Publications

Recent Publications

Numerical simulation of viscous fingering in CO₂ storage: Addressing the limitations of laboratory-derived relative permeabilities
Larki, S. A., Skauge, A., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 148, 104523.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Regional pressure response to large-scale carbon storage in the bunter sandstone formation, Silverpit Basin (Southern North Sea, UK)
De Luca, M., Mackay, E. J., Good, T. R., Scisciani, V., MacBeth, C., Patruno, S. & Sutcliffe, J., Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 148, 104530.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing Scaling Risks in UAE Carbonate Reservoirs Using Reactive Transport Modelling
Baraka-Lokmane, S., Wang, X., Mackay, E., Singleton, M., Olsen, J., Retana, P., Chicoulaa, F., Alkindi, N. A., Keshtta, O. M. & Kaouche, S., 3 Nov 2025, ADIPEC 2025. Society for Applied Spectroscopy, SPE-230080-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Sensitivity Analysis of Microbial Reaction Rate Models for Underground Hydrogen Storage
Shojaee, A., Ghanbari, S., Wang, G. & Mackay, E. J., 27 Oct 2025.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Relaxation of Low-Sulfate Seawater Injection Based on Geochemical Reservoir Modeling
Baraka-Lokmane, S., Wang, X., Mackay, E., Pedenaud, P. & Singleton, M., 21 Oct 2025, OTC Brasil 2025. Offshore Technology Conference, OTC-36041-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Lessons Learned from Brazilian Technical Evolution: CO₂ WAG EOR that has Delivered 50Mt of CO₂ Storage
Gusmão, P. & Mackay, E., 20 Oct 2025, p. 1-3. 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
An Integrated Model of Scale Inhibitor (DETPMP) Transport, Coupled Adsorption/Precipitation (Γ/Π) and Reaction in Carbonate Systems
Meybodi, M. K., Sorbie, K. S., Vazquez, O. & Mackay, E. J., Oct 2025, In: Advances in Water Resources. 204, 105042.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Modelling the Impact of Injection Rate and Heterogeneity on the Extent and Location of Halite Precipitation During CO₂ Storage in Saline Aquifers: A Field Case Example
Ogundipe, O. M. & Mackay, E. J., 1 Sept 2025, SPE Energy Transition Symposium 2025. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-228366-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
New flow simulation framework for underground hydrogen storage modelling considering microbial and geochemical reactions
Shojaee, A., Ghanbari, S., Wang, G., Gregory, S., Dopffel, N. & Mackay, E., 18 Aug 2025, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 159, 150453.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of permeability, grid resolution, and carbonate reactions on CO₂ distribution and sulphate scaling in seawater-flooded carbonates
Al-Behadili, A. M. & Mackay, E. J., 11 Aug 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 29287.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Polymer Flooding Dynamics in Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Pore-Scale Study of the Influence of Shear-Thinning Rheology on Flow Dynamics and Recovery Efficiency
David, E., McDougall, S. R., Mackay, E. J. & Ogbeiwi, P., 5 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 142, 29, e57189.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring Inorganic Scale Risks and Mitigation Strategies for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
Heath, S., Mackay, E., Jarrahian, K., Ishkov, O., Gusmão, P. & Bagala, S., Aug 2025, In: SPE Journal. 30, 8, p. 5026-5042 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of relative timing of low salinity and polymer flooding on mechanisms by which oil recovery is improved
David, E., McDougall, S. R. & Mackay, E. J., 25 Jul 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 27170.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Optimization of Injection Brine Composition and Impact of Geochemical Reactivity in Reducing Mineral Scaling Risk During Seawater Flooding
Al-Behadili, A. M., Makcay, E. J. & Hatscher, S., 10 Jun 2025, SPE Europe Energy Conference and Exhibition 2025. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-225529-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
The Impact of Reservoir Properties on the Sulphate Content of Produced Brine in Carbonate Reservoirs Under Seawater-Alternating-Gas Injection
Gusmao, P. B. & Mackay, E. J., 2 Apr 2025, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2025. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-224282-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Optimization of Injection Brine Composition and Impact of Geochemical Reactivity to Reduce Mineral Scaling Risk
Al-Behadili, A. M., Makcay, E. J. & Gusmao, P. B., 2 Apr 2025, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2025. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-224250-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Retention and Release of Commercial and Purified Phosphonate Scale Inhibitors on Carbonate Substrate
Igder, M., Sorbie, K. S., Sneddon, G., Boak, L., Mackay, E. & Singleton, M., 2 Apr 2025, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2025. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-224242-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Determination of the Impact of Sulphate Concentration on Seawater Injection in a Brazilian Pre-Salt Field Using Reservoir Reactive Transport Modelling
Cardoso, G., Amézquita, J. V., Coelho, R., Moreira, R. D. R., Mackay, E. & Wang, X., 2 Apr 2025, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2025. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-224311-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Silicate Scale Prevention During Low Temperature Geothermal Brine Production Using a Polymer-Based Scale Inhibitor/Dispersant
Mohammadi, S., Sorbie, K. S., Boak, L. S., Jarrahian, K. & Mackay, E. J., 2 Apr 2025, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2025. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-224234-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Modelling Halite Precipitation During CO₂ Injection in a Heterogeneous Reservoir: A North Sea Field Case
Ogundipe, O. M. & Mackay, E. J., 2 Apr 2025, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2025. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-224277-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Viscous Fingering Dynamics in Carbon Capture: Impact of CO₂ Solubility and Relative Permeability Selection in CCS
Larki, S. A., Skauge, A., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E., 2 Apr 2025, p. 1-13. 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Impact of geochemical reactivity on desulphation requirements in a sandstone reservoir containing carbonate and sulphate minerals
Al-Behadili, A. M. & Mackay, E. J., 31 Jan 2025, In: Frontiers in Chemistry. 13, 1540250.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Coupled adsorption/precipitation (Γ/Π) modelling of scale inhibitor transport in porous media using the coupled isotherm, A_ΓΠ(c)
Kalantari meybodi, M., Sorbie, K. S., Vazquez, O. & Mackay, E. J., 20 Nov 2024, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 703, Part 2, 135309.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Distinctive Reservoir Engineering Strategies: Comparing Underground Hydrogen Storage with CCS and Natural Gas Storage
Wang, G., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., 4 Nov 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
How Brine Composition Impacts CO2 Storage in Depleted Carbonate Reservoirs
Gusmao, P. & Mackay, E. J., 4 Nov 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
X-ray visualized unstable displacements of water by gas in sandstone slabs for subsurface gas storage
Beteta, A., Wang, G., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., Oct 2024, In: Physics of Fluids. 36, 10, 102107 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Numerical Simulation of Coupled Adsorption/Precipitation of DETPMP in Carbonate Porous Media
Meybodi, M. K., Sorbie, K. S., Vazquez, O. & Mackay, E., 2 Sept 2024, p. 1-15. 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Kinetics of In-Situ Calcium Magnesium Carbonate Precipitation and the Need for Desulfation in Seawater-Flooded Carbonate Reservoirs
Al-Behadili, A. M. & Mackay, E. J., Sept 2024, In: SPE Journal. 29, 9, p. 5055-5070 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Geochemical Reactivity Modelling During CO2 Induced Convective Brine Mixing
Ghanbari, S., Mackay, E. J., Clemens, T., Hujer, W., Rath, A., Lüftenegger, M. R., Magdalena, M. & Zamolyi, A., 26 Jun 2024, SPE Europe Energy Conference and Exhibition 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-220161-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Integrated Modelling of Bio-Geochemical Aspects in Underground Hydrogen Storage: Implications for Reservoir Selection and Performance
Shojaee, A., Ghanbari, S., Wang, G. & Mackay, E. J., 26 Jun 2024, SPE Europe Energy Conference and Exhibition 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-220056-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Static Modelling and Dynamic Simulation for Geological CO2 Storage: an Integrated Regional Scale Approach
De Luca, M., Mackay, E. J., Good, T. R., Scisciani, V., MacBeth, C. & Patruno, S., 10 Jun 2024, 85th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition 2024. EAGE Publishing BV, p. 1-5 5 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Equilibrium Modelling of Interactions in DETPMP-Carbonate System
Kalantari Meybodi, M., Vazquez, O., Sorbie, K. S., Mackay, E. J. & Jarrahian, K., 5 Jun 2024, SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218704-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Scale Control in Geothermal Wells – What are the Options for Effective and Economic Scale Management?
Jarrahian, K., Mackay, E., Singleton, M., Mohammadi, S., Heath, S. & Pessu, F., 5 Jun 2024, SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218737-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Scale Treatment Optimisation in Geothermal Reservoirs
Vazquez, O., Mackay, E. & Beteta, A., 5 Jun 2024, SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218724-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Impact of Reservoir on Relaxation of Requirement for SRP Whilst Protecting Production - Reactive Transport Modelling for a Mature Offshore Field
Wang, X., Baraka-Lokmane, S. & Mackay, E., 5 Jun 2024, SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218729-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Understanding the Role of Scale Management in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
Heath, S., Mackay, E., Jarrahian, K., Ishkov, O. & Gusmão, P., 5 Jun 2024, SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218722-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Understanding the Impact of Water Injection Rate on Brine Composition and Calcite Scaling in Reactive Carbonate Reservoirs as a Function of Oil Composition and Saturation
Gusmao, P. B. & Mackay, E. J., 5 Jun 2024, SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218735-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Modelling of Halite Risk During CO₂ Injection in a North Sea Aquifer
Ogundipe, O. M., Mackay, E. J., Hatscher, S. & Seri, G., 5 Jun 2024, SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-218723-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Propagation of CO₂ desaturation front in near wellbore region
Awag, M., Mackay, E. & Ghanbari, S., Jun 2024, In: Energy Reports. 11, p. 5845-5858 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Numerical Simulation of Coupled Adsorption/Precipitation of DETPMP in Carbonate Porous Media
Kalantari Meybodi, M., Sorbie, K. S., Vazquez, O. & Mackay, E. J., Feb 2024, European Conference on the Mathematics of Geological Reservoirs, ECMOR 2024. EAGE Publishing BV, p. 1060-1074 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Impact of Groundwater Flow Direction on Early CO₂ Plume Migration in Dipping Aquifers
Awag, M., Mackay, E. & Ghanbari, S., 2023, 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition. EAGE Publishing BV, Vol. 4. p. 2654-2658 5 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
CO₂ Flow Regimes Comparison between North Sea and US Classes of Reservoirs
Ghanbari, S., Mackay, E. J. & Pickup, G. E., Nov 2021, In: SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering. 24, 4, p. 901-922 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
CO₂ movement monitoring and verification in a fractured Mississippian carbonate reservoir during EOR at Wellington Field in South Kansas
Holubnyak, Y., Mackay, E., Ishkov, O. & Watney, W., 6 Mar 2020, Gas Injection into Geological Formations and Related Topics. Scrivener Publishing, p. 217-226 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The Effect of Faults and Fractures on Fluid Flow during CO₂-EOR at Wellington Filed in South Kansas
Holubnyak, Y., Mackay, E., Ishkov, O. & Watney, W., 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
CO2 aquifer storage site evaluation and monitoring: Understanding the challenges of CO2 storage: results of the CASSEM project
Smith, M., Campbell, D., Mackay, E. J. & Polson, D., 31 May 2012, SCCS. 196 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
The cost and value of field, laboratory, and simulation data for validating scale inhibitor treatment models
Patroni Zavala, J. A., Mackay, E. J., Vazquez, O., Boak, L. S., Singleton, M. & Ross, G., 2008, 9th International Conference on Oilfield Scale 2008: Managing Scale Through the Field Lifetime. Curran Associates, Inc., p. 473-493 21 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Modelling chemical displacement in corefloods and the near-well formation to optimise treatments and minimise environmental damage
Mackay, E. J., 2007.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Low-sulfate seawater injection for barium sulfate scale control: A life-of-field solution to a complex challenge
Jordan, M. M., Collins, I. R. & Mackay, E. J., 15 Feb 2006, SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control 2006. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-98096-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
The challenge that completion types present to scale inhibitor squeeze chemical placement: A novel solution using a self-diverting scale inhibitor squeeze process
Feasey, N. D., Jordan, M. M., Mackay, E. J. & Collins, I. R., 18 Feb 2004, SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control 2004. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-86478-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Modelling of scale inhibitor treatments in horizontal wells: Application to the Alba field
Mackay, E. J., Matharu, A. P., Sorbie, K. S., Jordan, M. M. & Tomlins, R., 18 Feb 1998, SPE Formation Damage Control Conference 1998. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-39452-MS
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution