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Ali Abdullah Alyousef

Dr. Ali Abdullah Alyousef

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ali.yousef@kfupm.edu.sa
68 publications
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A capacitance model to infer interwell connectivity from production- and injection-rate fluctuations

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering · 2006-01-01

ALYOUSEF, Ali, Gentil P, Jensen JL, Lake LW

DOI: 10.2118/95322-PA

Integrated interpretation of interwell connectivity using injection and production fluctuations

Mathematical Geosciences · 2009-01-01

ALYOUSEF, Ali, Jensen JL, Lake LW

DOI: 10.1007/s11004-008-9189-x

Laboratory investigation of the impact of injection-water salinity and ionic content on oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering · 2011-01-01

ALYOUSEF, Ali, Al-Saleh S, AL-KAABI, Abdulaziz O, Al-Jawfi M

DOI: 10.2118/137634-PA

Optimization Study of a Novel Water-Ionic Technology for Smart-Waterflooding Application in Carbonate Reservoirs

Oil and Gas Facilities · 2014-10-15

ALYOUSEF, Ali, Ayirala S

DOI: 10.2118/169052-pa

A state-of-the-art review to develop injection-water-chemistry requirement guidelines for IOR/EOR projects

SPE Production and Operations · 2015-02-01

Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/169048-PA

A Critical Review of Alternative Desalination Technologies for Smart Waterflooding

Oil and Gas Facilities · 2016-10-24

Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/179564-pa

A state of the art review to develop novel workflow for microscopic scale understanding of advanced water flooding mechanisms in carbonates

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2017-01-01

Ayirala SC, Al-Enezi SM, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2017.07.038

The role of individual and combined ions in waterflooding carbonate reservoirs: Electrokinetic study

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering · 2017-02-01

Alotaibi MB, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/177983-pa

Atomistic simulation of calcite interaction with ionic species and oil components in water-flooding

Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · 2017-09-20

Alghamdi AO, Alotaibi MB, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.06.069

Effects of Salinity on Oil Recovery (the "dilution Effect"): Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Crude Oil/Brine/Carbonate Surface Restructuring and Associated Physicochemical Interactions

Energy and Fuels · 2017-09-21

Chen SY, Kaufman Y, Kristiansen K, Seo D, Schrader AM, Alotaibi MB, Dobbs HA, Cadirov NA, Boles JR, Ayirala SC, Israelachvili JN, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b00869

Carbonated water injection under reservoir conditions; in-situ WAG-type EOR

Fuel · 2018-04-01

Mahzari P, Tsolis P, Sohrabi M, Enezi S, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Eidan AA

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.12.096

Microscopic scale interactions of water ions at crude oil/water interface and their impact on oil mobilization in advanced water flooding

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2018-04-01

Ayirala SC, Al-Saleh SH, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2017.09.054

Coalescence of Crude Oil Droplets in Brine Systems: Effect of Individual Electrolytes

Energy and Fuels · 2018-05-17

Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Li Z, Xu Z

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b00309

Effect of salinity and water ions on electrokinetic interactions in carbonate reservoir cores at elevated temperatures

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering · 2018-08-01

Ayirala SC, Saleh SH, Enezi SM, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/189444-pa

Dynamic interactions of inorganic species at carbonate/brine interfaces: An electrokinetic study

Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · 2018-08-05

Alotaibi MB, Cha D, Alsofi AM, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.04.042

Effects of salinity and individual ions on crude-oil/water interface physicochemical interactions at elevated temperature

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering · 2019-01-01

Ayirala SC, Li Z, Saleh SH, Xu Z, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/190387-PA

Time-Dependent Physicochemical Changes of Carbonate Surfaces from SmartWater (Diluted Seawater) Flooding Processes for Improved Oil Recovery

Langmuir · 2019-01-08

Chen SY, Kristiansen K, Seo D, Cadirov NA, Dobbs HA, Kaufman Y, Schrader AM, Andresen Eguiluz RC, Alotaibi MB, Ayirala SC, Boles JR, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Israelachvili JN

DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02711

Smartwater Synergy With Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: Polymer Effects on Smartwater

SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering · 2019-02-13

AlSofi AM, Wang J, AlBoqmi AM, AlOtaibi MB, Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/184163-pa

Effects of ions on the characteristics of monolayer at brine/oil interfaces

E3s Web of Conferences · 2019-03-29

Alotaibi MB, Cha D, Chand K, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/20198904003

Direct Imaging of Tunable Crystal Surface Structures of MOF MIL-101 Using High-Resolution Electron Microscopy

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2019-07-31

Li X, Wang J, Liu X, Liu L, Cha D, Zheng X, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Song K, Zhu Y, Zhang D, Han Y

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b04896

New Insights to Characterize Fluid/Carbonate Rock Interfaces Using Transmission Electron Microscopy with Liquid Cell Holder

Microscopy and Microanalysis · 2019-08-01

Cha D, Alotaibi M, Enezi S, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Song K, Li X, Han Y

DOI: 10.1017/s1431927619012881

Electro-kinetic induced wettability alteration in carbonates: Tailored water chemistry and alkali effects

Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · 2019-12-01

Alghamdi AO, Abu-Al-Saud MO, Al-Otaibi MB, Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.123887

Microscale effects of polymer on wettability alteration in carbonates

SPE Journal · 2020-01-01

Li Z, Ayirala S, Mariath R, AlSofi A, Xu Z, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/200251-PA

Microscale Interactions of Surfactant and Polymer Chemicals at Crude Oil/Water Interface for Enhanced Oil Recovery

SPE Journal · 2020-01-01

Ayircda S, Li ZS, Mariafh R, Sofi AA, Xu Z, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/198574-PA

Smartwater effects on wettability, adhesion, and oil liberation in carbonates

SPE Journal · 2020-01-01

Li Z, Xu Z, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/193196-PA

Linking pore scale mechanisms with macroscopic to core scale effects in controlled ionic composition low salinity waterflooding processes

Fuel · 2020-03-15

Ayirala S, Alghamdi A, Gmira A, Cha DK, Alsaud MA, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116798

Mineral Interfaces and Oil Recovery: A Microscopic View on Surface Reconstruction, Organic Modification, and Wettability Alteration of Carbonates

Energy and Fuels · 2020-05-21

Rao A, Kumar S, Annink C, Le-Anh D, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Siretanu I, Duits MHG, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00118

Optical measurements of oil release from calcite packed beds in microfluidic channels

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics · 2020-07-01

Le-Anh D, Rao A, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Duits MHG, Gardeniers H, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1007/s10404-020-02351-5

Multiscale aqueous-ion interactions at interfaces for enhanced understanding of controlled-ionic-composition-waterflooding processes in carbonates

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering · 2020-08-01

Ayirala S, Saleh S, Enezi S, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/199343-PA

Molecular-scale origins of wettability at petroleum–brine–carbonate interfaces

Scientific Reports · 2020-12-01

Fenter P, Qin T, Lee SS, AlOtaibi MB, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77393-4

The prospects and potential opportunities of low salinity water flooding for offshore applications in sandstones

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2021-04-01

Chen Q, Otaibi M, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.108260

Artificial Diagenesis of Carbonates: Temperature-Dependent Inorganic and Organic Modifications in Reservoir Mimetic Fluids

SPE Journal · 2021-10-01

Rao A, Kumar S, Annink C, Le-Anh D, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Siretanu I, Duits MHG, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.2118/200331-PA

Response of crude oil deposited organic layers to brines of different salinity: An atomic force microscopy study on carbonate surfaces

Fuel · 2021-10-15

Kumar S, Rao A, Alotaibi MB, Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Siretanu I, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121129

Electro-kinetically tailored interfaces for chemical enhanced oil recovery in carbonates

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2021-12-01

Alghamdi AO, Ayirala SC, Al-Otaibi M, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109053

Nonmonotonic Coupled Dissolution-Precipitation Reactions at the Mineral–Water Interface

Advanced Functional Materials · 2021-12-01

Rao A, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Duits MHG, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202106396

Nonmonotonic Coupled Dissolution‐Precipitation Reactions at the Mineral‐Water Interface (Adv. Funct. Mater. 51/2021)

Advanced Functional Materials · 2021-12-01

Rao A, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Duits MHG, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202170379

Pore-Scale Oil Connectivity and Displacement by Controlled-Ionic-Composition Waterflooding Using Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography

Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal · 2021-12-15

Qin T, Fenter P, AlOtaibi M, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/201618-pa

Effects of Fluid Aging and Reservoir Temperature on Waterflooding in 2.5D Glass Micromodels

Energy and Fuels · 2022-02-03

Le-Anh D, Rao A, Schlautmann S, Stetten AZ, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Duits MHG, Gardeniers H, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c03670

SmartWater based synergistic technologies for enhanced oil recovery

Fuel · 2022-05-01

Ayirala S, AlSofi A, AlYousef Z, Wang J, Abu Alsaud M, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123264

Formation and Stability of Heterogeneous Organo-Ionic Surface Layers on Geological Carbonates

Energy and Fuels · 2022-07-21

Rao A, Schilderink N, Le-Anh D, Zeng R, Lievens C, Braunschweig B, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Duits MHG, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01117

Oil Displacement in Calcite-Coated Microfluidic Chips via Waterflooding at Elevated Temperatures and Long Times

Micromachines · 2022-08-14

Le-Anh D, Rao A, Stetten AZ, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Duits MHG, Gardeniers H, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.3390/mi13081316

In Situ Characterization of Carbonate/Oil/Water Interfacial Layers Using Advanced EM Techniques for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Energy & Fuels · 2022-09-01

Cha D, Ayirala SC, AlOtaibi MB, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01932

Absence of anomalous underscreening in highly concentrated aqueous electrolytes confined between smooth silica surfaces

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · 2022-09-15

Kumar S, Cats P, Alotaibi MB, Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali, van Roij R, Siretanu I, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.004

Propagation of mineral dissolution waves driven by cation exchange in low salinity waterflooding

Fuel · 2022-11-01

Chen Q, Abu-Al-Saud MO, Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125350

Microfluidics for Carbonate Rock Improved Oil Recovery: Some Lessons from Fabrication, Operation, and Image Analysis

SPE Journal · 2023-01-01

Duits MHG, Le-Anh D, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Gardeniers H, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Mugele F

DOI: 10.2118/213465-pa

Review of Offshore Chemical Flooding Field Applications and Key Lessons Learned

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering · 2023-01-01

Han M, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/209473-PA

Fundamentals of crystallization at oil-brine interfaces for conformance control and oil spill remediation applications

Geoenergy Science and Engineering · 2023-08-01

Binabdi AA, SOLLING, Theis, EL ZOHRY, Ahmed, Ayirala S, Gmira A, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211930

Systematic observations of enhanced oil recovery and associated changes at carbonate-brine and carbonate-petroleum interfaces

Scientific Reports · 2023-12-01

Qin T, Fenter P, AlOtaibi M, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43081-2

Wettability of Caprock-H2-Water: Insights from Molecular Dynamic Simulations and Sessile-Drop Experiment

Energy and Fuels · 2023-12-07

ABDEL-AZEIM, Safwat, YASERI, Ahmed, NORRMAN, Kion, Patil P, Qasim A, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c03198

A novel streamline simulation method for fractured reservoirs with full-tensor permeability

Physics of Fluids · 2024-01-01

Rao X, He X, Kwak H, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Hoteit H

DOI: 10.1063/5.0176665

Synergistic SmartWater based surfactant polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery in carbonates

Petroleum Science and Technology · 2024-01-01

Wang J, Ayirala SC, Sofi A, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2022.2131820

Novel fabrication of mixed wettability micromodels for pore-scale studies of fluid-rock interactions

Lab on A Chip · 2024-01-23

AlOmier A, Cha D, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Hoteit H

DOI: 10.1039/d3lc01009k

Hybrid Mimetic Finite Difference and Streamline Methods for Numerical Simulation of Two-phase Flow in Fractured Reservoirs

Computers and Geotechnics · 2024-02-01

Rao X, Guo S, He X, Kwak H, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Hoteit H

DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.106048

A Novel Projection-based Embedded Discrete Fracture Model (pEDFM) for Anisotropic Two-phase Flow Simulation Using Hybrid of Two-point Flux Approximation and Mimetic Finite Difference (TPFA-MFD) Methods

Journal of Computational Physics · 2024-02-15

Rao X, He X, Du K, Kwak H, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Hoteit H

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2023.112736

Deep learning-assisted Bayesian framework for real-time CO2 leakage locating at geologic sequestration sites

Journal of Cleaner Production · 2024-04-05

He X, Zhu W, Kwak H, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Hoteit H

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141484

Microscopic Characterization of Mineral Dissolution and Precipitation at Variable Salinity for Improved Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs

Energy and Fuels · 2024-04-18

Megens F, Alghamdi AO, Stetten AZ, Alotaibi MB, Ayirala SC, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Siretanu I, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04467

Does Core-Length Matter for Mobility Control Displacements in Core?

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering · 2024-06-01

Dafaalla M, AZAD, Madhar, Rizwan S, AL SHEHRI, Dhafer, Ayirala S, MAHMOUD, Mohamed Ahmed A, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1007/s13369-024-08940-8

Subsurface Hydrogen Storage in Limestone Rocks: Evaluation of Geochemical Reactions and Gas Generation Potential

Energy and Fuels · 2024-06-06

YASERI, Ahmed, Fatah A, ALSAIF, Bidoor, MOHAMMED, Ahmed, AMAO, Abduljamiu, Al-Qasim AS, ALYOUSEF, Ali, VIJAYALAKSHMI, Sivabalan

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c00742

Analyzing Hydrogen Flow Behavior Based on Deep Learning Sensor Selection Optimization Framework

Journal of Fluids Engineering Transactions of the ASME · 2024-07-01

Katterbauer K, Shehri AA, Qasim A, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1115/1.4065427

Improved Amott Method to Determine Oil Recovery Dynamics from Water-Wet Limestone Using GEV Statistics

Energies · 2024-07-01

Kaprielova KM, Yutkin MP, Mowafi M, Gmira A, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Radke CJ, Patzek TW

DOI: 10.3390/en17143599

Encapsulated Fluorescent Tags to Label Drill Cuttings for Improved Depth Correlation: A Field Application

SPE Journal · 2024-09-01

Zhu SS, Antoniv M, Saadoun N, Thomas G, Poitzsch M, Kwak H, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.2118/221466-PA

Numerical Analysis of the Dynamic Mechanisms in Hydraulic Fracturing With a Focus on Natural Fractures

Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · 2024-12-01

Zhu W, Chen Z, He X, Liu J, Guo S, Zheng B, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Qi S, Wang M

DOI: 10.1029/2024JB029487

Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Mixed Wettability on Pore-Scale Fluid Displacement: A Microfluidic Study

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces · 2024-12-18

AlOmier A, Hoecherl M, Cha D, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Hoteit H

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c13018

Does Interfacial Viscoelasticity Increase Oil Recovery at High Temperature and Salinity in Carbonates?

SPE Journal · 2025-05-01

Chávez-Miyauchi TE, Kar T, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Firoozabadi A

DOI: 10.2118/218248-PA

Emergence of repulsive viscoelastic forces at calcite surfaces in brines of variable salt content

Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · 2025-05-20

Kumar S, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Sîretanu I, Mugele F

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.136487

New unloading criterion for enhancing multi-stage triaxial tests based on radial strain gradient

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering · 2025-08-01

Jin G, Syed SA, González-Pérez HJ, Kwak HT, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Al Dhamen AA

DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2024.11.057

Generalized Extreme Value Statistics for Scaling Oil Recovery from Water-Wet and Mixed-Wet Carbonate Rock

Energies · 2025-11-01

Kaprielova KM, Yutkin MP, Gmira A, Ayirala S, ALYOUSEF, Ali, Radke CJ, Patzek TW

DOI: 10.3390/en18215771

Experimental evaluation of using treated produced water for mobility control and improved oil recovery in carbonates

Geoenergy Science and Engineering · 2026-03-01

Ayirala SC, AlSaleh SH, Al-Yousef Z, Boqmi A, Satrawi M, Wang J, ALYOUSEF, Ali

DOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2025.214339