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.

Selected Publications

• Bello, A.M.; Jones, S.J.; Gluyas, J.; Al-Ramadan, K. Impact of Grain-Coating Clays on Porosity Preservation in Paleocene Turbidite Channel Sandstones: Nelson Oil Field, UK Central North Sea. Minerals 2022, 12, 555. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050555
• Bello, A.M., Jones, S., Gluyas, J., Acikalin, S., and Cartigny, M. 2021. Role played by clay content in controlling reservoir quality of submarine fan systems, Forties Sandstones, Central Graben, North Sea, Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 128, pp. 1- 23.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105058.
• Aliyuda, K., Howell, J., Usman, M.B., Bello, A.M., Maina, B., and Abubakar, U., 2019. Depositional variability of an ancient distributive fluvial system: The upper member of the lower cretaceous Bima Formation, Northern Benue Trough, Nigeria. Journal of African Earth Sciences, v. 158, pp 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.103600.
• Usman, M.B., Mohammed, A., Mamman, Y.D., Yandoka, S.Y.D, Abubakar, U., and Bello, A.M., 2019. Facies analysis and paleoenvironment of deposition of Cretaceous Jessu Formation, Yola Sub-basin, Northern Benue Trough, Nigeria. Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, v.18, pp. 19-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/sf.22314

Selected Publications

• Rezk, M. G., Ibrahim, A.F., and Adebayo, A.R. (2023). Influence of Impurities on Reactive Transport of CO2 during Geo-sequestration in Saline Aquifers. Fuel, Volume 344, 2023, 127994.
• Rezk, M. G., Ibrahim, A.F., and Adebayo, A.R. (2023). Uncertainty quantification for CO2 storage during intermittent CO2-EOR in oil reservoirs. International Journal of Coal Geology, ISSN 0166-5162.
• Rezk, M. G., Foroozesh, J., Abdulrahman, A., and Gholinezhad, J. (2021). CO2 Diffusion and Dispersion in Porous Media: Review of Advances in Experimental Measurements and Mathematical Models. Energy and Fuels, 36, 1, 133–155.
• Rezk, M. G., Foroozesh, J., Zivar, D. and Mumtaz, M. (2019). CO2 storage potential during CO2 enhanced oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 66, 233-243.

Selected Publications

• Al Jaberi, J, Ba geri, B., Adebayo, A., Patil S., Barri, Assad., and Rahul B. Salin., (2021). Evaluation of Formation Damages during Filter Cake Deposition and Removal Process – The Effect of Primary Damage on Secondary Damage. Petroleum Science. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1995822621000091.
• Al Jaberi, J.B., Bageri, B. & Elkatatny, S. (2022). Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formation. Sci Rep 12, 18445. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21897-8.
• Al Jaberi, J.B., Bageri, B., Elkatatny, S & Solling, T. (2023). Performance of Perlite as Viscosifier in Manganese Tetroxide Water Based-Drilling Fluid. Journal of Molecular Liquid, Vol 374, 15, 121218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121218.
• Al Jaberi, J., Alafnan, S., Glatz, G., Sultan, A., AFAGWU, C., (2021). The impact of kerogen tortusity on shale permeability. SPE J. 26 (02): 765–779. Doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/204469-PA.
• Saikia. T., AlJaberi, J., Al Hamad, J., Helal A., Sultan, A., (2023). Application of metal organic frameworks for the inhibition of CO₂ hydrates in gas dominated pipelines. Gas Science and Engineering, 110, 204879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgsce.2023.204879.

Selected Publications

Articles

1. Al-Fakih, A., Koeshidayatullah, A., Saraih, N. A., Mukerji, T., Kanfar, R., Alali, A., & Kaka, S. I. (2026). Pix2Geomodel: A next-generation reservoir geomodeling with property-to-property translation. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 258, 214342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2025.214342.
2. Al-Fakih, A., Koeshidayatullah, A., Mukerji, T., & Kaka, S. I. (2026). Enhanced anomaly detection in well log data through the application of ensemble GANs. Applied Computing and Geosciences, 29, 100316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acags.2025.100316.
3. Koeshidayatullah, A., Al-Fakih, A., & Kaka, S. I. (2026). Toward basin-agnostic well log imputation and anomaly detection via a pre-trained time-series foundation model. Energy Geoscience, 7(2), 100536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engeos.2026.100536.
4. Al-Fakih, A., Koeshidayatullah, A., Mukerji, Kaka. Well log data generation and imputation using sequence-based generative adversarial networks. Sci Rep 15, 11000 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95709-0

1. Al-Fakih, A., Al-khudafi, A., Koeshidayatullah, Kaka. Forecasting geothermal temperature in western Yemen with Bayesian-optimized machine learning regression models. Geotherm Energy 13, 4 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-024-00324-3
2. Al-Fakih, A., Koeshidayatullah, A., & Kaka, Abdulraheem. (2024). Application of machine learning and deep learning in geothermal resource development: Trends and perspectives. Deep Underground Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1002/dug2.12098.
3. Al-Fakih, A., & Koeshidayatullah, Kaka. (2023). Reservoir Property Prediction in the North Sea Using Machine Learning. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3336623.
4. Al-Fakih, A., Kaka, S. Application of Artificial Intelligence in Static Formation Temperature Estimation. Arab J Sci Eng 48, 16791–16804 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08096-x.
5. Al-Fakih, A., Ibrahim, A.F., Elkatatny, Abdulraheem, et al. (2023). Estimating electrical resistivity from logging data for oil wells using machine learning. J Petrol Explor Prod Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-023-01617-2.

Conference Papers

1. Al-Fakih, A. Koeshidayatullah, N. Saraih and S. Kaka1, Bridging Reservoir‑ and Pore‑Scale Modeling with Pix2Pix cGANs, Second EAGE Workshop on Advances in Carbonate Reservoirs: from Prospects to Development, Kuwait, Apr 2026, Volume 2026, p.1 – 3. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2026649005.
2. Al-Fakih, A., Hanafy, S., Saraih, N., Koeshidayatullah, A., and Kaka, S.: Data-efficient enhanced Pix2Geomodel.v2 for complex facies settings, EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-2220, 2026.
3. Saraih, Al-Fakih, A. Koeshidayatullah, N. Saraih and S. Kaka1 Improving Facies and Property Prediction in Complex Reservoirs Using Enhanced Pix2Pix-Based Modeling, Second EAGE Workshop on Advances in Carbonate Reservoirs: from Prospects to Development, Kuwait, Apr 2026, Volume 2026, p.1 – 3. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2026649024.
4. Kaka, S., Al-Fakih, A., Saraih, N., Koeshidayatullah, A., and Hanafy, S.: Bidirectional translation + spatial continuity validation, EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-2222, 2026.
5. Al-Fakih, Koeshidayatullah, Saraih, Mukerji, Kanfar, Alali, Kaka.Pix2geomodel: Domain-To-Domain Translation for Next-Generation Reservoir Geomodeling.AAPG Decision-Based Integrated Reservoir Modeling GTW.Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 2025.Accepted as an Oral Presentation.
6. Al-Fakih, Koeshidayatullah, Mukerji, Kaka.Application of Pix2pix Gan for Geological Property Modeling: A Case Study on Porosity, Permeability, And Water Saturation in The Groningen Field, North Sea. The Middle East Oil, Gas, and Geosciences/ (MEOS GEO 2025). 25MEOS-P-87-SPE. Manama, Bahrain, Sept. 2025.Accepted as an Oral Presentation.
7. Al-Fakih, Koeshidayatullah, Mukerji, Kaka. Advanced Well Log Forecasting and Anomaly Detection Using TimeGPT: A Time-series Foundation Model Approach. The Middle East Oil, Gas, and Geosciences/ (MEOS GEO 2025). 25MEOS-P-104-SPE. Manama, Bahrain, Sept. 2025.Accepted as an Oral Presentation.
8. Al-Fakih, A., Koeshidayatullah, Kaka, S. (2025, January). End-to-End GANs and TimeGPT for Multidimensional Reservoir Characterization. Innovative Technology for Reservoir Optimization, Apr 2025, Volume 2025, p.1 – 5. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2025638001.
9.  Al-Fakih, A., Koeshidayatullah, A., Mukerji, Kaka. Next-generation GAN for well log data augmentation and integrity. AAPG Unlocking Hidden Potential GTW. Kuwait, Apr. 2025.
10.  Al-Fakih. End-to-End GANs for Multidimensional Reservoir Characterization. SPE AI Symposium: Navigating the Nexus—Where Energy Meets AI and Sustainability. Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Feb.2025. Oral Presentation. https://www.spe-events.org/symposium/artificial-intelligence/attend/schedule.
11. Al-Fakih, A., Koeshidayatullah, A., Mukerji,Alazani,  Kaka. Innovative GANs and AI for well log data synthesis, imputation, and anomaly detection. AAPG International Conference and Exhibition (ICE) Muscat, Oman, 30 September – 2 October 2024.
12. Al-Fakih, A. A., Kaka, S., & Koeshidayatullah, A. (2024, September). AI-Driven Reservoir Management: GANs and GMM for Enhanced Control. ECMOR 2024. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202437004.
13. Al-Fakih, Al-Khudafi, Koeshidayatullah, Kaka. Exploring Machine Learning Techniques for Predicting Geothermal Temperature in Western Yemen. SPWLA-SAC 14th Workshop – Advances in Geothermal Energy Exploration and Development.Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, May 2024.
14. Al-Fakih, A., Kaka, S., & Koeshidayatullah, A. (2024, April). Revolutionizing Carbonate Reservoir Characterization and Monitoring Through Generative Deep Learning. First EAGE Workshop on Advances in Carbonate Reservoirs. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2024634006.
15. Al-Fakih, A., Kaka, S., & Koeshidayatullah, A. (2024). Enhancing Geoscience Analysis: AI-Driven Imputation of Missing Data in Well Logging Using Generative Models. EGU24-10627. Copernicus Meetings. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-10627.
16. Al-Fakih, A., Kaka, S., & Koeshidayatullah, A. (2024). Deep Learning in Reservoir Characterization: a GAN-based Approach. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.202430003.
17. Al-Fakih, A., & Al-Khudafi, A. (2024, February). Unlocking the Potential of Geothermal Energy in Yemen: A Comparative Analysis with Global Trends. 49th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering. Stanford University. SGP-TR-227.
18. Al-Fakih, A., Kaka, S., & Koeshidayatullah, A. (2024, January). Utilizing GANs for Synthetic Well Logging Data Generation: A Step Towards Revolutionizing Near-Field Exploration. EAGE/AAPG Workshop on New Discoveries in Mature Basins. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202471016.
19. Al-Fakih, A., & Li, K. (2022). Estimation of Bottom-Hole Temperature Based on Machine/Deep Learning. In: Lin, J. (eds) Proceedings of the 2021 International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Conference. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9427-1_33.
20. Al-Gathe, A.A., Al-Khudafi, A.M., Al-Fakih, A., Al-Wahbi, A.A. (2022). Neuro-Fuzzy Approach for Gas Compressibility Factor Prediction. Proceedings of the 2021 International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Conference. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9427-1_15.
21. Al-Fakih A, Li K. Study of geothermal energy resources of Yemen for electric power generation. GRC Trans. Reno, Nevada, USA. 2019:42(2018).

Selected Publications

• Nor Akalili Ahmad, Pei Sean Goh, Lukka Thuyavan Yogarathinam, Abdul Karim Zulhairun, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, ail, Current advances in membrane technologies for produced water desalination, Desalination, 493, 2020, 114643, 0011-9164, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114643.
• Nor Akalili Ahmad, Pei Sean Goh, Kar Chun Wong, Abdul Karim Zulhairun, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Enhancing desalination performance of thin film composite membrane through layer by layer assembly of oppositely charged titania nanosheet, Desalination,476, 2020, 114167, 0011-9164,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2019.114167.
• Nor Akalili Ahmad, Pei Sean Goh, Kar Chun Wong, Stanley Chinedu Mamah, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Abdul Karim Zulhairun, Accelerated spraying-assisted layer by layer assembly of polyethyleneimine/titania nanosheet on thin film composite membrane for reverse osmosis desalination, Desalination, 529, 2022, 115645, 0011-9164, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115645

Selected Publications

• Scerbacova A. et al. Rock–Fluid Interactions of Alkyl Ether Carboxylate Surfactants with Carbonates: Wettability Alteration, ζ-Potential, and Adsorption //Energy & Fuels. – 2023. – Т. 37. – №. 5. – С. 3723-3740.
• Scerbacova A. et al. Application of alkalis, polyelectrolytes, and nanoparticles for reducing adsorption loss of novel anionic surfactant in carbonate rocks at high salinity and temperature conditions //Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. – 2022. – Т. 653. – С. 129996.
• Scerbacova A. et al. Water-and surfactant-based huff-n-puff injection into unconventional liquid hydrocarbon reservoirs: Experimental and modeling study //Energy & Fuels. – 2023. – Т. 37. – №. 15. – С. 11067-11082.

Selected Publications

• A Masooma Nazar, M.U. Shah, A. Ahmad, M. Goto, W. Z. N Yahya, M. Moniruzzaman. “Aggregation, toxicity, and biodegradability study of an ionic liquid-based formulation for effective oil spill remediation”. Chemosphere (2023) 344, 140412.
• S. Wang, A. Ahmad, Masooma Nazar, A. U. Rahmah, M. Moniruzzaman. “Biocompatible and Biodegradable Surfactants from Orange Peel for Oil Spill Remediation”. Molecules (2023) 28(15), 5794.
• Masooma Nazar, M. U. Shah, A. Ahmad, W. Z. N. Yahya, M. Goto, M. Moniruzzaman. “Ionic Liquid and Tween-80 Mixture as an Effective Dispersant for Oil Spills: Toxicity, Biodegradability, and Optimization”. ACS omega (2022) 7, 18, 15751–15759.
• Masooma Nazar, M. U. Shah, W. Z. N. Yahya, M. Goto, M. Moniruzzaman. “Surface active ionic liquid and Tween-80 blend as an effective dispersant for crude oil spill remediation”. Environmental Technology & Innovation 24 (2021) 101868.
• Masooma Nazar, A.Yasar, S.A. Raza, A. Ahmad, R. Rasheed, M. Shahbaz, A. B. Tabinda. Techno-economic and environmental assessment of rice husk in comparison to coal and furnace oil as a boiler fuel. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2021).
• Yasar, S. Rana, M. Moniruzzaman, Masooma Nazar, A. B. Tabinda, R. Rasheed, A. Ahmad, A. Mukhtar, Muhammad. A.Q, Sami. U. “Quality and environmental impacts of oil production through pyrolysis of waste tyres”. Environmental Technology & Innovation 23 (2021) 101565.
• Yasar, S. Anjum. A. B. Tabinda, Sidra, M. Adeel, M. Afifa, M. Masooma Nazar. “Re-using the steel and bleach waste in advance oxidation processes (AOPs) for dye-bath effluent treatment”. Desalination and Water Treatment 150 (2019) 331-338.
• Yasar, S. A. Shabbir, A. B. Tabinda, Masooma Nazar, Rasheed. R, Afifa, M. Sidra, M. “Refuse-derived fuels as a renewable energy source in comparison to coal, rice husk, and sugarcane bagasse”. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (2018) 1556-7230.
• Yasar, Nazir. S, Tabinda. A. B, Masooma Nazar, Rasheed. R, Muhammad. A. “Socio-Economic, Health and Agricultural Benefits of Rural Household Biogas Plants in Energy Scarce Developing Countries: A Case Study from Pakistan”. Renewable Energy 108 (2017) 19-25.
• Yasar, Nazir. S, Rasheed. R, Tabinda. A. B, Masooma Nazar. “Economic Review of Different Designs of Biogas Plants at Household Level in Pakistan.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 74 (2017) 221-229.

Selected Publications

• Fatah, A.; Bennour, Z.; Ben Mahmud, H.; Gholami, R.; Hossain, M.M. A Review on the Influence of CO2/Shale Interaction on Shale Properties: Implications of CCS in Shales. Energies 2020, 13, 3200.
• Fatah, A.; Ben Mahmud, H.; Bennour, Z.; Gholami, R.; Hossain, M.M. Effect of Supercritical CO2 Treatment on Physical Properties and Functional Groups of Shales. FUEL 2021, 303, 121310
• Al-Yaseri, A.; Amao, A.; Fatah, A. Experimental investigation of shale/hydrogen geochemical interactions. FUEL 2023, 346, 128272.
• Fatah, A.; Bennour, Z.; Ben Mahmud, H.; Gholami, R.; Hossain, M.M. Surface Wettability Alteration of Shales Exposed to CO2: Implication for Long-term Integrity of Geological Storage Sites. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2021, 110, 103426. IF: 4.400.
• Fatah, A.; Ben Mahmud, H.; Bennour, Z.; Gholami, R.; Hossain, M.M. Geochemical modelling of CO2 interactions with shale: Kinetics of mineral dissolution and precipitation on geological time scales. Chemical Geology 2022, 592, 120742

Selected Publications

• Youssef, A.A. and Matthäi, S.K., 2022. Upscaled Dynamic Relative Permeability for Unstable CO2 Flow in Stratified Porous Media. Transport in Porous Media, 143(3), pp.657-680
• Youssef, A.A., Shao, Q. and Matthäi, S.K., 2023, March. Two-Step Upscaling of Sub-Seismic Geo-Heterogeneity with Flow-Rate-And Direction Dependent Saturation Functions. In SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference. OnePetro
• Youssef, A.A., Tran, L.K. and Matthäi, S.K., 2021. Impact of the vertical resolution of corner-point grids on CO2 plume migration predictions for layered aquifers. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 106, p.103249
• Youssef, A.A., 2019. Inflow performance relationship of vertical wells in fractured vuggy media during semi-steady state flow regime. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 176, pp.970-981
• Youssef, A.A., Alassar, R.S., Mahmoud, M., Elsayed, M. and Al-Dweik, A.Y., 2021. A novel approach for measuring plane anisotropic permeability through steady-state flow between two concentric cylinders. Advances in Water Resources, 151, p.103884
• Shao, Q., Boon, M., Youssef, A., Kurtev, K., Benson, S.M. and Matthai, S.K., 2022. Modelling CO2 plume spreading in highly heterogeneous rocks with anisotropic, rate-dependent saturation functions: A field-data based numeric simulation study of Otway. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 119, p.103699