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Resources - Reports, Manuscripts and Dissertations

Consortium Meeting Presentations (2016-2019) (password protected)

Consortium Meeting Presentations (2015)

Consortium Meetings Presentations (2014)

Consortium Meeting Presentations (2013)

Consortium Meeting Presentations (2012)

Consortium Meeting Presentations (2011)

Reports

Department of Energy (DOE)

Surfactant Based Enhanced Oil Recovery and Foam Mobility Control

1st Annual Report - June 2004 (Download)
2nd Annual Report - June 2005 (Download)
3rd Semi-annual Report - February 2006 (Download)
3rd & Final Annual Report - October 2006 (Download)

Fluid-Rock Characterization for NMR Well Logging and Special Core Analysis

1st Annual Report - November 2005 (Download)
2nd Annual Report - February 2007 (Download)
3rd and Final Annual Report - April 2008 (Download)

Integrated, Multi-Scale Characterization of Imbibition and Wettability Phenomena
Using Magnetic Resonance and Wide-Band Dielectric Measurements (with UT)

Final report - September 2007 (Download)

Detection and Production of Methane Hydrates

Phase 2 Report - June 2008 (Download)
Phase 4 Report - June 2010 (Download)
Final Report - May 2012 (Download)

Surfactant Titrations

Surfactant Titration Manual by Dr. Yu Bian (Download)
Acid Number Titration Manual by Dr. Yu Bian (Download)

Book Chapters

Application of the PC-SAFT Equation of State to Asphaltene Phase Behavior by Dr. David Ting (Download)

Manuscripts

Wang, et al., (2023), "Estimation of Permeability Anisotropy and Depositional Cycles in Organic-Rich Chalk by NMR Resestricted Diffusion," SPWLA 64th Annual Logging Symposium, June 10-14, 2023.
Parambathu, et al., (2023), "Effect of Nanoconfinment on NMR Relaxation of Heptane in Kerogen from Molecular Simulations and Experiments," DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03699.
Liu, Y., Wang, X., et al. (2023), “Separation of solid and liquid components in organic-rich chalks using NMR relaxation,” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126223
Xie, Z. H., Singer, P. M., et al., (2022), Time Dependence of Decane Gas Condensation and Evaporation in Kerogen Isolates of an Organic shale in the Gas Condensation Interval from HF NMR,” URTeC 3726766.
Singer, P.M., et l., Correction to “Elucidating the 1H NMR Relaxation Mechanism in Polydisperse Polymers and Bitumen Using Measurements, MD Simulations, and Models,” J. Phys. Chem. B 2020, 124 (20), pp 4222−4233. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c01941
Vavra, E., et al., (2022), “Measuring in-situ capillary pressure of a flowing foam system in porous media,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 621 (2022) 321–330.
Rossen, W.R., Farajzadeh, R., and Hirasaki, G.J., (2022), " Potential and Challenges of Foam-Assisted CO2 Sequestration," SPE-209371-MS
Awad, M.M., et al., (2021), “Study of Bakken and Three Forks Formation using NMR Core Analysis,” SCA2021-030.
Wang, X., Singer, P. M., Liu, Y., Chen, Z., Hirasaki, G. J., Yang, Z., ... & Burger, J. E. (2021, July). “Permeability from NMR in the Unconventional Point-Pleasant Formation”. In SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. OnePetro.

Wang, X., Singer, P. M., Liu, Y., Chen, Z., Hirasaki, G. J., & Vinegar, H. J. (2021). “Pore Size, Tortuosity, and Permeability from NMR Restricted Diffusion in Organic-Rich Chalks”. Petrophysics-The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description, 62(03), 244-264.

Wang, X., Singer, P. M., Chen, Z., Liu, Y., Hirasaki, G. J., Yang, Z. E., ... & Burger, J. E. (2021, May). “Macro-Pore Hydrocarbon Saturation from NMR T1-T2 Maps in the Unconventional Point-Pleasant Formation”. In SPWLA 62nd Annual Logging Symposium. OnePetro.

Amirmoshiri, M., Wang, X., Bai, C., Tewari, R. D., Xie, S. X., Bahrim, R. Z. K., ... & Hirasaki, G. J. (2021). “Distinguishing the Effect of Rock Wettability from Residual Oil on Foam Generation and Propagation in Porous Media”. Energy & Fuels, 35(9), 7681-7692.

Singer, P. M., Liu, Y., Alemany, L. B., Hirasaki, G. J., Chapman, W. G., & Asthagiri, D. (2021). “Molecular dynamics simulations of 1H NMR relaxation in Gd3+--aqua”. arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.10763.

Singer, P. M., Parambathu, A. V., Dos Santos, T. J. P., Liu, Y., Alemany, L. B., Hirasaki, G. J., ... & Asthagiri, D. (2021). “Predicting 1H NMR relaxation in Gd3+ aqua using molecular dynamics simulations”. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

Jian, G., Alcorn, Z., Zhang, L., Puerto, M. C., Soroush, S., Graue, A., ... & Hirasaki, G. J. (2020). “Evaluation of a Nonionic Surfactant Foam for CO2 Mobility Control in a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir”. SPE Journal, 25(06), 3481-3493.

Asthagiri, D., Chapman, W. G., Hirasaki, G. J., & Singer, P. M. (2020). NMR 1H–1H Dipole Relaxation in Fluids: Relaxation of Individual 1H–1H Pairs versus Relaxation of Molecular Modes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 124(47), 10802-10810.

Zhang, L., Jian, G., Puerto, M., Wang, X., Chen, Z., Da, C., ... & Biswal, S. L. (2020). “Crude Oil Recovery with Duomeen CTM-Stabilized Supercritical CO2 Foams for HPHT and Ultrahigh-Salinity Carbonate Reservoirs”. Energy & Fuels, 34(12), 15727-15735.

Amirmoshiri, M., Zhang, L., Puerto, M. C., Tewari, R. D., Bahrim, R. Z. B. K., Farajzadeh, R., ... & Biswal, S. L. (2020). “Role of wettability on the adsorption of an anionic surfactant on sandstone cores”. Langmuir, 36(36), 10725-10738.

Alcorn, Z. P., Føyen, T., Zhang, L., Karakas, M., Biswal, S. L., Hirasaki, G., & Graue, A. (2020, August). “CO2 Foam Field Pilot Design and Initial Results”. In SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference. OnePetro.

Wang, X., Singer, P. M., Chen, Z., Hirasaki, G. J., & Vinegar, H. J. (2020, June). “A New Method of Estimating Tortuosity and Pore Size in Unconventional Formations Using NMR Restricted Diffusion Measurements”. In SPWLA 61st Annual Logging Symposium. OnePetro.

Asthagiri, D., Chapman, W. G., Hirasaki, G. J., & Singer, P. M. (2020). “1H-NMR Dipole-Dipole Relaxation in Fluids: Relaxation of Individual 1H-1H Pairs versus Relaxation of Molecular Modes”. arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.06055.

Asthagiri, D., Chapman, W. G., Hirasaki, G. J., & Singer, P. M. (2020). “1H NMR dipole-dipole relaxation of fluids cannot be explained by mono-exponential autocorrelation of individual 1H-1H pairs”. arXiv e-prints, arXiv-2006.

Parambathu, A. V., Singer, P. M., Hirasaki, G. J., Chapman, W. G., & Asthagiri, D. (2020). “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of NMR Relaxation and Diffusion of Heptane Confined in a Polymer Matrix”. arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.07310.

Asthagiri, D., Chapman, W. G., Hirasaki, G. J., & Singer, P. M. (2020). “NMR ¹H–¹H Dipole Relaxation in Fluids: Relaxation of Individual ¹H–¹H Pairs versus Relaxation of Molecular Modes”.
Vavra, E., Puerto, M., Biswal, S.L., and Hirasaki, G.J., (2020), "A systematic approach to alkaline-surfactant-foam flooding of heavy oil: microfluidic assessment with a novel phase-behavior viscosity map," DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69511-z
Song, J., Rezaee, S., Guo, W., Hernandez, B., Puerto, M., Vargas, F.M., Hirasaki, G.J. and Biswal, S.L., 2020. Evaluating physicochemical properties of crude oil as indicators of low-salinity–induced wettability alteration in carbonate minerals. Scientific Reports, 10(1), pp.1-16.

Dong, P., Puerto, M., Jian, G., Ma, K., Mateen, K., Ren, G., Bourdarot, G., Morel, D., Biswal, S.L. and Hirasaki, G., 2020. Exploring Low-IFT Foam EOR in Fractured Carbonates: Success and Particular Challenges of Sub-10-mD Limestone. SPE Journal. SPE-191725-PA

Song, J., Wang, Q., Shaik, I., Puerto, M., Bikkina, P., Aichele, C., Biswal, S.L. and Hirasaki, G.J., 2020. Effect of salinity, Mg2+ and SO42- on “smart water”-induced carbonate wettability alteration in a model oil system. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 563, 145-155.
Shaik, I. K., Song, J., Biswal, S. L., Hirasaki, G. J., Bikkina, P. K., & Aichele, C. P., 2019. Effect of brine type and ionic strength on the wettability alteration of naphthenic-acid-adsorbed calcite surfaces. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 106567.
Zeng, Y., Bahrim, K., Zhafri, R., Groot, J.A.W.M., Vincent Bonnieu, S., Groenenboom, J., Shafian, M., Rohaida, S., Abdul Manap, A.A., Tewari, R.D., Mohammadian, E., Azdarpor A., Hamidi, H., and Biswal, S.L. 2020. Probing Methane Foam Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media: An Experimental and Numerical Case Study of Permeability-Dependent Rheology and Fluid Diversion at Field Scale. SPE Journal. SPE-199898-PA

Singer, P.M., Chen, Z., Wang, X., and Hirasaki, G.J., (2020), "Diffusive coupling in heptane-saturated kerogen isolates evidenced by NMR T1-T2 and T2-T2 maps," https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1bXYu3iH4Bnb3
Singer, P.M., Valiya Parambathu, A., Wang, X., Asthagiri, D., Chapman, W.G., Hirasaki, G.J., Fleury, M., “Elucidating the 1H NMR Relaxation Mechanism in Polydisperse Polymers and Bitumen using Measurements, MD Simulations, and Models”, doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c01941
Valiya Parambathu, A., Singer, P.M., Hirasaki, G.J., Chapman, W.G., Asthagiri, D., “Critical Role of Confinement in the NMR Surface Relaxation and Diffusion of n-heptane in a Polymer Matrix Revealed by MD Simulations”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c00711, 2020
Chen, Z., Wang, X., Jian, G., Zhang, L., Dong, P., Singer, P.M., Hirasaki, G.J., “Fast Permeability Estimation of an Unconventional Formation Core by Transient-Pressure History-Matching”, Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal, doi.org/10.2118/201107-P A, 2020
Zhang, Leilei; Jian, Guoqing; Puerto, Maura; Southwick, Edward; Hirasaki, George; Biswal, Sibani Lisa; "Static adsorption of a switchable diamine surfactant on natural and synthetic minerals for high-salinity carbonate reservoirs." Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 583 (2019) : 123910.
Zeng, Yongchao; Farajzadeh, Rouhi; Biswal, Sibani L; Hirasaki, George J; "A 2-D simulation study on CO2 soluble surfactant for foam enhanced oil recovery." Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 72 (2019) : 133-143.
Zainuddin, WN; Xie, Sheena X; Kechut, Nor Idah; Kantaatmadja, Budi P; Singer, Philip M; Hirasaki, George J; "Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Between Rock Minerals and DO." SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference (2019)
Song, Jin; Rezaee, Sara; Zhang, Leilei; Zhang, Zhuqing; Puerto, Maura; Wani, Omar B; Vargas, Francisco; Alhassan, Saeed; Biswal, Sibani L; Hirasaki, George J; "Characterizing the influence of organic carboxylic acids and inorganic silica impurities on the surface charge of natural carbonates using an extended surface complexation model." Energy & fuels, 33 (2019) : 957-967.
Parambathu, Arjun Valiya; Asthagiri, Dilip; Singer, Philip; Hirasaki, George J; Chapman, Walter G; "NMR Relaxation and Diffusion in Model Organic Shale Using Molecular Simulations." 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (2019)
Luo, Haishan; Mateen, Khalid; Ma, Kun; Ren, Guangwei; Neillo, Valerie; Blondeau, Christophe; Dong, Pengfei; Puerto, Maura; Biswal, Sibani; Hirasaki, George; "In-Depth Understanding of the Ultra-Low-Interfacial-Tension Foam Flood in Oil-wet Fractured Media through Simulation with an Integrative Mechanistic Foam Model." SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (2019)
Jian, Guoqing; Zhang, Leilei; Da, Chang; Puerto, Maura; Johnston, Keith P; Biswal, Sibani L; Hirasaki, George J; "Evaluating the Transport Behavior of CO2 Foam in the Presence of Crude Oil under High-Temperature and High-Salinity Conditions for Carbonate Reservoirs." Energy & Fuels, 33 (2019) : 6038-6047.
Dong, Pengfei; Puerto, Maura C; Ma, Kun; Mateen, Khalid; Ren, Guangwei; Bourdarot, Gilles; Morel, Danielle; Biswal, Sibani Lisa; Hirasaki, George J; "Ultralow-Interfacial-Tension Foam-Injection Strategy in High-Temperature Ultrahigh-Salinity Fractured Oil-Wet Carbonate Reservoirs." SPE Journal (2019)
Chen, Zeliang; Singer, Philip M; Wang, Xinglin; Vinegar, Harold J; Nguyen, Scott V; Hirasaki, George J; "NMR Evaluation of Light-Hydrocarbon Composition, Pore Size, and Tortuosity in Organic-Rich Chalks." Petrophysics, 60 (2019) : 771-797.
Chen, Yi-Lin; Zhang, Leilei; Song, Jin; Jian, Guoqing; Hirasaki, George; Johnston, Keith; Biswal, Sibani Lisa; "Two-step adsorption of a switchable tertiary amine surfactant measured using a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation." Langmuir, 35 (2019) : 695-701.
Chen, Zeliang; Wang, Xinglin; Jian, Guoqing; Zhang, Leilei; Dong, Pengfei; Singer, Philip M; Hirasaki, George J; "Estimation of the Permeability of an Unconventional Formation Core by History-Matching the Saturation with CO2." Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, 22-24 July 2019 (2019) : 991-1010.
Amirmoshiri, Reza; Puerto, Maura; Farajzadeh, Rouhi; Hirasaki, George J; Biswal, Sibani Lisa; "Characterizing Anionic surfactant Retention on Berea Sandstone." 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (2019)
Jian, G., et al., (2019), "Evaluating the Transport Behavior of CO2 Foam in the Presence of Crude Oil under High-Temperature and High-Salinity Conditions for Carbonate Reservoirs," Energy & Fuels, June, DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00667.
Zhang, L, et al., (2019), "Static adsorption of a switchable diamine surfactant on natural and synthetic minerals for high-salinity carbonate reservoirs," Colloids and Surfaces A. 583, 123910.
Amirmoshiri, M., Zeng, Y., Chen, Z., Singer, P. M., Puerto, M. C., Grier, H., Hirasaki, G. J. (2018). Probing the Effect of Oil Type and Saturation on Foam Flow in Porous Media: Core-Flooding and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Imaging. Energy and Fuels, 32(11), 11177–11189. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b02157
Chen, H., Elhag, A. S., Chen, Y., Noguera, J. A., AlSumaiti, A. M., Hirasaki, G. J., Johnston, K. P. (2018). Oil effect on CO2foam stabilized by a switchable amine surfactant at high temperature and high salinity. Fuel, 227, 247–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.04.020
Da, C., Alzobaidi, S., Jian, G., Zhang, L., Biswal, S. L., Hirasaki, G. J., & Johnston, K. P. (2018). Carbon dioxide/water foams stabilized with a zwitterionic surfactant at temperatures up to 150 °C in high salinity brine. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 166, 880–890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.03.071
Da, C., Jian, G., Alzobaidi, S., Yang, J. H., Biswal, S. L., Hirasaki, G. J., & Johnston, K. P. (2018). Design of CO 2 -in-Water Foam Stabilized With Switchable Amine Surfactants at High Temperature in High Salinity Brine and Effect of Oil. Energy & Fuels, acs.energyfuels.8b02959. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b02959
Ding, L., Zhai, X., Puerto, M. C., Miller, C. A., & Hirasaki, G. J. (2018). Alkaline Surfactant Polymer ASP Process for Shaley Formation with Pyrite. SPE-190231-MS, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.2118/190231-MS
Dong, P., Puerto, M., Jian, G., Ma, K., Mateen, K., & Ren, G. (2018). Exploring Low-IFT Foam EOR in Fractured Carbonates : Success and Particular Challenges of Sub-10-mD Limestone. SPE-191725-MS, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. https://doi.org/10.2118/191725-MS
Dong, P., Puerto, M., Ma, K., Mateen, K., Ren, G., Bourdarot, G., Hirasaki, G. (2018). Ultralow-Interfacial-Tension Foam Injection Strategy Investigation in High Temperature Ultra-High Salinity Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs. In SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers. https://doi.org/10.2118/190259-MS
Elhag, A. S., Da, C., Chen, Y., Mukherjee, N., Noguera, J. A., Alzobaidi, S., Johnston, K. P. (2018). Viscoelastic diamine surfactant for stable carbon dioxide/water foams over a wide range in salinity and temperature. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 522, 151–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2018.03.037
Jian, G., Puerto, M., Wehowsky, A., Miller, C., Hirasaki, G. J., & Biswal, S. L. (2018). Characterizing adsorption of associating surfactants on carbonates surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 513, 684–692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.11.041
Puerto, M. C., Lopez-Salinas, J. L., Jian, G., Hirasaki, G. J., & Miller, C. A. (2018). Laboratory Studies of Ternary Surfactant Formulation for EOR in Oil-Wet, High-Temperature Carbonate Formations. In SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers. https://doi.org/10.2118/190290-MS
Qi, L., Song, C., Wang, T., Li, Q., Hirasaki, G. J., & Verduzco, R. (2018). Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Reversible Emulsification and Recovery of Heavy Oil. Langmuir, 34(22), 6522–6528. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00655
Ramadhan, G., Hirasaki, G., & Nguyen, Q. P. (2018). Foaming Behavior of CO2-Soluble, Viscoelastic Surfactant in Homogenous Porous Media. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference. https://doi.org/10.2118/190302-MS
Asthagiri, D., Singer, P.M., Valiya Parambathu, A., Chen, Z., Hirasaki, G.J., Chapman, W.G., “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of NMR Relaxation and Diffusion of Hydrocarbons”, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2018-27, doi.org/10.1190/RDP2018-41993412.1, 2018
Singer, P.M., Asthagiri, D., Chapman, W.G., Hirasaki, G.J., “NMR Spin-Rotation Relaxation and Diffusion of Methane”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 148 (20), 204504,
doi.org/10.1063/1.5027097, 2018
Singer, P. M., Asthagiri, D., Chen, Z., Valiya Parambathu, A., Hirasaki, G. J., & Chapman, W. G. (2018). Role of internal motions and molecular geometry on the NMR relaxation of hydrocarbons. Journal of Chemical Physics, 148(16), 164507. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5023240
Singer, P. M., Chen, Z., Alemany, L. B., Hirasaki, G. J., Zhu, K., Xie, Z. H., & Vo, T. D. (2018). Interpretation of NMR Relaxation in Bitumen and Organic Shale Using Polymer-Heptane Mixes. Energy and Fuels, 32(2), 1534–1549. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03603
Vavra, E. D., Zeng, Y., Xiao, S., Hirasaki, G. J., & Biswal, S. L. (2018). Microfluidic Devices for Characterizing Pore-scale Event Processes in Porous Media for Oil Recovery Applications. Journal of Visualized Experiments, (131), e56592. https://doi.org/10.3791/56592
Dong, P., et al., (2017), Low-Interfacial- Tension Foaming System for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Highly Heterogeneous/Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs SPE-184569-MS
Vavra, E., et al., Microfluidic Devices for Characterizing Pore-Scale Events Processes in Porous Media for Oil Recovery Applications. Journal of Visual Experiments
Lin, Y.; et al., (2017)., Characterizing Asphaltene Deposition in the Presence of Chemical Dispersants in Porous Media Micromodels. Energy & Fuels
Xiao, S., et al., (2017), Destabilization, Propagation, and Generation of Surfactant-Stabilized Foam during Crude Oil Displacement in Heterogeneous Model Porous Media. Langmuir
Jian, G., et al., Characterizing Adsorption of Associating Surfactants on Carbonates Surfaces, JCIS
P.M. Singer, et al., (2017), "NMR Relaxation of Polymer - Alkane Mixes, A Model System for Crude Oils," SPWLA-2017-XX.
Chen, Z., Singer P.M., Kuang, J., Vargas, M., Hirasaki, G.J, “Effects of Bitumen Extraction on the 2D NMR Response of Saturated Kerogen Isolates”, Petrophysics, 58 (5), 470, 2017

Chen, Z., Singer P.M., Hirasaki, G.J, “Effects of Bitumen Extraction on the 2D NMR Response of Saturated Kerogen Isolates”, Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts, SPWLA-2017-S, 2017
P. Dong, et al., (2017), "Low-Interfacial-Tension Foaming System for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Highly Heterogeneous/Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs," SPE-184569-MS.
Luqing Li, et al., (2017), " Segregation of Amphiphilic Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles to Bicontinuous Oil/Water Microemulsion Phases," Energy & Fuels, (31) 2, 1339-1346.
Jin Song, et al., (2017), " Surface complexation modeling of calcite zeta potential measurements in brines with mixed potential determining ions (Ca2+, CO32−, Mg2+, SO42−) for characterizing carbonate wettability, JCIS, 506, 169-179.
P. M. Singer , D. Asthagiri, W. G. Chapman, G. J. Hirasaki, (2017), "Molecular dynamics simulations of NMR relaxation and diffusion of bulk hydrocarbons and water," Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 277, 15–24.
Lei Ding, Guicai Zhang, Jacob Behling, Jose Luis Lopez-Salinas, Jijiang Ge, Maura C. Puerto, George J. Hirasaki, and Clarence A. Miller, (2016), "Determination of the Active Soap Number of Crude Oil and Soap Partitioning Behavior," Energy & Fuels, 30 (12), 10106–10116.
Jian, G., Puerto, M.C., Wehowsky, A., Dong, P., Johnston, K.P., Hirasaki, G.J., and Biswal., S.L., (2016), "Static Adsorption of an Ethoxylated Nonionic Surfactant on Carbonate Minerals," Langmuier, 32, 10244-10252.
Qi, L., ShamsiJazeyi, H., Ruan, G., Mann, J., Lin, Y., Song, C., Ma, Y., Wang, L., Tour, J., Hirasaki, G., Verduzco, R., (2017), "Segregation of Amphiphilic Polymer-Coated Nanopartiles to Bicontinuous Oil/Water Microemulsion Phases," Energy & Fuels, 31 (2), 1339-1346.
Wang, L., Asthagiri, D., Zeng, Y., and Chapman, W.G., (2017), “Simulation Studies on the Role of Lauryl Betaine in Modulating the Stability of AOS Surfactant-Stabilized Foams Used in Enhanced Oil Recovery,” Energy & Fuels, 31, 1512-1519.
Zeng, Y., Muthuswamy, A., Ma, K., Wang, L., Farajzadeh, R., Puerto, M., Vincent-Bonnieu, S., Eftekhari, A.A., Wang, Y., Da, C., Joyce, J.C., Biswal, S.L., and Hirasaki, G.J., (2016), “Insights on Foam Transport from a Texture-Implicit Local-Equilibrium Model with an Improved Parameter Estimation Algorithm,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 55, 7819-7829.
Zeng, Y., Farajzadeh, R., Eftekhari, A.A., Vincent-Bonnieu, S., Muthuswamy, A., Rossen, W.R., Hirasaki, G.J., and Biswal, S.L., (2016), “Role of Gas Type on Foam Transport in Porous Media,” Langmuir, 32,6239-6245.
Elhag, A.S., Chen, Y., Reddy, P.P., Noguera, J.A., Ou, A.M., Hirasaki, G.J., Nguyn, Q.P., Biswal, S.L., and Johnston, K.P. (2014), “Switchable diamine surfactants for CO2 mobility control in enhanced oil recovery and sequestration,” Energy Procedia, 63, 7709-7716.
Zeng, Y., Ma, K., Farajzadeh, R., Puerto, M., Biswal, S.L., Hirasaki, G.J., (2016), “Effect of Surfactant Partitioning Between Gaseous Phase and Aqueous Phase on CO2 Foam Transport for EOR,” Transp. Porous Med., 114, 777-793.
Li, Y., Puerto, M., Bao, X., Zhang, W., Jin, J., Su, Z., Shen, Shaochun, Hirasaki, G.J., and Miller, C.A., “Synergism amd Performance for Systems Containing Binary Mixtures of Anionic/Cationic Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery,” J. Surfactants and Detergents, 20, 21-34.
Ding, L., Zhang, G., Behling, J., Lopez-Salinas, J.L., Ge, J., Puerto, M.C., Hirasaki, G.J., Miller, C.A., (2016), “Determination of the Active Soap Number of Crude Oil and Soap Partitioning Behavior,” Energy & Fuels, 30(12), 10106–10116.
Singer, P.M., Asthagiri, D., Chapman, W.G., and Hirasaki, G.J., (2017), “Molecular dynamics simulations of NMR relaxation and diffusion of bulk hydrocarbons and water,” J. Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 277, 15-24.
Singer, P.M., Chen, Z., and Hirasaki, G.J., (2016), “Fluid Typing and Pore Size in Organic Shale Using 2D NMR in Saturated Kerogen Isolates,” Petrophysics, December 604-619.
Liontas, R., Ma, K., Hiraski, G., Biswal, S.L. “Neighbor-induced bubble pinch-off: novel mechanisms of in situ foam generation in microfluidic channels,” Soft Matter, 9, 10971-10984 (2013), DOI:10.1039/C3SM51605A.
Chatterjee, S., Bhatnagar, G. Dugan, B., et al. (2014), “The impact of lithologic heterogeneity and focused fluid flow upon gas hydrate distribution in marine sediments,” J Geophysical Resarch Solid Earth, Vol. 119.9, 6705-6732.
Cui, L., Ma, K., Abdala, A. A., Lu, J., Tanakov, I. M., Biswal, S. L., & Hirasaki, G. J. “Adsorption of a Switchable Cationic Surfactant on Natural Carbonate Minerals.” Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal, (2014) DOI:10.2118/169040-PA
Cui, L., Puerto, M., Lopez-Salinas, J.L., Biswal, S.L., Hirasaki, G. “Improved Methylene Blue Two-Phase Titration Method for Determining Cationic Surfactant Concentration in High-Salinity Brine.” Analytical Chemistry. 86(22), 11055-11061 (2014) DOI: 10.1021/ac500767m
Conn, C., Ma, K., Hirasaki, G. J., & Biswal, S. L. (2014). Visualizing oil displacement with foam in a microfluidic device with permeability contrasts. Lab on a Chip, 14, 3968-3977.
Chen, Y., Elhag, A. S., Poon, B. M., Cui, L., Ma, K., Liao, S. Y., Reddy, P.P., Worthen, A. J., Hirasaki, G.H., Nguyen, Q.P., Biswal, S.L., Johnston, K. P. “Switchable Nonionic to Cationic Ethoxylated Amine Surfactants for CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery in High-Temperature, High-Salinity Carbonate Reservoirs.” Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal, 19(2), 249-259. (2014) DOI:10.2118/154222-PA
Puerto, M., Hirasaki, G.J., Miller, C.A., (2015), “Effects of Hardness and Cosurfactants on Phase Behavior of Alcohol-Free Propoxylated Sulfate Systems, SPEJ, Vol. 20.5, 1145-1153.
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Polymer Coated Nanoparticles for EOR, Hadi ShamsiJazeyi (Download)
Adsorption of Anionic and Cationic Surfactants on Carbonates, Kun Ma (Download)
Reducing Adsorption of Anionic Surfactants for EOR: Hadi ShamsiJazeyi (Download)
Precip. Asphaltene at High-Pressure and High- Temperature , by Mohammad Tavakkol (Download)
Asphaltene Dep. in Different Dep. Environ.: Part 1. Model Oil, by Mohammad Tavakkol (Download)
Asphaltene Dep. in Different Dep. Environ.: Part 2. Real Oil, by Mohammad Tavakkol (Download)
Investigation of Oil-Asphaltene Slurry Rheological Behavior, by Mohammad Tavakkoli (Download)
Effects of Hardness and Cosurfactant on Phase Behavior, by Maura Puerto (Download)
Adsorption of a Cationic Surfactant on Carbonate Minerals, by Leyu Cui (Download)
Polydisperse behavior of asphaltenes during precipitation, by Mohammad Tavakkoli (Download)
Property Scaling Relations for Nonpolar Hydrocarbons, by Sai Panugant (Download)
SAFT model for upstream asphaltene applications, by Sai Panugant (Download)
PC-SAFT Characterization of Crude Oils and Asphaltene, by Sai Panuganti (Download)
Tar Mat from Asphaltene Compositional Grading, by Sai Ravindra Panuganti, et al.(Download)
Carbon Capture, High Pressure Stripper, by Sumedh Warudkar, et al. (Download)
Carbon Capture, Low Pressure Stripper, by Sumedh Warudkar, et al. (Download)
Sacrificial Agent for Surfactant Adsorption, by Hadi Shams Jazaya, et al. (Download)
Surfactant Flooding Low Salinity, Fractured Carbonate Reservoir, by Aparna Raju Sagi, et al. (Download)
Estimation of Foam Parameters, Part 3, by Kun Ma, et al. (Download)
Simulation of Foam Flow: Dry-Out Effect, by Kun Ma,et al. (Download)

Determination of Anhydrite in Reservoirs for EOR by Jose Lopez, et al. (Download)
Methane Hydrate at PETM by Guangsheng Gu, et al. (Download)
Sulfate, Alkalinity, & Isotope Profiles in Methane Hydrate Systems by Sayantan Chatterjee, et al. (Download)
Wettability Alteration of Clays in Solid Stabilized Emulsions by Dr. Tianmin Jiang, et al. (Download)
Low IFT, Wettability, & Foam in Heterogeneous Systems by Dr. Robert Li, et al. (Download)
Viscosity of Live BItumen from NMR by Dr. Elton Yang, et al. (Download)
Methane Hydrate in Heterogeneous Systems by Sayantan Chatterjee, et al. (Download)
Separation of Produced Emulsions from Surfactant EOR by Dr. Olina Raney, et al. (Download)
Effects of clay wettability and process variables on diluted bitumen emulsion by Dr. Tianmin Jiang, et al. (Download)
Analytical Theory for Sulfate-Methane Transition to Gas Hydrate Saturation by Dr. Gaurav Bhatnagar, et al. (Download)
Surfactant Systems For EOR In High-temperature, High-salinity Environments, by Dr. Maura Puerto, et al. (Download)
One-Third Rule for Hydrocarbons by Dr. Francisco Vargas, et al. (Download)
Kaolinite Zeta Potential by Dr. Tianmin Jiang, et al. (Download)
Saturation Profiles via NMR Imaging by Dr. Michael Rauschhuber, et al. (Download)
ASP Processes: A Wide Range of Conditions for Good Recovery by Dr. Shunhua Liu, et al. (Download)
Flow Assurance by Dr. Doris Golzales, et al. (Download)
Asphaltene Stability by Dr. Francisco Vargas, et al. (Download)
Modeling Asphaltene Phase Behavior in Crude Oil Systems by Dr. Francisco Vargas, et al. (Download)
Silicate and pH for removal of rag layer by Dr. Tianmin Jiang, et al. (Download)
Viscometer for Opaque, Sealed Microemulsion Samples by Jose Lopez, et al. (Download)
A Review of Surfactant EOR by Dr. George Hirasaki, et al. (Download)
Methods for removal rag layer containing clay solids using silicate and pH by Dr. Tianmin Jiang, et al. (Download)
Effect of Overpressure on gas Hydrate Distribution by Dr. Gaurav Bhatnagar, et al. (Download)
Modeling Study of CO₂ Induced Asphaltene Precipitation by Dr. Doris Gonzalez, et al. (Download)
NMR Measurement of BItumen at Different Temperatures by Dr. Elton Yang, et al. (Download)
Foam Mobility Control for Surfactant EOR by Dr. Robert Li, et al. (Download)
Sulfate-Methane Transition as Hydrate Proxy by Dr. Gaurav Bhatnagar, et al. (Download)
Sulfate-Methane Transition as Hydrate Proxy by Dr. Gaurav Bhatnagar, et al. (Download)
Paramagnetic Relaxation in Sandstones by Dr. Vivek Anand, et al. (Download)
Foam sweep in fractures for enhanced oil recovery by Dr. Wei Yan, et al. (Download)
Emulsion Drop Size from NMR by Dr. Clint Aichele, et al. (Download)

Asphaltene Precipitation due to Composition Changes by Dr. Doris Gonzalez, et al. (Download)
CO₂ Induced Asphaltene Precipitation by Dr. Doris Gonzalez, et al. (Download)
Diluted Bitumen w/o Emulsion Stability and Characterization by NMR by Dr. Tianmin Jiang, et al. (Download)
Generalization of Gas Hydrate Distribution and Saturation in Marine Sediments by Dr. Gaurav Bhatnagar, et al. (Download)
Favorable Attributes Of Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer Flooding by Dr. Shunhua Liu, et al. (Download)
Upscaling of Foam Mobility Control to Three Dimensions by Dr. Busheng Li, et al. (Download)
Effect Of Drilling-Mud Base-Oil Contamination On Crude Oil T 2 Distributions by Dr. Arjun Kurup, et al. (Download)
Diffusional Coupling Between Micro And Macroporosity For NMR Relaxation In Sandstones And Grainstones by Dr. Vivek Anand, et al. (Download)
Foam for Controlling Water Production by Dr. Vikram Bhide, et al. (Download)
Effects of OBM Invasion on Irreducible Water Saturation: Mechanisms and Modifications of NMR Interpretation by Dr. Jason Chen, et al. (Download)
Study of Wettability Alteration from NMR: Effect of OBM on Wettability and NMR Responses by Dr. Jason Chen, et al. (Download)
Wettability Alteration and Spontaneous Imbibition in Oil-Wet Carbonate Formations by Dr. Leslie Zhang, et al. (Download)
Surface Chemistry of Oil Recovery From Fractured, Oil-Wet, Carbonate Formations by Dr. Leslie Zhang, et al. (Download)
NMR Diffusion Editing for D-T2 Maps: Application to Reconition of Wettability Change by Dr. Mark Flaum, et al. (Download)
Core And Log NMR Measurements Indicate Reservoir Rock Is Altered By OBM Filtrate by Dr. John Shafer, et al. (Download)
Chemically induced destabilization of water-in-crude oil emulsions by Dr. Alejandro Pena, et al. (Download)
Enhanced characterization of oilfield emulsions via NMR diffusion and transverse relaxation experiments by Dr. Alejandro Pena, et al. (Download)
NMR Properties of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids by Dr. Martin Hurlimann, et al. (Download)
Wettability, Saturation, and Viscosity from NMR Measurements by Dr. Robert Freedman, et al. (Download)
CPMG relaxation by diffusion with constant magnetic field gradient in a restricted geometry: numerical simulation and application by Dr. Gigi Zhang, et al. (Download)
Internal Gradients in Porous Media by Dr. Gigi Zhang, et al. (Download)
Modeling of Asphaltene Phase Behavior with the SAFT Equation of State by Dr. David Ting, et al. (Download)
Prediction of Asphaltene Instability under Gas Injection with the SAFT EOS by Dr. Doris Gonzalez, et al. (Download)
Surface Chemistry of Oil Recovery From Fractured, Oil-Wet, Carbonate Formations by Dr. Leslie Zhang, et al. (Download)
Vorticity Alignment and Negative Normal Stresses in Sheared Attractive Emulsions by Dr. Alberto Montesi, et al. (Download)

Dissertations

Influence of Electrostatic Potential to Wettability in Brine-Oil-Mineral System, MS thesis by Tao Deng (Download)
Foam Rheology of Zwitterionic and Anionic Surfactant Blends in Porous Media, PhD thesis by Aarthi Muthuswamy (Download)
Marine Gas Hydrates: response to change of seafloor temperature, ocean sulfate concentration, and composition effect, PhD thesis by Guangsheng GU (Download)
Thermodynamic Modeling and Molecular Simulation of Amphiphilic Systems, PhD thesis by Le Wang (Download)
Foam for Mobility Control in EOR Processes, PhD thesis by Leyu Cui (Download)
Asphaltene Behavior in Crude Oil Systems, PhD thesis by Sai Panugant (Download)
Hydrate Distribution in Heterogeneous Marine Sediments, thesis, Sayantan Chatterjee (Download)
Alkanolamine absorption process to economize carbon capture - Sumedh Warudkar (Download)
Transport of Surfactant and Foam in Porous Media for EOR - Kun Ma (Download)
Pore Structure Characterization by NMR and Tracer Analysis - Neeraj Rohilla (Download)
Foam for Mobility Control in ASP EOR Processes - Dr. Wei Yan. (Download)
Profiling Relaxation Time and Diffusivity Distribution with Low Field NMR - Dr. Michael Rauschhuber (Download)
Viscosity & NMR Relaxation of Heavy Oil - Dr. Elton Yang (Download)
Foam Mobility Control in Surfactant EOR - Dr. Robert Li (Download)
NMR Response of Liquids and Natural Gas Mixtures - Dr. Arjun Kurup (Download)
Accumulation of gas hydrates in marine sediments - Dr. Gaurav Bhatnagar (Download)
Characterization and Rheology of Emulsions from Deepwater Fields - Mohammed AlWadani (Download)
Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Enhanced Oil Recovery Process - Dr. Shunhua Liu (Download)
NMR Well Logging: Diffusional Coupling and Internal Gradients in Porous Media - Dr. Vivek Anand (Download)
Fluid-Rock Characterization using NMR Diffusion Editing - Dr. Mark Flaum (Download)
Thermodynamic Stability and Phase Behavior of Asphaltenes in Oil and of
Other Highly Asymmetric Mixtures - Dr. David Ting (Download)
Dynamic Aspects of Emulsion Stability - Dr. Alejandro Pena (Download)
NMR Relaxation and Diffusion Characterzation of Hydrocarbon Gases and Liquids - Ying Zhang (Download)