nanoActiv offers nanotechnology solutions for enhanced oil recovery, utilizing proprietary inorganic nanoparticle dispersions to improve hydrocarbon mobility in porous rock formations. Their technology penetrates tight pore structures and fracture networks to lift and mobilize trapped hydrocarbons, increasing production rates.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Traditional methods for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery often face limitations in penetrating complex porous media and achieving sustained mobility of hydrocarbons. This can result in suboptimal production rates and reduced overall recovery volumes from oil and gas reservoirs.
Solution
nanoActiv provides advanced nanotechnology solutions designed to maximize hydrocarbon production rates through enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and improved oil recovery (IOR) techniques. The core of their offering is a proprietary dispersion of inorganic nanoparticles that leverage Brownian motion and disjoining pressure to facilitate hydrocarbon mobility within porous rock formations. These nanoparticles are engineered to penetrate tight pore structures and fracture networks, effectively lifting and mobilizing trapped hydrocarbons. The technology is applicable across various production enhancement scenarios, including hydraulic fracturing, post-acidizing treatments, and standalone well remediation.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes oil and gas operators, service companies, and engineering firms seeking to optimize production and increase hydrocarbon recovery from existing and new wells.
Features
- Inorganic nanoparticle dispersion engineered for enhanced hydrocarbon mobility via disjoining pressure.
- Nanoscopic particle size allows penetration into porous media and fracture networks.
- Formulates orderly hexagonal arrays upon dispersion, exerting mechanical spreading forces to dislodge hydrocarbons and contaminants.
- Effective in removing hydrocarbons, water, polymers, biofilm, scale, and asphaltenes from reservoir rock and production equipment surfaces.
- Applicable as additives in hydraulic fracturing fluids, acidizing treatments, and standalone well remediation.
- Can be formulated to enhance the performance of other oilfield chemicals such as surfactants, foamers, and friction reducers.
- Patented nanotechnology with a history of over 65 years of development in industrial nanoparticle science.