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  1. Yin, G, Grigg, R.B.; and Svec, Y.: "Oil Recovery and Surfactant Adsorption During CO2-Foam Flooding," paper OTC 19787 presented at eh 2009 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4-7 May 2009
  2. Grigg, R.B and Mikhalin, A.A.: "Effects of Flow Conditions and Surfactant Availability on Adsorption," paper SPE 106205 presented at the 2007 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, Feb. 28 - March 2.
  3. Zeng, Z-W, Grigg, R.B, and Bai, B.: "Experimental Development of Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics of CO2-Foaming Surfactant onto Berea Sandstone," paper SPE 103117 presented at the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and exhibition, San Antonio, Sep. 24-27.
  4. Liu. Y., Grigg, R.B., and Svec, R.K..: "Foam Mobility and Adsorption in Carbonate Core," Paper SPE 99756 presented at the 2006 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, 22-26 April.
  5. Bai, B., grigg, R.B. Liu, Y., and Zeng, Z-W.: "Adsorption and Desorption of a CO2-Foam-Forming Surfactant onto Berea Sandstone," paper SPE 95920 presented at the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, 9-12 October.
  6. Liu, Y., Grigg, R.B., and Svec, R.K.: “CO2 Foam Behavior: Influence of Temperature, Pressure, and Concentration of Surfactant,” paper 94307 presented at the 2005 SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, 17-19 April.
  7. Grigg, R.B. and Bai, B.: “Sorption of Surfactant Used in CO2 Flooding onto Five Minerals and Three Porous Media,” paper 93100 presented at eh 2005 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, 2-4 February.
  8. Bai, B. and Grigg, R.B.: “Kinetics and Equilibria of Calcium Lignosulfonate Adsorption and Desorption onto Limestone,” paper 93098 presented at the 2005 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, 2-4 February.
  9. Liu, Y., Grigg, R.B., and Bai, B.: “Salinity, pH, and Surfactant Concentration Effects on CO2 Foam,” paper 93095 presented at eh 2005 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, 2-4 February.
  10. Grigg, R.B., Bai, B., and Liu, Y.: “Competitive Adsorption of Hybrid Surfactant System onto Five Minerals, Berea Sandstone, and Limestone,” paper SPE 90612 presented at eh SPE ATCE, Houston, 26-29 September 2004.
  11. Grigg, R.B. and Bai, B.: “Calcium Lignosulfonate Adsorption and Desorption on Berea Sandstone,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 279 (2004) 36-45.
  12. Grigg, R.B., Tsau, J.-S., and Martin, F.D.: “Cost Reduction and Injectivity Improvements for CO2 Foams for Mobility Control,” paper 75178 presented at the SPE/DOE Thirteenth Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, 13-17 April 2002.
  13. Tsau, J.-S., Syahputra, A.E., and Grigg, R.B.: “Economic Evaluation of Surfactant Adsorption in CO2 Foam Application,” paper SPE 59365 presented at the 2000 SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, 3-5 April.
  14. Syahputra, A.E., Tsau, J.-S., and Grigg, R.B.: “Laboratory Evaluation of Using Lignosulfonate and Surfactant Mixture in CO2 Flooding,” paper SPE 59368 presented at the 2000 SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, 3-5 April.
  15. Tsau, J.S., Syahputra, A.E., Yaghoobi, H., and Grigg, R.B.: “Use of Sacrificial Agents in CO2 Foam Flooding Application,” paper SPE 56609 to be presented at the 1999 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, October 3-6.
  16. Chang, S.-H. and Grigg R.B., “Effects of Foam Quality and Flow Rate on CO2-Foam Behavior at Reservoir Conditions,” paper SPE 39679 presented at the 1998 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, 19-22 April (SPE Reservoir Eval. & Eng., Vol. 2, No. 3, June 1999, 248-254).
  17. Tsau, J.-S., Yaghoobi, H. and Grigg, R.B.: “Smart Foam to Improve Oil Recovery in Heterogeneous Porous Media,” paper SPE 39677 presented at the 1998 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, 19-22 April.
  18. Tsau, J.-S., Yaghoobi, H., and Grigg, R.B.: “Use of Mixed Surfactants to Improve Mobility Control in CO2 Flooding,” paper SPE 39792 presented at the 1998 SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, 23-27 March.
  19. Yaghoobi, H., Tsau, J.-S., and Grigg, R.B.: “Effect of Foam on CO2 Breakthrough: Is This Favorable to Oil Recovery?” paper SPE 39789 presented at the 1998SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, 23-27 March.
  20. Tsau, J.-S. and Grigg, R.B.: “Assessment of Foam Properties and Effectiveness in Mobility Reduction for CO2-Foam Floods,” paper SPE 37221 presented at the 1997 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, 18-21 February.
  21. Chang, S-H. and Grigg, R.B.: “Foam Displacement Modeling in CO2 Flooding Processes,” paper SPE 35426 presented at the 1996 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, 21-24 April.