Conference Papers

  1. Patzek, T. W. and Scriven L. E., "Capillary Forces Exerted by Liquid Drops Caught Between Cylinders - A 3-D Meniscus Problem with Free Contact Lines", in the Proceedings of the Second International Colloquium on Drops and Bubbles, Le Croisette, D.H., ed., NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Publication 82-7, 1982.
  2. Falls, A. H., G. J. Hirasaki and T. W. Patzek, "Development of a Mechanistic Foam Simulator", in the Proceedings of 1984 Reservoir Engineering/Research Conference, Shell Development Company, Bellaire Research Center, Houston, TX, October 8 - 12, 1984.
  3. Emory, S. F., M T. Koinis and T. W. Patzek, "Review of the Mecca Steam Foam Drive Pilot Project in the Kern River Field, California", in the Proceedings of 1984 Reservoir Engineering/Research Conference, Shell Development Company, Bellaire Research Center, Houston, TX, October 8 - 12, 1984.
  4. Falls, A. H., G. J. Hirasaki, T .W. Patzek, D. A. Gauglitz, D. D. Miller and T. Ratulowski, "Development of a Mechanistic Foam Simulator: The Population Balance and Generation by Snap-Off", Paper SPE/DOE 14691, in the Proceedings of the 1986 SPE/DOE Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 20 -23, 1986.
  5. Patzek, T. W. and Koinis M. T., "Highlights of Kern River Steam Foam Pilots," in the Proceedings of the 1986 Reservoir Engineering/Research Conference, Shell Development Company, Bellaire Research Center, Houston, TX, October 27 -29, 1986.
  6. Patzek, T. W., "Simulation of Shell's Kern River Steam Foam Pilots," Paper 603, Volume II of the Proceedings of Reservoir Engineering/Research Conference, Shell Oil Company/Shell Development Company, Houston, TX, October 17 - 19, 1988.
  7. Patzek, T. W. and J. A. Stanecki, "Diatomite Process Comparisons," Paper 608, Volume II of the Proceedings of Reservoir Engineering/Research Conference, Shell Oil Company/Shell Development Company, Houston, TX, October 17 - 19, 1988.
  8. Patzek, T. W. and M. T. Koinis, "Kern River Steam Foam Pilots," Paper SPE/DOE 17380, in the Proceedings of SPE/DOE Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 17 - 20, 1988.
  9. Patzek, T. W. and N. A. Myhill, "Simulation of the Bishop Steam Foam Pilot," Paper SPE 18786, in the Proceedings of the SPE California Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, CA, April 5 - 7, 1989.
  10. Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 24040, "Surveillance of South Belridge Diatomite,'' Proceedings of the Western Regional Meeting, 171-184, Bakersfield, CA, March 30 - April 1 (1992).
  11. Adenekan, A. E., and T. W. Patzek, "Removing Petroleum Hydrocarbons From Soil and Groundwater: Numerical Simulation,'' Preprints--Symposia 37, No. 3, 866-873, The American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 5-10, 1992.
  12. Adenekan, A. E. and T. W. Patzek, "Cleaning up Spilled Gasoline with Steam: Compositional Simulations,'' Paper SPE 25257, in the Proceedings of 12th SPE Symposium on Reservoir Modeling, New Orleans, LA., February 28 -- March 03, 1993.
  13. Ilderton, D., T. W. Patzek, J. W. Rector and H. J. Vinegar, "Microseismic Imaging of Hydrofractures With the Aid of Conical Waves," Paper DL.1 in the Expanded Abstracts of the 63rd Annual Meeting and International Exposition of the Society of Exploration Geologists, Washington, D.C., September 26 - 30, 1993.
  14. Kovscek, A. R., T. W. Patzek, and C. J. Radke, "Simulation of Foam Displacement in Porous Media," Paper SPE 26402, in the Proceedings of the 68th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition of the SPE, Houston, TX, 3 - 6 October, 1993.
  15. Kovscek, A. R., T. W. Patzek, and C. J. Radke, "Mechanistic Prediction of Foam Displacement in Multidimensions: A Population Balance Approach," Paper SPE 27789, in the Proceedings of the SPE/DOE Ninth Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 17 - 20 April 1994.
  16. Ilderton, D., T. W. Patzek, J. W. Rector and H. J. Vinegar, "Passive Imaging of Hydrofractures in the South Belridge Diatomite," Paper SPE 28383 in the Proceedings of 1994 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, 25-28 September, 1994.
  17. Grimaud, P. O., T. W. Patzek, C. J. Radke, G. G. Touchard, and H. Romat, " Soil Decontamination: Influence of an Electric Field on Oil Removal From Clay," in the Proceedings of the 1994 Annual Meeting of the Electrostatic Society of America, Stanford, CA, June 20-22, 1994.
  18. Touchard, G. G., T. W. Patzek and C. J. Radke, "A Physicochemical Explanation for Flow Electrification in Low Conductivity Liquids," in the Proceedings of the 1994 Annual Meeting of the I.E.E.E.-I.A.S, September 1994.
  19. Kovscek, A. R., T. W. Patzek and M. Johnston, "Evaluation of Rock/Fracture Interactions During Steam Injection Through Vertical Hydrofractures," Paper SPE 29622, in the Proceedings of the SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, March 1995.
  20. Patzek, T. W., “Field Applications of Foam for Mobility Improvement and Profile Control," Unsolicited Paper SPE 29612, SPE Distinguished Lecture, July 1995.
  21. Nikravesh, M. A. R. Kovscek, T. W. Patzek and M. Soroush, “Identification and Control of Industrial-Scale Processes via Neural Networks,“ in the Proceedings of Chemical Process Control-CPCV Conference, Tahoe City, CA, January 5-12, 1996.
  22. Nikravesh, M., A. R. Kovscek and T. W. Patzek, “Prediction of Formation Damage During Fluid Injection in to Fractured Low Permeability Reservoirs Via Neural Networks,” Paper SPE 31103, in the Proceedings of the SPE Formation Damage Symposium, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 14-15, 1996.
  23. Kovscek, A. R., T. W. Patzek and M. Johnston, "Analysis of Hydrofracture Geometry and Matrix/Fracture Interactions during Steam Injection," Paper SPE 35396, in the Proceedings of the SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 21, 1996.
  24. Garg, A., E. Zwahlen and T. W. Patzek, “Experimental and Numerical Studies of One-Dimensional Imbibition in Berea Sandstone,” in the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, pp. 171-183, Denver, CO, April 15-18, 1996.
  25. Nikravesh, M. A. R. Kovscek, A. S. Murer and T. W. Patzek, “Neural Networks for Field-Wise Waterflood Management in Low Permeability, Fractured Oil Reservoirs,” Paper SPE 35721, in the Proceedings of the 66th SPE Western Regional Meeting, Anchorage, AK, 22-24 May 1996.
  26. Garg, A., M. Nikravesh, A. R. Kovscek, L. M. Castanier and T. W. Patzek, "CT Scan and Neural Network Technology for Construction of Detailed Distribution of Residual Oil Saturation During Waterflooding," Paper SPE 35737, in the Proceedings of the 66th Western Regional Meeting, Alaska, USA, May 20-24, 1996.
  27. Nikravesh, M., A. R. Kovscek and T. W. Patzek, “Dividing Oil Fields into Regions with Similar Characteristic Behavior Using Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Approaches,” in the Proceedings of the 1996 Biennial Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society - NAFIPS, M. H. Smith, M. E. Lee, J. Keller and J. Yen Editors, pp. 164-170, Berkeley, CA, June 19-22,1996.
  28. Vegas-Landeau, M. A., R. Propp, P. Colella and T. W. Patzek, “A Sequential Explicit-Implicit Algorithm for Computing Discontinuous Flows in Porous Media,” SPE 38457, presented at the 1996 SPE International Student Contest, Denver, CO, June 1996.
  29. Nikravesh M., M. Soroush, M. Johnston and T. W. Patzek, “Design of Smart Wellhead Controllers for Optimal Fluid Injection Policy and Producibility in Petroleum Reservoirs: Neuro-Geometric Approach,” Paper SPE 37557, presented at the 1997 International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, 10-12 February, Bakersfield, CA.
  30. Nikravesh, M., A. Garg, A. R. Kovscek, L. M. Castanier and T. W. Patzek, “Neural Network and Its Application to CT Scanning,” in the Proceedings of Workshop on High Resolution X-Ray Computed Microtomography, LBNL, Berkeley, CA, August 12-13, 1996.
  31. Nikravesh M., M. Soroush, M. Johnston and T. W. Patzek, “Design of Smart Wellhead Controllers for Optimal Fluid Injection Policy and Producibility in Petroleum Reservoirs: A Neural Network-Model Predictive Approach,” SPE 37445, presented at the SPE Production Operations Symposium, March 9-11, 1997, Oklahoma City. OK.
  32. Zwahlen, E. D. and T. W. Patzek, “Linear Transient Flow Solution for Primary Oil Recovery with Infill and Conversion to Water Injection,” SPE 38290, presented at the 1997 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Long Beach, California, 25–27 June 1997.
  33. Zwahlen, E. D. and T. W. Patzek, “A Comparison of Mapping Schemes for Reservoir Characterization,” SPE 38264, presented at the 1997 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Long Beach, California, 25–27 June 1997.
  34. Patzek, T. W. and P. J. Sullivan, “Statistical Characterization of Metal-Contaminated Fills,” SPE 38307, presented at the 1997 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Long Beach, California, 25–27 June 1997.
  35. Patzek, T. W. and D. M. Silin, “Control of Fluid Injection into a Low-Permeability Rock. 1. Hydrofracture Growth,” SPE 39698, presented at the SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 19–22 April 1998.
  36. Patzek, T. W. and A. De, "Lossy Transmission Line Model of Hydrofractured Well Dynamics," SPE 46195, presented at the 1998 Western Regional Meeting in Bakersfield, CA, May 10-13, 1998.
  37. Patzek, T. W. and D. B. Silin, "Control of Fluid Injection – Hydrofracture Growth," in the Proceedings of the 9th International Scientific and Technical Conference "New Methods and Technologies in Petroleum Geology, Drilling and Reservoir Engineering," Volume II, 311-317, AGH, Krakow, Poland, July 2-3, 1998.
  38. Patzek, T. W., "A Pore Network Model of Drainage and Imbibition," in the Proceedings of the 10th International Conference, "New Methods in Petroleum Geology, Drilling and Reservoir Engineering," AGH, Krakow, Poland, June 24-26, 1999.
  39. Silin, D. B. and Patzek, T. W., Paper 59372, "Support Operator Method in Identification of Permeability Tensor Orientation," 2000 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 3-5, 2000.
  40. De, A. and Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 59295, "Waterflood Surveillance and Supervisory Control," 2000 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 3-5, 2000.
  41. Silin D. B., and Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 59300, "Control of Water Injection into a Layered Formation," 2000 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 3-5, 2000.
  42. Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 59312, "Verification of a Complete Pore Network Model of Drainage and Imbibition," 2000 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, April 3-5, 2000.
  43. Patzek, T. W., Wilt, M. and Hoversten, M., Paper SPE 59529, “Using Crosshole Electromagnetics (EM) for Reservoir Characterization and Waterflood Monitoring,” 2000 SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, Texas, 21–23 March, 2000.
  44. Patzek, T. W. and Silin, D. B., “Use of InSAR in Surveillance and Control of a Large Field Project,” Invited Paper No. 12, Presented at the 21st Annual International Energy Agency Workshop and Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 19-22, 2000.
  45. Patzek, T. W., Silin, D. B., and Barenblatt, G. I., “Impact of Rock Micro- and Macrostructure on the Behavior of Two-phase Flow,” Invited Paper, Presented at the 22nd Annual International Energy Agency Workshop and Symposium, Vienna, Austria, September 10-12, 2001.
  46. Patzek, T. W. Silin, D. B., and Fielding E., “SPE 71610, Use of Satellite Radar Images in Surveillance and Control of a Two Giant Oilfields in California,” presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, September 30-October 2, 2001.
  47. Juanes, R. and Patzek, T. W., “Multiscale finite element methods for miscible and immiscible flow in porous media,” Proceedings of the Intl. Groundwater Symposium, 606-610, 2002
  48. Al-Futaisi, A. and Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 75193: “Three-Phase Hydraulic Conductance in Angular Capillaries,” Proceedings of the SPE/DOE 13th Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, 13-17 April, 2002.
  49. Juanes, R., A. and Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 75231: “Multiple-Scale Stabilized Finite Elements for the Simulation of Tracer Injections and Waterflood,” Proceedings of the SPE/DOE 13th Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, 13-17 April, 2002.
  50. Barenblatt, G. I., Patzek, T. W., Prostakishyn, V. M., and Silin, D. B., Paper SPE 75230: “Oil Deposits in Diatomites: A New Challenge for Subterranean Mechanics,” Proceedings of the SPE/DOE 13th Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, 13-17 April, 2002.
  51. Barenblatt, G. I., Silin, D. B., and Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 75169: “The Mathematical Model of Non-Equilibrium Effects in Water-Oil Displacement,” Proceedings of the SPE/DOE 13th Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, OK, 13-17 April, 2002.
  52. Juanes, R. A. and Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 77539: “Three-phase displacement theory: An improved description of relative permeabilities,” Proceedings of the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, Sept 29 –Oct 2, 2002.
  53. Brink, J. L., Patzek, T. W., Silin D. B. and Fielding E. J., Paper SPE 77646: “Lost Hills Field Trial - Incorporating New Technology for Reservoir Management,” Proceedings of the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, Sept 29 –Oct 2, 2002.
  54. Juanes, R., Patzek, T. W., Paper SPE 83445: “Relative Permeabilities in Three-Phase Co-current Displacements with Gravity,” SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section Joint Meeting, Long Beach, California, U.S.A, 19-24 May 2003.
  55. Guodong, J., Patzek, T. W., and Silin, D. B, Paper SPE 83687: “Physics-based Reconstruction of Sedimentary Rocks,” SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section Joint Meeting, Long Beach, California, U.S.A, 19-24 May 2003.
  56. Silin, D. B, Guodong, J., and Patzek, T. W., SPE 84296: “Robust Determination of the Pore Space Morphology in Sedimentary Rocks,” Prepared for presentation at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 5-8 October 2003.
  57. Juanes, R., Patzek, T.W., Paper SPE 84369: “Multiscale Numerical Modeling of Three-phase Flow,” SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 5-8 October 2003.
  58. Guodong, J., Patzek, T. W., and Silin, D. B, Paper SPE 90084: “Direct Prediction of the Absolute Permeability of Unconsolidated and Consolidated Reservoir Rock,” SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 26–29 September 2004.
  59. Silin, D. B, Holtzman, R., Patzek, T. W., and Brink, J. L. SPE 83879: “Monitoring Waterflood Operations: Hall’s Method Revisited,” 2005 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Irvine, CA, U.S.A., 30 March – 1 April 2005.
  60. Silin, D. B, Holtzman, R., Patzek, T. W., Brink, J. L., and Minner, M. L. SPE 95685: “Waterflood Surveillance and Control,” 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, TX, 9 – 12 October, 2005.
  61. Patzek, T.W., “The Earth, Biofuels, and Reality,” in the Proceedings of the Climate Change & the Future of the American West Conference, Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado, June 6-10, 2006.
  62. Silin D. B., Patzek, T. W. and Benson, S. M., Paper SPE 103145: “Exact Solutions in a Model of Vertical Gas Migration,” 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., 24-27 September 2006.

 
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