Dr. Zachary Paul Alcorn is an interdisciplinary reservoir engineer and geoscientist focused on multiphase fluid flow during CO2 injection processes in subsurface reservoirs. His current research emphasizes bridging the gap between well-observed laboratory phenomena and field performance. He has expertise within special core analysis, reservoir characterization, geologic and reservoir modeling, numerical simulation and field pilot design, with in-depth knowledge of CO2 foam mobility control. He also serves as the Research Director for a Norwegian Petroleum Research Center, NCS2030. He holds a PhD in Reservoir Physics and a Master of Science in Geology.

Faglig foredrag

• Lliguizaca Davila, Jorge Rodrigo; Mendoza-Sanz, Jorge; Brattekås, Bergit et al. (2024). An Experimental Investigation of Polymer Enhanced CO2 Foam Flooding: Foam Stabilization and CO2 Mobility Control. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2023). CO2 Foam for Increasing CO2 Storage Potential. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2023). CO2 Foam for Increasing CO2 Storage Capacity. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2022). Laboratory and Field Insights of CO2 Foam. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2022). CO2 Foam Field Pilot Modeling and Interpretations. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Føyen, Tore Lyngås; Zhang, Leilei et al. (2020). CO2 Foam Field Pilot Design and Initial Results. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Sharma, Mohan et al. (2018). Integrated CO2 Foam EOR Pilot Program with Combined CCUS in an Onshore Texas Heterogeneous Carbonate Field. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Sharma, Mohan et al. (2017). CO2 Foam EOR Field Pilot - Pilot Design, Geologic and Reservoir Modelling, and Laboratory Investigations. (ekstern lenke)
• Sharma, Mohan; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva et al. (2017). Numerical Modelling Study for Designing CO2-Foam Field Pilot. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Sharma, Mohan et al. (2017). Upscaling CO2 Foam for EOR and CO2 Storage from Lab to Field Scale. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie

• Lliguizaca Davila, Jorge Rodrigo; Landa-Marbán, David; Gasda, Sarah Eileen et al. (2024). Data-Driven Predictions of CO2 EOR Numerical Studies Using MachineLearning in an Open-Source Framework. (ekstern lenke)
• Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena; Graue, Arne; Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2023). The Effect of Rock Type on CO2 Foam for CO2 EOR and CO2 Storage . (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig artikkel

• Benali, Benyamine; Fernø, Martin; Halsøy, Hilde et al. (2024). A Pore-Level Study of Dense-Phase CO2 Foam Stability in the Presence of Oil . (ekstern lenke)
• Tripathi, Rishabh; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Graue, Arne et al. (2024). Combination of non-ionic and cationic surfactants in generating stable CO<inf>2</inf> foam for enhanced oil recovery and carbon storage. (ekstern lenke)
• Benali, Benyamine; Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena; Liu, Na et al. (2023). Pore-level Ostwald ripening of CO<inf>2</inf> foams at reservoir pressure. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena; Karakas, Metin et al. (2022). Unsteady-state CO2 foam generation and propagation: laboratory and field insights. (ekstern lenke)
• Karakas, Metin; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Aminzadeh, Fred et al. (2022). Pressure Measurements for Monitoring CO<inf>2</inf> Foam Pilots. (ekstern lenke)
• Benali, Benyamine; Føyen, Tore Lyngås; Alcorn, Zachary Paul et al. (2022). Pore-scale bubble population dynamics of CO2-foam at reservoir pressure. (ekstern lenke)
• Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena; Graue, Arne; Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2022). Unsteady-state CO2 foam injection for increasing enhanced oil recovery and carbon storage potential. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Karakas, Metin; Graue, Arne (2022). CO2 Foam Pilot in a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir: Analysis and Results. (ekstern lenke)
• Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena; Benali, Benyamine; Føyen, Tore Lyngås et al. (2021). Hybrid Nanoparticle-Surfactant Stabilized Foams for CO2 Mobility Control at Elevated Salinities. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Føyen, Tore Lyngås; Zhang, Leilei et al. (2020). CO2 foam field pilot design and initial results. (ekstern lenke)
• Karakas, Metin; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Graue, Arne (2020). CO<inf>2</inf> foam field pilot monitoring using transient pressure measurements. (ekstern lenke)
• Føyen, Tore Lyngås; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fernø, Martin et al. (2020). CO2 mobility reduction using foam stabilized by CO2- and water-soluble surfactants. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fernø, Martin; Graue, Arne (2020). Upscaling co2 foam for eor as ccus from on-to offshore. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Føyen, Tore Lyngås; Gauteplass, Jarand et al. (2020). Pore-and core-scale insights of nanoparticle-stabilized foam for CO2-enhanced oil recovery. (ekstern lenke)
• Jian, Guoqing; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Zhang, Leilei et al. (2020). Evaluation of a Nonionic Surfactant Foam for CO2 Mobility Control in a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Sharma, Mohan et al. (2020). Core-scale sensitivity study of CO2 foam injection strategies for mobility control, enhanced oil recovery, and CO2 storage. (ekstern lenke)
• Sharma, Mohan; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva et al. (2019). Model calibration for forecasting CO2-foam enhanced oil recovery field pilot performance in a carbonate reservoir. (ekstern lenke)
• Rognmo, Arthur Uno; Al-Khayyat, Noor Muneer Nadheer; Heldal, Sandra et al. (2019). Performance of Silica Nanoparticles in CO2-foam for EOR and CCUS at Tough Reservoir Conditions. (ekstern lenke)
• Rognmo, Arthur Uno; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Alcorn, Zachary Paul et al. (2019). Pore-to-core EOR upscaling for CO2-foam for CCUS. (ekstern lenke)
• Fredriksen, Sunniva; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Frøland, Anders et al. (2019). Surfactant Prefloods During Carbon Dioxide Foam Injection for Integrated Enhanced Oil Recovery in Fractured Oil-Wet Carbonates. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Sharma, Mohan et al. (2019). An integrated carbon-dioxide-foam enhanced-oil-recovery pilot program with combined carbon capture, utilization, and storage in an onshore Texas heterogeneous carbonate field. (ekstern lenke)
• Eide, Øyvind; Fernø, Martin; Alcorn, Zachary Paul et al. (2016). Visualization of carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery by diffusion in fractured chalk. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Halsøy, Hilde; Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena et al. (2023). CO2 Foam Flow Dynamics at Reservoir Conditions . (ekstern lenke)
• Rognmo, Arthur Uno; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Alcorn, Zachary Paul et al. (2018). Pore-to Core EOR Upscaling for CO2-foam for CCUS. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Sharma, Mohan et al. (2018). Integrated CO2 Foam EOR Pilot Program with Combined CCUS in an Onshore Texas Heterogeneous Carbonate Field. (ekstern lenke)
• Sharma, Mohan; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva et al. (2017). Numerical Modelling Study for Designing CO2-foam Field Pilot. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Sharma, Mohan et al. (2017). CO2 Foam EOR Field Pilot - Pilot Design, Geologic and Reservoir Modeling, and Laboratory Investigations . (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig foredrag

• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena; Halsøy, Hilde et al. (2023). CO2 Foam Mobility Control for Increasing Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage Capacity. (ekstern lenke)
• Halsøy, Hilde; Brattekås, Bergit; Graue, Arne et al. (2023). CO2 Foam Mobility Control for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage . (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Halsøy, Hilde; Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena et al. (2023). CO2 Foam Flow Dynamics at Reservoir Conditions. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2022). CO2 Foam from Laboratory to Field Scale. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Graue, Arne (2021). Results from East Seminole CO2 Foam EOR Field Pilot . (ekstern lenke)
• Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena; Benali, Benyamine; Føyen, Tore Lyngås et al. (2021). Hybrid Nanoparticle-Surfactant Stabilized Foams for CO2 Mobility Control at Elevated Salinities.. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Graue, Arne (2021). Design and Results of a CO2 Foam Field Pilot, Permian Basin USA. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Graue, Arne (2021). CO2 Foam Field Pilot Results. (ekstern lenke)
• Fernø, Martin; Eide, Øyvind; Føyen, Tore Lyngås et al. (2019). Silica Nanoparticles to Stabilize CO2-foam for Efficient CCUS in Challenging Reservoirs. (ekstern lenke)
• Fredriksen, Sunniva; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Frøland, Anders et al. (2018). Surfactant Pre-floods during CO2 Foam for Integrated Enhanced Oil Recovery in Fractured Oil-Wet Carbonates, SPE . (ekstern lenke)
• Rognmo, Arthur Uno; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Eide, Øyvind et al. (2018). Pore-to Core EOR Upscaling for CO2-foam for CCUS. (ekstern lenke)
• Rognmo, Arthur Uno; Noor, Al-Khayyat; Sandra, Heldal et al. (2018). Performance of silica nanoparticles in CO<inf>2</inf>-foam for EOR and CCUS at tough reservoir conditions. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Sharma, Mohan; Fredriksen, Sunniva et al. (2018). CO2 Foam Field Pilot Test for EOR and CO2 Storage in a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir: Operational Design, Data Collection and Pilot Monitoring Program. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Sharma, Mohan; Fredriksen, Sunniva et al. (2017). CO2 Foam EOR Field Pilots as CCUS. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fredriksen, Sunniva; Rognmo, Arthur Uno et al. (2017). CO2 Foam for Mobility Control for EOR and CO2 Storage in Heterogeneous Reservoirs. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Sharma, Mohan; Fredriksen, Sunniva et al. (2017). CO2 Foam Enhanced Oil Recovery Field Pilots. (ekstern lenke)

Poster

• Halsøy, Hilde; Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2023). CO2 Foam for EOR and Storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. (ekstern lenke)
• Sæle, Aleksandra Magdalena; Graue, Arne; Alcorn, Zachary Paul (2022). CO2 Foam for EOR and CO2 Storage. (ekstern lenke)
• Benali, Benyamine; Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fernø, Martin (2021). Pore-Scale CO2-Foam Texture at Reservoir Pressure. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Sharma, Mohan; Fredriksen, Sunniva et al. (2018). CO2 Field Pilots. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Sharma, Mohan; Fredriksen, Sunniva et al. (2017). CO2 Foam Field Pilot for Mobility Control for EOR in a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir; Pilot Design, Geologic and Reservoir Modeling, Numerical Modeling, and Laboratory Investigations. (ekstern lenke)
• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Fernø, Martin; Graue, Arne (2016). Workflow for Optimal Injection of CO2 to Enhance Oil Recovery in Mature Oil Fields: A Preliminary Study for a Field Pilot Program. (ekstern lenke)

Doktorgradsavhandling

• Alcorn, Zachary Paul; Graue, Arne; Fernø, Martin (2018). Upscaling CO2 Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage from Laboratory to Field Scale: An Integrated Approach to Designing a Field Pilot Test . (ekstern lenke)

Se en full oversikt over publikasjoner i Cristin

NCS2030 - National Center for Sustainable Subsurface Utilization of the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Optimizing CO2 Foam Mobility Control for Field Pilots

In-situ Quantification of CO2 Flow and Mobility Control for Improved Carbon Utilization and Storage