Typical diploma thesis

Reservoir
Ø Eksperimentell analyse og numerisk simulering av spontan imbibering i reservoarbergarter
Ø Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure from Centrifuge Experiment.
Ø Investigating the effect of gravity in reservoir fluid flow

Production
Ø Proppant fracture cleanout in horizontal wells using coiled tubing
Ø Unloading of liquid loaded gas wells
Ø Multilateral Junctions – stability & joining technology

Geology
Ø Structure and stratigraphy of the northern part of horda platform (600-610N) Norwegian North Sea
Ø Facies Prediction from Cores, Image Logs and Wireline Logs
Ø Gas Hydrate finite difference modeling ODP Leg 146 site 892

Typical dr. degree thesis

Reservoir
Ø Particle retention in porous media. Applications to water injectivity decline
Ø Miscibility Variations in Compositionally Grading Petroleum Reservoirs
Ø Gas condensate flow behavior and sampling

Production
Ø High-velocity flow in porous media – analytical, numerical and experimental studies
Ø Investigating and development of techniques for internal inspection of flexible pipes
Ø Improved interpretation of downhole flow meter and pressure gradient measurements

Geology
Ø Geoelectical measurements for mapping and monitoring conductive plumes in groundwater
Ø Influence of wettability and saturation history on resistivity measurements in porous media
Ø Large-scale wave equation computations ing high-order difference operators

Seismics
Ø Attenuation of water-layer multiple reflections
Ø Scattering of elastic waves from media with fracture-induced anisotropy
Ø Prediction of calcite cement distribution in shallow marine sandstone reservoir using seismic data

Typical publications

Reservoir
Ø Jelmert, T. A., Selseng H. Well Test Interpretation in a Reservoir with Pressure Dependent Rock Properties, IPT 1/99/TAAJ/HS

Boring
Ø Lile, O. B., Justnes, H., Skalle, P., Backe, K. R., and Sv, no. een J.: “Dissolved gas as a problem in drilling fluids and well cements”, Advances in Cement Research, Vol. 8, no. 32 (October 1996) 137-142.

Formation Evaluation
Ø Holt Rune M. Petroleumsrelatert formasjonsfysikk: seismo-akustiske og strømningsmessige egenskaper til porøse media. Norges forskningsråd; sluttrapport for PROPETRO-programmet, 1998

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