Petrophysics and Surface Chemistry

Selected P&SC Group Papers

Asphaltene Precipitation:

A Practical Method for Anticipating Asphaltene Problems J.X. Wang, J.S. Buckley, N.E. Burke, and J.L. Creek, SPE Production and Facilities (Aug. 2004) 152-160. 

 Asphaltene Deposition on Metallic Surfaces J.X. Wang, J.S. Buckley, and J.L. Creek, J. Dispersion Sci. Tech., (2004) 25, 287-298. 

 Asphaltene Stability in Crude Oil and Aromatic Solvents-The Influence of Oil Composition J.X. Wang and J.S. Buckley, Energy & Fuels (2003) 17, 1445-1451. 

 A Two-Component Model of the Onset of Asphaltene Flocculation in Crude Oils J.X. Wang and J.S. Buckley, Energy & Fuels (2001) 15, 1004-1012. 

 An Experimental Approach to Prediction of Asphaltene Flocculation J.X. Wang and J.S. Buckley, SPE 64994, 2001 International Oilfield Chemistry Symposium, Houston, 13-16 Feb. 

Predicting the Onset of Asphaltene Precipitation from Refractive Index Measurements J.S. Buckley, Energy and Fuels (1999) 13, No. 2, 328-332. 

Asphaltene Precipitation and Solvent Properties of Crude Oils J.S. Buckley, G.J. Hirasaki, Y. Liu, S. Von Drasek, J.X. Wang, and B.S. Gill Petroleum Science and Technology (1998) 16, No. 3&4, 251-285. 

Wettability Alteration:

Effective Wettability of Minerals Exposed to Crude Oil J.S. Buckley, Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Sci. (2001) 6, 191-196. 

 Wettability and Morphology of Mica Surfaces after Exposure to Crude Oil J.S. Buckley and D.L. Lord, J. Pet. Sci. Eng. (2003) 39, 261-273. 

 Asphaltene Precipitation and Alteration of Wetting: The Potential for Wettability Changes during Oil Production R. Al-Maamari and J.S. Buckley, SPE Reservoir Engineering & Evaluation (Aug. 2003) 210-214. 

 An AFM Study of Nanoscale Features Affecting at Crude Oil-Water-Mica Interfaces D.L. Lord and J.S. Buckley, Colloids and Surfaces A (2002) 206, 531-546. 

 Contact Angle Hysteresis and the Stability of Wetting Changes Induced by Adsorption from Crude Oil X. Xie, N.R. Morrow, and J.S. Buckley, J. Pet. Sci. Eng (2002) 33, 147-159. 

 Empirical Measures of Wettability in Porous Media and the Relationship between Them Derived From Pore-Scale Modelling A.B. Dixit, J.S. Buckley, S.R. McDougall, and K.S. Sorbie, Transport in Porous Media (2000) 40, 27-54. 

 Wetting Alteration of Solid Surfaces by Crude Oils and Their Asphaltenes J. S. Buckley, Revue de l'Institut Français du Pétrole (1998) 53, No. 3, 303-312. 

 Mechanisms of Wetting Alteration by Crude Oils J.S. Buckley, Y. Liu, and S. Monsterleet, SPEJ (Mar. 1998) 54-61. 

 Influence of Electrical Surface Charges on the Wetting Properties of Crude Oils J.S. Buckley, K. Takamura, and N.R. Morrow, SPEFE (Aug. 1989) 332-340. 

Crude Oil Evaluation: 

 Wetting Estimates from Crude Oil Chemical Properties L. Yang, J.X. Wang, T. Fan, and J.S. Buckley, SCA 2003-01, Soc. Core Analysts International Symposium, Pau, 21-24 Sept. 2003. 

 Crude Oil and Asphaltene Characterization for Prediction of Wetting Alteration J.S. Buckley and J.X. Wang, J. Pet. Sci. Eng. (2002) 33, 195-202. 

 Evaluating Crude Oils by SARA Analysis T.G. Fan, J.X. Wang, and J.S. Buckley, paper SPE 75228 presented at the 2002 SPE/DOE IOR Symposium, Tulsa, 15-17 Apr. 

Oil/Water Interfaces: 

 Chemistry of the Crude Oil/Brine Interface J. S. Buckley, Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Reservoir Wettability and Its Effect on Oil Recovery, Laramie, WY, Sept. 21-23, 1994, pp 33-38.