Thermal and Unconventional EOR

The research under this group as the name implies is concentrated on improvement of thermal recovery techniques for challenging reservoirs (deeper, thinner, and heterogeneous) and developing novel and unconventional EOR methods.

The research subjects that fall under this group includes but not limited to:

• Improvement of classical thermal techniques
• Development of Nano-EOR Technology
• Electromagnetic (EM) applications with nano-particles
• Chemical EOR with nano-polymers

Team Members

Academic

1. Prof. Dr. Mariyamni Awang (Group Leader- Thermal, UTP)
2. AP. Dr. Noorhana Yahya (Group Leader- Unconventional, UTP)
3. AP Dr. Ismail M Saaid (UTP)
4. AP Ir. Abd Ir Aziz Omar (UTP)
5. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Onur (UTP)
6. Prof. Dr. Noaman El-Khatib (UTP)
7. Dr. Hasnah Mohd Zaid (UTP)
8. Dr. Naufal M Saad  (UTP)

Students

1. Sami A. Musa Yagoub (PhD Candidate, UTP)
2. Muhammad Kashif Mughal (PhD Candidate, UTP)
3. Babak Moradi (MSc Candidate, UTP)
4. Noor Rasyada Ahmad Latiff (MSc Candidate, UTP)

Related Publications

1. Fikri Irawan, Sonny Irawan and Mariyamni Awang. A Unique Opportunity of Liquid Carbon Dioxide as Enhance Oil Recovery Method, Journal of Energy Sources, 2010.

2. Nadeem Nasir, Afza Shafie, Hanita Daud, Hasnah Mohd Zaid, Noorhana Yahya, Majid Niaz Akhtar, Muhammad Kashif. Magnitude Verses Offset (MVO) Study with EM Transmitter in Different Resistive Medium. 1st International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences 2010 (ICFAS 2010)  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jun 15-Jun 17, 2010

3. Majid Niaz Akhtar, Noorhana Yahya, Hanita Daud, Afza Shafie, Hasnah Mohd Zaid, Muhammad Kashif, Nadeem Nasir. Development of EM wave guide amplifier potentially used for sea bed logging (SBL). 1st International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences 2010 (ICFAS 2010)  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jun 15-Jun 17, 2010

4. Noorhana Yahya, Majid Niaz Akhtar, Ahmad Fauzie Masuri and Muhammad Kashif. Synthesis & Characterization of ZnO-CNTs Filled PVA Composite as EM Detector, 1st International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences 2010 (ICFAS 2010) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jun 15-Jun 17, 2010

5. Hasnah Mohd Zaid, Noorhana Binti Yahya, Majid Niaz Akhtar, Muhammad Kashif, Hanita Daud, Samir Brahim, Afza Shafie, Noor Hazrin Hany Mohamad Hanif and Ahmad Aiman Bin Zorkepli. 1D EM Modeling for Onshore Hydrocarbon Detection Using MATLAB, 1st International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences 2010 (ICFAS 2010)  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jun 15-Jun 17, 2010

6. Muhammad Kashif, Noorhana Yahya, Hasnah Mohd Zaid, Afza Shafie, Mazuin Jasamai, Majid Niaz Akhter, Nadeem Nasir. Enhanced Oil Recovery by Using Electromagnetic waves, 1st International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences 2010 (ICFAS 2010) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jun 15-Jun 17, 2010.

7. Babak Moradi, E.Malekzadeh, M.Amani, F.H.Boukadi., R.Khrrat. Bubble Point Pressure Empirical Correlation, SPE - Trinidad and Tobago Energy Resources Conference, Port of Spain-June 2010.

8. Babak Moradi, E.Malekzadeh R.Khrrat,P.Moradi. Pressure-Volume-Temperature Correlations For Iranian Crude Oils, EAGE- First International Petroleum Conference & Exhibition, Shiraz-May 2009.

9. Babak Moradi, E.Malekzadeh R.Khrrat. Oil Formation Volume Factor Correlation For Middle East Crude Oils, EAGE - First International Petroleum Conference & Exhibition, Shiraz 2009.

10. Babak Moradi, B.Abdali. Investigation of Thermal Oil Recovery in Iranian Heavy Oil fields, 4th National Iranian petroleum engineering student conference, Ahwaz-Dec. 2005.

11. Sami Adelrahman Musa and Maryamni Awang, Development of a Mathematical Model for Heavy Oil Recovery using Heat Assisted WAG with Chemical Additives, in ICIPEG KLCC, Malaysia, 2010.

12. Fikri Irawan. Comparison of Gomaa, Myhill-Stegemeier and Neuman Method for Predicting Steamflood Reservoir Performance," in NPC-UTP UTP, Malaysia, 2009.

13. Fikri Irawan, Sonny Irawan and Mariyamni Awang. Core Flood EOR Experiment by Injecting Liquid Carbon Dioxide, in ICIPEG KLCC, Malaysia, 2010.

14. Noor Rasyada Ahmad Latiff, Hasnah M. Zaid, Noorhana Yahya, Birol M.R.Demiral. Novel EOR Method Using Dielectric ZnO Nanoparticles Activated by EM Waves, National Postgraduate Conference, Tronoh-Malaysia, September 2011.
    

15. N. Yahya, P. Puspitasari, N. R. Ahmad Latiff. Hardness Improvement of Dental Amalgam using Zinc Oxide and Aluminium Oxide Nanoparticles, Characterization and Development of Biosystems and Biomaterials. Springer, 2012.
    

16. Ahmad Latiff, N. R., Mohd Zaid, H., Yahya, N., & Demiral, B. (2012). The Effect of IFT and Viscosity of Nanofluids on Oil Recovery in Electromagnetically-Stimulated Dielectric Nanofluid Flooding. Kuala Lumpur, 2nd International Conference on Integrated Petroleum and Geosciences (ICIPEG) 2012.
    

17. H. Mohd Zaid,  N. R. Ahmad Latiff, N. Yahya, B. Demiral, The Effect of Nanoparticles Crystallite Size on the Recovery Efficiency in Dielectric Nanofluid Flooding, 8th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids. Istanbul, Turkey.
    

18. H. Mohd Zaid,  N. R. Ahmad Latiff, N. Yahya, B. Demiral. Synthesis and Characterization of Dielectric Nanoparticles for Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1482, pp. 146-151, 2012