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Dr. Mohamed Elmuzafar Ahmed

Post-Doc Researcher, Department of Petroleum Engineering

Mohamed Elmuzafar has a Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from KFUPM. He is experienced in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) related research, especially Surfactant polymer applications, starting from fluid evaluation and characterization such as phase behavior, compatibility, rheology, and interfacial tension up to determining the fluid recovery using core flooding as well as using reservoir simulation. For the pore-scale studies, he performed micro-CT imaging, micromodels with a microscope, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Also, he has good skills in performing simulation studies at the field scale with calibrated core scale simulations.

Educational Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2023
  • Master of Science, Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2018
  • Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan, 2012

Research Interests

  • Chemically Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • Well testing
  • Reservoir Simulation
  • Microfluidics

Selected Publications

  • Ahmed, M.E., Sultan, A.S., Mahmoud, M. et al. “Investigating the Phase Behavior of Viscoelastic Surfactant with Squalene and Crude Oil Systems at High Temperature” Arab J Sci Eng (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-07671-6
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Amjed M. Hassan, Abdullah S. Sultan, and Mohamed Mahmoud “Enhancing the Oil Recovery from Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Viscoelastic Surfactant (VES) Flooding: A Field-Scale Simulation” ACS Omega 2022 7 (1), 504-517 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c04900
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Abdullah S. Sultan, Mohamed Mahmoud, Kamaljit Singh, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Shirish Patil, and Mazen Kanj “Evaluation of the Dynamic Interfacial Tension between Viscoelastic Surfactant Solutions and Oil Using Porous Micromodels” Langmuir 2022 38 (20), 6387-6394 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00469
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Sultan, A.S., Hassan, A. et al. “Predicting the performance of constant volume depletion tests for gas condensate reservoirs using artificial intelligence techniques.” Neural Comput & Applic (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-022-07682-8
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Sultan, Abdullah, AlSofi, Abdulkareem, and Hasan Al-Hashim. “Designing an Optimum Recipe for SP Flooding in Harsh Carbonate Reservoir Conditions High Temperature High Salinity.” Paper presented at the SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum & Energy Show, Muscat, Oman, March 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/200246-MS

Extended Publications (+)

  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, and Abdullah Sultan. “Optimization of Sp Flooding Design Using Simulation Calibrated with Lab Core Flooding.” Paper presented at the SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum & Energy Show, Muscat, Oman, March 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/200228-MS
  • Eliebid, Mohammed , Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, and Sami Al-Nuaim. “New Methodology to Quantify the Productivity of Hydraulically Fractured Multilateral Wells in Tight Oil Reservoirs with Gas-Drive.” Paper presented at the SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference, Moscow, Russia, October 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/191587-18RPTC-MS
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, and Mohamed Abdalla. “Investigating the effect of hydraulic fracturing in the pressure transient response for multilateral wells in dry gas reservoirs.” Paper presented at the SPE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, April 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/192324-MS
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Sultan, Abdullah S., AlSofi, Abdulkareem, Al-Hashim, Hasan S., and Syed R. Hussaini. “Pore-Scale Imaging to Investigate Wettability and Recovery Mechanism for Surfactant/Polymer Flooding.” Paper presented at the SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference, Moscow, Russia, October 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/191578-18RPTC-MS
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Elnuaim, Sami , and Ahmed Abdulazeem. “The impact of hydraulic fracturing on the deliverability of multilateral wells at dry gas reservoirs.“Paper presented at the SPE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, April 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/192314-MS
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Sultan, Abdullah, AlSofi, Abdulkareem, and Hasan Al-Hashim. “Optimization of core flooding design for Surfactant-Polymer EOR” J Petrol Explor Prod Technol 13, 2109–2123 (22023 http://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-023-01651-0
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Abdullah S. Sultan, Mohamed Mahmoud, Tinku Saikia, Kamaljit Singh, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Shirish Patil, and Mazen Kanj. “Relationship between Dynamic Interfacial Tension and Ultimate Recovery in Gemini Surfactant Flooding: An Exploration through Fractured Micromodels” Energy & Fuels 2023, 37(16), 11787–11117 http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01681
  • Ahmed, M. Elmuzafar, Abdullah S. Sultan, Mohamed Mahmoud, Tinku Saikia, Kamaljit Singh, Shirish Patil, and Mazen Kanj. “Investigating Effects of Chelating Agents on Viscoelastic Surfactant Flooding at the Pore Scale Using Micromodels”. Energy & Fuels 2023 37(2),1070-1080 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c03777
  • M Elmuzafar Ahmed, Abdulla Sultan “The impact of dynamic wettability alteration and phase behavior on the VES flooding recovery at the pore-scale”. Paper presented at the SPE Offshore Europe Conference & Exhibition, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, September 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215569-MS
  • M Elmuzafar Ahmed, Abdulla Sultan  “Dynamic wettability alteration at pore-scale using Viscoelastic surfactant/chelating agents’ systems” Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.4043/32720-MS
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