This review analyses the fundamental thermodynamic theory of the crude oil-brine-rock
(COBR) interface and the underlying rock-brine and oil-brine interactions. The available …

For waterflooded tight oil formations, imbibition is a dominant mechanism for oil recovery.
Although substantial imbibition experiments have been conducted in lab-on-a-chip systems …

In this study, we measured the interfacial tensions (IFTs) of brine/hydrogen-methane (H 2–
CH 4) mixtures. We also measured the static contact angles of H 2–CH 4 mixtures in contact …

To gain insight in relationships among capillary pressure, interfacial area, saturation, and
relative permeability in two-phase flow in porous media, we have developed two types of …

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) using nanofluids has been proposed in recent years, but the
mechanism of oil recovery enhancement through nanofluid injection still needs further study …

Geologic sequestration in sedimentary formations has been identified as a potential
technology to prevent climate‐change inducing carbon dioxide (CO2) from being emitted to …

Results from a series of two‐phase fluid flow experiments in Leopard, Berea, and
Bentheimer sandstones are presented. Fluid configurations are characterized using …

Development of pore network models based on detailed topological data of the pore space
is essential for predicting multiphase flow in porous media. In this work, an unstructured pore …

The role of surfactants in the flow of a droplet driven by a pressure gradient through a
constricted microchannel is simulated by using our recently developed lattice Boltzmann …

We investigate capillary trapping and fluid migration via x-ray computed microtomography (x-
ray CMT) of nonwetting phase (air) and wetting phase (brine) in Bentheimer sandstone …