Selected P&SC Group Papers

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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.