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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Advancements in green materials for chemical enhanced oil recovery: A review
June 2025
Chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) is well known for its success in recovering the trapped oil in reservoirs after waterflooding operations. In CEOR, synthetic chemicals are utilized to increase...
Predicting saturated vapor pressure of LNG from density and temperature data with a view to improving tank pressure management
March 2021
Determining the saturated vapor pressure (SVP) of LNG requires detailed thermodynamic calculations based on compositional data. Yet LNG compositions and SVPs evolve constantly for LNG stored in tanks....
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...
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...
Approach for C1 to C2 products commencing from carbon dioxide: A brief review
September 2024
The carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to useable compounds remains a great contest to scientists, engineers, and environmentalists with regard to the reverse of the oxidative degradation of organics....
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...
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 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....
Impact of hydroxypropyl guar polymer on rheology and filtration properties of water-based drilling fluids
June 2025
Water-based drilling muds (WBM) are a very crucial component of the oil and gas industry; however, they often face challenges with inadequate rheological performance and excessive fluid loss. This paper...
Review of intelligent well technology
September 2020
Intelligent well technology is an oil and gas well optimization completion technology integrated with underground real-time monitoring, data analysis decision-making and remote control of downhole tools....
Insights into the application of microfluidic platforms in enhanced oil recovery
August 2025
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies are used to recover most of the trapped crude oil from our limited reserves. With the escalating energy demand, EOR will achieve substantial economic benefits...
Application of ML & AI to model petrophysical and geomechanical properties of shale reservoirs – A systematic literature review
June 2022
Extensive reviews and cross-comparison studies are essential to analyze the emerging developments in a specific field of research. In the past decade, hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation from the...
Development directions of formation damage evaluation and fracturing fluids in tight and shale oil reservoirs
April 2025
Tight and shale oil reservoirs are characterized by small pore throats, low porosity, and low permeability, which must be stimulated to increase production. Fluid flow experiences a multi-scale transport...
