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Randall S. Seright, Research Group Head, e-mail:randy at prrc.nmt.edu
  1. Seright, R.S., Seheult, Mac, Talashek, Todd: "Injectivity Characteristics of EOR Polymers", SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering (October 2009), 783-792.
  2. Seright, R.S., Lindquist, W. B, and Cai, R.: "Pore-Level Examination of Gel Destruction During Oil Flow", SPE Journal (online) July 2009, 1-5.
  3. Seright, R.S., Campbell, A.R., and Mozley, P.S.: "Stability of Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamides at Elevated Temperatures in the Absense of Divalent Cations," paper SPE 121460 presented at the 2009 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, TX, 20-22 April.
  4. Seright, R.S.: "Disproportionate Permeability Reduction with Pore-Filling Gels" paper SPE Journal 14(1), (March 2009) 5-13.
  5. Wang, Dongmei, Seright, R.S., Shao, Zhenbo, and Wang, Jinmei: "Key aspects of Project Design for Polymer Flooding at the Daqing Oil Field," SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, (December 2008) 1117-1124.
  6. Seright, R.S., Seheult, J.M., and Talashek, T.A.: "Injectivity Characteristics of EOR Polymers," presented at the 2008 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO, September 21-24.
  7. Seright, R.S., Lindquist, W. B, and Cai, R.: "Understanding the Rate of Clean Up for Oil Zones after a Gel Treatment," paper SPE 112976 presented at the 2008 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, OK, April 19-23.
  8. Wang, Dongmei, Han, Peihui, Shao, Zhenbo, Weihong, Hou, and Seright, R.S.: "Sweep Improvement Options for the Daqing Oil Field," SPEREE (Feb. 2008) 18-26.
  9. Dongmei Wang, R.S. Seright, Zhenbo Shao, Jinmei Wang: "Key Aspects of Project Design for Polymer Flooding," paper SPE 109682, presented at the 2007 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, U.S.A., 11?14 November 2007.
  10. Sydansk, R.D., and Seright, R.S.: "When and Where Relative Permeability Modification Water-Shutoff Treatments Can Be Successfully Applied," SPE Production & Operations, May 2007, 236-247.
  11. Zhang, G. and Seright, R.S.: "Conformance and Mobility Control: Foams versus Polymers," paper SPE 105907 presented at the 2007 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, TX, Feb. 28-Mar. 2.
  12. Prodanovic, M., Lindquist, W.B., and Seright, R.S.: "3D Image-Based Characterization of Fluid Displacement in a Berea Core," Advances in Water Resources 30 (2007) 214-226.
  13. Seright Randy, Han Peihui, and Wang Dongmei: "Current Colloidal Dispersion Gels Are Not Superior to Polymer Flooding," Petroleum Geology & Oilfield Development in Daqing, 5(5) Sept. 2006, 71-80.
  14. Prodanovic, M., Lindquist, W.B., and Seright, R.S.: “Porous Structure and Fluid Partitioning in Polyethylene Cores from 3D X-ray Microtomographic Imaging,” J. Colloid and Interface Science, 298 (June 2006) 282-297.
  15. Seright, R.S., Prodanovic, M., and Lindquist, W.B.: “X-Ray Computed Microtomography Studies of Fluid Partitioning in Drainage and Imbibition Before and After Gel Placement: Disproportionate Permeability Reduction,” SPE Journal (June 2006), 159-170.
  16. Prodanovic, M., Lindquist, W.B., and Seright, R.S.: “Residual Fluid Blobs and Contact Angle Measurements from X-Ray Images of Fluid Displacement,” presented at the Computational Methods in Water Resources XVI Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 19-22, 2006.
  17. Seright, R.S.: “Are Colloidal Dispersion Gels Really a Viable Technology?”, Journal of Petroleum Technology (May 2006) 80.
  18. Seright, R.S.: “Clean Up of Oil Zones after a Gel Treatment,” SPE Production & Operations (May 2006) 237-244.
  19. Seright, R.S.: “Optimizing Disproportionate Permeability Reduction,” paper SPE 99443 presented at the 2006 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 22-26.
  20. Wang, Dongmei, Han, Peihui, Shao, Zhenbo, Chen, Jinfeng, and Seright, R.S.: “Sweep Improvement Options for the Daqing Oil Field,” paper SPE 99441 presented at the 2006 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 22-26.
  21. Wang, Ying, and Seright, R.S.: “Correlating Gel Rheology with Behavior during Extrusion through Fractures,” paper SPE 99462 presented at the 2006 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 22-26.
  22. Sydansk, R.D., and Seright, R.S.: “When and Where Relative Permeability Modification Water-Shutoff Treatments Can Be Successfully Applied,” paper SPE 99371 presented at the 2006 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 22-26.
  23. Seright, R.S.: “Aperture-Tolerant, Chemical-Based Methods to Reduce Channeling,” Annual Technical Progress Report (U.S. DOE Report DOE/NT/15519-2), U.S. DOE Contract DE-FC26-04NT15519 (Sept. 2005).
  24. Sydansk, R.D., Al-Dhafeeri, A., Xiong, Y., Schrader, R., and Seright, R.S..: “Characterization of Partially Formed Polymer Gels for Application to Fractured Production Wells for Water-Shutoff Purposes,” SPE Production & Facilities (Aug. 2005), 20(3) 240-249.
  25. Prodanovic, M., Lindquist, W.B., and Seright, R.S.: “3D Image-Based Characterization of Fluid Displacement in a Berea Core,” 2005, Accepted by Advances in Water Resources.
  26. Prodanovic, M., Lindquist, W.B., and Seright, R.S.: “3D Microtomographic Study of Fluid Displacement in Rock Cores,” Proceedings, Computational Methods in Water Resources XV Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, June 13-17, 2004.
  27. Seright, R.S.: ““Clean Up” of Oil Zones after a Gel Treatment,” paper SPE 92772 presented at the 2005 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, TX, Feb. 2-4.
  28. Sydansk, R.D., Al-Dhafeeri, A.M., Xiong, Y., and Seright, R.S.: "Polymer Gels Formulated with a Combination of High- and Low-Molecular-Weight Polymers Provide Improve Performances for Water-Shutoff Treatments of Fractured Production Wells," SPE Production & Facilities (Nov. 2004), 19(4) 229-236.
  29. Seright, R.S.: "Conformance Improvement Using Gels," Annual Technical Progress Report (U.S. DOE Report DOE/BC/15316-6), U.S. DOE Contract DE-FC26-01BC15316 (Sept. 2004).
  30. Prodanovic, M., Lindquist, W.B, and Seright, R.S..: "3D Microtomography Study of Fluid Displacement in Rock Cores," Computational Methods in Water Resources XV Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, June 13-17.
  31. Seright, R.S., Prodanovic, M., and Lindquist, W.B.: "X-Ray Computed Microtomography Studies of Disproportionate Permeability Reduction," paper SPE 89393 presented at the 2004 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 17-21.
  32. Sydansk, R.D., Al-Dhafeeri, A., Xiong, Y., Schrader, R., and Seright, R.S..: "Characterization of Partially Formed Polymer Gels for Application to Fractured Production Wells for Water-Shutoff Purposes," paper SPE 89401 presented at the 2004 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 17-21.
  33. Sydansk, R.D., Al-Dhafeeri, A., Xiong, Y., and Seright, R.S..: "Polymer Gels Formulated with a Combination of High and Low Molecular-Weight Polymers Provide Improved Performance for Water-Shutoff Treatments in Fractured Production Wells," paper SPE 89402 presented at the 2004 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 17-21.
  34. Seright, R.S, Liang J., Lindquist, W.B., and Dunsmuir, J.H.: "Use of X-Ray Computed Microtomography to Understand Why Gels Reduce Permeabilty to Water More Than That to Oil," J. Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 39, Nos. 3-4 (Sept. 2003) 217-230.
  35. Seright, R.S.: "Conformance Improvement Using Gels," Annual Technical Progress Report (U.S. DOE Report DOE/BC/15316-4), U.S. DOE Contract DE-FC26-01BC15316 (Sept. 2003).
  36. Seright, R.S., Lane, R.H., and Sydansk, R.D.: A Strategy for Attacking Excess Water Production, SPE Production and Facilities (August 2003) 158-169.
  37. Seright, R.S.: “An Alternative View of Filter Cake Formation in Fractures Inspired by Cr(III)-Acetate-HPAM Gel Extrusion,” SPE Production and Facilities (Feb. 2003) 65-72.
  38. Seright, R.S.: “Washout of Cr(III)-Acetate-HPAM Gels from Fractures,” paper SPE 80200 presented at the 2003 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, Feb. 5-7.
  39. Seright, R.S, Liang J., Lindquist, W.B., and Dunsmuir, J.H.: “Characterizing Disproportionate
    Permeability Reduction Using Synchrotron X-Ray Computed Microtomography,” SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 5(5), (Oct. 2002) 355-364.
  40. Marin, A., Seright, R., Hernandez, M., Espinoza, M., Mejias, F.: “Connecting Laboratory and Field Results for Gelant Treatments in Naturally Fractured Production Wells,” paper SPE 77411 presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Sept. 29- Oct. 2.
  41. Seright, R.S.: “Conformance Improvement Using Gels,” Annual Technical Progress Report (U.S. DOE Report DOE/BC/15316-2), U.S. DOE Contract DE-FC26-01BC15316 (Sept. 2002).
  42. Seright, R.S.: “Alternative View of Filter Cake Formation in Fractures,” paper SPE 75158 presented at the 2002 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, April 13-17.
  43. Seright, R.S, Liang J., Lindquist, W.B., and Dunsmuir, J.H.: “Use of X-Ray Computed Microtomography to Understand Why Gels Reduce Permeabilty to Water More Than That to Oil,” 7th International Symposium on Reservoir Wettability in Freycinet, Tasmania, Australia, March 12-15, 2002.
  44. Seright, R.S.: "Gel Propagation Through Fractures," SPE Production & Facilities (Nov. 2001) 225-232.
  45. Seright, R.S., Liang J., Lindquist, W.B., and Dunsmuir, J.H.: "Characterizing Disproportionate Permeability Reduction Using Synchrotron X-Ray Computed Microtomography," paper 71508 presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Sept. 30 - Oct. 3.
  46. Seright, R.S.: "Using Chemicals to Optimize Conformance Control in Fractured Reservoirs," annual report (DOE/BC/15110-6), Contract No. DE-AC26-98BC15110, U.S. DOE (Sept. 2001).
  47. Liang, J., and Seright, R.S.: "Wall-Effect/Gel Droplet Model of Disproportionate Permeability Reduction," SPE Journal (September 2001), 268-272.
  48. Liu, J., and Seright, R.S.: "Rheology of Gels Used for Conformance Control in Fractures," SPE Journal (June 2001) 120-125.
  49. Seright, R.S., Lane, R.H., and Sydansk, R.D.: "A Strategy for Attacking Excess Water Production," paper 70067 presented at the 2001 SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, May 15-16.
  50. Lane, R.H., and Seright, R.S.: "Gel Water Shutoff in Fractured or Faulted Horizontal Wells," paper CIM/SPE 65527 presented at the 2000 SPE/Petroleum Society of CIM International Conference on Horizontal Well Technology held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, November 6-8.
  51. Seright, R.S.: "Using Chemicals to Optimize Conformance Control in Fractured Reservoirs," Annual Technical Progress Report (U.S. DOE Report DOE/BC/15110-4), U.S. DOE Contract DE-AC26-98BC15110 (Sept. 2000).
  52. Seright, R.S.: "Mechanism For Gel Propagation Through Fractures," presented at the 2000 International Energy Agency Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 20-22.
  53. Liang, J., and Seright, R.S.: "Wall-Effect/Gel Droplet Model of Disproportionate Permeability Reduction," paper SPE 59344 presented at the 2000 SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, OK, April 3-5.
  54. Liu, Jin, and Seright, R.S.: "Rheology of Gels Used For Conformance Control in Fractures," paper SPE 59318 presented at the 2000 SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, OK, April 3-5.
  55. Seright, R.S.: "Gel Propagation Through Fractures," paper SPE 59316 presented at the 2000 SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, OK, April 3-5.
  56. Seright, R.S. and Lee, Robert: "Gel Treatments for Reducing Channeling Through Naturally Fractured Reservoirs," SPE Production & Facilities (Nov. 1999) 269-276.
  57. Seright, R.S.: "Using Chemicals to Optimize Conformance Control in Fractured Reservoirs," Annual Technical Progress Report (U.S. DOE Report DOE/BC/15110-2), U.S. DOE Contract DE-AC26-98BC15110, (Sept. 1999).
  58. Seright, R.S: "Mechanism for Gel Propagation Through Fractures," paper SPE 55628 presented at the 1999 Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Gillette, WY, May 15-18.
  59. Seright, R.S: "Polymer Gel Dehydration During Extrusion Through Fractures," SPE Production & Facilities (May 1999) 110-116.
  60. Seright, R.S., Liang, J., and Seldal, M.: "Sizing Gelant Treatments in Hydraulically Fractured Production Wells," SPE Production & Facilities (Nov. 1998) 223-229.
  61. Seright, R.S.: "Improved Methods for Water Shutoff," Final Technical Progress Report (U.S. DOE Report DOE/PC/91008-14), U.S. DOE Contract DE-AC22-94PC91008, BDM-Oklahoma Subcontract G4S60330 (Oct. 1998).
  62. Liang, J-T. and Seright, R.S.: "Further Investigations of Why Gels Reduce Water Permeability," SPE Production & Facilities (Nov. 1997) 225-230.
  63. Seright, R.S.: "Improved Methods for Water Shutoff," Annual Technical Progress Report (U.S. DOE Report DOE/PC/91008-4), U.S. DOE Contract DE-AC22-94PC91008, BDM-Oklahoma Subcontract G4S60330 (Nov. 1997).
  64. Taber, J.J., Martin, F.D., and Seright, R.S.: "EOR Screening Criteria Revisited - Part 1:," Introduction to Screening Criteria and Enhanced Recovery Field Projects, SPE Reservoir Engineering (Aug. 1997) 189-198.
  65. Taber, J.J., Martin, F.D., and Seright, R.S.: "EOR Screening Criteria Revisited - Part 2: Applications and Impact of Oil Prices," SPE Reservoir Engineering (Aug. 1997) 199-205.
  66. Seright, R.S.: "Improved Methods for Water Shutoff," DOE Report DOE/PC/91008-1, Contract No. DE-AC22-94PC91008, BDM-Oklahoma Subcontract No. G4S60330, U.S. Department of Energy (Aug. 1997).
  67. Seright, R.S.: "Use of Preformed Gels for Conformance Control in Fractured Systems," SPE Production & Facilities (Feb. 1997) 59-65.
  68. Nimir, H.B. and Seright, R.S.: "Placement Properties of Foams Versus Gelants When Used as Blocking Agents," paper SPE 35172 presented at the 1996 SPE Permian Basin Oil & Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, TX, March 27-29.
  69. Seright, R.S.: "Improved Techniques for Fluid Diversion in Oil Recovery Processes," final report (DOE/BC/14880-15), Contract No. DE-AC22-92BC14880, U.S. DOE (Jan. 1996).
  70. Ye, M. and Seright, R.S.: "Gelant Placement in Anisostropic Flow Systems," In Situ (1996) 20, No.2, 115-135.
  71. Seright, R.S.: "Gel Placement in Fractured Systems," SPE Production & Facilities (Nov. 1995), 241-248.
  72. Liang, J., Sun, H., Seright, R.S.: "Why Do Gels Reduce Water Permeability More Than Oil Permeability?," SPE Reservoir Engineering (Nov. 1995) 282-286.
  73. Seright, R.S.: "Reduction of Gas and Water Permeabilities Using Gels," SPE Production & Facilities (May 1995) 103-108.
  74. Seright, R.S. and Liang, J.: "A Comparison of Different Types of Blocking Agents," paper SPE 30120 presented at the 1995 SPE European Formation Damage Control Conference, The Hague, May 15-16.
  75. Seright, R.S.: "Improved Techniques for Fluid Diversion in Oil Recovery Processes," second annual report (DOE/BC/14880-10), Contract No. DE-AC22-92BC14880, U.S. DOE (March 1995).
  76. Seright, R.S. and Liang, J.: "A Survey of Field Applications of Gel Treatments for Water Shutoff," paper SPE 26991 presented at the 1994 SPE III Latin American & Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 27-29.
  77. Seright, R.S.: "Improved Techniques for Fluid Diversion in Oil Recovery Processes," first annual report (DOE/BC/14880-5), Contract No. DE-AC22-92BC14880, U.S. DOE (Dec. 1993).
  78. Liang, J., Lee, R.L., and Seright, R.S.: "Placement of Gels in Production Wells," SPE Production & Facilities (Nov. 1993) 276-284; Transactions AIME 295.
  79. Seright, R.S.: "Effect of Rock Permeability on Gel Performance in Fluid-Diversion Applications," In Situ (1993) 17, No.4, 363-386.
  80. Seright, R.S., Liang, J., and Sun, H.: "Gel Treatments in Production Wells with Water Coning Problems," In Situ (1993) 17, No.3, 243-272.
  81. Seright, R.S. and Martin, F.D.: "Impact of Gelation pH, Rock Permeability, and Lithology on the Performance of a Monomer-Based Gel," SPE Reservoir Engineering (Feb. 1993) 43-50.
  82. Seright, R.S. and Martin, F.D.: "Fluid Diversion and Sweep Improvement with Chemical Gels in Oil Recovery Processes," final report (DOE/BC/14447-15), Contract No. DE-FG22-89BC14447, U.S. DOE (Sept. 1992).
  83. Seright, R.S.: "Impact of Permeability and Lithology on Gel Performance," paper SPE 24190 presented at the 1992 SPE/DOE Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 22-24.
  84. Sorbie, K.S. and Seright, R.S.: "Gel Placement in Heterogeneous Systems with Crossflow," paper SPE 24192 presented at the 1992 SPE/DOE Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 22-24.
  85. Liang, J., Sun, H., Seright, R.S.: "Reduction of Oil and Water Permeabilities Using Gels," paper SPE 24195 presented at the 1992 SPE/DOE Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 22-24.
  86. Taber, J.J. and Seright, R.S.: "Horizontal Injection and Production Wells for EOR," paper SPE 23952 presented at the 1992 SPE/DOE Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 22-24.
  87. Seright, R.S. and Martin, F.D.: "Effect of Cr3+ on the Rheology of Xanthan Formulations in Porous Media: Before and After Gelation," In Situ (1992) 16, No.1, 1-16.
  88. Seright, R.S. and Martin, F.D.: "Fluid Diversion and Sweep Improvement with Chemical Gels in Oil Recovery Processes," second annual report (DOE/BC/14447-10), Contract No. DE-FG22-89BC14447, U.S. DOE (Nov. 1991).
  89. Seright, R.S.: "Impact of Dispersion on Gel Placement for Profile Control," SPE Reservoir Engineering (Aug. 1991) 343-352.
  90. Seright, R.S.: "Effect of Rheology on Gel Placement," SPE Reservoir Engineering (May 1991), 212-218; Transactions AIME 291
  91. Seright, R.S. and Martin, F.D.: "Fluid Diversion and Sweep Improvement with Chemical Gels in Oil Recovery Processes," first annual report (DOE/BC/14447-8), Contract No. DE-FG22-89BC14447, U.S. DOE (June 1991).
  92. Seright, R.S. and Henrici, B.J.: "Xanthan Stability at Elevated Temperatures," SPE Reservoir Engineering (Feb. 1990) 52-60.
  93. Schurz, G.F., Martin, F.D., Seright, R.S., and Weiss, W.W.: "Polymer-Augmented Waterflooding and Control of Reservoir Heterogeneity," paper NMT890029, Proc. Petroleum Technology into the Second Century, Socorro, NM, Oct. 16-19, 1989.
  94. Cannella, W.J., Huh, C., and Seright, R.S.: "Prediction of Xanthan Rheology in Porous Media," paper SPE 18089 presented at the 1988 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, TX, Oct. 2-5.
  95. Seright, R.S.: "Placement of Gels to Modify Injection Profiles," paper SPE/DOE 17332 presented at the 1988 SPE/DOE Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, OK, April 17-20.
  96. Seright, R.S.: "The Effects of Mechanical Degradation and Viscoelastic Behavior on Injectivity of Polyacrylamide Solutions," Society of Petroleum Engineers J. (June 1983) 475-85.
  97. Seright, R.S., Maerker, J.M., and Holzwarth G.: "Mechanical Degradation of Polyacrylamides Induced by Flow Through Porous Media," American Chemical Society Polymer Preprints, Vol. 22 (Aug. 1981) 30-33.
  98. Seright, R.S., Grieger-Block, R.A., and Thusius, D.: "The Effects of Pressure on the Kinetics of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Micelle Formation," High-Pressure Science and Technology, Vol. 1, K.D. Timmerhaus and M.S. Barber (eds.) (1979) 706-13.
  99. Thusius, D., Seright, R.S., and Grieger-Block, R.A.: "On the Determination of Reaction Volumes for Coupled Equilibria," High-Pressure Science and Technology, Vol. 1, K.D. Timmerhaus and M.S. Barber (eds.) (1979) 535-38.