University of Houston

  • Li, Z., Zhao, L., Cao, Z., Wu, S., Dindoruk, B., Qin, G., 2024, October. “Application of coupled hydrodynamic and thermal Lattice–Boltzmann simulation on permeability estimation of hydrate-bearing sediment during hydrate dissociation processes,” Geoenergy Science and Engineering Volume 241, October 2024, 213066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213066
  • Oyagha, S., Ratnakar, R., and Dindoruk, B., 2024, August. “Measurement of Diffusivity of Supercritical CO2 in Formation Brines at Reservoir Conditions for CCS Applications.” Paper presented at the SPE Energy Transition Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Ratnakar, R., Chaubey, V., Gupta, S., Rui, Z., and Dindoruk, B., 2024, August. “Semi-Hybrid Models for Determining Gas Solubility in Brines with Salt Mixtures: Application to CCS and Gas Processing.” Paper presented at the SPE Energy Transition Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Lertliangchai, T., Dindoruk, B., Lu, L., Yang, Xi, and Sinha U., 2024, July. “A Comparative Analysis of the Prediction of Gas Condensate Dew Point Pressure Using Advanced Machine Learning Algorithms,” Energies: Fuels, MDPI (Accepted for publication, July 2024).
  • Abdulwarith, A., Kareb, A., Ammar, M., and Dindoruk, B., 2024, June. “Evaluation of Cyclic Gas Injection EOR in Unconventional Reservoirs and Exit Strategies, Including Potential Storage Options Using Bakken Field as an Example Case.” Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Singh, G., Gupta, A., Odi, U., Davudov, D., Dindoruk, B., Venkatraman, A., and Rabah M., 2024, June. “A Hybrid Machine Learning Workflow for CO2 Huff-n-Puff.” Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Huang, G., Yuan, B., Zhang, W., Zhu, X., Dindoruk, B., Wang, B., 2024, “A Novel Method to Accelerate the Three-phase Flash Calculation of the Hydrocarbon-CO2 System, Fluid Phase Equilibria, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2024.114127.
  • Abdulwarith, A., Ammar, M., Kakadjian, S., McLaughlin, N. and Dindoruk, B., 2024, April. “A Hybrid Physics Augmented Predictive Model for Friction Pressure Loss in Hydraulic Fracturing Process Based on Experimental and Field Data”. Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA. OTC-35310-MS
  • Abdulwarith, A., Sinha, U., Gautam, S. and Dindoruk, B., 2024, April. “A New Physics-Based CO2 EOR Screening Tool for Offshore Applications”. Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. SPE-218235-MS
  • Benavides, J., Dindoruk, B., Cherry, A. and Shukla, S., 2024, April. “Selected Recommended Practices for Increasing the Efficiency and Accuracy of CO2 Sequestration Models”. Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. SPE-218232-MS
  • Sinha, U., Gautam, S., Dindoruk, B. and Abdulwarith, A., 2024, April. “Machine Learning-Enhanced Forecasting for Efficient Water-Flooded Reservoir Management”. Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. SPE-218258-MS
  • Ammar, M., Abdulwarith, A., Kareb, A., Dindoruk, B., Ablil, W. and Altownisi, M., 2024, April. “Case Study of Gas Flaring Mitigation Through Optimized Gas Re-Injection While Improving the Recovery in High-Temperature Offshore Reservoirs”. Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. SPE-218259-MS
  • Utama, A.A., Benavides, J., Dindoruk, B., Onitiri, M. and Zargar, Z., 2024, April. “Case Study: Assessment of Predictive Capability of Reservoir Simulators for Waterfloods in Carbonates: How Realistic is My Simulation Model?”. Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. SPE-218200-MS
  • Hu, T., Yang, T., Dindoruk, B., Torabi, F., Mcpherson, B. and Emami-Meybodi, H., 2024. “Investigation the impact of methane leakage on the marine carbon sink”. Applied Energy, 360, p.122880. ISSN 0306-2619
  • Hu, T., Chen, S., Rui, Z., Ali Khan, W., Peng, Z., Wang, X., Dindoruk, B., Patil, S. and Yang, T., 2024. “Data-Driven Quantitative Study of Synergistic Effects on CCUS-EOR─ A Case Study of Ultralow-Permeability Sandstone Reservoirs”. Energy & Fuels, 38(7), pp.5777-5790.
  • Abdulwarith, A., Ammar, M. and Dindoruk, B., 2024, March. “Prediction/Assessment of CO2 EOR and Storage Efficiency in Residual Oil Zones Using Machine Learning Techniques”. Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Carbon, Capture, Utilization, and Storage Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA. SPE-CCUS-2024-4011705
  • Dindoruk, B. and Zhang, F., 2024. “Advances in Drilling and Completion Fluid Technologies for Protecting Oil and Gas Reservoirs: Research Progress and Development Trends”. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 146, pp.050801-1.
  • Liu, Y., Hu, T., Rui, Z., Zhang, Z., Du, K., Yang, T., Dindoruk, B., Stenby, E.H., Torabi, F. and Afanasyev, A., 2023. “An integrated framework for geothermal energy storage with CO2 sequestration and utilization”. Engineering, 30, pp.121-130.
  • Kareb, A., Dindoruk, B., Chiboub-Fellah, A.E. and Gareche, M., 2023, October. “Integrated Workflow for Reservoir Management in Mature Waterflooded Reservoir within a Complex Geological Environment: Gullfaks Case Study”. Paper presented at the International Geomechanics Symposium, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. ARMA-IGS-2023-0228
  • Abdulwarith, A., Dindoruk, B. and Livescu, S., 2023, October. “Physics-Based Machine Learning Models for Real-Time Prediction of Rheological and Filtration Properties for KCl Polymer Mud”. Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA. SPE-215085-MS
  • Du, K., Rui, Z., Dindoruk, B., Yang, T. and Patil, S., 2023, October. A “Mathematical Model and Numerical Simulation of Waterflood Induced Dynamic Fractures of Low Permeability Reservoirs”. Paper presented at the SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia. SPE-215288-MS
  • Qian, C., Rui, Z., Liu, Y., Dindoruk, B., Yang, T., Wilson, M.A. and Patil, S.L., 2023, September. “Molecular Simulation of Hydrocarbon Recovery from Calcite Surface with the Implications for CO2 Storage in Nanopores”. Paper presented at the International Field Exploration and Development Conference (pp. 469-487). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Gautam, S., Dindoruk, B., Behm, E. and Roller, C., 2023, August. “Case study of gas injection and EOR potential in unconventional marginal Permian horizontal wells”. Paper presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 13–15 June 2023 (pp. 3349-3374). Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC).
  • Gautam, S., Magzymov, D., Dindoruk, B., Fyfe, R. and Holmes, K., 2023. “Quantification of the impact of pore pressure on relative permeability curves utilizing coreflood unit with gamma ray scanning capability”. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 227, p.211877.
  • Ratnakar, R.R., Chaubey, V. and Dindoruk, B., 2023. “A novel computational strategy to estimate CO2 solubility in brine solutions for CCUS applications”. Applied Energy, 342, p.121134.
  • Magzymov, D., Johns, R.T., Hashim, H. and Dindoruk, B., 2023. “Modeling of high-pressure and high-temperature microemulsion experiments using HLD-NAC-based equation of state”. SPE Journal, 28(03), pp.1202-1215. SPE-209470-PA
  • Xiao, Y., House, W., Soliman, M.Y., Dindoruk, B. and Ibraguimov, A., 2023. “Experimental, analytical and numerical study of the electromagnetic field distribution in pulsed power plasma stimulation (PPPS)”. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 225, p.211686.
  • Davudov, D., Venkatraman, A., Mabadeje, A.O., Malkov, A., Singh, G., Dindoruk, B. and Al-Aulaqi, T., 2023, May. “Machine learning assisted well placement optimization”. Paper presented at the SPE Western Regional Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, USA. SPE-213038-MS
  • Sinha, U., Dindoruk, B. and Soliman, M., 2023. “Physics guided data-driven model to estimate minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) for hydrocarbon gases”. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 224, p.211389.
  • Ore, T., Davudov, D., Malkov, A., Venkatraman, A., Al-Aulaqi, T., Singh, G., Dindoruk, B., Djanuar, Y., Huang, Q., Adnan, I. and Lozano, J., 2023, March. “A Comprehensive Analysis of Data Driven Techniques to Quantify Injector Producer Relationships”. Paper presented at the Gas & Oil Technology Showcase and Conference, Dubai, UAE. SPE-214199-MS
  • Dindoruk, B., Livescu, S. and Webber, M., 2023. “Other Geothermal Concepts with Unique Applications in Texas in The Future of Geothermal in Texas: Contemporary Prospects and Perspectives”.
  • Kapusta, S., Livescu, S., Dindoruk, B., Schulz, R. and Webber, M., 2023. “Direct Use Applications: Decarbonization of Industrial Processes & Heating and Cooling Scenarios in The Future of Geothermal in Texas: Contemporary Prospects and Perspectives”.
  • Livescu, S., Dindoruk, B., Schulz, R., Boul, P., Kim, J. and Wu, K., 2023. “Geothermal and Electricity Production: Scalable Geothermal Concepts in The Future of Geothermal in Texas: Contemporary Prospects and Perspectives”.
  • Dindoruk, B. and Johns, R., 2023. “Gas flooding: Gas Enhanced Oil Recovery (G-EOR) to CO2 sequestration”. In Recovery Improvement (pp. 321-363). Gulf Professional Publishing.
  • Zhao, Y., Rui, Z.H., Zhang, Z., Chen, S.W., Yang, R.F., Du, K., Dindoruk, B., Yang, T., Stenby, E.H. and Wilson, M.A., 2022. “Importance of conformance control in reinforcing synergy of CO2 EOR and sequestration”. Petroleum Science, 19(6), pp.3088-3106.
  • Sinha, U., Dindoruk, B. and Soliman, M.Y., 2022. “Physics augmented correlations and machine learning methods to accurately calculate dead oil viscosity based on the available inputs”. SPE Journal, 27(05), pp.3240-3253. SPE-209610-PA
  • Gautam, S., Magzymov, D., Dindoruk, B., Fyfe, R. and Holmes, K., 2022, September. “Quantification of the Impact of Pore Pressure on Relative Permeability Curves Utilizing Automated Unit with Gamma Ray Scanning Capability”. Presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. SPE-209610-PA
  • Baksmaty, L.O., Ratnakar, R.R. and Dindoruk, B., Shell USA Inc, 2022. “Method for determining presence of reservoired hydrocarbons”. U.S. Patent Application 17/611,328.
    Baksmaty, L.O., Ratnakar, R.R. and Dindoruk, B., Shell Oil Co, 2022. “Method for determining presence of reservoired hydrocarbons”. U.S. Patent Application 17/611,384.
  • Baksmaty, L.O., Ratnakar, R.R. and Dindoruk, B., Shell Oil Co, 2022. “Method for determining subsurface hydrocarbon fluid properties of reservoired hydrocarbons”. U.S. Patent Application 17/611,349.
  • Ratnakar, R.R. and Dindoruk, B., 2022. “The role of diffusivity in oil and gas industries: fundamentals, measurement, and correlative techniques”. Processes, 10(6), p.1194.
  • Livescu, S. and Dindoruk, B., 2022. “Subsurface Technology Pivoting from Oil and Gas to Geothermal Resources: A Sensitivity Study of Well Parameters”. SPE Production & Operations, 37(02), pp.280-294. SPE-209227-PA
  • Ratnakar, R., Dindoruk, B., Livescu, S. and Gautam, S., 2022, April. “A Comparative Study of the Impact of the CO2 Properties on the Thermal Output of a Geothermal Well”. Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Virtual. SPE-209362-MS
  • Magzymov, D., Johns, R.T., Hashim, H. and Dindoruk, B., 2022, April. “Modeling of High Pressure and Temperature Microemulsion Experiments using HLD-NAC Based Equation of State”.Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Virtual. SPE-209470-MS
  • Magzymov, D., Dindoruk, B. and Johns, R.T., 2022, April. “Carbon capture, utilization, and storage in the context of petroleum industry: a state-of-the-art review”. Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Virtual.
    SPE-209368-MS
  • Livescu, S. and Dindoruk, B., 2022, April. “Coupled Well-Reservoir Heat Modelling for Closed-Loop Geothermal Wells-A Feasibility Study”.Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Virtual. SPE-209437-MS
  • Liu, Y., Rui, Z., Yang, T. and Dindoruk, B., 2022. “Using propanol as an additive to CO2 for improving CO2 utilization and storage in oil reservoirs”. Applied Energy, 311, p.118640.
  • Ratnakar, R., Gupta, S.S., Stockinger, G., Hamer, W. and Dindoruk, B., 2022. “Phase behavior and ph modelling for ammonia-mea-water mixtures for corrosion control in water utility applications”. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 554, p.113305.
    Rezaei, A., Soliman, M.Y. and Dindoruk, B., 2022. “Fracture diagnostic testing”. In Unconventional Shale Gas Development (pp. 217-248). Gulf Professional Publishing.
  • Ratnakar, R.R., Shankar, S., Agrawal, R. and Dindoruk, B., 2021. “Modeling and experimental study on CO2 adsorption in fixed-bed columns: Applications to carbon capture and utilization”. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 94, p.104111.
  • Zhou, P., Lu, L., Sang, H. and Dindoruk, B., 2021, September. “Application of machine learning methods to well completion optimization: Problems with groups of interactive inputs”. Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE. SPE-206174-MS
  • Lertliangchai, T., Dindoruk, B., Lu, L. and Yang, X., 2021, September. “A Comparative Analysis of the Prediction of Gas Condensate Dew Point Pressure Using Advanced Machine Learning Algorithms”. Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE. SPE-205997-MS
  • Davudov, D., Mabadeje, A.O., Malkov, A., Venkatraman, A. and Dindoruk, B., 2021, September. “Combining Capacitance Resistance Model with Geological Data for Large Reservoirs”. Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE. SPE-206303-MS
  • Sinha, U., Dindoruk, B. and Soliman, M., 2021. “Prediction of CO2 minimum miscibility pressure using an augmented machine-learning-based model”. SPE Journal, 26(04), pp.1666-1678. SPE-200326-PA
  • Dindoruk, B., Ratnakar, R.R. and Suchismita, S., 2021. “Phase equilibria of acid-gas aqueous systems (co2, h2s, ch4, water) and in-situ ph measurements in application to top-of-line corrosion”. SPE Journal, 26(04), pp.2364-2379. SPE-201341-PA
  • Ratnakar, R.R., Gupta, N., Zhang, K., van Doorne, C., Fesmire, J., Dindoruk, B. and Balakotaiah, V., 2021. “Hydrogen supply chain and challenges in large-scale LH2 storage and transportation”. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(47), pp.24149-24168.
  • Ratnakar, R.R. and Dindoruk, B., 2021. “Transient measurement and modeling of integrated capillary viscometer for live oils at high temperatures with volumetric constraints”. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 201, p.108462.
  • Dindoruk, B., Johns, R. and Orr Jr, F.M., 2021. “Measurement and modeling of minimum miscibility pressure: A state-of-the-art review”. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 24(02), pp.367-389. SPE-200462-PA
  • Magzymov, D., Ratnakar R. R., Dindoruk B., and Johns, R. T. 2021. Evaluation Of Machine Learning Methodologies Using Simple Physics Based Conceptual Models For Flow In Porous Media. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers. SPE-206359-MS.
  • Livescu, S., and Dindoruk, B., “Subsurface Technology Sharing from Oil and Gas to Geothermal Resources,” paper URTEC 5304 presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference held in Houston, Texas, USA, 26-28 July 2021.
  • Eltaleb, I, Rezaei, A., Soliman, M.Y., Dindoruk, B., “A Signal Processing Approach for Analysis of Fracture Injection Test in Geothermal Reservoirs: A Case Study on the Utah FORGE Formation,” SPE-204164-MS, presented at the 2021 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition to be held virtually on 4 – 6 May 2021.
  • Awad, M.M., Eltaleb, I., Mansi, M., Rezaei, A., Soliman, M.Y., Farouq-Ali, S., and Dindoruk, B.,“ Interpretation of Hydraulic Fracturing Events by Analyzing the Energy of Rate and Pressure Signals,” SPE 201328-MS, to be presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition to be held 11–14 October 2020, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Awad, M.M., Eltaleb, I., Mansi, M., Rezaei, A., Soliman, M.Y., Farouq-Ali, S., and Dindoruk, B.,“ Interpretation of Hydraulic Fracturing Events by Analyzing the Energy of Rate and Pressure Signals,” SPE 201328-MS, to be presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition to be held 11–14 October 2020, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Dindoruk, B., Ratnakar, R., and Sanyal, S., “Phase Behavior Modeling of Acid-gas Aqueous Systems (CO2, H2S, CH4, Water) and pH Measurements in Applications to Wellbore Integrity and Top-of-Line Corrosion,” SPE 201341-MS to be presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition to be held 11–14 October 2020, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Eltaleb, I., Rezaei, A., Siddiqui, F., Awad, M.M., Mansi, M., Dindoruk, B., and Soliman, M. Y., “Analysis of Fracture Injection Tests Using Signal Processing Approach,” paper URTEC 3183 presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference held in Denver, Colorado, USA, 20-22 July 2020.
  • Rezaei, A., Siddiqui, F., Dindoruk, B., and Soliman, M. Y., “Utilizing a Global Sensitivity Analysis and Data Science to Identify Dominant Parameters Affecting the Production of Wells and Development of a Reduced Order Model for the Eagle Ford Shale,” paper URTEC 2751 presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference held in Denver, Colorado, USA, 20-22 July 2020.
  • Sinha, U., Dindoruk, B., and Soliman, M..: “Prediction of CO2 Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) Using Machine Learning Techniques,” paper SPE 200326 presented at the 2020 SPE symposium on improved oil recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 18-22.
  • Dindoruk, B., Johns, R.T., and Orr, F.M., Jr.: “Measurement of Minimum Miscibility Pressure: A State of the Art Review,” paper SPE 200462 presented at the 2020 SPE symposium on improved oil recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 18-22.
  • Cui, J., Qi, Y., and Dindoruk, B.: “Measurement of Transport Properties and Densities of Dimethyl Ether (DME) and Water/Brine Mixtures,” paper SPE 200314 presented at the 2020 SPE symposium on improved oil recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 18-22.