CPG

Jafar Sadeq Al Hamad

Tel: +966 (013) 860-7782
Fax: +966 (013) 860-2595

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1066

Jafar Sadeq Al Hamad

Research Assistant, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Focal Point for Non-KFUPM student research activities

Mr. Al Hamad is a very active young associate petroleum engineer and served exceptionally to advance the petroleum engineering academic community. He nurtured from lab technician “2018 – 2021” and managed foundation of various labs to make industry impact. He oversees HSE, produced best practices and SOPs and passionately train faculty, undergrad and grad students. Promoted to research assistant 2021-2025, his leadership and support attributed to substantial new knowledge in research and publications.

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – 2008-2014

Research Interests

  • Enhance Oil Recovery
  • Rheological Applications
  • Gas Storage
  • Gas Hydrate

Selected Publications

  • Jafar Al Hamad, Madhar Sahib Azad, Mohammed Farhan, Dhafer Al-Shehri & Assad Barri, Does Non-circular Shear Rheometry Amplifies the Nonlinear Viscoelastic Effects for an Improved Polymer EOR Selection Criteria?, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 28 November 2023 Volume 48, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08378-4
  • Saikia, T., Sultan, A. & Al Hamad, J.S. Effect of mixing method on the rheokinetics of pickering emulsified gel system used as disproportionate permeability reducer. Rheol Acta 59, 875–885 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-020-01249-x
  • Olalekan S. Alade, Dhafer Al Shehri, Mohamed Mahmoud, Esmail M.A. Mokheimer, Jafar Al Hamad,
  • Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Ayman Al-Nakhli, K. Sasaki, A novel technique for heavy oil recovery using poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) and PVA-NaOH with ethanol additive,Fuel,Volume 285,2021,119128,ISSN 0016-2361, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119128
  • AhmedAl-Yaseri , Safwat Abdel-Azeim , Jafar Al-Hamad, Wettability of water-H2-quartz and water-H2-calcite experiment and molecular dynamics simulations: Critical assessment, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 48, Issue 89, 1 November 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.05.294
  • MS Azad, DA Al Shehri, AAA Barri, JS Al Hamad – US Patent 12,139,665, 12 November 2024, Rheological gradient-based method of recovering oil from hydrocarbon-bearing subterranean geologic formation

Awards & Honors

  • Recognition of 5 years of service award at the College of Petroleum and Geosciences.
  • Recognition of Scientifc Patents by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 2025.
  • Top Cited paper titled” Microbial impact on basalt-water-hydrogen system: Insights into wettability, capillary pressure, and interfacial tension for subsurface hydrogen storage” in Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology Journal in 2024.
Tel: +966 (013) 860 8996
Fax: +966 (013) 860 3989

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1054

Taqi Alzaki

Research Assistant, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • M.S. Geology & Geophysics Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA, 2016.
  • B.S. Geophysics King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KSA, 2012.

Research Interests

  • Rock mechanics
  • Seismic interpretation, stratigraphy & petrophysics
  • Near-surface geophysics
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-5346

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1021

Noof Saleh Al-Aqeel

Research Assistant, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • M.S., Physical Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA-Dammam.
  • B.S., Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA-Dammam.

Research Interests

  • Photo catalysis
  • Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery

Selected Publications

  • G Berhault, N Al-Aqeel, W Alrashedi, NA Alomair, H Kochkar, M Younas, F Jomni (2023). Assisted Enhanced Photocatalysis by the Addition of a Ferroelectric Component to Copper-Doped TiO2 Nanotubes. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting 2023.
  • NA Alomair, NS Al-Aqeel, SS Alabbad, H Kochkar, G Berhault, M Younas, F Jomni, R Hamdi, I Ercan (2023). The Role of the Ferroelectric Polarization in the Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Response of Copper-Doped Graphene Oxide–TiO2 Nanotubes through the the Addition of Strontium. ACS omega 8 (9), 8303-8319.
  • G Berhault, W Alrashedi, NS Alaqeel, H Kochkar, M Younas, A Ben Ali, NA Alomair (2022). Ferroelectric enhancement of the photocatalytic response of Cu-doped TiO2 nanotubes induced through the addition of strontium. 11th European Conference on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications (SPEA).
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-5294

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 2034

Noura Al-Benayyan

Research Assistant, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • M. Eng. in Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran. Saudi Arabia, 2022.
  • B.S. in Cell & Molecular Biology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam. Saudi Arabia, 2020

Research Interests

  • Gas Storage (H2 and CO2)
  • Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery

Selected Publications

  • Albenayyan, N., Murtaza, M., Alarifi, S. A., Kamal, M. S., Humam, A., AlAhmari, M. M., … & Mahmoud, M. (2023). Optimization of calcium carbonate precipitation during alpha-amylase enzyme-induced calcite precipitation (EICP). Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11, 1118993.‏
  • Tombuloglu, H., Albenayyan, N., Slimani, Y., Akhtar, S., Tombuloglu, G., Almessiere, M., … & Manikandan, A. (2022). Fate and impact of maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(3), 4710-4721
Tel: + 966 (013) 860- 5059

Location: DTV Bldg. 248 (PEGTC), Rm. 211

Zainah A. Al-Dhawi

Research Assistant, CIPR

Zainah is currently working as a Research Assistant in the Center for Integrated Petroleum Research, College of Petroleum Engineering & Geoscience, KFUPM.

Educational Qualification

  • M.S., Physical Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA-Dammam
  • B.S., Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA-Dammam

Research Interests

  • Catalysts designing and utilization.
  • Reaction kinetics modeling.
  • Harnessing renewable energy for water treatment and fine chemicals production.
  • Synthesis and characterizing of sustainable nanomaterials for chemical EOR.

Selected Publications

  • Sakthivel, S., AlDhawi, Z. A., & Abdulhamid, M. A. (2023). Citric acid-based N-alkyl amides for enhanced oil recovery application in the carbonate reservoir: Sustainable laboratory-scale synthesis and recovery performance. Fuel, 338, 127362.
  • AlDhawi, Z. A., BinSharfan, I. I., & Abdulhamid, M. A. (2023). Carboxyl-functionalized polyimides for efficient bisphenol A removal: Influence of wettability and porosity on adsorption capacity. Chemosphere, 313, 137347.
  • AlDhawi, Z. A., Alomair, N. A., Kochkar, H., & Revathy, C. G. (2022). One-pot Synthesis of Chromium Incorporated SBA-16 under acid medium-Application in the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol derivatives. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 103861.‏‏
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