Publications
] , "Wettability Alteration and Restoration for Cores Contaminated with Oil Based Muds", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 2, 03/1989.
, "The Alteration of Rock Properties Due to Interactions with Drilling Fluid Components", 60th Annual Meeting of SPE, 09/1985.
, "High-Performance Water-Based Mud Using Nanoparticles for Shale Reservoirs", SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., August 12-14, 2013, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 08/2013.
, "Decreasing Water Invasion Into Atoka Shale Using Nonmodified Silica Nanoparticles", SPE Drilling & Completions, vol. 27, issue 01, pp. 103-112, 03/12, 2012.
, "Decreasing Water Invasion into Atoka Shale Using Non-modified Silica Nanoparticles", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., October 30-November 2, 2011, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 11/2011.
, "Entrance Pressure of Oil-Based Mud Into Shale: Effect of Shale, Water Activity, and Mud Properties", SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 25, issue 01, pp. 39-44, 03/2010.
, "Estimating the Reservoir Hydrocarbon Capacity Through Measurement of the Minimum Capillary Entry Pressure of Shale Caprocks", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2009.
, "An Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Capillary Pressure, Diffusion Osmosis, and Chemical Osmosis on the Stability and Reservoir Hydrocarbon Capacity of Shales", SPE Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, UK, September 8-11, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 09/2009.
, "Minimizing Water Invasion in Shales Using Nanoparticles", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2009.
, "Capillary Entry Pressure of Oil-based Muds in Shales: The Key to the Success of Oil-based Muds", Energy Sources, vol. 30, issue 4, pp. 297-308, 01/2008.
, "Effect of Porosity and Permeability on the Membrane Efficiency of Shales", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., September 21-24, 2008, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 09/2008.
, "Factors Controlling the Membrane Efficiency of Shales When Interacting with Water-Based and Oil-Based Muds", SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 23, issue 02, pp. 150-158, 06/2008.
, "A Rapid, Rig-Site Deployable, Electrochemical Test for Evaluating the Membrane Potential of Shales", SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 22, issue 03, pp. 205-216, 09/2007.
, "Compressive Strength and Acoustic Properties Changes in Shales with Exposure to Water-Based Fluids", Golden Rocks 2006, The 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS), Golden, Colorado, U.S.A., June17-21, 2006, American Rock Mechanics Association, 06/2006.
, "Factors Controlling the Membrane Efficiency of Shales when Interacting with Water-Based and Oil-Based Muds", International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China, December 5-7, 2006, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 12/2006.
, "Ion Movement and Laboratory Technique to Control Wellbore Stability", AADE 2006 Fluids Conference, 04/2006.
, "Maintaining the Stability of Deviated and Horizontal Wells: Effects of Mechanical, Chemical and Thermal Phenomena on Well Designs", International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China, December 5-7, 2006, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 12/2006.
, "Effects of Strain Rate on Failure Characteristics of Shales", 40th US Symposium on Rock Mechanics: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A., June 25-29, 2005, American Rock Mechanics Association, 06/2005.
, "Measurement of the Sealing Capacity of Shale Cap-rocks", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., October 9-12, 2005, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2005.
, "A Rapid, Rig-Site Deployable, Electrochemical Test for Evaluating the Membrane Potential of Shales", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., October 9-12, 2005, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2005.
, "Factors Controlling Pore Pressure Propagation in Shales: A Comparison of Simulations with Experiments", SPE Journal, 07/2004.
, "A New Gravimetric – Swelling Test for Evaluating Water and Ion Uptake in Shales", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., September 26-29, 2004, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 09/2004.
, "Chemical-Mechanical Wellbore Instability Model for Shales: Accounting for Solute Diffusion", Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering, vol. 38, pp. 131-143, 06/2003.
, "A Study of Wellbore Stability in Shales including Poroelastic, Chemical, and Thermal Effects", Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering, vol. 38, issue 3-4, pp. 167-176, 06/2003.
, "Chemical and Thermal Effects on Wellbore Stability of Shale Formations", 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 09/2001.
, "Poroelastic, Chemical, and Thermal Effect on Wellbore Stability in Shales", 38th U. S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., July 7-10, 2001, American Rock Mechanics Association, 07/2001.
, "Thermal and Chemical Effects on Shale Stability", Geonics 2001 Mining Society of Moravia and Silesia and ISRM Sponsored International Symposium, 05/2001.
, "The Ion-Selective Behavior of Native Shales", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 25, issue 1-2, pp. 9-23, 01/2000.
, "The Role of Osmotic Effects in Fluid Flow Through Shales", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 25, issue 1-2, pp. 25-35, 01/2000.
, "A New Family of Nanoparticle Based Drilling Fluids", SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., October 8-10, 2012, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2012.