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2024

  1. B. Ding, A. Kantzas, and A. Firoozabadi, “CO2 trapping in layered porous media by effective viscosification,” Water Resources Research, vol. 60, no. 12, Dec. 2024, doi:10.1029/2024wr037819.
  2. S. Ghasemi and A. Kantzas, “Pore-scale study of droplet settling on a heterogenous surface structure,” Physics of Fluids, vol. 36, no. 11, Nov. 2024, doi: 10.1063/5.0238428.
  3. F. Garoosi, A. Kantzas, and M. Irani, “Numerical analysis of flow and temperature fields in porous-partitioned cavities using non-linear Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model,”Engineering Analysis With Boundary Elements, vol. 167, p. 105916, Aug. 2024, doi:10.1016/j.enganabound.2024.105916.
  4. F. Garoosi, A. Kantzas, and M. Irani, “Hydrodynamic simulation of oil-water dam-break flows through porous media,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 309, p. 118582, Jun. 2024, doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.118582.
  5. F. Garoosi, A. Kantzas, and M. Irani, “Numerical simulation of wave interaction with porous structure using the coupled Volume-Of-Fluid (VOF) and Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model,” Engineering Analysis With Boundary Elements, vol. 166, p. 105866, Jul. 2024, doi:10.1016/j.enganabound.2024.105866.
  6. B. Ding, A. Kantzas, and A. Firoozabadi, “Spatiotemporal X-Ray imaging of neat and viscosified CO2 in displacement of Brine-Saturated porous media,” SPE Journal, vol. 29, no. 08, pp. 4426–4441, May 2024, doi: 10.2118/214842-pa.
  7. B. Keshavarzi et al., “Pressure changes across a membrane formed by coacervation of oppositely charged Polymer–Surfactant systems,” Langmuir, vol. 40, no. 19, pp. 9934–9944, May 2024, doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00049.
  8. B. Ding, S. H. Ahmadi, S. Bryant, and A. Kantzas, “Spatio-Temporal imaging of instability and transport of pickering nanodroplets in porous media,” European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2024 (EGU24), Mar. 2024, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-3734.
  9. M. Hasiri, S. Maaref, and A. Kantzas, “The effect of NaCl and HPAM solution concentration on HPAM gel structure degradation by ultrasonic waves,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 102, no. 4, pp. 1569–1582, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.1002/cjce.25132.
  10. R. Solatpour, P. Babak, and A. Kantzas, “Log-exponential transformation function for interpreting NMR relaxation measurements of hydrocarbon in organic porous media for enhancing absolute adsorption estimation,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 286, p. 119607, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.119607.
  11. M. Tavakolian, R. Najafi-Silab, N. Chen, and A. Kantzas, “Modeling of methane and carbon dioxide sorption capacity in tight reservoirs using Machine learning techniques,” Fuel, vol. 360, p. 130578, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130578.
  12. S. H. Ahmadi et al., “Investigation of fracture characterization through the transport behavior of magnetic nanoemulsions,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.2118/218036-ms.
  13. I. Kuznetcov, A. Kantzas, and S. David, “Dielectric property measurements in frequency domain of water saturated clean and oil sands at elevated thermobaric conditions,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.2118/218044-ms.
  14. S. Markovic, A. Mukhametdinova, A. Cheremisin, A. Kantzas, and R. Rezaee, “Matrix decomposition methods for accurate water saturation prediction in Canadian oil-sands by LF-NMR T2 measurements,” Geoenergy Science and Engineering, vol. 233, p. 212438, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212438.
  15. M. Hasiri and A. Kantzas, “Efficiency of oil separation and demulsification following sonication gel degradation: Influence of Cr(III) ions, NaCl concentrations, and sodium-based retarders,” Fuel, vol. 357, p. 129940, Sep. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129940.
  16. M. Mahmoudvand et al., “Evaluation of Interfacial Structure of Self-Assembled Nanoparticle Layers: Use of Standard Deviation between Calculated and Experimental Drop Profiles as a Novel Method,” Langmuir, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 2130–2145, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03081.

2023

  1. I. Kuznetcov, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Dynamic monitoring of saturation profiles during two phase immiscible displacements in confined sand packs using time-domain analysis of the frequency domain electromagnetic sweeps,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 281, p. 119091, Jul. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.119091.
  2. B. Ding, A. Kantzas, and A. Firoozabadi, “Real-Time 3D imaging of neat, and viscosified CO2 in displacement of Brine-Saturated porous media,” SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.2118/214842-ms.
  3. F. Sagala, A. Kantzas, A. Hethnawi, S. Maaref, and N. N. Nassar, “Formulation of spontaneous in situ emulsification using sodium lauryl sulfate grafted nanopyroxene for enhanced heavy oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 37, no. 17, pp. 12838–12853, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c02094.
  4. I. Kuznetcov, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Dynamic monitoring of dielectric properties during two phase immiscible displacements in sand packs using frequency domain electromagnetic sweeps,” Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, vol. 257, p. 104220, Jul. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2023.104220.
  5. S. Khasi and A. Kantzas, “Electro-Acoustic Solvent-Based method for enhancing heavy oil recovery,” SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.2118/213166-ms.
  6. A. Fayazi, S. Maaref, S. Esmaeili, and A. Kantzas, “Measurement of CO2 solubility and swelling factor in Water/Brine for CO2 sequestration,” SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.2118/213145-ms.
  7. S. A. Madani, A. Fayazi, R. Shor, and A. Kantzas, “Investigation of carbonate rock thermal conductivity as a function of temperature, porosity and fluid saturation using a comparative approach,” SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.2118/213122-ms.
  8. S. Gholinezhad, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “Control of interfacial instabilities through variable injection rate in a radial Hele-Shaw cell: A nonlinear approach for late-time analysis,” Physical Review. E, vol. 107, no. 6, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1103/physreve.107.065108.
  9. S. Khasi, A. Fayazi, and A. Kantzas, “Break-up and mobilization of DNAPL by acoustic excitation: Experimental evidence and pore network modeling,” Chemosphere, vol. 325, p. 138345, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138345.
  10. B. Ding, S. H. Ahmadi, P. Babak, S. L. Bryant, and A. Kantzas, “On the Stability of Pickering and Classical Nanoemulsions: Theory and Experiments,” Langmuir, vol. 39, no. 20, pp. 6975–6991, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00133.
  11. S. H. Ahmadi, B. Ding, S. L. Bryant, and A. Kantzas, “Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Nanodroplets for Flowback Analysis in Fractured Reservoirs,” SPE Canadian Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.2118/212722-ms.
  12. A. S. Azni, B. Tutolo, and A. Kantzas, “An investigation of multicomponent gas flow in porous media,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.2118/212733-ms.
  13. S. Esmaeili, S. E. Siadatifar, M. Mesbah, B. Maini, and A. Kantzas, “Experimental and numerical study of asphaltene deposition and precipitation in the vapor extraction process,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.2118/212769-ms.
  14. N. Nourdanesh and A. Kantzas, “Using Thermoelectric Generators (TEGs) for Electric Power Generation from Waste Heat in Geothermal Plants,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.2118/212748-ms.
  15. J. Wolf, S. Maaref, S. Esmaeili, B. Tutolo, and A. Kantzas, “An experimental study on the effects of competitive adsorption during Huff-N-Puff enhanced gas recovery,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.2118/212716-ms.
  16. M. Arabloo, I. Kuznetcov, A. Fayazi, and A. Kantzas, “Dielectric Measurement Method for Dynamic Monitoring of Water-Saturated Sand Pack with and without Evaporation,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.2118/212765-ms.
  17. A. J. C. Ruiz, M. D. M. Ariza, P. Babak, and A. Kantzas, “Complex Mass Transfer Phenomena in Bitumen Solvent Systems,” SPE Canadian Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.2118/212778-ms.
  18. S. Ghasemi, G. C. Arocha, A. Fayazi, and A. Kantzas, “Effective thermal conductivity of tight porous media,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.2118/212747-ms.
  19. M. Taheri, S. Maaref, A. Kantzas, S. Bryant, and S. Trudel, “Improving the colloidal stability of PEGylated BaTiO3 nanoparticles with surfactants,” Chemical Physics, vol. 564, p. 111701, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2022.111701.

2022

  1. S. H. Ahmadi, B. Ding, S. L. Bryant, and A. Kantzas, “Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Nanodroplets for Flowback Analysis in Fractured Reservoirs,” AGU Fall Meeting 2022, Held in Chicago, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.2118/212722-ms.
  2. F. Bashtani, M. Irani, and A. Kantzas, “Scale Up of Pore-Network Models into Reservoir Scale: Optimization of Inflow Control Devices Placement,” SPE Journal, vol. 27, no. 05, pp. 3100–3118, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.2118/208601-pa.
  3. S. Etemad, A. Telmadarreie, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Conformance control evaluation of the of cellulose nanocrystals based CO2 foams stabilized in synergy with surfactant,” Colloids and Surfaces a Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 648, p. 129274, May 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129274.
  4. S. Etemad, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “A systematic analysis of foam drainage: Experiment and model,” Results in Engineering, vol. 15, p. 100551, Jul. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2022.100551.
  5. D. Arab, S. L. Bryant, O. Torsæter, P. Englezos, B. Gopaluni, and A. Kantzas, “Elucidation of the mechanistic aspects of chemical EOR in viscous oil systems,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 216, p. 110846, Jul. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110846.
  6. I. Kuznetcov, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Dielectric spectroscopy of nanofluids in deionized water: Method of removing electrode polarization effect,” Colloids and Surfaces a Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 647, p. 129039, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129039.
  7. S. Markovic et al., “Application of XGBoost model for in-situ water saturation determination in Canadian oil-sands by LF-NMR and density data,” Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-17886-6.
  8. C. J. S. Santiago and A. Kantzas, “A Comparison between Klinkenberg and Maxwell-Stefan Formulations to Model Tight Condensate Formations,” SPE Journal, vol. 27, no. 04, pp. 2015–2032, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.2118/209589-pa.
  9. D. Arab, S. L. Bryant, O. Torsæter, and A. Kantzas, “Water flooding of sandstone oil reservoirs: Underlying mechanisms in imbibition vs. drainage displacement,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 213, p. 110379, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110379.
  10. S. Gholinezhad, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “1D magnetic resonance imaging and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry of water-based silica nanofluids,” Colloids and Surfaces a Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 640, p. 128480, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128480.
  11. S. Markovic, J. L. Bryan, A. Cheremisin, R. Rezaee, and A. Kantzas, “In-Situ Water Saturation by LF-NMR and Supervised Learning - Application to Canadian Oil Sands,” European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, pp. 1–6, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.3997/2214-4609.20224021.
  12. S. Esmaeili, A. Kantzas, and B. Maini, “A New Insight into the Determination of True Residual Oil Saturation and Oil Relative Permeability from the Experimental Data in Heavy Oil/Water Systems,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.2118/208913-ms.
  13. J. Wolf, S. Maaref, B. Tutolo, and A. Kantzas, “An Experimental Study of Single Component Adsorption/Desorption Isotherms,” SPE Canadian Energy Technology Conference, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.2118/208920-ms.
  14. S. Maaref and A. Kantzas, “Nanoparticle assisted foam stability under SAGD conditions,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.2118/208877-ms.
  15. S. Mahmoudi, F. Hemmatian, K. P. Dahkaee, M. W. Hlawitschka, and A. Kantzas, “Detailed study of single bubble behavior and drag correlations in Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquids for the design of bubble columns,” Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 179, pp. 119–129, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.01.013.
  16. S. Gholinezhad, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “Effect of surface functionalized silica nanoparticles on interfacial behavior: Wettability, interfacial tension and emulsification characteristics,” Journal of Molecular Liquids, vol. 349, p. 118220, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118220.
  17. B. Ding, M. Dong, Z. Chen, and A. Kantzas, “Enhanced oil recovery by emulsion injection in heterogeneous heavy oil reservoirs: Experiments, modeling and reservoir simulation,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 209, p. 109882, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109882.

2021

  1. J. Taheri-Shakib and A. Kantzas, “A comprehensive review of microwave application on the oil shale: Prospects for shale oil production,” Fuel, vol. 305, p. 121519, Jul. 2021, doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121519.
  2. P. Babak, F. Li, S. M. Cabrera, and A. Kantzas, “Laboratory monitoring approaches for tailings settling and evaluation of flocculant and coagulant treatments,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 99, no. 12, pp. 2702–2712, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.1002/cjce.24130.
  3. S. Khasi, A. Fayazi, and A. Kantzas, “Effects of acoustic stimulation on fluid flow in porous media,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 35, no. 21, pp. 17580–17601, Oct. 2021, doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c02631.
  4. B. Ding et al., “An Improved Study of Emulsion Flooding for Conformance Control in a Heterogeneous 2D Model with Lean Zones,” SPE Journal, vol. 26, no. 05, pp. 3094–3108, Jul. 2021, doi: 10.2118/206712-pa.
  5. D. Arab, A. Kantzas, O. Torsæter, S. Akarri, and S. L. Bryant, “A crucial role of the applied capillary pressure in drainage displacement,” SPE Journal, vol. 26, no. 04, pp. 2148–2166, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.2118/200624-pa.
  6. M. Plata, J. Bryan, and A. Kantzas, “Experimental Study of Heavy Oil Recovery Mechanisms during Cyclic Solvent Injection Processes,” SPE Journal, vol. 26, no. 03, pp. 1499–1514, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.2118/194034-pa.
  7. M. Irani, F. Bashtani, and A. Kantzas, “Control of gas cresting/coning in horizontal wells with tubing-deployed inflow control devices,” Fuel, vol. 293, p. 120328, Mar. 2021, doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120328.
  8. F. Guerrero, J. Bryan, and A. Kantzas, “Visualization of chemical heavy oil EOR displacement mechanisms in a 2D system,” Energies, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 950, Feb. 2021, doi:10.3390/en14040950.
  9. S. Khasi, A. Fayazi, and A. Kantzas, “A Pore-Scale Model for Dispersion and Mass Transfer during Acoustically Assisted Miscible Displacements in Porous Media,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1884–1900, Jan. 2021, doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05141.

2020

  1. S. Maaref, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “The effect of water alternating solvent based nanofluid flooding on heavy oil recovery in oil-wet porous media,” Fuel, vol. 282, p. 118808, Jul. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118808.
  2. T. Chen, J. Y. Leung, J. L. Bryan, and A. Kantzas, “Analysis of non-equilibrium foamy oil flow in cyclic solvent injection processes,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 195, p. 107857, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107857.
  3. C. J. Santiago and A. Kantzas, “On the Role of Molecular Diffusion in Modelling Enhanced Recovery in Unconventional Condensate Reservoirs,” SPE Europec, Jun. 2020, doi:10.2118/200596-ms.
  4. I. Kuznetcov, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Dynamic Immiscible Flood Monitoring in Sand Packs Via Frequency Domain Reflectometry,” SPE Europec, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.2118/200574-ms.
  5. D. Arab, A. Kantzas, O. Torsæter, and S. L. Bryant, “A Core Scale Investigation of Drainage Displacement,” SPE Europec, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.2118/200624-ms.
  6. S. Etemad, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Experimental investigation of CO2 foam stability enhancement by partitioning particles,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 194, p. 107540, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107540.
  7. S. Markovic et al., “Improved oil viscosity characterization by Low-Field NMR using feature engineering and supervised learning algorithms,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 34, no. 11, pp. 13799–13813, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c02565.
  8. F. Bashtani and A. Kantzas, “Scale Up of Multi-Phase Flow Properties from Micro to Core Scale,” SPE Canada Heavy Oil Conference, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.2118/199911-ms.
  9. A. M. Mendoza and A. Kantzas, “Simulation of Non-Condensable Gases Co-Injection in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage: State of the Art and Important Mechanisms,” SPE Canada Heavy Oil Conference, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.2118/199930-ms.
  10. C. J. Santiago and A. Kantzas, “Investigation of Cyclic Gas Injection in the Gas Condensate Window of Unconventional Reservoirs,” SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.2118/199999-ms.
  11. A. M. Mendoza and A. Kantzas, “Simulation of Non-Condensable Gases Co-Injection in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage: The Role of Gas-Liquid Relative Permeability Curves,” SPE Canada Heavy Oil Conference, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.2118/199922-ms.
  12. S. Maaref, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “The Effect of Solvent based Nanofluid Flooding on Heavy Oil Recovery,” SPE Canada Heavy Oil Conference, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.2118/199958-ms.
  13. D. Arab, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “Effects of Oil Viscosity and Injection Velocity on Imbibition Displacement in Sandstones,” SPE Canada Heavy Oil Conference, Mar. 2020, doi:10.2118/199909-ms.
  14. S. Etemad, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Efficient nanoparticle transport via CO2 foam to stabilize oil in water emulsions,” Fuel, vol. 276, p. 118063, May 2020, doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118063.
  15. I. Kuznetcov, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Electro-acoustic excitation of the interface,” Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 283, p. 102217, Aug. 2020, doi:10.1016/j.cis.2020.102217.
  16. F. Bashtani and A. Kantzas, “Scale‐up of pore‐level relative permeability from micro‐ to macro‐scale,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 98, no. 9, pp. 2032–2051, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.1002/cjce.23745.
  17. Y. Dadmohammadi, A. Kantzas, X. Yu, and A. K. Datta, “Estimating permeability and porosity of plant tissues: Evolution from raw to the processed states of potato,” Journal of Food Engineering, vol. 277, p. 109912, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2020.109912.
  18. P. M. Moradi and A. Kantzas, “Visualization of acoustically-assisted fluid flow in unconsolidated confined porous media,” Results in Engineering, vol. 6, p. 100114, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2020.100114.
  19. S. Maaref, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Investigating sweep efficiency improvement in oil-wet porous media by the application of functionalized nanoparticles,” Fuel, vol. 267, p. 117263, Feb. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117263.
  20. D. Arab, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “Water flooding of oil reservoirs: Effect of oil viscosity and injection velocity on the interplay between capillary and viscous forces,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 186, p. 106691, Nov. 2019, doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106691.
  21. S. Afshari, S. H. Hejazi, and A. Kantzas, “Pore-scale modeling of coupled thermal and solutal dispersion in double diffusive-advective flows through porous media,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 147, p. 118730, Dec. 2019, doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.118730.
  22. S. Markovic, J. L. Bryan, A. Turakhanov, A. Cheremisin, S. A. Mehta, and A. Kantzas, “In-situ heavy oil viscosity prediction at high temperatures using low-field NMR relaxometry and nonlinear least squares,” Fuel, vol. 260, p. 116328, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116328.

2019

  1. M. Anderson, A. Badamchizadeh, A. Kantzas, and J. Bryan, “Solvent screening study for a post CHOPS cyclic solvent injection pilot,” SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Sep. 2019, doi: 10.2118/195802-ms.
  2. W. D. Richardson, F. F. Schoeggl, B. . Maini, A. . Kantzas, S. D. Taylor, and H. W. Yarranton, “Diffusivity of gas into bitumen: Part I—Analysis of Pressure-Decay Data with swelling,” SPE Journal, vol. 24, no. 04, pp. 1645–1666, May 2019, doi: 10.2118/195574-pa.
  3. P. Babak and A. Kantzas, “Sequential slope and intercept method for estimation of gas absorption and diffusion coefficients in binary Gas–Liquid systems,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 33, no. 8, pp. 7009–7019, Jul. 2019, doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00855.
  4. S. Maaref, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “The effect of silanization assisted nanoparticle hydrophobicity on emulsion stability through droplet size distribution analysis,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 201, pp. 175–190, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2019.02.034.
  5. A. Donath, A. Kantzas, and S. Bryant, “Opportunities for particles and particle suspensions to experience enhanced Transport in porous Media: a review,” Transport in Porous Media, vol. 128, no. 2, pp. 459–509, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.1007/s11242-019-01256-4.
  6. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Modelling shale spontaneous water intake using semi‐analytical and numerical approaches,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 97, no. S1, pp. 1627–1642, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.1002/cjce.23341.
  7. A. Fayazi and A. Kantzas, “Determining diffusivity, solubility, and swelling in gaseous Solvent–Heavy oil systems,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 58, no. 23, pp. 10031–10043, May 2019, doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01510.
  8. S. Afshari, S. H. Hejazi, and A. Kantzas, “Pore-level modeling of effective longitudinal thermal dispersion in non-isothermal flows through granular porous media,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 199, pp. 451–462, Jan. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2019.01.028.
  9. R. Solatpour and A. Kantzas, “Application of nuclear magnetic resonance permeability models in tight reservoirs,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 97, no. 5, pp. 1191–1207, Oct. 2018, doi: 10.1002/cjce.23354.
  10. A. Fayazi and A. Kantzas, “A review on steam-solvent processes for enhanced heavy oil/bitumen recovery,” Reviews in Chemical Engineering, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 393–419, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.1515/revce-2017-0008.
  11. A. Fayazi, S. Kryuchkov, and A. Kantzas, “Investigating the diffusivity and swelling in propane–heavy oil system using Magnetic Resonance Imaging,” Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 142, pp. 121–132, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.cherd.2018.12.001.
  12. Y. Assef, A. Kantzas, and P. P. Almao, “Numerical modelling of cyclic CO2 injection in unconventional tight oil resources; trivial effects of heterogeneity and hysteresis in Bakken formation,” Fuel, vol. 236, pp. 1512–1528, Oct. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.09.046.
  13. R. Solatpour and A. Kantzas, “Towards experimental measurement of methane adsorption isotherm in shale reservoirs,” Proceedings of the World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, Apr. 2019, doi: 10.11159/icmfht19.118.

2018

  1. P. Mohammadmoradi, S. Taheri, S. L. Bryant, and A. Kantzas, “Solvent diffusion and dispersion in partially saturated porous media: An experimental and numerical pore-level study,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 191, pp. 300–317, Jun. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2018.06.072.
  2. P. Babak and A. Kantzas, “Estimation of gas absorption and diffusion coefficients for dissolved gases in liquids,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 1019–1037, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02343.
  3. F. Bashtani, S. Taheri, and A. Kantzas, “Scale up of pore-scale transport properties from micro to macro scale; network modelling approach,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 170, pp. 541–562, Jul. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.07.001.
  4. A. M. Mendoza, P. Babak, and A. Kantzas, “Estimation of diffusion coefficients in liquid Solvent–Bitumen systems,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 11143–11152, Oct. 2018, doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b01859.
  5. P. M. Moradi and A. Kantzas, “Dynamic permeability and tortuosity in weakly consolidated granular media,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 144, no. 3_Supplement, p. 1810, Sep. 2018, doi: 10.1121/1.5067987.
  6. S. Afshari, S. H. Hejazi, and A. Kantzas, “Longitudinal dispersion in heterogeneous layered porous media during stable and unstable pore-scale miscible displacements,” Advances in Water Resources, vol. 119, pp. 125–141, Jul. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.06.005.
  7. M. T. Al-Murayri et al., “Steam-Foam Assessment Using Native Cores from the Ratqa Lower Fars RQLF Heavy Oil Reservoir in Kuwait to De-Risk Field-Scale Deployment,” SPE Trinidad and Tobago Section Energy Resources Conference, Jun. 2018, doi: 10.2118/191190-ms.
  8. B. Goudarzi, P. Mohammadmoradi, and A. Kantzas, “Direct pore-level examination of hydraulic-electric analogy in unconsolidated porous media,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 165, pp. 811–820, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.02.068.
  9. P. Babak, A. M. Mendoza, and A. Kantzas, “Iterative slope and intercept method for diffusion estimation in binary liquids,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 181, pp. 286–297, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2018.01.025.
  10. S. Afshari, S. H. Hejazi, and A. Kantzas, “Role of medium heterogeneity and viscosity contrast in miscible flow regimes and mixing zone growth: A computational pore-scale approach,” Physical Review Fluids, vol. 3, no. 5, May 2018, doi: 10.1103/physrevfluids.3.054501.
  11. M. Rahmanian and A. Kantzas, “Stochastic generation of virtual porous media using a pseudo-crystallization approach,” Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 204–217, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2018.02.016.
  12. P. Mohammadmoradi, H. M. Moradi, and A. Kantzas, “Data-Driven Production Forecasting of Unconventional Wells with Apache Spark,” SPE Western Regional Meeting, Apr. 2018, doi: 10.2118/190098-ms.
  13. D. Arab, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “Nanoparticle-Enhanced surfactant floods to unlock heavy oil,” SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.2118/190212-ms.
  14. A. Fayazi and A. Kantzas, “Modeling of CO2 diffusion into water-shielded oil at pore scale using moving mesh technique,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 179, pp. 64–72, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2018.01.007.
  15. S. Ghomeshi, S. Kryuchkov, and A. Kantzas, “An investigation into the effects of pore connectivity on T NMR relaxation,” Journal of Magnetic Resonance, vol. 289, pp. 79–91, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2018.02.007.
  16. D. Arab, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “Nanoparticle stabilized oil in water emulsions: A critical review,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 163, pp. 217–242, Jan. 2018, doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2017.12.091.
  17. D. Arab, A. Kantzas, and S. L. Bryant, “Nanoparticle-Fortified Emulsification of Heavy Oil,” SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.2118/190377-ms.
  18. F. . Guerrero, J. L. Bryan, and A. . Kantzas, “Heavy Oil Recovery Mechanisms by Surfactant, Polymer and SP in a Non-Linear System,” SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.2118/189722-ms.
  19. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Longitudinal Dispersion Coefficient in Consolidated Porous Media; A Pore-Level Study,” SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.2118/189738-ms.
  20. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Wettability and capillary imbibition in shales; Analytical and Data-Driven analysis,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.2118/189806-ms.
  21. R. Solatpour, J. L. Bryan, and A. Kantzas, “On estimating irreducible water saturation in tight formations using nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.2118/189803-ms.
  22. C. J. Santiago and A. . Kantzas, “Enhanced Recovery by Injection of Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide Mixtures in Tight Reservoirs: A Combination of Partial Pressure Reduction and Competitive Adsorption,” SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, Feb. 2018, doi:10.2118/189788-ms.
  23. J. . Bryan, J. . Butron, E. . Nickel, and A. . Kantzas, “Measurement of Non-Equilibrium Solvent Release from Heavy Oil during Pressure Depletion,” Day 2 Wed, March 23, 2022, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.2118/189729-ms.
  24. C. J. S. Santiago and A. Kantzas, “Investigating the effects of gas type and operation mode in enhanced gas recovery in unconventional reservoirs,” Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, vol. 50, pp. 282–292, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2017.12.001.
  25. J. L. Bryan and A. Kantzas, “Applications of Low Field Magnetic Resonance in Viscous Crude Oil/Water Property Determination,” Analytical Characterization Methods for Crude Oil and Related Products, pp. 163–220, Oct. 2017, doi: 10.1002/9781119286325.ch7.
  26. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Corrigendum to ‘Direct geometrical simulation of pore space evolution through hydrate dissociation in methane hydrate reservoirs’ [JMPG: 89, 2018; 786-798],” Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 91, p. 665, Mar. 2018, doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.12.020.
  27. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Direct geometrical simulation of pore space evolution through hydrate dissociation in methane hydrate reservoirs,” Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 89, pp. 786–798, Nov. 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.11.016.

2017

  1. C. J. S. Santiago, R. Solatpour, and A. Kantzas, “Unconventional Tight Reservoirs Characterization with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,” AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2017, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AGUFMMR13C..03S/abstract
  2. C. J. S. Santiago and A. Kantzas, “Enhanced Recovery in Tight Gas Reservoirs using Maxwell-Stefan Equations,” AGUFM, vol. 2017, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AGUFMMR13C..06S/abstract
  3. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Toward direct pore-scale modeling of three-phase displacements,” Advances in Water Resources, vol. 110, pp. 120–135, Oct. 2017, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.10.010.
  4. S. Etemad, A. Behrang, P. Mohammadmoradi, S. H. Hejazi, and A. Kantzas, “Effects of surface roughness and mineral heterogeneity on pore-scale steam condensation,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 159, pp. 624–634, Oct. 2017, doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2017.09.055.
  5. C. J. S. Santiago and A. Kantzas, “Chromatographic separation and liquid drop-out in unconventional gas reservoirs,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 159, pp. 553–563, Sep. 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2017.09.049.
  6. S. Taheri, S. Ghomeshi, and A. Kantzas, “Permeability calculations in unconsolidated homogeneous sands,” Powder Technology, vol. 321, pp. 380–389, Aug. 2017, doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2017.08.014.
  7. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “DYMAS: a direct Multi-Scale Pore-Level simulation approach,” SPE Western Regional Meeting, Apr. 2017, doi: 10.2118/185720-ms.
  8. B. Goudarzi, P. Mohammadmoradi, and A. Kantzas, “Direct Pore-Level examination of hydraulic electric analogy in porous Media,” Day 3 Wed, October 05, 2022, Oct. 2017, doi:10.4043/28095-ms.
  9. S. Etemad, A. Behrang, P. Mohammadmoradi, and A. Kantzas, “Pore level investigation of steam injection processes; visualization of oil entrapment and steam propagation,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 158, pp. 603–615, Aug. 2017, doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2017.08.057.
  10. P. Mohammadmoradi, S. Taheri, and A. Kantzas, “Interfacial areas in Athabasca Oil Sands,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 8131–8145, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01458.
  11. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “DYMAS: a direct Multi-Scale Pore-Level simulation approach,” SPE Western Regional Meeting, Apr. 2017, doi: 10.2118/185720-ms.
  12. A. Behrang, S. Taheri, and A. Kantzas, “An analytical model for the determination of effective heat conduction of nanofluids,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 107, pp. 461–467, Nov. 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.11.042.
  13. H. R. N. B. Enninful, P. Babak, J. L. Bryan, and A. Kantzas, “Fluid quantification in oil sands using a 2D NMR spectroscopy,” Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition, Mar. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://onepetro.org/OMCONF/proceedings/OMC17/All-OMC17/OMC-2017-627/1593
  14. A. Fayazi, S. Kryuchkov, and A. Kantzas, “Evaluating diffusivity of toluene in heavy oil using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 1226–1234, Jan. 2017, doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02464.
  15. M. Hosseininejad, M. Atif, S. Solanki, and A. Kantzas, “Gas Generation and its Benefits in the Grosmont Reservoir During Thermal Recovery Process,” Day 3 Wed, February 23, 2022, Feb. 2017, doi: 10.2118/185013-ms.
  16. P. Mohammadmoradi, F. Bashtani, B. Goudarzi, S. Taheri, and A. Kantzas, “Pore Network and Morphological Characterization of Pore-Level Structures,” SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Feb. 2017, doi: 10.2118/184964-ms.
  17. P. Mohammadmoradi, A. Behrang, S. Taheri, and A. Kantzas, “Thermal conductivity of partially saturated microstructures,” International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 112, pp. 289–303, Nov. 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2016.10.019.
  18. A. Behrang and A. Kantzas, “A hybrid methodology to predict gas permeability in nanoscale organic materials; a combination of fractal theory, kinetic theory of gases and Boltzmann transport equation,” Fuel, vol. 188, pp. 239–245, Oct. 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.10.014.
  19. P. Mohammadmoradi, S. Taheri, and A. Kantzas, “Interfacial areas in Athabasca Oil Sands,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 8131–8145, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01458.
  20. P. Babak, S. Kryuchkov, and A. Kantzas, “Parsimony and goodness-of-fit in multi-dimensional NMR inversion,” Journal of Magnetic Resonance, vol. 274, pp. 46–56, Nov. 2016, doi:10.1016/j.jmr.2016.11.005.

2016

  1. F. Bashtani, S. Kryuchkov, J. Bryan, B. Maini, and A. Kantzas, “Random network modelling approach to investigate the single-phase and quasi-static immiscible two-phase flow properties in the Mesaverde formation,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 94, no. 11, pp. 2091–2106, Aug. 2016, doi: 10.1002/cjce.22629.
  2. B. . Goudarzi, P. . Mohammadmoradi, and A. . Kantzas, “Pore-Level simulation of heavy oil reservoirs; competition of capillary, viscous, and gravity forces,” Day 3 Wed, October 05, 2022, Sep. 2016, doi: 10.2118/181188-ms.
  3. A. . Voroniak, J. L. Bryan, S. . Taheri, H. . Hejazi, and A. . Kantzas, “Investigation of Post-Breakthrough heavy oil recovery by water and chemical additives using Hele-Shaw cell,” Day 3 Wed, October 05, 2022, Sep. 2016, doi: 10.2118/181149-ms.
  4. A. Behrang, P. Mohammadmoradi, S. Taheri, and A. Kantzas, “A theoretical study on the permeability of tight media; effects of slippage and condensation,” Fuel, vol. 181, pp. 610–617, May 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.05.048.
  5. A. Voroniak, J. L. Bryan, H. Hejazi, and A. Kantzas, “Two-Dimensional visualization of heavy oil displacement mechanism during chemical flooding,” SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Sep. 2016, doi: 10.2118/181640-ms.
  6. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Pore Scale investigation of wettability effect on waterflood performance,” SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Sep. 2016, doi:10.2118/181309-ms.
  7. F. Bashtani, B. Maini, and A. Kantzas, “Single-phase and two-phase flow properties of mesaverde tight sandstone formation; random-network modeling approach,” Advances in Water Resources, vol. 94, pp. 174–184, May 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2016.05.006.
  8. F. Bashtani, B. Maini, and A. Kantzas, “Single-phase and two-phase flow properties of mesaverde tight sandstone formation; random-network modeling approach,” Advances in Water Resources, vol. 94, pp. 174–184, May 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2016.05.006.
  9. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Petrophysical characterization of porous media starting from micro-tomographic images,” Advances in Water Resources, vol. 94, pp. 200–216, May 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2016.05.009.
  10. A. Behrang, S. Taheri, and A. Kantzas, “A hybrid approach on predicting the effective thermal conductivity of porous and nanoporous media,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 98, pp. 52–59, Mar. 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.03.012.
  11. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Pore-Scale Permeability Calculation Using CFD and DSMC Techniques,” All Days, Apr. 2016, doi: 10.2118/180254-ms.
  12. C. Santiago, S. Ghomeshi, S. Kryuchkov, and A. Kantzas, “Pore level modeling of imbibition in heavy oil saturated media,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 140, pp. 108–118, Jan. 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2016.01.012.
  13. P. Mohammadmoradi and A. Kantzas, “Petrophysical characterization of porous media starting from micro-tomographic images,” Advances in Water Resources, vol. 94, pp. 200–216, May 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2016.05.009.
  14. A. Faisal and K. Apostolos, “Sensitivity analysis of the effect of pore structure and geometry on petrophysical and electrical properties of tight media: random network modeling,” DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jan. 2016, doi: 10.22078/jpst.2016.566.

2015

  1. A. Faisal and K. Apostolos, “Sensitivity analysis of the effect of pore structure and geometry on petrophysical and electrical properties of tight media: random network modeling,” DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jan. 2016, doi: 10.22078/jpst.2016.566.
  2. S. Etemad, A. Behrang, P. Mohammadmoradi, H. Hejazi, and A. Kantzas, “Micro-Scale Simulation of Water Transport in Porous Media Coupled with Phase Change,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Nov. 2015, [Online]. Available: http://absimage.aps.org/image/DFD15/MWS_DFD15-2015-000890.pdf
  3. J. Butron, J. Bryan, X. Yu, and A. Kantzas, “Production of gases during thermal displacement tests,” All Days, May 2015, doi: 10.2118/174464-ms.
  4. F. Diedro, J. Bryan, S. Kryuchkov, and A. Kantzas, “Evaluation of diffusion of light hydrocarbon solvents in bitumen,” All Days, May 2015, doi: 10.2118/174424-ms.
  5. J. K. Arthur, O. Akinbobola, S. Kryuchkov, and A. Kantzas, “Thermal conductivity measurements of bitumen bearing reservoir rocks,” All Days, May 2015, doi: 10.2118/174434-ms.
  6. A. Kantzas, “X-ray tomography of fluidized beds,” in Elsevier eBooks, 2015, pp. 451–475. doi:10.1016/b978-1-78242-118-4.00017-4.