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Overview

Quoc Phuc Nguyen is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with specific focus on subfields such as Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Analytical Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics addressed in Nguyen's work include:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Recent publications by Nguyen cover various aspects of oil recovery, surfactant adsorption, and field implementation of enhanced recovery methods. Examples include:

  • "Wettability Alteration and Adsorption of Mixed Nonionic and Anionic Surfactants on Carbonates," 2020, Langmuir
  • "Universal scaling of adsorption of nonionic surfactants on carbonates using cloud point temperatures," 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Successful Field Implementation of CO2-Foam Injection for Conformance Enhancement in the EVGSAU Field in the Permian Basin," 2020, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
  • "Laboratory Investigations on Field Gas Huff-n-Puff for Improving Oil Recovery in Eagle Ford ShaleEffect of Operating Conditions," 2021, Energy & Fuels
  • "Unconventional Reservoir Hydrocarbon-Gas Foam Enhanced-Oil-Recovery Pilot: Design, Implementation, and Performance Analysis," 2020, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering

Nguyen frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Amit Katiyar
  • Chao-yu Sie
  • Matthew Monette
  • Dany Hachem
  • Oualid M'barki

The primary venues for Nguyen's publications reflect a focus on energy and petroleum engineering topics and include:

  • Energy & Fuels
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
  • Fuel
  • SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Best Publications

  • A Systematic Laboratory Approach to Low-Cost, High-Performance Chemical Flooding

    Adam K. Flaaten;Quoc Phuc Nguyen;Gary A Pope;Jieyuan Zhang

  • Stability of aqueous silica nanoparticle dispersions

    Cigdem O. Metin;Larry W Lake;Caetano R. Miranda;Quoc Phuc Nguyen

  • Dynamic simulations with an improved model for foam generation

    Seung Ihl Kam;Quoc Phuc Nguyen;Qichong Li;William Richard Rossen

  • Mechanisms of Enhanced Natural Imbibition With Novel Chemicals

    Jieyuan Zhang;Quoc P. Nguyen;Adam Flaaten;Gary A. Pope

  • Morphology and stability of CO2-in-water foams with nonionic hydrocarbon surfactants.

    Stephanie S Adkins;Xi Chen;Isabel Chan;Enza Torino

  • Injection Strategies To Overcome Gravity Segregation in Simultaneous Gas and Water Injection Into Homogeneous Reservoirs

    William R. Rossen;C.J. van Duijn;Quoc P. Nguyen;C. Shen

  • Effect of branching on the interfacial properties of nonionic hydrocarbon surfactants at the air-water and carbon dioxide-water interfaces.

    Stephanie S. Adkins;Xi Chen;Quoc P. Nguyen;Aaron W. Sanders

  • Nanotechnology for oilfield applications: Challenges and impact

    Hon Chung Lau;Meng Yu;Quoc P. Nguyen

  • Modeling Low Salinity Waterflooding: Ion Exchange, Geochemistry and Wettability Alteration

    Cuong Thanh Quy Dang;Long X. Nghiem;Zhangxin John Chen;Quoc Phuc Nguyen

  • Adsorption of surface functionalized silica nanoparticles onto mineral surfaces and decane/water interface.

    Cigdem O. Metin;Jimmie R. Baran;Quoc P. Nguyen

  • Effect of silica nanoparticles on clay swelling and aqueous stability of nanoparticle dispersions

    Hieu Pham;Quoc Phuc Nguyen

  • Switchable Nonionic to Cationic Ethoxylated Amine Surfactants for CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery in High-Temperature, High-Salinity Carbonate Reservoirs

    Yunshen Chen;Amro S. Elhag;Benjamin M. Poon;Leyu Cui

  • Low-Cost, High-Performance Chemicals for Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Hyun Tae Yang;Christopher Britton;Pathma Jith Liyanage;Sriram Solairaj

  • Experimental and modeling studies on foam in porous media: a review

    Quoc Phuc Nguyen;Alexander V. Alexandrov;Pacelli L. Zitha;Peter K. Currie

  • Enhancing Hydrocarbon Permeability After Hydraulic Fracturing: Laboratory Evaluations of Shut-Ins and Surfactant Additives

    Tianbo Liang;Rafael A. Longoria;Jun Lu;Quoc P. Nguyen

  • Evaluation of wettability alteration and IFT reduction on mitigating water blocking for low-permeability oil-wet rocks after hydraulic fracturing

    Tianbo Liang;Fujian Zhou;Jun Lu;David DiCarlo

  • A Novel Foam Concept With CO2 Dissolved Surfactants

    Viet Quoc Le;Quoc Phuc Nguyen;Aaron Sanders

  • Mechanistic modeling of low salinity water flooding

    Cuong Dang;Long Nghiem;Ngoc Nguyen;Zhangxin Chen

  • Laboratory Investigation of Low-Tension-Gas Flooding for Improved Oil Recovery in Tight Formations

    Stefan M. Szlendak;Nhut M. Nguyen;Quoc P. Nguyen

  • CO2-in-Water Foam at Elevated Temperature and Salinity Stabilized with a Nonionic Surfactant with a High Degree of Ethoxylation

    Yunshen Chen;Amro S. Elhag;Leyu Cui;Andrew J. Worthen

  • ASP Chemical Flooding Without the Need for Soft Water

    Adam Flaaten;Quoc Phuc Nguyen;Jieyuan Zhang;Hourshad Mohammadi

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith P. Johnston
Keith P. Johnston The University of Texas at Austin
Gary A. Pope
Gary A. Pope The University of Texas at Austin
William R. Rossen
William R. Rossen Delft University of Technology
George J. Hirasaki
George J. Hirasaki Rice University
David A. DiCarlo
David A. DiCarlo The University of Texas at Austin
Pacelli L.J. Zitha
Pacelli L.J. Zitha Delft University of Technology
Roger T. Bonnecaze
Roger T. Bonnecaze The University of Texas at Austin
Zhangxin Chen
Zhangxin Chen University of Calgary
Matthew T. Balhoff
Matthew T. Balhoff The University of Texas at Austin
Pramod S. Patil
Pramod S. Patil D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur

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