Lab on a chip for a low-carbon future
Transitioning our society to a sustainable future, with low or net-zero carbon emissions to the
atmosphere, will require a wide-spread transformation of energy and environmental …
atmosphere, will require a wide-spread transformation of energy and environmental …
[HTML][HTML] Capillary-dominated imbibition in heterogeneous-wet reservoirs: Mechanisms, characterization, and critical insights
Y Xiao, Z You, Y He, Z Du, J Zheng, L Wang - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The heterogeneous-wet state within oil and gas reservoirs introduces complex fluid
distribution and flow dynamics, which significantly impacts enhanced oil recovery and geo …
distribution and flow dynamics, which significantly impacts enhanced oil recovery and geo …
Data-driven connectionist models for performance prediction of low salinity waterflooding in sandstone reservoirs
Low salinity waterflooding (LSWF) and its variants also known as smart water or ion tuned
water injection have emerged as promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods. LSWF is …
water injection have emerged as promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods. LSWF is …
Wettability impacts residual trapping of immiscible fluids during cyclic injection
Understanding the hysteretic behaviour in fluid–fluid displacement processes in porous
media is critical in many engineering applications. In this work, we study the quasi-static …
media is critical in many engineering applications. In this work, we study the quasi-static …
Wettability Alteration of a Thiolene-Based Polymer (NOA81): Surface Characterization and Fabrication Techniques
Wettability plays a significant role in controlling multiphase flow in porous media for many
industrial applications, including geologic carbon dioxide sequestration, enhanced oil …
industrial applications, including geologic carbon dioxide sequestration, enhanced oil …
Characteristics of fluid–fluid displacement in model mixed-wet porous media: patterns, pressures and scalings
We study numerically the characteristics of fluid–fluid displacement in simple mixed-wet
porous micromodels using a dynamic pore network model. The porous micromodel consists …
porous micromodels using a dynamic pore network model. The porous micromodel consists …
Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Mixed Wettability on Pore-Scale Fluid Displacement: A Microfluidic Study
Understanding rock wettability is crucial across various fields including hydrology,
subsurface fluid storage and extraction, and environmental sciences. In natural subsurface …
subsurface fluid storage and extraction, and environmental sciences. In natural subsurface …
Lattice Boltzmann modeling of forced imbibition dynamics in dual-wetted porous media
Forced imbibition dynamics are critical for enhancing recovery rates in reservoirs, as efficient
fluid displacement directly impacts resource extraction. This study employs the Zou-He …
fluid displacement directly impacts resource extraction. This study employs the Zou-He …
Effective rheology of immiscible two-phase flow in porous media consisting of random mixtures of grains having two types of wetting properties
We consider the effective rheology of immiscible two-phase flow in porous media consisting
of random mixtures of two types of grains having different wetting properties using a dynamic …
of random mixtures of two types of grains having different wetting properties using a dynamic …
Fully coupled implicit hydro-mechanical multiphase flow simulation in deformable porous media using DEM
Knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of multiphase flow dynamics in porous media is
crucial for optimizing subsurface engineering applications like geological carbon …
crucial for optimizing subsurface engineering applications like geological carbon …