Ongoing Reasearch Programs
Gas Flooding Research
Environmental Engineering Research Program
Recent Publications
1. Analytical Solutions for Free-Hydrocarbon Recovery using Skimmer and Dual-Pump Wells. pdf
2. Simplified Method for Calculation of Minimum Miscibility Pressure or Enrichment. pdf
3. Quantification of Displacement Mechanisms in Multicomponent Gasfloods. pdf
4. Analytical Theory for Three-Phase Partially Miscible Flow in Ternary Systems. pdf
5. Rapid Flash Calculations for Compositional Simulation. pdf
6. Steady-State Coning Solutions with Multiple Wells and Reservoir Boundaries. pdf
7. Pore-Scale Simulation of Dispersion in Porous Media. pdf
8. A Screening Model for CO2 Flooding and Storage in Gulf Coast Reservoirs Based on Dimensionless Groups. pdf
9. Steady-State Coning Solutions with Multiple Wells and Reservoir Boundaries. pdf
10. Experimental Confirmation of Analytical Composition Routes in Three-Phase Partially Miscible Flow. pdf
Selected Publications
1. Li, Y. and Johns, R.T., Rapid flash calculations for compositional modelling, SPEREE, 9(5), October, pp. 521-529, 2006.
2. LaForce, T.C. and Johns, R.T., Composition routes for three-phase partially miscible flow in ternary systems, SPEJ, 10(2), June, pp. 161-174, 2005.
3. Johns, R.T., Yuan, H., and Dindoruk, B., Quantification of displacement mechanisms in multicomponent gas floods, SPEJ, 9(3), September, pp. 314-321, 2004.
4. Johns, R.T., Editor, Authors: Fox, C., Stein, M., Jarrell, P., Webb, S., Practical Aspects of CO2 Flooding, SPE Monograph Volume 22, 2002.
5. Solano, R., Johns, R.T., and Lake, L.W., Impact of reservoir mixing on recovery in enriched-gas drives above the minimum miscibility enrichment, SPEREE, 4(5), October, pp. 358-365, 2001.
For questions and clarifications, please contact Dr. Johns.