Striving to Translate Shale Physics across Ten Orders of Magnitude: What Have We Learned?
Y Mehmani, T Anderson, Y Wang, SA Aryana, I Battiato, HA Tchelepi and AR Kovscek, Earth Science Reviews, In Press.
A microfluidic study of transient flow states in permeable media using fluorescent
particle image velocimetry. J Sun, Z Li, F Furtado and SA Aryana, Capillarity, 4 (2021), 76-86.
2D-to-3D image translation of complex nanoporous volumes. TI Anderson, B Vega, J McKinzie, SA Aryana and AR Kovscek, Scientific Reports, 11 (2021), 20768. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00080-5
Insights into scale translation of methane transport in nanopore. L Liu, Y Wang, and SA Aryana, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 96 (2021), 104220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.104220
Optimum concentration of fly ash nanoparticles to stabilize CO2 foams for aquifer
and soil remediation. Z Wang, J Sun, H Guo, and SA Aryana, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 242 (2021), 103853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2021.103853
Synergistic foam stabilization and transport improvement in simulated fractures with
polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles: Microscale observation using laser etched glass
micromodels. H Hosseini, JS Tsau, J Wasserbauer, SA Aryana and R Barati Ghahfarokhi, Fuel, 301 (2021), 121004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121004
Fabrication of Mn-Ce bimetallic oxides as electrode material for supercapacitors with
high performance. J Zhou, T Wu, Y Han and S Aryana, Journal of Electronic Materials, 50:5 (2021), 2725-2737. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-08791-1
Investigation into fluid-fluid interaction phenomenon during low salinity waterflooding
using a reservoir-on-a-chip microfluidic model. JT Tetteh, SE Cudjoe, R Barati Ghahfarokhi and SA Aryana, Petroleum Science and Engineering, 196 (2021), 108074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.108074
Confined phase behavior and transport of methane in slit nanopores. Y Wang and SA Aryana, Chemical Engineering Journal, 404 (2021), 126502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126502
Transport simulations on scanning transmission electron microscope images of nanoporous
shale. L Frouté, Y Wang, J McKinzie, SA Aryana and AR Kovscek, Energies, 13 (2020), 6665. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13246665
RockFlow: fast generation of synthetic source rock images using generative flow models. TI Anderson, KM Guan, B Vega, SA Aryana and AR Kovscek, Energies, 13 (2020), 6571. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13246571
Scaling analysis of two-phase flow in fractal permeability fields. Y Wang, J McKinzie, F Furtado and SA Aryana, Water Resources Research, 56 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR028214
Fabrication of sealed sapphire microfluidic devices using femtosecond laser micromachining. A Elgohary, E Block, J Squier, M Koneshloo, RK Shaha, C Frick, J Oakey and SA Aryana,
Applied Optics, 59:30 (2020), 9285–9291. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.400184
Pore-scale simulation of gas flow in microscopic permeable media with complex geometries. Y Wang and SA Aryana, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 81 (2020), 103441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103441
Microfluidic fabrication techniques for high-pressuer testing of microscale supercritical
CO2 foam transport in fractured unconventuional reservoirs. H Hosseini, F Guo, R Barati Ghahfarokhi and SA Aryana, Journal of Visualized Experiments, 161 (2020), e61369. https://doi.org/10.3791/61369
Time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance determination of wettability alteration: analysis
for low-salinity water. BX Medina-Rodriguez, T Reilly, H Wang, ER Smith, G Garcia-Olivera, V Alvarado and
S Aryana, Applied Sciences, 10 (2020), 1017. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10031017
An extension of Darcy’s law incorporating dynamic length scales. Y Wang, SA Aryana and M Allen, Advances in Water Resources, 129 (2019), 70–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.05.010
Enhancement of storage capacity of CO2 in megaporous saline aquifers using nanoparticle
stabilized CO2 foam. F Guo, SA Aryana, Y Wang, JF McLaughlin and K Coddington, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control , 87 (2019), 134–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2019.05.024
An experimental investigation of flow regimes in imbibition and drainage using a microfluidic
platform. F Guo and SA Aryana, Energies, 12 (2019),1390. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12071390
Analysis of nonequilibrium effects and flow instability in immiscible two-phase flow
in porous media. Y Wang, SA Aryana, F Furtado and V Ginting, Advances in Water Resources, 122 (2018), 291–303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.10.019
A review of the synthesis and applications of polymer-nanoclay composites. F Guo, S Aryana, Y Han and Y Jiao, Applied Sciences, 8 (2018),1696. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8091696
Improved sweep efficiency Due to Foam Flooding in a Heterogeneous Microfluidic Device. F Guo and S Aryana, Petroleum Science and Engineering, 164 (2018), 155–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.01.042
The impact of geological uncertainty on primary production from a fluvial reservoir. M Koneshloo, S Aryana and X Hu, Petroleum Science, (2018), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-018-0229-y
On series solution for second order semilinear parabolic IBVPs. S Aryana, F Furtado, V Ginting and P Torsu, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 330 (2018), 499–518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2017.08.024
A workflow for static reservoir modeling guided by seismic data in a fluvial system. M Koneshloo, SA Aryana, D Grana and JW Pierre, Mathematical Geosciences, 49 (2017), 995–1020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-017-9696-8
Stabilization of CO2 foam using by-product fly ash and recyclable iron oxide nanoparticles
to improve carbon utilization in EOR processes. F Guo, J He, PA Johnson and SA Aryana, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 1 (2017), 814–822. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7SE00098G
Synthesis of Cross-Linked Poly(acrylamide) Microspheres by Dispersion Polymerisation
in Aqueous Ammonium Sulfate Solution. J He, S Aryana, J Dong and F Guo, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70 (2017), 816–822. https://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH16682
A Bayesian Model Selection Analysis of Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Models for Multiphase
Flow in Porous Media. G Ren, J Rafiee, SA Aryana and RM Younis, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 89 (2017), 313–320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2016.11.006
An experimental investigation of nanoparticle-stabilized CO2 foam used in enhanced
oil recovery. F Guo and S Aryana, Fuel, 186 (2016), 430–442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.08.058
On Nonequilibrium models of spontaneous countercurrent imbibition. PK Torsu and SA Aryana, Computational Geosciences, 20, 1(2016), 161–170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10596-015-9555-y
Nonequilibrium effects and multiphase flow in porous media. SA Aryana and AR Kovscek, Transport in Porous Media, 96, 3(2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-013-0129-y
Experiments and analysis of drainage displacement processes relevant to carbon dioxide
injection. SA Aryana and AR Kovscek, Physical Review E, 86, 6(2012). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.86.066310
Compressive strength of clay brick masonry. SA Aryana and JH Matthys, The Masonry Society Journal, 27, 1(2009).
Statistical analysis of compressive strength of clay brick masonry: testing. SA Aryana and JH Matthys, The Masonry Society Journal, 26, 2(2008).
Chapters
Using STEM internships to recruit Noyce scholars into elementary education. J Leonard, S Chamberlin, SA Aryana, M Lazic and A Even, In J Leonard, A Burrows
& R Kitchen (Eds.), Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining STEM Teachers for a Global
Generation. Amsterdam: Brill|Sense Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004399990_001
Becoming equity-minded STEM teachers through mentoring and internship experiences. J Barnes-Johnson, SA Aryana and J Leonard, In J Leonard, A Burrows & R Kitchen (Eds.),
Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining STEM Teachers for a Global Generation. Amsterdam:
Brill|Sense Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004399990_012
Visualization of subsurface data using three-dimensional cartograms. Z Li and SA Aryana, In: H. El-Askary, S. Lee, E. Heggy, B. Pradhan (eds) Advances
in Remote Sensing and Geo Informatics Applications. Advances in Science, Technology
& Innovation (IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development). Springer, pp. 17–19, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01440-7_4
Foam flooding in a heterogeneous porous medium. F Guo and SA Aryana, In: S. Banerjee, R. Barati, S. Patil (eds) Advances in Petroleum
Engineering and Petroleum Geochemistry. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation.
Springer, pp. 65–67, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01578-7_16
Nonequilibrium effects in immiscible two-phase flow. Y Wang and SA Aryana, In: S. Banerjee, R. Barati, S. Patil (eds) Advances in Petroleum
Engineering and Petroleum Geochemistry. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation.
Springer, pp. 81–84, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01578-7_20
Creation of saturation maps from two-phase flow experiments in microfluidic devices. Y Wang and SA Aryana, In: S. Banerjee, R. Barati, S. Patil (eds) Advances in Petroleum
Engineering and Petroleum Geochemistry. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation.
Springer, pp. 77–80, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01578-7_19
A microfluidic study of immiscible drainage two-phase flow regimes in porous media. F Guo and SA Aryana, In: S. Banerjee, R. Barati, S. Patil (eds) Advances in Petroleum
Engineering and Petroleum Geochemistry. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation.
Springer, pp. 73–75, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01578-7_18
Nanoparticle-stabilized CO2 foam flooding. F Guo and SA Aryana, In: S. Banerjee, R. Barati, S. Patil (eds) Advances in Petroleum
Engineering and Petroleum Geochemistry. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation.
Springer, pp. 61–63, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01578-7_15
Proceedings
The Concept of Need for a Downhole Scale Inspection Tool: An Appraisal for an Emerging
Technology in Scale Management. M Zoveidavianpoor, EA Rosland, P Laakkonen, S Aryana, MZ Jaafar, JM Ibrahim, H Kolivand,
RD Tewari, RM Johar, ZA Mohamed, IK Salleh, International Petroleum Technology Conference, March 2021. https://doi.org/10.2523/IPTC-21265-MS
An investigation into fluid-fluid interaction phenomenon during low salinity waterflooding
using a reservoir-on-a-chip microfluidics model. JT Tetteh, SA Aryana, R Barati Ghahfarokhi, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, September 2020. https://doi.org/10.2118/200380-MS
Numerical Simulation of Three-dimensional Complex Fracture Geometries Using an Unstructured
Voronoi Mesh. Y Wang and S Aryana, EAGE 15th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery (ECMOR XV), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 2016. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201601790
Numerical Investigation of Stress-Dependent Fracture Apertures and Their Spatial Variations
on Production from Unconventional Gas Reservoirs with Complex Fracture Geometries. Y Wang and S Aryana, SPE Low Perm Symposium, Denver, CO (2016). https://doi.org/10.2118/180244-MS
Preparing Noyce scholars in the Rocky Mountain West to teach mathematics and science
in rural schools. J Leonard, S Aryana, JB Johnson and M Mitchell, Proceedings of the Eighth International Mathematics Education and Society Conference, Portland, Oregon, 737-749 (2015). WITS
North Cross Devonian Unit - a mature continuous CO2 flood beyond 200% HCPV injection. SA Aryana, CJ Barclay, and S Liu, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2014). https://doi.org/10.2118/170653-MS
Compressive Strength of Clay Brick Masonry: Data Collection. SA Aryana and JH Matthys, Tenth North American Masonry Conference, St. Louis, MO (2007).
Invited Lectures
Transport of CO2 in the Subsurface..SA Aryana, Geoscience and Geoenergy Webinar Series, July 2021 (https://youtu.be/6sc4qFpZe5Y).
Understanding fluid flow in rocks. SA Aryana, Geologists of Jackson Hole, Jackson, Wyoming, November 2019.
The oil industry in Wyoming: past & future. SA Aryana, The Pioneer Museum in Lander, Lander, Wyoming, May 2019.
Multiscale, multiphysics nature of flow in the subsurface. SA Aryana, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper, Wyoming, April 2019.
Multiscale, multiphysics nature of flow in the subsurface. SA Aryana, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Graduate Seminar Series, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, March 2019.
Potential impact of non-equilibrium effects on the economics of exploitation of sub-
surface systems. SA Aryana, Energy Internet Research Institute, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, September 2018.
Multiphase flow in porous media and energy systems. SA Aryana, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, China, September 2018.
A Mutliscale approach to understanding and modeling the physics of multiphase flow
in porous media. SA Aryana, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 2016.
A Mutliscale approach to understanding and modeling the physics of multiphase flow
in porous media, SA Aryana, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, February 2016.
Nanofluidic chips and Shale Samples.SA Aryana, School of Energy Resources Speaker Series, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, November 2015.
Multiphase flow in porous media – Mathematical Models and Microfluidic Experiments. SA Aryana, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, May 2015.
Unstable multiphase flow in porous media. SA Aryana, Applied Math and Analysis Seminar, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, November 2013.
Nonequilibrium effects & multiphase flow in porous media. SA Aryana, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, April 2013.
Nonequilibrium effects and multiphase flow in porous media. SA Aryana, Petroleum Engineering Technical Graduate Seminar Series, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, February 2013.
Conference Presentations
A quantitative study of transition states between single-phase steady flows in a microfluidic
device. J Sun, Z Li and SA Aryana, 13th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting (InterPore), June 2021.
Modeling transport of methane under nanoconfinement and in complex geometries using
LBM. L Liu, Y Wang and SA Aryana, 13th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting (InterPore), June 2021.
Multi scale flow observation and stability measurement for environmentally friendly
waterless fracturing using supercritical CO2 foam. H Hosseini, J-S Tsau, SA Aryana and R Barati Ghahfarokhi. AIChE Annual Meeting, November 2020.
Coupled confined phase behavior and transport of methane in nano-sizedslits. Y Wang and SA Aryana, presented at AGU Fall Meeting, December 2020.
Three-Dimensional Source Rock Image Reconstruction through Multimodal Imaging. AR Kovscek, T Anderson, B Vega, J Mckinzie, Y Wang and SA Aryana, Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting, December 2020.
Multi scale flow observation and stability measurement for environmentally friendly
waterless fracturing using supercritical CO2 foam. H Hosseini, J-S Tsau, SA Aryana and R Barati Ghahfarokhi, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 2020.
Pore-scale simulation of gas flow i microscopic porous media with complex geometries. Y Wang and SA Aryana, 12th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting (InterPore), May 2020.
Scaling analysis of immiscible two-phase flow in porous media with fractal permeability
fields. SA Aryana and Y Wang, 12th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting (InterPore), May 2020.
An investigation into fluid-fluid interaction phe- nomenon during low salinity waterflooding
using a reservoir-on-a-chip microfluidics model. JT Tetteh, SA Aryana and R Barati Ghahfarokhi, SPE Virtual Improved Oil Recovery Conference, August – September 2020.
Scale-dependent contribution of flow and diffusion to transport in nanoscale pathways. Y Wang and SA Aryana, Poster MR13B-0067 presented at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019.
A Multiscale view of the multiphase extension of Darcy’s law. SA Aryana and Y Wang, Poster H23M-2078 presented at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019.
Simulation of gas transport in nano-size pores using the Lattice Boltzmann Method. Y Wang and SA Aryana, CMC-UF (DOE EFRC) All-hands Meeting, Stanford, California, October, 2019.
Nonlocality of constitutive relations in the multiphase extension of Darcy’s law. SA Aryana and Y Wang, poster presented atCMC-UF (DOE EFRC) All-hands Meeting, Stanford, California, October 2019.
Mass transfer in fractures nanoporous materials.S Torabi, Y Lyu, Y Wang, K Alnoaimi, K Jessen, TT Tsotsis, SA Aryana, V Alvarado,
SM Benson and AR Kovscek, poster presented at CMC-UF (DOE EFRC) All-hands Meeting, Stanford, California, October 2019.
Scaling analysis of immiscible two-phase flow in porous media with fractal permeability
fields. Y Wang, J McKinzie, F Furtado and SA Aryana, poster presented at CMC-UF (DOE EFRC) All-hands Meeting, Stanford, California, October 2019.
Simulation of gas transport in nano-size pores using the Lattice Boltzmann Method. Y Wang, A Ostadhossein, F Simeski, M Ihme and SA Aryana, poster presented at CMC-UF (DOE EFRC) All- hands Meeting, Stanford, California, October 2019.
Scale-dependent contribution of flow and diffusion to transport in nanoscale pathways. Y Wang and SA Aryana, 1st Conference of the Northern States Section of SIAM (NSS-SIAM), Laramie, Wyoming, September 2019.
A multiphase extension of Darcy’s law with non-local support. SA Aryana and Y Wang, 1st Conference of the Northern States Section of SIAM (NSS-SIAM), Laramie, Wyoming, September 2019.
A multiscale, multiphysics, and multidisciplinary EFRC to achieve control of water-hydrocarbon-rock
interactions in unconventional and tight oil formations. AR kovscek, V Alvarado, SA Aryana et al., Science for our Nation’s Energy Future - 2019 EFRC Principal Investigator’ Meeting, Washington, D.C., July 2019.
Mass transfer in fractures nanoporous materials. S Torabi, K Jessen, TT Tsotsis, SA Aryana, V Alvarado, SM Benson and AR Kovscek,
poster presented at Science for our Nation’s Energy Future - 2019 EFRC Principal Investigator’
Meeting, Washington, D.C., July 2019.
A multiphase extension of Darcy’s law with non-local support. S Aryana and Y Wang, 11th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting (InterPore), Valencia, Spain, May 2019.
Visualization of subsurface data using three-dimensional cartograms. Z Li and SA Aryana, 1st Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), Hammamet, Tunisia, November 2018.
Foam flooding in a heterogeneous porous medium. F Guo and SA Aryana, 1st Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), Hammamet, Tunisia, November 2018.
Nanoparticle-stabilized CO2 foam flooding. F Guo and SA Aryana, 1st Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), Hammamet, Tunisia, November 2018.
A microfluidic study of immiscible drainage two-phase flow regimes in porous media. F Guo and SA Aryana, 1st Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), Hammamet, Tunisia, November 2018.
Creation of saturation maps from two phase flow experiments in microfluidic devices. Y Wang and SA Aryana, 1st Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), Hammamet, Tunisia, November 2018.
Nonequilibrium effects in immiscible two-phase flow. Y Wang and SA Aryana, 1st Conference of theArabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), Hammamet, Tunisia, November 2018.
Advanced Reservoir and Seal Characterization at the Kemper Storage Site. JF McLaughlin, P Walsh, E Lowery, M Akbarabadi, M Piri, S Aryana, Southern States Energy Board, Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S):
Reservoir & Sealing Lithologies of Fluid Flow Experiments, May 2018.
The impact of heterogeneities on CO2 foam flow behavior in a microfluidic device. S Aryana, F Guo and R Younis, 9th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting (InterPore), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 2017.
Using STEM internships to recruit and retain Noyce scholars in elementary education. S Aryana, J Leonard, M Mitchell and M Lazic, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, April 2017.
Leveraging STEM internships to prepare Noyce scholars for teaching. R Sivanpillai, M Lazic, J. Leonard, S. Aryana and A. Even, WRNI Noyce 2017 Conference, Fresno, CA, February 2017.
A scalable two-stage Fast Multipole Method preconditioner for coupled flow and transport
simulation. RM Younis and SA Aryana, 14th International Conference on Integral Methods in Science and Engineering (IMSE
2016), Padua, Italy, August 2016.
Numerical simulation of three-dimensional complex fracture geometries using an unstructured
Voronoi mesh.Y Wang and SA Aryana, EAGE 15th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery(ECMOR XV), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 2016.
An experimental investigation of the stability of and oil recovery due to mag- netic
nanoparticle-stabilized CO2 foam in microfluidic devices. F Guo and SA Aryana, 8th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting (InterPore), Cincinnati, OH, May 2016.
Numerical investigation of stress-dependent fracture apertures and their spatial variations
on production from unconventional gas reservoirs with complex fracture geometries. Y Wang and SA Aryana, SPE Low Perm Symposium, Denver, CO, May 2016.
Sedimentology of reservoir- scale aeolian-fluvial interactions, Wadi Batha Northern
Wahiba Sand Sea, Oman with flow models for laminar scale eolian strata. SG Fryberger, CY Hern, K Glennie, Z Wang, SA Aryana and M Johnson, Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat, Oman, February 2016.
Development of a nanofluidic chip representative of a shale sample. S Aryana, C Ross and S Saraji, Abstract H21N-06 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, December 2015. 2015AGUFM.H21N..06A
Spontaneous imbibition - the impact of nonequilibrium effects on long-term behavior. S Aryana and P Torsu, 12th International Symposium on Reservoir Wettability and its Effects on Oil Recovery, Lawrence, KS, October 2015.
Preparing Noyce scholars in the Rocky Moun- tain West to teach mathematics and science
in rural schools. J Leonard, SA Aryana, JB Johnson and M Mitchell, Paper presented at the 8th Annual International Mathematics Education and Society
Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 2015.
Experiments and analysis of drainage displacement processes relevant to carbon-dioxide
injection. SA Aryana, and AR Kovscek, Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) Symposium, Stanford, CA, October 2011.
Compressive strength of clay brick masonry: data collection. SA Aryana, and JH Matthys, Tenth North American Masonry Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 2007.