Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part A Nanocolloids -- An Overview -- Chapter 1 Nanocolloid Classification -- 1.1 What is a Colloid? -- 1.1.1 Colloid Classification -- 1.1.2 Colloid Evaluation -- 1.2 What is a Nanocolloid? -- Chapter 2 Nanocolloid Properties -- 2.1 Different Kinds of Interactions in Nanocolloids -- 2.1.1 Van der Waals Interactions -- 2.1.2 Electrostatic Interaction -- 2.1.3 Elastic-Steric Interaction -- 2.1.4 Hydrophobic Interaction -- 2.1.5 Solvation Interaction -- 2.1.6 Depletion Interaction -- 2.1.7 Magnetic Dipole-Dipole Interaction -- 2.1.8 Osmotic Repulsion -- 2.2 The Stability of Nanocolloids -- 2.3 Rheology of Nanocolloids -- 2.3.1 Effect of Nanoparticle Interaction on the Colloid Rheology -- 2.3.2 Effect of Nanoparticle Migration on the Colloid Rheology -- 2.4 Surface Tension Wettability -- 2.4.1 Wettability Alteration -- 2.4.2 Surface Tension -- Nomenclature -- References -- Part B Reservoir Development -- Chapter 3 Reservoir Conditions for Nanocolloid Formation -- 3.1 In-Situ Formation of Nanogas Emulsions -- 3.1.1 Stability of the Subcritical Gas Nuclei -- 3.2 In-Situ Formation of Nanoaerosoles -- 3.2.1 Stability of the Subcritical Liquid Nuclei -- Chapter 4 Nanogas Emulsions in Oil Field Development -- 4.1 Hydrodynamics of Nanogas Emulsions -- 4.1.1 Flow Mechanism of Gasified Newtonian Liquids -- 4.1.2 Flow of Gasified Newtonian Liquids in Porous Media at Reservoir Conditions -- 4.2 Hydrodynamics of Nanogas Emulsions in Heavy Oil Reservoirs -- 4.2.1 Flow Mechanism of Gasified Non-Newtonian Liquids -- 4.2.2 Flow of Gasified Non-Newtonian Liquids in Porous Media at Reservoir Conditions -- 4.3 Field Validation of Slippage Phenomena -- 4.3.1 Steady-State Radial Flow -- 4.3.2 Unsteady State Flow.

4.3.3 Viscosity Anomaly Near to the Phase Transition Point -- Chapter 5 Nanoaerosoles in Gas Condensate Field Development -- 5.1 Study of the Gas Condensate Flow in a Porous Medium -- 5.2 Mechanism of the Gas Condensate Mixture Flow -- 5.2.1 Rheology Mechanism of the Gas Condensate Mixture During Steady-State Flow -- 5.2.2 Mechanism of Porous Medium Wettability Influence on the Steady-State Gas Condensate Flow -- 5.2.3 Mechanism of Pressure Build-Up at the Unsteady-State Flow of the Gas Condensate -- 5.2.4 Concluding Remarks -- Nomenclature -- References -- Part C Production Operations -- Chapter 6 An Overview of Nanocolloid Applications in Production Operations -- Chapter 7 Nanosol for Well Completion -- 7.1 The Influence of the Specific Surface Area and Distribution of Particles on the Cement Stone Strength -- 7.2 The Influence of Nano-SiO2 and Nano-TiO2 on the Cement Stone Strength -- 7.3 Regression Equation -- 7.4 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 8 Nanogas Emulsion for Sand Control -- 8.1 Fluidization by Gasified Fluids -- 8.1.1 Carbon Dioxide Gasified Water as Fluidizing Agent -- 8.1.2 Natural Gas or Air Gasified Water as Fluidizing Agent -- 8.2 Chemical Additives Impact on the Fluidization Process -- 8.2.1 Water-Air Mixtures with Surfactant Additives as Fluidizing Agent -- 8.2.2 Fluidization by Polymer Compositions -- 8.3 Mechanism of Observed Phenomena -- Chapter 9 Vibrowave Stimulation Impact on Nanogas Emulsion Flow -- 9.1 Exact Solution -- 9.2 Approximate Solution -- 9.3 Concluding Remarks -- Nomenclature -- References -- Part D Enhanced Oil Recovery -- Chapter 10 An Overview of Nanocolloid Applications for EOR -- 10.1 Core Flooding Experiments Focused on Dispersion Phase Properties -- 10.2 Core Flooding Experiments Focused on Dispersion Medium Properties -- Chapter 11 Surfactant-Based Nanofluid.

11.1 Nanoparticle Influence on Surface Tension in a Surfactant Solution -- 11.2 Nanoparticle Influence on the Surfactant Adsorption Process -- 11.3 Nanoparticle Influence on Oil Wettability -- 11.4 Nanoparticle Influence on Optical Spectroscopy Results -- 11.5 Nanoparticle Influence on the Rheological Properties of Nanosuspension -- 11.6 Nanoparticle Influence on the Processes of Newtonian Oil Displacement in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Porous Mediums -- 11.7 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 12 Nanofluids for Deep Fluid Diversion -- 12.1 Pre-formed Particle Nanogels -- 12.1.1 Nanogel Strength Evaluation -- 12.1.2 Kinetic Mechanism of Gelation -- 12.1.3 Core Flooding Experiments -- 12.1.4 Concluding Remarks -- 12.2 Colloidal Dispersion Nanogels -- 12.2.1 Rheology -- 12.2.2 Aging Effect -- 12.2.3 Interfacial Tension -- 12.2.4 Zeta Potential -- 12.2.5 Particle Size Distribution -- 12.2.6 Resistance Factor/Residual Resistance Factor -- 12.2.7 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 13 Nanogas Emulsions as a Displacement Agent -- 13.1 Oil Displacement by a Newtonian Gasified Fluid -- 13.2 Oil Displacement by a Non-Newtonian Gasified Fluid -- 13.3 Mechanism of Observed Phenomena -- 13.4 Field Application -- Nomenclature -- References -- Part E Novel Perspective Nanocolloids -- Chapter 14 Metal String Complex Micro and Nano Fluids -- 14.1 What are Metal String Complexes? -- 14.2 Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Microfluids with Ni3(µ3-ppza)4Cl2 Metal String Complex Particles -- 14.2.1 Microparticles of MSC Ni3(µ3-ppza)4Cl2 -- 14.2.2 Ni3 Microfluid -- 14.2.3 Fluid Stability -- 14.2.4 Thermal Conductivity -- 14.2.5 Rheology -- 14.2.6 Surface Tension -- 14.2.7 Freezing Points -- 14.2.8 Concluding Remarks -- 14.3 Thermophysical Properties of Nano- and Microfluids with Ni5(µ5-pppmda)4Cl2 Metal String Complex Particles.

14.3.1 Microparticles of the Metal String Complex Ni5(µ5-pppmda)4Cl2 -- 14.3.2 Micro- and Nanofluid Preparations -- 14.3.3 Fluid Stability -- 14.3.4 Thermal Conductivity -- 14.3.5 Rheology -- 14.3.6 Surface Tension -- 14.3.7 Freezing Points -- 14.3.8 Concluding Remarks -- Nomenclature -- References -- Appendix A Determination of Dispersed-Phase Particle Interaction Influence on the Rheological Behavior -- Appendix B Determination of Inflection Points -- References -- Index -- EULA.