Oilfield Nanoparticles to Improve Oil and Gas Recovery

Nanoparticles for Reservoir Stimulation Improvement

Foam Stabilizers and Fluid Loss Preventers for Foam Fracturing Applications

Improve foam stability
Improved rheology
Reduced fluid loss
Incremental recovery of up to 20%
Potential CO2 tax credit
Reduce costs for disposal of flow back water
Reduce freshwater requirements for fracturing fluids

Chemical Delivery while Preventing Fluid Loss during Drilling and Fracturin

Delayed release of surfactants, crosslinkers and breakers
Improved rheology during injection
Reduced fluid loss
Improve chemical stability under high salinity and temperature
Improved cleanup
Less damage
Incremental recovery

Acid Diversion and Delivery Using Green Nano-Acids

Improved viscosity
Fluid diversion
Delayed reaction for high temperature environment
Improved permeability/conductivity
Zero damage to equipment and well setting, thus no need for corrosion inhibitors
Environmentally benign
Easy/cheaper transportation

Nanoparticles for EOR Improvement

Nanoparticles for Improving CO2/N2/Natural Gas Foam EOR Performance

Improve foam stability in the presence of crude oil
Improved rheology
Incremental recovery of up to 12% compared to baseline CO2, >30% EOR recovery
Potential CO2 tax credit
Reduce costs for disposal of produced water
Reduce freshwater requirements

Wettability Alteration Using Nanoparticles

Wettability alteration using nanoparticles
Improved interfacial viscoelasticity
No damage to rock permeability
Incremental oil production