selected publications academic article Schmid, K. S., Alyafei, N., Geiger, S., & Blunt, M. J. (2016). Analytical Solutions for Spontaneous Imbibition: Fractional-Flow Theory and Experimental Analysis. SPE JOURNAL. 21(06), 2308-2316. Alyafei, N., Mckay, T. J., & Solling, T. I. (2016). Characterization of petrophysical properties using pore-network and lattice-Boltzmann modelling: Choice of method and image sub-volume size. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 145, 256-265. Alyafei, N., Al-Menhali, A., & Blunt, M. J. (2016). Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Spontaneous Imbibition in Water-Wet Carbonates. Transport in Porous Media. 115(1), 189-207. Alyafei, N., & Blunt, M. J. (2016). The effect of wettability on capillary trapping in carbonates. Advances in Water Resources. 90, 36-50. Alyafei, N., Raeini, A. Q., Paluszny, A., & Blunt, M. J. (2015). A Sensitivity Study of the Effect of Image Resolution on Predicted Petrophysical Properties. Transport in Porous Media. 110(1), 157-169. conference paper Seers, T. D., & Alyafei, N. (2018). Open Source Toolkit for Micro-Model Generation Using 3D Printing Khan, A. S., & Alyafei, N (2018). Investigation of an Analytical Solution for Spontaneous Imbibition to Effectively Estimate Special Core Analysis SCAL Properties Al-Ansi, N., Gharbi, O., Raeini, A. Q., Yang, J., Iglauer, S., & Blunt, M. J. (2013). Influence of micro-computed tomography image resolution on the predictions of petrophysical properties. 1291-1298. Anderson, R. A., Al-Ansi, N. A., & Blunt, M (2013). Experiments and analysis of imbibition in carbonates Seers, T. D., Alyafei, N., & Khan, T. Investigation of the impact of voxel image subvolume size upon computed petrophysical properties of carbonate rocks imaged using X-ray computed microtomography
principal investigator on Multi-scale Analysis of Capillary Trapping for Improved Oil Recovery and CO2 storage Applications awarded by Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar) 2020 - 2023 Analyzing multi-phase flow in 3D printed micro-models awarded by Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar) 2020 - 2021 Fluid characterization and identification of optimal miscible CO2 injection conditions for EOR awarded by Qatar Foundation - (Doha, Qatar) 2019 - 2021 Experimental Studies of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media Using In-Situ Imaging awarded by Qatar Foundation - (Doha, Qatar) 2018 - 2021
teaching activities ITDE691 Research Instructor PETE300 Summer Practice Instructor PETE310 Reservoir Fluids Instructor PETE311 Reservoir Petrophysics Instructor PETE485 Directed Studies Instructor PETE489 Spt In: Improved Oil Recovery Instructor PETE489 Sptp: Reservoir Rock Prop Instructor PETE491 Hnr-research Instructor PETE491 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Abd, Abdul Salam (2018-05). Analytical and Numerical Investigation of Spontaneous Imbibition: A Sensitivity Analysis on the Effect of Rock Properties and Boundary Conditions.
education and training Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London - (London, Westminster, United Kingdom) 2015
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