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Anthony R. Kovscek

Anthony R. Kovscek

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
74
Citations
17626
World Ranking
826
National Ranking
289

Earth Science

D-Index
69
Citations
15587
World Ranking
1068
National Ranking
494

Overview

Anthony R. Kovscek is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their scholarly contributions emphasize topics related to hydrocarbon exploration, reservoir analysis, and environmental interactions associated with subsurface energy systems.

The scientist's main fields of study are:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad areas, Kovscek focuses on several subfields including:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change

Their core research topics include:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Anthony R. Kovscek's recent publications reflect these interests:

  • Toward underground hydrogen storage in porous media: Reservoir engineering insights, 2022, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Pore-scale study of microbial hydrogen consumption and wettability alteration during underground hydrogen storage, 2023, Frontiers in Energy Research
  • A Critical Review of the Physicochemical Impacts of Water Chemistry on Shale in Hydraulic Fracturing Systems, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemical and Reactive Transport Processes Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing of Unconventional Oil/Gas Shales, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Criteria and workflow for selecting depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs for carbon storage, 2022, Applied Energy

Kovscek has frequently published in several venues, among them:

  • SPE Western Regional Meeting
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • Advances in Water Resources
  • Energy & Fuels

Collaboration is a significant component of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Tae Wook Kim
  • Laura Frouté
  • Sarah D. Saltzer
  • John Bargar
  • Sally M. Benson

Best Publications

  • A pore-level scenario for the development of mixed-wettability in oil reservoirs

    A. R. Kovscek;H. Wong;C. J. Radke

  • Fundamentals of foam transport in porous media

    A.R. Kovscek;C.J. Radke

  • Computed tomography in petroleum engineering research

    S. Akin;A. R. Kovscek

  • Spontaneous imbibition characteristics of diatomite

    S Akin;J.M Schembre;S.K Bhat;A.R Kovscek

  • A streamline approach for history-matching production data

    Yuandong Wang;Anthony R. Kovscek

  • A mechanistic population balance model for transient and steady-state foam flow in Boise sandstone

    A. R. Kovscek;A. R. Kovscek;Tadeusz W Patzek;C. J. Radke;C. J. Radke

  • Geologic storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery. II. Cooptimization of storage and recovery

    A.R. Kovscek;M.D. Cakici

  • SCREENING CRITERIA FOR CO2 STORAGE IN OIL RESERVOIRS

    A. R. Kovscek

  • Mineral dissolution and wormholing from a pore-scale perspective

    Cyprien Soulaine;Sophie Roman;Anthony Kovscek;Hamdi A. Tchelepi

  • Effects of Reservoir Heterogeneities on the Steam-Assisted Gravity-Drainage Process

    Qing Chen;Margot G. Gerritsen;Anthony R. Kovscek

  • Laboratory and Simulation Investigation of Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery by Gas Injection

    Kristian Jessen;Guo-Qing Tang;Anthony R. Kovscek

  • Increasing CO2 storage in oil recovery

    Kristian Jessen;Anthony R. Kovscek;Franklin M. Orr

  • Scaling of counter-current imbibition processes in low-permeability porous media

    D Zhou;L Jia;J Kamath;A.R Kovscek

  • Modeling Foam Displacement With the Local-Equilibrium Approximation: Theory and Experimental Verification

    Anthony R. Kovscek;Qing Chen;Margot Gerritsen

  • Experimental and analytical study of multidimensional imbibition in fractured porous media

    E.R. Rangel-German;A.R. Kovscek

  • Wettability alteration and oil recovery by water imbibition at elevated temperatures

    J.M. Schembre;G.-Q. Tang;A.R. Kovscek

  • Foam Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media: Effect of Cross Flow

    H.J. Bertin;O.G. Apaydin;L.M. Castanier;A.R. Kovscek

  • Understanding the role of brine ionic composition on oil recovery by assessment of wettability from colloidal forces

    Mohammed J. Alshakhs;Anthony R. Kovscek

  • Functionalization of micromodels with kaolinite for investigation of low salinity oil-recovery processes

    Wen Song;Anthony R. Kovscek

  • Toward underground hydrogen storage in porous media: Reservoir engineering insights

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  • A Pore-Level Scenario for the Development of Mixed Wettability in Oil Reservoirs

    C.J. Radke;A.R. Kovscek;H. Wong

  • Laboratory and Simulation Investigation of Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery by Gas Injection

    Anthony Robert Kovscek;Guo-Qing Tang;Kristian Jessen

Frequent Co-Authors

Clayton J. Radke
Clayton J. Radke University of California, Berkeley
Martin A. Fernø
Martin A. Fernø University of Bergen
Tadeusz W Patzek
Tadeusz W Patzek King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Hamdi A. Tchelepi
Hamdi A. Tchelepi Stanford University
John R. Bargar
John R. Bargar SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Jennifer Wilcox
Jennifer Wilcox University of Pennsylvania
Mark D. Zoback
Mark D. Zoback Stanford University
Franklin M. Orr
Franklin M. Orr Stanford University
Jef Caers
Jef Caers Stanford University
Steven L. Bryant
Steven L. Bryant University of Calgary

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