Publications
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors
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J. Hwang, P. Bhardwaj, M. M. Sharma, S. Sathyamoorthy, K. Amaning, and A. Singh, “Water Injection Well Performance and Fracture Propagation in a Channel Sand Reservoir: An Offshore Ghana Case Study”, in 2019 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., May 6-9, 2019: Offshore Technology Conference, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.4043/29311-MS.
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T. Clemens et al., “Optimizing Water-Injection Design in a Shallow Offshore Reservoir”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 32, no. 04, pp. 551–563, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180143-PA.
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T. Clemens et al., “Reservoir Management of a low Permeability off-shore Reservoir Utilizing Water Injection into a Watered-out Horizontal Well under Fracturing Conditions”, in EUROPEC 2015, Madrid Spain, June 1-4, 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/174352-MS.
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J. Hwang and M. M. Sharma, “Filtration in Frac Packs and its Impact on Injector Performance”, SPE Producation & Operations, vol. 29, no. 03, pp. 204–215, 2014, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/168135-PA.
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M. Zechner, T. Clemens, A. Suri, and M. M. Sharma, “Simulation of Polymer Injection under Fracturing Conditions - A Field Pilot in the Matzen Field, Austria”, in SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, April 12–16, 2014.: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/169043-MS.
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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “Fracture Growth in Horizontal Injectors”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 19-21, 2009: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/119379-MS.
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M. M. Sharma, “Effective Oilfield Water Management Through Fractured Injectors for Mature Fields”, Technical Strategies for Marginal and Mature Fields Development conference. 2006.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Emulsions
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J. Hwang and M. M. Sharma, “Generation and filtration of O/W emulsions under near-wellbore flow conditions during produced water re-injection”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 165, pp. 798–810, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.03.015.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Fracture modeling
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P. Bhardwaj, R. Manchanda, J. Hwang, P. Cardiff, and M. M. Sharma, “A New Reservoir Scale Model for Fracture Propagation and Stress Reorientation in Injection Wells”, in 50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. June 26-29, 2016: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2016.
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P. Bhardwaj, J. Hwang, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Injection Induced Fracture Propagation and Stress Reorientation in Waterflooded Reservoirs”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/181883-MS.
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J. Hwang, E. C. Bryant, and M. M. Sharma, “Stress Reorientation in Waterflooded Reservoirs”, in SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 23-25 February 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/173220-MS.
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.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Frac-Packing
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J. Hwang, S. Lehardi, and M. M. Sharma, “Filtration in Frac-Packs and its Impact on Injector Performance”, in SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, February 26-28, 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/168135-MS.
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J. Hwang and M. M. Sharma, “Particle filtration in propped hydraulically fractured injection wells and its impact on water injector performance”, 247th ACS National Meeting and Exposition. American Chemical Society, Dallas, TX, U.S.A., March 16-20, 2014, 2014.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Hydraulic Fracturing
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J. Hwang and M. M. Sharma, “A 3-Dimensional Fracture Propagation Model for Long-Term Water Injection”, in 47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2013: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2013.
Oilfield water handling, Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors
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A. Suri, M. M. Sharma, and E. J. Peters, “Estimates of Fracture Lengths in an Injection Well by History Matching Bottomhole Pressures and Injection Profile”, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, vol. 14, no. 04, pp. 385–397, 2011, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/132524-PA.
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F. R. Chaban, M. M. Sharma, A. Suri, and G. T. Gibson, “Method Optimizes Waterflood Projects”, The American Oil & Gas Reporter, vol. 52, pp. 122–129, 2010.
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F. R. Chaban, M. M. Sharma, A. Suri, and G. T. Gibson, “A Unified, Multidisciplinary Approach to the Planning and Design of Deepwater Waterflooding Projects”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/124857-MS.
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Z. Zhai and M. M. Sharma, “A New Approach to Modeling Hydraulic Fractures in Unconsolidated Sands”, 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/10.2118/96246-MS.
Oilfield water handling, Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Hydraulic Fracturing
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K. Lee, C. Huh, and M. M. Sharma, “Impact of Fracture Growth on Well Injectivity and Reservoir Sweep during Waterflood and Chemical EOR Processes”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., October 30-November 2, 2011: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/146778-MS.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “A Model for Water Injection Into Frac-Packed Wells”, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, vol. 13, no. 03, pp. 449–464, 2010, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/110084-PA.
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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “A Model for Water Injection into Frac-Packed Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, U.S.A., November 11-14, 2007: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2007. doi: 10.2118/110084-MS.
Oilfield water handling, Formation Damage, Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors
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A. Suri, M. M. Sharma, and E. J. Peters, “Estimating Fracture Lengths and Injection Profile in an Injection Well by History Matching Bottom Hole Pressures”, in SPE Western Regional Meeting, Anaheim, California, U.S.A., May 27-29, 2010: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2010. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/132524-MS.
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R. Suarez-Rivera, J. Stenebraten, P. B. Gadde, and M. M. Sharma, “An Experimental Investigation of Fracture Propagation During Water Injection”, in International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 20-21, 2002: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2002. doi: 10.2118/73740-MS.
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M. Yu, P. B. Gadde, and M. M. Sharma, “Process-Based Decomposition On Distributed Systems-A Strategy To Solve Large Scale Simulation Problems”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., September 29 - October 2, 2002: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2002. doi: 10.2118/77721-MS.
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P. B. Gadde and M. M. Sharma, “Growing Injection Well Fractures and Their Impact on Waterflood Performance”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., September 30 - October 03, 2001: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2001. doi: 10.2118/71614-MS.
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M. M. Sharma, S. Pang, K. E. Wennberg, and L. N. Morgenthaler, “Injectivity Decline in Water Injection Wells: An Offshore Gulf of Mexico Case Study”, SPE Production & Facilities, vol. 15, pp. 6–13, 2000, doi: 10.2118/60901-PA.
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K. P. Saripalli, M. M. Sharma, and S. L. Bryant, “Modeling Injection Well Performance during Deep-well Injection of Liquid Wastes”, Journal of Hydrology, vol. 227, no. 1-4, pp. 41–55, 2000, doi: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00164-X.
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K. S. Saripalli, S. L. Bryant, and M. M. Sharma, “Role of Fracture Face and Formation Plugging in Injection Well Fracturing and Injectivity Decline”, in SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., March 1-3, 1999: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1999. doi: 10.2118/52731-MS.
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S. Pang and M. M. Sharma, “A Model For Predicting Injectivity Decline in Water Injection Wells”, SPE Formation Evaluation, vol. 12, no. 03, pp. 194–201, 1997, doi: 10.2118/28489-PA.
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K. E. Wennberg and M. M. Sharma, “Determination of the Filtration Coefficient and the Transition Time for Water Injection”, in SPE European Formation Damage Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, June 2-3, 1997: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1997. doi: 10.2118/38181-MS.
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S. Pang and M. M. Sharma, “Evaluating the Performance of Open-Hole, Perforated and Fractured Water Injection Wells”, in SPE European Formation Damage Control Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, May 15-16, 1995: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1995. doi: 10.2118/30127-MS.
Formation Damage, Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Frac-Packing
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A. Suri, M. M. Sharma, and J. M. M. Moreno, “Injectivity of Frac-Packed Wells: A Case Study of the Guando Field”, in SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 10-12, 2010: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2010. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/125897-MS.
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, 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.
Wellbore Stability, Drilling Induced Damage
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C. M. Jung, R. Zhang, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “High-Performance Water-Based Mud Using Nanoparticles for Shale Reservoirs”, in SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., August 12-14, 2013: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/URTEC2013-106.
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M. M. Sharma, M. E. Chenevert, L. Ji, Q. Guo, J. E. Friedheim, and R. Zhang, “A New Family of Nanoparticle Based Drilling Fluids”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., October 8-10, 2012: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2012. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/160045-MS.
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J. Cai, M. E. Chenevert, M. M. Sharma, and J. E. Friedheim, “Decreasing Water Invasion into Atoka Shale Using Non-modified Silica Nanoparticles”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., October 30-November 2, 2011: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/146979-MS.
Wellbore Stability
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M. E. Chenevert, M. M. Sharma, J. E. Friedheim, and J. Cai, “Decreasing Water Invasion Into Atoka Shale Using Nonmodified Silica Nanoparticles”, SPE Drilling & Completions, vol. 27, no. 01, pp. 103–112, 2012, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/146979-PA.
Wellbore Stability, Shale Characterization, Shale-fluid interactions
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A. M. Oleas, C. E. Osuji, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Entrance Pressure of Oil-Based Mud Into Shale: Effect of Shale, Water Activity, and Mud Properties”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 25, no. 01, pp. 39–44, 2010, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/116364-PA.
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T. M. Al-Bazali, J. Zhang, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Estimating the Reservoir Hydrocarbon Capacity Through Measurement of the Minimum Capillary Entry Pressure of Shale Caprocks”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/121450-MS.
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C. E. Osuji, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Porosity and Permeability on the Membrane Efficiency of Shales”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., September 21-24, 2008: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2008. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/116306-MS.
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A. M. Oleas, C. E. Osuji, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Entrance Pressure of Oil-Based Mud Into Shale: Effect of Shale, Water Activity, and Mud Properties”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., September 21-24, 2008: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2008. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/116364-MS.
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J. Zhang, T. M. Al-Bazali, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Factors Controlling the Membrane Efficiency of Shales When Interacting with Water-Based and Oil-Based Muds”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 23, no. 02, pp. 150–158, 2008, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/100735-PA.
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T. M. Al-Bazali, J. Zhang, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “A Rapid, Rig-Site Deployable, Electrochemical Test for Evaluating the Membrane Potential of Shales”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 22, no. 03, pp. 205–216, 2007, doi: 10.2118/96098-PA.
Wellbore Stability, Flow Properties, Shale Characterization, Shale-fluid interactions
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T. M. Al-Bazali, J. Zhang, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “An Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Capillary Pressure, Diffusion Osmosis, and Chemical Osmosis on the Stability and Reservoir Hydrocarbon Capacity of Shales”, in SPE Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, UK, September 8-11, 2009: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/121451-MS.
Wellbore Stability, Drilling Induced Damage, Shale-fluid interactions
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T. Sensoy, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Minimizing Water Invasion in Shales Using Nanoparticles”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/124429-MS.
Wellbore Stability, Drilling Induced Damage, Shale Characterization, Shale-fluid interactions
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T. M. Al-Bazali, J. Zhang, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Capillary Entry Pressure of Oil-based Muds in Shales: The Key to the Success of Oil-based Muds”, Energy Sources, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 297–308, 2008, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567030600820609.