Influence of (3–Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane on silica nanoparticle for enhanced oil recovery

EN Ngouangna, MA Manan, JO Oseh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
A substantial volume of oil is trapped in the reservoir after the primary and secondary
recovery processes because of pressure and reservoir heterogeneity. Experimental results …

Capillary trapping following imbibition in porous media: Microfluidic quantification of the impact of pore‐scale surface roughness

A Mehmani, S Kelly, C Torres‐Verdín… - Water Resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Due to diagenesis, pores in subsurface rocks such as sandstones exhibit varying degrees of
surface roughness in the forms of authigenic cement coatings and mineral dissolution …

The effect of vuggy porosity on straining in porous media

HJ Khan, M Prodanovic, DA DiCarlo - SPE Journal, 2019 - onepetro.org
A formation‐damage experimental study is conducted on synthetic homogeneous and
vuggy cores. Glass beads of 1.0 mm are sintered to form a uniform core with a porosity of …

Optimizing synthetic core plugs: Sintered glass beads and sand particles for natural rock property replication in fluid flow and reservoir studies

R Khoramian, P Pourafshary, S Golshokooh… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing reliable synthetic cores that accurately mimic natural rock properties is crucial
for studying fluid flow and reservoir processes. This paper presents a novel study for …

The effect of vug distribution on particle straining in permeable media

HJ Khan, D DiCarlo, M Prodanović - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Most studies of particulate transport have been performed in porous and permeable media
of uniform pore size, such as sandstones and sandpacks. Carbonates often contain large …

Capillary rise in vuggy media

HJ Khan, A Mehmani, M Prodanović, D DiCarlo… - Advances in Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbonates can be highly heterogeneous formations with large variations in pore size
distribution and pore space topology, which results in complex multiphase flow behavior …

Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Particle Retention in Vuggy Porous Media

HJ Khan, M Prodanovic, D DiCarlo - SPE International Conference …, 2020 - onepetro.org
Permeability interpretation of well logs in carbonates is difficult due to the vuggy porosity and
its connectivity and, on top of it, potential formation damage in and around the vugs. Here we …