Thesis

SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION OF ROCK/FLUID INTERACTIONS IN RESERVOIRS AT NANO –TO – MILLIMETER SCALE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY AND CO2 STORAGE. PhD thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

LONG-TERM INVESTIGATION OF NANO-SILICA GEL PERFORMANCE FOR WATER SHUT-OFF TREATMENTS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

IMPROVED LIQUID-LIQUID EJECTOR PERFORMANCE FOR EMULSION GENERATION APPLICATION. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Experimental Evaluation of Oil Recovery from Carbonate Rocks by Gemini Surfactants. PhD thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Evaluation of New Flowback Formulation for Hydraulically Fractured Tight Gas Wells. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Improved CO2 Flooding for Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

EVALUATING THE MICROSCOPIC RECOVERY POTENTIAL OF LOW SALINITY VISCOELASTIC POLYMER FLOOD IN OIL-WET CARBONATE FORMATION. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

PORE-SCALE INVESTIGATION OF IFT DYNAMICS FOR CHEMICAL EOR APPLICATIONS. PhD thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Optimizing Horizontal Well Length to Mitigate Injectivity Loss During Viscoelastic Polymer Flooding. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Effect of Live-Crude-Oil, GOR, and HPHT on Optimal Salinity of EOR Surfactant Formulation. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

AN INVESTIGATION OF GEMINI SURFACTANT ADSORPTION ON CARBONATE ROCKS. PhD thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Mechanism and influence of wettability alteration using Gemini surfactants in carbonate EOR. PhD thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Pressure Transient Analysis on Heavy Oil Reservoirs Utilizing Microwave Heating. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Acid Fracture Design Optimization in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Atomistic Simulation of Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC) for Enhanced Oil recovery applications. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

EVALUATION OF FOAM SUPER-CRITICAL CO2 INJECTION IN THE COMPOSITE LIMESTONE CORE USING NEW MULTIPLE FRACTURE SYSTEM. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Production Enhancement Using CO2-Rich Flue Gases. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

MITIGATION OF CO2 GRAVITY OVERRIDE BY SOLVENT BLENDING. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

SURFACE-ACTIVE-COMPONENT-BASED METHODOLOGY TO SCREEN FOR WETTABILITY ALTERATION IN CARBONATES. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Investigation of Condensate Removal in Tight Reservoirs Using Thermochemical Fluids. PhD thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

SANDSTONE ACIDIZING USING IN-SITU GENERATED HYDROFLUORIC ACID. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Optimization of CO2/N2 Foam Parameters For EOR In Sandstone Reservoirs. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

ENHANCEMENT AND PREDICTION OF LONG-TERM ACID FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

DEVELOPMENT OF A POLYMER FOR GREEN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF GREEN SURFACTANT FOR EOR PROCESSES. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

OPTIMIZATION OF CORE-FLOODING DESIGN FOR SURFACTANT-POLYMER EOR. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Optimum Selection of VES Systems as EOR Fluid for Wafra Ratawi Field. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

PERFORMANCE OF MIXED CO2/N2 FOAM IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY FOR SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

FORMATION DAMAGE QUANTIFICATION BY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

FILTER CAKE REMOVAL OF BARITE WATER-BASED MUD. PhD thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

A Novel Approach to Formulation of Emulsified Acid Using Waste Oil. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Compressed sensing based image denoising: novel patch-based collaborative algorithms. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF OIL RECOVERY FROM CARBONATE RESERVOIRS BY IN-SITU GENERATED CO2. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Interfacial Tension and Contact Angle Measurements of CO2/Brines/Surfactants/Oil Systems with Dolomite Rock. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

EVALUATION OF NANOPARTICLES FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN HIGH SALINITY AND HIGH TEMPERATURE CARBONATE RESERVOIRS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Empirical Correlations for 5-Spot Water Flooding Performance with Different Permeability Sortings. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Stability and Texture of CO2/N2 Foam in Sandstone. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

RELATIVE PERMEABILITY OF SMART WATER FOR CARBONATE RESERVOIRS: EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING INVESTIGATION. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

CHARACTERIZATION OF BRITTLENESS AND FRACKABILITY FOR UNCONVENTIONAL SHALE. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Optimization of In-Situ Generated CO2 Using Chelating Agents for EOR from Carbonate Reservoirs. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

EVALUATION OF WETTABILITY ALTERATION IN SANDSTONE ROCKS BY DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

OPTIMIZATION OF SAGD AND VAPEX PROCESSES WITH MINIMUM WELL SPACING CONSTRAINTS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Optimization of Expanded-Solvent Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Using Differential Evolution. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

DESTABILIZATION AND TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER-OIL EMULSIONS FROM EOR APPLICATION USING DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION TECHNIQUE. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Impact of Injection Water chemistry on Zeta Potential of Carbonate Rocks. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Performance of Fluoro-Surfactant with Supercritical CO2 Flooding in High Salinity Carbonate Reservoirs. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

STOCHASTIC METHODS FOR SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODING AND WELL PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

OPTIMIZATION AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF FOAM ASSISTED WATER ALTERNATING GAS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Experimental Study of The Alkaline-Surfactant-Gas (ASG) Flooding in A Carbonate Reservoir. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

AN INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF CHELATING AGENTS FOR EOR IN CARBONATE RESERVOIRS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

EFFECT OF BRINE COMPOSITION ON WETTABILITY ALTERATION OF CARBONATE ROCKS IN THE PRESENCE OF POLAR COMPOUNDS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

THE ROLE OF POTENTIAL DETERMINING IONS IN CARBONATE ROCK-SEAWATER INTERACTIONS. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

EVALUATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS AS LOSS CIRCULATION AGENTS IN SHALLOW ZONES. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

(2010) Water Flooding Performance Prediction Using Streamline Simulation. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

(2009) A Novel Hybrid Computational Intelligence Model for the Characterization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs. Masters thesis, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.