Nanoborne offers EMULTY® and ESN®, a nanoparticle‑based surfactant and nano‑emulsion that enable reversible flow‑control in subsurface petroleum and geothermal operations. Their cloud‑based simulation platform guides users through data collection, modeling, and forecasting to design ESN® applications, improving water‑cut management and reducing CO₂ emissions in oilfield processes.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Managing fluid flow in subsurface operations such as oil production, geothermal extraction, and greenhouse‑gas storage often suffers from inefficient water‑blocking and poor conformance control, leading to reduced recovery, higher energy use, and increased CO₂ emissions. Traditional chemical treatments can be costly, irreversible, and lack precise predictability, making it difficult to design optimal interventions.
Solution
Nanoborne offers a cloud‑based simulation platform that models and forecasts the performance of its ESN® nano‑emulsion flow‑control technology. Users input site‑specific data through guided questionnaires, after which the platform integrates collected measurements with physics‑based and data‑driven models to predict fluid‑flow behavior under various treatment scenarios. The system provides quantitative forecasts of water‑cut reduction, conformance improvement, and associated energy and emissions savings, enabling engineers to design reversible, nano‑emulsion interventions with higher confidence and reduced trial‑and‑error in the field.
Target Audience
Primary customers are reservoir engineers, production technologists, and field development teams in upstream oil and gas, geothermal energy, and greenhouse‑gas storage sectors seeking optimized fluid‑flow management solutions.
Features
- Cloud-hosted workflow that guides users from data collection through modeling to forecast generation
- Integration of site‑specific reservoir data with nano‑emulsion physics to simulate reversible flow‑control effects
- Comparative analysis tools that benchmark ESN® performance against conventional acidizing, polymer, and other treatments
- Quantitative metrics on water‑cut reduction, energy consumption, and CO₂ emission impact
- Scenario planning interface allowing rapid evaluation of multiple treatment designs for petroleum, geothermal, and gas‑storage projects