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Data Mining Applications in Reservoir Modeling
(2016-08-08)
Data science has gained great attentions in many fields over the last decade, in this thesis, I further explored the use of data science technique in oil industry and developed three data mining applications that could be ...
INTEGRATING EFFECTS OF GEOMECHANICS, PHASE BEHAVIOR UNDER CONFINEMENT AND PERMEABLITY AS A FUNCTION OF PORE SIZE ON GAS AND CONDENSATE PRODUCTION FROM UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES
(2016-05-13)
Modeling production in a naturally fractured shale gas condensate reservoir that has been stimulated in commercial simulators faces many challenges. Phase behavior and geomechanics cannot be easily incorporated and have ...
Wettability Alteration Using Fluorinated Nano-Silica for Near Wellbore Region
(2016-12-16)
Fluorinated nano-Silica particles are capable of coating silica and limestone substrates with an amphiphobic layer. A layer that repels both water and oil to some extent. The polymer formed with PFDS and TEOS is capable ...
USE OF INTELLIGENT PUMPING SYSTEM TO DEVELOP RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION
(2018-05-11)
With the advancement in drilling and production technologies, deeper and more challenging formations are drilled every day. A pivotal part of sustaining this advancement is to permanently monitor the reservoir. While PDG ...
Impact of Viscous Acid-in-Oil Emulsion Formation on Well Productivity Following Acid Stimulation
(2016-12-16)
Acid stimulation techniques matrix acidizing and acid fracturing are commonly applied in carbonate reservoirs. The goal of such techniques is to increase well productivity by enhancing permeability in the near wellbore ...
INTERPRETATION OF GALVANIC RESISTIVITY, ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION, AND DIELECTRIC DISPERSION LOGS TO ESTIMATE WATER SATURATION IN ORGANIC RICH SHALE
(2018-12)
Water saturation estimation based on electrical and electromagnetic logs in organic-rich shale reservoirs is challenging due to effects of clay and conductive minerals. Presence of nanopores, low porosity, interfacial ...
Quantifying the Impact of Asphaltene Precipitation on Sandstone Wettability
(2017-12)
Asphaltene precipitation, and the resulting decline in oil production, has for long been identified as a severe problem in oil reservoirs. The deposition of these high molecular weight oil fractions in pore spaces have ...
A SYSTEMATIC UPSCALING APPROACH TO PREDICT PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF TIGHT SHALE FORMATIONS
(2017-05-12)
This thesis presents a novel method to predict fluid flow in tight shale formations. Conventional Darcy models have proven valuable when working with conventional reservoirs, but cannot reliably relate microscopic dispersion ...
Use Capacitance-Resistance Model to Characterize Water Flooding in A Tight Oil Reservoir
(2017-12-15)
Gaither Draw Unit is a heterogeneous and tight formation with an average permeability of 0.1 mD. After more than 1.7 MMSTB water has been injected, there was no clear signal indicating the injected water from any producer. ...
Flow of Power-Law Fluid in a Partially Blocked Eccentric Annulus
(2016-12-16)
Directional drilling has been increased recently due to its multiple benefits when compared to conventional drilling. Among several advantages, the increase in the production of oil and gas through the use of multiple ...