Successful crosswell field test of fluorescent carbogenic nanoparticles

This test supported our previous observations of satisfactory recovery of A-Dots in a single-well test by confirming their reservoir stability on industry relevant time scales and demonstrating the feasibility of their industrial production. The importance of this accomplishment is not in how sophisticated the sensing functionality of the tracer design is but rather in the nanoparticle stability, mobility, scalability, and field application potentials. Our findings render the concept of having active, reactive, and even communicative, in-situ reservoir nanoagents for underground sensing and intervention a well anticipated near-future reality.