Search Results - "Ahmad S. Abushaikha"

The use of surfactants in enhanced oil recovery: A review of recent advances by Massarweh, Osama, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…Currently, there is a widespread interest in the different methods of chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) as a result of the continuous decline in the…”
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A review of recent developments in CO2 mobility control in enhanced oil recovery by Osama Massarweh, Ahmad S. Abushaikha

“…Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) has gained widespread attention in light of the declining conventional oil reserves. Moreover, CO2-EOR…”
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An implementation of mimetic finite difference method for fractured reservoirs using a fully implicit approach and discrete fracture models by Zhang, Na, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…•Novel fully implicit mimetic finite difference scheme for general fractured reservoirs.•Discrete fracture model is employed with good convergence.•The scheme…”
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A novel block non-symmetric preconditioner for mixed-hybrid finite-element-based Darcy flow simulations by Nardean, Stefano, Ferronato, Massimiliano, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…•A novel block preconditioner is designed for flow simulations in porous media.•Restriction operators are employed to approximate the Schur…”
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A fully implicit mimetic finite difference scheme for general purpose subsurface reservoir simulation with full tensor permeability by Abushaikha, Ahmad S., Terekhov, Kirill M.

“…•Fully-implicit temporal discretization for mimetic finite difference (MFD) method.•Numerical analysis of MFD versus TPFA and MPFA schemes.•Measure the…”
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Fully implicit mixed-hybrid finite-element discretization for general purpose subsurface reservoir simulation by Abushaikha, Ahmad S., Voskov, Denis V., Tchelepi, Hamdi A.

“…We present a new fully-implicit, mixed-hybrid, finite-element (MHFE) discretization scheme for general-purpose compositional reservoir simulation. The locally…”
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On the Performance of the Node Control Volume Finite Element Method for Modeling Multi-phase Fluid Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media by Abd, Abdul Salam, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…In this paper, we critique the performance of the node control volume finite element (NCVFE) method for modeling multi-phase fluid flow in heterogeneous media…”
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A review on underground gas storage systems: Natural gas, hydrogen and carbon sequestration by Al-Shafi, Manal, Massarweh, Osama, Abushaikha, Ahmad S., Bicer, Yusuf

“…The concept of underground gas storage is based on the natural capacity of geological formations such as aquifers, depleted oil and gas reservoirs, and salt…”
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Reactive transport in porous media: a review of recent mathematical efforts in modeling geochemical reactions in petroleum subsurface reservoirs by Abd, Abdul Salam, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…The rapid advancements in the computational abilities of numerical simulations have attracted researchers to work on the area of reactive transport in porous…”
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Modeling the effects of capillary pressure with the presence of full tensor permeability and discrete fracture models using the mimetic finite difference method by Abd, Abdul Salam, Zhang, Na, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…Capillary dominated flow or imbibition—whether spontaneous or forced—is an important physical phenomena in understanding the behavior of naturally fractured…”
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Thermodynamic assessment of a hybrid methane cracking system for liquified hydrogen production and enhanced oil recovery using CO 2 by Banu, Aliya, Mohamed, Abdulkarim A.H., Abushaikha, Ahmad S., Bicer, Yusuf

“…Hydrogen fuel production from methane cracking is a cleaner process compared to steam methane reforming due to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon black that…”
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Strategic CO2 management in the energy and petroleum sector for the production of low-carbon LNG: A Qatar Case Study by Sawaly, Razan, Alherbawi, Mohammad, Abd, Abdul Salam, AlNouss, Ahmed, Abushaikha, Ahmad S., Al-Ansari, Tareq

“…The imperative to mitigate industrial CO2 emissions amidst global climate change has led to the development of innovative strategies that align economic growth…”
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CO2 sequestration in subsurface geological formations: A review of trapping mechanisms and monitoring techniques by Massarweh, Osama, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in subsurface formations has emerged as a promising strategy to address global warming. In light of this, this review aims to…”
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The synergistic effects of cationic surfactant and smart seawater on the recovery of medium-viscosity crude oil from low-permeability carbonates by Massarweh, Osama, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…•Effects of smart seawater on CTAB activity have been studied.•Smart seawater and CTAB reduced the interfacial tension.•Smart seawater and CTAB strongly…”
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Towards environmentally sustainable oil recovery: The role of sustainable materials by Massarweh, Osama, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…The energy and petrochemical sectors are expected to rely on crude oil and its derivatives for decades to come. Therefore, developing more sustainable and…”
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Blue hydrogen production from natural gas reservoirs: A review of application and feasibility by Massarweh, Osama, Al-khuzaei, Maha, Al-Shafi, Manal, Bicer, Yusuf, Abushaikha, Ahmad S.

“…Recently, interest in developing H2 strategies with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies has surged. Considering that, this paper reviews recent…”
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Interface control volume finite element method for modelling multi-phase fluid flow in highly heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs by Abushaikha, Ahmad S., Blunt, Martin J., Gosselin, Olivier R., Pain, Christopher C., Jackson, Matthew D.

“…We present a new control volume finite element method that improves the modelling of multi-phase fluid flow in highly heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs,…”
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Thermodynamic assessment of a hybrid methane cracking system for liquified hydrogen production and enhanced oil recovery using CO2 by Banu, Aliya, Mohamed, Abdulkarim A.H., Abushaikha, Ahmad S., Bicer, Yusuf

“…Hydrogen fuel production from methane cracking is a cleaner process compared to steam methane reforming due to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon black that…”
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Interface control volume finite element method for modelling multi-phase fluid flow in highly heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs by Abushaikha, Ahmad S, Blunt, Martin J, Gosselin, Olivier R, Pain, Christopher C, Jackson, Matthew D

“…We present a new control volume finite element method that improves the modelling of multi-phase fluid flow in highly heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs,…”
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A novel block non-symmetric preconditioner for mixed-hybrid finite-element-based flow simulations by Nardean, Stefano, Ferronato, Massimiliano, Abushaikha, Ahmad S

“…In this work we propose a novel block preconditioner, labelled Explicit Decoupling Factor Approximation (EDFA), to accelerate the convergence of Krylov…”
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