Tesleem (PhD student), Hao (PhD student), Abouzar (Research Associate), and Dr. Okuno presented three papers at SPE IOR in Tulsa, April 23 – 25, 2024. Aqueous Ketone Solution for Wettability Alteration in High-salinity-high-temperature Carbonate Reservoirs Aqueous Nanobubble Dispersion of CO2 for Enhanced Oil Recovery - Coreflooding and Huff-n-puff Experiments Techno-Economic-Environmental Analysis of CO2 Storage and [...]
Read MoreHassan (PhD student) and Dr. Okuno presented a paper on "A Study of DME-steam Co-injection Using a Large-scale Physical Model" at the 2024 SPE Canadian Energy Technology Conference on March 14, 2024. This is an outcome of the collaborative research project with ConocoPhillips and Saskatchewan Research Council. Click Here to get the full manuscript.
Read MoreHao, Omar, and Dr. Okuno presented a poster on "Aqueous Nanobubble Dispersion of CO2 in Formate Solution for Enhanced Carbon Mineralization Using Basaltic Rocks" at the CCUS 2024 in Houston, March 11 – 13, 2024. Click here to access the full manuscript.
Read MoreThe UT Graduate School announced that Hassan Amer, a PhD student in our group, was awarded the prestigeous 2024–2025 University Graduate Continuing Fellowship. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Hassan Amer for this well-deserved recognition and honor.
Read MoreOn February 16, 2024, the University of Texas at Austin hosted the SPE Local Paper Contest. This event served as a platform for students to showcase their research prowess, with the top two students from each division - BS, MS, and PhD - earning the prestigious opportunity to represent UT at the SPE Regional Contest [...]
Read MoreOn December 15, 2023, CSEE hosted its annual holiday party, where Omar was awarded the Outstanding Staff Award. Omar has developed lab capabilities for new research areas of CO2 capture and conversion and trained multiple graduate students very well. His research was partly recognized by an OVPR Research & Creative Grant on “Surface Active Amine [...]
Read MoreDr. Okuno delivered a presentation on the 'Thermodynamics of Aqueous Nanobubble Dispersion at Elevated Pressure' at the 2023 Energi Simulation Summit in The Hague, held from October 24th to 25th. During the ES school, Dr. Okuno also conducted a lecture on the 'Similarities and Differences between Hydrocarbon Extraction and CCUS'. Furthermore, Omar presented his research [...]
Read MoreDr. Okuno presented "Thermodynamic Modeling of Aqueous Nanobubble Dispersion" at SPE ATCE 2023.
Read MoreThe research group led by Prof. Ryosuke Okuno congratulates Sofiane Achour on this remarkable achievement and anticipates the meaningful contributions he will undoubtedly make in their future endeavors.
Read MoreOn June 29, 2023, Ph.D. student O.P. Oyenowo " Geochemical Impact on Rock Wettability in Injection of High-Concentration Formate Solution for Enhanced Geologic Carbon Storage and Oil Recovery" at the SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2023 held in Woodlands, Texas , TX. Conference Agenda Video Recording
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