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Environmental, health and safety assessment of nanoparticle application in drilling mud – review (2023)
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Martin, C., Nourian, A., Babaie, M., & Nasr, G. (in press). Environmental, health and safety assessment of nanoparticle application in drilling mud – review. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 226, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211767

The rapid increase in the use of engineered nanoparticles in different industrial applications makes risk assessment on human health, ecosystem and the environment necessary. Health, safety and environmental (HSE) risks of a technology are an insep... Read More about Environmental, health and safety assessment of nanoparticle application in drilling mud – review.

Designing smart drilling fluids using modified nano silica to improve drilling operations in geothermal wells (2022)
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Martin, C., Babaie, M., Nourian, A., & Nasr, G. (2022). Designing smart drilling fluids using modified nano silica to improve drilling operations in geothermal wells. Geothermics, 107(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2022.102600

High pressure and high temperature (HPHT) conditions in geothermal wells have necessitated the need to develop thermally stable geothermal drilling mud systems to combat potential drilling complications. This is because mud fluids degrade under HPHT... Read More about Designing smart drilling fluids using modified nano silica to improve drilling operations in geothermal wells.

Rheological properties of the water-based muds composed of silica nanoparticle under high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) (2022)
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Martin, C., Babaie, M., Nourian, A., & Nasr, G. (2022). Rheological properties of the water-based muds composed of silica nanoparticle under high pressure and high temperature (HPHT). SPE Journal, 27(5), 2563-2576. https://doi.org/10.2118/209786-PA

Research currently has shown two contradicting conclusions about silica nanoparticle (SNP) application in mud fluid. While different studies have concluded that adding SNPs reduces the rheological properties, others have found that this is not the ca... Read More about Rheological properties of the water-based muds composed of silica nanoparticle under high pressure and high temperature (HPHT).

Improving the carbon capture efficiency for gas power plants through amine-based absorbents (2020)
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Hasan, S., Abbas, A., & Nasr, G. (2021). Improving the carbon capture efficiency for gas power plants through amine-based absorbents. Sustainability, 13(1), 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010072

Environmental concern for our planet has changed significantly over time due to climate change, caused by an increasing population and the subsequent demand for electricity, and thus increased power generation. Considering that natural gas is regarde... Read More about Improving the carbon capture efficiency for gas power plants through amine-based absorbents.

Measurements and analysis of Non-Methane VOC (NMVOC) emissions from major domestic aerosol sprays at “source” (2020)
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Nourian, A., Abba, M., & Nasr, G. (2021). Measurements and analysis of Non-Methane VOC (NMVOC) emissions from major domestic aerosol sprays at “source”. Environment International, 146, 106152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106152

Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOCs) from domestic aerosol sprays are emerging pollutants and have substantial negative effects on human health and the environment. This study, for the first time, carried out quantification of the NMVOC... Read More about Measurements and analysis of Non-Methane VOC (NMVOC) emissions from major domestic aerosol sprays at “source”.

Utilization of fine water sprays in explosion mitigation : cold trial (2020)
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Johnston, S., Nasr, G., & Nourian, A. (2020). Utilization of fine water sprays in explosion mitigation : cold trial. Atomization and Sprays, 30(6), 431-450. https://doi.org/10.1615/AtomizSpr.2020034356

For the past fifty years, there has been a great deal of interest using water-based explosion suppression systems in mitigating/reducing the impact of thermal explosions and their consequential overpressures. Previous research focused on the suppress... Read More about Utilization of fine water sprays in explosion mitigation : cold trial.

Enhancing the performance of Xanthan gum in water-based mud systems using an environmentally friendly biopolymer (2020)
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Akpan, E., Enyi, G., & Nasr, G. (2020). Enhancing the performance of Xanthan gum in water-based mud systems using an environmentally friendly biopolymer. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technologies, 10, 1933-1948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-00837-0

Xanthan gum is commonly used in drilling fluids to provide viscosity, solid suspension, and fluid-loss control. However, it is sensitive to high temperatures and not tolerant of field contaminants. This paper presents an experimental study on the eff... Read More about Enhancing the performance of Xanthan gum in water-based mud systems using an environmentally friendly biopolymer.

Solubility trapping as a potential secondary mechanism for CO2 sequestration during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection in conventional natural gas reservoirs : an experimental approach (2019)
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Abba, M., Abbas, A., Nasr, G., Athari, A., Burby, M., Saidu, B., & Suleiman, S. (2019). Solubility trapping as a potential secondary mechanism for CO2 sequestration during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection in conventional natural gas reservoirs : an experimental approach. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 71(103002), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2019.103002

This study aims to experimentally investigate the potential of solubility trapping mechanism in increasing CO2 storage during EGR by CO2 injection and sequestration in conventional natural gas reservoirs. A laboratory core flooding process was carrie... Read More about Solubility trapping as a potential secondary mechanism for CO2 sequestration during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection in conventional natural gas reservoirs : an experimental approach.

Influence of permeability and injection orientation variations on dispersion coefficient during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection (2019)
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Abba, M., Al-Otaibi, A., Abbas, A., Nasr, G., & Burby, M. (2019). Influence of permeability and injection orientation variations on dispersion coefficient during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection. Energies, 12(12), 2328. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122328

This investigation was carried out to highlight the influence of the variation of permeability of the porous media with respect to the injection orientations during enhanced gas recovery (EGR) by CO2 injection using different core samples of differen... Read More about Influence of permeability and injection orientation variations on dispersion coefficient during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection.

Water/oil cresting in horizontal wells : a sensitivity study (2019)
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Akangbou, H., Burby, M., & Nasr, G. (2019). Water/oil cresting in horizontal wells : a sensitivity study. International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 21(1), 57-75. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJOGCT.2019.099522

This work presents a rigorous sensitivity analysis on cresting using a physical model, to investigate the effects of varying inclined section of horizontal well, lateral length in reservoir and oil viscosity on oil recovered, cumulative of water pr... Read More about Water/oil cresting in horizontal wells : a sensitivity study.

Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations (2019)
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Akpan, E., Enyi, G., Nasr, G., Yahaya, A., Ahmadu, A., & Saidu, B. (2019). Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 175(Apr 19), 1028-1038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.01.002

This study examines the effectiveness of sodium erythorbate, potassium formate, and polyethylene glycol for the formulation of high-performance water-based drilling fluids. High-performance water-based drilling fluids are environmentally-friendly, re... Read More about Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations.

Experimental investigation on the impact of connate water salinity on dispersion coefficient in consolidated rocks cores during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection (2018)
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Abba, M., Al-Otaibi, A., Abbas, A., Nasr, G., & Abdulkadir, M. (2018). Experimental investigation on the impact of connate water salinity on dispersion coefficient in consolidated rocks cores during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 60, 190-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2018.10.007

Connate water salinity is a vital property of the reservoir and its influence on the displacement efficiency cannot be overemphasised. Despite the numerous analytical literatures on the dispersion behaviour of CO2 in CH4 at different parametric condi... Read More about Experimental investigation on the impact of connate water salinity on dispersion coefficient in consolidated rocks cores during enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection.

Stabilizing biopolymers in water-based drilling fluids at high temperature using antioxidants, a formate salt, and polyglycol (2018)
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Akpan, E., Enyi, G., Nasr, G., & Yahaya, A. (2018). Stabilizing biopolymers in water-based drilling fluids at high temperature using antioxidants, a formate salt, and polyglycol. Journal of Engineering Technology, 7(2), 469-486

Biopolymers degrade in water-based drilling fluids when exposed to high temperatures for some time, thus leading to hole-cleaning problems such as stuck pipe. To stabilise biopolymers in drilling fluids, the mechanisms by which they degrade at elevat... Read More about Stabilizing biopolymers in water-based drilling fluids at high temperature using antioxidants, a formate salt, and polyglycol.

Physicochemical characterization of sodium surfactin for oil and gas industry application (2018)
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Suleiman, S., Abbas, A., Babaie, M., & Nasr, G. (2018). Physicochemical characterization of sodium surfactin for oil and gas industry application. Journal of Engineering Technology, 7(2), 342-353

Introduction – Industry operators are becoming more critical of synthetic surfactants for various oil and gas operations. Principal among these concerns is the environmental degradation. As a result, there is increasing interest in the use of biosurf... Read More about Physicochemical characterization of sodium surfactin for oil and gas industry application.

Experimental investigation of methane-water and methane-brine IFT measurements using pendant drop (rising bubble) method (2018)
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Yahaya, A., Akpan, E., Enyi, G., Nasr, G., & Abbas, A. (2018). Experimental investigation of methane-water and methane-brine IFT measurements using pendant drop (rising bubble) method. Journal of Engineering Technology, 6(1), 394-407

Gas hydrate formation involves low molecular gas mass transfer to a cage-like structure formed by water molecule under low temperature and high-pressure conditions. Gas hydrate is considered a problem if it develops along a pipeline. In order to solv... Read More about Experimental investigation of methane-water and methane-brine IFT measurements using pendant drop (rising bubble) method.

Effect of impermeable barrier orientation on bottom water cresting (2017)
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Akangbou, H., Burby, M., Nasr, G., & Babaie, M. (2017). Effect of impermeable barrier orientation on bottom water cresting. Journal of Engineering Technology, 6(2), 853-869

The use of either a permeable or semi-permeable barriers has been proven to be effective in minimizing cresting effects in oil reservoirs characterized by strong bottom aquifer, with the latter known to be more effective. Most research has been focus... Read More about Effect of impermeable barrier orientation on bottom water cresting.

Wettability effects on Bandera Gray Sandstone using biosurfactants (2017)
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Ukwungwu, S., Abbas, A., Nasr, G., Allison, H., & Goodman, S. (2017). Wettability effects on Bandera Gray Sandstone using biosurfactants. Journal of Engineering Technology, 6(2),

Despite the growing demand for sustainable technologies that enhance residual oil recovery, the environmental and cost benefits of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) have favoured an increased research that is utilising a biosurfactant for oil re... Read More about Wettability effects on Bandera Gray Sandstone using biosurfactants.

Economic evaluation of environmentally friendly vegetable oil-based invert emulsion (2017)
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Ihenacho, P., Burby, M., Nasr, G., & Enyi, G. (2017). Economic evaluation of environmentally friendly vegetable oil-based invert emulsion. Journal of Engineering Technology, 6(2), 776-783

Stringent environmental regulations and technical requirements of difficult formations such as shale demand the use of functional mud system to complete a well safely and economically. The economic viability of 50/50 oil-water ratio invert emulsion... Read More about Economic evaluation of environmentally friendly vegetable oil-based invert emulsion.

Proactive control of cresting in homogeneous oil reservoirs : an experimental study (2017)
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Akangbou, H., Burby, M., & Nasr, G. (2017). Proactive control of cresting in homogeneous oil reservoirs : an experimental study. Petroleum Science, 14(4), 755-764. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-017-0167-0

This paper sets out to experimentally investigate the use of electromagnetic valve in controlling production of water during cresting from homogeneous non-fractured thick and thin-oil reservoirs, based on the principle of capillarity and breakthrou... Read More about Proactive control of cresting in homogeneous oil reservoirs : an experimental study.

Effectively optimizing production of horizontal wells in homogeneous oil reservoirs (2016)
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Akangbou, H., Burby, M., & Nasr, G. (2017). Effectively optimizing production of horizontal wells in homogeneous oil reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 150, 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2016.12.005

Horizontal well applications have been predominant since their conception, for reasons such as effective depletion of oil reservoirs and especially in water cresting, gas cresting or water and gas cresting applications due to the casings enhanced exp... Read More about Effectively optimizing production of horizontal wells in homogeneous oil reservoirs.