Publications-Conference
Water Shut-off / Conformance
Zaitoun, A., Al Mufargi, H., Salehi, N., Hernando, L., Templier, A., Bouillot, J., Omonte Rossi, G., Al Harthi, H., Al-Naabi, AM, Al Shuelly, M., Al Rawahi, M., Al Abri, M., Al Harrasi, S., Al Farsi, M., Al Rashdi, M. Al Harrasi, M. and Al Manthari, A.: “Field Implementation of Water Shutoff Treatments in Fractured carbonate Wells by Microgel and Gel Injections,” paper SPE 218538-MS presented at the SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum & Energy Show, Muscat, Oman, 22-24 April 2024.
Hernando, L., Alotaibi, M., Salehi, N., Zaitoun, A., Fahmi, M., Wang, J., Alfakeer, T. and Mirzayev, K.: “Designing an In-Depth Conformance Gel System for Carbonate Reservoirs,” paper SPE 218181-MS presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, , OK, USA, 22-25 April 2024.
Hernando, L., Gaillard, N., Cheneviere, P., Romero, C., Douik, H., Sutanto, SM, Hashim, H. and Prinet, C.: “Experimental Studies to Select an In-Depth water Control and Conformance Strategy for a Dolomitized and Fractured Carbonate Karst Field,” paper SPE218992 presented at the SPE Water Lifecycle Water Management Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 5-7 March 2024.
Al Mufargi, H., Al Harthi, H., Al Naabi, A., Al Shuelly, M., Al Rawani, M., Al Abri, M., Al Rashdi, M., Al Harrasi, M., Al Mandhari, A., Hernando, L., Martin, N., Salehi, N., Bouillot, J., Templier, A., Omonte, G. and Zaitoun, A.: “Water Shutoff in Fractured Carbonate Vertical and Horizontal Well by Bullhead Chemical Injection: A Success Story,” paper SPE 217009-MS presented at the ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, 2-5 October 2023.
Gaillard, N., Omonte, G., Bouillot, J., Zaitoun, A., Duboin, F.A. And Bertrand, C.: “Rejuvenation of Watered-Out Fractured Horizontal Well by Microgel/Gel Injection,” paper SPE 213838-MS presented at the SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 28-29 June 2023.
AL-Murayri, M.T., Hayal, L., AL-Qattan, A., AL-Kharji, A., Bouillot, J., Omonte, G., Salehi, N. and Zaitoun, A.: “Deep Reservoir Conformance Control for the Wara Formation of the Greater Burgan Field: Lab Evaluation, Numerical Simulation and Field Implementation Design,” paper SPE 211430-MS presented at the ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, 31 October-3 November 2022.
Zaitoun, A., Omonte, G., Bouillot, J., Salehi, N., Bellin S., Das, J., Kumar, R., Shekhar, S., Horn, B., Ahmed, A., Kumar, A., Sharma, G. and Kumar, S.: “Design of In-Depth Conformance Treatment in the Mangala Polymer Flood Project,” paper SPE 211446-MS presented at the ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, 31 October-3 November 2022.
AL-Murayri, M.T., Hassan, A.A., Alrukaibi, D., AL-Qenae, A., Nesbit, J., AL-Khoury, P., Thery, N., Zaitoun, A., Omonte, G., Salehi, N., Pitts, M.J., Wyatt, K. and Dean, E.S.: “Design of In-Depth Conformance gel Treatment to De-Risk ASP Flooding in a Major Carbonate Reservoir,” paper SPE 208070-MM presented at the ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, 15-18 November 2021.
AL-Murayri, M.T., Hassan, I., Alajmi, N., Nesbit, J., Thery, B., AL,Khoury, P., Zaitoun, A., Bouillot, J., Salehi, N., Pitts, M.J., Wyatt, K. and Dean, E.S.: “Field Implementation of In-Depth Conformance Gel Treatment Prior to Starting an ASP Flooding Pilot,” paper SPE 207850-MS presented at the ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, 15-18 November 2021.
Hernando, L., Martin, N., Zaitoun, A., Read, E. and Braun, O.: “Development of a Thermogel for the Treatment of Fractured Reservoir”, EAGE Conference Proceedings, IOR 2021, Apr 2021, Volume 2021, p.1 – 19
Hernando, L., Martin, N., Zaitoun, A., Al Mufargi, H., Al Harthi, H., Al Naabi, A., Al Subhi, K. and Al Harrasi, M.T.: “Successful water Shutoff Treatment of Fractured Carbonate Horizontal Well Under Aquifer Pressure Support,” paper SPE 203394-MS presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, 9-12 November 2020.
Cottin, C., Al-Amrie, O., Barrois, E, Templier, A., Salehi, N. and Zaitoun, A.: “Chemical Water Shutoff in a Mature Offshore Carbonate Field,” paper SPE 188871-MS presented at the Abu Dhabi Int. Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 13-16 November 2017.
A. Zaitoun and G. Dupuis: “Conformance Control Using SMG Microgels: Laboratory Evaluation and First Field Results,” paper SPE 185864 presented at the SPE EUROPEC featured at 79th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Paris, France, 12-15 June 2017
Dupuis, G., Lesuffleur, T., Bouillot, J. and Zaitoun, A. ; "Water Conformance Treatment using SMG Microgels: a Successful Field Case,” paper SPE 179765 presented at the 2016 SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 21–23 March 2016.
Dupuis, G., Bouillot, J., Zaitoun, A., Burrafato, G. and Caremi, G. : "Combined Water/Sand Control Polymer Treatment in Offshore Gas Wells,” paper SPE 179825-MS presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 21-23 March 2016.
Al-Maamari, R.S., Al-Hashmi, A.R., Al-Sharji, H.H., Dupuis, G., Bouillot, J., Templier, A. and Zaitoun, A.: “Development of Thermo-Gels for in Depth Conformance Control,” paper SPE 174640-MS presented at the 2015 SPE EOR Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 11-13 August.
Sand Control
Zaitoun, A., Salehi, N., Bouillot, J., Hernando, L., Wijaya, B.R., Reynold, W., Samosir, F.S., Pradipta, A., Witjaksono, A. and Kurniadi, W.: “Mitigating Sand Production by Polymer Injection in Indonesian Offshore Field,” paper SPE 210731-MS presented at the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Adelaide, 17-19 October 2022.
AL-Rashidi, Hamad, Mahmoudreda Aly Hussein Hussein, Erhamah, Abdulaziz, Satinder, Malik, AL-Hajri, Abdulrahman, Almaida, Dwane, Salehi, Nazanine, Omonte, German and Zaitoun, Alain: “Mitigating Water Production from High Viscosity Oil Wells in Unconsolidated Sandstone Formations,” paper SPE 206333-MS presented at the 2021 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE 21-23 September. Published in SPE Production & Operations, November 2022, pp.762-766.
Zaitoun, A., Templier, A., Bouillot, J., Salehi, N., Wijaya, B.R., Wijaya, A.A., Witjaksono, A. and Kurniadi, W.: “Successful Polymer Treatment of Offshore Oil Well Suffering from Sand Production Problems,” paper IPTC 21171-MS presented at the 2121 IPTC Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 23 March-1 April.
Zaitoun, A., Templier, A. and Hernando, L.: “Gas Production Enhancement by Polymer Treatment,” paper SPE 199312-MS presented at the SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, 19-21 February 2020.
Dupuis, G., Bouillot, J., Zaitoun, A., Burrafato, G. and Caremi, G. : "Combined Water/Sand Control Polymer Treatment in Offshore Gas Wells,” paper SPE 179825-MS presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 21-23 March 2016.
Zaitoun, A. and Pichery, T.: “New Polymer Technology for Sand Control Treatments of Gas Storage Wells,” paper SPE 121291 presented at the 2009 SPE Int. Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, 20-22 April 2009.
Others
Fournier, R., Ey-Tiehi, J. and Zaitoun, A.: “Laboratory Study of a New EOR-Grade Scleroglucan,” paper SPE 190451-MS presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 26-28 March 2018.
Dupuis, G., Antignard, S., Giovanetti, B., Gaillard, N., Jouenne, S., Bourdarot, G., Morel, D. and Zaitoun, A. : “A New Thermally Stable Synthetic Polymer for Harsh Conditions of Middle east Reservoirs. Part I. Thermal Stability and Injection in Carbonate Cores, ” paper SPE 188479-MS presented at the Abu Dhabi Int. Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 13-16 November 2017.
L. Hernando, H.J. Bertin, A. Omari, G. Dupuis and A. Zaitoun,: "Polymer Enhanced Foam for Water Profile Control,” paper SPE 179581 presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 11–13 April 2016.
Al-Maamari, R.S., Al-Hashmi, A.R., Al-Azri, N., Al-Riyami, O., Al-Mjeni, R., Dupuis, G. and Zaitoun, A.: “Laboratory Support of Heavy-Oil Polymer Flood Project,” paper SPE 179823 presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 21-23 March 2016.
Maya, G., Jimenez, R., Castro, R., Vargas, J., Cardenas, F., Fernandez, F., Quintero, H., Zaitoun, A., Manrique, E., Romero, J., and Putnam, J.: “Design and Implementation of the First Polymer Flooding Project in Colombia: Yarigui-Cantagallo Field,” paper SPE 177245-MS presented at the 2015 SPE Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Quito, 18-20 November.
Al‐Hashmi AR, Al‐Maamari R , I Al‐Shabibi, A Mansoor, H Al‐Sharji, A. Zaitoun,, “Mechanical stability of high‐molecular‐weight polyacrylamides and an (acrylamido tert‐butyl sulfonic acid)–acrylamide copolymer used in enhanced oil recovery,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol 131, Issue 20, Oct. 15 2014.
Ahmed M. Mansour, Rashid S. Al-Maamari, Abdulaziz S. Al-Hashmi, Alain Zaitoun, Hamed Al-Sharji: “In-situ rheology and mechanical degradation of EOR polyacrylamide solutions under moderate shear rates,” J. Pet. Sci. & Eng., 115 (2014) 57-65.
N. Gaillard, B. Giovannetti, C. Favero, J.-P. Caritey, G. Dupuis, A. Zaitoun : “New Water-Soluble Anionic NVP Acrylamide TerPolymers for Use in Harsh EOR Conditions,” paper SPE 169108 presented at the 2014 SPE IOR Conference, Tulsa, 12-16 April.
Al-Hashmi AR, Luckham PF, Heng JYY, Al-Maamari RS, Zaitoun A, Al-Sharji HH: “Adsorption of High-Molecular-Weight EOR Polymers on Glass Surfaces Using AFM and QCM-D,” Energy & Fuels 27 (5), 2437-2444, 2013.
Al Hashmi AR, Al Maamari RS, Al Shabibi IS, Mansoor AM, Zaitoun A, Al Sharji HH: “Rheology and Mechanical Degradation of High-Molecular-Weight Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide During Flow Through Capillaries,” J. of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 105, 100–106, 2013.
Eric Delamaide, Alain Zaitoun, Gérard Renard and René Tabary : “Pelican Lake Field : First Successful Application of Polymer Flooding in a Heavy Oil Reservoir,” paper SPE 165234 presented at the 2013 SPE EOR Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 2-4 July.
Al-Hashmi, A.R.; Luckham, P.F.; Al-Maamari, R.S.; Zaitoun, A.; Al-Sharji, H.H.: “The Role of Hydration Degree of Cations and Anions on the Adsorption of High-Molecular-Weight Nonionic Polyacrylamide on Glass Surfaces,” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 415, 91-97, 2012.
G. Degre, M. Morvan, J. Beaumont, A. Colin, RHODIA, G. Dupuis, A. Zaitoun, POWELTEC, R. S. Al-Maamari, A. R. Al-Hashmi, Sultan Qaboos University, and H. H. Al-Sharji, Petroleum Development Oman: “Viscosifying Surfactant Technology for Chemical EOR: a Reservoir Case“, Conference paper 154675-MS for SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, 16-18 April 2012, Muscat, Oman
M. Morvan, G. Degré, J. Beaumont, Rhodia; G. Dupuis, A. Zaitoun, Poweltec, RS. Al-Maamari AR. Al-Hashmi, SQU, and HH. Al-Sharji, PDO: “Optimization of Viscosifying Surfactant Technology for Chemical EOR”, Conference paper SPE 154053-MS for the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, 14-18 April 2012, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
A. Zaitoun, SPE, P. Makakou, and N. Blin, Poweltec; R.S. Al-Maamari, SPE, A.R. Al-Hashmi, SPE, and M. Abdel-Goad, Sultan Qaboos University; and H.H. Al-Sharji, SPE, Petroleum Development Oman: “Shear Stability of EOR Polymers “, June 2012, SPE Journal paper 141113-PA
G. Degre, M. Morvan, J. Beaumont, Rhodia; A. Colin, Univ. Bordeaux; G. Dupuis, A. Zaitoun, Poweltec; R. S. Al-Maamari, A. R. Al-Hasmi, Sultan Qaboos University and H. H. Al-Sharji, Petroleum Development Oman:”Viscosifying Surfactant Technology for Chemical EOR: A Reservoir Case “, SPE Conference paper 154675-MS for SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman; 16-18 April 2012
M. Morvan, G. Degre, J. Beaumont, Rhodia; A. Colin, Univ. Bordeaux; G. Dupuis, A. Zaitoun, Poweltec; R. S. Al-Maamari, A. R. Al-Hasmi, Sultan Qaboos University and H. H. Al-Sharji, Petroleum Development Oman:”Viscosifying Surfactant Technology for Heavy Oil Reservoirs “, SPE Conference paper 157729-MS for Heavy Oil Conference, Calgary, Canada; 12-14 June 2012
Degre, G., Morvan, M., Bouillot, J., Zaitoun, A., Al-Maamari, R.S., Al-Hashmi, A.R. and Al-Sharji, H.H.: “Viscosifying Surfactants for Chemical EOR,” 16th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Cambridge, UK, 12-14 April 2011
Zaitoun, A., Makakou, P., Blin, N., Al-Maamari, R.S., Al-Hashmi, A.R., Abdel-Goad, M. And Al-Sharji, H.H.: “Shear Stability of EOR Polymers,” paper SPE 141113 presented at the 2011 SPE Int. Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, 11-13 April 2011, SPE Journal, 2012.
Morvan, M., Degre, G., Leng, J., Masselon, C., Moreau, P., Bouillot, J. and Zaitoun, A.: “New Viscoelastic Fluid for Chemical EOR,” paper SPE 121675 presented at the 2009 SPE Int. Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, 20-22 April 2009.