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William Ampomah

Petroleum Engineering

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The researcher has developed innovative methods for improving oil recovery through carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by integrating advanced computational models, machine learning, and geomechanical modeling techniques. Their work focuses on enhancing reservoir performance, optimizing CO2 sequestration processes, and advancing hydrocarbon exploration methodologies to develop more efficient extraction solutions for the energy sector.

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CO<sub>2</sub> Accounting and Risk Analysis for CO<sub>2</sub> Sequestration at Enhanced Oil Recovery Sites(2016)
Optimum design of CO2 storage and oil recovery under geological uncertainty(2017)
Evaluation of CO<sub>2</sub> Storage Mechanisms in CO<sub>2</sub> Enhanced Oil Recovery Sites: Application to Morrow Sandstone Reservoir(2016)
Reactive chemical transport simulations of geologic carbon sequestration: Methods and applications(2020)
Heterogeneity-assisted carbon dioxide storage in marine sediments(2018)
Uncertainty analysis of carbon sequestration in an active CO2-EOR field(2016)
Multicomponent reactive transport of carbon dioxide in fluvial heterogeneous aquifers(2019)
Uncertainty Quantification for CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery(2014)
Assessment of CO2 trapping mechanisms in partially depleted oil-bearing sands(2020)
Farnsworth Field CO2-EOR Project: Performance Case History(2016)
Numerical Simulation of Carbon Dioxide Injection in the Western Section of the Farnsworth Unit(2014)
CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery at Depleted Oil/Gas Reservoirs(2017)
Co-optimization of CO2-EOR and Storage Processes under Geological Uncertainty(2017)
Compositional Simulation of CO2 Storage Capacity in Depleted Oil Reservoirs(2015)
Assessment of chemo-mechanical impacts of CO2 sequestration on the caprock formation in Farnsworth oil field, Texas(2022)
A Gate-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment for the CO2-EOR Operations at Farnsworth Unit (FWU)(2021)
Techno-economic life cycle assessment of CO2-EOR operations towards net negative emissions at farnsworth field unit(2023)
Injectivity Evaluation for Offshore CO2 Sequestration in Marine Sediments(2017)
Probabilistic Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of CO2 Storage Capacity of the Morrow B Sandstone—Farnsworth Field Unit(2021)
Integrated Geochemical Modeling for CO2 Sequestration in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico(2024)
Performance assessment of CO2-enhanced oil recovery and storage in the Morrow reservoir(2017)
Assignment and calibration of relative permeability by hydrostratigraphic units for multiphase flow analysis, case study: CO2-EOR operations at the Farnsworth Unit, Texas(2018)
Interpretation of Tracer Experiments on Inverted Five-spot Well-patterns within the Western Half of the Farnsworth Unit Oil Field(2017)
Numerical Modeling of CO2 Sequestration within a Five-Spot Well Pattern in the Morrow B Sandstone of the Farnsworth Hydrocarbon Field: Comparison of the TOUGHREACT, STOMP-EOR, and GEM Simulators(2021)
Simulation study of chemo‐mechanical impacts of CO<sub>2</sub> injection in morrow b sandstone reservoir(2022)
Overview of Safe Subsurface Storage of CO2 in Saline Reservoirs: San Juan Basin CarbonSAFE Phase III(2022)
Coupled Geomechanical Modeling to Assess Cap Rock Integrity and Mechanical Fault Stability: Application to Farnsworth Field Unit Project(2019)
Relative Permeability: A Critical Parameter in Numerical Simulations of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media(2021)
Time-Lapse Integration at FWU: Fluids, Rock Physics, Numerical Model Integration, and Field Data Comparison(2021)
Coupled Hydrodynamic-Geomechanical Modelling of CO2-WAG Field Development at Farnsworth Unit: A Case Study(2019)
Multiscale Assessment of Caprock Integrity for Geologic Carbon Storage in the Pennsylvanian Farnsworth Unit, Texas, USA(2021)
Forecasting CO2 Sequestration with Enhanced Oil Recovery(2022)
Implementation of CCS at San Juan Basin, New Mexico: Minimization of the Impact on the Underground Drinking Water Sources(2023)
Coupled Hydromechanical Modeling and Assessment of Induced Seismicity at FWU: Utilizing Time-Lapse VSP and Microseismic Data(2023)
The Implementation Underground CO2 Sequestration: Caprock Integrity Analysis on the Todilto Shale of San Juan Basin(2024)
Unsteady- and Steady-State Relative Permeability Study with X-ray and Acoustic Monitoring for CO<sub>2</sub> Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers(2025)
Evaluation of CO2-EOR Performance and Storage Mechanisms in an Active Partially Depleted Oil Reservoir(2019)
Numerical Simulation of CO2-EOR and Storage Potential in the Morrow Formation, Ochiltree County, Texas(2017)
Recent Developments in Modeling: Farnsworth Texas, CO &lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; EOR Carbon Sequestration Project(2021)
Quantitative analysis of the influence of capillary pressure on geologic carbon storage forecasts case study: CO2-EOR in the Anadarko basin, Texas(2021)
Coupled Geomechanical Model and 3D Dynamic Flow Simulation for the Potential CO2 Injection into Deep Aquifer Siluro-Devonian Carbonate Formations, Delaware Basin(2024)
Multiscale Assessment of Caprock Integrity for Geologic Carbon Storage in the Pennsylvanian Farnsworth Unit, Texas, USA(2021)
Demonstration Numerical Simulation of Field-Scale CO2 Sequestration Project with Complex Faulting System in San Juan Basin, USA(2022)
Time‐lapse VSP integration and calibration of subsurface stress field utilizing machine learning approaches: A case study of the morrow B formation, FWU(2023)
Experimental Study of Brine Compatibility on Water-Alternating-CO2 Injection in Low-Permeability Morrowan Sandstone Reservoir(2024)
A Case Study Demonstrating Corrective Actions Analysis Performed as Part of the San Juan Basin CarbonSAFE Project(2024)
The assessment of leakage risk on the CO2 saline aquifer storage with presence of impurities(2024)
Impact of Vaporization on Mineral Changes and Salt Precipitation During CO2 Storage(2025)
Three-Phase Compositional Simulation Modeling Coupled with Reactive Transport: Application to Farnsworth Field CO <sub>2</sub> -EOR and Storage Project(2019)
Field‐scale reactive transport assessment of CO<sub>2</sub> storage in the Farnsworth unit through enhanced oil recovery practices(2023)
Uncertainty quantification for CO2 sequestration and enhanced oil recovery(2014)
Harnessing the power of machine learning for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) – a state-of-the-art review(2021)
CCUS Perspectives: Assessing Historical Contexts, Current Realities, and Future Prospects(2024)
Co‐optimization of CO<sub>2</sub>‐EOR and storage processes in mature oil reservoirs(2016)
Machine learning based co-optimization of carbon dioxide sequestration and oil recovery in CO2-EOR project(2020)
Development and application of a machine learning based multi-objective optimization workflow for CO2-EOR projects(2019)
Co-optimizing water-alternating-carbon dioxide injection projects using a machine learning assisted computational framework(2020)
Assessment of Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage Capacity Using Machine Learning and Optimization Framework(2019)
Reservoir Fluid Characterization for Miscible Enhanced Oil Recovery(2015)
A comprehensive techno-eco-assessment of CO2 enhanced oil recovery projects using a machine-learning assisted workflow(2021)
Data-driven modeling for forecasting oil recovery: A timeseries neural network approach for tertiary CO2 WAG EOR(2023)
Performance of CO2-EOR and Storage Processes Under Uncertainty(2016)
Practical CO2—WAG Field Operational Designs Using Hybrid Numerical-Machine-Learning Approaches(2021)
Optimization of Water-Alternating-CO2 Injection Field Operations Using a Machine-Learning-Assisted Workflow(2022)
Multi-Objective Optimization of CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Projects Using a Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Approach(2019)
Optimization of CO2-EOR Process in Partially Depleted Oil Reservoirs(2016)
Probabilistic Reserves Assessment and Evaluation of Sandstone Reservoir in the Anadarko Basin(2016)
Optimization of Water-Alternating-CO2 Injection Field Operations Using a Machine-Learning-Assisted Workflow(2021)
Forecasting Oil Recovery Using Long Short Term Memory Neural Machine Learning Technique(2023)
Application of smart proxy model for multi-optimization of CO2-EOR design in farnsworth unit with production-injection well conversion(2024)
A Comprehensive Techno-eco-assessment of CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Projects Using a Machine-learning Assisted Workflow(2021)
Comparison of Probabilistic Techniques in the Study of Fluid Effects on Seismic Properties(2014)
Integrated Asset Modeling of a Coupled Reservoir for Production Optimization(2024)
Enhancing Production Forecasting in Fractured Shale Gas Reservoirs Using a Hybrid ARIMA-EMD-LSTM Approach(2024)
Improving oil recovery and CO2 storage in a mature oil field using CO2 EOR approach(2017)
Integrated Reservoir Modeling of CO 2 -EOR Performance and Storage Potential in the Farnsworth Field Unit, Texas.(2017)
Corrigendum to ’ A comprehensive techno-eco-assessment of CO2 enhanced oil recovery projects using a machine-learning assisted workflow’ [International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control volume 111 (2021) 103480](2021)
Design and Optimization of CO2-WAG Projects Using an Artificial-Intelligence Assisted Computational Framework(2020)
An Improved Approach for Sandstone Reservoir Characterization(2016)
An Integrated Approach for Characterizing a Sandstone Reservoir in the Anadarko Basin(2016)
Analysis of Upscaling Algorithms in Heterogeneous Reservoirs with Different Recovery Processes(2015)
Carbon Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Pennsylvanian Morrow Formation Clastic Reservoirs: Controls on Oil–Brine and Oil–CO2 Relative Permeability from Diagenetic Heterogeneity and Evolving Wettability(2019)
Zeta potential prediction of dominant sandstone minerals via surface complexation modelling(2023)
Mechanisms of Waterflood Inefficiency: Analysis of Geological, Petrophysical and Reservoir History, a Field Case Study of FWU (East Section)(2024)
Evaluation of Geo-Mechanical-Chemical Impacts of Co2 Injection to Depleted Oil Reservoirs(2021)
Experimental Investigation of Waterflood Performance Challenges in a Low-Permeability Morrowan Sandstone Reservoir: Implications for Mechanistic Modeling and Enhanced Oil Recovery Optimization(2024)
Unveiling the Enigma of Waterflood Inefficiency: A Multifaceted Analysis of Geological, Petrophysical, and Reservoir Dynamics - A Case Study in a Morrowan Clastic Reservoir(2024)
Diagenetic Capillary Heterogeneity Influences Multiphase Flow, Enhanced Oil Recovery, and CO 2 Storage in a Depleted Brownfield Reservoir(2018)
Quantitative interpretation of time‐lapse seismic data at Farnsworth field unit: Rock physics modeling, and calibration of simulated time‐lapse velocity responses(2022)
A comprehensive experimental study on the mechanisms of waterflood inefficiency in a Morrowan sandstone reservoir(2025)
Development of Site Characterization and Numerical Modeling Workflow of Acid Gas Injection for MRV-45Q Application(2022)
Time-lapse vertical seismic profile for CO2 monitoring in carbon capture, utilization , and sequestration/EOR, Farnsworth project(2018)
Microseismic Monitoring at the Farnsworth CO2-EOR Field(2023)
Seismic Monitoring at the Farnsworth CO2-EOR Field Using Time-Lapse Elastic-Waveform Inversion of 3D-3C VSP Data(2023)
Development of Time Lapse VSP Integration Workflow: A Case Study at Farnsworth CO2-EOR Project(2021)
Predictive modeling of energy‐related greenhouse gas emissions in Ghana towards a net‐zero future(2023)
Surface-seismic monitoring of an active CO2-EOR operation in the Texas Panhandle using broadband seismometers(2018)
Passive seismic monitoring of an active CO2-EOR operation in Farnsworth, Texas(2017)
Seismic monitoring of CO2-EOR operations in the Texas Panhandle and southern Kansas using surface seismometers(2019)
Charged Wellbore Casing Controlled Source Electromagnetics (CWC-CSEM) for Reservoir Imaging and Monitoring (Final report)(2020)

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