Green Nanofluid Benefits:
- ~$9.00/bbl all-in incremental production cost
- Payback is 1 to 3 months
- Non-toxic, non-corrosive, and 100% biodegradable
- Reduces heavy oil viscosity up to 99.9%
- Canadian operators carbon tax is avoided
- Remediates paraffin and asphaltene in well & perforations
- Improves flow assurance near wellbore region
- Remaining oil in place (ROIP) is the “prize”
- Significantly reduces CapEx and OpEx for EOR
- Significantly increases pressure enhancing oil production
- Increases proved oil reserves and asset value
- Extends longevity of declining oil wells
- Benefits shale oil, light oil, heavy oil and oil sands
- Cost effective and environmentally friendly
- Heavy oil viscosity reduction remains unchanged
- Alters wettability improving trapped oil's mobility
- Reduces interfacial tension 60% to 80%
- Alters reservoir's rheology for better oil flow
- Increases permeability for higher sweep efficiency
- Reduction in capillary forces enhances oil displacement
- Creates significant BTUs for increased reservoir pressure
- Nanofluid is injected at ambient temperature
- Upgraded oil achieves pipeline requirements
- Core tests ~36% increased recovery of OOIP
- Prevents or delays asphaltene precipitation
- Reduces heavy oil sulfur content ~42%
- Hybrid for steam injection of heavy oil
- Prevents premature plugging of oil wells