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Overview

Brij B. Maini is a researcher affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada, specializing in Engineering with a particular focus on areas including Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Analytical Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering. Their work encompasses multiple topics related to petroleum and energy sectors.

Their research contributions primarily cover the following main topics:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics

Maini has published extensively in journals focused on fuel, energy, and petroleum sciences. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Fuel
  • Energies
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Energy & Fuels
  • SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Effect of temperature on relative permeability - Role of viscosity ratio (2020, Fuel)
  • Two-phase bitumen/water relative permeability at different temperatures and SAGD pressure: Experimental study (2020, Fuel)
  • Can Effects of Temperature on Two-Phase Gas/Oil-Relative Permeabilities in Porous Media Be Ignored? A Critical Analysis (2020, Energies)
  • Experimental Study of the Effect of Solvent Addition and Temperature on Two-Phase Bitumen/Water Relative Permeability (2020, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering)
  • In-situ upgrading in a dolomite porous medium: A kinetic model comparison and nanocatalyst deposition study (2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering)

Throughout their career, they have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Sajjad Esmaeili
  • Hemanta Sarma
  • Thomas G. Harding
  • Amin Kordestany
  • Saket Kumar

Best Publications

  • Measurement of gas diffusivity in heavy oils

    Y.P. Zhang;C.L. Hyndman;B.B. Maini

  • Experimental determination of permeability in the presence of hydrates and its effect on the dissociation characteristics of gas hydrates in porous media

    Anjani Kumar;Brij Maini;P.R. Bishnoi;Matthew Clarke

  • Flow of dispersed particles through porous media — Deep bed filtration

    Amir Zamani;Brij Maini

  • Measurement of gas storage processes in shale and of the molecular diffusion coefficient in kerogen

    S. Reza Etminan;Farzam Javadpour;Brij B. Maini;Zhangxin Chen

  • Significance of Foamy-oil Behaviour In Primary Production of Heavy Oils

    Brij B. Maini;Hemanta K. Sarma;Albert E. George

  • Flow Visualization Studies of Solution Gas Drive Process in Heavy Oil Reservoirs Using a Glass Micromodel

    R. Bora;B.B. Maini;A. Chakma

  • Critical Review of Foamy Oil Flow

    J. J. Sheng;B. B. Maini;R. E. Hayes;W. S. Tortike

  • The Role of Diffusion and Convective Dispersion in Vapour Extraction Process

    A. Boustani;B.B. Maini

  • Experimental investigation of hydrate formation behaviour of a natural gas bubble in a simulated deep sea environment

    Brij B. Maini;P.R. Bishnoi

  • Phase Behaviour and Physical Property Measurements for VAPEX Solvents: Part I. Propane and Athabasca Bitumen

    A. Badamchi-Zadeh;H.W. Yarranton;W.Y. Svrcek;B.B. Maini

  • Constant-Pressure Technique for Gas Diffusivity and Solubility Measurements in Heavy Oil and Bitumen

    S. Reza Etminan;Brij B. Maini;Zhangxin Chen;Hassan Hassanzadeh

  • Effect of Height and Grain Size on the Production Rates in the Vapex Process: Experimental Study

    Ali Yazdani;Brij B. Maini

  • Foamy-Oil Flow

    Brij B. Maini

  • Foamy Oil Flow In Heavy Oil Prodution

    Brij Maini

  • Laboratory Evaluation Of The CO Huff-N-Puff Process For Heavy Oil Reservoirs

    S.G. Sayegh;B.B. Maini

  • Effects Of Temperature On Heavy Oil-Water Relative Permeability Of Sand

    B.B. Maini;T. Okazawa

  • The dominant mechanism of enhanced heavy oil recovery by chemical flooding in a two-dimensional physical model

    Xiaodong Zhou;Mingzhe Dong;Brij Maini

  • Phase Behaviour and Physical Property Measurements for VAPEX Solvents: Part II. Propane, Carbon Dioxide and Athabasca Bitumen

    A. Badamchi-Zadeh;H. W. Yarranton;B. B. Maini;M. A. Satyro

  • Foamy Oil Flow in Primary Production of Heavy Oil under Solution Gas Drive

    Brij B. Maini

  • A review of polymer nanohybrids for oil recovery

    Laura M. Corredor;Maen M. Husein;Brij B. Maini

  • Experimental Study of Foamy Oil Stability

    J.J. Sheng;B.B. Maini;R.E. Hayes;W.S. Tortike

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian D. Gates
Ian D. Gates University of Calgary
Harvey W. Yarranton
Harvey W. Yarranton University of Calgary
Pedro Pereira-Almao
Pedro Pereira-Almao University of Calgary
Amit Chakma
Amit Chakma University of Western Australia
Mingzhe Dong
Mingzhe Dong University of Calgary
James J. Sheng
James J. Sheng Texas Tech University
Zhangxin Chen
Zhangxin Chen University of Calgary
Maen M. Husein
Maen M. Husein University of Calgary
Hassan Hassanzadeh
Hassan Hassanzadeh University of Calgary
Apostolos Kantzas
Apostolos Kantzas University of Calgary

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