Molecular simulation of crude oil adsorption onto clay mineral surfaces. Trends in adsorption are observed with changes in salinity, clay properties, and temperature. This work provides molecular-scale properties relevant to low salinity flooding.

Molecular modeling of water and cation transport in clay mineral nanopores, and a method of obtaining electrical conductivity values from the simulated diffusion coefficients. This method predicts electrical conductivity values for brines and clay phases to aid in the interpretation of well log data.