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Alan Beteta is a Research Fellow at the Institute for GeoEnergy Engineering within the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. His research focuses on advanced oil recovery techniques with emphasis on polymer applications in challenging reservoir conditions.
His research spans Enhanced Oil Recovery, Polymer Flooding, Viscous Crossflow mechanisms, Adsorption Kinetics, and Wettability effects in porous media. These areas address critical challenges in extracting viscous oils under varying temperature, salinity, and geological conditions, contributing significantly to sustainable energy resource management.
Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals a strong experimental and modeling focus on polymer flooding efficiency. Key trends include mechanistic studies of viscous crossflow in heavy oil systems, performance evaluation of ATBS polymers in low-temperature reservoirs, and wettability impacts on fluid displacement patterns. His work bridges laboratory-scale observations with reservoir-scale implications through rigorous Darcy-scale modeling.
Dr. Beteta operates within Heriot-Watt University's Institute for GeoEnergy Engineering, a specialized research hub advancing geoenergy solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration. The institute provides critical infrastructure for experimental reservoir studies and computational modeling in energy transition technologies.
