Petroleum Production Systems Telephone: +49 5323 72 2560 Telefax: +49 5323 72 3146 E-Mail: rafael.villablanca @ tu-clausthal . de ADDRESS Institute of Subsurface Energy Systems Agricolastraße 10 Building […] Mass transport properties in quaternary Systems at elevated pressures In the context of the energy transition, processes related to storage and utilization of CO2 and H2 as well as fluid mixtures containing […] ns are carried out using the model systems “water – n-dodecane – n-butanol – CH4” as well as “water – n-dodecane – n-butanol – CO2”, representing systems that are of high scientific interest since from

tu-clausthal . de Consultation hours: Tuesday 9 - 11 o'clock ADDRESS Institute of Subsurface Energy Systems Agricolastraße 10 Building C 21, Room 323 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld […] properties in gas dehydration The interfacial behavior of TEG-water in the presence of compressed gases in a packed column is vital to the performance of dehydration in packed columns. The mass transfer area […] (TEG-water-(natural) gas) and the regenerator (TEG-water) is a key to improving the efficiency of this type of separation process. Within this project for all relevant parameter combinations and concentrations

the pipe materials has to be taken into account. In case of polymer pipes, gas may permeate leading to losses and material fatigue. Corrosion of steel pipes depends on water content, wetting and pH under […] conditions. Fundamental investigation on gas diffusion in polymers, change of pH in sour gas atmosphere, especially in presence of CO2, and wetting at elevated pressures is carried out. Publikationen P. Jaeger […] Jaeger, R. Eggers: Interfacial properties at elevated pressures in reservoir systems containing compressed or supercritical carbon dioxide, J. Supercrit. Fluids 66 (2012), 80– 85. Kontakt Prof. Dr. Philip

potential source of oil and gas. Although they are abundant, shales are characterized by their low permeability, which restricts the flow of the hydrocarbons trapped within the pores of this fine-grained […] shale formations. From a production perspective, the development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has enabled large amounts of unconventional oil and gas to become accessible. During hydraulic […] abundant fraction of the organic matter present in the rock. Upon undergoing thermal processes, namely pyrolysis, kerogen decomposes into gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons. Pyrolysis of shale rock can be

efficiency and by control of gas mobility to avoid fingering and segregation. Analysis of foam capacity, stability and structure at elevated pressure and temperature as a function of time reveals the dominating […] Beschreibung Currently, the application of aqueous foams in enhanced oil recovery (EOR/EGR) is gaining increasing attention. Aqueous foams combine advantages of different substances used in oil and gas […] Jaeger, M. Amro: Foam Analysis at Elevated Pressures for Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications, Energy and Fuels Energy Fuels 33 (2019) 5, 3743-3752. Kontakt Prof. Dr. Philip Jaeger

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aspects: Laboratory investigation of polymer viscoelasticity in porous media Interpretation of experimental results and derivation of mathematical descriptions Validation of laboratory performance and oil […] ic) properties of synthetic polymer solutions improve oil displacement also at the microscopic scale. This research project aims to investigate the efficiency of viscoelastic effects of polymer solutions […] Evaluation of Polymer Viscoelasticity Effects during EOR Applications Laufzeit 01.07.2018 - 30.06.2021 Leitung Prof. Dr. Leonhard Ganzer Beschreibung Polymer flooding is a mature technology in the field of enhanced

Experiments. In Proceeding of 3rd Sino-German Conference “Underground Storage of CO2 and Energy”, Goslar, 21-23 May 2013, (ed. Hou MZ, Xie H, Were P), pp. 131-142. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. T […] Behavior of Smart Water in Micromodels with Wettability Modified Pore Structures. Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI: 10.2118/198948-MS . Säfken S, Wegner J, Ganzer L. 2019. Wettability Alteration of Microfluidic […] Simulation of Viscoelastic Polymer Flow using a Stabilized Finite Element Method. Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI: 10.2118/165987-MS. Qi M, Wegner J, Ganzer L. 2013. Numerical Study of Viscoelastic

Investigation of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) in Micromodels Laufzeit 01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019 Leitung Prof. Dr. Leonhard Ganzer Beschreibung The Institute of Petroleum Engineering (ITE) of Clausthal […] completed by mid of June 2017. Phase I focused on the extension of the microfluidic experimental setup for anaerobe and sterile conditions (Phase I - WP 1), selection of micromodels and construction of customized […] flooding experiments (Phase I - WP 3). One of the major goals of Phase I was to show that bacteria grow and can be visualized in micromodels at ITE. Initial results of Phase I clearly show bacterial growth

course of this project for improving reservoir characterization in reservoir simulation models with the adjoint method used for history matching. In Phase I, an integrated workflow using state-of-the-art […] project that develops advanced technologies for increasing confidence in the predictive capability of reservoir simulation models. The DGMK 742 project has run for the last 8 years in two phases: Phase […] ran from August 2011 to July 2014, and Phase II (DGMK 742-2) ran from May 2016 to April 2019. The aim of this project is to develop advanced techniques for calibrating reservoir simulation models to available