CPG

Dr. Mohamed Gamal Rezk

Tel: + 966 (013) 860-1793

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2160

Dr. Mohamed Gamal Rezk

Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR

Mohamed Gamal Rezk 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. He has ten years of experience in reservoir and petroleum engineering. Prior to joining King Fahd University, Dr. Rezk was an Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Cairo University. Previously, he worked for two years as a reservoir engineer and business developer at Technical Petroleum Services (TPS) 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
  • Multiphase flow in porous media
  • Enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
  • Mass transfer

Selected Publications

  • Rezk, M. G, Foroozesh, J., Abdulrahman, A., and Gholinezhad, J. (2022). CO2 Diffusion and Dispersion in Porous Media: Review of Advances in Experimental Measurements and Mathematical Models. Energy & Fuels, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 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.
  • Rezk, M. G. and Foroozesh, J. (2019). Study of Convective-Diffusive Flow during CO2 Sequestration in Fractured Heterogeneous Saline Aquifers. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 69, 102926.
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-8089

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 2034

Gafurova Dina Rinatovna

Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D. in Geosciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, 2018
  • Researcher. Instructor-researcher in Geosciences. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, 2017
  • M.S. (Honor) in Petroleum Geosciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, 2014
  • B.S. in Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, 2012

Research Interests

  • Unconventional source rocks structure and organic matter characteristics
  • Experimental modelling of oil shales heating and hydrocarbons recovery
  • Digital core, computed tomography

Selected Publications

  • Gafurova, D., Kalmykov, A., Korost, D., & Kalmykov, G. (2021). Macropores generation in the domanic formation shales: Insights from pyrolysis experiments. Fuel, 289. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119933
  • Gafurova, D., Kalmykov, A., Korost, D., Tikhonova, M., Vidishcheva, O., Bychkov, A., & Kalmykov, G. (2021, April). Comparison of The Pore Space Transformation and Newly Generated Hydrocarbons Composition in Result of Thermal Heating of Domanic and Bazhenov Rock Formations. In EAGE/SPE Workshop on Shale Science 2021(Vol. 2021, No. 1, pp. 1-5). EAGE Publications BV. doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202151033
  • Gafurova, D. R., Korost, D. V., Kozlova, E. V., Kalmykov, A. G., & Kalmykov, G. A. (2017). Pore space change of various lithotypes of the kerogen Domanic rocks at different heating rates. Georesources, 19(3), 255-263. DOI: 10.18599/grs.19.3.17

Awards & Honors

  • Early Career Scientist’s Travel Award for EGU General Assembly 2016 conference
  • “Rosneft” oil company scholarship. 03/2014.
  • Participated in “Lukoil” petroleum case championship, semi-final. 2013
  • Scholarship for achievements at Lomonosov Moscow State University. 04/2013.
  • “ConocoPhillips” oil company scholarship. 11/2012.
Tel: +966 (013) 860-2061

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm, 1058

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.
Tel: + 966500377281
Fax: + 966 (013) 8603989

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1001.6

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
Tel: +966 (013) 860-5331

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1065

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.

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1001

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
Tel: + 966503192318
Fax: + 966 (013) 860-3989

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1001.2

Dr. Muhammad Israr

Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • Postdoc, Organocatalysis, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, 2021-2023.
  • PhD, Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2016-2020.
  • M-Phil, Organic Chemistry, Hazara University, Pakistan, 2015

Research Interests

  • Organic Synthesis
  • Organocatalysis
  • Radical Chemistry
  • Surfactant Synthesis
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery

Selected Publications

  • Muhammad Israr, Woo Hee Kim, Dong Hyeon Kim, Han Yong Bae. “Trityl tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate:
  • sustainable precursor for multifunctional silylium Lewis acid organocatalysis”. Chem Catalysis. 2024, 4, 100866.
  • Muhammad Israr, Han Yong Bae. “Sustainable Organocatalytic Cyanosilylation of Ketones by PPM-Level
  • Loading Triphenylcarbenium Trityl tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate”. Green Chem. 2023, 25, 2387-2393.
  • Byeong Jun Koo, Sun Bu Lee, Woo Hee Kim, Muhammad Israr, Han Yong Bae. “Recent Advances in the Catalytic
  • Transformations to Access Alkylsulfonyl Fluorides as SuFEx Click Hubs”. Aldrichimica Acta. 2023, 56, 35.
  • Woo Hee Kim, Jin Hyun Park, Sun Bu Lee, Muhammad Israr, Byeong Jun Koo, Soo Bok Kim, Soyeon Kim, Han Yong Bae.
  • “Sustainable Organocatalytic Processes to Access Alkyl SuFEx Click Hubs and Tetrasubstituted Carbon Centers: Potential
  • Libraries for Multidisciplinary Applications”. Synlett. 2023.
  • Shaukat Ali, Muhammad Israr. “Asymmetric Functionalization of Benzenes via an Organocatalytic Hetero–Diels– Reaction”.
  • Chem. Comm. 2022, 58, 9851-9854.
  • Muhammad Israr, Haigen Xiong, Yajun Li, Hongli Bao. “Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cyano(fluoro)alkylation of
  • Alkenes”. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 2211-2215.
  • Munira Taj Muhammad, Yihang Jiao, Changqing Ye, Mong-Feng Chiou, Muhammad Israr, Xiaotao Zhu, Yajun Li, Zhenhai
  • Wen, Armido Studer,Hongli Bao. “Synthesis of Difluoromethylated Allenes through Trifunctionalization of 1,3-Enynes”.
  • Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 1-8.
  • Muhammad Israr, Haigen Xiong, Yajun Li, Hongli Bao. “Copper(I)-Catalyzed Cyanoperfluoroalkylation of Alkynes”.
  • Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7078-7083.

Awards & Honors

  • Awardee of CAS-TWAS President’s PhD Fellowship Programme China
  • Awardee of BK21 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme South Korea
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