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Experimental investigation of gas permeability and flow behaviour in wellbore cements
Barati Harooni, A., Sohrabi Sedeh, M., Farzaneh, S. A. & Fahimpour, J., Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 147, 104489.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Novel Pore Scale Visual Investigation of the Oil Recovery Mechanisms of Low Salinity Carbonated Water Injection (LSCWI)
Alhashboul, A. A., Farzaneh, A. S. & Sohrabi, M. S., 16 Sept 2025, 2025 Middle East Oil, Gas and Geosciences Show (MEOS GEO). Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-226984-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Advancing CO₂ Gas/oil Injection at Different IFT Assessment in Carbonated Reservoir through Innovated Gas Injection Design
Alshuaibi, M., Farzaneh, S. & Sohrabi, M., 28 Apr 2025, Offshore Technology Conference 2025. Offshore Technology Conference, OTC-35537-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Gas/CO2 Mobility under 2-Phase and 3-Phase Flow in Carbonate for CO2-EOR and CCS Projects
Masalmeh, S., Farzaneh, A. & Sohrabi, M., 2 Apr 2025, p. 1-23. 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Experimental Investigation of Factors Affecting Oil Recovery and Displacement Efficiency of CO₂ Injection in Carbonate Reservoirs
Masalmeh, S. K., Farzaneh, S. A., Sohrabi, M. & Alhammadi, M., 12 Mar 2025, In: SPE Journal. 30, 3, p. 1492-1509 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Experimental Investigation of Seawater Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Divandari, H., Farzaneh, A., Sohrabi, M. & Fahimpour, J., 2025, IOR+ 2025: 23rd European Symposium on IOR. EAGE Publishing BV, p. 1-19 19 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Effect of Pressure, Initial Water Saturation, Rock Type and Injection Rate on Oil Recovery and Displacement Efficiency of CO₂ Injection in Carbonate Reservoirs
Masalmeh, S. K., Farzaneh, S. A., Sohrabi, M. & Alhammadi, M., 22 Apr 2024, SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum & Energy Show. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218525-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A Systematic Experimental Study of Low Salinity, Carbonated Water and Low Salinity Carbonated Water EOR Injection Schemes in Carbonate Reservoir Conditions
Alhashboul, A. A., Farzaneh, A. S. & Sohrabi, M. S., 22 Apr 2024, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218218-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A Systematic Experimental Study to Understand the Performance and Efficiency of Gas Injection in Carbonate Reservoirs
Masalmeh, S., Farzaneh, S. A., Sohrabi, M., Ataei, M. S. & Alshuaibi, M., Nov 2023, In: SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering. 26, 4, p. 1159-1174 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing EOR strategies for application in Brazilian pre-salt reservoirs
Neves Junior, A., Queiroz, G. N., Godoy, M. G., Cardoso, V. D. S., Cedrola, S. M. L., Mansoldo, F. R. P., Firpo, R. M., Gomes Paiva, L. M., Sohrabi, M. & Vermelho, A. B., Apr 2023, In: Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 223, 211508.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Evaluation of Different Numerical Techniques for Accurate Modelling of Tracer Flow in Porous Media
Yaralidarani, M., Aghabozorgi, S., Farzaneh, S. A. & Sohrabi, M., 24 Jan 2023, SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2023. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-212598-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Trapped Gas Saturation Measurement in 2-phase and 3-phase Experiments to Support CCS and CO2 EOR Projects in Carbonate
Masalmeh, S., Al-Mesmari, A., Farzaneh, S. A. & Sohrabi, M., 31 Oct 2022, ADIPEC 2022. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-210878-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Addressing the Challenges of Simulating EOR and CO₂ Storage Projects at Reservoir Scale: Accurate Estimation of Trapped Gas Saturation
Aghabozorgi, S. & Sohrabi, M., 31 Oct 2022, ADIPEC 2022. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-211366-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Determination of Two-phase Relative Permeability from a Displacement with Safman-Rayleigh Instability Using a Coarse-Scale Model History Matching Approach
Taura, U. H., Mahzari, P., Sohrabi, M., Al-Wahaibi, Y. & Farzaneh, S. A., Oct 2022, In: Computational Geosciences. 26, 5, p. 1207-1222 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Limitations of Commercial Software in Estimating Trapped Gas Saturation and Hysteresis in Relative Permeability
Aghabozorgi, S. & Sohrabi, M., 6 Jun 2022, SPE Europe Energy Conference featured at the 83rd EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-209642-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Investigation and Simulation of SWAG injections Performed in Mixed-Wet Carbonate Rocks
Alnuaimi, L. O., Aghabozorgi, S. & Sohrabi, M., 6 Jun 2022, SPE Europe Energy Conference featured at the 83rd EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-209651-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Qualitative assessment of improved oil recovery and wettability alteration by low salinity water injection for heterogeneous carbonates
Façanha, J. M. F., Farzaneh, S. A. & Sohrabi, M., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 213, 110312.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Systematic Experimental Study to Understand the Performance and Efficiency of Gas Injection in Carbonate Reservoirs
Masalmeh, S., Farzaneh, S. A., Sohrabi, M., Ataei, M. S. & Alshuaibi, M., 21 Mar 2022, SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum and Energy Show 2022. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200057-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A Novel Insight into the Effect on the Differential Pressure of the Formation of the New Gas Phase in Carbonated Water Injection and its Comparison With Conventional CO₂ Injection
Castañeda, J. O., Alhashboul, A., Farzaneh, A. & Sohrabi, M., 21 Feb 2022, International Petroleum Technology Conference 2022. IPTC, IPTC-22522-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Oil/Gas Composition on the Performance of Carbonated Water Injection CWI
Castañeda, J. O., Alhashboul, A., Farzaneh, A. & Sohrabi, M., 21 Feb 2022, International Petroleum Technology Conference 2022. IPTC, IPTC-22522-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Generalised model for simulation of two- and three-phase cycle-dependent hysteresis in sandstones
Aghabozorgi, S. & Sohrabi, M., 15 Feb 2022, In: Fuel. 310, 122328.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fluid-Fluid Interactions Inducing Additional Oil Recovery during Low Salinity Water Injection in Inefficacious Presence of Clay Minerals
Fattahi Mehraban, M., Farzaneh, S. A., Sohrabi, M. & Sisson, A., 15 Jan 2022, In: Fuel. 308, 121922.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Universal Method for Predicting the Relative Permeability Data of Low Salinity Injection
Aljaberi, A., Aghabozorgi, S. & Sohrabi, M., 2022, SPE Europe Energy Conference featured at the 83rd EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-209661-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Changing the Rock's Wettability on the Performance of Carbonated Water Injection CWI
Castaneda, J. O., Alhashboul, A., Farzaneh, A. & Sohrabi, M., 15 Dec 2021, SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference 2021. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-204847-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Simulation of Immiscible WAG Experiments Performed in Carbonate Rocks: The Impact of Heterogeneity on Hysteresis Phenomenon
Alnuaimi, L. O., Sohrabi, M., Aghabozorgi, S. & Alshmakhy, A., 9 Dec 2021, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2021. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-207503-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
An Experimental Investigation of High and Low Salinity Waterflood Displacement Under the Steady-State Condition
Aljaberi, A., Farzaneh, S. A., Aghabozorgi, S., Ataei, M. S. & Sohrabi, M., 9 Dec 2021, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2021. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-207339-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Comments on “Mathematical modeling and simulation of water-alternating-gas (WAG) process by incorporating capillary pressure and hysteresis effects”
Aghabozorgi, S. & Sohrabi, M., 15 Nov 2021, In: Fuel. 304, 120202.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Experimental investigation of the impact of crude oil and rock on improved recovery by low salinity water injection
Alhammadi, M., Masalmeh, S. M., Al-Shehhi, B., Sohrabi, M. & Farzaneh, A., 15 Sept 2021, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2021. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-206118-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Laboratory study to investigate cyclic hysteresis in miscible and immiscible WAG experiments in carbonate reservoir
Masalmeh, S., Al-Mesmari, A., Farzaneh, A. & Sohrabi, M., Apr 2021, 21st European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery. EAGE Publishing BV, p. 1-16 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Debunking the impact of salinity on crude oil/water interfacial tension
Mehraban, M. F., Farzaneh, S. A. & Sohrabi, M., 4 Mar 2021, In: Energy and Fuels. 35, 5, p. 3766–3779 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Functional compounds of crude oil during low salinity water injection
Fattahi Mehraban, M., Farzaneh, S. A. & Sohrabi, M., 1 Feb 2021, In: Fuel. 285, 119144.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Novel Insights into the Pore-Scale Mechanism of Low Salinity Water Injection and the Improvements on Oil Recovery
Fattahi Mehraban, M., Farzaneh, S. A., Sohrabi, M. & Sisson, A., 15 Oct 2020, In: Energy and Fuels. 34, 10, p. 12050-12064 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Oil Reservoir on a Chip: Pore-Scale Study of Multiphase Flow During Near-Miscible CO₂ EOR and Storage
Seyyedi, M. & Sohrabi, M., Sept 2020, In: Transport in Porous Media. 134, 2, p. 331-349 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
New Insights into spontaneous imbibition processes in unfractured and fractured carbonate cores with stress-induced apertures
Vilhena, O., Farzaneh, A., Pola, J., March, R., Sisson, A. & Sohrabi, M., 1 May 2020, In: SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering. 23, 2, p. 722-740 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Numerical Simulation Guideline of Oil Recovery by Cycle-Dependent Three-Phase Process Using Coreflood Experiments
Zayer, H. A. & Sohrabi, M., 2020, SPE Europec Featured at 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200598-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
An adnavce compositional analysis investigation on the role of crude oil-brine interface reactions on the performance of low salinity water injection
Mehraban, M. F., Farzaneh, S. A. & Sohrabi, M., 2020, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200451-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
The decisive role of microdispersion formation in improved oil recovery by low-salinity-water injection in sandstone formations
Mahzari, P., Sohrabi, M. & Façanha, J. M. F., 1 Dec 2019, In: SPE Journal. 24, 6, p. 2859-2873 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An accurate and reliable correlation to determine CO2/crude oil MMP for high-temperature reservoirs in Abu Dhabi
Alshuaibi, M., Farzaneh, S. A., Sohrabi, M. & Mogensen, K., 11 Nov 2019, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-197344-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Accurate modeling of relative permeability hysteresis in water alternating gas experiments
Aghabozorgi, S. & Sohrabi, M., 11 Nov 2019, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-197615-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Estimation of three-phase oil relative permeability in WAG experiments
Aghabozorgi, S., Sohrabi, M. & Facanha, J., 28 Oct 2019, Offshore Technology Conference Brasil 2019. Offshore Technology Conference, OTC-29924-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Experimental and numerical evaluation of spontaneous imbibition processes in unfractured and fractured carbonate cores with stress-induced apertures
Vilhena, O., Farzaneh, A., Pola, J., March, R., Sisson, A. & Sohrabi, M., 3 Jun 2019, SPE Europec Featured at 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-195452-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A thorough coreflood study of the effect of gas viscosity on the performance of gas and wag injections under near-miscible displacement conditions in a weakly water-wet sandstone rock
Alkhazmi, B., Farzaneh, S. A. & Sohrabi, M., 3 Jun 2019, SPE Europec Featured at 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-195566-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A Fundamental Micro Scale Study of the Roles of Associated Gas Content and Different Classes of Hydrocarbons on the Dominant Oil Recovery Mechanism by CWI
Seyyedi, M., Mahzari, P. & Sohrabi, M., 12 Apr 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 5996.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A new approach to simulate low salinity water flooding in carbonate reservoir
Aljaberi, A. & Sohrabi, M., 2019, SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, 18-21 March, Manama, Bahrain. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-195081-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Pore-scale study of fluids flow and fluid-fluid interactions during near-miscible CO₂ EOR and storage in oil reservoirs
Seyyedi, M. & Sohrabi, M., 2019, In: Exploration Geophysics. 2019, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Co-history Matching: A Way Forward for Estimating Representative Saturation Functions
Mahzari, P., AlMesmari, A. & Sohrabi, M., Dec 2018, In: Transport in Porous Media. 125, 3, p. 483–501 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A comprehensive and comparative experimental study of the effect of wettability on the performance of near miscible wag injection in sandstone rock
Alkhazmi, B., Farzaneh, S. A., Sohrabi, M. & Buckman, J., 24 Sept 2018, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-191477-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Assessing the feasibility of improving the performance of CO₂ and CO₂-WAG Injection Scenarios by CWI
Seyyedi, M. & Sohrabi, M., 29 Aug 2018, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 57, 34, p. 11617-11624 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A new technique to predict relative permeability for two-phase gas/oil system at different interfacial tension
Al-Nuaimi, L., Shahrokhi, O., Sohrabi, M. & Jahanbakhsh, A., 9 May 2018, In: SEG Global Meeting Abstracts. p. 121-124 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
An Experimental Investigation of WAG Injection Performance under Near-Miscible Conditions in Carbonate Rock and Comparison with Sandstone
Alkhazmi, B., Amir Farzaneh, S., Sohrabi, M. & Sisson, A., 2018, SPE Western Regional Meeting 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190053-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution