Multiphase Flow Assurance in Porous Media and Production Operations

Dear Colleagues,

The current technology related to flow assurance in the petroleum industry and its dependence on fossil fuel is in the substantial transformation to safe, benign, environmentally safe, and sustainable technology with the aid of automation, electrification, data analytics, and digital twin. Renewables or sustainable energy for the petroleum industry with the improved reliability, integrity, automation, and digitalization to obtain the net-zero carbon footprint is now essential for the future of the industry. The papers in the special issue will be focused on the new areas such as digital twin, automation, electrification, renewable energy, alternative energy, flowlines, pipelines and risers, facilities inspection and optimization, hydrogen economy transformation, utilization of cross-technologies, carbon neutrality, abandonment of facilities and so on. The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, global warming and rapid evolution of renewables have revealed the fact that the oil and gas industry is in real need of substantial transformation to embrace changes and to maintain its position as the vital energy source worldwide.

The objectives and goals of the proposed special issue are as follows:

(1) discuss the current state-of-the-art of multiphase flow, flow assurance, and alternative energy challenges in the oil and gas industry.

(2) describe current approaches to deal with multiphase flow and flow assurance issues.

(3) discuss known approaches that will not work currently. 

(5) integrate experts from the globe in the area of multiphase flow, flow assurance, and alternative energy.

We look forward to receiving high-quality manuscripts from you.

Sincerely,

Dr. Sina Rezaei-Gomari
Dr. Mayur Pal
Dr. Mohammad Azizur Rahman
Prof. Dr. Ahmad K. Sleiti
Guest Editors

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