A comprehensive review of experimental studies of nanoparticles-stabilized foam for enhanced oil recovery

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering - Tập 164 - Trang 43-74 - 2018
Nurudeen Yekeen1,2, Muhammad A. Manan2, Ahmad Kamal Idris3, Eswaran Padmanabhan1, Radzuan Junin2, Ali Mohamed Samin2, Afeez Gbadamosi2, Ifeanyi Oguamah4
1Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
2Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
3Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
4Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

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