Publications
"Water Removal from Porous Media by Gas Injection: Experiments and Simulation", Transport in Porous Media Journal, vol. 66, 02/2007.
, "Application of pH-Triggered Polymers in Fractured Reservoirs to Increase Sweep Efficiency", SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A., April 20-23, 2008, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 04/2008.
, "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.
, "Entrance Pressure of Oil-Based Mud Into Shale: Effect of Shale, Water Activity, and Mud Properties", 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.
, "Improving Productivity of Hydraulically Fractured Gas Condensate Wells by Chemical Treatment", Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., May 5-8, 2008, Offshore Technology Conference, 05/2008.
, "Improving Well Productivity in Gas Condensate Reservoirs via Chemical Treatment", Tobago Gas Technology Conference, Lowlands, Tobago, October 7-10, 2008, The University of Trindad and Tobago, 10/2008.
, "A New Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing With Energized Fluids", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., September 21-24, 2008, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 09/2008.
, "A New Solution to Restore Productivity of Gas Wells with Condensate and Water Blocks", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., September 21-24, 2008, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 09/2008.
, "Stress Reorientation and Fracture Treatments in Horizontal Wells", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., September 21-24, 2008, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 09/2008.
, "Surface Modification to Enhance the Fouling Resistance of Commercial Reverse Osmosis Membranes", 2008 AlChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., November 15-21, 2008, AlChE, 11/2008.
, "Wettability Alteration to Increase Deliverability of Gas Production Wells", SPE Eastern Regional/AAPG Eastern Section Joint Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., October 11-15, 2008, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2008.
, "Application of a New Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing with Energized Fluids: A South Texas Case Study", SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 19-21, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 01/2009.
, "Development of a Successful Chemical Treatment for Gas Wells with Water and Condensate Blocking Damage", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2009.
, "Effect of Crossflow Testing Conditions, Including Feed pH and Continuous Feed Filtration, on Commerical Reverse Osmosis Membrane Performance", Journal of Membrance Science, vol. 345, issue 1-2, pp. 97-109, 12/2009.
, "Effect of Non-Darcy Flow on Well Productivity in a Hydraulically Fractured Gas-Condensate Well", SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, vol. 12, issue 04, pp. 576-585, 08/2009.
, "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.
, "A Field Demonstration of a New Chemical Stimulation Treatment for Fluid-Blocked Gas Wells", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2009.
, "Fluid Selection for Energized Hydraulic Fractures", SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 10/2009.
, "Fracture Growth in Horizontal Injectors", SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 19-21, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 01/2009.
, "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.
, "A New Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing With Energized Fluids", SPE Producation & Operations, vol. 24, issue 04, pp. 562-572, 11/2009.
, "PEG-Based Hydrogel Membrane Coatings", Polymer, vol. 50, issue 3, pp. 756-766, 01/2009.
, "PEG-Coated Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Desalination Properties and Fouling Resistance", Journal of Membrane Science, vol. 340, issue 1+2, pp. 92-108, 09/2009.
, "pH Sensitive Polymers for Novel Conformance Control and Polymerflood Applications", SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., April 20-22, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 04/2009.
, "Quantifying Transient Effects in Altered-Stress Refracturing of Vertical Wells", SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 19-21, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 01/2009.
, "A Simple and Accurate Model for Well Productivity for Hydraulically Fractured Wells", SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 19-21, 2009, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 01/2009.
, "Surface Modification to Enhance the Fouling Resistance of Commercial Reverse Osmosis Membranes", 2009 AlChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., November 8-13, 2009, AlChE, 10/2008, 2009.
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