My research interests include

Multiphase flow in porous media, with focus on capillary heterogeneities including permeability contrasts, pore scale distribution and fractures. The influence of wettability of fluid flow and fluid distributions and multiphase functions in sandstone, chalk and carbonate rock types. In-situ imaging of dynamic displacement processes in porous media using MRI/NMR, NTI and CT. The impact of capillary forces and EOR/IOR in conventional and fractured reservoirs, including foam flow, polymer gels. Generating correct capillary curves and relative permeability curves from different SCAL techniques for input parameters in simulators. Additives to invading water in spontaneous imbibition tests to enhance oil recovery.

PhD students

Øyvind Eide

Jarand Gauteplass

 

MSc

2012/2013

Nicolai Ivar Majlaton

Ary Ahmed

Kamal Ahmed

Stuart Baird

Stig Langlo

Stig Lie

Tom Ydstebø

 

2011/2012 

Christophersen, Anders
Økt oljeutvinning av injeksjon av CO2-skum i en oppsprukket karbonatbergart ved ulike fuktforhold

Fløysand Tveit, Jørn-Anders
An Experimental Study of Water Mixing in Carbonate Rocks Using Different Imaging Techniques

Nakken Follesø, Håvard 
Fluid Displacements during Multiphase Flow Visualized at the Pore Scale Using Micromodels

Skibenes, Ane 
Injeksjon av CO2-skum for økt oljeutvinning i en oppsprukket karbonatbergart under ulike fuktforhold

 

2010/2011

Eide, Øyvind 
Integrated EOR and Waterflood Stability Criteria in Carbonate Rock

Børve, Bjarte 
Økt oljeutvinning i kalk basert på vannkjemi og potensialbestemmende ioner for endring av fukt

Nybø, Sigurd 
Skaleringskoeffisientens innvirkning på vannflømminger i sandstein og tertiær utvinnig ved bruk av CO2

Gauteplass, Jarand 
Primærdreneringsprosesser ved bruk av gass målt med porøs plate, sentrifuge og under skum injeksjon

 

2009/2010

Grønsdal, Reidar 
Økt oljeutvinning i kalk basert på vannkjemi og potensialbestemmende ioner for endring av fukt

 

Subjects

PTEK 211 - Fundamentals of Reservoir Physics

PTEK 212 - Reservoir Technology I

PTEK 214 - Experimental Reservoir Physcis

2025

• Raymond Mushabe; Na Liu; Nicole Dopffel et al. (2025). Underground hydrogen storage in porous media: Microbial controls and multiphase flow. (external link)
• Bernd Flemisch; Jan Martin Nordbotten; Martin Fernø et al. (2025). The 11th Society of Petroleum Engineers Comparative Solution Project: Summary Report. (external link)

2015

• Martin Fernø; Åsmund Haugen; Bergit Brattekås et al. (2015). Spontaneous Imbibition Revisited: A New Method to Determine Kr and Pc by Inclusion of the Capillary Backpressure. (external link)

2018

• Wen Song; F Ogunbanwo; Marianne Steinsbø et al. (2018). Mechanisms of Multiphase Reactive Flow using Biogenically Calcite-Functionalized Micromodels. (external link)
• Anders S. Saunes; Bergit Brattekås; Martin Fernø (2018). Establishing a homogeneous and stable sand pack to study parameters during spontaneous imbibition. (external link)

2019

• Martin Fernø; Bergit Brattekås (2019). Fysikk TV. (external link)
• Benyamine Benali; Martin Fernø; Bergit Brattekås (2019). Quantitative Pore-Scale Analysis of CO2 Foam for CCUS. (external link)
• Martin Fernø (2019). CCUS in the context of mitigating anthropogenic climate change. (external link)
• Bergit Brattekås; Martin Fernø; Simon Inge Smenes Reite (2019). An Experimental Study of Polymer Spontaneous Imbibition in Sandstone. (external link)

2022

• Maksim Lysyy; Per-Hilmar Knut van der Hart; Geir Ersland et al. (2022). Pore-scale displacement and trapping mechanisms for underground hydrogen storage. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Integrated Enhanced Oil Recovery