Publications

DFIT, Fracture Diagnostics

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M. W. McClure, C. A. J. Blyton, M. M. Sharma, and H. Jung, “The Effect of Changing Fracture Compliance on Pressure Transient Behavior During Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 27-29, 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/170956-MS.

Drilling Induced Damage

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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “Apparent Shear Yield Stress of Filter Cakes Determine Flow Initiation Pressures and Near Wllbore Return Permeabilites”, in Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Novebmer 7-10, 2016: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016.
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D. Jiao and M. M. Sharma, “Formation Damage Due to Static and Dynamic Filtration of Water-Based Muds”, in SPE Formation Damage Control Symposium, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., Feburary 26-27, 1992: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1992. doi: 10.2118/23823-MS.

Drilling Induced Damage, Multi-phase flow in wellbore

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S. M. Wilson, A. S. Nagoo, and M. M. Sharma, “Analysis of Potential Bridging Scenarios During Blowout Events”, in SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 5-7, 2013: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/163438-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.

Drilling Induced Damage, Shale Characterization, Shale-fluid interactions

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L. Ji, Q. Guo, J. E. Friedheim, R. Zhang, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Laboratory Evaluation and Analysis of Physical Shale Inhibition of an Innovative Water-Based Drilling Fluid with Nanoparticles for Drilling Unconventional Shales”, in SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia, October 22-24, 2012: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2012. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/158895-MS.

Formation Damage, Drilling Induced Damage

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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “An Improved Laboratory Method to Estimate Flow Initiation Pressures and Near Wellbore Return Permeabilities”, in SPE Western Regional Meeting, Anaheim, California, U.S.A., May 27-29, 2010: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2010. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/132098-MS.
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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “Strategies for Sizing Particles in Drilling and Completion Fluid”, SPE Journal, vol. 9, no. 01, pp. 13–23, 2004, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/87676-PA.
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R. S. Roy and M. M. Sharma, “The Relative Importance of Solids and Filtrate Invasion on the Flow Initiation Pressure”, in SPE European Formation Damage Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, May 21-22, 2001: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2001. doi: 10.2118/68949-MS.
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Z. M. Zain and M. M. Sharma, “Cleanup of Wall-Building Filter Cakes”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., October 3-6, 1999: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1999. doi: 10.2118/56635-MS.
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M. M. Sharma and Z. M. Zain, “Model Simplifies Filter Cake Lift-Off Pressure Determination”, Oil & Gas Journal, vol. 97, no. 44, pp. 70–75, 1999, [Online]. Available: http://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-97/issue-44/in-this-issue/production/model-simplifies-filter-cake-lift-off-pressure-determination.html
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B. Thomas and M. M. Sharma, “Distribution of Mud Induced Damage Around Horizontal Wellbores”, in SPE Formation Damage Control Conference, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., Feburary 18-19, 1998: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1998. doi: 10.2118/39468-MS.
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Z. Philip, M. M. Sharma, and M. E. Chenevert, “The Role of Taylor Vortices in the Transport of Drill Cuttings”, in SPE India Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, New Delhi, India, February 17-19, 1998: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1998. doi: 10.2118/39504-MS.
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T. Singh and M. M. Sharma, “Development of an Acid Degradeable Drill-In Fluid for Fractured Reservoirs”, in SPE European Formation Damage Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, June 2-3, 1997: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1997. doi: 10.2118/38153-MS.
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D. Jiao and M. M. Sharma, “Mud Induced Formation Damage in Fractured Reservoirs”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 11, no. 01, pp. 11–16, 1996, doi: 10.2118/30107-PA.
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D. Jiao and M. M. Sharma, “Mechanism of Cake Buildup in Cross-Flow Filtration of Colloidal Suspensions”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 162, no. 02, pp. 454–462, 1994, doi: 10.1006/jcis.1994.1060.
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D. Jiao and M. M. Sharma, “Dynamic Filtration of Invert-Emulsion Muds”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 8, no. 03, pp. 165–169, 1993, doi: 10.2118/24759-PA.
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D. Jiao and M. M. Sharma, “Investigation of Dynamic Mud Cake Formation: The Concept of Minimum Overbalance Pressure”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., October 3-6, 1993: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1993. doi: 10.2118/26323-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.

Formation Damage, Drilling Induced Damage, Cementing / Perforating / Gravel Packing

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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “Cleanup of Water-Based Kill-Pills in Laboratory-Simulated Perforation Tunnels During Flowback”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., September 24-27, 2006: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. doi: 10.2118/102177-MS.

Formation Damage, Drilling Induced Damage, Emulsions

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K. Al-Rlyamy and M. M. Sharma, “Filtration Properties of Oil-In-Water Emulsions Containing Solids”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 19, no. 03, pp. 164–172, 2004, doi: 10.2118/89015-PA.
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K. Al-Rlyamy and M. M. Sharma, “Filtration Properties of Oil-In-Water Emulsions Containing Solids”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 19, no. 03, pp. 164–172, 2004, doi: 10.2118/89015-PA.

Formation Damage, Basic Surface and Colloid Science, Colloid Transport, Drilling Induced Damage

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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “Strategies for Sizing Particles in Drilling and Completion Fluids”, in SPE European Formation Damage Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, May 21-22, 2001: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2001. doi: 10.2118/68964-MS.

Formation Damage, Drilling Induced Damage, Fines Migration

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S. Y. Baghdkian, M. M. Sharma, and L. L. Handy, “Flow of Clay Suspensions through Porous Media”, SPE Reservoir Engineering, vol. 4, no. 02, pp. 213–220, 1989, doi: 10.2118/16257-PA.

Basic Surface and Colloid Science, Wettability and Thin Films, Surface Forces, Thin Films, Electrical Properties, Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation

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R. Knight et al., “Geophysics at the Interface: Response of Geophysical Properties to Solid-Fluid, Fluid-Fluid, and Solid-Solid Interfaces”, Reviews of Geophysics, vol. 48, no. 04, 2010, doi: 10.1029/2007RG000242.

Wellbore Stability, Electrical Properties, Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation, Shale Characterization, Shale-fluid interactions

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J. Zhang et al., “Compressive Strength and Acoustic Properties Changes in Shales with Exposure to Water-Based Fluids”, in Golden Rocks 2006, The 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS), Golden, Colorado, U.S.A., June17-21, 2006: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2006.

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.

Electromagnetic Fracture Diagnosis, Fracture Diagnostics

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J. Shiriyev et al., “Experiments and Simulations of a Prototype Tri-Axial Electromagnetic Induction Logging Tool for Open-Hole Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics”, Geophysics, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. D73-D81, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2017-0354.1.
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P. Zhang et al., “Fracture Diagnostics Using a Low Frequency Electromagnetic Induction Method”, 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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S. Basu and M. M. Sharma, “A New Method for Fracture Diagnostics Using Low Frequency Electromagnetic Induction”, in 2014 Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/168606-MS.

Electromagnetic Fracture Diagnosis

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P. Zhang, M. K. Sen, M. M. Sharma, J. Gabelmann, and D. Glowka, “Modeling of Low-Frequency Downhole Electrical Measurements for Mapping Proppant Distribution in Hydraulic Fractures in Casedhole Wells”, SPE Journal, vol. 23, no. 06, pp. 2147–2157, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189884-PA.

Hydraulic Fracturing, Electromagnetic Fracture Diagnosis, Fracture Diagnostics

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P. Zhang, Y. Brick, and M. M. Sharma, “Numerical Study of an Electrode-Based Resistivity Tool for Fracture Diagnostics in Steel-Cased Wellbores”, Geophysics, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. D41-D48, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2017-0355.1.

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.

Formation Damage, Emulsions

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D. E. Tambe and M. M. Sharma, “The Effect of Colloidal Particles on Fluid-Fluid Interfacial Properties and Emulsion Stability”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 52, no. 01, pp. 1–63, 1994, doi: 10.1016/0001-8686(94)80039-1.
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D. E. Tambe and M. M. Sharma, “Factors Controlling the Stability of Colloid Stabilized Emulsions. I. An Experimental Investigation”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 157, no. 01, pp. 244–253, 1993, doi: 10.1006/jcis.1993.1182.

Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing, Fracture flowback

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S. Zheng and M. M. Sharma, “Use of Stranded Natural Gas as a Fracturing Fluid: A Simulation Study”, 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-2020-3233.

Hydraulic Fracturing, Energized fracturing

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J. J. McAndrew, R. Fan, M. M. Sharma, and L. H. Ribeiro, “Extending the Application of Foam Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids”, in SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, August 25-27, 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2014-1926561.
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L. H. Ribeiro and M. M. Sharma, “Fluid Selection of Energized Fracture Treatment”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 4-6, 2013 : Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/163867-MS.

Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing

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L. H. Ribeiro and M. M. Sharma, “A New 3D Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing With Energized Fluids”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. Vol. 28, no. 03, pp. 259–267, 2013, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/159812-PA.