Publications
Formation Damage, Water Blocking in Low Permeability Gas Sands
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J. Mahadevan and M. M. Sharma, “Clean-up of Water Blocks in Low Permeability Formations”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., October 5-8, 2003: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2003. doi: 10.2118/84216-MS.
Oilfield water handling, Formation Damage, Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors
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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, Basic Surface and Colloid Science, Wettability and Thin Films, Surface Forces, Thin Films, Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation, Flow Properties, Wettability Alteration
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S. Chattopadhyay, V. Jain, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Capillary Pressure, Salinity, and Aging on Wettability Alteration in Sandstones and Limestones”, in SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A., April 13-17, 2002: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2002. doi: 10.2118/75189-MS.
Formation Damage, Cementing / Perforating / Gravel Packing
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H. A. Al-Anazi and M. M. Sharma, “Evaluation of pH-Sensitive Polymer for Gravel-Packing Operations”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 17, no. 01, pp. 27–35, 2002, doi: 10.2118/76813-PA.
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D. S. Arora and M. M. Sharma, “The Nature of the Compacted Zone around Perforation Tunnels”, in SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 23-24, 2000: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2000. doi: 10.2118/58720-MS.
Formation Damage, Condensate Banking / Productivity of Gas Condensate Wells
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H. A. Al-Anazi, G. A. Pope, M. M. Sharma, and R. S. Metcalfe, “Laboratory Measurements of Condensate Blocking and Treatment for Both Low and High Permeability Rocks”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., September 29 - October 2, 2002: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2002. doi: 10.2118/77546-MS.
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P. S. Ayyalasomayajula, R. Sharma, J. G. Walker, M. M. Sharma, and G. A. Pope, “Phase Behavior Modeling of Hydrocarbon-Methanol-Water Mixtures by Peng-Robinson and SAFT Equations of State”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., September 29 - October 2, 2002: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2002. doi: 10.2118/77575-MS.
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W. Wu, P. Wang, M. Delshad, C. Wang, G. A. Pope, and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling Non-Equilibrium Mass-Transfer Effects for A Gas Condensate Field”, In Situ, vol. 24, 2000.
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G. A. Pope, W.-J. Wu, G. Narayanaswamy, M. Delshad, M. M. Sharma, and P. Wang, “Modeling Relative Permeability Effects in Gas-Condensate Reservoirs With a New Trapping Model”, SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, vol. 3, no. 02, pp. 171–178, 2000, doi: 10.2118/62497-PA.
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liangui . Du, J. G. Walker, G. A. Pope, M. M. Sharma, and P. Wang, “Use of Solvents to Improve the Productivity of Gas Condensate Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., October 1-4, 2000: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2000. doi: 10.2118/62935-MS.
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G. Narayanaswamy, M. M. Sharma, and G. A. Pope, “Effect of Heterogeneity on the Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient”, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, vol. 2, no. 03, pp. 296–302, 1999, doi: 10.2118/56881-PA.
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.
Formation Damage, Basic Surface and Colloid Science, Wettability and Thin Films, Surface Forces, Thin Films, Fines Migration
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A. M. Freitas and M. M. Sharma, “Detachment of Particles from Surfaces: An AFM Study”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 233, no. 01, pp. 73–82, 2001, doi: 10.1006/jcis.2000.7218.
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A. M. Freitas and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Surface Hydrophobicity on the Hydrodynamic Detachment of Particles from Surfaces”, Langmuir, vol. 15, no. 07, pp. 2466–2476, 1999, doi: 10.1021/la9807107.
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S. K. Das, R. S. Schechter, and M. M. Sharma, “The Role of Surface Roughness and Contact Deformation on the Hydrodynamic Detachment of Particles From Surfaces”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 164, no. 01, pp. 63–77, 1994, doi: 10.1006/jcis.1994.1144.
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
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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.
Formation Damage, Bacterial Adhesion / Plugging
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A. Razatos et al., “Force Measurements between Bacteria and Poly(ethylene glycol)-Coated Surfaces”, Langmuir, vol. 16, no. 24, pp. 9155–9158, 2000, doi: 10.1021/la000818y.
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Y.-L. Ong, A. Razatos, G. Georgiou, and M. M. Sharma, “Adhesion Forces Between E. coli Bacteria and Biomaterial Surfaces”, Langmuir, vol. 15, no. 08, pp. 2719–2725, 1999, doi: 10.1021/la981104e.
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B. C. Hoskins, L. Fevang, P. Majors, M. M. Sharma, and G. Georgiou, “Selective Imaging of Biofilms in Porous Media by NMR Relaxation”, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, vol. 139, no. 01, pp. 67–73, 1999, doi: 10.1006/jmre.1999.1747.
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A. Razatos, Y.-L. Ong, M. M. Sharma, and G. Georgiou, “Molecular Determinants of Bacterial Adhesion Monitored by Atomic Force Microscopy”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Applied Biological Sciences, vol. 95, pp. 11059–11064, 1998, [Online]. Available: http://www.pnas.org/content/95/19/11059.full.pdf
Formation Damage, Acoustic Cleaning
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P. M. Roberts, A. Venkitaraman, and M. M. Sharma, “Ultrasonic Removal of Organic Deposits and Polymer-Induced Formation Damage”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 15, no. 01, pp. 19–24, 2000, doi: 10.2118/62046-PA.
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A. Venkitaraman, P. M. Roberts, and M. M. Sharma, “Ultrasonic Removal of Near Wellbore Damage Caused by Fines and Mud Solids”, SPE Drilling & Completio, vol. 10, no. 03, pp. 193–197, 1995, doi: 10.2118/27388-PA.
Formation Damage, Wettability Alteration
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S. Basu and M. M. Sharma, “Investigating the Role of Crude-Oil Components on Wettability Alteration Using Atomic Force Microscopy”, SPE Journal, vol. 4, no. 03, pp. 235–241, 1999, doi: 10.2118/57466-PA.
Formation Damage, Basic Surface and Colloid Science, Wettability and Thin Films, Surface Forces, Thin Films, Wettability Alteration
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P. R. Filoco and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Brine Salinity and Crude Oil Properties on Relative Permeabilities and Residual Saturations”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., September 27-30, 1998: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1998. doi: 10.2118/49320-MS.
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
Formation Damage
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D. E. Tambe, J. B. Paulis, and M. M. Sharma, “Factors Controlling the Stability of Colloid Stabilized Emulsions IV. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Demulsifiers”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 171, no. 02, pp. 463–469, 1995, doi: 10.1006/jcis.1995.1203.
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D. E. Tambe and M. M. Sharma, “Factors Controlling the Stability of Colloid-Stabilized Emulsions III. Measurements of the Rheological Properties of Colloid-Laden Interfaces”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 171, no. 02, pp. 456–462, 1995, doi: 10.1006/jcis.1995.1202.
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D. E. Tambe and M. M. Sharma, “Factors Controlling the Stability of Colloid Stabilized Emulsions. II. A Model for the Rheological Properties of Colloid Laden Interfaces”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 162, no. 01, pp. 1–10, 1994, doi: 10.1006/jcis.1994.1001.
Formation Damage, Fines Migration
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B. G. Sharma and M. M. Sharma, “Polymerizable Ultra-Thin Films: A New Technique for Fines Stabilization”, in SPE Formation Damage Control Symposium, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 7-19, 1994: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1994. doi: 10.2118/27345-MS.
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.
Formation Damage, Basic Surface and Colloid Science, Colloid Transport, Bacterial Adhesion / Plugging
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G. Georgiou, A. Sarkar, and M. M. Sharma, “Transport of Bacteria in Porous Media. Part I: An Experimental Investigation”, Biotechnology & Bioengineering Journal, vol. 44, no. 04, pp. 489–497, 1994, doi: 10.1002/bit.260440412.
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A. Sarkar, G. Georgiou, and M. M. Sharma, “Transport of Bacteria in Porous Media. Part II: A Model for Convective Transport and Growth”, Biotechnology & Bioengineering Journal, vol. 44, no. 04, pp. 499–508, 1994, doi: 10.1002/bit.260440413.