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Application of Nanotechnology For Oil and Gas Industry
Application of Nanotechnology For Oil and Gas Industry
Prepared By : Guided By :
Krutik Patel Mrs.Sumita Panchal
INTRODUCTION
With rising global energy demand, the oil and gas industry has a wide
range of challenges and opportunities.
More-efficient
Less-expensive
More-environmentally sound technologies than those that are readily available.
The depletion of readily accessible resources has shifted industry’s focus toward offshore
production.
Challenges caused by
Physical
Chemical
Thermal conditions of deeper horizons.
Inefficient oil recovery
To complying with safety issues
Accurately locate and characterize the hydrocarbons in place
Conventional electrical sensors and other measuring tools may fail or be unreliable in
hostile high temperature and high pressure conditions
Kong, X. and M.M. Ohadi, 2010. Applications of micro and nano technologies in the oil and gas industry - overview of the recent progress. Proceedings
of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition Conference, Nov. 1-4, Abu Dhabi, UAE, pp: 1-4. DOI: 10.2118/138241-MS
NANOPARTICLES
Micro and nano technologies have the potential to introduce revolutionary changes
in several areas of the oil and gas industry, such as exploration, drilling and
completion activities , production, enhanced oil recovery, refining and distribution.
Yu, J, An, C, Mo, D, Liu, N, Lee, R. Study of Adsorption and Transportation Behavior of Nanoparticles in Three Different Porous Media, SPE, 2012;153337
Oil-water confined channel
NPs meet an oil drop, it will concentrate around the drop and forming a thin wedge
film between the surface and the oil drop
Viscosity reduction
Fe2O3, NiO, CuO, ZnO, Al2O3, TiO2 and WO3 nanoparticles decrease the heavy oil
viscosity less than 50% in certain concentrations at different temperatures.
The catalytic reaction and heat properties may be the reason of this reduction
cracking catalyst
S. Afzal, Mohammad R. Ehsani, Mohammad Nikookar, A. R. Khodabandeh-Shahraki, E. Roayaei and Amir. H. Mohammadi. Rediction of heavy oil
viscosity using nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery process. ISBN: 978-1-63463-917-0
NANOFLUIDS
Are a class of fluids engineered by dispersing NPs (nanofibers, nanotubes, nanowires,
nanodrops) in base fluids & can provide enhanced stability against sedimentation along
with better thermal, mechanical, electrical, and magnetic properties
CuO-ZnO nanofluids
Drilling fluids with nano size polymer additives filtrate with enhanced oil recovery
properties.
Thermal conductivity
Thermal diffusivity
Viscosity
Abdelrahman Ibrahim El-Diasty .Applications of Nanotechnology in the Oil & Gas Industry: Latest Trends Worldwide & Future Challenges in Egypt.SPE,
The American University in Cairo (AUC) and Suez University, Egypt -2015
NANOSENSORS
Nanosensors are any biological, chemical, or surgical sensory points used to convey
information about nanoparticles to the macroscopic world.
Cocuzza Matteo, Pirri Candido, Rocca Vera and Verga Francesca(2012). Current and Future Nanotech Applications in the Oil Industry. American Journal of
Applied Sciences 9 (6): 784-793, 2012 ISSN 1546-9239
NANOCOATINGS
Traditional insulation environment to absorb moisture and
corrosive agent
Recovery and removal cost of insulation systems is very high
Nanocoating provides
Tungsten carbide and boron nitride –Increase lifespan and efficiency of the
drilling systems.
Silicate particles being adhered to the nano structures of epoxy resins (Kumar et al., 201
Nanocoatings in oil and gas commercialization
A coating using carbon nanotubes to conduct a current for evenly heating surface,
which could be used on pipelines to reduce gas hydrate formation or to de-ice the
blades on wind turbines .
Shell and BP
Russian government
Oil content was reduced to less than 1 mg/L, suspended solids content was reduced to
less than 1 mg/L, and the median diameters of solid particle were less than 2 µm,
Javed Mohammed. Emerging Nanotech Applications in the Oil Industry . IJSRD - International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 2, Issue
11, 2015 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613
CONCLUSION