Sergio H. Lopera

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sergio H. Lopera is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Analytical Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio H. Lopera has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Ocean Engineering, 28 papers in Analytical Chemistry and 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sergio H. Lopera's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (40 papers), Petroleum Processing and Analysis (28 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (24 papers). Sergio H. Lopera is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (40 papers), Petroleum Processing and Analysis (28 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (24 papers). Sergio H. Lopera collaborates with scholars based in Colombia, Iran and Brazil. Sergio H. Lopera's co-authors include Farid B. Cortés, Camilo A. Franco, Marco A. Ruíz, Juliana Giraldo, Pedro Benjumea, Richard D. Zabala, Esteban A. Taborda, Vladimir Alvarado, Oscar E. Médina and Carol M. Olmos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Fuel and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

In The Last Decade

Sergio H. Lopera

48 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Wettability Alteration of Sandstone Cores by Alumina-Based Nanofluids

2013 348 citations Sergio H. Lopera, Farid B. Cortés et al. Energy & Fuels profile →

Peers

Sergio H. Lopera

Masoud Riazi Iran

Mohsen Vafaie Sefti Iran

Roozbeh Rafati United Kingdom

Fayang Jin China

Iman Nowrouzi Iran

Saeed Akbari Malaysia

Olalekan S. Alade Saudi Arabia

Yibo Li China

Muhammad Rehan Hashmet Kazakhstan

Tiantian Zhang China

Masoud Riazi Iran

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergio H. Lopera

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Médina, Oscar E., et al.. (2025). Enhancing heavy crude oil mobility at reservoir conditions by nanofluid injection in wells with previous steam stimulation cycles: Experimental evaluation and field trial implementation. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 424. 127024–127024. 4 indexed citations

Franco, Camilo A., et al.. (2024). First field application of functionalized nanoparticles-based nanofluids in thermal enhanced oil recovery: From laboratory experiments to cyclic steam stimulation process. Fuel. 382. 133736–133736. 9 indexed citations

Giraldo, Lady J., et al.. (2024). Expansion of Nanotechnology-Based Chemically Enhanced Oil Recovery Field Applications in Colombia: An Approach from Laboratory Experiments, Effluent Follow-Up, and Machine Learning. Energy & Fuels. 38(13). 11590–11606. 6 indexed citations

Zapata, Karol, Iván Moncayo-Riascos, Laura M. Corredor, et al.. (2024). Effect of the Support’s Chemical Nature of Amine-Functionalized Nanoparticles on the Protection of Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Static Experiments, Displacement Tests, and Molecular Dynamics Evaluation. Energy & Fuels. 38(15). 13988–14000. 1 indexed citations

Médina, Oscar E., et al.. (2024). Development of Nanofluid-Based Solvent as a Hybrid Technology for In-Situ Heavy Oil Upgrading During Cyclic Steam Stimulation Applications. ACS Omega. 9(39). 40511–40521. 2 indexed citations

Médina, Oscar E., Richard D. Zabala, Agustín F. Pérez‐Cadenas, et al.. (2022). A Theoretical and Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Hydrogen Generation and Thermodynamic Behavior in an In Situ Heavy Oil Upgrading Process Using Oil-Based Nanofluids. Catalysts. 12(11). 1349–1349. 3 indexed citations

Moncayo-Riascos, Iván, et al.. (2021). Theoretical and Experimental Approach for Understanding the Interactions Among SiO₂Nanoparticles, CaCO₃, and Xanthan Gum Components of Water-Based Mud. Energy & Fuels. 35(6). 4803–4814. 14 indexed citations

Gallego, Jaime, et al.. (2020). Easy and Rapid Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots from Mortiño (Vaccinium Meridionale Swartz) Extract for Use as Green Tracers in the Oil and Gas Industry: Lab-to-Field Trial Development in Colombia. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(25). 11359–11369. 39 indexed citations

Lopera, Sergio H., et al.. (2020). Influence of size and surface acidity of silica nanoparticles on inhibition of the formation damage by bentonite-free water-based drilling fluids. Part II: dynamic filtration. Advances in Natural Sciences Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 11(1). 15011–15011. 12 indexed citations

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Giraldo, Lady J., et al.. (2020). Design and Tuning of Nanofluids Applied to Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Based on the Surfactant–Nanoparticle–Brine Interaction: From Laboratory Experiments to Oil Field Application. Nanomaterials. 10(8). 1579–1579. 38 indexed citations

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Taborda, Esteban A., et al.. (2020). Effect of surface acidity of SiO2 nanoparticles on thermal stability of polymer solutions for application in EOR processes. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 196. 107802–107802. 27 indexed citations

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Lopera, Sergio H., et al.. (2019). Effect of Nanoparticles with Different Chemical Nature on the Stability and Rheology of Acrylamide Sodium Acrylate Copolymer/Chromium (III) Acetate Gel for Conformance Control Operations. Nanomaterials. 10(1). 74–74. 22 indexed citations

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Lopera, Sergio H., et al.. (2019). Effect of Silica Nanoparticles on Thermal Stability in Bentonite Free Water-Based Drilling Fluids to Improve its Rheological and Filtration Properties After Aging Process. Offshore Technology Conference Brasil. 19 indexed citations

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Zabala, Richard D., et al.. (2018). Effects of Surface Acidity and Polarity of SiO₂Nanoparticles on the Foam Stabilization Applied to Natural Gas Flooding in Tight Gas-Condensate Reservoirs. Energy & Fuels. 32(5). 5824–5833. 55 indexed citations

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Restrepo-Martínez, Alejandro, et al.. (2018). Creation of Insitu EOR Foams by the Injection of Surfactant in Gas Dispersions - Lab Confirmation and Field Application. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference. 13 indexed citations

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Restrepo-Martínez, Alejandro, et al.. (2014). GaStim Concept - A Novel Technique for Well Stimulation. Part II: From Laboratory to Field Pilot Testing. SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control. 8 indexed citations

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Restrepo-Martínez, Alejandro, et al.. (2014). Foams Prove Effectiveness for Gas Injection Conformance and Sweep Efficiency Improvement in a Low porosity Fractured Reservoir – Field Pilots. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 15 indexed citations

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Lopera, Sergio H. & Ronaldo Domingues Mansano. (2012). Plasma-Based Surface Modification of Polydimethylsiloxane for PDMS-PDMS Molding. 2012. 1–5. 14 indexed citations

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Restrepo-Martínez, Alejandro, et al.. (2012). GaStim Concept - A Novel Technique for Well Stimulation. Part I: Understanding the Physics. SPE Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference. 10 indexed citations

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Lopera, Sergio H., et al.. (2004). Nueva metodología de laboratorio para evaluar la efectividad de tratamientos de permeabilidad relativa.. 63–73.

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