Thomas Russell

Research Interests

Colloid and Surface Chemistry Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering

Mr Thomas Russell

ARC Grant-Funded Researcher A

School of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

I am a Postdoctoral researcher in Petroleum Engineering at the Australian School of Petroleum and Energy Resources. I am performing novel research on fluid flow and formation damage in porous media. My work includes contribution to government and industry projects with particular focus on enhanced oil/gas recovery processes and geosequestration of CO2. My work is primarily focused on mathematical modelling to improve design and predictive capabilities with contributions to experimental works to improve understanding of underlying processes.

My research consists of:

  • Fines migration and formation damage during single-phase and two-phase flow
  • Formation damage and geochemical interactions during CO2 storage in subsurface reservoirs
  • Underground hydrogen storage
  • Enhanced oil recovery

My primary focus is on theoretical developments and mathematical modelling for flow in porous media. My research involves both modelling and laboratory studies.

Date Position Institution name
2021 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher The University of Adelaide
2017 - ongoing PhD Candidate Australian School of Petroleum

Date Institution name Country Title
2017 - 2021 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2013 - 2016 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Engineering (Petroleum) (Honours)

Year Citation
2025 Loi, G., Yang, Y., Nguyen, C., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Fines migration and clogging under pH alteration: Stochastic model and its upscaling. Powder Technology, 456, 120778.
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2025 Nguyen, C., Yang, Y., Loi, G., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Salinity effects on fines migration in aquifers: Stochastic model and its upscaling. Advances in Water Resources, 199, 104932.
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2025 Keykhosravi, A., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Russell, T., Zulkifli, N. N., Amir, M. I. M., . . . Zeinijahromi, A. (2025). Permeability decline due to fines migration during CO2 injection in sandstones. Gas Science and Engineering, 138, 14 pages.
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2025 Khazali, N., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Approximating heterogeneous colloidal transport by n-population filtration models. Powder Technology, 458, 120944.
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2024 Khazali, N., Malgaresi, G., Russell, T., Osipov, Y., Kuzmina, L., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). An averaged model for colloidal transport to exhibit hyper-exponential particle retention. Chemical Engineering Journal, 496, 153973.
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2024 Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Exact Solution for Water Evaporation During CO2₂ Injection. Water Resources Research, 60(6), e2023WR036600-1-e2023WR036600-23.
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2024 Borazjani, S., Hashemi, A., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Russell, T., Khazali, N., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Rock fines breakage by flow-induced stresses against drag: geo-energy applications. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 10(1), 89-1-89-28.
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2023 Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Colloidal transport in anisotropic porous media: Kinetic equation and its upscaling. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 422, 114896-1-114896-18.
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2023 Loi, G., Nguyen, C., Chequer, L., Russell, T., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Treatment of Oil Production Data under Fines Migration and Productivity Decline. Energies, 16(8), 3523-1-3523-29.
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2023 Hashemi, A., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Khazali, N., Yang, Y., Dang-Le, B., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Colloidal detachment in porous media: Stochastic model and upscaling. Chemical Engineering Journal, 474, 145436-1-145436-20.
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2023 Hashemi, A., Borazjani, S., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Khazali, N., Badalyan, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Particle detachment in reservoir flows by breakage due to induced stresses and drag. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 172, 105591-1-105591-21.
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2022 Yang, S., Hemmati, N., Russell, T., Zeinijahromi, A., Borazjani, S., Behr, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). 3D effects in two-phase steady-state tests. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 208(Part C), 109533-1-109533-21.
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2022 Yang, S., Osipov, Y., Xu, C., Kuzmina, L., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Analytical solution for large-deposit non-linear reactive flows in porous media. Chemical Engineering Journal, 430(2), 132812-1-132812-17.
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2022 Yang, S., Russell, T., Vaz, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Large-deposit non-linear chemical reactive flows in porous media: Identifiability and observability. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 103, 104611-1-104611-17.
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2022 Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Russell, T., Mohd Shafian, S. R., Zulkifli, N. N., Chee, S. C., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Well inflow performance under fines migration during water-cut increase. Fuel, 327, 124887-1-124887-14.
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2021 Badalyan, A., Chequer, L., Russell, T., Carageorgos, T., Zeinijahromi, A., You, Z., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2021). Uncertainties associated with laboratory-based predictions of well index and formation damage. Measurement, 170, 108731-1-108731-15.
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2021 Russell, T., Dinariev, O. Y., Pessoa Rego, L. A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2021). Averaged Boltzmann’s Kinetics for Colloidal Transport in Porous Media. Water Resources Research, 57(3), e2020WR029557-1-e2020WR029557-27.
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2021 Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2021). Boltzmann's colloidal transport in porous media with velocity-dependent capture probability. Physics of Fluids, 33(5), 053306-1-053306-17.
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2019 Yang, S., Russell, T., Badalyan, A., Schacht, U., Woolley, M., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2019). Characterisation of fines migration system using laboratory pressure measurements. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 65, 108-124.
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2019 Al-Sarihi, A., Russell, T., Bedrikovetsky, P., & Zeinijahromi, A. (2019). Fines stabilization by Ca ions and Its effect on LSW injection. Energy and Fuels, 33(11), 10775-10786.
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2018 Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Colloidal-suspension flows with delayed fines detachment: analytical model & laboratory study. Chemical Engineering Science, 190, 98-109.
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2018 Russell, T., Wong, K., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Effects of delayed particle detachment on injectivity decline due to fines migration. Journal of Hydrology, 564, 1099-1109.
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2018 Chequer, L., Russell, T., Behr, A., Genolet, L., Kowollik, P., Badalyan, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Non-monotonic permeability variation during colloidal transport: governing equations and analytical model. Journal of Hydrology, 557, 547-560.
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2017 Russell, T., Pham, D., Neishaboor, M., Badalyan, A., Behr, A., Genolet, L., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2017). Effects of kaolinite in rocks on fines migration. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 45, 243-255.
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Year Citation
2018 Russell, T., Boechat Chequer, L., Borazjani, S., You, Z., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Formation Damage by Fines Migration: Mathematical and Laboratory Modeling, Field Cases. In B. Yuan, & D. A. Wood (Eds.), Formation Damage during Improved Oil Recovery: Fundamentals and Applications (pp. 69-175). Cambridge, MA; United States: Gulf Professional Publishing / Elsevier.
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Year Citation
2024 Russell, T., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Shafian, S. R. M., Zulkifli, N. N., Chee, S. C., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Productivity Decline due to Fines Migration Associated with High Water Cuts. In Proceedings of the SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control (2024) Vol. 2024-February (pp. SPE-217854-MS-1-SPE-217854-MS-16). Lafayette, Louisiana, USA: SPE.
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2024 Russell, T. L., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). An Analytical Model for Water Evaporation During CO₂ Injection for Geological Storage. In Proceedings of the SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2024-February (pp. 1-18). Online: SPE.
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2024 Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Keykhosravi, A., Russell, T., Yang, Y., Zulkifli, N. N., . . . Zeinijahromi, A. (2024). Rock Dry-Out and Fines Migration During CO2 Storage: Laboratory and Mathematical Modelling. In APOGCE 2024 - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition. SPE.
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2024 Russell, T., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Mohd Shafian, S. R., Zulkifli, N. N., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Well Productivity Decline During Oil & Water Production due to Fines Migration. In Proceedings of the The Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (APOGCE, 2024) (pp. SPE-221295-MS-1-SPE-221295-MS-14). Perth, Australia: OnePetro.
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2022 Alchin, L., Lymn, A., Russell, T., Badalyan, A., Bedrikovetsky, P., & Zeinijahromi, A. (2022). Near-Wellbore Damage Associated with Formation Dry-Out and Fines Migration During CO<inf>2</inf>Injection. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2022, APOG 2022 (pp. 11 pages). Adelaide, Australia: OnePrtro proeedings.
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2018 Russell, T., Chequer, L., Badalyan, A., Behr, A., Genolet, L., Kowollik, P., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Systematic laboratory and modelling study of kaolinite in rocks on formation-damage-fines-migration non-equilibrium effects, analytical model. In Proceedings SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2018-February. SPE.
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2018 Borazjani, S., Chequer, L., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Injectivity decline during waterflooding and PWRI due to fines migration. In Proceedings SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2018-February. SPE.
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2018 Russell, T., Pham, D., Petho, G., Tavvakoli Neishaboor, M., Badalyan, A., Behr, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Kaolinite mobilisation in unconsolidated porous media: Effect of brine salinity and salt type Na- and Ca salts. In Proceedings of the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (APOGCE 2018) Vol. 2017-January (pp. 1-13). USA: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
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2017 Pronk, R., Russell, T., Pham, D., Tangparitkul, S., Badalyan, A., Behr, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2017). SPE-186231-ms non-monotonic permeability variation during fines migration: Laboratory study. In Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE Iatmi Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2017 Vol. 2017-January.
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Year Citation
- Russell, T., & Khazali, N. (n.d.). Khazali et al - Datasets for Figs 7, 8, 10.
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- Russell, T. (n.d.). NumExact Comparison Case 1.fig.
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Year Citation
2023 Hashemi, A., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Yang, Y., Khazali, N., Dang-Le, B., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Colloidal Detachment in Porous Media: Stochastic Model and Upscaling.
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Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2018 - 2018 Co-Supervisor The effect of calcium ions on rock permeability The University of Adelaide - Honours - Dao Hanh Ly Tu, Phuc Hoang Nguyen, Aaron Tan Yi Xing Uthaia Kumaran
2017 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Experimental study of oil recovery by low salinity water injection using unconsolidated cores The University of Adelaide - Honours - Tin Nguyen, Kiet Wong, Xiaochen Fan

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