Alex Badalyan

Dr. Alex Badalyan

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Academic Career Length

32Years (1995-Present)

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

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1 April 2015 in Geophysical Research Letters
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Zhenjiang YouZhenjiang You
Zhenjiang You
PBPavel Bedrikovetski
Pavel Bedrikovetski
ABAlex Badalyan
Alex Badalyan
MHMartin Hand
Martin Hand
The fluid flow in natural reservoirs mobilizes fine particles. Subsequent migration and straining of the mobilized particles in rocks greatly reduce reservoir permeability and well productivity. This chain of events typically occurs over the temperature ranges of 20–40°C for aquifers and 120–300°C for geothermal reservoirs. However, the present study might be the first to present a quantitative analysis of temperature effects on the forces exerted on particles and of the resultant fines migration. Based on torque balance between electrostatic and drag forces acting on attached fine particles, we derived a model for the maximum retention concentration and used it to characterize the detachment of multisized particles from rock surfaces. Results showed that electrostatic force is far more affected than water viscosity by temperature variation. An analytical model for flow toward wellbore that is subject to fines migration was derived. The experiment‐based predictive modeling of the well impedance for a field case showed high agreement with field historical data (coefficient of determination R2 = 0.99). It was found that the geothermal reservoirs are more susceptible to fine particle migration than are conventional oilfields and aquifers.

1 January 2019 in Geothermics
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ZYZ. You
Z. You
ABAlex Badalyan
Alex Badalyan
YYY. Yang
Y. Yang
PBP. Bedrikovetsky
P. Bedrikovetsky
MHM. Hand
M. Hand

1 September 2013 in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
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FHF. Hussain
F. Hussain
AZA. Zeinijahromi
A. Zeinijahromi
PBPavel Bedrikovetski
Pavel Bedrikovetski
ABAlex Badalyan
Alex Badalyan
TCT. Carageorgos
T. Carageorgos
YCY. Cinar
Y. Cinar

1 January 2016 in Geothermics
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Zhenjiang YouZhenjiang You
Zhenjiang You
YYYulong Yang
Yulong Yang
ABAlex Badalyan
Alex Badalyan
PBPavel Bedrikovetski
Pavel Bedrikovetski
MHMartin Hand
Martin Hand

1 September 2017 in Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
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TRThomas Russell
Thomas Russell
DPDuy Pham
Duy Pham
MNMahdi Tavakkoli Neishaboor
Mahdi Tavakkoli Neishaboor
ABAlex Badalyan
Alex Badalyan
ABAron Behr
Aron Behr
PBPavel Bedrikovetsky
Pavel Bedrikovetsky

1 March 2015 in Fuel
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AKAlireza Keshavarz
Alireza Keshavarz
ABAlex Badalyan
Alex Badalyan
TCThemis Carageorgos
Themis Carageorgos
PBPavel Bedrikovetski
Pavel Bedrikovetski
RJRaymond Johnson
Raymond Johnson