Application of Nanomaterials in Oil and Gas Drilling and Production
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 3497
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fluid mechanics of non-Newtonian fluids (suspensions, foams and nanofluids); fluid flow in subsurface complex channels and porous media
Interests: application of nanoparticles in gas leakage reduction; rheologically stable drilling fluids in deepwater drilling; aqueous foams for artificial lifting and enhanced oil recovery processes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy supply from fossil fuels and geothermal resources, geological disposal of waste and sequestration of CO2 play important roles in our world, and these entities have interactions in common with the subsurface environment as part of the process. Hence, drilling wells, production operations and plug and abandonments are among the technical challenges across these sectors. In drilling and production operations, suspension systems such as drilling, fracturing and well completion fluids; and cement slurries are needed to drill the well and manage the flow safely and favourably. The dynamics and rheology of such suspensions and their performance are critical for efficient and economic operations. Recent advances in particle technology have shown promising outcomes regarding the use of the nanomaterials in suspensions (e.g., in drilling and completion fluids) to mitigate issues such as high-temperature conditions, frictions in flow and environmental concerns. In this Special Issue, the aim is to provide a platform to share advances in adapting the novel suspension systems for applications in drilling and fracturing fluids, blocking agents, cement slurries, and other fluids that are used downhole. Their dynamics and physiochemical characteristics are vital for the industry to consider their use in field operations. We would like to invite authors who have conducted theoretical, field trial or experimental studies of nano-enhanced fluids for oil and gas drilling, and production applications share their outcomes with the industry and scientific community in this Special Issue.
Dr. Amin Sharifi
Dr. Roozbeh Rafati
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- dynamics of suspensions
- drilling fluid
- fracturing fluid
- cement slurry
