Institute of Petroleum Engineering

Publications


 Book

  • Danesh A. : "PVT and Phase Behaviour of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids", Elsevier Science B.V., The Netherlands, 1998.
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 Papers

  • Gozalpour F., Danesh A., Todd A.C., Tohidi B.:
    "Viscosity and Density Data for a Six-component Model Fluid at Temperatures to 423 K and Pressures to 140 MPa", High Temperatures – High Pressures, 2002, in press.

  • Tohidi B., Todd A.C., Danesh A., Burgass R. W. and Gozalpour F.:
    "Viscosity and Density of Methane + cis-Decalin from 323 to 423 K at Pressures to 140 MPa", Int. J. Thermophys., 22, 1661-1668, 2001.

  • Gozalpour F., Danesh A., Todd A.C., Tohidi B.:
    "Viscosity and Density of Two North Sea Gas Condensate Samples at Temperatures to 423 K and Pressures to 140 MPa", J. Chem. Eng. Data, 46, 1305-1308, 2001.

  • Danesh A., Tohidi B., Tehrani D. H., Todd A. C., Gozalpour F., Fonseca M., Reid A., Bell K., Malcolm K. and Burgass R.:
    "Phase Behaviour And Properties of Reservoir Fluids: Reservoir Fluid Samples Contaminated with Oil-based Mud Filtrate and High Pressure-High Temperature Fluids", paper presented at the UK DTI EOR Seminar, 29 June 2001.

  • Gozalpour F., Danesh A., Todd A.C., Tohidi B., Tehrani D.H.:
    "Representative Composition and reliable phase and volumetric behaviour of reservoir fluids from samples contaminated with oil-based mud filtrate", Porous Medium Fundamentals and Modelling, Gaz de France, Saint-Denis, France, 18-19 June 2001.

  • Tohidi B., Burgass R.W., Danesh A. and Todd A.C.:
    "Viscosity and Density of Methane + Methylcyclohexane from (323 to 423) K and Pressures to 140 MPa", J. Chem. Eng. Data, 46, 385 � 390, 2001.

  • Gozalpour F., Danesh A., Tohidi B., Todd A.C. and Tehrani D.H.:
    "Phase Behaviour and Properties of Reservoir Fluids", poster presented at the UK Universities for North Sea Hydrocarbons seminar, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK, 1st Dec. 2000.

  • Danesh A., Tohidi B., Tehrani D.H., Todd A.C., Gozalpour F., Al-Siyabi Z., Reid A., Malcolm K. Bell K. and Burgass R.:
    "Phase Behaviour and Properties of Reservoir Fluids: Reservoir Fluid Sampling and High Pressure-High Temperature Fluids", DTI's Improved Oil Recovery Research Dissemination Seminar - the UK Department of Trade and Industry, June 2000, London, UK.

  • Al-Siyabi Z.K., Danesh A., Tohidi B., and Todd A. C.:
    "Variation of gas-oil-solid contact angle with interfacial tension", Petroleum Geoscience, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 37-40, 1999.

  • Gozalpour F., Danesh A., Tehrani D.H., Todd A.C. and Tohidi B.:
    "Predicting Reservoir Fluid Phase and Volumetric Behaviour from Samples Contaminated with Oil-Based Mud", SPE S56747 presented at the 1999 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, 3-6 Oct.

  • Al-Siyabi Z.K., Danesh A., Tohidi B. and Todd A.C.:
    "Abnormal Viscosity Behaviour of Near Critical Fluids, Experimental Data and Modelling"  paper No. 57 presented at the 10th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium held in Brighton, UK, Aug. 18-21, 1999.

  • Danesh A., Tehrani D.H., Todd A.C., Tohidi B., Gozalpour F., Burgass R., Al-Siyabi Z., Reid A., Malcolm K. and Bell K.:
    "Phase Behaviour and Properties of Reservoir Fluids: Contaminated Fluid Samples and HPHT Reservoir Fluids", DTI's Improved Oil Recovery Research Dissemination Seminar - the UK Department of Trade and Industry, June 1999, London, UK.

  • Gozalpour F., Danesh A., Todd A.C., and Tehrani D.H.:
    "Rapid and Robust Phase Equilibrium Calculation to Model Fluids in Reservoir and Surface Processing", Trans. IChemE, Vol 76 , Part A, 594-603, 1998.

  • Gozalpour F.:
    "Determination of Reservoir Fluid Properties from Samples Contaminated with Oil-Based Mud Filtrate"  SPE 52062, proceeding of the SPE European Region X Student Paper Contest, 19 Oct. 1998, The Hague, The Netherlands.

  • Danesh A., Tohidi B., Gozalpour F., Tehrani D.H., Todd A.C.:
    "PVT Data for EoS Characterisation", poster presented at the SPE Gas Injection Forum in Aviemore, UK, September 1998.

  • Danesh A., Tehrani D.H., Todd A.C., Tohidi B., Gozalpour F., Burgass R., Reid A., Bell K., Malcolm K. and Al-Siyabi Z.
    "Phase Behaviour and Properties of Reservoir Fluids: Reservoir Fluid Sampling and Mixtures"  DTI's Improved Oil Recovery Research Dissemination Seminar - the UK Department of Trade and Industry, June 1998, London, UK.

  • Gozalpour F., Danesh A., Tohidi B., Todd A.C., Tehrani D.H.:
    "Improved Modelling of Reservoir Fluid Phase Behaviour"  paper presented at the Petroleum Geoscience and Engineering Conference, 20-21 April 1998, Imperial College, London, UK.

  • Gozalpour F., Danesh A., Todd A. C., Tehrani D. H.:
    "Integrated Phase Behaviour Modelling of Fluids in Reservoir-Surface Processes Using Equation of State"   SPE/DOE 39630, proceeding of the 11th SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, 19-22 April 1998, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

  • Danesh A, Tohidi B., Tehrani D.H., Todd A. C. and Henderson H.G.:
    "Interfacial Properties at Reservoir Conditions", paper presented at International Conference on Production of Reservoir Fluids in Frontier Conditions, Institut Français du Pétrole, 4-5 December 1997, France.

  • Al-Siyabi Z.K., Danesh A., Tohidi B. and Todd A.C.:
    "Measurement of Gas-Oil Contact Angle at Reservoir Conditions", paper presentation at 9th Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, 20-22 October 1997, The Hague, The Netherlands.

  • Tohidi B., Danesh A., Todd A.C.:
    "Impact of Reservoir Fluid Properties on Recevery by Depressurisation", paper presented at Knowledge Transfer Forum, Knowledge for Extending Field Life (Waterflood Reservoir Depressurisation: Management for Optimal Recovery), Stakis Treetops Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland, 29 August 1997.

  • Danesh A., Tehrani D.H., Todd A.C., Tohidi B., Gozalpour F., Malcolm K., Reid A., Bell K., Elghayed K. and Burgass R.:
    "Phase Behaviour and Properties of Reservoir Fluids: Reliable Tuning of Equation of State with No Binary Interaction Parameter", DTI's Improved Oil Recovery Research Dissemination Seminar - the UK Department of Trade and Industry, 18 - 19 June 1997, London, UK.

  • Tohidi B., Danesh A., and Todd A.C.:
    "Advances in Reservoir Fluid Property Measurement and Prediction Techniques", paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of Advances in Reservoir Technology, 19-21 February 1997, Edinburgh, UK, Conference Proceedings. 

  • Danesh A., Gozalpour F., Todd A. C. and Tehrani D. H.:
    "Reliable Tuning of Equation of State With No Binary Interaction Parameter ", International Energy Agency Collaborative Project on Enhanced Oil Recovery, 17th International Workshop and Symposium, Sep. 30 - Oct. 2 1996, Sydney, Australia.

  • Danesh A., Tehrani D.H., Todd A.C., Tohidi B., Gozalpour F., Malcolm K., Reid A., Bell K., Elghayed K. and Burgass R.:
    "Phase Behaviour and Properties of Reservoir Fluids: Reliable Tuning of Equation of State with No Binary Interaction Parameter", Improved Oil Recovery Research Dissemination Seminar, IOR - The Continuing Challenge, the UK Department of Trade and Industry, 19 - 20 June 1996, London, UK.

  • Danesh, A., Xu, DH, Tehrani, D, and Todd, AC:
    "Improving Predictions of Equation of State by Modifying its Parameters for Super Critical Components of Hydrocarbon Reservoir Fluids", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 112, 45-61, 1995.

  • Danesh A., Tehrani D.H., Todd A.C., Xu D.-H., Malcolm K., Reid A., Bell K., Elghayed K., Tohidi B. and Burgass R.:
    "Phase Behaviour and Properties of Reservoir Fluids : Reliable and Efficient Method of Predicting Phase Behaviour of Gas Condensate and Volatile Oil Systems", Improved Oil Recovery Research Dissemination Seminar, IOR - the UK Department of Trade and Industry, June 1995, London, UK.

  • Dandekar A., Danesh A., Tehrani D.H. and Todd A.C.:
    "A Modified Residual Viscosity Model for Improved Prediction of Dense Phase Viscosities"  Proceeding of the 7th European Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) Symposium in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 1993.

  • Danesh, A, Xu, D, and Todd, AC:
    "A Grouping Method to Optimise Oil Description for Compositional Simulation of Gas Injection Processes", SPE Reservoir Engineering. 343-348, Aug. 1992.

  • Xu D.-H., Danesh A. and Todd A.C.:
    "An Accelerated Successive Substitution Method for Calculation of Saturation Pressure of Multicomponent Fluids"  Fluid Phase Equilibria, 72, 15-24, 1992.

  • Danesh A., Dandekar A., Todd A.C. and Sarkar R.:
    "A Modified Scaling Law and Parachor Method for Improved Prediction of Interfacial Tension of Gas-Condensate Systems"  SPE 22710, Oct., 1991.

  • Danesh, A, Xu, D, and Todd, AC:
    "Comparative Study of Cubic Equations of State for Predicting Phase Behaviour and Volumetric Properties of Injection Gas-Reservoir Oil Systems", Fluid Phase Equilibria , 63, 259-278, 1991.

  • Danesh, A, Todd, AC, Somerville, J, and Dandekar, A:
    "Direct Measurement of Interfacial Tension, Density, Volume, and Compositions of Gas-Condensate System", Trans. AIChE, Vol 68, 325-330, 1990.

  • Danesh, A and Todd , AC:
    "A Novel Sampling Method for Compositional Analysis of High Pressure Fluids", Fluid Phase equilibria, 57, 161-171, 1990.

  • Danesh A., Xu D.-H. and Todd A.C.:
    "A Grouping Method to Optimize Oil Description for Compositional Simulation of Gas Injection Processes", SPE S20745  presented at the 65th SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Sept. 23-26, 1990.

  • Danesh A., Xu D.-H. and Todd A.C.:
    "An Evaluation of Cubic Equations of State for Phase Behaviour Calculations Near Miscibility Conditions"  SPE/DOE 20267, Proceeding of the SPE/DOE Seventh Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 22-25, 1990.

  • Varotsis N., Stewart G., Todd A.C. and Clancy M.:
    "Phase Behaviour of Systems Comprising North Sea Reservoir Fluids and Injection Gases", JPT, 38 (11), 1221-1233, 1986.

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Theses

  • Al-Siyabi Z.:
    'The Contact Angle, Interfacial Tension and Viscosity of Reservoir Fluids: Experimental Data and Modelling'
    PhD Dissertation, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 2000.

  • Gozalpour F.,
    'Integrated Phase Behaviour Modelling of Petroleum Fluids for Compositional Simulation of Reservoir-Surface Processes,
    PhD Dissertation, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1998.

  • El-Ghayed  K.A.A. :
    'Viscosity of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids: Measurement and Tuning of Predictive Models' MPhil Thesis, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1997.

  • Dandekar, A.,
    'Interfacial Tension and Viscosity of Reservoir Fluids'
    PhD Dissertation, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1994.

  • Reid A.L.:
    'Characterisation of North Sea Reservoir Fluids'
    MPhil Thesis, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1992.

  • Safar H.:
    'Displacement Studies of Hydrocarbon Systems for Compositional Reservoir Simulation of Gas Injection Processes'
    MPhil Thesis, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1991.

  • Xu D.-H.,
    'Phase Behaviour Modelling of Hydrocarbon Systems for Compositional Reservoir Simulation of Gas Injection Processes,
    PhD Dissertation, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1990.

  • Sarkar R.:
    'Application of Quaternary Diagrams to the Compositional Modelling of Gas Miscible Processes'
    PhD Dissertation, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1987.

  • Stamataki S.:
    'Application of Equations of State to Gas Condensate Phase Behaviour Modelling'
    PhD Dissertation, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1986.

  • Varotsis N.:
    'Laboratory and Theoretical Investigation of the Near Critical Phase Behaviour of Hydrocarbon-Injection Gas Systems'
    PhD Dissertation, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1983.

  • McGlashan R.S.:
    'A Compositional Phase Equilibrium Model Applied to Pressure Drop Prediction in North Sea Oil Wells'
    PhD Dissertation, Department of Petroleum Eng., Heriot-Watt University, 1980.