Oscillations in stress, such as those created by earthquakes, can increase permeability and
fluid mobility in geologic media. In natural systems, strain amplitudes as small as 10− 6 can …

Power ultrasound, as an emerging green technology has received increasing attention of
the petroleum industry. The physical and chemical effects of the periodic oscillation and …

Injecting fluids in the crust, or their extraction, changes pore pressure and poroelastic
stresses. Both pressure and stress changes can promote seismicity and, hence, the seismic …

Mud volcanoes sometimes erupt within days after nearby earthquakes. The number of such
nearly coincident events is larger than would be expected by chance and the eruptions are …

This open access book explores the interactions between water and earthquakes, including
recent concerns about induced seismicity. It further highlights that a better understanding of …

Due to partial understanding of mechanisms involved in application of ultrasonic waves as
enhanced oil recovery method, series of straight (normal), and ultrasonic stimulated water …

Many lab-on-a-chip applications require processing of droplets, cells, and particles using
narrow confinements. The physics governing the process of a particle squeezing through …

To this day, the petroleum industry is still searching for alternative ways to improve the
recovery of hydrocarbon from the reservoir. The residual oil blotches may consist of about …

Understanding the relationships between the pore structure and bulk properties such as
irreducible water saturation (S wir) and permeability (k) of rocks is a crucial problem in …

The development of methods for mobilizing residual organic liquids trapped in porous media
is becoming increasingly important as world demand for oil increases and because of the …