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Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

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Earth Science

D-Index
61
Citations
16950
World Ranking
1767
National Ranking
778

Overview

Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din was affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering, with a significant number of publications in ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, analytical chemistry, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics covered in their work included hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, enhanced oil recovery techniques, drilling and well engineering, petroleum processing and analysis, corrosion behavior and inhibition, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, and hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

They contributed frequently to several publication venues, notably:

  • SPE Journal
  • SPE Drilling & Completion
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • International Petroleum Technology Conference

Some of their recent papers were:

  • "Chelating agents for oilfield stimulation: Lessons learned and future outlook" (2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering)
  • "From initial treatment design to final disposal of chelating agents: a review of corrosion and degradation mechanisms" (2022, RSC Advances)
  • "Insights on Potential Formation Damage Mechanisms Associated with the Use of Gel Breakers in Hydraulic Fracturing" (2020, Polymers)
  • "New Insights into Carbonate Matrix Acidizing Treatments: A Mathematical and Experimental Study" (2020, SPE Journal)
  • "A New Cationic Polymer System That Improves Acid Diversion in Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoirs" (2020, SPE Journal)

Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din often collaborated with a group of frequent co-authors. These included Tariq Almubarak, Jun Hong Ng, Raja Ramanathan, Salar Afra, and Hamidreza Samouei.

Best Publications

  • Water-soluble hydrophobically associating polymers for improved oil recovery: A literature review

    Kevin C. Taylor;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Investigation of Wettability Alteration and Oil-Recovery Improvement by Low-Salinity Water in Sandstone Rock

    Ramez A. Nasralla;Mohammed A. Bataweel;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Wettability Studies Using Low-Salinity Water in Sandstone Reservoirs

    Mohammed B. Alotaibi;Ramez A. Nasralla;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Wettability Challenges in Carbonate Reservoirs

    Mohammed B. Alotaibi;Ramez Azmy;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Electrokinetics of Limestone and Dolomite Rock Particles

    Mohammed B. Alotaibi;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;James J. Fletcher

  • Gelation Kinetics and Performance Evaluation of an Organically Crosslinked Gel at High Temperature and Pressure

    Ghaithan A. Al-Muntasheri;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Pacelli L.J. Zitha

  • Iron Sulfide Scale: Formation, Removal and Prevention

    H.A. Nasr-El-Din;A.Y. Al-Humaidan

  • Efficiency of Oil Recovery by Low Salinity Water Flooding in Sandstone Reservoirs

    Ramez A. Nasralla;Mohammed B. Alotaibi;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • A Study of Polyacrylamide-Based Gels Crosslinked With Polyethyleneimine

    Ghaithan A. Al-Muntasheri;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Khalid Al-Noaimi;Pacelli L.J. Zitha

  • A Core Based Comparison Of The Reaction Characteristics Of Emulsified And In-Situ Gelled Acids In Low Permeability, High Temperature, Gas Bearing Carbonates

    Jack D. Lynn;H.A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Nanoparticle-Based Drilling Fluids for Minimizing Formation Damage in HP/HT Applications

    Omar Mahmoud;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Zisis Vryzas;Vassilios C. Kelessidis

  • Impact of cation type and concentration in injected brine on oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs

    Ramez A. Nasralla;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Waterflooding in Carbonate Reservoirs: Does the Salinity Matter?

    Ahmed M. Shehata;Mohammed B. Alotaibi;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • An experimental study of nanoparticle-polymer-stabilized CO2 foam

    Arezoo S. Emrani;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Matrix Acidizing of Carbonate Reservoirs Using Organic Acids and Mixture of HCl and Organic Acids

    Frank Fakuen Chang;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;T. Lindvig;X.W. Qui

  • Development and Testing of Novel Drilling Fluids Using Fe 2 O 3 and SiO 2 Nanoparticles for Enhanced Drilling Operations

    Zisis Vryzas;Omar Mahmoud;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Vassilios C. Kelessidis

  • Impact of Electrical Surface Charges and Cation Exchange on Oil Recovery by Low Salinity Water

    Ramez A. Nasralla;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Investigation of Wettability Alteration by Low Salinity Water

    Ramez A. Nasralla;Mohammed Abdullah Bataweel;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Characteristics of high-permeability zones using core analysis, and production logging data

    A.M. Al-Dhafeeri;H.A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Lessons Learned From Using Viscoelastic Surfactants in Well Stimulation

    Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Mathew M. Samuel

  • Precipitation During the Acidizing of a HT/HP Illitic Sandstone Reservoir in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Laboratory Study

    R.L. Thomas;H.A. Nasr-El-Din;J.D. Lynn;S. Mehta

  • Effect of Droplet Size on the Reaction Kinetics of Emulsified Acid With Calcite

    Saleh H. Al-Mutairi;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Alfred D. Hill;Ali Al-Aamri

  • Evaluation of sodium silicate/urea gels used for water shut-off treatments

    H.A. Nasr-El-Din;K.C. Taylor

  • Characterization of Filter Cake Generated by Water-Based Drilling Fluids Using CT Scan

    Salah Elkatatny;Mohamed A. Mahmoud;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • A Comprehensive EOR Study Using Low Salinity Water in Sandstone Reservoirs

    Mohammed B. Alotaibi;Ramez Azmy;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Effect of Additives on the Acid Dissolution Rates of Calcium and Magnesium Carbonates

    K.C. Taylor;A.H. Al-Ghamdi;H.A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Optimum Injection Rate of A New Chelate That Can Be Used To Stimulate Carbonate Reservoirs

    Mohamed A. Mahmoud;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Corine De Wolf;James LePage

  • Wormhole initiation and propagation of emulsified acid in carbonate cores using computerized tomography

    Shameem Siddiqui;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Aon A. Khamees

  • Chemical Diversion Techniques Used for Carbonate Matrix Acidizing: An Overview and Case Histories

    Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Alfred Daniel Hill;Frank Fakuen Chang;Abdullah S. Sultan

  • Mechanistic Understanding of Rock/Phosphonate Interactions and Effect of Metal Ions on Inhibitor Retention

    Mason B. Tomson;Amy T. Kan;Gongmin Fu;Dong Shen

  • Reaction of citric acid with calcite

    Mohammed H. Alkhaldi;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;S. Mehta;A. D. Al-Aamri

  • Influence of Compressed Carbon Dioxide on the Capillarity of the Gas-Crude Oil—Reservoir Water System

    Philip T. Jaeger;Mohammed B. Alotaibi;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Effect of dissolved solids on reuse of produced water at high temperature in hydraulic fracturing jobs

    Ashkan Haghshenas;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Chemistry of Injection Water and Its Impact on Oil Recovery in Carbonate and Clastics Formations

    Mohammed B. Alotaibi;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din

  • Field Application of Emulsified Acid-Based System to Stimulate Deep, Sour Gas Reservoirs in Saudi Arabia

    H.A. Nasr-El-Din;J.R. Solares;S.H. Al-Mutairi;M.D. Mahoney

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed Mahmoud
Mohamed Mahmoud King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Salaheldin Elkatatny
Salaheldin Elkatatny King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Alfred Daniel Hill
Alfred Daniel Hill Texas A&M University
Pacelli L.J. Zitha
Pacelli L.J. Zitha Delft University of Technology
Mohamed Y. Soliman
Mohamed Y. Soliman University of Houston
Abdullah S. Sultan
Abdullah S. Sultan King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Perla B. Balbuena
Perla B. Balbuena Texas A&M University
Mason B. Tomson
Mason B. Tomson Rice University
Randall S. Seright
Randall S. Seright New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
David S. Schechter
David S. Schechter Louisiana State University

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