CPG

Dhafer Omar Badhafere

Tel: + 966 (013) 860-4773

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1061

Dhafer Omar Badhafere

Engineer II, CIPR

Dhafer joined the petrophysics team at CIPR as an Engineer II and special core lab (SCAL) supervisor. He holds a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, specializing in petrophysics and formation scale evaluation. His previous experience revolves around applying special techniques to characterize the petrophysical properties of formation rocks and to characterize iron sulfide scales. Additionally, he has worked in various joint areas including chemical-enhanced oil recovery, corrosion evaluation, and drilling fluid integrity evaluation.

Educational Qualification

• B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering with a minor in Mathematics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
• M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Research Interests

• Practical petrophysics and special core analysis
• Spectral Induced polarization applications in Petrophysics
• Iron sulfide formation scale characterization

Selected Publications

• Badhafere, D., Kirmizakis, P., Oshaish, A., El-Husseiny, A., Mahmoud, M., Ntarlagiannis, D., and P. Soupios. “Detection of Iron Disulfide Materials in Geological Porous Media Using Spectral Induced Polarization Method.” SPE J. 28 (2023): 3409–3418. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217424-PA
• Hassan, A., Mohammed, E., Oshaish, A., Badhafere, D., Ayranci, K., Dong, T., bin Waheed, U., El-Husseiny, A., & Mahmoud, M. (2022). Prediction of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Organic Rich Shale Rocks Using Thermal Neutron Parameters. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.
• Bageri, B., Al Jaberi, J., Solling, T. I., Sultan, A., Badhafere, D., & Patil, S. (2023). Evaluating the corrosion index of DTPA at different conditions – key of improving the performance of chelating agents in field treatments. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 223, 211574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.21157

Awards & Honors

• Second Honor Award during undergraduate studies
• Full scholarship for Graduate studies awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education
• Exchange program participant at Colorado School of Mines, USA
• Research fellowship recipient at Cornell University, USA

Tel: + 966 (013) 860-5673

Location: DTV Bldg. 248 (PEGTC), Rm. 116

Dr. Mohamed Abdeen Mohamed Hassan

Researcher, CIPR

Dr. Abdeen became a part of the Centre for Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR) in 2023, focusing his efforts on the flow-loop facility. His role encompasses ensuring the safe operation, maintenance, and enhancement of processes within the facility. Dr. Abdeen’s expertise and research pursuits span a broad range of areas including process control, optimization, renewable energy, and advanced technologies in control systems.

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., Systems and Control Engineering, KFUPM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2022
  • M.S., Systems and Control Engineering, KFUPM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2015
  • B.S., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan, 2008

Research Interests

  • Process Control
  • Adaptive & Intelligence Control
  • Renewable Energy & Micro-Grids
  • Artificial intelligence & machine learning

Selected Publications

  • Park S, Elzain HE, Chung SY, Senapathi V, Sekar S, Hassan M, Na SH. Application of SVR-kernel models for nitrate contamination vulnerability assessment in the shallow aquifer of Miryang City, Korea. InGroundwater Contamination in Coastal Aquifers 2022 Jan 1 (pp. 55-70). Elsevier.
  • Elzain HE, Chung SY, Park KH, Senapathi V, Sekar S, Sabarathinam C, Hassan M. ANFIS-MOA models for the assessment of groundwater contamination vulnerability in a nitrate contaminated area. Journal of Environmental Management. 2021 May 15;286:112162.
  • Fadlalla AA, Hassan M. Dynamic Modeling and Feedback Linearization Control of a 3-D Overhead Gantry Crane System. In2021 IEEE International IOT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference (IEMTRONICS) 2021 Apr 21 (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  • Hassan M, Abido MA, Aliyu A. Design of power system stabilizer using phase based objective function and heuristic algorithm. In2019 8th International Conference on Modeling Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO) 2019 Apr 15 (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  • El-Ferik S, Hassan M, Al-Naser M. A Comparative Study of Valve Stiction Compensation: Knocker Based Methods. In2018 IEEE Conference on Systems, Process and Control (ICSPC) 2018 Dec 14 (pp. 48-53). IEEE.
  • Elferik S, Hassan M, AL-Naser M. Control valve stiction compensation by dynamic inversion: a comparative study. Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering. 2018 Aug 13;24(3):400-19.
  • El Ferik S, Hassan MA, Albarghouthi ZJ, Sabih M, Al-Naser M, Mohamed MM, inventors; King Fahd University of Petroleum, Yokogawa Saudi Arabia Co, assignee. Pneumatic valve system, method for controlling an actuator in a pneumatic valve system, and non-transitory computer readable medium. United States patent US 9,978,016. 2018 May 22.
  • Elferik S, Hassan M, Alnaser M. Adaptive valve stiction compensation using differential evolution. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan. 2018 May 20;51(5):407-17.
  • Jacknoon A, Hassan M, El Ferik S. Design of RST controllers based on intelligent optimization algorithms. In2016 Conference of Basic Sciences and Engineering Studies (SGCAC) 2016 Feb 20 (pp. 177-182). IEEE

Awards & Honors

  • KFUPM full scholarship award for M.S. (2012) and Ph.D. (2015) studies.
  • Al-lehidan scholarship for arab Ph.D students, from 2015 to 2018.
  • Best paper presentation, 2018 IEEE Conference on Systems, Process and Control (ICSPC), Melaka, Malaysia
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-7458

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1001.3

Dr. Sulia Haji Mohamed Salim

Researcher, CIPR

Dr. Sulia ( @ Sulia Goeting ) is a researcher working on the taxonomy, diversity and ecology of Benthic foraminifera, with expertise in advanced imaging and microscopy techniques. She has been working on Benthic foraminifera from different biogeographic regions including the Indo-Pacific, South China Sea and the Caribbean. She has also other scientific interests in Paleontology Statistics and Paleoecology.

Educational Qualification

  • PhD Geosciences, Università di Genova, Italy
  • MSc Geoscience (Honours), Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
  • BSc Geoscience (Honours), Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei

Research Interests

  • Taxonomy and palaeoecology of Benthic foraminifera
  • Palaeontology statistics
  • Palaeoenvironmental interpretation
  • Biostratigraphy in shallow water tropical settings

Selected Publications

  • Goeting, S., Briguglio, A., Kocsis, L., Roslim, A., Shahrin, F., & Baumgartner-Mora, C. (2025). Distribution of benthic foraminifera from carbonate atolls in the SpratlyIslands of the South China Sea: Louisa Reef and Royal Charlotte Reef. Micropaleontology. https://doi.org/10.47894/mpal.71.1.03
  • Goeting, S., Lee, H. C., Kocsis, L., Baumgartner-Mora, C., & Marshall, D. J. (2023). Diversity and distribution of the benthic foraminifera on the Brunei Shelf (Northwest Borneo): Effect of seawater depth. Diversity, 15(8), 937. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15080937
  • Goeting, S., Ćosović, V., Benedetti, A., Fiorini, F., Kocsis, L., Roslim, A., & Briguglio, A. (2022). Diversity and depth distribution of modern benthic foraminifera offshore Brunei Darussalam. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 52(3), 160-178. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.52.3.160
  • Goeting, S., Fiorini, F., Briguglio, A., Benedetti, A., Kocsis, L., Roslim, A., & Zaini, N. (2021). Catalogue of modern smaller benthic foraminifera offshore Brunei Darussalam. Palaeontographica Abteilung A, 318, 129-223. 10.1127/pala/2021/0103
  • Goeting, S., Benedetti, A., & Briguglio, A. (2021). Reophax bruneiensis n. sp. from shallow-water environment of Brunei Darussalam. Micropaleontology, 67(5), 519-525.http://doi.org/10.47894/mpal.67.5.06
  • Zaini, N., Briguglio, A., Goeting, S., Roslim, A., & Kocsis, L. (2020). Sedimentological characterisation of sea bottom samples collected offshore Muara and Tutong, Brunei Darussalam. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, 70(1), 139-151. https://doi.org/10.7186/bgsm70202012
  • Roslim, A., Briguglio, A., Kocsis, L., Goeting, S., & Hofmann, C. (2020). Palynology of Miocene sediments in Brunei Darussalam: First SEM investigations of pollen and spores, and their taxonomy and palaeoenvironmental interpretation. Palaeontographica Abt. B, 301(46), 77-139. 10.1127/palb/2021/0071
  • Roslim, A., Briguglio, A., Kocsis, L., Rahman, F. A., Bahrein, I. F., Goeting, S., & Razak, H. (2020). Palaeoenvironmental interpretation of late Miocene outcrops (Miri and Seria Formation) along Jalan Tutong in Brunei Darussalam. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, 70(1), 39-56. 10.7186/bgsm70202004
  • Goeting, S., Briguglio, A., Eder, W., Hohenegger, J., Roslim, A., & Kocsis, L. (2018). Depth distribution of modern larger benthic foraminifera offshore Brunei Darussalam. Micropaleontology, 64(4), 299-316. https://www.micropress.org/microaccess/micropaleontology/issue-343/article-2082

Awards & Honors

  • PeerJ Award grant (2025)
  • Swiss National Science Foundation SPARK Grant (2024-2025) – Research Associate
  • Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship (2022-2023) – Postdoctoral Fellow
  • PRI J. Thomas Dutro Student Award (2020)
  • ECORD Scholarship for Iternational School of Foraminifera (2019)
  • Early Career Scientist Support (2019)
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-7829

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2160

Dr. Anas Salisu Muhammad

Researcher, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., Geology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. (2025)
  • M.S., Petroleum Geosciences, Imperial College London, U.K, (2019)
  • B.S., Geology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. (2016)

Research Interests

  • Experimental simulation of burial diagenesis and its application for energy exploration
  • Sedimentology and the impact of diagenesis on siliciclastic reservoir quality
  • Rear Earth Elements (REE) and critical minerals exploration in sedimentary rocks

Selected Publications

  • Salisu, A.M., Bello, A.M., Amao, A.O., Lander, R.H., and Al-Ramadan, K., 2025, Experimental Study of Smectite Authigenesis and its Subsequent Illitization: Insights from Modern Estuary Sediments: Journal of Sedimentary Research. Journal of Sedimentary Research (2025) doi:10.2110/jsr.2024.135.
  • Salisu, A.M., Bello, A.M., Amao, A.O., and Al-Ramadan, K., 2025, The Role of Fluid Chemistry on the Diagenetic Transformation of Detrital Clay Minerals: Experimental Insights from Modern Estuarine Sediments: Minerals, 1482, 15, https://doi.org/10.3390/min15030317 (2025).
  • Salisu, A.M., Algheryafi, H., Bello, A.M., Amao, A.O., Al-Otaibi, B., and Al-Ramadan, K., 2024, Depositional and diagenetic controls on the reservoir quality of marginal marine sandstones: An example from the Early Devonian Subbat Member, Jauf Formation, northwest Saudi Arabia: Marine and Petroleum Geology, p. 107147, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107147.
  • Salisu, A.M., Alhindi, H., Hussaini, S.R., Amao, A.O., Al-Awah, H., Al-ramadan, K., and Koeshidayatullah, A., 2024, 3D Microporosity Characterizations in the Heterogeneous Middle Jurassic Tuwaiq Mountain Formation: Insights into an Unconventional Sweet Spot: ACS Omega, v. 9, p. 36273–36290, doi:10.1021/acsomega.4c02592.
  • Salisu, A.M., Alqubalee, A., Bello, A.M., Al-Hussaini, A., Adebayo, A.R., Amao, A.O., and Al-Ramadan, K., 2023, Impact of kaolinite and iron oxide cements on resistivity and quality of low resistivity pay sandstones: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 158, p. 106568, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106568.
  • Bello, A.M., Salisu, A.M., Amao, A.O., Umar, M., and Al-Ramadan, K., 2025, Experimental Nucleation of Chlorite: Insights from Kaolinite Precursor: Journal of Sedimentary Research. 95, 1–24 (2025).
  • Bello, A.M., Amao, A.O., Salisu, A.M., Al-Ramadan, K., 2025, Clay-driven dolomitization at moderate to high temperatures: Evidence from hydrothermal experiments. Geology doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G53737.1
  • Alhindi, H.S., Salisu, A.M., Hussaini, S.R., Al-Ramadan, K., and Koeshidayatullah, A.I., 2025, Novel insights to unconventional carbonate mudstone reservoir with quantitative nanoporosity characterization and modeling of Tuwaiq Mountain Formation: Geoenergy Science and Engineering, v. 244, p. 213394, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213394.
  • Bello, A. M., Salisu, A. M., Alqubalee, A., Amao, A. O., Al-Hashem, M., Al-Hussaini, A., & Al-Ramadan, K. (2024). Diagenetic controls on the quality of shallow marine sandstones: An example from the Cambro-Ordovician Saq Formation, central Saudi Arabia. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 215, 105295. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2024.105295
  • Alqubalee, A., Salisu, A.M., Bello, A.M., Al-Hussaini, A., and Al-Ramadan, K., 2023, Characteristics, distribution, and origin of ferruginous deposits within the Late Ordovician glaciogenic setting of Arabia: Scientific Reports, v. 13, p. 18430, doi:10.1038/s41598-023-45563-9.
  • Bello, A.M., Salisu, A.M., Alqubalee, A., Amao, A.O., Al-Hashem, M., Al-Hussaini, A., and Al-Ramadan, K., 2024, Diagenetic controls on the quality of shallow marine sandstones: An example from the Cambro-Ordovician Saq Formation, central Saudi Arabia: Journal of African Earth Sciences, v. 215, p. 105295, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2024.105295.
  • Alqubalee, A., Muharrag, J., Salisu, A.M., and Eltom, H., 2022, The negative impact of Ophiomorpha on reservoir quality of channelized deposits in mixed carbonate siliciclastic setting: The case study of the Dam Formation, Saudi Arabia: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 140, p. 105666, doi:10.1016/J.MARPETGEO.2022.105666.
  • Gaduwang, A.K., Muñoz-López, D., Salisu, A.M., Tawabini, B., Al-Ramadan, K., and Koeshidayatullah, A., 2025, Microfacies control on geomechanical properties of unconventional carbonate reservoirs: insights from a middle jurassic outcrop analogue in Saudi Arabia: Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, v. 15, p. 38, doi:10.1007/s13202-025-01930-y.
  • Bello, A.M., Usman, M.B., Amao, A.O., Salisu, A.M., Al-Ramadan, K., Abubakar, U., Mukkafa, S., Kwami, I.A., Chiroma, L.U., Al-Hashem, M., et al., 2025, Linking Provenance and Diagenesis to Reservoir Quality Evolution of Sandstones: The Paleocene-Eocene Kerri-Kerri Formation, Northeastern Nigeria. Mar Pet Geol 172, 107227, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107227.
  • Bello, A.M., Usman, M.B., Amao, A.O., Al-Ramadan, K., Al-Hashem, M., Kachalla, A., Abubakar, U., Salisu, A.M., et al., 2024, Diagenesis and reservoir quality evolution of estuarine sandstones: Insights from the Cenomanian-Turonian Yolde Formation, northern Benue Trough, NE Nigeria: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 169, p. 107073, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107073.
  • Bello, A.M., Usman, M.B., Ismail, M.A., Mukkafa, S., Abubakar, U., Kwami, Al-Ramadan, K., Amao, A.O., Al-Hashem, M., Salisu, A.M., et al. 2023, Linking diagenesis and reservoir quality to depositional facies in marginal to shallow marine sequence: An example from the Campano-Maastrichtian Gombe Sandstone, Northern Benue Trough, NE Nigeria: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 155, p. 106386, doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106386.

Awards & Honors

  • CPG-KFUPM Team captain and winner of the global AAPG Imperial Barrel Award (IBA), Houston,Aug 2023.
  • CPG-KFUPM Team captain and winner of the Middle East AAPG Imperial Barrel Award (IBA), Manama, Feb 2023.
  • Graduate scholarship, KFUPM, 2021-2025
  • Overall best international students (Past students’ price), M.Sc. Petroleum Geoscience, Imperial College London. 2019
  • Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF, Nigeria) MSc Overseas Scholarship Scheme, 2018-2019
  • Best Graduating Student, Department of Geology, A.B.U, Zaria, 2016
Tel: +966 (013) 860-3688
Fax: +966 (013) 860-3989

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1052

Dr. Ahmad Akanbi Adewunmi

Engineer II, CIPR

Dr. Adewunmi is an active researcher at the Center for Integrative Petroleum Research, the research hub of the College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences at KFUPM. His area of research includes enhanced oil recovery, polymer gel design for water control in the petroleum industry, emulsion technology and nano-materials for diverse applications.

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University Sains Malaysia, 2017.
  • M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, KFUPM, KSA, 2011.
  • B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, The Federal University of Technology, Nigeria, 2006.

Research Interests

Polymer rheology, polymer gels design for water control in oil mature oil fields, nanotechnology application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), fluids characterization for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications, and polymer characterization/nanocomposites/materials.

Selected Publications

  • A. Adewunmi., Selvin. T. P., Abdulhadi A. A., De. S. K., and Muataz A. A., “Effect of Modified and Non Modified Carbon Nanotubes on the Rheological Behavior of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Nanocomposite”, Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2013, Article ID 731860, DOI:10.1155/2013/731860.
  • A. Adewunmi., Suzylawati Ismail., and Abdullah. S. Sultan., “Study on strength and gelation time of polyacrylamide/polyethyleneimine composite gels reinforced with coal fly ash for water shut-off treatment”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, DOI:10.1002/app.41392.
  • A. Adewunmi., Suzylawati Ismail., and Abdullah. S. Sultan., “Laboratory scale study on rheological behavior, morphological and structural properties of crosslinked polyacrylamide composite hydrogels embedded with date seed powder”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, DOI:10.1002/app.42110.
  • Ahmad. A. Adewunmi., suzylawati Ismail., and Abdullah. S. Sultan., “Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Nanocomposite Hydrogels Developed for Various Applications: A Critical Review”, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, DOI: 10.1007/s10904-016-0379-6.
Tel: +966 (013) 860-2317
Fax: +966 (013) 860-2595

Location: PEGTC, Rm. 117

Ali Fouad Al Alwan

Senior Project Engineer, CIPR

Ali joined our Petroleum department in 2016. He is an upbeat, self-motivated team player with excellent communication skills. He is currently working as a Safety Officer, for the college of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences.

Educational Qualification

  • B.Sc., Petroleum Engineering – KFUPM – 2011.

Awards & Honors

  • Graduated with Honors degree.
Tel: +966 (013) 860-3917
Fax: +966 (013) 860-3989

Location: PEGTC, Rm. 221

Dr. Sivabalan S. Vijayalakshmi

Research Scientist III, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. 2016.
  • M.S., Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India. 2010.
  • B.S., Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, India. 2008.

Research Interests

  • Flow assurance
  • Enhanced oil recovery
  • Rheology of complex fluids
  • Interfacial phenomenon.

Selected Publications

  • Velusamy, S., Sakthivel, S., and Sangwai, J. S. (2017). Effect of Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids on the Interfacial Tension of the Alkane-Water System and its Influence on the Wettability Alteration of the Quartz under Saline Condition through Contact Angle Measurements. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 56, 13521-13534. (ACS publication).
  • Velusamy, S., Sakthivel, S. and Sangwai, J. S. (2017). Effects of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids on the Rheological Behavior of Heavy Crude Oil under High-Pressure and High-Temperature Conditions, Energy Fuels. 31, 8765-8775 (ACS publication).
  • Velusamy, S., Sakthivel, S., Neelakantan, L. and Sangwai, J. S. (2017). Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids as an Anti-corrosive Agent for Completion Fluid Design, J. Earth Sci., In Press. 28 (5), 949-961. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-017-0780-2. (Springer Publication).
  • Sakthivel, S., Velusamy, S., Nair, V., Sharma, T. and Sangwai, J. S. (2017). Interfacial Tension of Crude Oil-Water System with Imidazolium and Lactam-based Ionic Liquids and Their Evaluation for Enhanced Oil Recovery under High Saline Environment, Fuel. 191, 239-250 (Elsevier publication).
  • Sakthivel, S., Gardas, R. L. and Sangwai, J. S. (2016). Effect of alkyl ammonium ionic liquids on the interfacial tension of the crude oil-water system and their use for the enhanced oil recovery using ionic liquid-polymer flooding. Energy Fuels. 30, 2514-2523. (ACS publication).
  • Sakthivel, S., Gardas, R. L. and Sangwai, J. S. (2016). Spectroscopic investigations to understand the enhanced dissolution of heavy crude oil in the presence of lactam, alkyl ammonium and hydroxyl ammonium based ionic liquids. J. Mol. Liq. 221, 323-332 (Elsevier publication).
  • Sakthivel, S., Velusamy, S., Gardas, R. L. and Sangwai, J. S. (2015). Use of aromatic ionic liquids in the reduction of surface phenomena of crude oil-water system and their synergism with brine. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 54, 968-978. (ACS publication).
  • Sakthivel, S., Velusamy, S., Gardas, R. L. and Sangwai, J. S. (2015). Adsorption of aliphatic ionic liquids at low waxy crude oil-water interfaces and the effect of brine. Colloids Surf., A. 468 62-75. (Elsevier publication).
  • Sakthivel, S., Velusamy, S., Gardas, R. L. and Sangwai, J. S. (2015). Synergistic effect of lactam, ammonium and hydroxyl ammonium based ionic liquids with and without NaCl on the surface phenomena of crude oil/water system. Fluid Phase Equilib. 398, 80-97. (Elsevier publication).
  • Velusamy, S., Sakthivel, S., Gardas, R.L. and Sangwai, J.S. (2015). Substantial enhancement of heavy crude oil dissolution in low waxy crude oil in the presence of ionic liquid, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 54, 7999-8009. (ACS publication).
  • Sakthivel, S., Velusamy, S., Gardas, R. L. and Sangwai, J. S. (2014). Eco-efficient and green method for the enhanced dissolution of aromatic crude oil sludge using ionic liquids. RSC Advances. 4, 31007-31018. (RSC publication).
  • Sakthivel, S., Velusamy, S., Gardas, R. L. and Sangwai, J. S. (2014). Experimental investigation on the effect of aliphatic ionic liquids on the solubility of heavy crude oil using UV-Visible, FT-IR, and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. Energy Fuels. 28, 6151-6162. (ACS publication).

Awards & Honors

  • Received Shri. J. C. Bose Patent award for the invention of “Composition and process for enhanced oil recovery” on 23rd July 2016.
  • Presented paper at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 28-30 September 2015, Houston, Texas, USA, titled “Nature friendly application of ionic liquids for dissolution enhancement of heavy crude oil”
Tel: +966 (013) 860-1996
Fax: +966 (013) 860-3989

Location: PEGTC, 248

Dr. Wei Yu

Research Scientist III, CIPR

Wei Yu is a postdoctoral researcher in CIPR at KFUPM. He received his Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University in Thermal Engineering. He worked as an associate researcher in Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy in Columbia University from 2016-2018. He is working on CO2 capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), including nanomaterials for CO2 chemisorption, microencapsulated solvents for CO2 capture, and enhanced oil recovery.

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D. Zhejiang University, China, 2014-2019
  • Columbia University, USA, Assistant researcher, 2016-2018
  • B.S. Nanjing Normal University, China, 2010-2014

Research Interests

  • CO2 capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
  • Enhanced oil recovery
  • Microfluidic application in energy field
  • Liquid nano-absorbents for CO2 capture (nanofluids and NOHMs)

Selected Publications

  • Yu W, Wang T, Park A H A, et al. Review of liquid nano-absorbents for enhanced CO2 capture[J]. Nanoscale, 2019, 11(37): 17137-17156.
  • Wang T, Yu W*, Le Moullec Y, et al. Solvent regeneration by novel direct non-aqueous gas stripping process for post-combustion CO2 capture[J]. Applied Energy, 2017, 205: 23-32.
  • Wang T, Yu W, Liu F, et al. Enhanced CO2 absorption and desorption by monoethanolamine (MEA)-based nanoparticle suspensions[J]. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2016, 55(28): 7830-7838.
  • Wang T, Yu W, Fang M, et al. Wetted‐wall column study on CO2 absorption kinetics enhancement by additive of nanoparticles[J]. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 2015, 5(5): 682-694.
  • Yu W, Wang T, Fang M X, et al. CO 2 Absorption/Desorption Enhanced by Nanoparticles in Post-combustion CO 2 Capture[C]//International Symposium on Coal Combustion. Springer, Singapore, 2015: 591-596.
  • Wang D, Yu W, Gao M, et al. A 3D microfluidic device for carbon capture microcapsules production[C]//2018 IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). IEEE, 2018: 1193-1196.
Tel: +966 (013) 860-7444
Fax: +966 (013) 860-3989

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2031

Dr. Amjed Mohammed Hassan

Research Engineer III, CIPR

Dr. Amjed Hassan joined the Center for Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR) in September 2023 as a Research Engineer III in the Petrophysics group, College of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Dr. Hassan filed several patents and published 90+ articles in international conferences and peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Hassan serves as editor and reviewer for several ISI journals. He has won SPE, SPWLA, and KFUPM research contests. Also, He received 12+ awards from Schlumberger company, SPWLA, and SPE. Dr. Hassan is an active member of the SPE, SPWLA, EAGE, and DGS societies.

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, KFUPM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2020
  • M.S., Petroleum Engineering, KFUPM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2015
  • B.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan, 2011

Research Interests

  • Petrophysics
  • Unconventional recourses development
  • Rock-Fluids interactions
  • Formation damage

Selected Publications

  • Oshaish, A., Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., El-Husseiny, A., Al-Ofi, S. and Al-Yaseri, A., 2022. Evaluating the rock wettability using multi-frequency dielectric measurements: A review on the fundamental concept and experimental approach. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.
  • Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., Bageri, B.S., Aljawad, M. S., Kamal, M.S., Barri, A. and Hussein, I. A., 2020. Applications of Chelating Agents in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: A Review. Energy & Fuels.
  • Isah, A., Arif, M., Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M. and Iglauer, S., 2022. Fluid–rock interactions and its implications on EOR: Critical analysis, experimental techniques and knowledge gaps. Energy Reports.
  • Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M. and Patil, S., 2021. Impact of Chelating Agent Salt Type on the Enhanced Oil Recovery from Carbonate and Sandstone Reservoirs. Applied Sciences.
  • Chan, S.A., Hassan, A.M., Usman, M., Humphrey, J.D., Alzayer, Y. and Duque, F., 2021. Total organic carbon (TOC) quantification using artificial neural networks: Improved prediction by leveraging XRF data. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.
  • Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., Al-Majed, A., Elsayed, M., Al-Nakhli, A. and BaTaweel, M., 2020. Performance analysis of thermochemical fluids in removing the gas condensate from different gas formations. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.
  • Hassan, A.M. and Al-Hashim, H.S., 2020. Surface charge study of EDTA interaction with carbonate rock during chelating agent flooding. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 191, p.107163.
  • Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., Al-Majed, A., Alawi, M.B., Elkatatny, S., BaTaweel, M. and Al-Nakhli, A., 2019. Gas condensate treatment: A critical review of materials, methods, field applications, and new solutions. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 177, pp.602-613

Extended Publications (+)

  • Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., Al-Majed, A., Alade, O., Mokheimer, E.M. and Al-Nakhli, A., 2021. New Treatment for Improving the Productivity of Shale Reservoirs Using Thermochemical Fluids. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 143(8), p.083003.
  • Hassan, A., Sanuade, O.A. and Olaseeni, O.G., 2021. Prediction of physico-mechanical properties of intact rocks using artificial neural network. Acta Geophysica, pp.1-20.
  • Tariq, Z., Hassan, A., Waheed, U.B., Mahmoud, M., Al-Shehri, D., Abdulraheem, A. and Mokheimer, E.M., 2021. A Data-Driven Machine Learning Approach to Predict the Natural Gas Density of Pure and Mixed Hydrocarbons. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 143(9), p.092801.
  • Hassan, A., Aljawad, M.S. and Mahmoud, M., 2021. An Artificial Intelligence-Based Model for Performance Prediction of Acid Fracturing in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. ACS omega.
  • Hassan, A., Abdulraheem, A. and Awadh, M., 2021. New approach to evaluate the performance of highly deviated water injection wells using artificial neural network. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 196, p.107770.
  • Barri, A.A., Hassan, A.M., Aljawad, M.S. and Mahmoud, M., 2021. Effect of Treatment Conditions on Matrix Stimulation of Carbonate Rocks with Chelating Agents. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, pp.1-14.
  • Tariq, Z., Aljawad, M.S., Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M. and Al-Ramadhan, A., 2021. Chelating Agents as Acid-Fracturing Fluids: Experimental and Modeling Studies. Energy & Fuels, 35(3), pp.2602-2618.
  • Alade, O.S., Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., Al-Shehri, D. and Al-Majed, A., 2020. Novel approach for improving the flow of waxy crude oil using thermochemical fluids: experimental and simulation study. ACS omega, 5(8), pp.4313-4321.
  • Hassan, A., Abdalla, M., Mahmoud, M., Glatz, G., Al-Majed, A. and Al-Nakhli, A., 2020. Condensate-Banking Removal and Gas-Production Enhancement Using Thermochemical Injection: A Field-Scale Simulation. Processes, 8(6), p.727.
  • Ba Alawi, M., Hassan, A., Aljawad, M.S., Kamal, M.S., Mahmoud, M. and Al-Nakhli, A., 2020. A Novel Approach to Improve Acid Diversion in Carbonate Rocks Using Thermochemical Fluids: Experimental and Numerical Study. Molecules, 25(13), p.2976.
  • Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., Bageri, B.S., Aljawad, M.S., Kamal, M.S., Barri, A.A. and Hussein, I.A., 2020. Applications of chelating agents in the upstream oil and gas industry: a review. Energy & Fuels, 34(12), pp.15593-15613.
  • Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., Kamal, M.S., Hussain, S.M.S. and Patil, S., 2020. Novel Treatment for Mitigating Condensate Bank Using a Newly Synthesized Gemini Surfactant. Molecules, 25(13), p.3030.
  • Hassan, A.M. and Al-Hashim, H.S., 2020. Oil Recovery Mechanisms During Sequential Injection of Chelating Agent Solutions into Carbonate Rocks. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 142(1).
  • Hassan, A.M., Mahmoud, M.A., Al-Majed, A.A., Al-Nakhli, A.R. and Bataweel, M.A., 2019. Water blockage removal and productivity index enhancement by injecting thermochemical fluids in tight sandstone formations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 182, p.106298.
  • Hassan, A., Elkatatny, S. and Abdulraheem, A., 2019. Application of artificial intelligence techniques to predict the well productivity of fishbone wells. Sustainability, 11(21), p.6083.
  • Hassan, A.M., Elkatatny, S. and Abdulraheem, A., 2019. Intelligent Prediction of Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) During CO2 Flooding Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques. Sustainability, 11(24), p.7020.
  • Hassan, A.M., Mahmoud, M.A., Al-Majed, A.A., Elkatatny, S., Al-Nakhli, A.R. and Bataweel, M.A., 2018. Novel technique to eliminate gas condensation in gas condensate reservoirs using thermochemical fluids. Energy & fuels, 32(12), pp.12843-12850.

Awards & Honors

  • Prestigious patent award from KFUPM, May 2022.
  • SPE prize for the best research in PhD division, MENA region, May 2020.
  • First place at the post-graduate competition, CPG-KFUPM, March 2019.
  • Winner of the Entrepreneurial Emerging Leaders (EEL) Program, KFUPM, May 2018.
  • SPWLA prize for the best research in petrophysics, MENA region, February 2018.
  • Ministry of Energy and Mining award for the best Academic Performance, February 2012.
  • Schlumberger award for the best Graduation Project in Petroleum Engineering, August 2011.
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Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1020

Dr. Adhipa Herlambang

Research Scientist III, CIPR

Dr. Adhipa is a carbonate and structural geologist. Specialized in the novel clumped isotope laboratory analysis related to the fracture. Experienced with detailed structure-carbonate geological fieldworks and aerial drone photogrammetry.

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D. DIC., Earth Science and Engineering Department, Imperial College London – UK (2021)
  • M.S., Geological Engineering Department, Institute Technology of Bandung – Indonesia (2014)
  • B.S., Geological Engineering Department, Institute Technology of Bandung – Indonesia (2010)

Research Interests

  • Carbonate clumped isotope thermometry
  • Stable isotopes  
  • Structurally controlled carbonate diagenesis
  • Aerial photogrammetry

Selected Publications

  • Herlambang A., Koeshidayatullah A.I., Al-Hussaini A., Amao A.O., Alnazghah M.H., Fallatah M., Algheryafi H., Al-Ramadan K.A.H. Expression of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event in the mixed siliciclastic–carbonate system of the Arabian Plate: Insights from rare-earth element geochemistry and statistical analysis, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2023.106393.
  • Herlambang A., John C.M. Fluid flow evolution revealed by carbonate clumped isotope thermometry along the fractures in a complex salt dome setting: Study case (Jebel Madar, Oman), 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106220.
  • Herlambang A., John C.M., Drake H. Physicochemical Conditions of the Devonian-Jurassic Continental Deep Biosphere Tracked by Carbonate Clumped Isotope Temperatures of Granite-Hosted Carbonate Veins, 2023, DOI: 10.1155/2023/8445328.
  • Herlambang A., Koeshidayatullah A.I., Amao A.O., Bello A.M., Al-Ghamdi F., Malik M.H., Al-Ramadan K.A.H. Structural diagenesis and dolomitization of Cenozoic post-rift carbonates in the Red Sea rift basin: A multiproxy approach, 2022, DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.1037126.
  • Herlambang A., John C.M., Combining clumped isotope and trace element analysis to constrain potential kinetic effects in calcite, 2021, pp. 117 – 130, DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.12.024.

Awards & Honors

  • Best Poster of AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) ICE, Singapore, 2012.
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