Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey
Department of Petroleum EngineeringPhysical SciencesLife Sciences

Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey

23 Publications9 Research Themes9 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work focuses on the development and application of advanced polymer and geopolymers in the field of hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir engineering. Their research encompasses topics such as the valorization of coal and cocoa husk, the simulation of oil recovery techniques, the use of cementing agents, and the optimization of CO2 storage systems.

Key Research Themes (9)
Physical Sciences

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Physical Sciences

CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Physical Sciences

Coal and Its By-products

Physical Sciences

Concrete and Cement Materials Research

Physical Sciences

Drilling and Well Engineering

Physical Sciences

Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Physical Sciences

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Life Sciences

Polysaccharides Composition and Applications

Physical Sciences

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Publications (23)

Zeta potential prediction of dominant sandstone minerals via surface complexation modelling

Open Access
2023Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01721

Valorization of coal fly ash (CFA): a multi-industry review

2023Coal and Its By-productsDOI: 10.1007/s13762-023-04895-9

Extended Abstract: The Feasibility of Using Geopolymer in Oil-Well Cementing: A Review

2022Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchDOI: 10.2523/iptc-22130-ms

Cellulose processing from biomass and its derivatization into carboxymethylcellulose: A review

Open Access
2021Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e01078

The effect of temperature on CO2 injectivity in sandstone reservoirs

Open Access
2021CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e01066

A Reservoir Characterization and Potentiality of Economic Viability: The case of K-Creek Oil Field in Niger Delta

2021Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.22034/jogpt.2021.268796.1086

Geopolymer as the future oil-well cement: A review

2021Drilling and Well EngineeringDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109485

Experimental Study of Bio-Based Membrane Enhancers on Shale Through Osmotic Pressure Measurements

2021Drilling and Well EngineeringDOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05458-1

Tannin-Based Deflocculants in High Temperature High Pressure Wells: A Comprehensive Review

Open Access
2021Drilling and Well EngineeringDOI: 10.4236/aces.2021.114017

Extent of Beneficiation of Tsopoli and Akuse Clay Deposits as Drilling Fluids Materials

2020Drilling and Well Engineering

Theoretical Modeling of the Impact of Salt Precipitation on CO<sub>2</sub> Storage Potential in Fractured Saline Reservoirs

Open Access
2020CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsDOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01687

Theoretical modeling of the effect of temperature on CO<sub>2</sub> injectivity in deep saline formations

2020CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsDOI: 10.1002/ghg.1951

Performance of Carboxymethyl Cellulose Produced from Cocoa Pod Husk as Fluid Loss Control Agent at High Temperatures and Variable (Low and High) Differential Pressure Conditions-Part 1

Open Access
2019Polysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsDOI: 10.22078/jpst.2019.3550.1570

Polymer Optimisation- Shear Thinning or Thickening?

Open Access
2019Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.24203/ajas.v7i4.5808

Petrophysical Evaluation of the Reservoir in the K - Field, Offshore Ghana

2019Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.2118/198796-ms

A novel non-ionic surfactant extract derived from Chromolaena odarata as shale inhibitor in water based drilling mud

Open Access
2019Drilling and Well EngineeringDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01697

Assessment of Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage Capacity Using Machine Learning and Optimization Framework

2019Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.2118/195490-ms

Evaluation of CO2-EOR Performance and Storage Mechanisms in an Active Partially Depleted Oil Reservoir

2019CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsDOI: 10.2118/195534-ms

Pore pressure variation at constant confining stress on water–oil and silica nanofluid–oil relative permeability

Open Access
2018Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1007/s13202-018-0605-6

Performance of Relative Permeability and Two-Phase Flow Parameters Under Net Effective Stress in Water Wet Porous Media: A Comparative Study of Water–Oil Versus Silica Nanofluid–Oil

2018Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1007/s13369-018-3296-x

Assessment of Petroleum Reservoir Recovery Factor Using Complexity Scoring and Artificial Neural Network

2015Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.70729/ijser15342

Modeling Mutual Solvent Preflush -The Case of Wettability

2015Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

The New EOR Frontiers - Reduced Salinity Waterflooding

2014Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Petroleum Engineering
Total Publications23
Research Themes9
Open Access Papers9

Department of Petroleum Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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