CPG

Abbas Ahmed Ayesh Al-Abdullah

Tel: +966 (013) 860-8388
Fax: +966 (013) 860-3989

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 6219

Abbas Ahmed Ayesh Al-Abdullah

Laboratory Technician, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Educational Qualification

  • Tech. Diploma , Automatic control systems , Technology college in Al Ahsa

Research Interests

  • Geology
  • Petrophysics
Tel: +966 (013) 860-92382
Fax: +966 (013) 860-2535

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1008

Ammar M. Al-Ramadhan

Laboratory Engineer, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

In 2011 Ammar graduated from KFUPM with B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. He has a diverse work experience from Sales to Academic and Oil field. 2016 – 2018. Drilling Fluid Engineer/ Mud Engineer with MB Petroleum Services. 2012 – 2016. Petroleum engineering Trainer/Instructor with Petroleum and Natural Gas Institute of Technology and Training. 2011 Sales engineer with Arif Al-Saeed Advanced Technology Corp. Provided analytical & educational instruments & equipment university labs. 

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from KFUPM, 2011.

Research Interests

  • Drilling Fluids
Tel: +966 (013) 860-7341

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1068

Ali Abdulwahab Oshaish

Laboratory Engineer, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

A petroleum engineer with +10 years’ experience acquired at top technology providers for oil and gas industry. The 1st 4.5 years after graduation were spent working within Schlumberger’s formation evaluation team as a wireline field engineer. Then, I joined the industry of surface production and completion services working with Cameron for 6 years. My vision is to exploit the acquired experience combined with the petroleum engineering knowledge to develop new ideas, improve the current practices and find innovative solutions for the challenges facing oil and gas exploration and production.

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. in Petroleum Engineering (2006-2010), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
  • M.S. in Petroleum Engineering (2021-2023), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Trainings:

  • The stack up test of “Fluted Mandrel Hanger (FMH)” (Apr 2019).
  • PEPTEC-2 (OH) and PEPTEC-2 (MDT), Schlumberger Advanced Wireline Training (Oct to Nov 2013).
  • PEPTEC-0 and PEPTEC-1, Schlumberger Wireline Training (May to Aug 2011).
  • College Summer Training, Drilling & Measurement, Schlumberger Oilfield Services.

Research Interests

  • Well logging and formation evaluation.
  • Dielectric, Induced Polarization and NMR applications.
  • Rock Mechanics.
  • Casing / cement evaluation.

Selected Publications

  • Hassan, A., Elsayed, M., Oshaish, A., Al-Ofi, S., El-Husseiny, A., Abu-Mahfouz, I. S., … & Attia, H. (2024). Evaluating the impact of artificial maturation on the petrophysical and geochemical properties of unconventional shale formations by integrating dielectric and NMR measurements. International Journal of Coal Geology, 104492.‏
  • Oshaish, A., Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., El-Husseiny, A., Al-Ofi, S., & Al-Yaseri, A. (2023). Evaluating the rock wettability using multi-frequency dielectric measurements: A review on the fundamental concept and experimental approach. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering220, 111177.‏
  • Badhafere, D., Kirmizakis, P., Oshaish, A., El-Husseiny, A., Mahmoud, M., Ntarlagiannis, D., & Soupios, P. (2023). Detection of Iron Disulfide Materials in Geological Porous Media Using Spectral Induced Polarization Method. SPE Journal28(06), 3409-3418.‏
  • Hassan, A., Mohammed, E., Oshaish, A., Badhafere, D., Ayranci, K., Dong, T., … & Mahmoud, M. (2023). Prediction of total organic carbon in organic-rich shale rocks using thermal neutron parameters. ACS omega8(5), 4790-4801.‏
  • Oshaish, A., Elsayed, M., Hassan, A., Al-Ofi, S., El-Husseiny, A., & Mahmoud, M. (2023, October). Integrating the Dielectric and NMR Techniques to Investigate the Petrophysical Properties of Sandstone and Carbonate Formations. In Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference(p. D011S027R006). SPE.‏
  • Oshaish, A., & Weijermars, R. (2023, October). Fracture Propagation-Rate and Fracture Half-Length Estimated for an Individual Fracturing Stage Using Dynamic Balancing of Fluid Pressures: Eagle Ford Case Study. In ARMA/DGS/SEG International Geomechanics Symposium(pp. ARMA-IGS). ARMA.‏
  • Oshaish, A., Alnuaim, S., Hassan, A., & Mahmoud, M. (2023, October). A New Inflow Performance Relationship for Shale Gas Reservoirs Using Well Logs and Geochemistry Data. In Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference(p. D021S052R003). SPE.‏
  • Hassan, A. M., Oshaish, A. A., Al-Ofi, S. M., El-Husseiny, A. A., & Mahmoud, M. A. (2024, February). A New Model to Predict the Dielectric Properties by Employing Artificial Neural Networks. In International Petroleum Technology Conference(pp. IPTC-23509). IPTC.‏
  • Hassan, A. M., Elsayed, M. K., Oshaish, A. A., Al-Ofi, S. M., El-Husseiny, A. A. H., Abu-Mahfouz, I. S., … & Attia, H. M. (2022, October). A New Workflow to Study the Impact of Artificial Maturations on the Petrophysical Properties of Unconventional Shale Rocks. In Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference(p. D022S156R001). SPE.‏‏‏

Awards & Honors

  • Winning Schlumberger Excellence Award in Service Quality in 2018.
  • First-Class Honors BSc. from King Fahd University Petroleum & Minerals.
  • Winning “College of Engineering Science Outstanding Student Award” in Petroleum Engineering, 2009
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-3425

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1049

Abdullah Kamal Al Adi

Laboratory Engineer, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Holding a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. I had worked at Sinopec Tech Middle East Research and Development Center as a Laboratory Engineer in Fracturing Evaluation Lab, Cementing Lab, and Drilling Fluid Lab from 2019-2023.  I joined CIPR on the 1st May 2023.

Educational Qualification

B.S. in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – KFUPM.

Research Interests

  • Fracturing Evaluation.
  • Cementing
  • Drilling Fluid.
Tel: +966 (013) 860-2552

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1050

Yousif Ahmed Alabbas

Laboratory Engineer, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Yousif joined the Department of Laboratory Technical Support & Services as a Laboratory Engineer at CPG in December 2023. Gained experience by working with various companies in the Oil & Gas industry for approximately 8 years.

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech of University of Montana, USA

Research Interests

  • Drill Bits (PDC-RC) and Downhole Tools
  • Advanced Drilling
  • Drilling Fluids
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-3119

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1018

Ghalia AlSaif

Laboratory Engineer, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Educational Qualification

  • B.S., of Science in Chemistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 2018
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-5723

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1061

Ali Saleh Alsuhaibani

Laboratory Engineer, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Knowledgeable professional in drilling and completion fluids gained solid expertise during operations and R&D experience in the oil and gas industry. I started my career as a field drilling and completion fluids engineer, then was promoted to work as a scientist in the Research and Development Center at Halliburton Oil Service Company.

Accurately collects, analyzes, and models the physical and chemical characteristics of drilling fluids and chemicals used to formulate drilling fluid systems using the highest industry standards under quality assurance standards. Talented in inspecting operations, approaching problems critically, and using sound judgment to break down and correct deficiencies. I excel at working in culture diversity, harsh and challenging environments.

Educational Qualification

  • B.Eng. of Petroleum Engineering – University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Research Interests

  • Drilling, Drilling Fluids
  • Production Engineering
  • Unconventional Resources

Awards & Honors

  • Highest mark in final year’s project within the Petroleum Engineering department at UoP
  • Baroid Core – Halliburton, Houston, USA October, 2021
Tel: +966 (013) 860-3806
Fax: +966 (013) 860-2595

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1063

Abdul Latif Ashadi

Technical Research Assistant, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Ashadi is an Indonesian research assistant that handles numerous scopes of research, e.g., application of applied EM methodology in geothermal exploration, 3D MT modelling and inversion, general near-surface geophysics, as well as earthquake seismological studies. He finished his MS degree in Geophysics from the Geosciences Department, KFUPM in 2015. Shortly after graduation, he has been employed as a Tech. Research Assistant to handle Geophysics lab in the same department. Acquisition, processing, and interpretation of geophysical data acquired using a variety of advanced geophysical equipment is his main jobs in collaboration with students, researchers, and professors.

Educational Qualification

  • M.S., Geosciences, KFUPM, KSA, 2015.
  • B.S., Physics, Diponegoro University, Indonesia, 2011.

Research Interests

  • Applied Electromagnetic methods (MT, AMT, LOTEM, and TEM)
  • Near-Surface Geophysics
  • Earthquake seismology

Selected Publications

  • Abdul Latif Ashadi, Bulent Tezkan, Pritam Yogeshwar, Tilman Hanstein, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Abid Khogali, Konstantinos Chavanidis and Pantelis Soupios. “Magnetotelluric Case Study from Ain Al-Harrah Hot Spring, Al-Lith, Saudi Arabia”. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08293-8
  • Abdul Latif Ashadi, Yardenia Martinez, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Tilman Hanstein, Xiayu Xu, Abid Khogali, Andri Yadi Paembonan, Ahmed AlShaibani, Assem Al-Karnos, Maxim Smirnov, Kurt Strack, and Pantelis Soupios. “First High-Power CSEM Field Test in Saudi Arabia”. Minerals 12 (2022), no. 10: 1236. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12101236
  • Septriandi A. Chan, Paul E., Sikandar K., Abdul Latif Ashadi, Al-Shuhail, Abdullatif A. “Viscoelastic Model and Synthetic Seismic Data of Eastern Rub’ Al-Khali”. Appl. Sci. (2021), 11, no. 4: 1401. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041401
  • Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail, Abdullah A. Alshuhail, Yehia A. Khulief, Oluseun A. Sanuade, Ayman F. Al-Lehyani, Septriandi A. Chan, Abdul Latif Ashadi, Mohammed Zia Ullah Khan, Sikandar Khan, Adnan M. Almubarak, Salem G. AlJuhani, and Syed Abdul Salam. “Digital viscoelastic seismic models and data sets of central Saudi Arabia in the presence of near-surface karst features”. Journal of Seismic Exploration (2020) 29, 15-28.
  • Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail, Abdullah A. Alshuhail, Yehia A. Khulief, Septriandi A. Chan, Abdul Latif Ashadi, Ayman F. Al-Lehyani, Adnan M. Almubarak, Mohammed Zia Ullah Khan, Sikandar Khan, Salem G. AlJuhani and Khalid A. Abdulrahman. “KFUPM Ghawar Digital Viscoelastic Seismic Model”, Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2019) 12:245, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-019-4390-4
  • Abdul Latif Ashadi and SanLinn Isma’il Kaka. “Ground-Motion Relations for Subduction-Zone Earthquakes in Java Island, Indonesia”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-018-3563-x
  • Abdul Latif Ashadi, Udi Harmoko, Gatot Yuliyanto, and SanLinn I. Kaka. “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for Central Java Province, Indonesia”, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2015) 105 (3): 1711-1720. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120140277

Awards & Honors

  • Staff Member of the Year – Special Recognition, College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences (CPG), KFUPM, 2023
  • 1st Winner of the 1st Dhahran Geoscience Society (DGS) – Student Symposium, Saudi Arabia, 2014
  • Graduate Fellowship, KFUPM, 2013 – 2015
Tel: +966 (013) 860-3078
Fax: +966 (013) 860-3989

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1059

Fyl Louie D. Panoy

Technical Research Assistant, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Fyl assumed his role as a technical research assistant at CIPR on Apr. 4, 2012. His experience was long honed in thin section preparation and other key lab assignments.

Educational Qualification

  • Bachelors of Science in Community Development, North West Samar State University, Philippines – 2006
Tel: +966 (013) 860-4081
Fax: +966 (013) 860-2595

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1065

Eyad Safi

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Eyad is an environmental scientist. He has knowledge and experience in the field of laboratory and industrial waste treatment. He has worked in the field of environmental laboratories in Saudi Arabia for more than ten years. Through his long work experience, he becomes an expert in environmental pollutants, analysis and treatment methods in water, soil, and air. He has the ability to fully measure characterize organic and inorganic contaminants in various sample’s matrix using bulk, spectroscopic, spectrometric and chromatographic techniques (e.g. ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GC-FID, GC-MS, FAAS, AAS, UV-VIS, NMR, FT-IR, HPLC …etc). He also can develop unconventional analytical methods and interact with colleagues to solve out analytical and waste management problems. In addition to his environmental experience, he has Quality Management System (QMS) experience like ISO9001 and ISO17025, during his past work experience he was heavily involved in establishing and presenting QMS. Eyad has joined LTSS in Jan-2018.

Educational Qualification

  • Post Graduated Certificate (Higher Diploma) in Environmental Engineering, 2017, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
  • M.S. degree of Science in Applied Chemistry, 2007 – Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.
  • B.S. degree of Science in Chemistry, 2004 -Yarmouk University ,Jordan.

Research Interests

  • Advanced Environmental Treatment Techniques
  • Air Pollution
  • Waste Recycling

Selected Publications

  • Feras Q. Alali , Yahya R. Tahboub, Eyad S. Ibrahim, Amjad M. Qandil, Khaled Tawaha, Jason P. Burgess, Arlene Sy, Yuka Nakanishi, David J. Kroll, Nicholas H. Oberlies, ”Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Echium glomeratum (Boraginaceae)” Phytochemistry 69 (2008) 2341–2346.

Awards & Honors

  • 1st rate honor degree in Chemistry department at Yarmouk Unversity in 2004.
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