3D-static reservoir and basin modeling of a lacustrine fan-deltaic system in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt
Available online 11 May 2022
Lacustrine-fan deltas feature high reservoir-quality lithounits that are critical targets to hydrocarbon exploration and development. However, depicting their intricate sedimentary architectural elements...
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Physicochemical assessment and treatment of produced water: A case study in Niger delta Nigeria
Available online 11 May 2022
The most important waste stream created during oil and gas production is oilfield-produced water. When discharged without treatment, it poses a significant risk of pollution of marine ecosystems. While...
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Assessment of parameters effectiveness in the reserve estimation methods applicable to coal bed methane reservoirs
Available online 11 May 2022
The reserve estimation of coal bed methane (CBM) reservoirs is ascertained through the analytical methods (volumetric method, material balance equation and decline curve analysis). However, the adoption...
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The ternary combination of polymer gel, microsphere and surfactant for conformance control and oil displacement to improve oil recovery in strong heterogeneous reservoir
Available online 16 April 2022
The reservoir heterogeneity of Suizhong 36-1 oilfield is very obvious, the average permeability reaches 2000mD. Long-term water injection development leads to serious water channeling in high permeability...
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Digital twin in hydrocarbon industry
Available online 6 April 2022
The hydrocarbon industry is considering a range of digital technologies to improve productivity, efficiency, and safety of their operations while minimizing capital and operating costs, health and environmental...
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A new approach of CO2 separation by applying rapid expansion of supercritical CO2 rich natural gas
Available online 6 April 2022
The previous methods for CO2 separation from CO2 rich natural gas led to expensive production costs. This work was implemented to overcome the problems utilizing a new approach economically. The cooling...
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Distribution prediction of the glutenite in Member 3 of Triassic Xujiahe Formation in Yuanba area, northern Sichuan Basin
March 2022
Although the Triassic Xujiahe Formation in Yuanba area of northern Sichuan has a large amount of resources, the proportion of proved reserves to the amount of resources is low. Production of most of...
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Sedimentary diagenesis and pore characteristics for the reservoir evaluation of Domanik formations (Semiluksk and Mendymsk) in the central part of Volga-Ural petroleum province
March 2022
The Upper Devonian Semiluksk (Domanik) and Mendymsk carbonate successions have been identified as the most promising unconventional oil and gas deposits in Russia's Volga-Ural petroleum province. Three...
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Artificial intelligence: New age of transformation in petroleum upstream
March 2022
In the Oil and Gas industry, the implementation of artificial intelligence techniques gives advantages of better use of existing infrastructure. It provides better future outcomes, which makes it an...
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3D geocellular modeling for reservoir characterization of lacustrine turbidite reservoirs: Submember 3 of the third member of the Eocene Shahejie Formation, Dongying depression, Eastern China
March 2022
3D geocellular modeling is increasingly essential in the petroleum industry; it brings together all petroleum disciplines, and it is commonly used in simulation and production forecast. However, modeling...
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Modeling parameters influencing city gas distribution sector based on factor analysis method
March 2022
City gas distribution (CGD) sector is influenced by several factors like policy, infrastructure, health, safety etc. In order to understand this sector, an exploratory factor analysis is conducted....
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A new-generation Embedded Discrete Fracture Model calibration workflow applied to the characterization of complex naturally fracture reservoir
March 2022
Characterizing natural fractures has a decisive effect on production forecasts in fractured oil and gas reservoirs. Discrete Fracture Networks (DFN) constitutes the main modeling framework for fractured...
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Study of linseed oil, its biodiesel and xylene as flow improver for Nigerian waxy crude oils
March 2022
In this study, the physicochemical properties of linseed and linseed biofuel were studied and their effect on the flow properties of Nigerian waxy crude oil at different volume fractions was investigated....
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Machine vision for drill string slip status detection
March 2022
Slip status of drill string is system generated binary value computed by comparison of sensor generated real time hook load value with a minimum threshold value of hook load stored in measurement system....
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Applications of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery
March 2022
Nanoparticles serve various purposes in the hydrocarbon industry which are utilized to improve the volume of oil and gas production. Nanomaterials are used in petroleum applications as nanoparticles,...
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Smart shale gas production performance analysis using machine learning applications
March 2022
With the advancement of technology and innovation in the oil and gas industry, the production of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon from conventional and unconventional resources has seen exponential growth....
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The effect of nanosilica sizes in the presence of nonionic TX100 surfactant on CO2 foam flooding
March 2022
The aim of this research is to study the effect of hydrophilic silica nanoparticles, sizes as CO2 foam stabilizer in the presence of nonionic TX100 surfactant. Two nanosilica sizes, 15 and 70 nm, have...
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An artificial-neural-network-based surrogate modeling workflow for reactive transport modeling
March 2022
Process-based reactive transport modeling (RTM) integrates thermodynamic and kinetically controlled fluid-rock interactions with fluid flow through porous media in the subsurface and surface environment....
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An investigation of the effects of synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles on the properties of water-based drilling fluid
March 2022
The deterioration of drilling fluid properties during deep drilling causes problems like inefficient cutting removal, fluid invasion, and shale swelling, which increases non-productive time (NPT) and...
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Modelling of fault reactivation mechanisms and associated induced seismicity in rocks with different elastic materials
March 2022
The mechanical failure of fault plane during fluid injection can be conveniently approached by numerical methods, and the results can be applied in fault slip analysis to determine the corresponding...
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Fluid substitution in NMR T2 distribution and resistivity independent saturation computation using synthetic capillary pressure data
Available online 25 March 2022
Petrophysicists and reservoir engineers utilise the capillary pressure and saturation-height function for calculating the water saturation of any reservoir, at a given height above the free water level....
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Polymer flooding and its effects on enhanced oil recovery special reference to Upper Assam Basin
Available online 16 March 2022
Chemical Enhance oil Recovery (CEOR) technology is getting more attention since energy crises are getting worse and frightened. Successful application of polymer flooding depends on the evaluation of...
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Geophysical appraisal of the Abu Madi gas reservoir, Nile Delta Basin, Egypt: Implications for the tectonic effect on the lateral distribution of petrophysical parameters
Available online 9 March 2022
The tectonic deformation has a significant influence on the hydrocarbon reservoirs properties. The effect of this process focuses on the lateral distribution of the petrophysical parameters characterizing...
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Investigation of trend between porosity and drilling parameters in one of the Iranian undeveloped major gas fields
Available online 4 March 2022
Porosity is one of the main parameters that should be considered when a gas or an oil field is assessed. Hence, the availability of porosity is crucial in any rock and formation analysis. However, this...
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Prediction of geothermal wells location and hot water temperature using machine learning
Available online 1 March 2022
With the world facing difficulties like global warming there is need to curb down the use of renewable sources to a certain extent and employ the use of systems which use non-renewable energy sources...
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