Enhanced Oil Recovery

  1. Advanced and Emerging EOR Technologies
    1. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery
      1. MEOR Mechanisms
        1. Biosurfactant Production
          1. Biopolymer Generation
            1. Selective Plugging
              1. Acid Production
                1. Gas Generation
                2. Microbial Systems
                  1. Indigenous Microorganisms
                    1. Injected Microorganisms
                      1. Microbial Consortiums
                      2. MEOR Implementation Strategies
                        1. In-Situ MEOR
                          1. Ex-Situ MEOR
                            1. Nutrient Injection
                              1. Microbial Product Injection
                              2. MEOR Screening and Limitations
                                1. Environmental Conditions
                                  1. Reservoir Temperature Limits
                                    1. Salinity Tolerance
                                      1. Oxygen Requirements
                                    2. Nanotechnology Applications
                                      1. Nanoparticle Types
                                        1. Silica Nanoparticles
                                          1. Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
                                            1. Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
                                              1. Polymer Nanoparticles
                                              2. Nano-Enhanced Mechanisms
                                                1. Wettability Alteration
                                                  1. IFT Reduction
                                                    1. Mobility Control
                                                      1. Formation Damage Reduction
                                                      2. Nanofluid Design
                                                        1. Particle Size Effects
                                                          1. Surface Functionalization
                                                            1. Stability Enhancement
                                                              1. Concentration Optimization
                                                              2. Transport and Retention
                                                                1. Nanoparticle Migration
                                                                  1. Pore Throat Plugging
                                                                    1. Surface Deposition
                                                                      1. Environmental Fate
                                                                    2. Low Salinity Waterflooding
                                                                      1. LSW Mechanisms
                                                                        1. Wettability Alteration
                                                                          1. Fines Migration
                                                                            1. Ion Exchange
                                                                              1. pH Effects
                                                                              2. Water Chemistry Design
                                                                                1. Salinity Optimization
                                                                                  1. Ion Composition
                                                                                    1. pH Control
                                                                                      1. Compatibility Issues
                                                                                      2. LSW Implementation
                                                                                        1. Water Source Selection
                                                                                          1. Treatment Requirements
                                                                                            1. Injection Strategies
                                                                                              1. Performance Monitoring
                                                                                            2. Foam-Assisted EOR
                                                                                              1. Foam Generation Mechanisms
                                                                                                1. Surfactant-Based Foams
                                                                                                  1. Polymer-Enhanced Foams
                                                                                                    1. Nanoparticle-Stabilized Foams
                                                                                                    2. Foam Applications
                                                                                                      1. Gas Mobility Control
                                                                                                        1. Conformance Improvement
                                                                                                          1. Steam Foam
                                                                                                            1. CO2 Foam
                                                                                                            2. Foam Stability Factors
                                                                                                              1. Surfactant Selection
                                                                                                                1. Gas Type Effects
                                                                                                                  1. Oil Tolerance
                                                                                                                    1. Temperature Stability
                                                                                                                  2. Hybrid EOR Methods
                                                                                                                    1. Thermal-Chemical Combinations
                                                                                                                      1. Steam-Chemical Processes
                                                                                                                        1. Hot Water-Chemical Flooding
                                                                                                                        2. Gas-Chemical Combinations
                                                                                                                          1. CO2-Foam Flooding
                                                                                                                            1. WAG-Chemical Processes
                                                                                                                            2. Sequential EOR Applications
                                                                                                                              1. Process Timing
                                                                                                                                1. Synergistic Benefits
                                                                                                                                  1. Economic Optimization

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