Ph.D. Research
2017
Mohammed Benaafi., 2017. Nature & characteristics of fracture System within Wajid Sandstone Group, SW Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Mustafa Hariri (Chairman), Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Member), Dr. Mohammed Makkawi (Member), Prof. Giovanni Bertotti (External Member), Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani (Member).
2016
Abduljamiu Amao., 2016. Benthic Foraminiferal Taxonomy, Distribution and Ecology in the Arabian Gulf
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Michael Kaminski (Chairman), Dr. Khalid Al- Ramadan (Member), Dr. Pamela Hallock Muller (External Member), Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Member), Dr. Bassam Tawabini (Member)
Ammar Mohammed Adam., 2016. High-Resolution Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy, and Diagenesis of Upper Khartam Member, Khuff Formation: Implication on Reservoir Quality and Architecture. Outcrop Analog from Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Prof. Michael Kaminski (Chairman) Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Co-Chairman) Dr. Mustafa Hariri (Member) | Dr. Abdulraheem Abdulazeez (Member) Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud (Member)
Ahmed Mohammed Hakami., 2016. Characterization of Carbonate Mudrocks of the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, East Ghawar, Saudi Arabia: Implications for Unconventional Reservoir Quality Prediction
Principle Supervisors: Dr.Khalid Al-Ramadan, Dr. Kaminski, Prof. Korvin, Prof. Sidqi Abu- Khamseen (PETE), Prof. Ahmet Dogan (U. of Iowa)
M.S. Research
2017
Mahmoud Mohammed Samir Desouky Nour El Yamani., 2017. Microfacies and Related Diagenesis of the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Khalid Al Ramadan (advisor), Dr. Dave Cantrell (co-advisor), Dr. Waleed Abdulghani (member), Dr. Abdullah Sultan (member), Prof. Dr. Axel Munnecke
Ryan Adhi Putra., 2017. Effects of Element Elevation and Position Errors On The Response Of Seismic Arrays
Chair, Abdellatif Al-Shuhail
Arum Albuntana., 2017.Ecotoxicity of Arabian Light Crude Oil and Oil Based Drilling Mud on The Local Arabian Killifish ( Aphanius dispar) and Commercial Brine Shrimp (Artemia sp)
Bagus Budi Prasetyo., 2017.Estimation of Porosity and Water Saturation from Seismic and GPR Data : A Case Study in Jafurah Sand Dunes of Eastern Saudi Arabia
Chair, Abdellatif Al-Shuhail
Abdullah Alqubalee, 2017. Lithofacies and Petrophysical Characterization of the Late Ordovician Sarah Formation, Rub' Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Chair), Dr. Lamidi Babalola, and Dr. Mohammed Makkawi
2016
Mahmoud Mohammed Samir Desouky Nour El Yamani., 2017. Microfacies and Related Diagenesis of the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Khalid Al Ramadan (advisor), Dr. Dave Cantrell (co-advisor), Dr. Waleed Abdulghani (member), Dr. Abdullah Sultan (member), Prof. Dr. Axel Munnecke
Mohamaed Ibrahim., 2016. Fractures system within Qusaiba shale outcrop and its relationship to the geomechanical and lithological properties, Qasim area, Central Saudi Arabia.
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Mustafa M Hariri (Chairman), Dr. Osman Abdullatif (member), Dr. Mohamad H. Makkawi (member)
Salawu Omobayo Adio., 2016. Removal of Mercury (II) from Water using Biosynthesized Silver and Iron Nanoparticles
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Basheer Chanbasha, Bassam Tawabini, Zafarullah Khan
M'd Arif Ibrahim., 2016. Isolation & Characterization of Microalgae for Biofuel Production
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Irshad Ahmed, Thukair, Razzaq
Lawal Taoreed Taiwo., 2016. Levels & characteristics of airborne particulate matter in Dammam, Dhahran & Khobar, SA
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Tawabini; Al-Shaibani; A.F. Farahat
Muhammad Hammad Malik., 2016. Micropaleontology and Sequence Stratigraphy of Middle Jurassic D4-D5 Members of Dhruma Formation, Central SA.
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Kaminski, Al-Ramadan, Babalola
Waleed Ejaz., 2016. Integration of Electrofacies and Geomechanical Characteristics of Sarah Formation (Potential Tight Gas Reservoir) Rub' Al-Khali Basin, SA
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Korvin ; Ali Sahin; Abdullatif; Kaminski; Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
Abdaseed Kubur Bokhari., 2016. 3D Geostatistical modeling of the facies, porosity and permeability of the early Triassic upper Khartam member outcrop, central SA
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Makkawi; Abdullatif; Korvin Abdulazeez Abdulraheem; Babalola
Septriandi Asmaidi Chan., 2016. Biostratigraphy and Benthic Foraminiferal Morphogroups of the Miocene Mixed Carbonate and Siliciclastic Dam Formation in the Al-Lidam area, Eastern Province
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Kaminski; Al-Ramadan; Babalola;
Rakan Hassan., 2016. Investigating the potential of treating water contaminated with toluene using UV/H2O2 process
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Tawabini; Musa; Alaa Bukhari
Amjad Ali., 2016. Characterizing fluids contact from seismic data by joint inversion of acoustic velocity and impedance
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Al-Shuhail; Kaka; Kaminski
Liadi Musiliu Adeyemi., 2016. Evaluating the Adsorptive Capacity of Sewage Sludge-derived Activated Carbon for the Removal of Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in Aqueous solution
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Bassam Al-Tawabini (Chair),Dr. Reyad Shawabkeh, and Dr. Nabeel Jarrah
Pramudya R.D. Perdana., 2016. Paleoecology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Lower Silurian in the Qasim Region using Foraminiferal Biofacies and Geochemical Techniques
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Kaminski; Abdullatif; Sedat Inan
Olabemiwo, Fatai Abidemi., 2016. The Potential Capacity of Functionalized Fly Ash (CFA) in Removing Cadmium from Water
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Al-Tawabini (Chair), Dr. Tahar Laoui, Dr. Mazen Khalid.
Mustafa Al-Marzooq., 2016.Investigation of seismic data amplification response under the sand dunes of Rub Al-Khali
Ali Mohamed., 2016. Full waveform inversion for complex near surface imaging using seg seam ii synthetic model
Chair: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail
Muhammad Naveed Tahir Butt., 2016. Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of Early Miocene Burqan Formation in the Midyan Peninsula, NW Saudi Arabia.
Supervisors: Dr. Khalid Al-Ramadan (ESD) - Supervisor.
Prof. Dr. John Reijmer (ESD) - Member
Dr. Waleed M. Abdulghani(ESD) – Member
2014
Haitham Alsahfy., 2014. Microseismic Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing and Analysis of Location and Detectability Uncertainties
Principle Supervisors: Professor Gabor Korvin (Chair), Dr. Isma'il Kaka (Member), Dr. Mohammed Ameen (Saudi Aramco, Member)
Ayyaz Mustafa., 2014. Integration of lithofacies and geomechanical characteristics of the Lower Silurian Qusaiba Shale, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Mustafa Hariri (Chair), Dr. Ali Sahin (Co-Chair), Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem, Dr. Mohamad Abouelresh, Prof. Gabor Korvin
Adetoro John Adedapo., 2014. Spatial distribution of the levels of trace metals in the topsoil of Dammam area, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Bassam Tawabini (Chair), Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani & Prof. Ahmet Umran Dogan (Members)
Amana Jemal Kedir., 2014. Treatment of water contaminated with Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether using UV/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Process.
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Bassam Tawabini (Chair), Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani & Dr.Alaadin A. Bukhari (Members)
Ashraf Kamal Ali Abbas., 2014. Geological & Geostatistical modeling of the upper Dibsiyah (wajid sandstone): a Paleozoic sandstone reservoir outcrop analog, southwestern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Chair) Prof. Gabor Korvin (Member) Dr.Ali Sahin (RI, Member)
Mutasim Sami Osman., 2014. Digital outcrop modeling of the early Triassic upper Khartam member of khuff formation: implications for reservoir heterogeneity and quality, Qassim area, central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Chair)Prof. Gabor Korvin (Member) Dr.Mohammad Al-Farhan(KACST)
Abdullah Wahbi., 2014. Sedimentological and stratigraphic studies of the cambro-ordovician succession in northwest Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Khalid Al-Ramadan (Chair) Dr. John Melvin (Saudi Aramco)Prof. Ahmet Dogan (Member)
Abdallah Fathi Mohammed Saeed., 2014. Joint inversion of gravity and ground penetrating radar data to characterize subsurface cavities
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail (Chair)Dr. Ismail Kaka (Member)Dr. Khalid Ramadan (Member)
Adebayo Segun Biodun., 2014. Removal of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from water using non-modified and modified fly ash
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Bassam Tawabini (Chair), Dr. Muataz Ali Atieh (Co-Chair), Dr. Faraj Ahmad Abulaiwi, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani & Dr. Basheer Chanbasha (Members)
Asaad Mohammed Abdulraziq., 2014. Porosity classification & reservoir flow units ranking in the Khartam Member, Khuff Formation (Permo-Triassic): Outcrop Approach, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisor: Drs. Osman Abdullatif (Chair), Gabor Korvin, Lameed Babalola (RI)
Abdulaziz Saud Al-Guwaizani (PhD GEOL)., 2014.Tight gas sandstone reservoir properties of the Lower Paleozoic Sarah Formation, Central & Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Prof. Ahmet Umran Dogan (Chair), Dr. Khalid Al-Ramadan, Dr. Michael Kaminski, Dr. Hasan Al-Hashim, Dr. Sedat Inan (Members)
2015
Adnan Saleh Alghannam., 2015. Subsurface geological and geomechanical characterization of a Permo-Triassic Carbonate Reservoir in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Mustafa Hariri (Chair), Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem, Dr. Mandefro Belayneh, Prof. Gabor Korvin, Dr. Osman Abdellatif (Members)
Omar Atef Radwan., 2015.Dedolomitization of the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Kaminski (Chair), Drs. Abdulghani, Dogan, Korvin, Morsy
Sudibyo Solikan Sardi., 2015. Mapping of environmental sensitivity in Western Arabian Gulf using GIS for oil spill response
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Qurban (Chair), Krishnakumar, Hariri, Tawabini, Khalil
Mohammed Elhibir Mohammed., 2015. Regional sequence stratigraphic model of Miocene Dam formation and its impact on lithofacies heterogeneity. An outcrop approach, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Osman, Korvin, Al Khaldi, Kaka, Babalola
Matthew Armoh., 2015. Determination of evaporation rate in a sabkha in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr.Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani (Chair), Makkawi, Tawabini, Wood, Al-Amoudi
Lateef Owolabi Awal., 2015. Characterization of brittleness & frackability for unconventional shale
Principle Supervisors: Professor Gabor Korvin (Chair), Dr. Ali Sahin (Co-Chair), Dr. Jin Guodong (Baker-Hughes, Member), Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Member), Dr. Kaminski
Muhammad Asif Abbas., 2015. Title: Geochemical & Petrographical Study of Silurian Sharawra Formation, Old Qusaiba Village, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Michael Kaminski( chair), Gabor Korvin, Dr. Sedat Iman (Saudi Aramco)
Moaz Abdaltawab Mohammed Ali., 2015. Depositional & diagenetic controls on porosity evolution of the Miocene Dam Formation Carbonates: Outcr5op approach, Al-Lidam Escarpment, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Osman, Al-Ramadan, Dave Cantrell
Paul Edigue., 2015. Three-Dimensional Supervirtual Seismic Refraction Interferometry
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail (Chair), Dr. Sanlinn Ismail Kaka, Dr. Khalid Al-Ramadan
Haitham M. Awad., 2015. Sedimentology & sequence stratigraphy of the Paleogene Samma, Yabus & Adar Formations, Rawat Basin, White Nile State, Sudan
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Osman (Chair), Korvin, Abdul Ghani
Yasin Jemal Yasin., 2015. GIS application & environmental factors for mosquito control in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Supervisor: Dr. Assad Thukair, Nzila, Baqer Al-Ramadan
Oluseun Adetola Sanuade., 2015. Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis & Porosity Evaluation of a Field Using 3D Seismic & Well Logs: An Example from Onshore Niger Delta, Nigeria
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Sannlin I. Kaka, Mustafa M. Hariri, Osman Abdullatif
Muhammad Arslan., 2015. Benthic Foraminifera in the Arabian Gulf: Effects of Seasonal Dynamics, Environmental Parameters, and Marine Pollution on their Distribution and Behavior
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Michael Kaminski (Chair), Dr. Bassam Tawabini & Dr. Amjad Bajes Khali (Members)
Danmaliki, Gaddafi Ibrahim., 2015. Adsorptive evaluation of nanoparticles loaded carbon derived from used tires
Principle Supervisors: Dr Tawfik Saleh Prof. AbulKibash, Dr. Mazumder,
Mohammed Jabir., 2015. High resolution 3D geocellular facies and property modelling of Bentiu-1 Reservoirs Interval, Jake Oilfield, Fula Sub-Basin, Sudan
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif, Drs. Sahin, Korvin, Makkawi, Kaka
Syed Haroon Ali., 2015. High resolution stratigraphic architecture & sedimentologic heterogeneity within the Miocene Dam Formation, Eastern Province, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr Osman Abdullatif, Drs Ramadan, Korvin, Alkhaldi, Babalola
Abdallah Abdelkarim Hassan., 2015. Porosity & permeability characterization within the lithofacies framework of Miocene Dam Formation outcrop, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr Osman Abdullatif, Drs. Korvin, Babalola
Omar Afif., 2015. Rock Physics Modeling for a Clastic Reservoir in Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail; Drs. Kaka, Al-Ramadan, Al-Shuhail, Bakkorji
Jarrah Mohammed Ahmed Mubark., 2015. The relationship between litho-stratigraphy and geomechanical properties of Sarah formation outcrop analogue, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr Osman Abdullatif, Drs. Hariri & Korvin
Hussam Eldin El-Zain., 2015. High resolution sedimentology and reservoir properties of Ulayya Member, Hanifa Formation, Outcrop Approach, Riyadh Area, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif, Drs. Korvin, Kaminski
Ali H. Al-Gawas., 2015. Fracture detection using azimuthal P-wave amplitude variation with offset (AVOA) in a clastic reservoir, Eastern Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Drs. Kaka, Al-Ramadan
Akeem Olewale Bello., 2015. Investigating the phyto-remediation potential of selected Saudi plants in removing pollutants from contaminated waters
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Tawabini, Drs. Amjad Khalil, Christopher Boland
Yousef Al-Mutawa., 2015. Utilizing of GIS to map trace metals distribution in Sabkha Al-Fasl, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Assad Al-Thukair, Drs. Baqer Al-Ramadan, Basheer Chanbasha
Karim Malik., 2015. Investigation of bacterial isolates in degradation of specific hydrocarbons
Principle Supervisors: Dr Assad Al-Thukair Drs. Chanbasha, Al-Humam
Auwal Muhammad Musa., 2015. Adsorption evaluation of cross-linked polymers for water treatment
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Tawfik Saleh; Drs. Asrof, Tawbini
Akere Taiwo Hassan., 2015. Assessment of organotins in sediments and biota collected from the Saudi coast of the Arabian Gulf
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Qurban; Drs. Krishnakumar; Manikandan; Chanbasha, Tawabini
Ahmed Abdi Hassan., 2015. Sunlight and organic dyes as a greener approach to photochemical reactions and degradation of phenol in water
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Chanbasha; Dr. Tawabini; Prof. Al-Arfaj
Abdul-Rahman Akinkumni Yusuf., 2015. Influence of treated sewage effluents on coastal Saudi water of the Arabian Gulf from microbial & water quality aspects
Principle Supervisors: Dr. A.Khalil; Co-Chair:Dr, Qurban; Members: Drs. Manikandan, Roa-Ureta; Nzila
Ardiansyah Ibnu Koeshhidayatullah., 2015. Miocene Syn-Rift Carbonate Platforms Architecture In the Midyan Basin, Northwest Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr Al-Ramadan, Drs.Abdulghani,Richard Collier (U of Leeds)
Ammar Abdlmutalib., 2015. The relationship between litho-stratigraphy and Geomechanical properties of Arab-D Reservoir using outcrop analogue,Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Addullatif, Drs. Abdulraheem, Korvin
Mazin Bashri., 2015. High resolution facies analysis and sequence stratigraphyof mixed clastic-carbonate deposits of Miocene Dam formation,Al-Lidam area. Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullateef,Drs. Kaminski, Babalola
Rasheed Peter Adetokunbo., 2015. Improved 3D edge detection with the Magic Cube operator
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Abdullatif Al- Shuhail (Chair), Dr. Saleh Al-Dossary, Dr. Abdullah Al-Shuhail
Oyehan Tajudeen Adeyinka., 2015.Isolation & characterization of microbial communities found in oil-polluted sites from 1991 Gulf War
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Thukair (Chair), Chanbasha, Nzila
Abuzar Mamun., 2015. Log Porosity & Lithology Prediction from Seismic Data – Frontier & Tensleep Formations, Wyoming
Principle Supervisors: Prof. Gabor Korvin, Members: Dr Abdulazeez Abdulraheem, Dr. Osman Abdullatif
Abdul Latif ashadi., 2015.Ground motion prediction equations (gmpes) for subduction-zone earthquakes in java island, Indonesia
Principle Supervisors: Drs.Ismail Kaka, Abdullatif Al- Shuhail, Kaminsk
GEOL PhD Proposal. Mohammed Benaafi., 2015.Nature & characteristics of fracture System within Wajid Sandstone Group, SW Saudi Arabia
Supervisor: Drs. Hariri (Chair), Abdellatif, Bertotti, Makkawi, Korvin
GEOL PhD Proposal. MohammedYassin., 2015.Structural, stratigraphic evolution and reservoir characteristics of Abu-Sufyan Sub-Basin, Muglad Rift Basin, Sudan
Ph.D. Research
2016
Obembe Abiola David., May 2016. A Modified Boussinesq-based approach to numerical investigation of thermal flooding process with experimental verification
Advisor: Dr. M. Enamul Hossain
Badr Salem Ba Geri., October 2016. Filter Cake Removal Of Barite Water-Based Mud
Advisor: Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
2015
Abdulrauf Rasheed Adebayo., March 2015. An Experimental Study of The Effects of CO2 Sequestration on Electrical Properties of Carbonate Rocks
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Al-Yousef
2013
Saad Menahi Al-Mutairi., December 2013. Modeling Wettability Alteration during Immiscible Carbon Dioxide Flooding
Advisor: Dr. Sidqi Abu Khamsin
M.S. Research
2016
Mohamed Abdalsalam., May 2016. Hanfi Jad Formation Damage Quantification by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Bramasto Cinde Adam., May 2016. Relative Permeability Of Smart Water For Carbonate Reservoirs: Experimental And Modeling Investigation
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Salman Al-Hashim
Shams Kalam., March 2016. An Empirical Correlation for Water Flooding Performance in a Layered Reservoir
Advisor: Dr. Sidqi Abu Khamsin
Mohammed Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui., February 2016. Stability and Texture of CO2/N2 Foam in Sandstone
Advisor: Dr. Rahul N. Gajbhiye
Usama Yousuf., April 2016. Empirical Correlations for 5-Spot Water Flooding Performance with Different Permeability Sortings
Advisor: Dr. Sidqi Abu Khamsin
2015
Adewale Wasiu Adeniji., May 2015. A Global Optimization Approach To The Gradual Deformation Method Of History Matching
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Rami M. Alloush., April 2015.Numerical Modeling Of Turbulent Gas Flow In Porous Media: A Fractional Diffusion Approach
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Ahmed Yousif Alsahaf., May 2015. Prediction Of Flow Zone Indicators In Carbonate Reservoirs Using Hybrid Modeling
Advisor: Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
Amjed Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohammed., November 2015. Optimization of In-Situ Generated CO2 Using Chelating Agents for EOR from Carbonate Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Salman Al-Hashim
Meshal Ali Al-Amri., May 2015. Integrated Petrophysical and Reservoir Characterization Workflow to Enhance Permeability and Water Saturation Prediction
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Assad Ahmed Abdallah Barri., June 2015. Identifying Optimum Conditions for Stable Wormholes Created by Chelating Agents
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Ma He., May 2015. Destabilization and Treatment of Produced Water-Oil Emulsions from EOR Application using Dissolved Air Flotation Technique
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Lionel Talley Fogang., December 2015. Toward understanding the breaker mechanism of viscoelastic surfactant in well stimulation
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Tamer Magdi Moussa., June 2015. Optimization of Expanded-Solvent Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Using Differential Evolution
Advisor: Optimization of Expanded-Solvent Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Using Differential Evolution
Ahmed Abdulhamid Ahmed Mahmoud., May 2015. The Effect of Clay Content and Type on Oil Recovery from Sandstone Cores Using High pH Chelating Agent
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Salman Al-Hashim
Muzammil Hussain Rammay., December 2015. Stochastic Optimization of Hydraulic Fractures and Horizontal Well Parameters in Shale Gas Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Rizwan Ahmed Khan., December 2015. Optimization of SAGD and VAPEX Processes using Horizontal Well Placement with Minimum Spacing Constraint
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Amjad Saeed Ahmed Bin Thalab., May 2015. Performance of Saudi Bentonite and Nano clay Admixed Cement for HPHT Conditions
Advisor: Dr. M. Enamul Hossain
Waqas Ahmed Khan., May 2015. Oil Well Cement with Carbon Nanotube for High Pressure High Temperature Applications
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Xian Zhang., January 2015. Optimum Damping Factor for Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm with Application to Reservoir Parameter Estimation
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
2014
Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelahim Mohamed., December 2014. Development of emulsified gels for water control in oil and gas wells
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Muhammad Mansoor Alam., December 2014.An Experimental Study of Oil Recovery from Carbonate Reservoirs by In-Situ Generated CO2
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Yaser Khaled Al-Duailej., March 2014. Wormhole characterization using nuclear resonance (NMR)
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Ali Musa Al-Hussain., December 2014. An Integrated Approach for Downhole Leak Detection
Advisor: Dr. M. Enamul Hossain
Menhal Abdulbaqi Al-Ismael., December 2014. A Multi-Objective Well Placement Approach with NPV and Regional Pressure Balance
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Mohammad Danish Hashmat., December 2014. Study of Cross-linked Polymer Gel Systems for potential use as Loss Prevention Agents
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Ahmed Amara Musa Kasha., May 2014. Impact of Injection Water Chemistry on Zeta Potential of Carbonate Rocks
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Salman Al-Hashim
Muhammad Ali Khalid., December 2014. Reaction Kinetics of Fresh and Spent acid in Dolomite rock at high pressures
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Musaab Ibrahim Magzoub Elhag., November 2014. Development of Stable Bentonite for Drilling Fluid Formulations Using Local Sources
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Musaab Ibrahim Magzoub Elhag., November 2014. Development of Stable Bentonite for Drilling Fluid Formulations Using Local Sources
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Muzzammil Shakeel., December 2014. Effect of Crude Oil Composition on Wettability Alteration During Immiscible CO2 Flooding
Advisor: Dr. Sidqi Abu Khamsin
Osama Mutrif Siddig., May 2014. Lexicographic Approach to Well Placement Optimization for Short, Medium And Long Term Investment Decisions
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
2013
Ali Ahmed Al-Nemer., December 2013. Global Optimization Strategies for Well Tests in Single and Dual Porosity Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Ali Saleh Omar Ba Geri., May 2013. Experimental study of the alkaline-surfectantgas (ASG) flooding in a carbonite reservoir
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Zaeem Hassan Khan., December 2013. Models of Fractional Diffusion for Radial-Composite Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Saad Mehmood., December 2013. Sensitivity-based Upscaling for Large-Scale Reservoir Model History Matching
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Mobeen Murtaza., December 2013. Effect of Nano clay on oilwell cement properties for high pressure and temperature applications
Advisor: Dr. Abdulaziz Abdulla E Al-Majed
Najmudeen Sibaweihi., June 2013. Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis of Foam Assisted Water Alternating Gas
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Khaled Zidan Abdelgawad Ibrahim., May 2013. An Innovative Application of Chelating Agents for EOR in Carbonate Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
2012
Murtada Abdein Ali Elhaj., December 2012. Effect of Saturation on Acoustic of Carbonate Rocks
Advisor: Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
2008
Ahmad Mubarak Al-Harbi., November 2008. Transport Processes in carbonate rocks using NMR T2 distributions
Advisor: Dr. Gharib M. Hamada
Thesis Geosciences Department
Ph.D. Research
2017
Mohammed Benaafi., 2017. Nature & characteristics of fracture System within Wajid Sandstone Group, SW Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Mustafa Hariri (Chairman), Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Member), Dr. Mohammed Makkawi (Member), Prof. Giovanni Bertotti (External Member), Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani (Member).
2016
Abduljamiu Amao., 2016. Benthic Foraminiferal Taxonomy, Distribution and Ecology in the Arabian Gulf
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Michael Kaminski (Chairman), Dr. Khalid Al- Ramadan (Member), Dr. Pamela Hallock Muller (External Member), Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Member), Dr. Bassam Tawabini (Member)
Ammar Mohammed Adam., 2016. High-Resolution Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy, and Diagenesis of Upper Khartam Member, Khuff Formation: Implication on Reservoir Quality and Architecture. Outcrop Analog from Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Prof. Michael Kaminski (Chairman) Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Co-Chairman) Dr. Mustafa Hariri (Member) | Dr. Abdulraheem Abdulazeez (Member) Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud (Member)
Ahmed Mohammed Hakami., 2016. Characterization of Carbonate Mudrocks of the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, East Ghawar, Saudi Arabia: Implications for Unconventional Reservoir Quality Prediction
Principle Supervisors: Dr.Khalid Al-Ramadan, Dr. Kaminski, Prof. Korvin, Prof. Sidqi Abu- Khamseen (PETE), Prof. Ahmet Dogan (U. of Iowa)
M.S. Research
2017
Mahmoud Mohammed Samir Desouky Nour El Yamani., 2017. Microfacies and Related Diagenesis of the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Khalid Al Ramadan (advisor), Dr. Dave Cantrell (co-advisor), Dr. Waleed Abdulghani (member), Dr. Abdullah Sultan (member), Prof. Dr. Axel Munnecke
Ryan Adhi Putra., 2017. Effects of Element Elevation and Position Errors On The Response Of Seismic Arrays
Chair, Abdellatif Al-Shuhail
Arum Albuntana., 2017.Ecotoxicity of Arabian Light Crude Oil and Oil Based Drilling Mud on The Local Arabian Killifish ( Aphanius dispar) and Commercial Brine Shrimp (Artemia sp)
Bagus Budi Prasetyo., 2017.Estimation of Porosity and Water Saturation from Seismic and GPR Data : A Case Study in Jafurah Sand Dunes of Eastern Saudi Arabia
Chair, Abdellatif Al-Shuhail
Abdullah Alqubalee, 2017. Lithofacies and Petrophysical Characterization of the Late Ordovician Sarah Formation, Rub' Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Chair), Dr. Lamidi Babalola, and Dr. Mohammed Makkawi
2016
Mahmoud Mohammed Samir Desouky Nour El Yamani., 2017. Microfacies and Related Diagenesis of the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Khalid Al Ramadan (advisor), Dr. Dave Cantrell (co-advisor), Dr. Waleed Abdulghani (member), Dr. Abdullah Sultan (member), Prof. Dr. Axel Munnecke
Mohamaed Ibrahim., 2016. Fractures system within Qusaiba shale outcrop and its relationship to the geomechanical and lithological properties, Qasim area, Central Saudi Arabia.
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Mustafa M Hariri (Chairman), Dr. Osman Abdullatif (member), Dr. Mohamad H. Makkawi (member)
Salawu Omobayo Adio., 2016. Removal of Mercury (II) from Water using Biosynthesized Silver and Iron Nanoparticles
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Basheer Chanbasha, Bassam Tawabini, Zafarullah Khan
M'd Arif Ibrahim., 2016. Isolation & Characterization of Microalgae for Biofuel Production
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Irshad Ahmed, Thukair, Razzaq
Lawal Taoreed Taiwo., 2016. Levels & characteristics of airborne particulate matter in Dammam, Dhahran & Khobar, SA
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Tawabini; Al-Shaibani; A.F. Farahat
Muhammad Hammad Malik., 2016. Micropaleontology and Sequence Stratigraphy of Middle Jurassic D4-D5 Members of Dhruma Formation, Central SA.
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Kaminski, Al-Ramadan, Babalola
Waleed Ejaz., 2016. Integration of Electrofacies and Geomechanical Characteristics of Sarah Formation (Potential Tight Gas Reservoir) Rub' Al-Khali Basin, SA
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Korvin ; Ali Sahin; Abdullatif; Kaminski; Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
Abdaseed Kubur Bokhari., 2016. 3D Geostatistical modeling of the facies, porosity and permeability of the early Triassic upper Khartam member outcrop, central SA
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Makkawi; Abdullatif; Korvin Abdulazeez Abdulraheem; Babalola
Septriandi Asmaidi Chan., 2016. Biostratigraphy and Benthic Foraminiferal Morphogroups of the Miocene Mixed Carbonate and Siliciclastic Dam Formation in the Al-Lidam area, Eastern Province
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Kaminski; Al-Ramadan; Babalola;
Rakan Hassan., 2016. Investigating the potential of treating water contaminated with toluene using UV/H2O2 process
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Tawabini; Musa; Alaa Bukhari
Amjad Ali., 2016. Characterizing fluids contact from seismic data by joint inversion of acoustic velocity and impedance
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Al-Shuhail; Kaka; Kaminski
Liadi Musiliu Adeyemi., 2016. Evaluating the Adsorptive Capacity of Sewage Sludge-derived Activated Carbon for the Removal of Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in Aqueous solution
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Bassam Al-Tawabini (Chair),Dr. Reyad Shawabkeh, and Dr. Nabeel Jarrah
Pramudya R.D. Perdana., 2016. Paleoecology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Lower Silurian in the Qasim Region using Foraminiferal Biofacies and Geochemical Techniques
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Kaminski; Abdullatif; Sedat Inan
Olabemiwo, Fatai Abidemi., 2016. The Potential Capacity of Functionalized Fly Ash (CFA) in Removing Cadmium from Water
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Al-Tawabini (Chair), Dr. Tahar Laoui, Dr. Mazen Khalid.
Mustafa Al-Marzooq., 2016.Investigation of seismic data amplification response under the sand dunes of Rub Al-Khali
Ali Mohamed., 2016. Full waveform inversion for complex near surface imaging using seg seam ii synthetic model
Chair: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail
Muhammad Naveed Tahir Butt., 2016. Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of Early Miocene Burqan Formation in the Midyan Peninsula, NW Saudi Arabia.
Supervisors: Dr. Khalid Al-Ramadan (ESD) - Supervisor.
Prof. Dr. John Reijmer (ESD) - Member
Dr. Waleed M. Abdulghani(ESD) – Member
2014
Haitham Alsahfy., 2014. Microseismic Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing and Analysis of Location and Detectability Uncertainties
Principle Supervisors: Professor Gabor Korvin (Chair), Dr. Isma'il Kaka (Member), Dr. Mohammed Ameen (Saudi Aramco, Member)
Ayyaz Mustafa., 2014. Integration of lithofacies and geomechanical characteristics of the Lower Silurian Qusaiba Shale, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Mustafa Hariri (Chair), Dr. Ali Sahin (Co-Chair), Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem, Dr. Mohamad Abouelresh, Prof. Gabor Korvin
Adetoro John Adedapo., 2014. Spatial distribution of the levels of trace metals in the topsoil of Dammam area, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Bassam Tawabini (Chair), Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani & Prof. Ahmet Umran Dogan (Members)
Amana Jemal Kedir., 2014. Treatment of water contaminated with Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether using UV/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Process.
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Bassam Tawabini (Chair), Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani & Dr.Alaadin A. Bukhari (Members)
Ashraf Kamal Ali Abbas., 2014. Geological & Geostatistical modeling of the upper Dibsiyah (wajid sandstone): a Paleozoic sandstone reservoir outcrop analog, southwestern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Chair) Prof. Gabor Korvin (Member) Dr.Ali Sahin (RI, Member)
Mutasim Sami Osman., 2014. Digital outcrop modeling of the early Triassic upper Khartam member of khuff formation: implications for reservoir heterogeneity and quality, Qassim area, central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Chair)Prof. Gabor Korvin (Member) Dr.Mohammad Al-Farhan(KACST)
Abdullah Wahbi., 2014. Sedimentological and stratigraphic studies of the cambro-ordovician succession in northwest Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Khalid Al-Ramadan (Chair) Dr. John Melvin (Saudi Aramco)Prof. Ahmet Dogan (Member)
Abdallah Fathi Mohammed Saeed., 2014. Joint inversion of gravity and ground penetrating radar data to characterize subsurface cavities
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail (Chair)Dr. Ismail Kaka (Member)Dr. Khalid Ramadan (Member)
Adebayo Segun Biodun., 2014. Removal of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from water using non-modified and modified fly ash
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Bassam Tawabini (Chair), Dr. Muataz Ali Atieh (Co-Chair), Dr. Faraj Ahmad Abulaiwi, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani & Dr. Basheer Chanbasha (Members)
Asaad Mohammed Abdulraziq., 2014. Porosity classification & reservoir flow units ranking in the Khartam Member, Khuff Formation (Permo-Triassic): Outcrop Approach, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisor: Drs. Osman Abdullatif (Chair), Gabor Korvin, Lameed Babalola (RI)
Abdulaziz Saud Al-Guwaizani (PhD GEOL)., 2014.Tight gas sandstone reservoir properties of the Lower Paleozoic Sarah Formation, Central & Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Prof. Ahmet Umran Dogan (Chair), Dr. Khalid Al-Ramadan, Dr. Michael Kaminski, Dr. Hasan Al-Hashim, Dr. Sedat Inan (Members)
2015
Adnan Saleh Alghannam., 2015. Subsurface geological and geomechanical characterization of a Permo-Triassic Carbonate Reservoir in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Mustafa Hariri (Chair), Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem, Dr. Mandefro Belayneh, Prof. Gabor Korvin, Dr. Osman Abdellatif (Members)
Omar Atef Radwan., 2015.Dedolomitization of the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Kaminski (Chair), Drs. Abdulghani, Dogan, Korvin, Morsy
Sudibyo Solikan Sardi., 2015. Mapping of environmental sensitivity in Western Arabian Gulf using GIS for oil spill response
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Qurban (Chair), Krishnakumar, Hariri, Tawabini, Khalil
Mohammed Elhibir Mohammed., 2015. Regional sequence stratigraphic model of Miocene Dam formation and its impact on lithofacies heterogeneity. An outcrop approach, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Osman, Korvin, Al Khaldi, Kaka, Babalola
Matthew Armoh., 2015. Determination of evaporation rate in a sabkha in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr.Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani (Chair), Makkawi, Tawabini, Wood, Al-Amoudi
Lateef Owolabi Awal., 2015. Characterization of brittleness & frackability for unconventional shale
Principle Supervisors: Professor Gabor Korvin (Chair), Dr. Ali Sahin (Co-Chair), Dr. Jin Guodong (Baker-Hughes, Member), Dr. Osman Abdullatif (Member), Dr. Kaminski
Muhammad Asif Abbas., 2015. Title: Geochemical & Petrographical Study of Silurian Sharawra Formation, Old Qusaiba Village, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Michael Kaminski( chair), Gabor Korvin, Dr. Sedat Iman (Saudi Aramco)
Moaz Abdaltawab Mohammed Ali., 2015. Depositional & diagenetic controls on porosity evolution of the Miocene Dam Formation Carbonates: Outcr5op approach, Al-Lidam Escarpment, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Osman, Al-Ramadan, Dave Cantrell
Paul Edigue., 2015. Three-Dimensional Supervirtual Seismic Refraction Interferometry
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail (Chair), Dr. Sanlinn Ismail Kaka, Dr. Khalid Al-Ramadan
Haitham M. Awad., 2015. Sedimentology & sequence stratigraphy of the Paleogene Samma, Yabus & Adar Formations, Rawat Basin, White Nile State, Sudan
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Osman (Chair), Korvin, Abdul Ghani
Yasin Jemal Yasin., 2015. GIS application & environmental factors for mosquito control in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Supervisor: Dr. Assad Thukair, Nzila, Baqer Al-Ramadan
Oluseun Adetola Sanuade., 2015. Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis & Porosity Evaluation of a Field Using 3D Seismic & Well Logs: An Example from Onshore Niger Delta, Nigeria
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Sannlin I. Kaka, Mustafa M. Hariri, Osman Abdullatif
Muhammad Arslan., 2015. Benthic Foraminifera in the Arabian Gulf: Effects of Seasonal Dynamics, Environmental Parameters, and Marine Pollution on their Distribution and Behavior
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Michael Kaminski (Chair), Dr. Bassam Tawabini & Dr. Amjad Bajes Khali (Members)
Danmaliki, Gaddafi Ibrahim., 2015. Adsorptive evaluation of nanoparticles loaded carbon derived from used tires
Principle Supervisors: Dr Tawfik Saleh Prof. AbulKibash, Dr. Mazumder,
Mohammed Jabir., 2015. High resolution 3D geocellular facies and property modelling of Bentiu-1 Reservoirs Interval, Jake Oilfield, Fula Sub-Basin, Sudan
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif, Drs. Sahin, Korvin, Makkawi, Kaka
Syed Haroon Ali., 2015. High resolution stratigraphic architecture & sedimentologic heterogeneity within the Miocene Dam Formation, Eastern Province, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr Osman Abdullatif, Drs Ramadan, Korvin, Alkhaldi, Babalola
Abdallah Abdelkarim Hassan., 2015. Porosity & permeability characterization within the lithofacies framework of Miocene Dam Formation outcrop, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr Osman Abdullatif, Drs. Korvin, Babalola
Omar Afif., 2015. Rock Physics Modeling for a Clastic Reservoir in Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail; Drs. Kaka, Al-Ramadan, Al-Shuhail, Bakkorji
Jarrah Mohammed Ahmed Mubark., 2015. The relationship between litho-stratigraphy and geomechanical properties of Sarah formation outcrop analogue, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr Osman Abdullatif, Drs. Hariri & Korvin
Hussam Eldin El-Zain., 2015. High resolution sedimentology and reservoir properties of Ulayya Member, Hanifa Formation, Outcrop Approach, Riyadh Area, Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullatif, Drs. Korvin, Kaminski
Ali H. Al-Gawas., 2015. Fracture detection using azimuthal P-wave amplitude variation with offset (AVOA) in a clastic reservoir, Eastern Central Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Drs. Kaka, Al-Ramadan
Akeem Olewale Bello., 2015. Investigating the phyto-remediation potential of selected Saudi plants in removing pollutants from contaminated waters
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Tawabini, Drs. Amjad Khalil, Christopher Boland
Yousef Al-Mutawa., 2015. Utilizing of GIS to map trace metals distribution in Sabkha Al-Fasl, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Assad Al-Thukair, Drs. Baqer Al-Ramadan, Basheer Chanbasha
Karim Malik., 2015. Investigation of bacterial isolates in degradation of specific hydrocarbons
Principle Supervisors: Dr Assad Al-Thukair Drs. Chanbasha, Al-Humam
Auwal Muhammad Musa., 2015. Adsorption evaluation of cross-linked polymers for water treatment
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Tawfik Saleh; Drs. Asrof, Tawbini
Akere Taiwo Hassan., 2015. Assessment of organotins in sediments and biota collected from the Saudi coast of the Arabian Gulf
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Qurban; Drs. Krishnakumar; Manikandan; Chanbasha, Tawabini
Ahmed Abdi Hassan., 2015. Sunlight and organic dyes as a greener approach to photochemical reactions and degradation of phenol in water
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Chanbasha; Dr. Tawabini; Prof. Al-Arfaj
Abdul-Rahman Akinkumni Yusuf., 2015. Influence of treated sewage effluents on coastal Saudi water of the Arabian Gulf from microbial & water quality aspects
Principle Supervisors: Dr. A.Khalil; Co-Chair:Dr, Qurban; Members: Drs. Manikandan, Roa-Ureta; Nzila
Ardiansyah Ibnu Koeshhidayatullah., 2015. Miocene Syn-Rift Carbonate Platforms Architecture In the Midyan Basin, Northwest Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr Al-Ramadan, Drs.Abdulghani,Richard Collier (U of Leeds)
Ammar Abdlmutalib., 2015. The relationship between litho-stratigraphy and Geomechanical properties of Arab-D Reservoir using outcrop analogue,Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Addullatif, Drs. Abdulraheem, Korvin
Mazin Bashri., 2015. High resolution facies analysis and sequence stratigraphyof mixed clastic-carbonate deposits of Miocene Dam formation,Al-Lidam area. Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Principle Supervisors: Dr. Osman Abdullateef,Drs. Kaminski, Babalola
Rasheed Peter Adetokunbo., 2015. Improved 3D edge detection with the Magic Cube operator
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Abdullatif Al- Shuhail (Chair), Dr. Saleh Al-Dossary, Dr. Abdullah Al-Shuhail
Oyehan Tajudeen Adeyinka., 2015.Isolation & characterization of microbial communities found in oil-polluted sites from 1991 Gulf War
Principle Supervisors: Drs. Thukair (Chair), Chanbasha, Nzila
Abuzar Mamun., 2015. Log Porosity & Lithology Prediction from Seismic Data – Frontier & Tensleep Formations, Wyoming
Principle Supervisors: Prof. Gabor Korvin, Members: Dr Abdulazeez Abdulraheem, Dr. Osman Abdullatif
Abdul Latif ashadi., 2015.Ground motion prediction equations (gmpes) for subduction-zone earthquakes in java island, Indonesia
Principle Supervisors: Drs.Ismail Kaka, Abdullatif Al- Shuhail, Kaminsk
GEOL PhD Proposal. Mohammed Benaafi., 2015.Nature & characteristics of fracture System within Wajid Sandstone Group, SW Saudi Arabia
Supervisor: Drs. Hariri (Chair), Abdellatif, Bertotti, Makkawi, Korvin
GEOL PhD Proposal. MohammedYassin., 2015.Structural, stratigraphic evolution and reservoir characteristics of Abu-Sufyan Sub-Basin, Muglad Rift Basin, Sudan
Thesis Petroleum Engineering Department
Ph.D. Research
2016
Obembe Abiola David., May 2016. A Modified Boussinesq-based approach to numerical investigation of thermal flooding process with experimental verification
Advisor: Dr. M. Enamul Hossain
Badr Salem Ba Geri., October 2016. Filter Cake Removal Of Barite Water-Based Mud
Advisor: Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
2015
Abdulrauf Rasheed Adebayo., March 2015. An Experimental Study of The Effects of CO2 Sequestration on Electrical Properties of Carbonate Rocks
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Al-Yousef
2013
Saad Menahi Al-Mutairi., December 2013. Modeling Wettability Alteration during Immiscible Carbon Dioxide Flooding
Advisor: Dr. Sidqi Abu Khamsin
M.S. Research
2016
Mohamed Abdalsalam., May 2016. Hanfi Jad Formation Damage Quantification by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Bramasto Cinde Adam., May 2016. Relative Permeability Of Smart Water For Carbonate Reservoirs: Experimental And Modeling Investigation
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Salman Al-Hashim
Shams Kalam., March 2016. An Empirical Correlation for Water Flooding Performance in a Layered Reservoir
Advisor: Dr. Sidqi Abu Khamsin
Mohammed Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui., February 2016. Stability and Texture of CO2/N2 Foam in Sandstone
Advisor: Dr. Rahul N. Gajbhiye
Usama Yousuf., April 2016. Empirical Correlations for 5-Spot Water Flooding Performance with Different Permeability Sortings
Advisor: Dr. Sidqi Abu Khamsin
2015
Adewale Wasiu Adeniji., May 2015. A Global Optimization Approach To The Gradual Deformation Method Of History Matching
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Rami M. Alloush., April 2015.Numerical Modeling Of Turbulent Gas Flow In Porous Media: A Fractional Diffusion Approach
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Ahmed Yousif Alsahaf., May 2015. Prediction Of Flow Zone Indicators In Carbonate Reservoirs Using Hybrid Modeling
Advisor: Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
Amjed Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohammed., November 2015. Optimization of In-Situ Generated CO2 Using Chelating Agents for EOR from Carbonate Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Salman Al-Hashim
Meshal Ali Al-Amri., May 2015. Integrated Petrophysical and Reservoir Characterization Workflow to Enhance Permeability and Water Saturation Prediction
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Assad Ahmed Abdallah Barri., June 2015. Identifying Optimum Conditions for Stable Wormholes Created by Chelating Agents
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Ma He., May 2015. Destabilization and Treatment of Produced Water-Oil Emulsions from EOR Application using Dissolved Air Flotation Technique
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Lionel Talley Fogang., December 2015. Toward understanding the breaker mechanism of viscoelastic surfactant in well stimulation
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Tamer Magdi Moussa., June 2015. Optimization of Expanded-Solvent Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Using Differential Evolution
Advisor: Optimization of Expanded-Solvent Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Using Differential Evolution
Ahmed Abdulhamid Ahmed Mahmoud., May 2015. The Effect of Clay Content and Type on Oil Recovery from Sandstone Cores Using High pH Chelating Agent
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Salman Al-Hashim
Muzammil Hussain Rammay., December 2015. Stochastic Optimization of Hydraulic Fractures and Horizontal Well Parameters in Shale Gas Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Rizwan Ahmed Khan., December 2015. Optimization of SAGD and VAPEX Processes using Horizontal Well Placement with Minimum Spacing Constraint
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Amjad Saeed Ahmed Bin Thalab., May 2015. Performance of Saudi Bentonite and Nano clay Admixed Cement for HPHT Conditions
Advisor: Dr. M. Enamul Hossain
Waqas Ahmed Khan., May 2015. Oil Well Cement with Carbon Nanotube for High Pressure High Temperature Applications
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Xian Zhang., January 2015. Optimum Damping Factor for Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm with Application to Reservoir Parameter Estimation
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
2014
Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelahim Mohamed., December 2014. Development of emulsified gels for water control in oil and gas wells
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Muhammad Mansoor Alam., December 2014.An Experimental Study of Oil Recovery from Carbonate Reservoirs by In-Situ Generated CO2
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Yaser Khaled Al-Duailej., March 2014. Wormhole characterization using nuclear resonance (NMR)
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Ali Musa Al-Hussain., December 2014. An Integrated Approach for Downhole Leak Detection
Advisor: Dr. M. Enamul Hossain
Menhal Abdulbaqi Al-Ismael., December 2014. A Multi-Objective Well Placement Approach with NPV and Regional Pressure Balance
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Mohammad Danish Hashmat., December 2014. Study of Cross-linked Polymer Gel Systems for potential use as Loss Prevention Agents
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Ahmed Amara Musa Kasha., May 2014. Impact of Injection Water Chemistry on Zeta Potential of Carbonate Rocks
Advisor: Dr. Hasan Salman Al-Hashim
Muhammad Ali Khalid., December 2014. Reaction Kinetics of Fresh and Spent acid in Dolomite rock at high pressures
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Musaab Ibrahim Magzoub Elhag., November 2014. Development of Stable Bentonite for Drilling Fluid Formulations Using Local Sources
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Musaab Ibrahim Magzoub Elhag., November 2014. Development of Stable Bentonite for Drilling Fluid Formulations Using Local Sources
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
Muzzammil Shakeel., December 2014. Effect of Crude Oil Composition on Wettability Alteration During Immiscible CO2 Flooding
Advisor: Dr. Sidqi Abu Khamsin
Osama Mutrif Siddig., May 2014. Lexicographic Approach to Well Placement Optimization for Short, Medium And Long Term Investment Decisions
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
2013
Ali Ahmed Al-Nemer., December 2013. Global Optimization Strategies for Well Tests in Single and Dual Porosity Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Ali Saleh Omar Ba Geri., May 2013. Experimental study of the alkaline-surfectantgas (ASG) flooding in a carbonite reservoir
Advisor: Dr. Abdullah S. Sultan
Zaeem Hassan Khan., December 2013. Models of Fractional Diffusion for Radial-Composite Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Saad Mehmood., December 2013. Sensitivity-based Upscaling for Large-Scale Reservoir Model History Matching
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Mobeen Murtaza., December 2013. Effect of Nano clay on oilwell cement properties for high pressure and temperature applications
Advisor: Dr. Abdulaziz Abdulla E Al-Majed
Najmudeen Sibaweihi., June 2013. Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis of Foam Assisted Water Alternating Gas
Advisor: Dr. Abeeb Adebowale Awotunde
Khaled Zidan Abdelgawad Ibrahim., May 2013. An Innovative Application of Chelating Agents for EOR in Carbonate Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud
2012
Murtada Abdein Ali Elhaj., December 2012. Effect of Saturation on Acoustic of Carbonate Rocks
Advisor: Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
2008
Ahmad Mubarak Al-Harbi., November 2008. Transport Processes in carbonate rocks using NMR T2 distributions
Advisor: Dr. Gharib M. Hamada