Mukul M. Sharma
Dr Sharma’s contributions to the technical literature are categorized here into five broad areas with sub-area topics.
I. Formation Damage / Production Engineering
1. Condensate Banking / Productivity of Gas Condensate Wells
2. Water Blocking in Low Permeability Gas Sands
3. Water Injection Wells / Produced Water Disposal
4. Drilling Induced Damage
5. Fines Migration
6. Wettability Alteration
7. Emulsion Stability
8. Inorganic Precipitates
9. Cementing / Perforating / Gravel Packing
10. Problem Well Diagnosis
11. Acoustic Cleaning
12. Bacterial Plugging / Adhesion
II. Hydraulic Fracturing / Wellbore Stability
1. Hydraulic fracturing
2. Wellbore Stability
III. Oilfield Water Handling, Treatment and Reinjection
1. Water Re-Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors
2. Water Filtration and Desalination
3. Profile control and Polymer Injection
IV. Petrophysics / Formation Evaluation
1. Coring / Coring Fluids
2. Electrical Properties
3. Acoustic Properties
4. Flow Properties
V. Basic Surface and Colloid Science.
1. Surface Forces, Thin Films, Thin Films and Wettability
2. Colloid Transport
Publications Related to
I. FORMATION DAMAGE / PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
I.1 Condensate Banking / Productivity of Gas Condensate Wells
Sharma, M.M.; Pope, G.; Kumar, V.; Baran, J.R.; “Use of Fluorocarbon Surfactants to Improve the Productivity of Gas and Gas Condensate Wells” Pending U.S. Patent Approval, March 2006
"Relative Permeability of Gas/Condensate Fluids: A General Correlation" prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition to be held 24 Sept 2006 to 27 Sept 2006 in San Antonio, TX.
“Improving the Gas and Condensate Relative Permeability Using Chemical Treatments”, SPE 100529, to be presented at the 2006 SPE Gas Technology Symposium held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 15–17 May 2006, V. Kumar, G. A. Pope, and M. M. Sharma. PDF
“Optimization of Fracture Length in Gas / Gas Condensate Reservoirs”, SPE 100543, to be presented at the 2006 SPE Gas Technology Symposium held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 15–17 May 2006, J. Mohan , SPE, M. M. Sharma, and G. A. Pope. PDF
"Effect of Non-Darcy Flow on Well Productivity in a Hydraulically Fractured Gas/Condensate Well" to be presented at the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition to be held 24-SEP-06 to 27-SEP-06 in San Antonio, TX.
“A Successful Methanol Treatment in a Gas-Condensate Reservoir: Field Application”, SPE Production & Facilities, February 2005, H. Al-Anazi, J. Walker, G. Pope, M.M. Sharma, D.F. Hackney. PDF
"Revaporization of Condensate with Methane Flood", SPE-90860 presented at the 2004 International Petroleum Conference, Mexico, 7-9 November, 2004, H.A. Al-Anazi, and M.M Sharma.
“A Successful Methanol Treatment in a Gas-Condensate Reservoir: Field Application”, SPE 80901 to be presented at the SPE Production and Operations Symposium held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 23-25, 2003, H. Al-Anazi, J. Walker, G. Pope, M.M. Sharma, D.F. Hackney. PDF
“Laboratory Measurements of Condensate Blocking and Treatment for Both Low and High Permeability Rocks”, SPE 77546 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, September 29-October 2, 2002, H. Al-Anazi, G. Pope, M.M. Sharma, R. Butler. PDF
“Phase Behavior Modeling of Hydrocarbon-Methanol-Water Mixtures by Peng-Robinson and SAFT Equations of State”, SPE 77575 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, September 29-October 2, 2002, P. Ayyalasomayajula, R. Sharma, J Walker, M.M. Sharma, G. Pope
“Use of Solvents to Improve the Productivity of Gas Condensate Wells,” presented at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, SPE 62935, Dallas, Texas, October 1-4, 2000, L. Du, J. Walker, G. Pope, M. Sharma, P. Wang. PDF
"Effect of Heterogeneity on the Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient,” SPE Reservoir Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3, SPE 39979, June 1999, Narayanaswamy, G.; Sharma, M. M.; Pope, G. PDF
"Modeling Relative Permeability Effects in Gas-Condensate Reservoirs With a New Trapping Model," SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering 3 (2), pp. 171-178, April 2000, Pope, G.A.; Wu, W.; Narayanaswamy, G.; Delshad, M.; Sharma, M.; Wang, P. PDF
“Modeling Non-Equilibrium Mass-Transfer Effects for A Gas Condensate Field”, In Situ, Vol. 24, pp. 139-162, 2000, Wu, W.; Wang, P.; Delshad, M.; Wang, C.; Pope, G.; Sharma, M. PDF
I.2 Water Blocking in Low Permeability Gas Sands
“Flow-Through Drying of Porous Media”, AIChE Journal, in press, 2006, J. Mahadevan, M. M. Sharma and Y.C. Yortsos.
“Water Removal from Porous Media by Gas Injection: Experiments and Simulation” Transport in Porous Media Journal, 2006, in press, J. Mahadevan, M. M. Sharma, and Y. Yortsos.
“Evaporative Clean-up of Water-Blocks in Gas Wells”, Journal of Petroleum Technology, pp 46-68, October 2005, J. Mahadevan, M. M. Sharma and Y.C. Yortsos. PDF
“Factors Affecting Clean-up of Water Blocks: A Laboratory Investigation,” SPE Journal, September 2005, J. Mahadevan, M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Evaporative Clean-up of Water-Blocks in Gas Wells”, SPE 94215, presented at the 2005 SPE Production and Operations Symposium held in Oklahoma City, OK, April 17-19, 2005, J. Mahadevan and M.M. Sharma PDF
“Cleanup of Water Blocks in Depleted Low-Permeability Reservoirs”, SPE 89837 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, 26–29 September 2004, B. Parekh, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Clean-up of Water Blocks in Low Permeability Formations,” SPE 84216 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Denver, Colorado, October 5 – 8, 2003, J. Mahadevan, M.M. Sharma. PDF
I.3 Water Injection Wells / Produced Water Disposal
“An Experimental Investigation of Fracture Propagation During Water Injection,” SPE 73740 presented at International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 20-21, 2002. R. Suarez: P.Gadde, M.M. Sharma, J. Stenebraten. PDF
“Process-Based Decomposition On Distributed Systems-A Strategy To Solve Large Scale Simulation Problems,” SPE 77721 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, September 29-October 2, 2002 M. Yu, P. Gadde, M.M. Sharma PDF
"Use of a pH Sensitive Polymer for Conformance Control," SPE 73782 presented at the International Symposium & Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 20-21, 2002, H. Al-Anazi, M. M. Sharma. PDF
"Growing Injection Well Fractures and Their Impact on Waterflood Performance," SPE 71614 presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 30-October 3, 2001, P. B. Gadde, M. M. Sharma. PDF
“Modeling Injection Well Performance during Deep-well Injection of Liquid Wastes,” J. of Hydrology, 227(2000), pp. 41-55, K.P. Saripalli; M.M. Sharma; S. Bryant. PDF
“Injectivity Decline in Water Injection Wells: An Offshore Gulf of Mexico Case Study,” SPE Production & Facilities, 15(1), pp. 6-14, February 2000, Sharma, M.; Pang, S.; Wennberg, K.E PDF
“Role of Fracture Face and Formation Plugging in Injection Well Fracturing and Injectivity Decline,” presented at the 1999 SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, SPE 52731, Austin, Texas, February 28- 3 March, 1999. PDF
“Determination of the Filtration Coefficient and the Transition Time for Water Injection Wells”, Proceedings of the European Formation Damage Symposium, SPE 38181, The Hague, 1997.
"Evaluating the Performance of Open-Hole, Perforated and Fractured Water Injection Wells, Proceedings of the SPE European Formation Damage Symposium, The Hague, SPE 30127, 1995. PDF
"A Model For Predicting Injectivity Decline in Water Injection Wells," SPE Formation Evaluation, 194-201, September 1997, Pang, S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"A Stokesian Dynamics Model for Particle Deposition and Buildup in Granular Media", Vol. 153, No.2, pp. 314-336, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, (1992). PDF
"Transport of Particulate Suspensions in Porous Media. Model Formulation," AIChE Journal, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 1636-1643 (1987). PDF
"A Network Model for Deep Bed Filtration Processes," AIChE Journal, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 1644-1653 (1987). PDF
"A Model for Precipitation and Dissolution Processes with Precipitate Migration," Vol. 35, No. 8, p.1385-1390, AIChE Journal (1989).PDF
" Barium and Calcium Sulfate Precipitation, Dissolution and Migration in Sandpacks," SPE 19675, Proceedings of the SPE Annual Meeting, San Antonio, pp. 579-594 (1989). SPE Journal, Production Engineering (1991) PDF
“Strategies for Sizing Particles in Drilling and Completion Fluids,” SPE Journal, March 2004, A. Suri, M.M. Sharma. PDF
"Filtration Properties of Oil-In-Water Emulsions Containing Solids," SPE 73769 presented at the International Symposium & Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 20-21, 2002, K. Al-Riyamy, M. M. Sharma. PDF
"The Relative Importance of Solids and Filtrate Invasion on the Flow Initiation Pressure," presented at the European Formation Damage Conference, SPE 68949, The Hague, The Netherlands, May 21-22, 2001, R. Roy, M. Sharma. PDF
"Strategies for Sizing Particles in Drilling and Completion Fluids," presented at the European Formation Damage Conference, SPE 68964, The Hague, The Netherlands, May 21-22, 2001, A. Suri, M. Sharma PDF
“Mechanisms of Mud Cake Removal During Flowback,” SPE Drilling & Completion, December 2001. Presented at the 2000 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage, SPE 58797, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 23-24, 2000, , Z. Zain; A. Suri; M. Sharma.
“Cleanup of Wall-Building Filter Cakes,” presented at the 1999 SPE Annual Meeting, SPE 56635, Houston, Texas, October 9, 1999. PDF
“Model Simplifies Filter Cake Lift-Off Pressure Determination,” Oil & Gas Journal, November 1, 1999, pp. 70-75, Zain, Z.; Sharma, M. M. PDF
"Distribution of Mud Induced Damage Around Horizontal Wellbores," 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, SPE 39468, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 18-19, 1998.PDF
"The Role of Taylor Vortices in the Transport of Drill Cuttings," 1998 SPE India Oil and Gas Conference, SPE 39504, New Delhi, India, February 17-19, 1998.PDF
"Development of an Acid Degradable Drill in Fluid for Fractured Reservoirs," Proceedings of the SPE European Formation Damage Symposium, The Hague, SPE 38153 (1997).PDF
"Mud Induced Formation Damage in Fractured Reservoirs," SPE Drilling & Completion, March 1996, Jiao, D.; Sharma, M. M. PDF
"Mechanism of Cake Buildup in Cross-Flow Filtration of Colloidal Suspensions," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 162, 454-462 (1994).PDF
"Investigation of Dynamic Mud Cake Formation: The Concept of Minimum Overbalance Pressure," SPE 26323, Proceedings of the SPE 68th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Houston, TX, October 3-6, 1993. PDF
"Dynamic Filtration of Invert-Emulsion Muds," SPE 24759, Proceedings of the SPE 67th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., Oct. 4-7, 1992. SPE Journal, Drilling & Completion (Sept. 1993).PDF
"Formation Damage Caused by Static and Dynamic Filtration of Water - Based Muds," SPE 23823, Proceedings of the Formation Damage Control Symposium, Lafayette. (1992).PDF
"A Network Model for Clay Filter Cake Properties,” Vol. 56, p. 357-381, Colloids and Surfaces, (1991). PDF
"Flow of Clay Suspensions through Porous Media," SPE 16257 presented at the SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, San Antonio, Texas. Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 213, SPE Journal of Reservoir Engineering (1989). PDF
"Alteration of Rock Properties Due to Interaction with Drilling Fluid Components," Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol.1, pp. 127-143 (1987). PDF
"Polymerizable Ultra Thin Films: A New Technique for Fines Stabilization," SPE 27345, presented at the 1994 SPE Formation Damage Control Symposium, February 9-10, 1994, Lafayette, Louisiana. PDF
“Detachment of Particles from Surfaces: An AFM Study,” J. of Colloid and Interface Science, 233, (2001), A. Freitas, M. Sharma.
"Effect of Surface Hydrophobicity on the Hydrodynamic Detachment of Particles from Surfaces", Langmuir, Vol. 15, pp. 2466-2476, 1999, Freitas, A.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"The Role of Surface Roughness and Contact Deformation on the Hydrodynamic Detachment of Particles From Surfaces," Vol. 164, pp. 63-77, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (1994). PDF
"Factors Controlling the Hydrodynamic Detachment of Particles from Surfaces," Vol. 149 , No. 4, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (1992). PDF
"Effect of Two Phase Flow on Fines Migration in Sandstones," SPE 17523, SPE California Regional Meeting, Long Beach, California, Vol. 42, No.6, Journal of Petroleum Technology (1990). PDF
"A Rule Based System for Estimating Clay Distribution, Morphology and Formation Damage in Reservoir Rocks," SPE 16870 presented at the SPE Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas., Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 621-626, SPE Journal of Formation Evaluation (1989). PDF
"Hydrodynamic Effects in the Release of Non-Brownian Particles From Surfaces," Proceedings of the ACS Symposium on Advances in Oilfield Chemistry, pp. 548-559 (1988). PDF
"A One Dimensional Formation Damage Simulator for Damage due to Fines Migration," Proceedings of SPE Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Bakersfield, pp. 29-42 (1988). PDF
"Fines Migration in Porous Media," AIChE Journal, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 1654-1662 (1987). PDF
"Flow of Clay Suspensions through Porous Media", SPE Reservoir Engineering , 4, No. 2, 213, May 1989.PDF
"Permeability Impairment due to Fines Migration in Sandstones," Proceedings of Sixth SPE Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana (1986), SPE 14819. PDF
"Deposition and Release of Clays in Sandstones," SPE 13562, Proceedings of the SPE Symposium on Oilfield and Geothermal Chemistry, Phoenix, Arizona (1985). PDF
I.6 Wettability Alteration
“Effect of Capillary Pressure, Salinity, and Aging on Wettability Alteration in Sandstones and Limestones,” SPE 75189 to be presented at the International Symposium on Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 13–17, 2002, February 20-21, 2002, V. Jain, S. Chattopadhyay, M.M. Sharma. PDF
"Effect of Brine Salinity and Crude Oil Properties on Relative Permeabilities and Residual Saturations", SPE Journal, SPE 49320, September 2000, Filoco, P.; Sharma, M. PDF
"Investigating the Role of Crude-Oil Components on Wettability Alteration Using Atomic Force Microscopy," SPE Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3, SPE 37231, September 1999, Basu, S.; Sharma, M. M.. PDF
"Wettability Alteration Caused by Oil-Based Muds and Mud Components," SPE 18162, SPE Journal, Drilling & Completion (March 1993). PDF
"Wettability Alteration and Restoration for Cores Contaminated with Oil Based Muds," Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 63-76, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (1989). PDF
"The Mechanism of Alteration of Macroscopic Contact Angles by the Adsorption of Surfactants," Vol. 38 pp. 365-390, Colloids and Surfaces (1989). PDF
"The Alteration of Rock Properties due to Interactions with Drilling Fluid Components," SPE 14302, Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of SPE, Las Vegas, Nevada (1985). PDF
“Filtration Properties of Oil-In-Water Emulsions Containing Solids,” SPE Drilling & Completion, October 2004, A. Kassim and M.M. Sharma. PDF
"Filtration Properties of Oil-In-Water Emulsions Containing Solids," SPE 73769 presented at the International Symposium & Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 20-21, 2002, K. Al-Riyamy, M. M. Sharma. PDF
"Factors Controlling the Stability of Colloid Stabilized Emulsions. I. An Experimental Investigation", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 157, 244-253 (1993). PDF
"Factors Controlling the Stability of Colloid Stabilized Emulsions. II. A Model for the Rheological Properties of Colloid Laden Interfaces," 162, 1-10, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (1994). PDF
"Factors Controlling the Stability of Colloid-Stabilized Emulsions III. Measurements of the Rheological Properties of Colloid-Laden Interfaces," 171, 456-462, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (1995). PDF
"Factors Controlling the Stability of Colloid Stabilized Emulsions IV. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Demulsifiers," 171, 463-469, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (1995). PDF
"The Effect of Colloidal Particles on Fluid-Fluid Interfacial Properties and Emulsion Stability," Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 52, 1-63, September 1994. PDF
"A Model for Precipitation and Dissolution Processes with Precipitate Migration," Vol. 35, No. 8, p.1385-1390, AIChE Journal (1989). PDF
"Barium and Calcium Sulfate Precipitation, Dissolution and Migration in Sandpacks," SPE 19675, Proceedings of the SPE Annual Meeting, San Antonio, pp. 579-594 (1989), SPE Journal, Production Engineering (1991). PDF
“Evaluation of pH-Sensitive Polymer for Gravel-Packing Operations”, SPE Drilling & Completion, March 2002, H. Al-Anazi, M.M. Sharma. PDF
“A Study Of Wellbore Stability In Shales Including Poroelastic, Chemical, And Thermal Effects”, Journal of Petroleum Science & Technology, September 2002, G. Chen, M. Chenevert, M. M. Sharma, and M. Yu PDF
“Chemical-Mechanical Wellbore Instability Model In Shales”, Journal of Petroleum Science & Technology, September 2002, M. Yu, M. Chenevert, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“The Nature of the Compacted Zone around Perforation Tunnels,” presented at the 2000 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage, SPE 58720, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 23-24, 2000. PDF
"Formation Damage due to Cement Filtrates in Sandstone Cores," Vol. 6, No. 11, p. 399-405, SPE Journal, Production Engineering, (1991). PDF
"Effect of Heterogeneity on the Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient,” SPE Reservoir Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3, SPE 39979, June 1999. PDF
"Unconsolidated Sand Grain Shape, Size Impact on Frac-Pack Design," Oil and Gas Journal , 95, No. 20, 67-72, May 19, 1997. PDF
"A Heuristic Classification Program to Diagnose and Recommend Treatment for Near- Wellbore Production Problems," Artificial Intelligence Conference Proceedings, College Station, Texas, May 1990, Trussell, G.W.; Sharma, M.M.; Sepehrnoori, K. PDF
"Ultrasonic Removal of Organic Deposits and Polymer Induced Formation Damage", SPE Drilling & Completion, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 571-578, SPE 31129, March 2000, Roberts, P. M.; Venkitaraman, A.; Sharma, M. M. PDF
"Ultrasonic Removal of Near Wellbore Damage Caused by Fines and Mud Solids," SPE Drilling & Completion, 10, No. 3, 193-197, September 1995, Venkitaraman, A.; Roberts, P.M.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
I.12 Bacterial Adhesion / Plugging
"Transport of Bacteria in Porous Media. Part 1: An Experimental Investigation," Biotechnology & Bioengineering Journal , 44, No. 4, 489-497, August 1994.PDF
"Transport of Bacteria in Porous Media. Part 2: A Model for Convective Transport and Growth," Biotechnology & Bioengineering Journal , 44, No. 4, 498-507, August 1994. PDF
“Molecular Determinants of Bacterial Adhesion Monitored by Atomic Force Microscopy,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, USA, Applied Biological Sciences, Vol. 95, pp. 11059-11064, September 1998. PDF
"Selective Imaging of Biofilms in Porous Media by NMR Relaxation", J. of Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 139, pp. 67-73, 1999. PDF
"Adhesion Forces Between E. coli Bacteria and Biomaterial Surfaces", Langmuir, Vol. 15, No. 8, pp. 2719-2725, 1999. PDF
"Force Measurements between Bacteria and Poly(ethylene glycol)-Coated Surfaces", Langmuir 2000, 16, pp. 9155-9158, Razatos, A.; Ong, Y.L.; Boulay, F.; Elbert, D.; Hubbell, J. A.; Sharma, M. M.; Georgiou, G. PDF
Publications Related to
II.1 Hydraulic Fracturing
“Proppant Placement Using Reverse-Hybrid Fracs”, SPE 99580, to be presented at the 2006 SPE Gas Technology Symposium held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 15–17 May 2006, Y. Liu, P. B. Gadde and Mukul M. Sharma. PDF
“Optimization of Fracture Length in Gas / Gas Condensate Reservoirs”, SPE 100543, to be presented at the 2006 SPE Gas Technology Symposium held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 15–17 May 2006, J. Mohan , SPE, M. M. Sharma, and G. A. Pope. PDF
"Effect of Non-Darcy Flow on Well Productivity in a Hydraulically Fractured Gas/Condensate Well" to be presented at the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition to be held 24-SEP-06 to 27-SEP-06 in San Antonio, TX.
“Selecting Strategies for Improving Fracture Performance in Tight Gas Sands” GasTIPS, 11, No . 4, 8-11, Fall 2005, M.M. Sharma, P. Gadde, Y. Liu and J. Mahadeven. PDF
“Slick Water and Hybrid Fracturing Treatments: Some Lessons Learnt”, Journal of Petroleum Technology, March 2005, M.M. Sharma, P. Gadde, R. Sullivan, R. Sigal, R. Fielder, D. Copeland, L. Griffin and L. Weiers. PDF
“Unconventional Gas: Reserve Opportunities and Technology Needs” GasTIPS, 10, No. 4, 22-26, Fall 2004, Sharma, M.M., Evans, L., Ammer, J. PDF
“The Impact of Proppant Placement on the Productivity of Tight Gas Wells” GasTIPS, 9, No. 4, 19-24, Fall 2003, Sharma, M.M., Gadde, P., Copeland, D., Sigal, R., Fielder, R. and Sullivan, R. PDF
“A New Approach to Modeling Hydraulic Fractures in Unconsolidated Sands”, SPE 96246, presented at the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 9 – 12 October 2005, Z. Zhai, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Effect of Fracture Width and Fluid Rheology on Proppant Settling and Retardation: An Experimental Study”, SPE 96208, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 09–12 October 2005, Y. Liu, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“The Impact of Proppant Retardation on Propped Fracture Lengths”, SPE 97106, presented at the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 9 – 12 October 2005, P. Gadde and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“The Mechanics of Hydraulic Fractures in Unconsolidated Sands”, Proceedings of the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2005, held in Calgary, Alberta, June 7 – 9, 2005, Z. Zhai and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Slick Water and Hybrid Fracs in the Bossier: Some Lessons Learnt”, SPE 89876 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, 26-29 September 2004, M.M. Sharma, P. Gadde, R. Sullivan, R. Sigal, R. Fielder, D. Copeland, L. Griffin and L. Weilers. PDF
“Modeling Proppant Settling in Water-Fracs”, SPE 89875 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, 26-29 September 2004, P. Gadde, Y. Liu, J. Norman, R. Bonnecaze, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“An Experimental Investigation of Fracture Propagation During Water Injection,” SPE 73740 presented at International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 20-21, 2002. R. Suarez: P.Gadde, M.M. Sharma, J. Stenebraten. PDF
"Growing Injection Well Fractures and Their Impact on Waterflood Performance," SPE 716 14 presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 30-October 3, 2001, P. B. Gadde, M. M. Sharma.PDF
“Role of Fracture Face and Formation Plugging in Injection Well Fracturing and Injectivity Decline,” presented at the 1999 SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, SPE 52731, Austin, Texas, February 28- 3 March, 1999, Saripalli, K.S.; Gadde, P.B.; Bryant, S. L.; Sharma, M. PDF
II.2 Wellbore Stability
“Compressive Strength and Acoustic Properties Changes in Shales with Exposure to Water-Based Fluids”, to be presented at Golden Rocks 2006, The 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS): "50 Years of Rock Mechanics - Landmarks and Future Challenges.", held in Golden, Colorado, June 17-21, 2006, J. Zhang, T.M. Al-Bazali, M.E. Chenevert, M.M. Sharma, D.E. Clark, S. Benaissa, and S. Ong. PDF
“Ion Movement and Laboratory Technique to Control Wellbore Stability”, to be presented at the AADE 2006 Fluids Conference held in Houston, Texas, April 11-12, 2006, J. Zhang, D. Clark, T.M. Al-Bazali, M.E. Chenevert M.M. Sharma, J.C. Rojas, and S. Ong. PDF
“Measurement of the Sealing Capacity of Shale Cap-rocks”, SPE 96100, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 09–12 October 2005, T.M. AL-Bazali, J. Zhang, M.E. Chenevert, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“A Rapid, Rig-Site Deployable, Electrochemical Test for Evaluating the Membrane Potential of Shales”, SPE 96098, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 09–12 October 2005, T.M. AL-Bazali, J. Zhang, M.E. Chenevert, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Effects of Strain Rate on Failure Characteristics of Shales”, presented at the 40th US Symposium on Rock Mechanics: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions, held in Anchorage, Alaska, June 25-29, 2005, J. Zhang, S. Ong, T. Al-Bazali, M. Chenevert, M. Sharma and X. Yi. PDF
“A New Gravimetric – Swelling Test for Evaluating Water and Ion Uptake in Shales”, SPE 89831 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 26–29 September 2004, J. Zhang, M.E. Chenevert, T. Al-Bazali, M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Factors Controlling Pore Pressure Propagation in Shales: A Comparison of Simulations with Experiments”, submitted to SPE Journal, July 2004, M. Yu, M.M. Sharma, M.E. Chenevert, R.T. Ewy and G. Chen. PDF
“Chemical-Mechanical Wellbore Instability Model in Shales”, Journal of Petroleum Science & Technology, 38, No. 3-4, 131-143, 2003, M. Yu; M.E. Chenevert; M.M. Sharma. PDF
“A Study of Wellbore Stability in Shales including Poroelastic, Chemical, and Thermal Effects”, Journal of Petroleum Science & Technology, 38, No. 3-4, 167-176, 2002, G. Chen; M.E. Chenevert; M.M. Sharma; M Yu. PDF
“A Study Of Wellbore Stability In Shales Including Poroelastic, Chemical, And Thermal Effects,” Journal of Petroleum Science & Technology, September 2002, Chen, G., Chenevert, M., Sharma, M. M., and Yu, M. PDF
"Chemical and Thermal Effects on Wellbore Stability of Shale Formations," SPE 71366 to be presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 30-October 3, 2001, M. Yu, G. Chen, M. E. Chenevert, M. M. Sharma. PDF
"The Poroelastic, Chemical, and Thermal Effect on Wellbore Stability in Shales," presented at the 38th U. S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Washington, D. C., July 7-10, 2001, G. Chen, M. Chenevert, M. Sharma, M. Yu.
"Thermal and Chemical Effects on Shale Stability," presented at Geonics 2001, Mining Society of Moravia and Silesia and ISRM Sponsored International Symposium, Ostravia, Czech Republic, May 15-17, 2001, G. Chen, M. E. Chenevert, M. M. Sharma, M. Yu. PDF
"The Ion-Selective Behavior of Native Shales", J. Pet. Sci. Engr., Vol. 25, pp. 9-23, 2000, R. Lomba; Chenevert, M.E.; Sharma, M. PDF
"The Role of Osmotic Effects in Fluid Flow Through Shales", J. Pet. Sci. Engr., Vol. 25, pp. 25-35, 2000, R. Lomba; Chenevert, M.E.; Sharma, M. PDF
Publications Related to
III. OILFIELD WATER HANDLING, TREATMENT AND REINJECTION
“Transport of a pH-Sensitive Polymer in Porous Media for Novel Mobility-Control Applications” SPE 99656, to be presented at the 2006 SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 22-26, 2006, C. Huh, S. Choi, Y.M. Ermel, S.L. Bryant, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“A New Approach to Modeling Hydraulic Fractures in Unconsolidated Sands”, SPE 96246, presented at the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 9 – 12 October 2005, Z. Zhai, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Process-Based Decomposition On Distributed Systems-A Strategy To Solve Large Scale Simulation Problems,” SPE 77721 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, September 29 - October 2, 2002, M. Yu, P. Gadde, M.M. Sharma. PDF
“An Experimental Investigation of Fracture Propagation During Water Injection,” SPE 73740 presented at International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 20-21, 2002. R. Suarez: P.Gadde, M.M. Sharma, J. Stenebraten. PDF
"Growing Injection Well Fractures and Their Impact on Waterflood Performance," SPE 716 14 presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 30-October 3, 2001, P. B. Gadde, M. M. Sharma.PDF
“Role of Fracture Face and Formation Plugging in Injection Well Fracturing and Injectivity Decline,” presented at the 1999 SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, SPE 52731, Austin, Texas, February 28- 3 March, 1999, Saripalli, K.S.; Gadde, P.B.; Bryant, S. L.; Sharma, M. PDF
“Modeling Injection Well Performance during Deep-well Injection of Liquid Wastes,” J. of Hydrology, 227(2000), pp. 41-55, K.P. Saripalli; M.M. Sharma; S. Bryant. PDF
“Injectivity Decline in Water Injection Wells: An Offshore Gulf of Mexico Case Study,” SPE Production & Facilities, 15(1), pp. 6-14, February 2000, Sharma, M.; Pang, S.; Wennberg, K.E PDF
“Determination of the Filtration Coefficient and the Transition Time for Water Injection Wells”, Proceedings of the European Formation Damage Symposium, SPE 38181, The Hague, 1997.
"A Model For Predicting Injectivity Decline in Water Injection Wells," SPE Formation Evaluation, 194-201, September 1997, Pang, S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Evaluating the Performance of Open-Hole, Perforated and Fractured Water Injection Wells, Proceedings of the SPE European Formation Damage Symposium, The Hague, SPE 30127, 1995. PDF
"A Stokesian Dynamics Model for Particle Deposition and Buildup in Granular Media", Vol. 153, No.2, pp. 314-336, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, (1992). PDF
"Transport of Particulate Suspensions in Porous Media. Model Formulation," AIChE Journal, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 1636-1643 (1987). PDF
"A Network Model for Deep Bed Filtration Processes," AIChE Journal, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 1644-1653 (1987). PDF
"A Model for Precipitation and Dissolution Processes with Precipitate Migration," Vol. 35, No. 8, p.1385-1390, AIChE Journal (1989). PDF
" Barium and Calcium Sulfate Precipitation, Dissolution and Migration in Sandpacks," SPE 19675, Proceedings of the SPE Annual Meeting, San Antonio, pp. 579-594 (1989). SPE Journal, Production Engineering (1991) PDF
“Transport of a pH-Sensitive Polymer in Porous Media for Novel Mobility-Control Applications” SPE 99656, to be presented at the 2006 SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 22-26, 2006, C. Huh, S. Choi, Y.M. Ermel, S.L. Bryant, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“A Rheological Model for pH Sensitive Ionic Polymer Solutions for Optimal Mobility Control Applications”, Chun Huh, Suk Kyoon Choi, and Mukul. M. Sharma, SPE 96914, presented at the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 9 – 12 October 2005. PDF
"Use of a pH Sensitive Polymer for Conformance Control," SPE 73782 presented at the International Symposium & Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 20-21, 2002, H. Al-Anazi, M. M. Sharma. PDF
Publications Related to
“High-Resolution Porosity and Fluid-Saturation Measurement While Drilling”, Journal of Petroleum Technology, pp 48-50, May 2003, SPE 77561 Presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, September 29-October 2, 2002, R. Bonnecaze, M.M. Sharma, J. Butler, G. Arboleda. PDF
"Wettability Alteration and Restoration for Cores Contaminated with Oil Based Muds," Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering , 2, No. 2, 63-76, 1989, Yan, J.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"The Alteration of Rock Properties Due to Interaction with Drilling Fluid Components," Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering , 1, 127-143, 1987, Sharma,.M.M.; Wunderlich, R.W. PDF
"Formation Damage Due to Static and Dynamic Filtration of Water - Based Muds," Soc. Pet. Eng. International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, SPE 23823, 491-501, Lafayette, LA, Feb. 26-27, 1992, Jiao, D.; Sharma, M.M.PDF
"Mud Induced Formation Damage in Fractured Reservoirs," SPE Drilling and Completion, 1996, Jiao, D.; Sharma, M. M. PDF
"An Experimental Investigation of the Resistivity Profile in the Flushed Zone," The Log Analyst, 33, No. 2, 145-154, March-April 1992, Jiao, D.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Quantification of Log -Core Correlation Using the Formation MicroScanner," Proceedings of the SPE Annual Meeting, 1994, Williams, G.R.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
IV.2 Electrical Properties
“Compressive Strength and Acoustic Properties Changes in Shales with Exposure to Water-Based Fluids”, to be presented at Golden Rocks 2006, The 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS): "50 Years of Rock Mechanics - Landmarks and Future Challenges.", held in Golden, Colorado, June 17-21, 2006, J. Zhang, T.M. Al-Bazali, M.E. Chenevert, M.M. Sharma, D.E. Clark, S. Benaissa, and S. Ong. PDF
"An Improved Space Charge Model for Flow Through Charged Microporous Membranes," Journal of Membrane Science, 1997, Basu, S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Effect of Wettability, Pore Geometry and Stress on Electrical Conduction in Fluid Saturated Rocks," The Log Analyst , 32, No. 5, 511-526, September-October, 1991, Sharma, M.M.; Garrouch, A.; and Dunlap, H.F. PDF
"A Grain Conductivity Approach to Shaly Sandstones," Geophysics , 55, No. 10, 1347-1356, October 1990, de Lima, O.A.L.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"A Model for Electrokinetic and Electrochemical Coupling in Inhomogeneous Porous Media," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 142, No. 1 , 61-73, March 1991, Jin, M.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"A Generalized Maxwell - Wagner Theory for Membrane Polarization in Shaly Sands," Geophysics , 57, No.3, 431-440, March 1992, de Lima, O.A.L.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"The Influence of Clay Content, Salinity, Stress and Wettability on the Dielectric Properties of Brine-Saturated Rocks: 10 Hz to 10 MHz," Geophysics , 59, No. 6, 909-917, June 1994, Garrouch, A.A.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Shaly Sand Formation Evaluation Using a Single Membrane Potential Measurement," Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering , 99, 1994, Jin, M.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Streaming Potential in Inhomogeneous Packed Beds," Chemical Engineering Science , 43, No. 5, 1203-1206, 1987, Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Electrokinetic Behavior of a Porous Composite Oxide Matrix," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 126, No. 2, 537-546, December 1988, Kuo, J.F.; Sharma, M.M.; Yen, T.F. PDF
IV.3 Acoustic Properties
"The Influence of Fluids on Grain Contact Stiffness and Frame Moduli in Sedimentary Rocks," Geophysics, 57, No. 12, 1571-1582, December 1992, Tutuncu, A.; Sharma, M. M. PDF
"An Experimental Investigation of Factors Influencing Compressional and Shear Wave Velocities and Attenuations in Tight Gas Sandstones," Geophysics, 59, No. 1, 77-86, January 1994, Tutuncu, A.; Podio, A.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Grain Contact Adhesion Hysteresis: A Mechanism for Attenuation of Seismic Waves," Geophysical Research Letters, 21, No. 21, 2323-2326, October 1994, Sharma, M.M.; Tutuncu, A. PDF
"Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior of Sedimentary Rocks: I. Effect of Frequency," Geophysics, 1997, Tutuncu, A.N.; Podio, A.L.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior of Sedimentary Rocks: II. Effect of Strain Amplitude," Geophysics, 1997, Tutuncu, A.N.; Podio, A.L.; Gregory, A.R.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
IV.4 Flow Properties
“Measurement of the Sealing Capacity of Shale Cap-rocks”, SPE 96100, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 09–12 October 2005, T.M. AL-Bazali, J. Zhang, M.E. Chenevert, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Influence of Wettability and Saturation on Liquid – Liquid Interfacial Area in Porous Media”, Environmental Science and Technology, 37, No. 3, 584-591, 2003, V. Jain, S. Bryant, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Experimental and Theoretical Basis for a Wettability-Interfacial Area-Relative Permeability Relationship,” SPE 84544 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Denver, Colorado, October 5 – 8, 2003, M. Gladkikh, V. Jain, S. Bryant, M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Effect of Capillary Pressure, Salinity, and Aging on Wettability Alteration in Sandstones and Limestones,” SPE 75189 to be presented at the International Symposium on Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 13–17, 2002, February 20-21, 2002, V. Jain, S. Chattopadhyay, M.M. Sharma. PDF
"A LGA Model for Dispersion in Heterogeneous Porous Media," Journal of Transport in Porous Media , 17, 19-32, 1994, Gao, Y.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"A Monte Carlo RSRG Method for the Conduction and Percolation Properties of Anisotropic Correlated Lattices," Physics Letters A , 154, No. 9, 475-481, April 1991, Mohanty, S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Measurement of Pore Size Distributions from Capillary Pressure Curves," AIChE Journal, 34, No.4, 684-687, April 1988, Mishra, B.K; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Application of Percolation Theory to Gas Solid Reactions," AIChE Journal , 32, No. 1, 46-55, January 1986, Yortsos, Y.C.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
Publications Related To
V. BASIC SURFACE AND COLLOID SCIENCE
V.1 Surface Forces, Thin Films, Spreading and Wettability
“Influence of Wettability and Saturation on Liquid – Liquid Interfacial Area in Porous Media”, Environmental Science and Technology, 37, No. 3, 584-591, 2003, V. Jain, S. Bryant, and M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Experimental and Theoretical Basis for a Wettability-Interfacial Area-Relative Permeability Relationship,” SPE 84544 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Denver, Colorado, October 5 – 8, 2003, M. Gladkikh, V. Jain, S. Bryant, M.M. Sharma. PDF
“Effect of Capillary Pressure, Salinity, and Aging on Wettability Alteration in Sandstones and Limestones,” SPE 75189 to be presented at the International Symposium on Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 13–17, 2002, February 20-21, 2002, V. Jain, S. Chattopadhyay, M.M. Sharma. PDF
"Effect of Brine Salinity and Crude Oil Properties on Relative Permeabilities and Residual Saturations", SPE Journal, SPE 49320, September 2000, Filoco, P.; Sharma, M. PDF
"Solvation Force in Confined Molecular Fluid Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation," The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 100, no. 17, 7122-7129, Feb. 1996, Das, S.K.; Sharma, M.M.; Schechter, R.S. PDF
"Measurement of Critical Disjoining Pressure for Dewetting of Solid Surfaces", The Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 181, 443-455, 1996, Basu, S.; Sharma, M.M.PDF
"Characterization of Mixed Wettability States in Oil Reservoirs by Atomic Force Microscopy", SPE Journal, SPE 35572, December 1997, Basu, S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Hydrodynamics of Thin Liquid Films Bounded by Viscoelastic Interfaces," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 147, No. 1, 137-151, November 1991, Tambe, D.E.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Stability of Thin Aqueous Films on Solid Surfaces, Part 1: Ellipsometric Measurement of Disjoining Pressure Isotherms for Aqueous Films Bounded by Glass and Mercury," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 149, No. 2, 392-406, March 1992, Gupta, A. and Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Stability of Thin Aqueous Films on Solid Surfaces, Part 2: A Model for Aqueous Films Bounded by Charge Regulating Surfaces," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 149, No. 2, 407-424, March 1992, Gupta, A.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"A Local Gradient Theory for Structural Forces in Thin Fluid Films," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 157, 447-464, 1993, Mitlin, V.S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Effect of Dielectric Saturation on Disjoining Pressure in Thin Films of Aqueous Electrolytes," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 165, 355-366, 1994, Basu, S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Lattice Fluid Model For Solvation Force Oscillations in Non-Ionic Fluid Films," 170, 407-420, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 1995, Mitlin, V.S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
V.2 Colloid Transport
"Strategies for Sizing Particles in Drilling and Completion Fluids," presented at the European Formation Damage Conference, SPE 68964, The Hague, The Netherlands, May 21-22, 2001, A. Suri, M. Sharma.PDF
"Transport of Bacteria in Porous Media. Part 1: An Experimental Investigation," Biotechnology & Bioengineering Journal , 44, No. 4, 489-497, August 1994, Sarkar, A.K.; Georgiou, G.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Transport of Bacteria in Porous Media. Part 2: A Model for Convective Transport and Growth," Biotechnology & Bioengineering Journal , 44, No. 4, 498-507, August 1994, Sarkar, A.K.; Georgiou, G.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"A Stokesian Dynamics Model for Particle Deposition and Buildup in Granular Media," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 153, No.2, 314-336, October 1992, Vitthal, S.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
" Barium and Calcium Sulfate Precipitation, Dissolution and Migration in Sandpacks," SPE Formation Evaluation , 6, No. 3, 79 - 86, March 1992, Aliaga, D.A.; Wu, G.; Sharma, M.M.; Lake, L.W. PDF
"Flow of Clay Suspensions through Porous Media", SPE Reservoir Engineering , 4, No. 2, 213, May 1989, Baghdikian, S.Y.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"A Model for Precipitation and Dissolution Processes with Precipitate Migration," AIChE Journal , 35, No. 8, 1385-1390, August 1989, Wu, G.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"A Rule Based System for Estimating Clay Distribution, Morphology and Formation Damage in Reservoir Rocks," SPE Formation Evaluation , 4, No. 12, 621-626, December 1989, Vitthal, S.; Gupta, A.; Sharma, M.M. PDF
"Transport of Particulate Suspensions in Porous Media. Model Formulation," AIChE Journal , 33, No. 10, 1636-1643, October 1987, Sharma, M.M.; Yortsos, Y.C.. PDF
"A Network Model for Deep Bed Filtration Processes," AIChE Journal 33, No. 10, 1644-1653, October 1987, Sharma, M.M.; Yortsos, Y.C. PDF
"Fines Migration in Porous Media," AIChE Journal , 33, No. 10, 1654-1662, October 1987, Sharma, M.M.; Yortsos, Y.C PDF
"Reversible and Irreversible Surface Charge Modification of Bacteria for Facilitating Transport through Porous Media," Colloids and Surfaces 16, 193-206, June 1985, Sharma, M.M.;Chang, Y.I.; Yen, T.F. PDF