Dr Alex Badalyan
Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
School of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr. Alexander Badalyan is currently a Research Fellow at Australian School of Petroleum at the University of Adelaide. He held various academic and research positions at Grozny State Oil Technical University (Russian Federation/USSR) and the University of South Australia before joining the University of Adelaide. His research interests cover suspension flow in porous media, characterisation of porous solids by manometric gas adsorption, thermophysical properties of fluids, application of supercritical and liquid carbon dioxide for extraction of essential oils, dissolved gas-in-oil analysis of power transformers, online monitoring of residual disinfectant concentration in drinking water, and development of computer-based systems for real-time process monitoring and control. His teaching interests include Instrumentation and Process Control, Heat Transfer, and Environmental Chemistry. He is a co-author of one Australian Patent, three book chapters, 67 peer-review journal publications and 46 conference publications.Dr. Badalyan holds the University of South Australia Vice-Chancellor Award for Innovation in Product Improvement (2002).
My research interests cover suspension flow in porous media, characterisation of porous solids by manometric gas adsorption, thermophysical properties of fluids, application of supercritical and liquid carbon dioxide for extraction of essential oils, dissolved gas-in-oil analysis of power transformers, online monitoring of residual disinfectant concentration in drinking water, and development of computer-based systems for real-time process monitoring and control.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 - ongoing | Senior Research Associate, Research Fellow | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 2010 - 2012 | Lecturer (casual) in Environmental Chemistry | University of South Australia, Adelaide |
| 1999 - 2011 | Research Assistant | University of South Australia, Adelaide |
| 1998 - 2001 | Lecturer (casual) in Instrumentation | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 1996 - 1998 | Research Engineer | University of South Australia, Adelaide |
| 1996 - 1996 | Research Officer | University of South Australia, Adelaide |
| 1981 - 1993 | Research Engineer, Research Associate, Lecturer, Associate Professor | Grozny State Oil Technical University, Grozny |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Russian | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 - 1987 | Grozny State Oil Technical University, Grozny (awarded by Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Baku, USSR) | Russian Federation/USSR | PhD |
| 1976 - 1981 | Grozny State Oil Technical University, Grozny | Russian Federation/USSR | BEng |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Yang, Y., Siqueira, F. D., 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. DOI |
| 2018 | You, Z., Badalyan, A., Yang, Y., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2018). Formation damage challenges in geothermal reservoirs. In B. Yuan, & D. Wood (Eds.), Formation Damage During Improved Oil Recovery Fundamentals and Applications. Gulf Professional Publishing. Scopus3 |
| 2013 | 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. Scopus2 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Zulkifli, N. N., Amir, M. I. M., Manap, A. A. A., Shafian, S. R. M., . . . Zeinijahromi, A. (2024). Fines Migration Associated with Rock Dry-Out During CO<inf>2</inf> Injection. In Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2024-February. Online: SPE. DOI Scopus1 |
| 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. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2024 | Bai, T., Melkoumian, N., Hashemi, S., Badalyan, A., & Zeinijahromi, A. (2024). Permeability evolution of fractures in shale in the presence of high salinity water. In 58th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2024, ARMA 2024. Golden, Colorado, USA.: American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). DOI Scopus1 |
| 2022 | Hashemi, A., Borazjani, S., Dang-Le, B., Yin Loi, G., Nguyen Cao, C., Badalyan, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Formation Damage by Fines Breakage and Migration. In SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Controll Vol. 2022-February (pp. 24 pages). Lafayette, Louisiana, USA: OnePetro. DOI Scopus3 |
| 2022 | 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. |
| 2022 | Hashemi, A., Borazjani, S., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Badalyan, A., Dang-Le, B. A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Fines Migration and Production in CSG Reservoirs: Laboratory & Modelling Study. In Proceedings of SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition. Online: SPE. DOI Scopus1 |
| 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. DOI Scopus4 |
| 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. DOI Scopus1 |
| 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. DOI Scopus8 |
| 2020 | Prempeh, K., Chequer, L., Badalyan, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2020). Effects of kaolinite on fines migration and formation damage. In Proceedings SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2020-February. SPE. DOI Scopus13 |
| 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. DOI Scopus4 |
| 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. DOI Scopus1 |
| 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. Scopus2 |
| 2016 | Badalyan, A., Beasley, T., Nguyen, D., Keshavarz, A., Schacht, U., Carageorgos, T., . . . Troth, I. (2016). Laboratory and mathematical modelling of fines production from CSG interburden rocks. In Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2016. SPE. DOI Scopus9 |
| 2016 | Keshavarz, A., Johnson, R., Carageorgos, T., Bedrikovetsky, P., & Badalyan, A. (2016). Improving the conductivity of natural fracture systems in conjunction with hydraulic fracturing in stress sensitive reservoirs. In Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2016. SPE. DOI Scopus9 |
| 2016 | Bhattacharya, S. S., Paitaridis, J., Pedler, A., Badalyan, A., Yang, Y., Carageorgos, T., . . . Lemon, N. (2016). Fines mobilisation by low-salinity water injection: 3-point-pressure tests. In SPE International Formation Damage Control Symposium Proceedings Vol. 2016-January. SPE. DOI Scopus4 |
| 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. Scopus8 |
| 2015 | Keshavarz, A., Badalyan, A., Johnson, R., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Stimulation of unconventional reservoirs using graded proppant injection. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference. Scopus4 |
| 2015 | Keshavarz, A., Badalyan, A., Ray, J., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). A new technique for enhancing hydraulic fracturing treatment in unconventional reservoirs. In Europec 2015 (pp. 801-813). SPE. DOI Scopus4 |
| 2015 | Keshavarz, A., Badalyan, A., Carageorgos, T., Bedrikovetsky, P., & Johnson, R. J. (2015). Graded proppant injection into coal seam gas and shale gas reservoirs for well stimulation. In Proceedings of SPE European Formation Damage Conference and Exhibition Vol. 1 (pp. SPE-174200-MS-1-SPE-174200-MS-15). Budapest, Hungary: Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus15 |
| 2015 | You, Z., Badalyan, A., Yang, Y., Carageorgos, T., Schacht, U., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2015). New laboratory method to assess formation damage in geothermal wells. In SPE Journal. Budapest, Hungary. |
| 2015 | Carageorgos, T., Badalyan, A., You, Z., Schacht, U., Bedrikovetsky, P., Hand, M., & Matthews, C. (2015). Laboratory study on formation damage in geothermal reservoirs due to fines migration. In World Geothermal Congress (pp. 1-7). Online: World Press. |
| 2015 | Keshavarz, A., Badalyan, A., Carageorgos, T., Johnson, R., & G Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Effect of suspension fluid chemistry on fracture system stimulation using micro-sized proppant placement. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition. Scopus2 |
| 2015 | Carageorgos, T., Badalyan, A., Beasley, T., Nguyen, D., Kashavarz, A., Schacht, U., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Laboratory and Mathematical Modelling of Fines Production from CSG Interburden Rocks. In Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2015. Brisbane, Australia. Scopus2 |
| 2015 | You,, Z., Bedrikovetsky,, P., Badalyan,, A., Hand,, M., & Matthews,, C. (2015). Modelling of productivity decline in geothermal reservoirs due to fines migration-Induced formation damage. In Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2015 (pp. 1-8). Online: International Geothermal Association. |
| 2015 | Kalantariasl, A., Schulze, K., Storz, J., Burmester, C., Kuenckeler, S., You, Z., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Injectivity during PWRI and disposal in thick low permeable formations (Laboratory and Mathematical Modelling, Field Case). In SPE European Formation Damage Conference Proceedings Efdc Vol. 2015-January (pp. 636-657). SPE. DOI Scopus8 |
| 2015 | Keshavarz, A., Badalyan, A., Carageorgos, T., Johnson, R. L., & G. Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Effect of suspension fluid chemistry on fracture system stimulation using micro-sized proppant placement. In Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition. SPE. DOI Scopus11 |
| 2015 | Keshavarz, A., Badalyan, A., Johnson, R., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2015). Stimulation of unconventional reservoirs using graded proppant injection. In Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference. SPE. DOI Scopus14 |
| 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. DOI Scopus20 |
| 2014 | You,, Z., Bedrikovetsky,, P., BAdalyan,, A., Hand,, M., & Matthews,, C. (2014). Formation damage and fines migration in geothermal reservoirs (modelling and field case study). In Procedings of the Thirty-Ninth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering (pp. 1-10). Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA: Stanford University. |
| 2014 | You, Z., Badalyan, A., Bedrikovetsky, P., Hand, M., & Matthews, C. (2014). Productivity decline in a Salamander geothermal well: experiment, modelling and case study. In APPEA Journal Vol. 54 (pp. 345-356). |
| 2014 | Hand, M., Bedrikovetski, P., Huddlestone, C., Badalyan, A., You, Z., Brautigan, D., . . . Matthews, C. (2014). Case study: Reservoir quality in sedimentary geothermal settings in Australia. In Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council Vol. 38 (pp. 281-294). online: Geothermal Resources Council. |
| 2014 | Carageorgos, T., Badalyan, A., You, Z., Schacht, U., Bedrikovetsky, P., Matthews, C., & Hand, M. (2014). A new experimental procedure for formation damage assessment in geothermal wells. In Proceedings of Thirty-Ninth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering. Stanford, CA, USA. |
| 2014 | 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). Scopus5 |
| 2014 | Keshavarz, A., Badalyan, A., Carageorgos, T., Johnson, R., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2014). Stimulation of unconventional naturally fractured reservoirs by graded proppant injection: Experimental study and mathematical model. In Society of Petroleum Engineers European Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition 2014 Unlocking European Potential Vol. 2 (pp. 698-709). SPE. DOI Scopus24 |
| 2013 | You, Z., Badalyan, A., Bedrikovetski, P., Hand, M., & Jenson, D. (2013). Productivity decline due to fines migration (modelling and field case study). In Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Conference 2013, IPTC 2013 Vol. 6 (pp. 1-8). China: SPE. Scopus9 |
| 2013 | Kaiser, A., You, Z., Bedrikovetski, P., Badalyan, A., & Carageorgos, T. (2013). Experimental investigation for colloid migration in porous media under particle-rock repulsion. In 2013 APPEA Conference and Exhibition (pp. 1-4). Australia: Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association. |
| 2013 | Badalyan, A., Carageorgos, T., You, Z., Schacht, U., Bedrikovetski, P., Matthews, C., & Hand, M. (2013). Analysis of Field Case in Salamander-1 Geothermal Well. In Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Australian Geothermal Energy Conference 2013 (pp. 15-20). Australia: Geoscience Australia. |
| 2012 | Bedrikovetski, P., You, Z., Badalyan, A., Hand, M., Matthews, C., & Jenson, D. (2012). Formation damage in geothermal wells (Salamander field case). In Proceedings in the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition Vol. 2 (pp. 1-9). USA: SPE. DOI Scopus3 |
| 2012 | You, Z., Kaiser, A., Badalyan, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2012). Effect of nanoparticle transport and retention in oilfield rocks on the efficiency of different nanotechnologies in oil industry. In Proceedings of the SPE International Oilfield Nanotechnology Conference (pp. 1-16). CD: SPE. DOI Scopus6 |
| 2012 | McLindin, C., Saha, A., Le, K., Kaiser, A., You, Z., Badalyan, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2012). Colloidal flow in aquifers during produced water disposal: Experimental and mathematical modelling. In Proceedings of the SPE Middle East Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Conference and Exhibition (pp. 1-25). USA: SPE. |
| 2012 | Kaiser, A., You, Z., Badalyan, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2012). Study of particle straining effect on produced water management and injectivity enhancement. In Proceedings of the SPE International Production and Operations Conference and Exhibition Vol. 2 (pp. 1-12). USA: SPE. DOI |
| 2012 | Kaiser, A., McLindin, C., Saha, A., Le, K., You, Z., Badalyan, A., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2012). Colloidal-suspension flow in rocks: a new mathematical model, laboratory study, IOR. In Proceedings of the SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia Vol. 1 (pp. 1-18). USA: SPE. DOI |
| 2012 | 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. |
| 2007 | Badalyan, A., & Pendleton, P. (2007). Uncertainty in alpha S-analyses and pore volume from uncertainty in gas adsorption data. In Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids (COPS-VII). In Surface Science and Catalysis, Vol 160 Vol. 160 (pp. 383-388). Netherlands: Elsevier BV. DOI |
| 2007 | Pendleton, P., Badalyan, A., Bromball, R., & Skinner, W. (2007). Effect of oxidizing agent on activated carbon cloth porosity and surface chemistry. In Characterization of Porous Solids VII ¿ Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids (COPS-VII). In: Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. Vol 160 Vol. 160 (pp. 575-582). Netherlands: Elsevier BV. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2007 | Pendleton, P., & Badalyan, A. (2007). Uncertainty in pore volumes derived from alpha S-analyses and from the theory for volume filling of micropores. In Proceedings of the Fourth International TRI/Princeton Workshop "Characterization of Porous Materials: from Angstroms to Millimeters". In Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical Engineering Aspects, Vol 300, Issue 1-2 Vol. 300 (pp. 253-258). Netherlands: Elsevier BV. DOI Scopus7 WoS7 |
| 2006 | Jarvis, K., Barnes, T. J., Prestidge, C. A., Badalyan, A., & Pendleton, P. (2006). Porous silicon : a nanostructured delivery system. In Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (pp. 536-539). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2005 | Holmes, M., Chow, C., May, R., Badalyan, A., Fitzgerald, F., Nixon, J., . . . Maier, H. (2005). DrCT®: Developing tools for improved disinfection control within water distribution systems. In Disinfection 2005: Sharing Disinfection Technologies: Water, Wastewater, Water Reuse and Biosolids, Mesa, Arizona, USA, Feb.6¿9 2005 (pp. 1-29). Mesa, Arizona, USA: Water Environment Federation/American Water Works Association/International Water Association. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2015 | You, Z., Badalyan, A., Yang, Y., Carageorgos, T., Schacht, U., Bedrikovetsky, P., & Hand, M. (2015). New laboratory method to assess formation damage in geothermal wells. Poster session presented at the meeting of SPE European Formation Damage Conference Proceedings Efdc. SPE. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Russell, T., Yang, Y., Zulkifli, N. N., Amir, M. I. M., . . . Zeinijahromi, A. (2024). Physics mechanisms of fines detachment and migration during CO2-water corefloods. |
My teaching interests include Process Instrumentation, Heat Transfer, and Environmental Chemistry
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2017 | Member | Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation Australia Inc. | Australia |
| 2016 - 2019 | Member | American Chemical Society | Australia |