Area of Interest

Reservoir Engineering, Reservoir Simulation, Well Testing and Enhanced

 Oil Recovery

Selected Publications

a.  Al-Yousef, H.Y., and Al-Marhoun, M.A., "Automated Method for Smoothing Experimental Flash Liberation PVT Data,"  will be published in the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, March 1995.

 

b.  Al-Neaim, S.A., Aggour, M.A. and Al-Yousef, H.Y., "Horizontal Multiphase Flow Correlations for Large Diameter Pipes and High Flow Rates," SPE paper 29850 published in the proceedings of  the 9th Middle East  Oil Show & Conference, March 11-14, 1995, Manama, Bahrain.

 

c.  Aggour, M.A., Al-Yousef, H.Y., and Al-Muraikhi, A.J., "Vertical Multiphase Flow Correlations for High Production Rates and Large Tubulars," SPE Production & Facilities, February 1996, pp. 41-48.

 

d.  Al-Hashim, H.S., Obriora, V., Al-Yousef, H.Y., Fernandez, F., and Nofal, W., “Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Formulation for Saudi Arabian Carbonate Reservoir”, SPE paper 35353 presented at the 1996 SPE/DOE Technical Symposium on Improved  Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, 21-24 April 1996.

 

e.  Al-Kaabi, A.U., Mimoune, K., and Al-Yousef, H.Y., "Effect of Hysteresis on the Archie Saturation Exponent." paper SPE 37738 presented  at the 10^th Middle East Oil Show & Conference, March 15-18, 1997, Bahrain.

 

f.    Rodriguez, A., Lichaa, P.M., and Al-Yousef, H.Y., “Surface Charge Behavior of  a Carbonate Rock in Presence of Surfactants,” Presented at the second International Symposium on Colloid Chemistry in Oil Production, August 31-Sept. 3, 1997, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.