Department of Energy Resources (TN-IER): Recent submissions
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Early and Late Time Analytical Solutions for Co-current Spontaneous Imbibition and Generalized Scaling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We propose an explicit analytical solution for 1D cocurrent (COC) spontaneous imbibition (SI) in which a core is exposed to water (inlet) and oil (outlet). The system is described using an advection-capillary diffusion ... -
Core wettability reproduction: A new solvent cleaning and core restoration strategy for chalk cores
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Laboratory core restoration procedures include different core cleaning solvents, establishment of initial water saturation (Swi) by diverse techniques and processes of crude oil exposure that influence the final core wetting ... -
The missing link of Rodinia break up in western South America: A petrographical, geochemical, and zircon Pb-Hf isotope study of the volcanosedimentary Chilla beds (Altiplano, Bolivia)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The assembly of Rodinia involved the collision of eastern Laurentia with southwestern Amazonia at ca. 1 Ga. The tectonostratigraphic record of the central Andes records a gap of ∼300 m.y. between 1000 Ma and 700 Ma, i.e., ... -
Core-scale sensitivity study of CO2 foam injection strategies for mobility control, enhanced oil recovery, and CO2 storage
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper presents experimental and numerical sensitivity studies to assist injection strategy design for an ongoing CO2 foam field pilot. The aim is to increase the success of in-situ CO2 foam generation and propagation ... -
Effective fluid bulk modulus in the partially saturated rock and the amplitude dispersion effects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Frequency dispersion is a well-known effect in geophysics, which means that waves of different wavelengths propagate at different velocities. Amplitude dispersion is a less-known effect, which means that waves of different ... -
Outcrop-scale fracture analysis and seismic modelling of a basin-bounding normal fault in platform carbonates, central Italy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Faults are characterized by a complex internal architecture. In carbonates, the geometry, attitude, and distribution of fault-related fractures and subsidiary faults can largely affect the petrophysical properties and hy ... -
A laboratory scale approach to wettability restoration in chalk core samples
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Wettability in chalk has been studied comprehensively to understand fluid flow mechanisms impacting coreflooding experiments. Wettability becomes paramount in understanding the parameters influencing chalk-fluid interactions. ... -
Exploiting the geochemical attributes of migrated oils for an improved understanding of their sourcing facies : Lessons learned from the southeastern Caribbean and the Norwegian Barents and North Seas
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023-01)Assessing the geochemistry of oils and the source rock facies from which they originated is crucial in petroleum systems analysis. Crude oils are usually available for geochemical characterization, but pertinent source ... -
A Novel Empirical and Deep Ensemble Super Learning Approach in Predicting Reservoir Wettability via Well Logs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Accurately measuring wettability is of the utmost importance because it influences several reservoir parameters while also impacting reservoir potential, recovery, development, and management plan. As such, this study ... -
Simulation of immiscible WAG injection in a stratified reservoir -- performance characterization using a new dimensionless number
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Water alternating gas (WAG) is a well‐established enhanced‐oil‐recovery process where gas and water are injected in alternating fashion. Good volumetric sweep is achieved as water and gas target both the oil residing in ... -
Time lapse seismic analysis of the Tohoku-Oki 2011 earthquake
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A detailed time lapse seismic analysis of subsurface movements is presented using seismic 2D lines acquired prior to and after the Tohoku-Oki earthquake offshore Japan in 2011. Estimated movements of the seabed from the ... -
Modelling of creep compacting outcrop chalks injected with Ca-Mg-Na-Cl brines at reservoir conditions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Numerical and analytical 1D solutions are presented to interpret the link between geochemical alterations and creep compaction (compaction under constant effective stress) in chalk cores. Chemically reactive flow enhancing ... -
The Middle Jurassic to lowermost Cretaceous in the SW Barents Sea: Interplay between tectonics, coarse-grained sediment supply and organic matter preservation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Syn‐rift successions contain both prolific organic‐rich and coarse‐grained rocks, but these rocks are usually studied independently. Thus, the interplay among organic matter deposition, tectonics and sediment supply is not ... -
Energi til norsk veksthusnæring - bruk av naturgass som energibærer og CO2-kilde
(Bioforsk Rapport;, Research report, 2006)Norsk gartnerinæring bruker anslagsvis 1 000 GWh per år. Planteproduksjon i veksthus her i landet har stort behov for elektrisk energi og avhengig av kultur og produksjonsopplegg varierer andelen elektrisk energi fra 50-80 ... -
Robust Decision and Data Science Application for Reservoir Management : Probabilistic Forecasting, History Matching, Sequential Decision Making and Value-of-Information
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023-01)Reservoir Management (RM) is defined as the utilization of available technology, financial assets, and human resources to maximize the economic recovery of a reservoir. This type of management involves a series of operations ... -
Data assimilation with soft constraints (DASC) through a generalized iterative ensemble smoother
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This work investigates an ensemble-based workflow to simultaneously handle generic, nonlinear equality and inequality constraints in reservoir data assimilation problems. The proposed workflow is built upon a recently ... -
Effect of Initial Wettability on Rock Mechanics and Oil Recovery: Comparative Study on Outcrop Chalks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Brines containing surface-active divalent ions such as Ca2+, Mg2+ and SO42− impact the stiffness, strength and time-dependent deformation of water wet Mons outcrop chalk. This study documents how stiffness and strength of ... -
Debiasing probabilistic oil production forecasts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Exploration and production companies in the hydrocarbon industry have every interest in producing unbiased production forecasts at the time of the investment decision, since it is an intrinsic part of making oil field ... -
Optimized Smart Water Composition at Ekofisk Conditions
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IER/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-12)Seawater has been performing as a wettability modifier in chalk reservoirs and has been used for this purpose for a long time. This wettability alteration enhances microscopic then overall displacement efficiencies. Having ... -
Effects of pore fluids on quasi‐static shear modulus caused by pore‐scale interfacial phenomena
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)It is evident from the laboratory experiments that shear moduli of different porous isotropic rocks may show softening behaviour upon saturation. The shear softening means that the shear modulus of dry samples is higher ...