Dr. Ammar El-Husseiny

Ph.D. in Geophysics, Stanford University, USA, 2016
M.S. in Geophysics, Stanford University, USA, 2013
B.S. (Honor) in Petroleum Geosciences, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2010

Rock physics of carbonates characterizing their transport and elastic properties.
Fluid substitution and time-lapse seismic interpretation
The use of NMR for pore structure characterization

El Husseiny, A. and Vanorio, T., 2017, Porosity-permeability relationship in dual porosity carbonate analogs, Geophysics, vol. 82, no. 1, MR65-MR74, doi: 10.1190/geo2015-0649.1
El Husseiny, A., Nizamuddin, S., Raheem, O., and Vega, S., 2019, The effect of pore structure complexity and saturation history on the variations of acoustic velocity as function of brine and oil saturation in carbonates, Journal of Petroleum Sciences and Engineering, 179, pp. 180-191
El Husseiny, A., Vanorio, T., and Mavko, G., 2019, Predicting porosity of binary mixtures made out of irregular nonspherical particles: Application to natural sediments, Advanced powder technology, Vol. 30, no. 8, 1558-1566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2019.05.001
Elsayed, M., Mahmoud, M., El-Husseiny, A., Kamal, M. S., Al-Garadi, K., 2020, A New Method to Evaluate Reaction Kinetics of Acids with Carbonate Rocks Using NMR Diffusion Measurements, Energy and Fuel, 34, 1, 787-797, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b03784
El-Husseiny, A., 2020, Improved Packing Model for Functionally Graded Sand-Fines Mixtures: Incorporation of Fines Cohesive Packing Behavior, Applied Sciences, 10(2), 562

Hanafy, S., El-Husseiny, A., Benyafi, M., Al-Shuahil, A., Dvorking, J., 2020, P-wave velocity profile at very shallow depths in sand dunes, Geophysics, 85, 5, 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2019-0734.1
Yang, K., Connolly, P., Li, M., Seltzer, S., McCarty, D., K., Mahmoud, M., El-Husseiny, A., May, E. M., Johns, M., 2020, Shale Rock Core Analysis using NMR: Effect of bitumen and water content, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 195, 107847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107847
Isah A, Adebayo A, Mahmoud M, Babalola L., El-Husseiny A., 2021, Drainage Mechanisms in Gas Reservoirs with Bimodal Pores – A Core and Pore Scale Study. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 86, 103652, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103652
M Salih, JJG Reijmer, A El-Husseiny, 2021, Diagenetic controls on the elastic velocity of the early Triassic Upper Khartam Member (Khuff Formation, central Saudi Arabia), Marine and Petroleum Geology, 124, 104823, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2020.104823
El-Husseiny, A. Unified Packing Model for Improved Prediction of Porosity and Hydraulic Conductivity of Binary Mixed Soils. Water 2021, 13, 455. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040455

Awarded the EAGE annual meeting Travel Grant, Vienna, Austria, May 2011
Graduation from The Petroleum Institute with GPA of 4.0 out of 4.0 (honor with distinction), 2010.
First place in the “SEG Challenge Bowl” regional competition in the Middle East, The Petroleum Institute, 2009.