Abbas Zeinijahromi

Associate Professor Abbas Zeinijahromi

Associate Professor

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD, but is currently at capacity - 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".

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)

 

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2023 - ongoing Discipline Lead, Mining & Petroleum Engineering University of Adelaide
    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

2022    ARC LIEF, Beach Energy and SA’s Department of Energy and Mining | Integrated facility for Underground Hydrogen Storage studies

2022    Petronas Malaysia | Well injectvity modelling for CO2 injection 
2021    Chevron Australia | Advanced coreflood facility for CCS research 
2021    Santos, Australia | Laboratory and mathematical modelling of near-wellbore damage associated with formation dry-out during CO2        injection for moomba CCS project
2021    Petronas Malaysia | Fines migration prediction for improved oil recovery 
2021    Henergy, Australia | Petrological investigations of H2-rock reactivity
2020    Beach Energy, Australia | Lab-based optimisation of water disposal in Namur field
2020    ARC LP, Santos and SA’s Department of Energy and Mining (DEM)| Multi-scale physics for enhanced oil recovery 
2019    Wintershall, Germany | Reservoir selection criteria for low salinity waterflooding 
2019    National Energy Resources Australia | Application of graded particle injection in CSG 
2019    Santos, Australia | Feasibility study of chemical EOR  in Eromanga Basin
2019    Santos, Australia | Impact of fracture fluid salinities on permeability 
2018    Santos, Australia | Laboratory study of fines migration in 3 fields of Cooper Basin 
2016    ARC LP & Santos | New nanotechnology controlling wettability in unconventional gas reservoirs 
2016    Heathgate Resources, Australia | Particle mobilisation during solvent injection 
2014    TatNIPIneft, Russia | Rock permeability determination at different-salinities 
2014    Wintershall, Germany | Low salinity waterflooding: Prediction tools & field study 
2013    RWE, Germany | PWRI in low permeable high salinity Voelkersen aquifer 
2013    Queensland Gas Company, Australia | Prediction, prevention and mitigation of fines migration in coal seam gas reservoirs 

University Courses

  • Data Analytics in the Oil and Gas Industry
  • Reservoir Engineering
  • Reservoir Thermodynamics and Fluid Properties (PVT)
  • Well Testing
  • CCUS

Industry Training Courses

  • Formation damage and PWRI
  • Advanced Waterflooding
  • Data Analytics for Petroleum Engineers and Geoscientists 
  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    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 Well injectivity during Carbon Dioxide storage in depleted gas fields and aquifers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Christina Chesnokov
    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
    2023 Principal Supervisor Mathematical and Laboratory Modelling of Two-Phase Flow with Colloids in Aquifers- Environmental Aspects Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Amin Keykhosravi
    2022 Principal Supervisor Investigation of Casing-Cement Interface in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Wells with Different Casing Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part 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 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
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Phone: 83138014
  • Email: abbas.zeinijahromi@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83134345
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Santos, floor First Floor
  • Room: 116
  • Org Unit: Mining and Petroleum Engineering

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