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George J. Hirasaki

George J. Hirasaki

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
80
Citations
22913
World Ranking
536
National Ranking
182

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the understanding of interfacial phenomena in oil reservoirs.

Overview

George J. Hirasaki is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio focusing on areas related to engineering, physics, and chemistry. Their work draws from major fields of study including Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Chemistry, with significant contributions in subfields such as Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research spans several key topics. They have published extensively on NMR spectroscopy and applications, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, enhanced oil recovery techniques, petroleum processing and analysis, advanced NMR techniques and applications, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, and CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions.

Recent papers by George J. Hirasaki illustrate their focus on interfacial phenomena, fluid-rock interactions, and sequestration technologies. Notable publications include:

  • Role of Wettability on the Adsorption of an Anionic Surfactant on Sandstone Cores, 2020, Langmuir
  • Evaluating physicochemical properties of crude oil as indicators of low-salinity-induced wettability alteration in carbonate minerals, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Potential and Challenges of Foam-Assisted CO2 Sequestration, 2022, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
  • A systematic approach to alkaline-surfactant-foam flooding of heavy oil: microfluidic assessment with a novel phase-behavior viscosity map, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Potential and challenges of foam-assisted CO2 sequestration, 2024, Geoenergy Science and Engineering

George J. Hirasaki has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Prominent coauthors include Philip M. Singer, D. Asthagiri, Walter G. Chapman, Sibani Lisa Biswal, and Arjun Valiya Parambathu, reflecting a network of interdisciplinary cooperation across numerous projects.

The primary venues where George J. Hirasaki publishes are diverse and cover both journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues include arXiv (Cornell University), The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Scientific Reports, Fuel, and the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference.

George J. Hirasaki was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1991 for contributions to the understanding of interfacial phenomena in oil reservoirs.

Best Publications

  • Recent Advances in Surfactant EOR

    George J. Hirasaki;Clarence A. Miller;Maura Puerto

  • Wettability: Fundamentals and Surface Forces

    G.J. Hirasaki

  • Mechanisms of foam flow in porous media: apparent viscosity in smooth capillaries

    G.J. Hirasaki;J.B. Lawson

  • Surface Chemistry of Oil Recovery From Fractured, Oil-Wet, Carbonate Formations

    George Hirasaki;Danhua Leslie Zhang

  • Foam-oil interaction in porous media: implications for foam assisted enhanced oil recovery.

    R. Farajzadeh;R. Farajzadeh;A. Andrianov;R. Krastev;G.J. Hirasaki

  • Surface Chemistry of Oil Recovery From Fractured, Oil-Wet, Carbonate Formation

    George Hirasaki;Danhua Leslie Zhang

  • Effects of Capillary Pressure on Coalescence and Phase Mobilities in Foams Flowing Through Porous Media

    Z.I. Khatib;G.J. Hirasaki;A.H. Falls

  • Development of a mechanistic foam simulator: The population balance and generation by snap-off

    A.H. Falls;G.J. Hirasaki;T.W. Patzek;D.A. Gauglitz

  • ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING MOBILITY AND ADSORPTION IN THE FLOW OF POLYMER SOLUTION THROUGH POROUS MEDIA.

    G.J. Hirasaki;G.A. Pope

  • ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION AND SOLVENT PROPERTIES OF CRUDE OILS

    J. S. Buckley;G. J. Hirasaki;Y. Liu;S. Von Drasek

  • The Steam-Foam Process

    G. J. Hirasaki

  • Methods for Increased Accuracy in Numerical Reservoir Simulators

    M.R. Todd;P.M. O'Dell;G.J. Hirasaki

  • Foam Mobility Control for Surfactant Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Robert Feng Li;Wei Yan;Shunhua Liu;George J. Hirasaki

  • Visualizing oil displacement with foam in a microfluidic device with permeability contrast.

    Charles A. Conn;Kun Ma;George J. Hirasaki;Sibani Lisa Biswal

  • Surfactant Systems for EOR in High-Temperature, High-Salinity Environments

    Maura Puerto;George J. Hirasaki;Clarence A. Miller;Julian R. Barnes

  • Favorable Attributes of Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer Flooding

    Shunhua Liu;Danhua Zhang;Wei Yan;Maura Puerto

  • Wettability alteration and spontaneous imbibition in oil-wet carbonate formations

    D. Leslie Zhang;Shunhua Liu;Maura Puerto;Clarence A. Miller

  • Modeling of asphaltene phase behavior with the SAFT equation of state

    P. David Ting;George J. Hirasaki;Walter G. Chapman

  • Visualization of improved sweep with foam in heterogeneous porous media using microfluidics

    Kun Ma;Rachel Liontas;Charles A. Conn;George J. Hirasaki

  • Application of the theory of multicomponent, multiphase displacement to three component, two phase surfactant flooding

    George J. Hirasaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Clarence A. Miller
Clarence A. Miller Rice University
Walter G. Chapman
Walter G. Chapman Rice University
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens Trinity College Dublin
Keith P. Johnston
Keith P. Johnston The University of Texas at Austin
Brandon Dugan
Brandon Dugan Colorado School of Mines
Quoc Phuc Nguyen
Quoc Phuc Nguyen The University of Texas at Austin
Kishore K. Mohanty
Kishore K. Mohanty The University of Texas at Austin
Rafael Verduzco
Rafael Verduzco Rice University
Michael S. Wong
Michael S. Wong Rice University
Gary A. Pope
Gary A. Pope The University of Texas at Austin

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