Review of synthesis, characteristics and technical challenges of biodiesel based drilling fluids

Acknowledgements The Egyptian authors were supported by Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) under the grant (30894). The UK's authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from an Institutional Links grant, ID 352343681, under the Newton-Mosharafa Fund partnership. The grant is funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and delivered by the British Council. We are also grateful to the publishers, journals, and authors who provided their permission for us to reproduce their figures and tables in this review.Peer reviewedPostprin

Developing a Thermally Stable Ester-Based Drilling Fluid for Offshore Drilling Operations by Using Aluminum Oxide Nanorods

Funding: This work was supported by an Institutional Links grant, ID 352343681, under the Newton–Mosharafa Fund partnership. The grant is funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) and delivered by the British Council. For further information, please visit www.newtonfund.ac.uk. Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) support was under the grant No. (30894). Acknowledgments: The authors would like to acknowledge the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen for providing the required facilities to complete this research. In addition, the authors would like to thank the support from MI-SWACO in providing commercial emulsifiers and consumables used in this project.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Improvement of Heavy Oil Recovery by Nonionic Surfactant/Alcohol Flooding in Light of the Alkane Carbon Number and Interfacial Tension Properties

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Egyptian authors were supported by the Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) under grant 30894. The authors from the UK would like to acknowledge the financial support from an Institutional Links grant, ID 352343681, under the Newton-Mosharafa Fund partnership. The grant is funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and delivered by the British Council. The authors would like to thank the EPRIEOR unit and staff as the surface and interfacial tension and contact angle measurements and chemical flooding tests were conducted at the EPRI-EOR unit.Peer reviewedPublisher PD