The Use of Nanotechnology to Improve EOR

Ali Daneshfar¹ Sasan Boromandfar² Saman Fatahi³

1) Iran, Petroleum Engineering Baccalaureate of Fars Sciences and Technology University Email:
2) ran, Petroleum Engineering undergraduate student of Fars Sciences and Technology University Email:
3) Iran, Petroleum Engineering undergraduate student of Fars Sciences and Technology University Email:

IOI Code : XYEH-BBZZF
Publication : The 2nd International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technology(2icoesat.com)
Abstract :
    Nanotechnology, is a precursor to the emergence of a revolution in changing the physical properties of materials. Application of Nanotechnology is increasing in various fields of science and technology. Today, oil and gas are taken into account as the most vital human needs and the production process and the optimum fluid extraction of hydrocarbor reservoirs is concerned for the world today the supply of fuel feild. It also seems that the majority of oil reserves of the world are located in the second half of its life, so we need advanced and new methods for EOR. In this regard, the emergence of nanotechnology plays an important role in the development and improvement of oil and gas. Nanotechnology has the potential and transformative that causes evolving changes in various spheres of oil and gas industry, including exploration and extraction, drilling, production and bring recovery. In this paper, we have attempted to study the needs and advantages of using nanotechnology to improve EOR and then how to use nanotechnology to be paid separately in different parts of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), such as heavy oil reservoirs, thermal EOR methods, and chemical enhanced oil recovery method.

Keywords : nano technology flooding heavy oil eor