Application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in oil and gas industry
December 2021
Oil and gas industries are facing several challenges and issues in data processing and handling. Large amount of data bank is generated with various techniques and processes. The proper technical analysis...
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Formation, stabilization and chemical demulsification of crude oil-in-water emulsions: A review
December 2022
The crude oil recovery process is frequently associated with the formation of stable emulsions due to factors such as turbulent flow in pipelines and the presence of surface-active substances that naturally...
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Applications of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery
March 2022
Nanoparticles serve various purposes in the hydrocarbon industry which are utilized to improve the volume of oil and gas production. Nanomaterials are used in petroleum applications as nanoparticles,...
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Fundamentals and developments of compressed biogas in city gas distribution network in India: A review
September 2022
Biogas is a significant renewable source as well as an alternative energy carrier provided by Anaerobic Digestion (AD) of biodegradable food wastes and other organic materials. This paper describes...
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A review on oilfield produced water and its treatment technologies
Available online 12 June 2024
Owing to the soaring urge to meet the demand for oil and gas on different frontiers, its exploration all over the world is of paramount importance. Exploration and production of oil calls for handling...
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Sand production control mechanisms during oil well production and construction
December 2021
Sand production is considered as one of the significant production issues that significantly reduce wellbore productivity. The process of sand or solids production in production operations is one of...
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A review on the rheology of heavy crude oil for pipeline transportation
June 2021
Given the combination of rising global energy demand and the decline in conventional crudes, heavy crudes are generally considered to be the future energy resource. In many regions of the world, heavy...
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Review of application of artificial intelligence techniques in petroleum operations
June 2023
In the last few years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques have received considerable notice as trending technologies in the petroleum industry. The utilization...
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Diverting agents in the oil and gas industry: A comprehensive analysis of their origins, types, and applications
March 2024
During the life of a well, treatments are carried out to boost productivity by stimulating initially unproduced zones. These treatments include hydraulic fracturing, matrix acidization, and acid fracturing,...
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Artificial intelligence: New age of transformation in petroleum upstream
March 2022
In the Oil and Gas industry, the implementation of artificial intelligence techniques gives advantages of better use of existing infrastructure. It provides better future outcomes, which makes it an...
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Optimization of gas lift system for well performance improvement in Asmari formation: A techno-economic perspective
March 2024
Well productivity in the Asmari carbonate formation of southwest Iran has decreased in recent years as a result of production issues. The production rate must be maintained below 1500 STB/day to prevent...
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Development of bismuth-based solutions for well plugging and abandonment: A review
June 2024
Plugging and abandonment (P&A) is a crucial step of the well life cycle. Regardless of how long one stretches the productive life of a well, P&A operations will have to be carried out eventually. The...
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CO2 injection for enhanced oil recovery: Analyzing the effect of injection rate and bottom hole pressure
Available online 30 August 2024
The goal of net-zero carbon emissions has led to widespread interest in lowering carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. At the same time, the oil and gas industry seeks to enhance oil recovery (EOR) techniques...
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Nanoparticles stabilized foam fluid for hydraulic fracturing application of unconventional gas reservoirs: A review of the properties, progress and future prospects
Available online 28 August 2024
Nanoparticles stabilized foam fracturing fluid is an emerging technology in the field of hydraulic fracturing for the unconventional reservoirs. Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, is...
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Predicting density log from well log using machine learning techniques and heuristic optimization algorithm: A comparative study
June 2024
In the petroleum industry, the analysis of petrophysical parameters is critical for efficient reservoir management, production optimization, development strategies, and accurate hydrocarbon reserve...
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Modelling of physical and chemical properties of activated carbons which affect methane adsorption mechanisms
Available online 10 August 2024
Effect of important physical and chemical properties of activated carbons which affect the way methane adsorbs were studied. The Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations were used to study how...
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Basic characteristics and evaluation of shale oil reservoirs
December 2016
Shale oil refers to liquid hydrocarbons existing in free, dissolved or adsorbed states in the effective source rock of mudstones or shales, where some residual oil is retained after hydrocarbon generation...
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Flow assurance methods for transporting heavy and waxy crude oils via pipelines without chemical additive intervention
Available online 25 July 2024
Most of the unconventional fossil fuel reserves consist of heavy crude oil. Crude oil is transported through pipelines, land, and cargo tankers. It loses its ability to flow below its pour point. Therefore,...
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Influence of wellhead pressure and water cut in the optimization of oil production from gas lifted wells
June 2022
The worldwide increase in energy demand necessitates the development and optimization of marginal oil fields for sustenance. In this regard, effective and economic production of fluids are heavily relied...
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Applications of silica and titanium dioxide nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery: Promises and challenges
September 2021
The Surface engineering of nanoparticles has contributed to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology by designing of new material depends on their surface modifier with series of functional...
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Digital twin in hydrocarbon industry
June 2023
The hydrocarbon industry is considering a range of digital technologies to improve productivity, efficiency, and safety of their operations while minimizing capital and operating costs, health and environmental...
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Three systems of the oil and gas formation in the world
Available online 27 June 2024
Crude oil and natural gas are generated by organic matters in rocks in sedimentary basins. After incisive and systematic research on global petroliferous basins, it is realized that the distribution...
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Plasma Pulse Technology: An uprising EOR technique
June 2018
Conventionally oil recovery factor is too low, which leaves great prospects for the application of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods to increase recovery factor. EOR methods are capital intensive...
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High resolution sequence stratigraphy of the Mishrif Formation (Cenomanian-Early Turonian) at zubair oilfield (al-rafdhiah dome), southern Iraq
March 2024
The Mishrif Formation (Cenomanian -E Turonian) is one of the most important geological formations in the Middle East and Iraq because it contains enormous petroleum accumulations. It is considered to...
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A review on the mechanisms of low salinity water/surfactant/nanoparticles and the potential synergistic application for c-EOR
September 2023
Chemical enhanced oil recovery (c-EOR) is a conventional and promising strategy to recover oil from reservoir techniques such as low salinity water flooding (LSWF), surfactant flooding, alkaline flooding,...
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