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Dr. Bennet Nii Tackie-Otoo

Post-Doc Researcher, Department of Petroleum Engineering

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, 2023
  • M.S., Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK, 2016
  • B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, 2013

Research Interests

  • Chemical EOR
  • Rheology and interfacial properties of fluids
  • Hydrogen Production and Storage
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
  • Reservoir Simulation

Selected Publications

  • BN Tackie-Otoo, MAA Mohammed, N Yekeen, BM Negash, “Alternative chemical agents for alkalis, surfactants and polymers for enhanced oil recovery: Research trend and prospects”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 187, 106828, 2020
  • BN Tackie-Otoo, MAA Mohammed, “Experimental investigation of the behaviour of a novel amino acid-based surfactant relevant to EOR application”, Journal of Molecular Liquids 316, 113848, 2020.
  • BN Tackie-Otoo, DY Atta, MA Ayoub Mohammed, DA Otchere , “Investigation into the oil recovery process using an organic alkali–amino acid-based surfactant system”, Energy & Fuels 35 (14), 11171-11192,2021
  • BN Tackie-Otoo, MAA Mohammed, JYS Tze, AM Hassan, “Experimental investigation of N-lauroyl sarcosine and N-lauroyl-L-glutamic acid as green surfactants for enhanced oil recovery application” Journal of Molecular Liquids 362, 119738, 2022
  • BN Tackie-Otoo, MA Ayoub Mohammed, HABM Zalghani, AM Hassan, PI Murungi, GA Tabaaza , Interfacial Properties, Wettability Alteration and Emulsification Properties of an Organic Alkali–Surface Active Ionic Liquid System: Implications for Enhanced Oil Recovery, Molecules 27 (7), 2265, 2022
  • AM Hassan, BN Tackie-Otoo, MA Ayoub, ME Mohyaldinn, EW Al-Shalabi, IA Adel, Numerical Investigation of Hybrid Smart Water and Foam Injections in Carbonate Reservoirs, in: SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition, OnePetro, 2023.
  • BN Tackie-Otoo, MAA Mohammed, DA Otchere, SR Jufar, A study of the oil recovery potential and mechanisms of an alternative Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer formulation for carbonate reservoir, Geoenergy Science and Engineering 227 (2023) 211881.
  • BN Tackie-Otoo, MB Haq, A comprehensive review on geo-storage of H2 in salt caverns: Prospect and research advances, Fuel 356 (2024) 129609.

Awards & Honors

  • Premier Graduate Assistantship Award, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 2019 – 2022
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