrocarbon Solvent on Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Integrating Nanoparticles with Hydrocarbon Solvent on Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Integrating Nanoparticles with Hydrocarbon Solvent on Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery |
| title_short | Impact of Integrating Nanoparticles with Hydrocarbon Solvent on Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery |
| title_sort | impact of integrating nanoparticles with hydrocarbon solvent on enhanced heavy oil recovery |
| topic | An organic solvent Degree of viscosity reduction (DVR) Nanomaterials Solvent concentration Xylene weight fraction |
| url | https://tj-es.com/ojs/index.php/tjes/article/view/1783 |
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