Research & Projects
Publications
• Lin L., Babadagli T., Li H., 2024. Understanding The Dynamics of Matrix-fracture Interaction For Suitable Fracturing Fluid Design And Chemical EOR In Unconventional Oil/gas Recovery. SPE Canadian Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition. March 13-14, Calgary, AB. SPE-218032-MS.
• Lin L., Babadagli T., Li H., 2023. Accurate Prediction Of The Saturation Pressures Of Hydrocarbons In Unconventional Reservoirs: A Modified Alpha-function For The Peng-robinson Equation Of State. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. October 16-18, San Antonio, TX. SPE-214983-MS.
• Du X., Liu T., Xi C., Wang B., Qi Z., Zhou Y., Xu J., Lin L.*, Istratescu G., Babadagli T., Li H., 2023. Can Hot Water Injection with Chemical Additives be an Alternative to Steam Injection: Static and Dynamic Experimental Evidence. Fuel, 331: 1-16. *Corresponding author.
• Mohammedalmojtaba M., Lin L., Istratescu G., Babadagli T., Zadeh A., Anderson M., Patterson C., 2020. Underlying physics of heavy oil recovery by gas injection: An experimental parametric analysis when oil exists in the form of oil based emulsion. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 163:192–203.
• Lin L., Zeng F., Gu Y., 2014. A circular solvent chamber model for simulating the VAPEX heavy oil recovery process. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 118 (6): 27–39.
• Lin L., Ma H., Zeng F., Gu Y., 2014. Experimental and numerical studies of the reservoir permeability and drainage height effects on the solvent-diluted heavy oil gravity drainage. Paper SPE 170096. SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada. June 10–12, Calgary, Alberta.
• Lin L., Ma H., Zeng F., Gu Y., 2014. A critical review of the solvent-based heavy oil recovery methods. Paper SPE 170098. SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada. June 10–12, Calgary, Alberta.
• Lin L., 2014. Experimental, theoretical, and numerical studies of solvent-based heavy oil recovery processes. Master degree thesis, University of Regina.
• Liu S., Sang S., Zhu Q., Zhang J., Gao H., Liu H., Lin L., 2015. Triple medium physical model of post fracturing high-rank coal reservoir in southern Qinshui Basin. Journal of Earth Science, 26 (23): 407–415.
• Wang H., Lin L.*, Du Z., Zhang M., 2012. Signal processing in liquid level detection with acoustic method using spectral subtraction. Journal of Oil and Gas Technology, 34 (1): 118–122. *Corresponding author.
• Wang H., Lin L.*, 2011. Signal denoising in liquid level detection with acoustic method using wavelet transform. Industrial Instrumentation & Automation, 6: 56–58. *Corresponding author.
• Lin L., 2011. Research on signal identification technology in liquid level detection of oil wells using acoustic method. Master degree thesis, China University of Petroleum.
Project 1
Phase behaviours of hydrocarbons in unconventional reservoirs
Due to the confinement and strong adsorption to the pore wall in meso- and nano- pores, fluid phase behavior in the confined media, such as the tight and shale reservoirs, can be significantly different from that in the bulk phase.
Objectives
• Modification of Peng-Robinson Equation of State;
• Modeling of thermodynamic properties of reservoir fluid in confined space;
Deliverables
• A mathematical model to accurately predict saturation pressures of hydrocarbons in unconventional reservoirs;
• A SPE ATCE conference paper.
Project 2
New chemical flooding technology for thermal recovery
This is a joint research collaboration between our research group at the UofA and the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED).
Objectives
• Novel chemical evaluation and selection for hot water flooding in heavy oil reservoirs;
• Analysis on the performance of hot water flooding and chemical injection under different operational conditions.
Deliverables
• A systematic procedure to evaluate the performance of chemical additives for heavy oil recovery;
• A journal paper in the journal Fuel.
Project 3
An Experimental Study on the Impact of Gas Injection on Water-in-Oil Emulsions
This research was conducted with collaboration with our research partner CNRL .
Objectives
• Experimental studies of the interfacial properties, relative volume change, and PVT behavior of CO2 and CH4 in water-in-oil emulsions;
• Effect of water content on the physical properties of the water-in-oil emulsions .
Deliverables
• A better understanding of the interaction of emulsified oil with CH4 and CO2 and used as secondary or tertiary injection materials in heavy-oil field;
• A journal paper in Chemical Engineering Research and Design.
Project 4
Physical and mathematical modeling of a solvent vapour extraction (VAPEX) process.
This research was conducted with the financial support from a NSERC discovery grant.
Objectives
• Experimental studies of VAPEX for heavy oil recovery;
• Mathematical modeling of heavy oil production using VAPEX technique.
Deliverables
• A journal paper in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering;
• Two conference papers in SPE Heavy Oil Conference.