
Associate Professor Abbas Zeinijahromi
Senior Lecturer
School of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am Discipline Lead of Mining and Petroleum Engineering and Chevron Associate Professor in Carbon Storage Engineering at the School of Chemical Engineering. My expertise is subsurface engineering with a focus on reactive multi-phase flow in porous media. I'm leading Geo- Energy and Storage laboratory and co leading the Formation Damage & EOR Research Group. I perform research on “Mathematical and Laboratory Modelling of multi-phase flow in porous media” with application in "CO2 Storage (CCUS)", "Underground Hydrogen Storage", “Low Salinity Waterflooding”, “Formation Damage” and "EOR".
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Research Interests & Application.
- Fines Migration and Formation Damage
- Multi-Phase Reactive Flow in Porous Media
- Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
- Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS)
- Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery (EOR)
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2023 - ongoing Chevron Associate Professor in Carbon Storage Engineering University of Adelaide 2020 - 2021 Senior Reservoir Engineer (Secondment) Santos 2019 - 2019 Technical Adviser in Santos Advanced Analytics team (Secondment) Santos 2016 - 2022 Chevron Senior Lecturer in Carbon Storage Engineering University of Adelaide 2016 - ongoing Senior Lecturer in Petroleum Engineering University of Adelaide 2012 - 2015 Lecturer in Petroleum Engineering The University of Adelaide 2007 - 2008 Operations Engineer National Iranian Oil Company (N.I.O.C.) 2004 - 2006 Researcher Petroleum University of Technology -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2020 Award SPE Service Award for South Asia & The Pacific Region The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Australia - 2016 Award Outstanding Young Professionals to attend the “Emerging Leaders Alliance” conference as a sponsored SPE delegate, 2016 SPE - - 2015 Award Young Professional award, The European Formation Damage Conference, 2015 - - - 2013 Research Award South Australia Science Excellence Awards, PhD research excellence Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering, 2013 - - - 2012 Award University Doctoral Research Medal, The University of Adelaide, 2012 - - - 2012 Recognition Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence For PhD thesis, The University of Adelaide, 2012 - - - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Persian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2009 - 2012 Australian School of Petroleum (ASP), The University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Petroleum Engineering 2003 - 2005 Azad University, Science and Research Campus, Tehran Iran, Islamic Republic of MSc in Reservoir Engineering 1999 - 2003 Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan Iran, Islamic Republic of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Production Engineering -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2018 Yang, Y., Siqueira, F., Vaz, A., Badalyan, A., You, Z., Zeinijahromi, A., . . . Bedrikovetski, P. (2018). Fines migration in aquifers and oilfields: laboratory and mathematical modelling. In N. Narayanan, B. Mohanadhas, & V. Mangottiri (Eds.), Flow and Transport in Subsurface Environment (pp. 3-67). Singapore: Springer. 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.
Scopus262013 Aji, K., Badalyan, A., Carageorgos, T., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2013). High Velocity Colloidal Flow in Porous Media: Experimental Study and Modelling. In C. Zhao, & S. Tong (Eds.), Focus on Porous Media Research (1 ed., pp. 1-41). United States: Nova Science Publishers.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2022 Johnson, R. L., Ramanandraibe, H. M., Di Vaira, N., Leonardi, C., You, Z., Santiago, V., . . . Deisman, N. (2022). Implications of Recent Research into the Application of Graded Particles or Micro-Proppants for Coal Seam Gas and Shale Hydraulic Fracturing. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2022, APOG 2022 (pp. 39 pages). Adelaide, Australia: SPE.
2022 Hemmati, N., Borazjani, S., Genolet, L., Behr, A., Zeinijahromi, A., Badalyan, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). A Novel Method to Determine Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure from Corefloods Application to CO<inf>2</inf>Storage. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2022, APOG 2022 (pp. 15 pages). Adelaide, Australia: OnePetro.
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.
Scopus12022 Borazjani, S., Hemmati, N., Zeinijahromi, A., Badalyan, A., Genolet, L., Bahr, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Determining Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure from Steady-state-transient Test under Formation Damage. In SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control. United state. 2020 Loi, G., Chequer, L., Nguyen Cao, C., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2020). Well inflow performance under fines migration: Analytical model, production data treatment. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2020, APOG 2020 (pp. 1-19). online: SPE.
Scopus12018 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.
Scopus32018 Al-Sarihi, A., Zeinijahromi, A., Genolet, L., Behr, A., Kowollik, P., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Fines migration as an EOR method during low salinity waterflooding. In Proceedings of the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (APOGCE 2018) (pp. 1-14). USA: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Scopus102018 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.
Scopus12018 Borazjani, S., Behr, A., Genolet, L. C., Kowollik, P., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Fines-Migration-Assisted Waterflooding to Improve Sweep Efficiency Analytical Model. In Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2018-February. SPE.
Scopus42017 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.
Scopus22016 Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2016). A new method for water shut-off using induced formation damage. In Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2016-January. SPE.
2016 Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2016). Water production control using low-salinity water injection. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2016. SPE.
Scopus52015 Zeinijahromi, A., Ahmetgareev, V., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Case study of 25 years of low salinity water injection. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2015.
Scopus52015 Kass, S., Ellis, E., Pourabed, H., Maleki, E., Schumacher, G., & Zeinijahromi, A. (2015). Mud filtrate invasion and wireline formation tester cleanup performance: Modelling and field case study. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2015. 2015 Bedrikovetsky, P., Zeinijahromi, A., Badalyan, A., Ahmetgareev, V., & Khisamov, R. (2015). Fines-migration-assisted low-salinity waterflooding: Field case analysis. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference. SPE.
Scopus182015 Zeinijahromi, A., Ahmetgareev, V., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Case study of 25 years of low salinity water injection. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2015. SPE.
Scopus132015 Kass, S., Ellis, E., Pourabed, H., Maleki, E., Schumacher, G., & Zeinijahromi, A. (2015). Mud filtrate invasion and wireline formation tester cleanup performance: Modelling and field case study. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2015. SPE.
2015 Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Fines-migration-assisted oil and gas recovery (low salinity water injection). In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference. SPE.
Scopus82015 Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2015). Controlling excessive water production using induced formation damage. In SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC Vol. 2015-January (pp. 212-219). SPE.
Scopus22015 Bedrikovetsky, P., Zeinijahromi, A., Badalyan, A., Ahmetgareev, V., & Khisamov, R. (2015). Fines-migration-assisted low-salinity waterflooding: Field case analysis. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference.
Scopus82015 Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Fines-migration-assisted oil and gas recovery (low salinity water injection). In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference.
Scopus42014 Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2014). Enhanced water flooding sweep efficiency by induced formation damage in layer-cake reservoirs. In SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC Vol. 2 (pp. 1045-1054). SPE.
Scopus62014 Zeinijahromi, A., Borazjani, S., Bedrikovetsky, P., & Rodrigues, T. (2014). Low salinity fines-assisted water-flood: Analytical modelling and reservoir simulation. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2014 - Changing the Game: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions Vol. 2 (pp. 718-736).
Scopus12014 Hussain, F., Zeinijahromi, A., Bedrikovetsky, P., Badalyan, A., Carageorgos, T., & Cinar, Y. (2014). Enhanced oil recovery through low salinity fines-assisted waterflooding: Laboratory and mathematical modelling. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2014 - Changing the Game: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions Vol. 2 (pp. 1137-1163).
Scopus52014 Zeinijahromi, A., Al-Jassasi, H., Zhang, Y., Begg, S., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2014). Edge-water drive recovery enhancement by induced fines migration. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2014 - Changing the Game: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions Vol. 2 (pp. 895-909). SPE.
2013 Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2013). Physics mechanisms of enhanced recovery by fines-migration-assisted waterflooding (laboratory study). In SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC - Vol 2 Vol. 2 (pp. 1092-1110). USA: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Scopus82012 Nguyen, P., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2012). Taking advantage of fines migration formation damage for enhanced gas recovery. In Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 1 (pp. 486-506). USA: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Scopus22012 Zeinijahromi, A., Vaz, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2012). Productivity impairment of gas wells due to fines migration. In Proceedings of the SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2 (pp. 755-773). Lafayette, LA: SPE.
Scopus42012 Hussain, F., Zeinijahromi, A., Bedrikovetsky, P., Cinar, Y., Badalyan, A., & Carageorgos, T. (2012). Improved Oil Recovery by Mobilizing Fines during Waterflooding (Laboratory-based Incremental Recovery). In SPE Journal. Cairo, Egypt. 2011 Zeinijahromi, A., Lemon, P., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2011). Effects Of Induced Migration Of Fines On Water Cut During Waterflooding. In SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference Vol. 1 (pp. 1-19). USA: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Scopus72011 Zeinijahromi, A., Lemon, P., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2011). Water-cut reduction during waterflood by induced fines migration: effects of varying formation damage coefficient. In Proceedings of the SPE EUROPC/EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition Vol. 5 (pp. 3254-3277). USA: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Scopus12011 Lemon, P., Zeinijahromi, A., Bedrikovetski, P., & Shahin, I. (2011). Effects of injected water chemistry on waterflood sweep efficiency via induced fines migration. In Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry Vol. 1 (pp. 38-54). The Woodlands, Texas: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
Scopus222011 Bedrikovetski, P., Vaz, A., Machado, F., Zeinijahromi, A., & Borazjani, S. (2011). Well productivity decline due to fines migration and production: (Analytical model for the regime of strained particles accumulation). In Society of Petroleum Engineers - 9th European Formation Damage Conference 2011 Vol. 2 (pp. 1266-1274). Noordwijk: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Scopus72011 Zeinijahromi, A., Nguyen, P., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2011). Taking advantage of fines-migration-induced formation damage for improved water-flooding (reservoir simulation using polymer flood option). In Society of Petroleum Engineers - 9th European Formation Damage Conference 2011 Vol. 2 (pp. 715-729). Noordwijk: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Scopus62011 Bedrikovetski, P., Vaz, A., Machado, F., Zeinijahromi, A., & Borazjani, S. (2011). Productivity impairment due to fines migration: steady state production regime. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - Brazil Offshore Conference 2011 Vol. 2 (pp. 711-720). Macae, Rio de Janeiro: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
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Year |
Project |
Funding Source |
2021-2024 |
Fines Migration Prediction for Improved Oil Recovery |
Petronas, Malaysia |
2021 |
Petrological investigations of H2-rock reactivity |
Henergy |
2020 |
Lab-based optimisation of water-disposal |
Beach Energy |
2019-2022 |
Low Salinity Fines-Assisted Waterflooding: reservoir prediction tools & field study |
Wintershall, Germany |
2019-2022 |
Multiscale physics for enhanced oil recovery |
ARC Linkage & Santos |
2016-2018 |
New nanotechnology controlling wettability in unconventional gas reservoirs |
ARC Linkage & Santos |
2016 |
Particle mobilisation during solvent injection |
Heathgate Resources & AusIndustry grant funding |
2014-2017 |
Low Salinity Fines-Assisted Waterflooding: reservoir prediction tools & field study |
Wintershall, Germany |
2014 |
Core flooding tests to determine rock permeability to different-salinity waterflooding |
TatNIPIneft, Russia |
2013-2015 |
Prediction, Prevention and Mitigation of Fines Migration in Coal Seam Gas Reservoirs (with application to Walloon Coals Measures) |
QGC, Australia |
2013 |
PWRI in thick low permeable high salinity Voelkersen aquifer |
RWE, Germany |
University Courses
- Data Analytics in the Oil and Gas Industry
- Reservoir Engineering
- Reservoir Thermodynamics and Fluid Properties (PVT)
- Well Testing
Industry Training Courses
- Formation damage and PWRI
- Advanced Waterflooding
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Co-Supervisor Well injectivity during Carbon Dioxide storage in depleted gas fields and aquifers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Christina Chesnokov 2023 Co-Supervisor Machine learning assisted carbon capture and storage: modeling and optimization Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Afshin Tatar 2023 Co-Supervisor Hydrogen Wettability Evaluation of Various Kinds of Mineral Rocks for Hydrogen Geo-Storage Purposes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hamid Esfandiari 2022 Principal Supervisor Investigation of Casing-Cement Interface in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Wells with Different Casing Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kanagaswarran Citalingam Mudliar 2021 Co-Supervisor Effect of Rock Failure on Particle Detachment in colloidal Flow Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bryant Dang-Le 2021 Co-Supervisor Environmental colloidal transport in aquifers: modelling and laboratory study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Amin Shokrollahi 2021 Co-Supervisor Exact Solutions for Suspension-Colloidal Transport in Porous Media Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Nastaran Khazali 2020 Principal Supervisor Laboratory and mathematical modelling of the produced water disposal in the reservoir Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Cuong Nguyen Cao 2020 Co-Supervisor Laboratory and Mathematical Modelling of Formation Damage in Reservoir Rocks during Colloidal-suspension Transport Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Grace Ming Yin Loi -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor A novel laboratory method for simultaneous determination of relative permeability and capillary pressure from laboratory corefloods Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Nassim Hemmati 2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Analytical Modelling of Formation Damage in One-phase and Two-phase Flows: Applications for Laboratory Experiments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Shuyan Yang 2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Analysis of South Australian Onshore Oil & Gas Well Decommissioning and Potential Impact on Regulatory Compliance, Environmental and Corporate Risk Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Panayiotis Kokkoni 2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Deterministic and Stochastic Modelling of Fines Attachment and Detachment during Colloidal Flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Linsay Russell 2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Particle Detachment in Single-Phase and Two-Phase Flows in Porous Media Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Larissa Boechat Chequer 2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Analytical Modelling and Upscaling of Multicomponent Suspension-Colloidal Transport in Porous Media Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Gabriel de Veiga Cabral Malgaresi 2016 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Low Salinity Waterflooding: Effect of Fines Migration and Ion Type on Oil Recovery Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Alan Gussmann 2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Hydraulic Flow Zones and Reservoir Characterisation Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Tuan Gia Hoang 2014 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Advanced Analytical Models for Well Injectivity Decline Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Azim Kalantariasl
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2012 - ongoing Chair SPE ( Society of Petroleum Engineers), South Australian Section SPE ( Society of Petroleum Engineers) Australia
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