Zuleima Karpyn

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Quentin E. and Louise L. Wood University Endowed Fellow of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Research Summary

Research interests include multi-phase flow in porous media, capillary-driven flow, unconventional reservoirs, solid/liquid interfaces and wettability, and X-ray computed tomography and image processing techniques.

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Recent Publications

Effective waste management in service industry: Fuzzy-based modelling approach for strategic decision-making

Dinçer, H., Yüksel, S., Eti, S., Gökalp, Y., Mikhaylov, A. & Karpyn, Z., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Waste Management and Research.

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Estimation of Fracture Permeability from Aperture Distributions for Rough and Partially Cemented Fractures

Landry, C. J., Prodanović, M., Karpyn, Z. & Eichhubl, P., Mar 2024, In: Transport in Porous Media. 151, 4, p. 689-717 29 p.

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Applying Theorem of Ross to Transition Probability Matrix in Energy Options Pricing after Political Tensions and Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Mikhaylov, A., Chang, T., Mukhanova, A., Bukharbayeva, A. & Karpyn, Z., Sep 2024, In: Energy Exploration and Exploitation. 42, 5, p. 1715-1726 12 p.

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Impact of wettability on capillary phase trapping using pore-network modeling

Purswani, P., Johns, R. T. & Karpyn, Z. T., Feb 2024, In: Advances in Water Resources. 184, 104606.

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Relationship Between Residual Saturations and Wettability Using Pore-Network Modeling

Purswani, P., Johns, R. T. & Karpyn, Z. T., Apr 2024, In: SPE Journal. 29, 4, p. 2004-2013 10 p.

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Hybrid ion exchange and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review of process applications and mathematical modeling

Zhang, T., Payne, K., Zhang, J., Purswani, P., Karpyn, Z. & Wang, M., Mar 2024, In: Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology. 23, 1, p. 163-188 26 p.

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Measurement of In-situ Fluid Density in Shales with Sub-Resolution Porosity Using X-Ray Microtomography

Chakraborty, N., Lou, X., Enab, K. & Karpyn, Z., Feb 2022, In: Transport in Porous Media. 141, 3, p. 607-627 21 p.

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Experimental Investigation of Shale Rock Properties Altering In-Situ Gas Density and Storage

Lou, X., Chakraborty, N. & Karpyn, Z., Apr 14 2022, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 10, 877551.

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Comparative Study of Traditional and Deep-Learning Denoising Approaches for Image-Based Petrophysical Characterization of Porous Media

Tawfik, M. S., Adishesha, A. S., Hsi, Y., Purswani, P., Johns, R. T., Shokouhi, P., Huang, X. & Karpyn, Z. T., Jan 25 2022, In: Frontiers in Water. 3, 800369.

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Effect of oil chemistry on the performance of low-salinity waterflooding in carbonates: An integrated experimental approach

Tawfik, M. S., Karpyn, Z. T. & Johns, R. T., Dec 1 2022, In: Fuel. 329, 125436.

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Experimental study of gas/liquid diffusion in porous rocks and bulk fluids to investigate the effect of rock-matrix hindrance

Lou, X., Chakraborty, N., Karpyn, Z. T., Ayala, L. F., Nagarajan, N. & Wijaya, Z., Jun 2021, In: SPE Journal. 26, 3, p. 1174-1188 15 p.

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Modeling the Effect of Reaction Kinetics and Dispersion during Low-Salinity Waterflooding

Magzymov, D., Purswani, P., Karpyn, Z. T. & Johns, R. T., Oct 2021, In: SPE Journal. 26, 5, p. 3075-3093 19 p.

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Predictive modeling of relative permeability using a generalized equation of state

Purswani, P., Johns, R. T., Karpyn, Z. T. & Blunt, M., Feb 2021, In: SPE Journal. 26, 1, p. 191-205 15 p.

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Experimental and numerical study of gas diffusion and sorption kinetics in ultratight rocks

Zhang, M., Chakraborty, N., Karpyn, Z. T., Emami-Meybodi, H. & Ayala, L. F., Feb 15 2021, In: Fuel. 286, 119300.

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Dual Compressibility Characteristics of Lignite, Subbituminous, and High-Volatile Bituminous Coals: A New Insight into Permeability

Zhou, S., Liu, D., Karpyn, Z. T., Cai, Y. & Yao, Y., Jan 2021, In: Transport in Porous Media. 136, 1, p. 295-317 23 p.

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