Publications

W. O. Ozowe, R. T. Russell, and M. M. Sharma, “A Novel Experimental Approach for Dynamic Quantification of Liquid Saturation and Capillary Pressure 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-2020-2454.

J. P. Gips, H. Daigle, and M. M. Sharma, “Characterization of Free and Bound Fluids in Hydrocarbon Bearing Shales Using NMR and Py-GC-MS”, 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-2014-1917686.

H. Daigle, A. Johnson, J. P. Gips, and M. M. Sharma, “Porosity Evaluation of Shales Using NMR Secular Relaxation”, 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-2014-1905272.

J. Zhou, C. M. Jung, J. W. Pedlow, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “A New Standardized Laboratory Protocol to Study the Interaction of Organic-Rich Shales with Drilling and Fracturing Fluids”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., September 30-October 2, 2013: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/166216-MS.

J. Zhou, C. M. Jung, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “A Systematic Approach to Petrophysical Characterization of Organic-Rich Shales in Barnett and Eagle Ford Formations”, 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/URTEC2013-269.

J. Zhou, C. M. Jung, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Petrophysical Characterization of Organic-Rich Shales: A New Standardized Protocol”, in 47th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2013: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2013.

C. M. Jung, J. Zhou, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “The Impact of Shale Preservation on the Petrophysical Properties of Organic-Rich Shales”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., September 30-October 2, 2013: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/166419-MS.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

T. M. Al-Bazali, J. Zhang, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Factors Controlling the Membrane Efficiency of Shales when Interacting with Water-Based and Oil-Based Muds”, in International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China, December 5-7, 2006: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. doi: 10.2118/100735-MS.

V. Kumar, G. A. Pope, and M. M. Sharma, “Improving the Gas and Condensate Relative Permeability Using Chemical Treatments”, in SPE Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 15-17, 2006: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. doi: 10.2118/100529-MS.

J. Zhang et al., “Ion Movement and Laboratory Technique to Control Wellbore Stability”, AADE 2006 Fluids Conference. 2006.

T. M. Al-Bazali, J. Zhang, M. E. Chenevert, and M. M. Sharma, “Measurement of the Sealing Capacity of Shale Cap-rocks”, 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/10.2118/96100-MS.

M. Yu, M. M. Sharma, M. E. Chenevert, R. Ewy, and G. Chen, “Factors Controlling Pore Pressure Propagation in Shales: A Comparison of Simulations with Experiments”, SPE Journal, 2004.