Significant aspects of carbon capture and storage – A review
December 2019
Excessive emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere has resulted in a progressive climate change and global warming in the past decades. There have been many approaches developed to reduce the...
Big Data analytics in oil and gas industry: An emerging trend
December 2020
This paper reviews the utilization of Big Data analytics, as an emerging trend, in the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry. Big Data or Big Data analytics refers to a new technology which can...
Solid amine sorbents for CO2 capture by chemical adsorption: A review
March 2017
Amines are well-known for their reversible reactions with CO2, which make them ideal for CO2 capture from several gas streams, including flue gas. In this respect, selective CO2 absorption by aqueous...
Enhanced heavy and extra heavy oil recovery: Current status and new trends
September 2024
Due to the increased demand for energy resources these days, especially due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, the focus of the major countries is turning strongly towards improving oil production, especially...
A review on casing while drilling technology for oil and gas production with well control model and economical analysis
March 2019
The extraction of petroleum fluids from sub-surface accumulations mandates the drilling of a well into the formation containing the accumulation. The drilling techniques have evolved over time to overcome...
Most common surfactants employed in chemical enhanced oil recovery
June 2017
Chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and particularly surfactant injection has recently received a great deal of attention. The suggested recovery mechanisms after injecting surfactants include wettability...
Role of biosurfactants in bioremediation of oil pollution-a review
September 2018
The energy resources mainly petroleum and petroleum hydrocarbons are major pollutants of the environment. The oil and oil products contamination may cause severe harm and hence, the attention has been...
CO2 utilization: Developments in conversion processes
March 2017
Carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) –including conversion to valuable chemicals-is a challenging contemporary issue having multi-facets. The prospect to utilize carbon dioxide (CO2)...
Review on chemical enhanced oil recovery using polymer flooding: Fundamentals, experimental and numerical simulation
June 2020
The EOR techniques are employed to recover more oil from mature reservoirs after the primary and secondary oil production stages. Polymer flooding as a chemical EOR method involves adding polymer molecules...
A mini-review of water-alternating-CO2 injection process and derivations for enhanced oil recovery and CO2 storage in subsurface reservoirs
August 2025
Increasing carbon dioxide levels are significantly impacting the ecosystem, prompting the oil industry to explore innovative methods for reducing emissions and trapping CO2 while enhancing oil recovery....
A comprehensive review of the application of nano-silica in oil well cementing
June 2020
Oil and Gas Industry is a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry. Drilling a well is costly, right from exploration to drilling and production to Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). Nanotechnology has the potential...
Sand production: A smart control framework for risk mitigation
March 2020
Due to the current global oil price, the sand production is considered undesirable product and the control of sand production is considered as one of the main concerns of production engineers. It can...
The role of resins in crude oil rheology and flow assurance: A comprehensive review
August 2025
Resins are a significant component of crude oil, distinct from asphaltenes, and play a crucial role in influencing both rheological properties and flow characteristics. Understanding resin behavior...
A comprehensive review on proppant technologies
March 2016
The main function of traditional proppants is to provide and maintain conductive fractures during well production where proppants should meet closure stress requirement and show resistance to diagenesis...
Nanoparticles and nanocomposites in enhanced oil recovery, asphaltene inhibition, and carbon dioxide sequestration: Mechanisms and prospects
February 2026
This study provides a comprehensive review of nano-particles and nano-composites applications in oilfield, focusing on their roles in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), asphaltene deposition mitigation, and...
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM) study, on reciprocating compressors API 618
June 2017
The Oil & Gas industry has continuously increased its requirements and together with the high complexity of technological systems and the higher competitiveness of markets, has compelled providers to...
A review on hydraulic fracturing of unconventional reservoir
March 2015
Hydraulic fracturing is widely accepted and applied to improve the gas recovery in unconventional reservoirs. Unconventional reservoirs to be addressed here are with very low permeability, complicated...
Reservoir characterization, seal integrity assessment, and monitoring to ensure safe and effective implementation of carbon storage: A critical review
December 2025
CO2 storage is a potential strategy for decarbonizing the fossil-based power and industrial sectors while also serving as a bridge technology for a long-term transition to a zero-emission future. CO2...
A novel rate of the reaction between NaOH with CO2 at low temperature in spray dryer
March 2017
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an influential greenhouse gas that has a significant impact on global warming partly. Nowadays, many techniques are available to control and remove CO2 in different chemical...
Artificial lift system optimization using machine learning applications
June 2022
Currently, in the oil industry, artificial lift optimization (ALO) systems are dealing with different applications including well monitor and control, reservoir management, production optimization,...
A review of recent developments in CO2 mobility control in enhanced oil recovery
September 2022
Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) has gained widespread attention in light of the declining conventional oil reserves. Moreover, CO2-EOR contributes to the reduction of the global emissions...
A review of the critical conditions required for effective hole cleaning while horizontal drilling
April 2025
Horizontal drilling has become increasingly prevalent in the oil and gas industry due to its potential for enhanced reservoir recovery and reduced environmental impact. However, effective hole cleaning...
Application status and research progress of CO2 fracturing fluid in petroleum engineering: A brief review
March 2024
This paper comprehensively reviews the application and research progress of CO2 fracturing fluids in China, highlights the existing issues and puts forward suggestions for future development. Three...
Status of surfactant EOR technology
June 2015
Surfactant enhanced oil recovery (EOR) includes surfactant flooding and surfactant stimulation. The main functions of surfactants are to reduce interfacial tension and wettability alteration. This paper...
A two-organoclay formulation approach for enhanced performance of oil-based drilling fluids
February 2026
High-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) drilling environments challenge the stability and efficiency of conventional oil-based drilling fluids (OBDFs). This study introduces a novel dual-organoclay...