Recent Advances in Polymeric Gel for Geo-Energy Recovery
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 1877
Special Issue Editor
Interests: oilfield chemistry; plugging theory and technology; low energy processes for oil and gas recovery
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric gels are widely used in the field of geo-energy development, for example, in the process of plugging while drilling in complex oil and gas reservoirs, and the exploitation of conventional oil and gas reservoirs such as profile control and water blocking in old oil fields with excessive water production. Other examples are the in-depth conformance control and flooding of low-permeability oil reservoirs, the diversion and acidification of tight oil reservoirs and re-fracturing, the high-efficiency water circulation of geothermal resources, and leakage remediation in the CCUS process. Polymer gels generally include in situ cross-linked polymer gels, in situ free radical polymerization gels, particle gels, foam gels, temperature-responsive, or pH-responsive gels. The properties of different polymer gels are not the same, resulting in different evaluation methods, action mechanisms, and application scopes. In addition, with the rapid development of big data and artificial intelligence technology, polymer gel screening, indoor evaluation, and mine application are becoming more and more intelligent.
We are looking forward to the submission of new studies on the “Recent Advances in Polymeric Gel for Geo-Energy Recovery”.
Dr. Daoyi Zhu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer gel
- environmentally friendly gel
- in situ cross-linked polymer gel
- pre-formed particle gel
- foamed gel
- gelled foam
- nanogel particles
- microgel particles
- numerical simulation
- big data analysis
- shale oil
- tight oil
- CCUS
- low-permeability reservoir
