Thomas Russell

Dr. Thomas Russell


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2018 in Journal of Hydrology
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Thomas Russell
KWKiet Wong
Kiet Wong
AZAbbas Zeinijahromi
Abbas Zeinijahromi
PBPavel Bedrikovetsky
Pavel Bedrikovetsky

1 November 2018 in Chemical Engineering Science
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Thomas Russell
PBPavel Bedrikovetsky
Pavel Bedrikovetsky

27 March 2025 in Gas Science and Engineering
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AKA. Keykhosravi
A. Keykhosravi
CNC. Nguyen
C. Nguyen
GLG. Loi
G. Loi
TRThomas Russell
Thomas Russell
NZN.N. Zulkifli
N.N. Zulkifli
AZAbbas Zeinijahromi
Abbas Zeinijahromi

23 October 2023 in International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
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AHAbolfazl Hashemi
Abolfazl Hashemi
SBSara Borazjani
Sara Borazjani
CNCuong Nguyen
Cuong Nguyen
GLGrace Loi
Grace Loi
NKNastaran Khazali
Nastaran Khazali
PBPavel Bedrikovetsky
Pavel Bedrikovetsky

15 July 2024 in Chemical Engineering Journal
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NKNastaran Khazali
Nastaran Khazali
GMGabriel Malgaresi
Gabriel Malgaresi
TRThomas Russell
Thomas Russell
YOYuri Osipov
Yuri Osipov
LKLudmila Kuzmina
Ludmila Kuzmina
PBPavel Bedrikovetsky
Pavel Bedrikovetsky

18 April 2023 in Energies
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Grace Loi
CNCao Cuong Nguyen
Cao Cuong Nguyen
LCLarissa Chequer
Larissa Chequer
TRThomas Russell
Thomas Russell
AZAbbas Zeinijahromi
Abbas Zeinijahromi
PBPavel Bedrikovetski
Pavel Bedrikovetski
Fines migration is a common cause of permeability and, consequently, injectivity and productivity decline in subterranean reservoirs. Many practitioners implement prevention or remediation strategies to reduce the impact of fines migration on field productivity and injectivity. These efforts rely on careful modelling of the underlying physical processes. Existing works have demonstrated the ability to predict productivity decline by quantifying the extent of particle decline at different fluid velocities. Fluid flows in porous media often involve multiple phases, which has been shown in laboratory experiments to influence the extent of particle detachment. However, no theory has directly accounted for this in a particle detachment model. In this work, a new model for fine particle detachment, expressed through the critical retention function, is presented, explicitly accounting for the immobile fines trapped within the irreducible water phase. The new model utilises the pore size distribution to allow for the prediction of particle detachment at different velocities. Further, an analytical model is presented for fines migration during radial flow into a production well. The model accounts for single-phase production in the presence of irreducible water, which has been shown to affect the extent of fines migration significantly. Combining these two models allows for the revealing of the effects of connate water saturation on well impedance (skin factor growth) under fines migration. It is shown that the higher the connate water saturation, the less the effect of fines migration. The appropriateness of the model for analyzing production well data is verified by the successful matching of 10 field cases. The model presented in this study is an effective tool for predicting the rate of skin growth, its stabilization time and final value, as well as the areal distribution of strained particles, allowing for more intelligent well remediation design. Further, the findings of this study can help for a better understanding of the distribution of fines within porous media and how their detachment might be influenced by pore structure and the presence of a secondary immobile phase.