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July 2010 onward Publications • Mason, G., Fisher, H., Morrow, N.R., and Ruth, D.W.: “Correlation for the Effect of Fluid Viscosities on Counter-Current Spontaneous Imbibition”, JPSE. 72, (August) 2010, 195-205. • Loahardjo, N., Xie, X., and Morrow, N.R., “Oil Recovery by Sequential Waterflooding of Mixed-Wet Sandstone and Limestone”, Energy Fuels 24 (9) 5073-5080, Web published August 30, 2010. • Pu, H., Xie, X., Yin, P. and Morrow, N.:”Low Salinity Waterflooding and Mineral Dissolution”, SPE 134042, SPE Annual Meeting Technical Conference and Exhibition, Florence, Italy, September 2010 • Pu, H., “Recovery of Crude Oil from Outcrop and Reservoir Sandstone by Low Salinity Waterflooding”, PhD Defense, Sept. 27, 2010 • Wickramatilaka, S., G., Morrow, N. and Howard, J.:”Effect of Salinity on Oil Recovery by Spontaneous Imbibition”, 24 E N H A N C E D O I L R E C O V E R Y I N S T I T U T E th International Symposium on the Core Analysts, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 2010 • Kumar, K., Fodgen, A., Morrow N. and Buckley J.:”Mechanisms of Improved oil Recovery from sandstone by Low Salinity Flooding”, 24th International Symposium on the Core Analysts, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 2010 • Loahardjo, N., Morrow, N., Stevens, J. and Howard, J.:”Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Application to Determination of Saturation Changes in a Sandstone Core by Sequential Waterflooding”, 24th International Symposium on the Core Analysts, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 2010 • Morrow, N., and Buckley, J. ” Improved Oil Recovery by Low Salinity Waterflooding”, SPE Distinguished Author Series, October 2010 • Morrow, N.:” Low salinity Waterflooding”, EORI Newsletter, Wyoming, October 2010 • Fogden, A., Kumar, M., Morrow, N.R., Buckley, J.S.: “Mobilization of Fine Particles during Flooding of Sandstones, and Possible Relations to Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Energy Fuels, submitted November, 2010. • Li, Y., Mason, G., Morrow, N. and Ruth D.:” Capillary Pressure at A Saturation Front during Restricted Counter-Current Spontaneous Imbibition with Liquid Displacing Air”, Transport in Porous Media, November, 2010 • Siluni Wickramathilaka, “Oil Recovery by Spontaneous Imbibition,” Dec. 1, 2010, PhD. Defense 15 Manuscripts in Preparation for 2011
TOPICS • Screening outcrop cores for model rocks for low salinity waterflooding • Low salinity waterflooding with mineral dissolution – Eolian sandstones containing dolomite and anhydrites but without clays (Tensleep, Minnelusa, and Phosphoria) • Sequential waterflooding – Mechanisms of Sequential waterflooding – Field test applications E N H A N C E D O I L R E C O V E R Y I N S T I T U T E
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Page 3 and 4: • Jill Buckley Adjunct Professors
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Page 11 and 12: Definitions (cont’d) • Low Sali
Page 13 and 14: Main Hindrances to Systematic Inves
Page 15 and 16: Solutions/work in progress B. Total
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Page 19 and 20: R wf (% OOIP) 100 80 60 40 20 Berea
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Field Test ? 2011 ? Discussion of p
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Ongoing Topics and Future Work 1. L
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