Enhancing oil recovery through nanofluids flooding with Irvingia gabonensis in the Niger Delta

Abstract Application of nanofluids flooding in the oil and gas industry is recently emerging as enhanced oil recovery methods. Nanoparticles have the ability to alter the rock formation in order to recover oil trapped in the pores of the rock to improve oil recovery. In this study, core plug samples...

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Main Authors: J. C. Onyemachi, S. I. Onwukwe, Ugochukwu Ilozurike Duru, A. O. Chikwe, N. Uwaezuoke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-00953-x