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Influence of Individual Ions on Silica Nanoparticles Interaction with Berea Sandstone Minerals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)Nanofluids are prepared by dispersing silica nanoparticles in aqueous media (brines). The purpose of this work is to address brine/rock interactions in presence of nanoparticles. Our previous studies have shown that silica ... -
Influence of low-frequency oscillatory motion on particle settling in Newtonian and shear-thinning non-Newtonian fluids
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)An experimental study is performed to observe the effect of vertical fluid oscillations on the mean settling velocity of single spherical glass particles released into mixtures of water and polymeric fluids which exhibit ... -
Insights from Boltzmann transformation in solving 1D counter-current spontaneous imbibition at early and late time
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Counter-current 1D spontaneous imbibition in scaled form is investigated using Boltzmann transform before and after water meets the closed boundary (early and late time). At early time the system is self-similar and only ... -
Interfacial Dynamics of Miscible Displacement of Shear-Thinning Fluid in a Vertical Channel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Abstract The displacement of a shear-thinning fluid by a denser and less viscous Newtonian fluid in a vertical duct is investigated using experiments and numerical simulations. We study how shear-thinning and increased ... -
Interfacial tension and CO2 diffusion coefficients for a CO2 + water and n-decane system at pressures of 10 to 160 bar
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11)The objective of this study is to address the influence of different CO2 phases and degrees of CO2 saturation on the interfacial tension and the diffusion of CO2 into a hydrocarbon drop. Axisymmetric drop shape analysis ... -
Invasion of CaCO3 particles and polymers into porous formations in presence of fibres
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Formation damage can occur through migration of drilling fluid particles and polymers into porous formations. A methodology for assessing formation damage was applied to measure invasion of CaCO3 and polymers into porous ... -
Investigation of a new application for cellulose nanocrystals: a study of the enhanced oil recovery potential by use of a green additive
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were investigated for use in a potential new application, enhanced oil recovery. Core flooding experiments were performed on outcrop sandstone cores using CNC particles dispersed in low salinity ... -
Investigation of the hydraulic integrity of cement plug: Oilwell cementitious materials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The loss of hydraulic integrity in oil and gas wells due to the loss of cement sheath sealability can lead to environmental contamination, annular pressure build-up, and safety threats. In this study, we examine the hydraulic ... -
A level set approach to Ostwald ripening of trapped gas bubbles in porous media
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Ostwald ripening of gas bubbles is a thermodynamic process for mass transfer, which is important for both foam enhanced oil recovery and geological CO2 storage. We present a methodology for simulating Ostwald ripening of ... -
Leveraging Synergies by Combining Polytetrafluorethylene with Polyvinylidene Fluoride for Solvent-Free Graphite Anode Fabrication
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Solvent-free graphite anode is fabricated successfully with the synergistic effect of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). PTFE acts as a processing aid reagent to form a self-supporting electrode ... -
Lithium-Ion Capacitors: A Review of Strategies toward Enhancing the Performance of the Activated Carbon Cathode
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Lithium-ion capacitors (LiC) are promising hybrid devices bridging the gap between batteries and supercapacitors by offering simultaneous high specific power and specific energy. However, an indispensable critical component ... -
Machine learning for underground gas storage with cushion CO2 using data from reservoir simulation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Underground natural gas storage (UNGS) is a means to store energy temporarily for later recovery and use. In such storage operations, carbon dioxide (CO2) can be injected as cushion gas to improve the operating efficiency ... -
Machine learning in reservoir permeability prediction and modelling of fluid flow in porous media
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Reliable data on the properties of the porous medium are necessary for the correct description of the process of displacing hydrocarbons from the reservoirs and forecasting reservoir performance. The true permeability of ... -
Measuring filter-cake cohesive strength and flowability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The filter-cake has a critical role in temporarily reducing the permeability of the wellbore to prevent issues such as lost circulation, formation damage, wellbore collapse and differential sticking. The filter-cake's ... -
Methane–propane hydrate formation and memory effect study with a reaction kinetics model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05)Although natural gas hydrates and hydrate exploration have been extensively studied for decades, the reaction kinetics and nucleation mechanism of hydrate formation is not fully understood. In its early stage, gas hydrate ... -
A method for assessing drilling fluid induced formation damage in permeable formations using ceramic discs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)When drilling an oil and gas or geothermal well, the formation's ability to produce or flow may be reduced because of exposure to the drilling fluid during the drilling operation. To evaluate such formation damage, core ... -
Method for reconstruction of axisymmetric capillary wave surface topography using inverse ray-tracing of refracted laser sheet
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Capillary waves can be used to measure the fundamental fluid properties such as surface tension as well as, potentially, the viscosity of Newtonian fluids. This requires the measurement of various wave parameters, mainly ... -
Mineral replacement in long-term flooded porous carbonate rocks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09)This study reports mineralogical and physical property changes linked to geo-chemical alterations processes during three ultra-long-term tri-axial tests on outcrop-chalk from Liège (Belgium). The test core plugs were flooded ... -
Miscible CO2 flooding for EOR in the presence of natural gas components in displacing and displaced fluids
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Carbon dioxide (CO2) flooding is a complicated process as it involves phase behavior. The objective of this work was to understand the mass transfer mechanisms during flooding with CO2 and CO2/C1/C3 (CO2/HC) based on ... -
Modeling and investigation of the performance of a solar-assisted ground-coupled CO2 heat pump for space and water heating
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The rise in the popularity of heat pumps should be accompanied by the increase in the utilization of environmentally-safe working fluids. To push for wider uptake of hybrid heat pump systems that use natural working fluids, ...