Accurately, estimating hydrocarbon reserves in a field is essential to determine its economic potential. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct structural interpretation of 3-D seismic data to understand subsurface faults and ...

This work evaluates the Proxy model application representing the production system for integrated simulation with a reservoir to reduce computational time while preserving the representativeness of financial return and ...

Silicone rubber (SR) compounds were prepared to apply O-ring at high temperatures. Silane surface modified Fe2O3 and unmodified Fe2O3 were added to the SR compounds, and the compounds were assessed by analyses of FESEM ...

The continental shale with favorable geological conditions for shale gas accumulation and broad resource prospects is widely distributed in the Ordos Basin. The micropore characteristics and controls on the gas content of ...

The ion-specificity of minerals' wettability is an active research area of particular importance in ion-engineered waterflooding as a promising enhanced oil recovery method. In this process, the wettability of the ...

1-Dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (DDMIC) and 1-(Naphtymethyl)-3-methylimidazolium chloride (NMIC) were synthesized, and their adsorption effects on A516-Gr70 steel were investigated as a green corrosion inhibitor in ...

In recent years, nanoparticles have attracted great attention in the oil and gas industry, while one of the most applicable nanoparticles is nanoclay, especially in drilling, which enhances the rheology of the drilling ...

An oligomer produced from unsaturated and reactive components (green oil) is formed when hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is removed from the exhaust stream of the methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) plant. A remedy to minimize this ...

Chemical - Thermal Technology is used to upgrade the quality and to decrease the viscosity of Iranian extra-heavy crude oil in atmospheric pressure. In this present study, quality preparation of [OMIM][NTf2]-ZIF-8 (IL@ZIF-8) ...

The main aim of this study is to simulate and optimize an integrated industrial natural gas (NG) to polypropylene (PP) plant (NGTPP). The optimization in this study aimed to increase the PP productivity as an objective ...

Wellbore stability is dominated by in-situ stress and geomechanical parameters of formation rocks, so estimating these parameters around the wellbore is important. The studied well is a suitable candidate for investigation ...

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a direct method to produce fuels with low aromatic and sulfur content. Among various types of catalysts used for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, the perovskite catalysts are more effective in a wide ...

Predictive models employing random forest regression and support vector machines (SVMs) were developed to predict output parameters in an industrial natural gas sweetening plant. Extensive data comprising 550 input/output ...

In this study, in order to know the effective petroleum system in charging reservoirs in oilfields located in the west of Dezful Embayment, the cutting shales from Pabdeh, Kazhdumi, and Garau formations (Cretaceous-Paleogene ...

Wellbore instability is a critical problem during oil and gas reservoirs' drilling and production phase, for which analytical, numerical, experimental, and field methods have been widely discussed. Because of the limitations ...

Oil/brine electrical behavior could control the wettability of the oil/brine/rock system during low salinity water flooding. However, there is a lack of understanding of chemical reactions occurring on the oil surface. ...

Flue gas stream contains full-oxidized (carbon dioxide), partially oxidized hydrocarbons, and some extent of oxygen. Carbon dioxide can be separated by CO2 capture and separation (CCS) process using monoethanolamine (MEA). ...

TiO2 nanocomposites on carbonaceous compounds, such as carboxyl-functionalized, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH), and graphene oxide (GO) were synthesized by the sol-gel method. The samples were coded as TiO2 ...

Low salinity water flooding has a significant impact on the recovery of carbonate reservoirs. In this paper, the molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to investigate the distribution of ions (Na+, Cl-, Ca2+, Mg2+, ...

Traditional mud logging cuttings identification relies on professionals to carry out visual identification and analysis based on experience. The workload is large and subject to the influence of subjectivity, which is ...