An experimental investigation of improving Wolfcamp Shale-Oil recovery using Liquid-N2-assisted N2 and/or CO2 Huff-n-Puff injection technique

F Altawati, H Emadi, R Khalil, L Heinze, H Menouar - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite drilling numerous horizontal-hydraulically-fractured wells in unconventional
reservoirs, the oil recovery factor (RF) of such reservoirs is still very low (< 10%), leaving …

NMR investigation of brine imbibition dynamics in pores of tight sandstones under different boundary conditions

HI Umeobi, Q Li, L Xu, Y Tan, L Xu, Y Zhong… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This study explores imbibition dynamics and flowback of fracturing fluids in Penglaizhen
sandstones by imbibition experiment and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. A gas …

Improving oil recovery of Eagle Ford shale samples using cryogenic and cyclic gas injection methods-An experimental study

F Altawati, H Emadi, S Pathak - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite containing massive volumes of hydrocarbons, unconventional reservoirs have low
recovery factors,< 10% in oil reservoirs. Production from such ultra-low-permeable …

Surfactant selection criteria with flowback efficiency and oil recovery considered

N Wijaya, JJ Sheng - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Although field data reports that adding surfactants into hydraulic fracturing fluid increases
flowback efficiency, there is a lack of studies that investigate whether the higher flowback …

Effects of imbibition and compaction during well shut-in on ultimate shale oil recovery: A numerical study

N Wijaya, J Sheng - SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 2021 - onepetro.org
Shale wells are often shut in after hydraulic fracturing is completed. Shut-in often lasts for an
extended period in the perceived hope of improving the ultimate oil recovery. However …

Effect of compaction and imbibition on benefits of drawdown management in shale oil production: Uncertainty in recovery driving mechanisms

N Wijaya, J Sheng - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic production from shale oil reservoirs relies on the longevity of conductive fractures.
Choke or drawdown management is believed to better preserve the fracture conductivity …

Investigating Effects of Cryogenic Treatment on Rock and Dynamic Elastic Properties of Eagle Ford Shale Rock Samples

F Altawati, H Emadi, R Khalil - ARMA US Rock Mechanics …, 2021 - onepetro.org
Several issues are associated with the water-based hydraulic fracturing operations, such as
significant amount of water consumptions and formation damage in water-sensitive …

Effects of cyclic cryogenic and gas injection treatments on shale rock physical and mechanical properties and their application to improve shale hydrocarbon recovery

F Altawati - 2022 - ttu-ir.tdl.org
Advanced technologies in drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations have unlocked the
hydrocarbon production from shale oil/gas reservoirs at economical rates. However, only a …

Modeling formation damage and surfactant EOR in shale reservoirs

N Wijaya - 2020 - ttu-ir.tdl.org
Hydraulic fracturing has nowadays become an inevitable stimulation technique to
economically produce oil from shale oil reservoirs. However, only a small fraction of the …