Publications

2024

S Goodarzi, Y Zhang, Sajjad Foroughi, B Bijeljic, and M J Blunt, “Trapping, hysteresis and Ostwald ripening in hydrogen storage: A pore-scale imaging study,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 56, 1139-1151 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.12.029

2023

G Zhang, S Foroughi, A Q Raeini, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, "The impact of bimodal pore size distribution and wettability on relative permeability and capillary pressure in a microporous limestone with uncertainty quantification,” Advances in Water Resources 171, 104352 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104352

H Khoshtarash, M Siavashi, M Ramezanpour and M J.Blunt, “Pore-scale analysis of two-phase nanofluid flow and heat transfer in open-cell metal foams considering Brownian motion,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 221, 119847 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119847

H Hematpur, R Abdollahi, S Rostami, M Haghighi and M J Blunt, “Review of underground hydrogen storage: Concepts and Challenges,” Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 7, 111-131 (2023). https://doi.org/10.46690/ager.2023.02.05

Y Zhang, B Bijeljic, B, Y Gao, S Goodarzi, S Foroughi and M J Blunt, “Pore-scale observations of hydrogen trapping and migration in porous rock: Demonstrating the effect of Ostwald ripening,” Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL102383 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102383

A Alhosani, A Selem, S Foroughi, B Bijeljic and M J Bunt, “Steady-state three-phase flow in a mixed-wet porous medium: A pore-scale X-ray microtomography study,” Advances in Water Resources, 172, 104382 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2023.104382

M Mahdaviara, M J Shojaei, J Siavashi, M Sharifi and M J Blunt, “Deep learning for multiphase segmentation of X-ray images of gas diffusion layers,” Fuel, 345, 128180 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128180

L M Giudici, A Q Raeini, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Representation of Fully Three-Dimensional Interfacial Curvature in Pore-Network Models,” Water Resources Research, 59, e2022WR033983 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033983

L M Giudici, A Q Raeini, T Akai, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-scale modeling of two-phase flow: A comparison of the generalized network model to direct numerical simulation,”Physical Review E, 107, 035107 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.107.035107

F Amrouche, M J Blunt, S Iglauer, M Short, T Crosbie, E Cordero and D Xu, “Using magnesium oxide nanoparticles in a magnetic field to enhance oil production from oil-wet carbonate reservoirs,” Materials Today Chemistry, 27, 101342 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101342

M-L Qu, M J Blunt, X Fan, S Foroughi, Z-T Yu, and Q Lin, “Pore-to-mesoscale network modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow in packed beds with application to process design,” AIChE J, e18213 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.18213

G Zhang, S Foroughi, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “A Method to Correct Steady-State Relative Permeability Measurements for Inhomogeneous Saturation Profiles in One-Dimensional Flow,” Transport in Porous Media, 149, 837–852 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-023-01988-4

R Oliveira, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Impact of Physical Heterogeneity and Transport Conditions on Effective Reaction Rates in Dissolution,” Transport in Porous Media, 146, 113-138 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01836-x

R Moghadasi, S Goodarzi, Y Zhang, B Bijeljic, M J Blunt and A Niemi, “Pore-scale characterization of residual gas remobilization in CO2 geological storage,” Advances in Water Resources, 179, 104499 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2023.104499

R Moghadasi, S Foroughi, F Basirat, S R McDougall, A Tatomir, B Bijeljic, M J Blunt and A Niemi, “Pore-Scale Determination of Residual Gas Remobilization and Critical Saturation in Geological CO2 Storage: A Pore-Network Modeling Approach,” Water Resources Research, 59, e2022WR033686 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033686

G Zhang, M Regaieg, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic,” Primary drainage and waterflood capillary pressures and fluid displacement in a mixed-wet microporous reservoir carbonate,” Journal of Hydrology, 625, 130022 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130022

A M Selem, N Agenet, S Foroughi, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-Scale Imaging of Emulsification of Oil during Tertiary and Secondary Low Salinity Waterflooding in a Reservoir Carbonate,” Energy & Fuels, 37, 21, 16368–16377 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c02317

M Li, Sajjad Foroughi, J Zhao, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Image-based pore-scale modelling of the effect of wettability on breakthrough capillary pressure in gas diffusion layers,” Journal of Power Sources, 584, 233539 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233539

2022

L Ladipo, M J Blunt and P R King, “Crossflow effects on low salinity displacement in stratified heterogeneity,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 208,109565 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109565 

K Singh, T Bultreys, A Q. Raeini, M Shams and M J Blunt, “New type of pore-snap-off and displacement correlations in imbibition,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 609, 384–392 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.109 

Y Zhang, Q Lin, A Q Raeini, Y Onaka, H Iwama, K Takabayashi, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-scale imaging of asphaltene deposition with permeability reduction and wettability alteration,” Fuel, 315, 123202 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123202 

M Ramezanpour, M Siavashi, A Q Raeini and M J Blunt, “Pore-scale simulation of nanoparticle transport and deposition in a microchannel using a Lagrangian approach,” Journal of Molecular Liquids, 355, 118948 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118948 

A M Selem, N Agenet, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-scale processes in tertiary low salinity waterflooding in a carbonate rock: Micro-dispersions, water film growth, and wettability change,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 628, 486–498 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.06.063 

E Ranaee, R Khattar, F Inzoli, M J Blunt and A Guadagnini, “Assessment and uncertainty quantification of onshore geological CO2 storage capacity in China, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 121, 103804 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2022.103804 

G Imani, L Zhang, M J Blunt, S Foroughi, M Ntibahanana, H Sun and J Yao, “Three-dimensional simulation of droplet dynamics in a fractionally-wet constricted channel, Advances in Water Resources, 170, 104341 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104341 

S Foroughi, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “A Closed-Form Equation for Capillary Pressure in Porous Media for All Wettabilities,” Transport in Porous Media, 145, 683–696 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01868-3 

M J Blunt, “Ostwald ripening and gravitational equilibrium: Implications for long-term subsurface gas storage,” Physical Review E, 106, 045103 (2022). https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.106.045103 

F Amrouche, D Xu, M Short, S Iglauer, J Vinogradov and M J Blunt, “Experimental study of electrical heating to enhance oil production from oil-wet carbonate reservoirs, Fuel, 324(A),124559 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124559 

R Oliveira, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Impact of Physical Heterogeneity and Transport Conditions on Effective Reaction Rates in Dissolution,” Transport in Porous Media, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01836-x 

G Imani, L Zhang, M J Blunt, C Xu, Y Guo, H Sun and J Yao, “Quantitative determination of the threshold pressure for a discontinuous phase to pass through a constriction using microscale simulation,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 153, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2022.104107

C Spurin, M Rücker, M Moura, T Bultreys, G Garfi, S Berg, M J Blunt and S Krevor, “Red Noise in Steady-State Multiphase Flow in Porous Media,” Water Resources Research, 58, e2022WR031947 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR031947

A Q Raeini, L M Giudici, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Generalized network modelling of two-phase flow in a water-wet and mixed-wet reservoir sandstone: Uncertainty and validation with experimental data,” Advances in Water Resources, 164, 104194, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104194

M-L Qu, S-Y Lu, Q Lin, S Foroughi, Z-T Yu and M J Blunt, “Characterization of Water Transport in Porous Building Materials Based on an Analytical Spontaneous Imbibition Model,” Transport in Porous Media, 143, 417–432 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01776-6

M J Shojaei, B Bijeljic, Y Zhang and M J Blunt, “Minimal Surfaces in Porous Materials: X-Ray Image-Based Measurement of the Contact Angle and Curvature in Gas Diffusion Layers to Design Optimal Performance of Fuel Cells,” ACS Applied Energy Materials, 5(4), 4613-4621 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c00023

Y Zhang, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Nonlinear multiphase flow in hydrophobic porous media,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 934, R3 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.1148

S Mukherjee, R T Johns, S Foroughi and M J Blunt, “Fluid – Fluid Interfacial Area and Its Impact on Relative Permeability - A Pore Network Modeling Study,” SPE Journal, 27, 1-11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.2118/209445-PA

Conference proceedings

20. A Selem, N Agenet, M Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Observations of water-in-oil micro-dispersions as a displacement mechanism in secondary and tertiary low salinity waterflooding,” Proceedings of the Fourth EAGE WIPIC Workshop, March 2022. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.20224123 

2021

Q Lin , T Akai , M J Blunt , B Bijeljic , H Iwama , K Takabayashi , Y Onaka and H Yonebayashi, “Pore-scale imaging of asphaltene-induced pore clogging in carbonate rocks,” Fuel, 283, 118871 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118871

M J Blunt, A Alhosani, Qi Lin, A Scanziani, and B Bijeljic, “Determination of contact angles for three-phase flow in porous media using an energy balance,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 582, 283–290 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.152

M Rezaeizadeh, S H Hajiabadi, H Aghaei and M J Blunt, “Pore-scale analysis of formation damage; A review of existing digital and analytical approaches,” Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 288, 102345 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2020.102345

A Alhosani, Q Lin, A Scanziani, E Andrews, K Zhang, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Pore-scale characterization of carbon dioxide storage at immiscible and near-miscible conditions in altered-wettability reservoir rocks,” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 105, 103232 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103232

Y Zhang, B Bijeljic, Y Gao, Q Lin, and M J Blunt, “Quantification of nonlinear multiphase flow in porous media,” Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL090477 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090477

S Foroughi, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Pore-by-Pore Modelling, Validation and Prediction of Waterfooding in Oil-Wet Rocks Using Dynamic Synchrotron Data,” Transport in Porous Media, 138, 285–308 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-021-01609-y

Q Lin, B Bijeljic, S Foroughi, S Berg and M J Blunt, “Pore-scale imaging of displacement patterns in an altered-wettability carbonate,” Chemical Engineering Science, 235, 116464 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2021.116464

L Hashemi, M Blunt and H Hajibeygi, “Pore‑scale modelling and sensitivity analyses of hydrogen‑brine multiphase flow in geological porous media,” Scientific Reports, 11, 8348 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87490-7

A Alhosani, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Pore-Scale Imaging and Analysis of Wettability Order, Trapping and Displacement in Three-Phase Flow in Porous Media with Various Wettabilities,” Transport in Porous Media, 140, 59–84 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-021-01595-1

Y Yang, Y Zhou , M J Blunt, J Yao and J Cai, “Advances in multiscale numerical and experimental approaches for multiphysics problems in porous media,” Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 5(3), 233-238 (2021). https://doi.org/10.46690/ager.2021.03.01

R Oliveira, B Bijeljic, M J Blunt, A Colbourne, A J Sederman, M D Mantle and L F Gladden, “A continuous time random walk method to predict dissolution in porous media based on validation of experimental NMR data,” Advances in Water Resources, 149, 103847 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.103847

P Karvounis and M J Blunt, “Unconstrained Extraction of Fossil Fuels and Implication for Carbon Budgets under Climate Change Scenarios,” Journal of Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer, 8, 72-79 (2021). https://doi.org/10.11159/jffhmt.2021.009

A H. Haghi, R Chalaturnyk, M J Blunt, K Hodder and S Geiger, “Poromechanical controls on spontaneous imbibition in earth materials,” Scientific Reports, 11, 3328 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82236-x

C Spurin, T Bultreys, M Rücker, G Garfi, C M Schlepütz, V Novak, S Berg, M J Blunt and S Krevor, “The development of intermittent multiphase fluid flow pathways through a porous rock,” Advances in Water Resources, 150, 103868 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.103868

P Karvounis and M J Blunt, “Assessment of CO2 geological storage capacity of saline aquifers under the North Sea,” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 111, 103463 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103463

R Shams, M Masihi, R B Boozarjomehry and M J Blunt, “A hybrid of statistical and conditional generative adversarial neural network approaches for reconstruction of 3D porous media (ST-CGAN),” Advances in Water Resources, 158, 104064 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.104064

A Alhosani, A M Selem, Q Lin, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Disconnected Gas Transport in Steady-State Three-Phase Flow,” Water Resources Research, 57, e2021WR031147 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031147

M J Blunt and Q Lin, “Flow in porous media in the energy transition,” Engineering (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2021.08.008

Q Lin, B Bijeljic, A Q Raeini, H Rieke and M J Blunt, “Drainage Capillary Pressure Distribution and Fluid Displacement in a Heterogeneous Laminated Sandstone,” Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL093604 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL093604

A H Selem, N Agenet, Y Gao, A Q Raeini, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-scale imaging and analysis of low salinity waterflooding in a heterogeneous carbonate rock at reservoir conditions,” Scientific Reports, 11, 15063 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94103-w

A Mularczy, Q Lin, D Niblett, A Vasile, M J Blunt, V Niasar, F Marone, T J Schmidt, F N Büchi and J Eller, “Operando Liquid Pressure Determination in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 34003–34011 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c04560

M Shams, K Singh, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Direct Numerical Simulation of Pore-Scale Trapping Events During Capillary-Dominated Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media,” Transport in Porous Media, 138, 443–458 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-021-01619-w 23

O Karlsson, J Rocklöv, A P Lehoux, J Bergquist, A Rutgersson, M J Blunt and L S Birnbaum, “The human exposome and health in the Anthropocene,” International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, 378-389 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa231

Y Da Wang, M J Blunt, R T Armstrong and P Mostaghimi, “Deep learning in pore scale imaging and modeling,” Earth-Science Reviews, 215, 103555 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103555

P Purswani, R T Johns, Z T Karpyn and M J Blunt, “Predictive Modeling of Relative Permeability Using a Generalized Equation of State,” SPE Journal, 26, 191-205, SPE-200410-PA (2021). https://doi.org/10.2118/200410-PA

Y Gao, A Q Raeini, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Dynamic fluid configurations in steady-state two-phase flow in Bentheimer sandstone,” Physical Review E 103, 013110 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.013110

Conference proceedings

M Blunt, L Kearney, A Alhosani, Q Lin and B Bijeljic, “Wettability Characterization from Pore-Scale Images Using Topology and Energy Balance with Implications for Recovery and Storage,” SPE-206202-MS, proceedings of the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE, September (2021). https://doi.org/10.2118/206202-MS

A H Selem, N Agenet, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-Scale Imaging of Tertiary Low Salinity Waterflooding in a Heterogeneous Carbonate Rock at Reservoir Conditions,” SPE-206357-MS, proceedings of the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE, September 2021. https://doi.org/10.2118/206357-MS

2020

A Scanziani, K Singh, H Menke, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Dynamics of enhanced gas trapping applied to CO2 storage in the presence of oil using synchrotron X-ray micro tomography,” Applied Energy, 259, 114136 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114136

L Ladipo, M J Blunt and P R King, “A salinity cut-off method to control numerical dispersion in low-salinity waterflooding simulation,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 184, 106586 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106586

R Shams, M Masihi, R B Boozarjomehry and M J Blunt, “Coupled generative adversarial and auto-encoder neural networks to reconstruct three-dimensional multi-scale porous media,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 186, 106794 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106794

A M Alhammadi, Y Gao. M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-scale X-ray imaging with measurement of relative permeability, capillary pressure and oil recovery in a mixed-wet micro-porous carbonate reservoir rock,” Fuel, 268,117018 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117018

M J Blunt, T Akai and B Bijeljic, “Evaluation of methods using topology and integral geometry to assess wettability,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 576 99–108 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.04.118

Y Gao, Q Lin, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Pore-scale dynamics and the multiphase Darcy law,” Physical Review Fluids, 5 013801 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.013801

T Akai, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-scale numerical simulation of low salinity water flooding using the lattice Boltzmann method,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 566, 444-453 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.01.065

A Mularczyk, Q Lin, M J Blunt, A Lamibrac, F Marone, T J Schmidt, F N Büchi and J Eller, “Droplet and Percolation Network Interactions in a Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Layer,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167 084506 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ab8c85

T Akai, Q Lin, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Using energy balance to determine pore-scale wettability,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 576, 486-495 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.074

S Foroughi, B Bijeljic, Q Lin, A Q Raeini and M J Blunt, “Pore-by-pore modeling, analysis, and prediction of two-phase flow in mixed-wet rocks,” Physical Review E, 102, 023302 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.102.023302

Y Gao , A Q Raeini, A M Selem, I Bondino , M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore-scale imaging with measurement of relative permeability and capillary pressure on the same reservoir sandstone sample under water-wet and mixed-wet conditions,” Advances in Water Resources, 146, 103786 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103786

O Karlsson, J Rocklöv, A P Lehoux, J Bergquist, A Rutgersson, M J Blunt and L S Birnbaum, “The human exposome and health in the Anthropocene,” International Journal of Epidemiology (2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa231

A Alhosani, A Scanziani, Q Lin, A Selem, Z Pan, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Three-phase flow displacement dynamics and Haines jumps in a hydrophobic porous medium,” Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 476, 20200671 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2020.0671

T D S Oliveira, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Multispecies reactive transport in a microporous rock: Impact of flow heterogeneity and reversibility of reaction,” Water Resources Research, 56, e2020WR027317 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027317

P Purswani, R T Johns, Z T Karpyn and M J Blunt, “Predictive Modeling of Relative Permeability Using a Generalized Equation of State,” SPE Journal, 15, SPE-200410-PA (2020). https://doi.org/10.2118/200410-PA

A Scanziani, A Alhosani, QLin, C Spurin, G Garfi, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “In situ characterization of three-phase flow in mixed-wet porous media using synchrotron imaging,” Water Resources Research, 56, e2020WR027873 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027873

A Alhosani, A Scanziani, Q Lin , S Foroughi, A M Alhammadi, M J Blunt, and B Bijeljic “Dynamics of water injection in an oil-wet reservoir rock at subsurface conditions: Invasion patterns and pore-filling events,” Physical Review E, 102, 023110 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.102.023110

C Spurin, T Bultreys, M Rücker, G Garfi, C M Schlepütz, V Novak, S Berg, M J Blunt and S Krevor, “Real-time imaging reveals distinct pore-scale dynamics during transient and equilibrium subsurface multiphase flow,” Water Resources Research, 56, e2020WR028287 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR028287

T Bultreys, K Singh, Raeini, L C Ruspini, P-E Øren, S Berg, M Rücker, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Verifying pore network models of imbibition in rocks using time-resolved synchrotron imaging,” Water Resources Research, 56, e2019WR026587 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026587

A Alhosani, A Scanziani, Q Lin, A Q Raeini, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Pore-scale mechanisms of CO2 storage in oilfelds,” Scientific Reports, 10, 8534 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65416-z

M Rücker, W-B Bartels, T Bultreys, M Boone, K Singh, G Garfi, A Scanziani, C Spurin, S Yesufu-Rufai, S Krevor, M J Blunt, O Wilson, H Mahani, V Cnudde, P F Luckham A Georgiadis and S Berg “Workflow for Upscaling Wettability from the Nanoscale to Core Scale,” Petrophysics, 61, 189–205 (2020). https://doi.org/10.30632/PJV61N2-2020a5

L Mosser, O Dubrule and M J Blunt, “Stochastic Seismic Waveform Inversion Using Generative Adversarial Networks as a Geological Prior,” Mathematical Geoscience, 52, 53-79 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-019-09832-6

2019

T Saif, Q Lin, Y Gao, Y Al-Khulaifi, F Marone, D Hollis, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic "4D in situ synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy and laser-based heating study of oil shale pyrolysis," Applied Energy, 235, 1468-1475 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.11.044

S Franchini, A Charogiannis, CN Markides, M J Blunt and S Krevor, “Calibration of astigmatic particle tracking velocimetry based on generalized Gaussian feature extraction,” Advances in Water Resources, 124, 1-8 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.11.016

M Rücker, W-B Bartels, K Singh, N Brussee, A Coorn, A., H van der Linde, A Bonnin, H. Ott, S M Hassanizadeh, M J Blunt, H Mahani, A Georgiadis and S Berg, “The effect of mixed wettability on pore‐scale flow regimes based on a flooding experiment in Ketton limestone.” Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 3225-3234 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081784

T D S Oliveira, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Modelling of multispecies reactive transport on pore-space images,” Advances in Water Resources, 127 192–208 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.03.012

M J Blunt, Q Lin, T Akai and B Bijeljic, “A thermodynamically consistent characterization of wettability in porous media using high-resolution imaging,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 552 59–65 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.05.026

Y Gao, A Q Raeini, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore occupancy, relative permeability and flow intermittency measurements using X-ray micro-tomography in a complex carbonate,” Advances in Water Resources, 129 56–69 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.04.007

Y Al-Khulaifi, Q Lin, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Pore‐Scale Dissolution by CO₂ Saturated Brine in a Multimineral Carbonate at Reservoir Conditions: Impact of Physical and Chemical Heterogeneity,” Water Resources Research, 55 3171-3193 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.11.016

Q Lin, B Bijeljic, S C Krevor, M J Blunt. M Rücker, S Berg, A Coorn, H van der Linde, A Georgiadis and O B Wilson, “A New Waterflood Initialization Protocol With Wettability Alteration for Pore-Scale Multiphase Flow Experiments,” Petrophysics, 60 264–272 (2019). https://www.onepetro.org/journal-paper/SPWLA-2019-v60n2a4

Q Lin, B Bijeljic, S Berg, R Pini, M J Blunt and S Krevor, “Minimal surfaces in porous media: Pore-scale imaging of multiphase flow in an altered-wettability Bentheimer sandstone,” Physical Review E, 99, 063105 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.063105

A S Abd, E Elhafyana, A R Siddiquia, W Alnousha, M J Blunt and N Alyafei, “A review of the phenomenon of counter-current spontaneous imbibition: Analysis and data interpretation,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 180, 456-470 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.05.066

C Spurin, T Bultreys, B Bijejic and S Krevor, “Intermittent fluid connectivity during two-phase flow in a heterogeneous carbonate rock,” Physical Review E, 100, 043103 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.100.043103

C Spurin, T Bultreys, B Bijejic and S Krevor, “Mechanisms controlling fluid breakup and reconnection during two-phase flow in porous media,” Physical Review E, 100, 043115 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.100.043115

T Akai, Q Lin, A Alhosani, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Quantification of Uncertainty and Best Practice in Computing Interfacial Curvature from Complex Pore Space Images,” Materials, 12, 2138 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12132138

Y Gao, A Q Raeini, M J Blunt and Branko Bijeljic, “Pore occupancy, relative permeability and flow intermittency measurements using X-ray micro-tomography in a complex carbonate,” Advances in Water Resources, 129, 56–69 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.04.007

A Alhosani, A Scanziani, Q Lin, Z Pan, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “In situ pore-scale analysis of oil recovery during three-phase near-miscible CO₂ injection in a water-wet carbonate rock,” Advances in Water Resources, 134, 103432 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.103432

A Q Raeini, J Yang, I Bondino, T Bultreys, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Validating the Generalized Pore Network Model Using Micro-CT Images of Two-Phase Flow,” Transport in Porous Media, 130, 405-424 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-019-01317-8

T Akai, A M Alhammadi, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Mechanisms of Microscopic Displacement During Enhanced Oil Recovery in Mixed-Wet Rocks Revealed Using Direct Numerical Simulation,” Transport in Porous Media, 130, 731-749 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-019-01336-5

A Scanziani, K Singh, H Menke, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Dynamics of enhanced gas trapping applied to CO₂ storage in the presence of oil using synchrotron X-ray micro tomography,” Applied Energy, 114136 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114136

L Mosser, O Dubrule and M J Blunt, “Stochastic Seismic Waveform Inversion Using Generative Adversarial Networks as a Geological Prior,” Mathematical Geoscience, November, 1-27 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-019-09832-6

L Mosser, O Dubrule and M J Blunt, “Deep Stochastic Inversion”, Petroleum Geostatistics, September, 1-5 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902199

K Singh, B G Muljadi, A Q Raeini, C Jost, V Vandeginste, M J Blunt, G Theraulaz and P Degond, “The architectural design of smart ventilation and drainage systems in termite nests,” Science Advances,5, eaat8520 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aat8520

2018

A Q Raeini, B Bijeljic, and Martin J Blunt, “Generalized network modeling of capillary-dominated two-phase flow,” Physical Review E 97, 023308 (2018). [DOI]

H A Nooruddin and M J Blunt, “Large-scale Invasion Percolation with Trapping for Upscaling Capillary-Controlled Darcy-scale Flow,” Transport in Porous Media, 121, 479-506 (2018). [DOI]

T Bultreys, Q Lin, Y Gao, A Q Raeini, A AlRatrout, B Bijeljic, and M J Blunt, “Validation of model predictions of pore-scale fluid distributions during two-phase flow,” Physical Review E, 97, 053104 (2018). [DOI]

B P Muljadi, B Bijeljic, M J Blunt, A Colbourne, A J Sederman, M D Mantle and L F Gladden, “Modelling and upscaling of transport in carbonates during dissolution: Validation and calibration with NMR experiments,” Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 212, 85–95 (2018). [DOI]

A AlRatrout, M J Blunt, and B Bijeljic, “Wettability in complex porous materials: the mixed-wet state and its relationship to surface roughness,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (36) 8901-8906 (2018). [DOI]

A AlRatrout, M J Blunt, and B Bijeljic, “Spatial correlation of contact angle and curvature in pore-space images,” Water Resources Research, 54, 6133–6152 (2018). [DOI]

K Singh, H Menke, M Andrew, C Rau, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Time-resolved synchrotron X-ray microtomography datasets of drainage and imbibition in carbonate rocks,” Scientific Data, 5, 180265 (2018).  [DOI]

T Akai, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt MJ, “Wetting boundary condition for the color-gradient lattice Boltzmann method: Validation with analytical and experimental data,” Advances in Water Resources, 116, 56-66 (2018). [DOI]

K Singh, B U Anabaraonye, M J Blunt and J Crawshaw, “Partial dissolution of carbonate rock grains during reactive CO2-saturated brine injection under reservoir conditions,” Advances in Water Resources, 122, 27-36 (2018). [DOI]

M Shams, A Q Raeini, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “A numerical model of two-phase flow at the micro-scale using the volume-of-fluid method,” Journal of Computational Physics, 357, 159–182 (2018). [DOI]

N Alyafei and M J Blunt, “Estimation of relative permeability and capillary pressure from mass imbibition experiments, Advances in Water Resources, 115, 88–94 (2018). [DOI]

M Shams, A Q Raeini, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “A study to investigate viscous coupling effects on the hydraulic conductance of fluid layers in two-phase flow at the pore level,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 522, 299-310 (2018). [DOI]

V Lutz-Bueno, C Arboleda, L Leu, M J Blunt, A Busch, A Georgiadis, P Bertier, J Schmatz, Z Varga, P Villanueva-Perez, Z Wang, M Lebugle, C David, M Stampanoni, A Diaz, M Guizar-Sicairos and A Menzel, “Model‐free classification of X‐ray scattering signals applied to image segmentation,” Journal of Applied Crystallography, 51, 1378-1386 (2018). [DOI]

Y Al-Khulaifi, Q Lin, MJ Blunt, B Bijeljic, “Reservoir-condition pore-scale imaging of dolomite reaction with supercritical CO2 acidified brine: Effect of pore-structure on reaction rate using velocity distribution analysis,” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 68, 99-111 (2018). [DOI]

A M Alhammadi, A AlRatrout, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “Pore-scale Imaging and Characterization of Hydrocarbon Reservoir Rock Wettability at Subsurface Conditions Using X-ray Microtomography,”. Journal of Visualized Experiments,140, e57915, (2018). [DOI]

Q Lin, B Bijeljic, R Pini, M J Blunt and S Krevor, “Imaging and measurement of pore‐scale interfacial curvature to determine capillary pressure simultaneously with relative permeability,” Water Resources Research, 54, 7046–7060 (2018). [DOI]

L Mosser, O Dubrule, MJ Blunt, “Stochastic reconstruction of an oolitic limestone by generative adversarial networks,” Transport in Porous Media 125(1), 81-103 (2018). [DOI]

A Scanziani, K Singh, T Bultreys, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “In situ characterization of immiscible three-phase flow at the pore scale for a water-wet carbonate rock,” Advances in Water Resources, 121, 446-455 (2018).  [DOI]

Q Lin, M Andrew, W Thompson, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Optimization of image quality and acquisition time for lab-based X-ray microtomography using an iterative reconstruction algorithm,” Advances in Water Resources 115, 112-124 (2018). [DOI]

H P Menke, C A Reynolds, M G Andrew, J P P Nunes, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, “4D multi-scale imaging of reactive flow in carbonates: Assessing the impact of heterogeneity on dissolution regimes using streamlines at multiple length scales,” Chemical Geology 481, 27-37 (2018). [DOI]

C A Reynolds, M J Blunt and S Krevor, “Multiphase Flow Characteristics of Heterogeneous Rocks From CO2 Storage Reservoirs in the United Kingdom,” Water Resources Research 54(2), 729-745 (2018). [DOI]

T Akai, A M Alhammadi, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, “Modeling Oil Recovery in Mixed-Wet Rocks: Pore-Scale Comparison Between Experiment and Simulation,” Transport in Porous Media, 1-22 (2018). [DOI]

2017

M J Blunt, "Multiphase Flow in Permeable Media: a Pore-Scale Perspective," Cambridge University Press, ISBN:9781107093461 (2017).

M J Blunt, "Volume 2: Reservoir Engineering," Imperial College Lectures in Petroleum Engineering, ISBN: 978-1-78634-211-9 (2017).

A Q Raeini, B Bijeljic, and Martin J Blunt, “Generalized network modeling: Network extraction as a coarse-scale discretization of the void space of porous media,” Physical Review E, 96, 013312 (2017) [DOI]

C Xie, A Q Raeini, Y Wang, M J Blunt and M Wang, "An improved pore-network model including viscous coupling effects using direct simulation by the lattice Boltzmann method," Advances in Water Resources, 100, 26–34 (2017). [DOI][PDF]

W-B Bartels, M Rücker, S Berg, H Mahani, A Georgiadis, A Fadili, N Brussee, A Coorn, H van der Linde, C Hinz, A Jacob, C Wagner, S Henkel, F Enzmann, A Bonnin, M Stampanoni, H Ott, M Blunt and S M Hassanizadeh, "Fast X-ray micro-CT study of the impact of brine salinity on the pore-scale fluid distribution during waterflooding," Petrophysics, 58 (1), 36–47 (2017). [SPWLA-2017-v58n1a4]

H P Menke, M G Andrew, J Vila-Comamala, C Rau, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, "Dynamic pore-scale reservoir-condition imaging of reaction in carbonates using synchrotron fast tomography," Journal of Visualized Experiments, 120, e53763 (2017). [DOI][PDF]

T Saif, Q Lin, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, "Microstructural imaging and characterization of oil shale before and after pyrolysis," Fuel, 197, 562–574 (2017). [DOI][PDF]

Y Al-Khulaifi, Q Lin, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, "Reaction rates in chemically heterogeneous rock: coupled impact of structure and flow properties studied by X-ray microtomography," Environmental Science & Technology, 51, 4108−4116 (2017). [DOI][PDF]

T Saif, Qi Lin, A R Butcher, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, "Multi-scale multi-dimensional microstructure imaging of oil shale pyrolysis using X-ray micro-tomography, automated ultra-high resolution SEM, MAPS Mineralogy and FIB-SEM," Applied Energy, 202, 628–647 (2017). [DOI][PDF]

K Singh, H Menke, M Andrew, Q Lin, C Rau, M J Blunt and B Bijeljic, "Dynamics of snap-off and pore-filling events during two-phase flow in permeable media," Scientific Reports, 7, 5192 (2017). [DOI][PDF]

A Scanziani, K Singh, M J Blunt and A Guadagnini, "Automatic method for estimation of in situ effective contact angle from X-ray micro tomography images of two-phase flow in porous media," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 496, 51–59 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.02.005 [DOI][PDF]

A M Alhammadi, A Al Ratrout, K Singh, B Bijeljic and M J Blunt, "In situ characterization of mixed-wettability in a reservoir rock at subsurface conditions," Scientific Reports, 7, 10753 (2017). [DOI][PDF]

A Y Foley, H A Nooruddin and M J Blunt, "The impact of capillary backpressure on spontaneous counter-current imbibition in porous media," Advances in Water Resources, 107, 405–420 (2017). [DOI][PDF]

2016

Al-Menhali, A. S., Menke, H. P., Blunt, M. J. and Krevor, S. C. "Pore scale observations of trapped CO2 in mixed-wet carbonate rock: Applications to storage in oil fields." Environmental Science & Technology, 50(18), 10282–10290 (2016). [DOI]

Alhashmi, Z., Blunt, M. J. and Bijeljic, B. "The impact of pore structure heterogeneity, transport, and reaction conditions on fluid-fluid reaction rate studied on images of pore space." Transport in Porous Media, 115(2), 215–237 (2016). [DOI]

Alyafei, N. and Blunt, M. J. "The effect of wettability on capillary trapping in carbonates." Advances in Water Resources, 90, 36-50 (2016). [DOI]

Alyafei, N., Al-Menhali, A. and Blunt, M. J. "Experimental and analytical investigation of spontaneous imbibition in water-wet carbonates." Transport in Porous Media, 115(1), 189–207 (2016). [DOI]

Bajwa, A. I. and Blunt, M. J. "Early-Time 1D Analysis of Shale-Oil and -Gas Flow." SPE Journal, 21(04) SPE-179742-PA (2016). [DOI]

Leu, L. D., Georgiadis, A., Blunt, M. J., Busch, A., Liebi, M., Menzel, A., P. Bertier, K. Schweinar and Ott, H. "Bridging pore and macroscopic scale-scanning SAXS-WAXS microscopy applied to shales." In Fifth EAGE Shale Workshop, 2-4 May, Catania, Italy (2016).

Leu, L., Georgiadis, A., Blunt, M. J., Busch, A., Bertier, P., Schweinar, K., M. Liebi, A. Menzel and Ott, H. "Multiscale description of shale pore systems by scanning SAXS and WAXS microscopy". Energy & Fuels, 30(12), 10282–10297 (2016). [DOI]

Lin, Q., Al-Khulaifi, Y., Blunt, M. J. and Bijeljic, B. "Quantification of sub-resolution porosity in carbonate rocks by applying high-salinity contrast brine using X-ray microtomography differential imaging." Advances in Water Resources, 96, 306-322 (2016). [DOI]

Menke, H. P., Andrew, M. G., Blunt, M. J. and Bijeljic, B. "Reservoir condition imaging of reactive transport in heterogeneous carbonates using fast synchrotron tomography - Effect of initial pore structure and flow conditions." Chemical Geology, 428, 15–26 (2016). [DOI]

Nooruddin, H. A. and Blunt, M. J. "Analytical and numerical investigations of spontaneous imbibition in porous media." Water Resources Research, 52(9), 7284-7310 (2016). [DOI]

Pereira Nunes, J. P., Blunt, M. J. and Bijeljic, B. "Pore‐scale simulation of carbonate dissolution in micro‐CT images." Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 121 (2) 558–576 (2016). [DOI]

Nunes, J. P., Bijeljic, B. and Blunt, M. J. "Simulating carbonate dissolution with digital rock physics." In Third EAGE/SBGf Workshop 6-7 April, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2016).

Pereira Nunes, J. P., Bijeljic, B. and Blunt, M. J. "Pore‐space structure and average dissolution rates: A simulation study." Water Resources Research, 52(9), 7198-7212 (2016). [DOI]

Saif, T., Lin, Q., Singh, K., Bijeljic, B. and Blunt, M. J. "Dynamic imaging of oil shale pyrolysis using Synchrotron X‐ray micro‐tomography." Geophysical Research Letters, 43(13) 6799–6807 (2016). [DOI]

Schmid, K. S., Alyafei, N., Geiger, S. and Blunt, M. J. "Analytical solutions for spontaneous imbibition: Fractional-flow theory and experimental analysis." SPE Journal, 21(6) SPE 184393 (2016). [DOI]

Singh, K., Bijeljic, B. and Blunt, M. J. "Imaging of oil layers, curvature, and contact angle in a mixed‐wet and a water‐wet carbonate rock." Water Resources Research, 52(3) 1716–1728  (2016). [DOI]