Materials for Oil & Gas

Rheological Characterization of a Novel Viscoelastic Surfactant for Subsurface Applications

Liebum M., Nguyen Q.P., The University of Texas at Austin, US

Viscoelastic solutions (VES) are used in many applications including oil and gas operations regarding reservoir stimulation and enhanced oil recovery to modify rheology properties in the subsurface. In general, the viscoelastic property of the surfactant [...]

A Novel Approach to Reducing Water and Energy Consumption in Oil Production

Pavia M.R., Glori Energy, US

Of all the oil discovered in the world to date, 60-70% remains trapped in the reservoir. Glori Energy has developed a novel oil recovery biotechnology, the AERO (Activated Environment for Recovery of Oil) Technology, which [...]

Asphaltene processing with suspended nanocatalyst. Relevance to in situ upgrading

Isquierdo F., Pereira-Almao P., Scott C.E., University of Calgary, CA

Hot fluid injection is a patented process developed at the University of Calgary by a group of researchers at the Schulich School of Engineering. It focuses on reducing the environmental footprint of heavy oil production [...]

Development and Testing of Thermosensitive Poly(NIPAm-AA)/Nano-SiO2 Composite Blocking Agent for Shale Gas Drilling Operations

Wang W., Qiu Z., Chen G., Zhong H., Huang W., Cao J., China University of Petroleum, CN

Nanotechnology has already contributed significantly to technological advances in energy industry and has the potential to revolutionize the drilling industry. Traditional blocking agents are difficult to form effective mud cake to prevent liquid penetration due [...]

The Scale-up of Fluidized-bed Gasifier

Liu Z., Suda T., Narukawa M., Takafuji M., IHI Corporation, JP

Gasification is a good method to upgrade solid fuel. The fluidized-bed gasifier is widely used for the gasification of low-rank coal and biomass. IHI develops a fluidized-bed gasifier TIGAR(Twin IHI GAsifieR). It is important to [...]

Technical and Economical Feasibility of Pyrolysis of Kraft Lignin

Farag S., Chaouki J., École Polytechnique de Montréal, CA

This research project discusses the technical and economical feasibility of converting kraft lignin to value-added chemicals. Two pyrolysis techniques were implemented: conventional pyrolysis using classical heating and microwave pyrolysis using electromagnetic irradiation. The product distribution [...]

Topic: Materials for Oil & Gas

Rheological Characterization of a Novel Viscoelastic Surfactant for Subsurface Applications

A Novel Approach to Reducing Water and Energy Consumption in Oil Production

Asphaltene processing with suspended nanocatalyst. Relevance to in situ upgrading

Development and Testing of Thermosensitive Poly(NIPAm-AA)/Nano-SiO2 Composite Blocking Agent for Shale Gas Drilling Operations