Publications
Electrical Properties, Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation
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S. Basu and M. M. Sharma, “An Improved Space Charge Model for Flow Through Charged Microporous Membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science, vol. 124, no. 1, pp. 77–91, 1997, doi: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00229-3.
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M. Jin and M. M. Sharma, “Shaly Sand Formation Evaluation Using a Single Membrane Potential Measurement”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 11, no. 04, pp. 301–310, 1994, doi: 10.1016/0920-4105(94)90048-5.
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A. A. Garrouch and M. M. Sharma, “The Influence of Clay Content, Salinity, Stress and Wettability on the Dielectric Properties of Brine-Saturated Rocks: 10 Hz to 10 MHz”, Geophysics, vol. 59, no. 06, pp. 909–917, 1994, doi: 10.1190/1.1443650 .
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O. A. de Lima and M. M. Sharma, “A Generalized Maxwell - Wagner Theory for Membrane Polarization in Shaly Sands”, Geophysics, vol. 57, no. 03, pp. 431–440, 1992, doi: 10.1190/1.1443257 .
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M. Jin and M. M. Sharma, “A Model for Electrochemical and Electrokinetic Coupling in Inhomogeneous Porous Media”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 142, 1991.
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H. Dunlap, A. Garrouch, and M. M. Sharma, “Effects of Wettability, Pore Geometry and Stress on Electrical Conduction in Fluid Saturated Rocks”, The Log Analyst, vol. 32, no. 05, pp. 511–526, 1991, [Online]. Available: https://www.onepetro.org/journal-paper/SPWLA-1991-v32n5a3
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O. A. de Lima and M. M. Sharma, “A Grain Conductivity Approach to Shaly Sandstones”, Geophysics, vol. 55, 1990.
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J. Kuo, M. M. Sharma, and T. Yen, “Electrokinetic Behavior of a Porous Composite Oxide Matrix”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 126, 1988.
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M. M. Sharma, “Streaming Potential in Inhomogeneous Packed Beds”, Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 43, 1987.
Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation, Acoustic Properties
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A. N. Tutuncu, A. L. Podio, and M. M. Sharma, “An Experimental Investigation of Factors Influencing Compressional and Shear Wave Velocities and Attenuations in Tight Gas Sandstones”, Geophysics, vol. 59, no. 01, pp. 77–86, 1994, doi: 10.1190/1.1443536.
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M. M. Sharma, A. N. Tutuncu, and A. L. Podio, “Grain Contact Adhesion Hysteresis: A Mechanism for Attenuation of Seismic Waves in Sedimentary Granular Media”, in SEG Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., October 23-28, 1994: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1994. [Online]. Available: https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SEG-1994-1077
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A. N. Tutuncu and M. M. Sharma, “The Influence of Fluids on Grain Contact Stiffness and Frame Moduli in Sedimentary Rocks”, Geophysics, vol. 57, 1992.
Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation, Flow Properties
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S. Mohanty and M. M. Sharma, “A Monte Carlo RSRG Method for the Conduction and Percolation Properties of Anisotropic Correlated Lattices”, Physics Letters A, vol. 154, 1991.
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B. Mishra and M. M. Sharma, “Measurement of Pore Size Distributions from Capillary Pressure Curves”, AIChE Journal, vol. 34, 1988.
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Y. C. Yortsos and M. M. Sharma, “Application of Percolation Theory to Gas Solid Reactions”, AIChE Journal, vol. 32, 1986.
Pressure Interference Testing, Fracturing Multi-Well Pads
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A. Kumar, K. Shrivastava, B. Elliott, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Parent Well Production on Child Well Stimulation and Productivity”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2020: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2020. doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/199700-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Pressure Interference Testing, Fracturing Multi-Well Pads
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A. Kumar, P. Seth, K. Shrivastava, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Integrated Analysis of Tracer and Pressure-Interference Tests To Identify Well Interference”, SPE Journal, vol. 25, no. 04, pp. 1623–1635, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/201233-PA.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Pressure Interference Testing, Fracturing Multi-Well Pads
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R. Manchanda, B. Elliott, P. Seth, and M. M. Sharma, “Multi-Well Poroelastic Pressure Interference Analysis: Towards Real-Time Fracture Diagnostics”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2020: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2020. doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/199720-MS.
Pressure Interference Testing
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P. Seth, R. Manchanda, B. Elliott, S. Zheng, and M. M. Sharma, “Diagnosing Multi-Cluster Fracture Propagation Using Dynamic Poroelastic Pressure Transient Analysis”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2019. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2019-1092.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling, Pressure Interference Testing
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R. Manchanda, B. Elliott, and M. M. Sharma, “Interpreting Inter-Well Poroelastic Pressure Transient Data: An Analytical Approach”, in 53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, New York, New York, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2019: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2019.
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B. Elliott, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Interpreting Inter-Well Poroelastic Pressure Transient Data: An Analytical Approach Validated with Field Case Studies”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.105530/urtec-2019-449.
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P. Seth, K. Shrivastava, A. Kumar, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Pressure Interference between Fractured Horizontal Wells: Impact of Complex Fracture Growth on Offset Well Pressure Measurements”., in 53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, New York, New York, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2019: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2019.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Pressure Interference Testing
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P. Seth, R. Manchanda, S. Zheng, D. P. Gala, and M. M. Sharma, “Poroelastic Pressure Transient Analysis: A New Method for Interpretation of Pressure Communication between Wells during Hydraulic Fracturing”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A., February 5-7, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: 10.2118/194358-MS.
Fracture Diagnostics, Pressure Interference Testing
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P. Seth, R. Manchanda, A. Kumar, and M. M. Sharma, “Estimating Hydraulic Fracture Geometry by Analyzing the Pressure Interference Between Fractured Horizontal Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., September 24-26, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.
Formation Damage, Problem Well Diagnosis / Remediation
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G. Narayanaswamy, M. M. Sharma, and G. A. Pope, “Effect of Heterogeneity on the Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient”, in SPE Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, March 15-16, 1998: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1998. doi: 10.2118/39979-MS.
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E. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “Unconsolidated Sand Grain Shape, Size Impact on Frac-Pack Design”, Oil and Gas Journal, vol. 95, no. 20, pp. 67–72, 1997, [Online]. Available: http://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-95/issue-20/in-this-issue/production/unconsolidated-sand-grain-shape-size-impact-frac-pack-design.html
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K. Sepehrnoori, M. M. Sharma, and G. Trussell, “A Heuristic Classification Program to Diagnose and Recommend Treatment for Near- Wellbore Production Problems”, Artificial Intelligence Conference. 1990.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Profile Control and Polymer Injection
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M. Zechner, T. Clemens, A. Suri, and M. M. Sharma, “Simulation of Polymer Injection Under Fracturing Conditions—An Injectivity Pilot in the Matzen Field, Austria”, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, vol. 18, no. 02, pp. 236–249, 2015, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/169043-PA.
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F. Lalehrokh, S. L. Bryant, C. Huh, and M. M. Sharma, “Application of pH-Triggered Polymers in Fractured Reservoirs to Increase Sweep Efficiency”, in SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A., April 20-23, 2008: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2008. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/113800-MS.
Profile Control and Polymer Injection, Proppant Placement
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S. Malhotra and M. M. Sharma, “Impact of Fluid Elasticity on Miscible Viscous Fingering”, Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 117, pp. 125–135, 2014, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2014.06.023.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Profile Control and Polymer Injection, Improved oil recovery
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S. K. Choi, M. M. Sharma, S. L. Bryant, and C. Huh, “pH-Sensitive Polymers for Novel Conformance-Control and Polymer-Flood Applications”, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, vol. 13, no. 06, pp. 926–939, 2010, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/121686-PA.
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C. Huh, S. L. Bryant, M. M. Sharma, and S. K. Choi, “pH Sensitive Polymers for Novel Conformance Control and Polymerflood Applications”, in SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., April 20-22, 2009: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/121686-MS.
Oilfield water handling, Profile Control and Polymer Injection
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I. Benson, L. Nghiem, S. L. Bryant, M. M. Sharma, and C. Huh, “Development and Use of a Simulation Model for Mobility/Conformance Control Using a pH-Sensitive Polymer”, 2007 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 2007.
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C. Huh, S. K. Choi, and M. M. Sharma, “A Rheological Model for pH Sensitive Ionic Polymer Solutions for Optimal Mobility Control Applications”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., October 9-12, 2005: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2005. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/96914-MS.
Oilfield water handling, Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Profile Control and Polymer Injection
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S. K. Choi, Y. M. Ermel, S. L. Bryant, C. Huh, and M. M. Sharma, “Transport of a pH-Sensitive Polymer in Porous Media for Novel Mobility-Control Applications”, in SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A., April 22-26, 2006: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. doi: 10.2118/99656-MS.
Oilfield water handling, Formation Damage, Profile Control and Polymer Injection
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H. A. Al-Anazi and M. M. Sharma, “Use of a pH Sensitive Polymer for Conformance Control”, in International Symposium & Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 20-21, 2002: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2002. doi: 10.2118/73782-MS.
Acid fracturing, Proppant conductivity, Fracturing experiments
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W. Wu, M. Szabian, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Acid Etching on Surface Topography, Mechanical Properties, and Fracture Conductivity in Shale”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 20-22, 2020: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2020-3177.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Proppant conductivity
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W. Wu, P. Kakkar, J. Zhou, R. T. Russell, and M. M. Sharma, “An Experimental Investigation of the Conductivity of Unpropped Fractures in Shales”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 24-28, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/184858-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant conductivity
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W. Wu, R. T. Russell, and M. M. Sharma, “An Experimental Method to Study the Impact of Fracturing Fluids on Fracture Conductivity in Heterogeneous Shales”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 24-26, 2017, 2017.
Condensate Banking / Productivity of Gas Condensate Wells, Flow Properties, Wettability Alteration, Proppant conductivity
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V. Bang, V. Kumar, P. S. Ayyalasomayajula, G. A. Pope, and M. M. Sharma, “Relative Permeability of Gas/Condensate Fluids: A General Correlation”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., September 24-27, 2006: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. doi: 10.2118/102741-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling
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R. Manchanda, S. Zheng, S. Hirose, and M. M. Sharma, “Integrating Reservoir Geomechanics with Multiple Fracture Propagation and Proppant Placement”, SPE Journal, vol. 25, no. 02, pp. 662–691, 2020, doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/199366-PA.
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S. S. Yi, C.-H. Wu, and M. M. Sharma, “Optimization of Plug-and-Perforate Completions for Balanced Treatment Distribution and Improved Reservoir Contact”, SPE Journal, vol. 25, no. 02, pp. 558–572, 2020, doi: 10.2118/194360-PA.
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C.-H. Wu and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling Proppant Transport Through Perforations in a Horizontal Wellbore”, SPE Journal, vol. 24, no. 04, pp. 1777–1789, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/179117-PA.
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M. Zhang, C.-H. Wu, and M. M. Sharma, “Proppant Placement in Perforation Clusters in Deviated Wellbores”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2019. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2019-298.
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H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “Modelling of Hydraulic Fracture Closure on Proppants with Proppant Settling”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 171, pp. 636–645, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.07.067.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling, Fracture flowback
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S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling Fracture Closure with Proppant Settling and Embedment during Shut-In and Production”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 35, no. 04, pp. 668–683, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/201205-PA.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling, Perforation design
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S. S. Yi, C.-H. Wu, and M. M. Sharma, “Optimization of Plug-and-Perf Completions for Balanced Treatment Distribution and Improved Reservoir Contact”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A., February 5-7, 2019: Society of Petroluem Engineers, 2019.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Re-fracturing
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S. S. Yi, R. Manchanda, M. M. Sharma, and N. P. Roussel, “Preventing Heel Dominated Fractures in Horizontal Well Refracturing”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A., February 5-7, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: 10.2118/194341-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Re-fracturing, Fracture modeling
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S. S. Yi and M. M. Sharma, “A new method to calculate slurry distribution among multiple fractures during fracturing and refracturing”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 170, pp. 304–314, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.06.048.
Proppant Placement, Choke-Management, Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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E. Karantinos, M. M. Sharma, J. A. Ayoub, M. Parlar, and R. A. Chanpura, “Choke-Management Strategies for Hydraulically Fractured Wells and Frac-Pack Completions in Vertical Wells”, SPE Production & Operations, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/178973-PA.