Dr. Ravi Kumar Venkatraman
Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR
He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at CIPR, CPG, KFUPM. His research interests include ultrafast spectroscopy in liquid solutions and understanding the influence of solvents on photochemical pathways. To corroborate his experimental results, he uses computational techniques like Density Functional Theoretical calculations and Molecular Dynamics & Simulations. He received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2017). His PhD thesis work was adjudged as the Best Thesis in National Laser Symposium held in Mumbai (2017). He was awarded the prestigious Newton International Fellowship in 2017 for his first postdoctoral work at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. Before he joined CIPR he also worked at world-class Ultrafast Spectroscopy labs at the University of Texas at Austin, USA & the University of Sheffield, UK. He has peer-reviewed >75 research articles in various reputed journals like Nature Communications, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, RSC Advances, Journal of Physical Chemistry and more. He has also chaired a session at the RSC Spectroscopy& Dynamics Group Meeting (2022) and was a local organizing committee member of 2 international conferences.
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2017
- M.S., Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, India, 2009
- B.S., Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, India, 2007
Research Interests
- Ultrafast spectroscopy in liquid solutions
- Solvation dynamics
- Non-linear spectroscopy
- Raman spectroscopy
- Light-matter strong coupling
- Computational chemistry
Selected Publications
- Ravi Kumar Venkatraman, and A. J. Orr-Ewing★, “Solvent Effects on Ultrafast Photochemical Pathways”, Acc. Chem. Res., 54, 4383, (2021) IF: 24.466
- Ravi Kumar Venkatraman and C. R. Baiz★, “Ultrafast dynamics at the lipid-water interface: DMSO modulates H-bond lifetimes”, Langmuir, 36, 6502, (2020) IF: 4.331
- Kao, Ravi Kumar Venkatraman, M. N. R. Ashfold and A. J. Orr-Ewing★, “Effects of Ring Strain on the Ultrafast Photochemistry of Cyclic Ketones”, Chem. Sci., 11, 1991, (2020) IF: 9.969
- Venkatraman Ravi Kumar★ and A. J. Orr-Ewing★, “Photochemistry of Benzophenone in Solution: A Tale of Two Different Solvent Environments”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 141, 15222, (2019) IF: 16.383
- Ravi Kumar Venkatraman, S. Kayal, A. Barak, A. J. Orr-Ewing★ and S. Umapathy★, “Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding Controlled Intersystem Crossing Rates of Benzophenone”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 9, 1642, (2018) IF: 6.888
Extended Publications (+)
- Roy, S. Kayal, Venkatraman Ravi Kumar, A. Beeby, F. Ariese and S. Umapathy★, “Understanding Ultrafast Dynamics of Conformation Specific Photo-Excitation: A Femtosecond Transient Absorption and Ultrafast Raman Loss Study”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 121, 6538-6546, 2017, IF: 2.944
- Venkatraman Ravi Kumar and S. Umapathy★, “Solvent Effects on the Structure of the Triplet Excited State of Xanthone: A Time-Resolved Resonance Raman Study”, J. Raman Spectrosc., 47, 1220, (2016) IF: 2.727
- Kao, Ravi Kumar Venkatraman, M. Sneha, M. N. R. Ashfold and A. J. Orr-Ewing★, “Solvent Effects on the Photophysics and Photochemistry of Dimethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, J. Phys. Chem. A, 125, 636-645, 2021, IF: 2.944
- Venkatraman Ravi Kumar, F. Ariese and S. Umapathy★, “Triplet Excited Electronic State Switching Induced by Hydrogen bonding: A transient absorption spectroscopy and time-dependent DFT”, J. Chem. Phys., 144, 114301, (2016) IF: 4.304
- Venkatraman Ravi Kumar, C. Verma★ and S. Umapathy★, “Molecular Dynamics and Simulation Study on the Electronic and Vibrational Solvatochromism of Benzophenone”, J. Chem. Phys., 144, 064302, (2016) IF: 4.304
- Ravi Kumar Venkatraman, N. Rajkumar, F. Ariese and S. Umapathy★, “Direct Observation of Thermal Equilibrium of Excited Triplet States of 9,10-Phenanthrenequinone. A Time-Resolved Resonance Raman Study”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 119, 10147, (2015) IF: 2.944
- Venkatraman Ravi Kumar, N. Rajkumar and S. Umapathy★, “Solvatochromism of 9,10-phenanthrenequinone: An electronic and resonance Raman spectroscopic study”, J. Chem. Phys., 142, 024305, 2015 IF: 4.304
Awards & Honors
- Grants for Carer
International Conference on Perspectives in Vibrational Spectroscopy 2022 (Dec 2022)
Sponsor: The Royal Society of Chemistry
Amount: £1000 - Researcher Development Grants
International Conference on Perspectives in Vibrational Spectroscopy 2022 (Dec 2022)
Sponsor: The Royal Society of Chemistry
Amount: £500 - SuperSolar International Conference Fund
International Conference on Perspectives in Vibrational Spectroscopy 2022 (Dec 2022)
Sponsor: The SUPERGEN and SuperSolar
Amount: £500 - Recognized Reviewer Award (50 reviews)
Spectrochimica Acta A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Elsevier (Apr 2021) - Newton International Fellowship Alumni Follow-on Grant
Research Title: Ultrafast Studies of Solvation Dynamics and its Influence on Model Bio-molecular/ Molecular Systems
Sponsors: The Royal Society, London, UK (Jul 2020 to Jun 2022)
Grant Amount: £5,000 - Best Oral Presentation Award
7th International Conference on Perspectives in Vibrational Spectroscopy, Mumbai, India (Nov 2018)
Sponsor: Spectrochimica Acta A, Elsevier - Best Thesis Award
Thesis title: Solvent Effects on Photophysics and Photochemistry of Aromatic Carbonyls: A Raman and Computational
Study, National Laser Symposium-26, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India (Dec 2017) - Newton International Fellowship
Research Title: Ultrafast Studies of Biophysical Dynamics on Models of Bio-molecular Systems
Sponsors: Science and Engineering Research Board, India and The Royal Society, London, UK (Feb 2017 to Jan 2019)
Grant Amount: £99,000 - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Fellowship, Government of India (2010-2015)
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.
Dr. Abdulwahab Muhammad Bello
Research Scientist III, CIPR
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., in Geology, Durham University, UK
- M.S., in Applied Petroleum Geoscience, University of Derby, UK
- B.Tech, in Applied Geology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
Research Interests
- Sedimentology and impact of clay coatings on reservoir quality of deep-water turbidites
- Experimental diagenesis using modern-day shallow- and deep- marine sediments
- Role of magmatic intrusions on heterogeneity of sandstone reservoirs
- Hydrocarbon source rock characterization
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
Dr. Mohamed Gamal Rezk
Research Engineer III, CIPR
Dr. Mohamed Rezk is currently a Research Engineer at the Center for Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR), College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences (CPG) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Previously, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the CIPR for two years. Dr. Rezk’s research work focuses on CO2 sequestration and carbon removal, underground hydrogen storage, and EOR. He has ten years of experience in reservoir and petroleum engineering. Prior to joining King Fahd University, Dr. Rezk was working as an Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Cairo University. He also worked for two years as a reservoir engineer and business developer at the Technical Petroleum Services (TPS) company in Egypt.
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., in Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia, 2020
- MSc., in Petroleum Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 2015
- B.S., in Petroleum Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 2012
Research Interests
- CO2 sequestration and underground hydrogen storage
- Multiphase flow in porous media
- Enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
- Mass transfer
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.
Jaber Al Jaberi
Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR
Jaber Al Jaberi is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Center for Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR), College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Previously, he he worked for three years as lab engineer, and two years as teaching assistance in KFUPM. Jaber has two patents and several publications in distinctive journals and conferences. He served as vice president for SPE and SPWLA – KFUPM Chapters, and he is an active member in different societies.
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Dhahran), KSA, 2023
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Dhahran), KSA, 2019
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Dhahran), KSA, 2016
Research Interests
- Drilling Fluid Properties
- Formation Damage
- Flow assurance.
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.
Awards & Honors
- Recipient of King Fahd University Petroleum & Minerals, MSc & BSc Scholarships.
- Second-Class Honors BSc from King Fahd University Petroleum & Minerals.
Alexandra Scerbacova
Post-Doc Fellow, CIPR
Educational Qualification
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (Moscow, Russia), 2016
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (Moscow, Russia), 2018
- Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Moscow, Russia) jointly with Curtin University (Perth, Australia), 2023
Research Interests
- Enhanced oil recovery
- Microfluidics
- Huff-n-Puff
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.
Awards & Honors
- Winner of SPE regional student paper contest (Russia and Caspian region) in PhD division, 2020 and 2022
- Schlumberger Scholarship Award For the Academic Year 2016/2017
Tel:
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Dr. Masooma Nazar
Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR
Educational Qualification
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, (Seri Iskandar) Malaysia, 2023
- S. Environmental Sciences, Government College University, (Lahore), Pakistan, 2016
- B.S. Environmental Sciences, University of Gujrat, (Gujrat), Pakistan, 2014
Research Interests
- Enhanced oil recovery
- Surfactant synthesis
- Ionic Liquids
- Toxicity and Biodegradability of Surfactants
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.
Awards & Honors
- PhD schlorship award from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Dr. Ahmed Fatah
Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR
Dr. Ahmed Fatah joined the Center for Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR) in June 2023 as a Postdoctoral Researcher, the College of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. His research interest focuses on carbon dioxide & hydrogen geological storage, and chemical EOR, in which he authored multiple technical and review papers. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Curtin University, a MSc and BSc degrees from University Technology PETRONAS, all in Petroleum Engineering. During his doctoral research, Dr. Fatah investigated the possibility of CO2 storage in shale formations, and he gained wide expertise in geo-energy storage applications, in terms of rock/gas interactions, contact angle evaluation, and geochemical modelling. Currently, he is involved in many collaborative research studies with Curtin University (Australia & Malaysia) and Saudi Aramco.
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ytner1wAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Research Gate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Fatah
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., Energy, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Curtin University, Australia, 2022.
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia, 2015.
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia, 2013
Research Interests
- Geo-Energy Underground Gas storage (H2 and CO2).
- Chemical Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery.
- Wettability and Contact Angle Measurements.
- X-ray micro-computed tomography.
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
Awards & Honors
- PETRONAS full scholarship award fro B.S. and M.S. studies 2009 to 2015.
- Curtin High Degree Research (HDR) scholarship for Ph.D. 2019 to 2022.
Dr. Xiao Deng
Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR
Dr. Xiao Deng is a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR) at KFUPM. His primary research interests encompass the wetting behavior of fluids on rock surface, and the mechanisms and impact of wettability alteration on oil recovery. He possesses a keen interest in chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (cEOR), especially in the application of surfactants, nanofluids, chelating agents, etc., in the naturally fractured, oil-wet reservoirs.
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Dhahran), KSA, 2022
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), China, 2017
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), China, 2014
Research Interests
- Enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
- Wettability alteration
- Fluid dynamics visualization
Selected Publications
- Deng, X.; Kamal, M.S.; Patil, S.; Hussain, S.M.S.; Mahmoud, M.; Shehri, D. Al; Abu-Khamsin, S.; Mohanty, K. Wettability Alteration on Carbonate Rock by the Mixture of the Gemini Surfactant and Chelating Agent. Energy & Fuels 2022, doi:10.1021/ACS.ENERGYFUELS.2C03045.
- Deng, X.; Patil, S.; Kamal, M. S.; Mahmoud, M.; Sultan, A. Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Rock by Chelating Agents and Viscoelastic Surfactants : Synergetic Impact. Energy & Fuels 2022, 36 (14), 7391–7401. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01003.
- Deng, X.; Zhou, X.; Shahzad Kamal, M.; Muhammad, S.; Hussain, S.; Mahmoud, M.; Patil, S. A Modified Contact Angle Measurement Process to Suppress Oil Drop Spreading and Improve Precision. Mol. 2022, Vol. 27, Page 1195 2022, 27 (4), 1195. https://doi.org/10.3390/MOLECULES27041195.
- Deng, X.; Shahzad Kamal, M.; Patil, S.; Muhammad Shakil Hussain, S.; Zhou, X.; Mahmoud, M. Wettability Alteration of Locally Synthesized Cationic Gemini Surfactants on Carbonate Rock. J. Mol. Liq. 2021, 344, 117817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117817.
- Deng, X.; Tariq, Z.; Murtaza, M.; Patil, S.; Mahmoud, M.; Kamal, M. S. Relative Contribution of Wettability Alteration and Interfacial Tension Reduction in EOR: A Critical Review. Journal of Molecular Liquids. Elsevier March 1, 2021, p 115175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115175.
- Deng, X.; Kamal, M. S.; Patil, S.; Hussain, S. M. S.; Zhou, X. A Review on Wettability Alteration in Carbonate Rocks: Wettability Modifiers. Energy and Fuels 2020, 34 (1), 31–54. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b03409.
- Wu, X.; Huang, Z.; Li, G.; Li, R.; Yan, P.; Deng, X.; Mu, K.; Dai, X. Experiment on Coal Breaking with Cryogenic Nitrogen Jet. J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 2018, 169, 405–415. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PETROL.2018.05.061.
Awards & Honors
- TOP 3% MOST CITED ARTICLES IN 2020
Sarmad Zafar Khan
Engineer I, CIPR
In 2009 Khan obtained his BS (Hons.) in Petroleum Engineering followed by an MS degree in the same discipline from KFUPM, KSA in 2013. He has been positioned as a Lab Engineer at CPG, KFUPM since 2016 after employment as a Reservoir Engineer at Schlumberger (2013-15), Research Assistant at KFUPM (2010-13), and an Intern – BHP Billiton Pakistan (2008).
Educational Qualification
- M.Sc., Petroleum Engineering, KFUPM, KSA, 2013
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering (Hons.), University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan, 2009.
Selected Publications
- “Revisiting Reaction Kinetics and wormholing phenomena during Carbonate Acidizing” by X. Qiu, S. Khan, S. Dyer and A. Sultan, presented at International Petroleum Technology Conference, 19-22 Jan, 2014, Doha, Qatar.
- “Investigation of Core Length and CO2 Phase Effects on Propagation of Wormholes in Carbonate Rocks” by S. Khan, A. Sultan and S. Dyer presented at SPE Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition, 21-24 Apr, 2014, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
- Keynote Speaker at “Career Development Seminar” held at Petroleum Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan on Sep 24, 2014