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1 Program Monday, 20 November, :30- Registration Opening 10:00-10:20 Opening Prof. Yoshihiro Masuda (Professor, RACE) Opening: Welcome Remark, Symposium Overview and Expectations Prof. Toshifumi Matsuoka (President, Fukada Geological Institute; Visiting Researcher, RACE) Research Activities on Application of Nano-Geosciences in Petroleum Engineering in Japan: An Overview and Expectation Nanoparticle Technology and New Materials (For EOR, Reservoir Sensing, Drilling, and Completions) Chairperson: Yoshihiro Masuda and Caetano R. Miranda 10:20-11:00 Roland N. Horne, Stanford University, USA Mechanism Study of Wettability and Interfacial Tension for EOR Using Silica Nanoparticles (Keynote) 11:00-11:20 Hideharu Yonebayashi, INPEX CORPORATION, Japan Influence of Various Nanoparticles on Emulsion Stabilization (Invited) 11:20-11:40 Vitaly Sergeev, VI-ENERGY, LLC, Russia Experimental Research of Emulsion System with Silica Nanoparticles for Application in Improved Oil Recovery (Invited) 11:40-12:00 Ayumi Kubota, Kyoto University, Japan Method to Improve Injectivity of Cellulose Nanofibers for Enhanced Oil Recovery 1

2 12:00-12:20 Masaei Ito, Schlumberger K. K., Japan (Invited) CNT-rubber Nanocomposites for High Pressure High Temp Sealing in Oilfield 12:20-13:30 Lunch Break Asphaltene, Heavy Oil, and Flow Assurance Chairperson: Frieder G. Mugele and Takaaki Uetani 13:30-14:10 Abbas Firoozabadi, Reservoir Engineering Research Institute (RERI) and Yale University, USA Mitigation of Waxes and Asphaltenes by Functional Molecules (Keynote) 14:10-14:30 Yuki Hidaka, Kyoto University, Japan Selection of Practically and Environmentally Effective Asphaltene Dispersant using Molecular Dynamics Calculation 14:30-14:50 Yutaro Kaito, JAPEX, Japan Comprehensive Study of Asphaltene Precipitation from Experiment to Modeling at JAPEX Research Center (Invited) 14:50-15:10 Motoaki Iwase, The University of Tokyo, Japan Development of Digital Oil for Heavy Crude Oil: Molecular Model and Molecular Dynamics Simulations 15:10-15:30 Kazuya Ishitsuka, Hokkaido University, Japan Effect of Silica Surface Properties on Asphalt Adhesion using Molecular Dynamics Simulations 15:30-15:50 Coffee Break 2

3 CO 2 Geo-Sequestration Chairperson: Toshifumi Matsuoka and Bo Peng 15:50-16:20 Henning O. Sørensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark What are the Potential Consequences of Storing CO2 in Chalk: A Fine Grained Carbonate? (Keynote) 16:20-16:50 Mal-Soon Lee, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Structure, Dynamics, and Free Energies on Sorption of scco 2 /Organics in Hydrated Mineral from Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations (Keynote) 16:50-17:10 Jihui Jia, Kyushu University, Japan and China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Study of Carbonation and Hydrolysis of Quartz and Basalt Andesine Reactive Surfaces 17:10-17:30 Takeshi Tsuji, Kyushu University, Japan Multiphase Flow in Sandstone Controlled by Capillary Number, Viscosity and Wettability (Invited) 17:30-17:50 Masashige Shiga, Kyoto University, Japan Salinity Effect on the Contact Angle of CO 2 /Brine/Muscovite 18:30-21:00 Conference Dinner at Umenohana in Ootakanomori 3

4 Tuesday, 21 November, :30- Registration Unconventional Resources Technologies (Shale Gas, Shale Oil, and Gas Hydrate) Chairperson: Sunao Takagi and Roland N. Horne 9:40-10:10 Abbas Firoozabadi, Reservoir Engineering Research Institute (RERI) and Yale University, USA Phase Behavior and Flow in Shale Media (Invited) 10:10-10:30 Yunfeng Liang, The University of Tokyo, Japan Investigation of Slip Flow in Nanopores of Shale by Molecular Dynamics Simulations (Invited) 10:30-10:50 Hiroaki Koga, JOGMEC, Japan TBA (Invited) 10:50-11:10 Jinrong Cao, The University of Tokyo, Japan Molecular Dynamics and Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations of Methane Adsorption Behavior in Nanopores for Shale Gas Development 11:10-11:30 Satoshi Takeya, AIST, Japan Visualization of Gas Hydrates in Pore spaces by X-ray CT (Invited) 11:30-11:50 Masahiro Yasue, The University of Tokyo, Japan Study on Methane Hydrate Recovery with N 2 -CO 2 Gas Injection 11:50-12:10 Yuta Tosuji, The University of Tokyo, Japan Experimental and Simulation Studies on Flow Behavior of CO 2 -in-water Emulsion in the Porous Medium under Hydrate Stability Conditions 12:10-13:30 Group Photos + Lunch Break 4

5 Chemical and Low-Salinity EOR (EOR-I) Chairperson: Satoru Takahashi and Henning O. Sørensen 13:30-14:00 Bo Peng, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China Surfactants in Oil Field and Interfacial Properties (Keynote) 14:00-14:20 Trinh Thanh Son, Vietnam Petroleum Institute, Vietnam A Study on the Applicability of Nano-Surfactant System for EOR Purpose on White Tiger Field in Vietnam (Invited) 14:20-14:50 Frieder G. Mugele, University of Twente, Netherland Ion Adsorption at Mineral-Electrolyte Interfaces: From Atomic Scale Processes to Macroscopic Wettability Alteration (Keynote) 14:50-15:10 Kazuya Kobayashi, Kyoto University and INPEX CORPORATION, Japan Low Salinity Water Injection from View Point of Crude Oil Brine Mineral Interaction (Invited) 15:10-15:30 Naoki Takamatsu, Waseda University, Japan Development of Numerical Simulator for Low Salinity Water Flooding Process 15:30-15:50 Reina Muramatsu, Kyoto University, Japan Influence of Cation on Adsorption Structure of Oil-Mineral Interface for Enhanced Oil Recovery 15:50-16:10 Coffee Break 5

6 Chemical and Low-Salinity EOR (EOR-II) Chairperson: Sumihiko Murata and Mal-Soon Lee 16:10-16:40 Caetano R. Miranda, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Application of Multiscale Molecular Simulations on Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Nanoscale Perspective (Keynote) 16:40-17:00 Takaaki Uetani, INPEX CORPORATION, Japan Investigation of Low Salinity Waterflooding EOR Potential using Carbonate Reservoir Rock Samples (Invited) 17:00-17:20 Yugo Hyotani, Kyoto University, Japan Effect of Cations on Adsorption of Oil Molecule onto Calcite Surface: Toward Improved Description of Low-Salinity EOR 17:20-17:40 Masashi Echizen, Nitto Denko Corporation, Japan Membrane Technology - The Art of Selective Ion Removal and the Application in Low-Salinity Waterflooding (Invited) 17:40- Closing Remarks 6

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