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Dr Igor Shikhov
Research Associate (ARC)

Dr Igor Shikhov

  • PhD in Petroleum Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia (2015)
  • MSc in Petroleum Engineering (Ext), University of New South Wales, Australia (2011)
  • Diploma in Physics (a 5-years long specialist degree), Novosibirsk State University, USSR (1993)
Engineering
Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering
E-mail
igor.shikhov@unsw.edu.au
Location
Tyree Energy and Technology Building (H6), Level 2, 210ws13
  • Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'A Bayesian Optimization Approach to the Simultaneous Extraction of Intrinsic Physical Parameters from T1 and T2 Relaxation Responses', SPE Journal, 28, pp. 319 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/210563-PA
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'A Bayesian optimization approach to the extraction of intrinsic physical parameters from T2relaxation responses', E3S Web of Conferences, 367, pp. 01002 - 01002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202336701002
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Dipolar NMR relaxation of adsorbates on surfaces of controlled wettability', Magnetic Resonance Letters, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mrl.2023.02.001
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Numerical study of NMR relaxation responses in synthetic clayey sandstone by dual-scale modeling', E3S Web of Conferences, 367, pp. 01003 - 01003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202336701003
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Pore-scale morphology effects on colloid deposition by trajectory tracking simulations', Geoenergy Science and Engineering, pp. 211772 - 211772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211772
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Bayesian Optimization With Transfer Learning: A Study on Spatial Variability of Rock Properties Using NMR Relaxometry', Water Resources Research, 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031590
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Lattice Boltzmann framework for accurate NMR simulation in porous media', Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 105, pp. 055304 - 055304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.105.055304
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Modeling Molecular Interactions with Wetting and Non-Wetting Rock Surfaces by Combining Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and NMR Relaxometry', Langmuir, 38, pp. 11033 - 11053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01681
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'NMR Relaxation Modelling in Porous Media with Dual-Scale-Resolved Internal Magnetic Fields', Transport in Porous Media, 142, pp. 453 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01752-0
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'A microstructural investigation of a Na2SO4 activated cement-slag blend', Cement and Concrete Research, 150, pp. 106609 - 106609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106609
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'A numerical study of field strength and clay morphology impact on NMR transverse relaxation in sandstones', Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, pp. 108521 - 108521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108521
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Mechanisms of Confining Pressure Dependence of Resistivity Index for Tight Sandstones by Digital Core Analysis', SPE Journal, 26, pp. 883 - 896, http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/205026-pa
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Solving Multiphysics, Multiparameter, Multimodal Inverse Problems: An Application to NMR Relaxation in Porous Media', Physical Review Applied, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.15.054003
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Unsteady-State Coreflooding Monitored by Positron Emission Tomography and X-ray Computed Tomography', SPE Journal, 25, pp. 242 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/195701-PA
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Application of low-field, 1H/13C high-field solution and solid state NMR for characterisation of oil fractions responsible for wettability change in sandstones', Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 56, pp. 77 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2018.10.004
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'On the Optimum Aging Time: Magnetic Resonance Study of Asphaltene Adsorption Dynamics in Sandstone Rock', Energy and Fuels, 33, pp. 8184 - 8201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b01609
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'On the influence of wetting behaviour on relaxation of adsorbed liquids – A combined NMR, EPR and DNP study of aged rocks', Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 56, pp. 63 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2018.09.019
    Journal articles | 2018
    Niu Y; Mostaghimi P; Shikhov I; Chen Z; Armstrong RT, 2018, 'Coal permeability: Gas slippage linked to permeability rebound', Fuel, 215, pp. 844 - 852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.082
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Relaxation and relaxation exchange NMR to characterise asphaltene adsorption and wettability dynamics in siliceous systems', Fuel, 220, pp. 692 - 705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.059
    Journal articles | 2017
    Shikhov I; Arns C, 2017, 'Tortuosity estimate through paramagnetic gas diffusion in rock saturated with two fluids using T2 (z, t) low-field NMR', Diffusion Fundamentals, 29, pp. 1 - 7
    Journal articles | 2017
    Zheng Y; Shikhov I; d'Eurydice M; Arns C, 2017, 'Measurement of NMR flow propagators and local numerical analysis of dual scale porous media', Diffusion Fundamentals, 29, pp. 1 - 7
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'About the connectivity of dual-scale media based on micro-structure based regional analysis of NMR flow propagators', Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 212, pp. 143 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2017.11.001
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'An experimental and numerical study of relative permeability estimates using spatially-resolved T1-z NMR', Transport in Porous Media, 118, pp. 225 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-017-0855-7
    Journal articles | 2016
    Shikhov I; Arns CH, 2016, 'Temperature-Dependent Oxygen Effect on NMR D- T2 Relaxation-Diffusion Correlation of n-Alkanes', Applied Magnetic Resonance, 47, pp. 1391 - 1408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00723-016-0830-4
    Journal articles | 2015
    Alhwety NH; Sayedakram NI; Shikhov I; Arns C, 2015, 'Rock-typing of Laminated Sandstones by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in the Presence of Diffusion Coupling', Diffusion Fundamentals, 22, pp. 1 - 7, http://www.uni-leipzig.de/diffusion/pdf/volume22/diff_fund_22(2014)1.pdf
    Journal articles | 2015
    Li L; Shikhov ; Zheng Y; Arns C, 2015, 'Experiment and Simulation on NMR and Electrical Measurements on Liège Chalk', Diffusion Fundamentals, 22, http://www.uni-leipzig.de/diffusion/pdf/volume22/diff_fund_22(2014)6.pdf
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Evaluation of Capillary Pressure Methods via Digital Rock Simulations', Transport in Porous Media, 107, pp. 623 - 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-015-0459-z
  • Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'Mechanisms of confining pressure dependence of resistivity index for tight sandstones', in Offshore Technology Conference Asia 2020, OTCA 2020, Offshore Technology Conference, presented at Offshore Technology Conference Asia, http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/30306-ms
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Arns C; Jiang H; Dai H; Shikhov I; Sayedakram N; Arns J-Y, 2018, 'A digital rock physics approach to effective and total porosity for complex carbonates: pore-typing and applications to electrical conductivity', in International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Trondheim, pp. 1 - 1, presented at International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Trondheim, 27 August 2018 - 30 August 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20198905002
    Conference Papers | 2018
    2018, 'Pore-type partitioning for complex carbonates: Effective versus total porosity and applications to electrical conductivity', in SPWLA 59th Annual Logging Symposium 2018, Society of Petrophysicists and Well-Log Analysts, London, UK, presented at SPWLA 59th Annual Logging Symposium, London, UK, 02 June 2018 - 06 June 2018, https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPWLA-2018-O
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Shikhov I; Li R; Arns JY; Arns CH, 2017, 'T2-store-T2 relaxation exchange NMR to characterise effect of asphaltenes on wettability dynamics in siliceous systems', in Society of Core Analysts 2017 Annual Symposium, Society of Core Analysts 2017 Annual Symposium, Vienna, pp. 1 - 12, presented at Society of Core Analysts 2017 Annual Symposium, Vienna, 27 August 2017 - 01 September 2017
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Shikhov I; Arns C, 2016, 'Tortuosity prediction from oxygen diffusion via T2(z,t) relaxation NMR', in International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Society of Core Analysts, Snow Mass, Colorado, pp. 1 - 6, presented at International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Snow Mass, Colorado, 21 August 2016 - 26 August 2016
    Conference Papers | 2016
    2016, 'Micro-CT assisted interpretation of NMR responses of heterogeneous mixed-wet carbonate rock', in SPWLA 57th Annual Logging Symposium, Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), Reykjavik, Iceland, pp. 1 - 20, presented at SPWLA 57th Annual Logging Symposium, Reykjavik, Iceland, 25 June 2016 - 29 June 2016
    Conference Papers | 2016
    2016, 'Rock-typing of thin-bedded reservoir rock by NMR in the presence of diffusion coupling', in SPWLA 57th Annual Logging Symposium, Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), Reykjavik, Iceland, pp. 1 - 21, presented at SPWLA 57th Annual Logging Symposium, Reykjavik, Iceland, 25 June 2016 - 29 June 2016
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Arns C; Shikhov I, 2013, 'A comparison of pore-scale centrifuge, mercury intrusion and porous plate capillary drainage numerical experiments', in International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Houston, pp. 1 - 6, presented at International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Napa Valley, California, 16 September 2013 - 19 September 2013, http://www.scaweb.org/assets/papers/2013_papers/SCA2013-049.pdf

My research interests primarily associated with application on NMR technology to characterisation of processes in porous media: integrated analysis of transport in rocks using µ-CT and NMR; wettability effects on multi-phase transport in rocks; chemistry of petroleum fluids and specifically asphaltenes by low-field NMR, NMR spectroscopy and EPR. Over the past 7 years I've acquired significant expertise in routine and advanced core analysis (especially using centrifuge and MICP), as well as analysis of fluids (such as column chromatrography) naturally developing interest in extending applications to more "tricky" materials such as granulated porous systems, membranes and alike.