Enhanced Oil Recovery by the Digital Intelligence Sealaplugology
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (9 February 2025) | Viewed by 1066
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sealaplug in petroleum engineering; algorithm of big-data cocooning (ABDC); leakage prevention and plugging in oil and gas wells; reservoir damage control of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs
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Interests: micro-nano bubble for EOR and other oilfield applications; polymer microsphere plugging; carbon dioxide storage and utilization; development and utilization of salt cavern gas storage; shale gas/oil development
Interests: rock mechanics; intelligent plugging data-driven; simulation of micro particle migration and plugging during water injection process; temporary plugging turning fracturing; energy storage fracturing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sealaplugology, including the associated theory and technology, has been rapidly developed to solve or optimize on-site problems by plugging certain structures or channels based on specific means, like fuzzy capsules. Especially, in the field of enhanced oil recovery, sealaplugology has already brought transformative advances with the development and exploitation of unconventional oil and gas such as coalbed methane, tight sandstone gas, shale gas, etc. Meanwhile, novel types of sealing materials and plugging agents, as well as the potential application technologies also represent a branch of the advancement of sealaplugology.
However, the conventional plugging technology has been difficult to adapt to the current on-site process requirements, and the prominent contradictions have become increasingly apparent. Digital Intelligence Sealaplugology related to big-data analysis, multi-factor coupling, multidimensional engineering parameters optimization and mathematical methods linkage have been proposed, including intelligent plugging materials (velvet capsules, micro-nano bubbles, polymer microspheres, etc.), intelligent technology, intelligent evaluation (reservoir protection in drilling, completion, fracturing, etc.), etc.
Aiming to present and disseminate the newest methods and theories related to enhanced oil recovery or reduce economic costs driven by Digital Intelligence Sealaplugology, this Special Issue is inviting the contribution of innovative studies (including both review and research papers) that report the theories, methods, technologies, materials, and case studies related to enhanced oil recovery and increased economic profits with Digital Intelligence Sealaplugology.
Topics of interest for this publication include, but are not limited to:
- All aspects of petroleum engineering related to sealaplugology, including drilling, well completion, production, workover, etc.
- All interdisciplinary research regarding sealaplugology, artificial intelligence, big data, and enhanced oil recovery.
- The development and application of novel types of sealing agents or materials for enhanced oil recovery, oil and gas well engineering, etc.
- Extraction technologies (hydraulic fracturing, diverting fracturing, in situ extraction, etc.) of unconventional oil and gas.
- Safety, reliability, and eco-friendliness in enhanced oil recovery.
- Applications of micro-nano bubbles for EOR, produced fluids treatment in oilfields
- Advanced technologies or theories for pipeline cleaning, gas storage construction, geological storage, etc.
Prof. Dr. Lihui Zheng
Dr. Nannan Liu
Dr. Xiaopeng Zhai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- EOR
- coalbed methane
- hydraulic fracturing
- tight sandstone gas
- shale gas
- sealing materials
- plugging agents
- intelligent sealaplugology
- micro-nano bubbles
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