Khalid Amrouch

Research Interests

Geology Geomechanics Petroleum and Coal Geology Structural Geology Tectonics

Khalid Amrouch

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Khalid is a Sorbonne University Graduate (BSc, MSc and PhD).He is a Structural Geologist with expertise in Brittle Deformation and Geomechanics, and his main interest relates to brittle tectonics, fracture characterisation, stress analyses, and fluid pressure evolution. His work within these disciplines focuses on several key research questions: Reconstruction of 4D stress patterns using analyses of faults, fractures, rock mechanics and calcite twins; 4D Quantification of stress magnitudes in orogenic settings from the scale of the individual structure to the scale of the entire fold belt or foreland basin; Understanding of the kinematics of faulting and related stress field perturbations and Overpressure evolution in geological time and at a Geo-Reservoir life-time (fluid-related rock mechanical behavior).He started his career in 2005 at the IFP (Institut Français du Pétrole Energie Nouvelle, which sponsored his studies), followed in 2010 by a position as Researcher at Mines PariTech (PSL University). In 2012 he left Europe for South America, where he spent one year working for BHP as Exploration Geologist before joining the Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources – Uni. Of Adelaide (ASPER) in 2013 as Assistant Prof. and then as Associate Prof. since 2018. In 2023, Khalid joined the UM6P (GSMI) as Associate Professor (while still holding an Adj. Associate Professor position with UoA), mainly working on Subsurface Resources’ associated questions.Khalid’s recent research has focused on integrating Geomechanical, Petrophysical and Structural techniques to better understand the evolution of the upper crust deformation and to constrain the related mechanics behind the geo-fluids migration and their mechanical effect on rocks through time and space, with key themes including understanding the role of petrophysical anisotropy and rock rheology on rock deformation and fluid mechanical behavior, with the ultimate objective of constraining the SUBSURFACE GEOMECHANICAL ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS.

Khalid is a Sorbonne University Graduate (BSc, MSc and PhD).

He is a Structural Geologist with expertise in Brittle Deformation and Geomechanics, and his main interest relates to brittle tectonics, fracture characterisation, stress analyses, and fluid pressure evolution. His work within these disciplines focuses on several key research questions: Reconstruction of 4D stress patterns using analyses of faults, fractures, rock mechanics and calcite twins; 4D Quantification of stress magnitudes in orogenic settings from the scale of the individual structure to the scale of the entire fold belt or foreland basin; Understanding of the kinematics of faulting and related stress field perturbations and Overpressure evolution in geological time and at a Geo-Reservoir life-time (fluid-related rock mechanical behavior).

He started his career in 2005 at the IFP (Institut Français du Pétrole Energie Nouvelle, which sponsored his studies), followed in 2010 by a position as Researcher at Mines PariTech (PSL University). In 2012 he left Europe for South America, where he spent one year working for BHP as Exploration Geologist before joining the Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources – Uni. Of Adelaide (ASPER) in 2013 as Assistant Prof. and then as Associate Prof. since 2018. In 2023, Khalid joined the UM6P (GSMI) as Associate Professor (while still holding an Adj. Associate Professor position with UoA), mainly working on Subsurface Resources’ associated questions.

Khalid’s recent research has focused on integrating Geomechanical, Petrophysical and Structural techniques to better understand the evolution of the upper crust deformation and to constrain the related mechanics behind the geo-fluids migration and their mechanical effect on rocks through time and space, with key themes including understanding the role of petrophysical anisotropy and rock rheology on rock deformation and fluid mechanical behavior, with the ultimate objective of constraining the SUBSURFACE GEOMECHANICAL ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS.

Date Position Institution name
2023 - ongoing Adjunct Associate Professor University of Adelaide
2023 - ongoing Associate Professor University Mohammed VI Polytechnic
2021 - 2023 Faculty Director Strategic Partnership -Global- University of Adelaide
2018 - 2023 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2013 - 2018 Lecturrer University of Adelaide
2011 - 2012 Exploration Geologist IMG - Mining & Geological Research at BHP Billiton Escondida Ltda
2010 - 2011 Reseach Engineer Mines ParisTech
2007 - 2008 Assistant Lecturer Sorbonne Universités
2005 - 2009 Structural Geologist French Institute of Petroleum

Language Competency
Arabic Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Berber languages Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
French Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Spanish; Castilian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
Sorbonne Universités France PhD
Sorbonne Universités France Master
Pierre and Marie Curie University France Maitrise (Equ. Honours)

Year Citation
2025 Tran, T., Nguyen, G. H., Gonzalez Perdomo, M. E., Haghighi, M., & Amrouch, K. (2025). Simulation Study of the Effects of Foam Rheology on Hydraulic Fracture Proppant Placement. Processes, 13(2), 378.
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2025 Skikra, H., Lanari, R., Soulaimani, A., Ouabid, M., Raji, O., & Amrouch, K. (2025). Spatiotemporal Evolution of Tectonic Stresses During the High Atlas Cenozoic Basin Inversion: Impact of Plate Kinematics and Structural Inheritance. Tectonics, 44(3), 38 pages.
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2025 Boumehdi, M., Hahou, Y., Amrouch, K., Berkat, N. E., Carneiro, J., Correia, A., & Sadki, O. (2025). New assessment of geothermal resources in Morocco: Evaluation of the curie point depth method using magnetic data for geothermal gradient and heat flow estimation. Scientific African, 28, 22 pages.
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2025 Powlay, B., Karakus, M., Amrouch, K., & Chester, C. (2025). Effects of Notches on Breakdown Pressures and Fracture Evolution in Hydraulic Fracturing. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58(4), 4483-4496.
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2024 Skikra, H., Amrouch, K., & Soulaimani, A. (2024). Paleostress constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Central High Atlas orogen. Journal of Structural Geology, 186, 21 pages.
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2024 Skikra, H., Argyriou, A. V., Soulaimani, A., & Amrouch, K. (2024). Exploring spatial variations in geomorphic features of a young intracontinental orogenic belt: A case study of the High Atlas range. Geomorphology, 465, 16 pages.
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2024 Skikra, H., Argyriou, A. V., Soulaimani, A., & Amrouch, K. (2024). Erratum to “Exploring spatial variations in geomorphic features of a young intracontinental orogenic belt: A case study of the High Atlas range” [Geomorphology 465 (2024) /109410] (Geomorphology (2024) 465, (S0169555X2400360X), (10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109410)). Geomorphology, 467, 1 page.
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2024 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2024). Secant Modulus Method: A Simplified Technique for Measuring in Situ Stresses in Rocks. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58(4), 4263-4279.
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2023 Tran, T. H. M., Gonzalez Perdomo, M. E., Haghighi, M., & Amrouch, K. (2023). Effects of Cationic and Anionic Surfactants on the Stability, Rheology and Proppant Suspension of Nanoparticle-Stabilized Fracturing Foams at Elevated Temperature. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 228, 10 pages.
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2023 Cooke, F., Plaza-Faverola, A., Buenz, S., Amrouch, K., King, R., & Koehl, J. -B. (2023). High resolution fault analysis of the Vestnesa Ridge: a highly complex deep water fluid flow system in the east Fram Strait.
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2023 Tran, T., Gonzalez Perdomo, M. E., Haghighi, M., & Amrouch, K. (2023). Experimental study of the effects of salinity on nanoparticle-surfactant foams for fracture stimulation application. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 115, 205007.
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2022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Amrouch, K. (2022). Effect of Loading Rate and Time Delay on the Tangent Modulus Method (TMM) in Coal and Coal Measured Rocks. International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, 9(1), 1-13.
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2022 Hdoufane, M., Mouflih, M., Skikra, H., Amrouch, K., & Soulaimani, A. (2022). Phosphorite series from Maastrichtian to the Lutetian cover of Tadla Plain, Morocco: New insights from lithofacies analysis, granulometric and mineralogical compositions.
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2022 Kulikowski, D., Amrouch, K., Pokalai, K., Mackie, S. I., Gray, M. E., & Burgin, H. B. (2022). The Cooper-Eromanga petroleum province, Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 69(2), 153-187.
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2022 Tran, T., Gonzalez Perdomo, M. E., Haghighi, M., & Amrouch, K. (2022). Study of the synergistic effects between different surfactant types and silica nanoparticles on the stability of liquid foams at elevated temperature. Fuel, 315, 11 pages.
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2022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2022). The stress memory in rocks: insight from the deformation rate analysis (DRA) and acoustic emission (AE).
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2022 Skikra, H., Amrouch, K., Soulaimani, A., Hdoufane, M., & Amarir, S. (2022). Deciphering the tectonic complexity of the Central High Atlas Mountains using brittle deformation mesostructures and calcite mechanical twinning analysis.
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2022 Amarir, S., Belfoul, M. A., Amrouch, K., Attegue, Y., & Skikra, H. (2022). Structural analysis of the alpine orogeny in the western High Atlas, Morocco: New insights through a multiscale approach .
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2021 Lacombe, O., Parlangeau, C., Beaudoin, N. E., & Amrouch, K. (2021). Calcite Twin Formation, Measurement and Use as Stress-Strain Indicators: A Review of Progress over the Last Decade. Geosciences, 11(11), 445-1-445-49.
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2021 Skikra, H., Amrouch, K., Soulaimani, A., Leprêtre, R., Ouabid, M., & Bodinier, J. -L. (2021). The intracontinental High Atlas belt: geological overview and pending questions. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(12), 1071-1-1071-40.
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2021 Burgin, H. B., Robion, P., & Amrouch, K. (2021). Layer parallel stretching? Characterising magnetic and pore-fabric styles at a rifted continental margin: New insights from the Otway Ranges, Australia. Tectonophysics, 815, 1-21.
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2020 Tran, T. H., Gonzalez Perdomo, M., Wilk, K., Kasza, P., & Amrouch, K. (2020). Performance evaluation of synthetic and natural polymers in nitrogen foam-based fracturing fluids in the Cooper Basin, South Australia. APPEA, 60(1), 227-241.
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2019 Borazjani, S., Kulikowski, D., Amrouch, K., & Bedrikovetski, P. (2019). Composition changes of hydrocarbons during secondary petroleum migration (case study in Cooper Basin, Australia). Geosciences, 9(2), 78-1-78-15.
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2019 Burgin, H., Amrouch, K., Robion, P., & Kulikowski, D. (2019). An integrated approach to determining 4D stress development at Castle Cove. The APPEA Journal, 59(1), 410-425.
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2018 Kulikowski, D., Amrouch, K., & Burgin, H. B. (2018). Mapping permeable subsurface fracture networks: a case study on the Cooper Basin, Australia. Journal of Structural Geology, 114, 336-345.
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2018 Kulikowski, D., & Amrouch, K. (2018). 3D seismic analysis investigating the relationship between stratigraphic architecture and structural activity in the intra-cratonic Cooper and Eromanga basins, Australia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 91, 381-400.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2018 Kulikowski, D., & Amrouch, K. (2018). 4D modelling of fault reactivation using complete paleostress tensors from the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 65(5), 661-681.
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2018 Burgin, H. B., Amrouch, K., Rajabi, M., Kulikowski, D., & Holford, S. P. (2018). Determining paleo-structural environments through natural fracture and calcite twin analyses: a case study in the Otway Basin, Australia. The APPEA Journal, 58(1), 238-254.
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2018 Kulikowski, D., Hochwald, C., & Amrouch, K. (2018). An automated cross-validation method to assess seismic time-to-depth conversion accuracy: a case study on the Cooper and Eromanga basins, Australia. Geophysical Prospecting, 66(8), 1521-1534.
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2018 Borazjani, S., Kulikowski, D., Amrouch, K., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Composition changes of hydrocarbons during secondary petroleum migration. The APPEA Journal, 58(2), 784-787.
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2018 Manka, A., Buick, G., Menpes, R., Gardiner, L., Jones, C., & Amrouch, K. (2018). Effects of near surface lithology on velocity modelling and time–depth relationships in the Cooper–Eromanga–Lake Eyre Basin. The APPEA Journal, 58(1), 321-338.
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2018 Atashbari, V., Tingay, M., & Amrouch, K. (2018). Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province. Geosciences, 8(12), 17 pages.
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2017 Arboit, F., Amrouch, K., Morley, C., Collins, A., & King, R. (2017). Palaeostress magnitudes in the Khao Khwang fold-thrust belt, new insights into the tectonic evolution of the Indosinian orogeny in central Thailand. Tectonophysics, 710-711, 266-276.
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2017 Kulikowski, D., & Amrouch, K. (2017). Combining geophysical data and calcite twin stress inversion to refine the tectonic history of subsurface and offshore provinces: a case study on the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, Australia. Tectonics, 36(3), 515-541.
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2017 Kulikowski, D., Amrouch, K., Cooke, D., & Gray, M. (2017). Basement structural architecture and hydrocarbon conduit potential of polygonal faults in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, Australia. Geophysical Prospecting, 66(2), 366-396.
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2017 Kremor, J., & Amrouch, K. (2017). Anisotropy parameter inversion from sonic and density logs in horizontally transverse isotropic media*. The APPEA Journal, 57(2), 772-775.
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2017 Kremor, J., Taylor, R., & Amrouch, K. (2017). Polynomial amplitude versus azimuth inversion in horizontally transverse isotropic media, as tested on fractured coal seams in the Surat Basin*. The APPEA Journal, 57(2), 776-780.
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2016 Arboit, F., Collins, A., Morley, C., King, R., & Amrouch, K. (2016). Detrital zircon analysis of the southwest Indochina terrane, central Thailand: unravelling the Indosinian orogeny. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 128(5-6), 1024-1043.
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2016 Kulikowski, D., Cooke, D., & Amrouch, K. (2016). Constraining the distribution and relationship between overpressure, natural fracture density and temperature in the Cooper Basin, Australia. APPEA Journal, 56, 11-28.
2016 Arboit, F., Collins, A., Morley, C., Jourdan, F., King, R., Foden, J., & Amrouch, K. (2016). Geochronological and geochemical studies of mafic and intermediate dykes from the Khao Khwang Fold–Thrust Belt: implications for petrogenesis and tectonic evolution. Gondwana Research, 36, 124-141.
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2016 Kulikowski, D., Amrouch, K., & Cooke, D. (2016). Geomechanical modelling of fault reactivation in the Cooper Basin, Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 63(3), 295-314.
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2015 Arboit, F., Amrouch, K., Collins, A., King, R., & Morley, C. (2015). Determination of the tectonic evolution from fractures, faults, and calcite twins on the southwestern margin of the Indochina Block. Tectonics, 34(8), 1576-1599.
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2014 Beaudoin, N., Lacombe, O., Bellahsen, N., Amrouch, K., & Daniel, J. (2014). Evolution of pore-fluid pressure during folding the basin contraction in overpressured reservoirs: insights from the Madison-Phosphoria carbonate formations in the Bighorn Basin (Wyoming, USA). Marine and Petroleum Geology, 55, 214-229.
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2012 Beaudoin, N., Lepretre, R., Bellahsen, N., Lacombe, O., Amrouch, K., Callot, J., . . . Daniel, J. (2012). Structural and microstructural evolution of the Rattlesnake Mountain Anticline (Wyoming, USA): new insights into the Sevier and Laramide orogenic stress build-up in the Bighorn Basin. Tectonophysics, 576-577, 20-45.
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2011 Amrouch, K., Beaudoin, N., Lacombe, O., Bellahsen, N., & Daniel, J. (2011). Paleostress magnitudes in folded sedimentary rocks. Geophysical Research Letters, 38(17), L17301-1-L17301-6.
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2010 Aubourg, C., Smith, B., Eshraghi, A., Lacombe, O., Authemayou, C., Amrouch, K., . . . Mouthereau, F. (2010). New magnetic fabric data and their comparison with palaeostress markers in the western Fars Arc (Zagros, Iran): tectonic implications. Geological Society Special Publication, 330(1), 97-120.
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2010 Amrouch, K., Lacombe, O., Bellahsen, N., Daniel, J., & Callot, J. (2010). Stress and strain patterns, kinematics and deformation mechanisms in a basement-cored anticline: Sheep Mountain Anticline, Wyoming. Tectonics, 29(1), TC1005-1-TC1005-27.
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2010 Amrouch, K., Robion, P., Callot, J., Lacombe, O., Daniel, J., Bellahsen, N., & Faure, J. (2010). Constraints on deformation mechanisms during folding provided by rock physical properties: a case study at Sheep Mountain anticline (Wyoming, USA). Geophysical Journal International, 182(3), 1105-1123.
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2009 Lacombe, O., Malandain, J., Vilasi, N., Amrouch, K., & Roure, F. (2009). From paleostresses to paleoburial in fold-thrust belts: preliminary results from calcite twin analysis in the Outer Albanides. Tectonophysics, 475(1), 128-141.
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2009 Vilasi, N., Malandain, J., Barrier, L., Callot, J., Amrouch, K., Guilhaumou, N., . . . Swennen, R. (2009). From outcrop and petrographic studies to basin-scale fluid flow modelling: the use of the Albanian natural laboratory for carbonate reservoir characterisation. Tectonophysics, 474(1-2), 367-392.
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2008 Amrouch, K., Robion, P., Callot, J. -P., Lacombe, O., Daniel, J. -M., Bellahsen, N., & Faure, J. -L. (2008). improvements of physical and mechanical properties of electron beam irradiation—crosslinked eva foams. Polymers for Advanced Technologies.
2007 Lacombe, O., Amrouch, K., Mouthereau, F., & Dissez, L. (2007). Calcite twinning constraints on late Neogene stress patterns and deformation mechanisms in the active Zagros collision belt. Geology, 35(3), 263-267.
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2005 Amrouch, K., Lacombe, O., Mouthereau, F., & Dissez, L. (2005). Quantification of orientations and magnitudes of the late Cenozoic paleostresses in the Zagros folded belt from calcite twin analysis. Thust Belts and Foreland Basins, International Meeting, Rueil-Malmaison, 31-35.

Year Citation
2023 Powlay, B., Karakus, M., Amrouch, K., & Chester, C. (2023). The Effect of Quantity and Spacings of Notches on Hydraulic Fracturing at Different Stress Regimes. In All Days. Atlanta, Georgia, USA: ARMA.
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2023 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2023). Quantifying the discrepancies in measuring applied stresses using Tangent Modulus Method (TMM). In Procedia Structural Integrity Vol. 45 (pp. 60-65). Hybrid, Adelaide, Australia: Elsevier BV.
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2023 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2023). Evaluation of non-destructive stress measurement methods for investigating stress memory in rocks. In Proceedings of the57th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia, USA: ARMA.
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2023 Shokrollahi, A., Borazjani, S., Mobasher, S. S., Prempeh, K. O. K., Amrouch, K., Schacht, U., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Secondary Migration Modelling for Multivariant Exploration Planning: An Analytical Approach. In 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition Vol. 3 (pp. 2249-2253). Online: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE.
2023 Powlay, B., Karakus, M., Amrouch, K., & Chester, C. (2023). The effect of notches on breakdown pressure during hydraulic fracturing at various stress regimes. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 1124 (pp. 012027). Online: IOP Publishing.
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2022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Amrouch, K. (2022). The stress memory in rocks: insight from the deformation rate analysis (DRA) and acoustic emission (AE). In EGU General Assembly 2022. Vienna, Austria.
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2022 Powlay, B., Karakus, M., Amrouch, K., & Chester, C. (2022). A novel method to predict hydraulic fracturing breakdown pressure..
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2022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2022). Application of the Full-Field Strain Measurement to Study the Kaiser Effect in Granite Under Indirect Tensile Loading. In All Days. Online: ARMA.
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2021 Ahechach, Y., Ouabid, M., Raji, O., Bodinier, J. -L., Amrouch, K., Ouali, H., & Soulaimani, A. (2021). Remote sensing characterization of transitional to alkaline igneous rocks and their potential mineralizations using ASTER data: the Moroccan Central High Atlas case study.
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2021 Skikra, H., Amrouch, K., Ahechach, Y., Ouabid, M., Soulaimani, A., Raji, O., & Bodinier, J. -L. (2021). Structural evolution of the Moroccan Central High Atlas Syncline-Topped Anticlinal Ridges: Insights from micro-structural analysis of Tirrhist and Anemzi ridges.
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2021 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Amrouch, K. (2021). Understanding the Kaiser effect in concrete using deformation rate analysis (DRA) and acoustic emission (AE). In ACAM10: 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (pp. 13 pages). Australia: Engineers Australia.
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2016 Kulikowski, D., Hochwald, C., Cooke, D., & Amrouch, K. (2016). A statistical approach to assessing depth conversion uncertainty on a regional dataset: Cooper-Eromanga Basin, Australia. In Proceedings of the 25th Geophysical Conference and Exhibition: Interpreting the past, discovering the future (pp. 484-490). online: ASEG-PESA-AIG.
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2015 Kulikowski, D., Amrouch, K., Al Barwani, K. H. M., Liu, W., & Cooke, D. (2015). Insights into the tectonic stress history and regional 4-D natural fracture distribution in the Australian Cooper Basin using Etchecopar's calcite twin stress inversion technique, 2-D/3-D seismic interpretation and natural fracture data from image logs and core. In Search and Discovery (pp. 41752-1-41752-14). Melbourne, Victoria: AAPG/Datapages.

Year Citation
2019 Burgin, H., Amrouch, K., Kulikowski, D., Holford, S., & Robion, P. (2019). Geomechanical modelling and consequences for fluid-flow in complex rifted settings: A case study in the Otway Basin, Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Geophysical Research Abstracts. Vienna, Austria: Copernicus GmbH.
2016 Burgin, H., Amrouch, K., & Rajabi, M. (2016). 4D fracture distribution as a signature of structural evolution in the Otway Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Earth Science Convention (AESC) - Uncover Earth’s Past to Discover our Future. Adelaide, Australia: Geological Society of Australia.
2014 Beaudoin, N., Lacombe, O., Bellahsen, N., Amrouch, K., & Daniel, J. -M. (2014). Evolution of pore-fluid pressure during folding and basin contraction in overpressured reservoirs assessed by combined fracture analysis and calcite twinning paleopiezometry. Poster session presented at the meeting of EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. Vienna, Austria.
2014 Beaudoin, N., Lacombe, O., Bellahsen, N., Amrouch, K., & Daniel, J. -M. (2014). Fluid pressure evolution in overpressured limestone reservoir at basin-scale: example of the Bighorn Basin (Wyoming, USA) and lessons from comparison with other reservoirs. Poster session presented at the meeting of Geophysical Research Abstracts. Vienna, Austria.
2012 Beaudoin, N., Leprêtre, R., Bellahsen, N., Lacombe, O., Amrouch, K., Callot, J. -P., . . . Daniel, J. -M. (2012). Stress and strain evolution in foreland basins and its relation to the structural style: insights from the Bighorn Basin (Wyoming, USA). Poster session presented at the meeting of EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. Vienna, Austria.
2011 Daniel, J. -M., Barbier, M., Amrouch, K., Callot, J. -P., Hamon, Y., & Lacombe, O. (2011). Impact of fracturing stratigraphy on paleo-hydrodynamics, the Madison Formation case study (Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA).. Poster session presented at the meeting of EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. Vienna, Austria.
2009 Amrouch, K., Lacombe, O., Daniel, J. M., Robion, P., Callot, J. P., & Bellahsen, N. (2009). Quantification of stress and strain using calcite twins and anisotropy of physical rock properties in a folded/fractured reservoir. Poster session presented at the meeting of 1st International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition. Shiraz, Iran: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE.
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2008 Amrouch, K., Lacombe, O., & Daniel, J. (2008). 4D quantification of stress and strain tensors at Sheep Mountain Anticline (Wyoming, USA) using calcite twin analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of American Geophysical Union 2008 Fall Meeting, as published in Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, California: American Geophysical Union.
2008 Robion, P., Amrouch, K., Callot, J., Lacombe, O., Daniel, J., & Bellahsen, N. (2008). The contribution of Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS), Anisotropy of P-wave Velocity (APV) and Petrophysic analysis in the strain characterisation at Sheep Mountain Anticline (Wyoming, USA). Poster session presented at the meeting of AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. San Francisco, California: American Geophysical Union.

Year Citation
2003 AMROUCH, K. (2003). Etude Hydrogéologique de la vallée d’Aït Bouguemez (Haut Atlas d’Azilal, Maroc).
Date Project/ No. Investigators Funding Body Amount
2019-2021

Secondary migration of hydrocarbons through a novel multiscale physics theory

Bedrikovetski P, Amrouch K, Zitha P, Shapiro A, Heinson G, Dagan G, Delvaux D		 ARC Discovery Projects $395,000.00
2016-2018 Subsurface fluid flow through fractures in sedimentary basins King R., Holford S., Amrouch K., Healy D. and Hillis R ARC Discovery Projects $230,000.00
2015-2017 Structural permeability mapping in Australia: De-risking geothermal exploration ahead of drilling Hand M., King R., Holford S., Amrouch K., Healy D. and Heinson G. ARENA $929,278.00
Mar-Dec 2015 Research Training on Drones for Environmental Applications Koh L, Buhl J, Amrouch K, Ranasinghe D Interdisciplinary Research Funding Scheme, UoA $20,000.00

Structural Geology, Geomechanics & Seismic Methods to both UG and PG to Geoscience and Engineering students.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor In-situ Stress Measurement using Non-Destructive Techniques (NDTs) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zulfiqar Ali
2020 - 2025 Co-Supervisor INVESTIGATING THE USE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TO MANAGE CAVE BACK PROPAGATION Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Benjamin James Powlay
2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Fracture Stimulation by Nano-assisted Foam-based Fluids in High Temperature Reservoirs Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tuan Huynh Minh Tran
2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor A Multiscale Approach towards the Characterisation of Upper Crustal Deformation at Passive Continental Margins: A Case Study on the Otway Basin, Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Hugo Bonython Burgin
2014 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Modern Structural Analysis of Subsurface Provinces: A Case Study on the Cooper and Eromanga Basins, Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time David Kulikowski
2014 - 2016 Co-Supervisor The Tectonic Evolution of Khao Khwang Fold-Thrust Belt, Central Thailand: new Insights into the Permian and Triassic Evolution of the Indosinian Orogeny in SE Asia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Francesco Arboit
2013 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Origin of Overpressure and Pore Pressure Prediction in Carbonate Reservoirs of the Abadan Plain Basin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Vahid Atashbari

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2023 - ongoing Board Member Scientific commitee NFR workshop EAGE EAGE Netherlands

Date Role Membership Country
2014 - ongoing Member EGU Austria
2013 - ongoing Member PESA Australia
2008 - ongoing Member AAPG -

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2019 - ongoing Editor Arabian Journal of Geosciences Springer Germany
2018 - ongoing Editor Geosciences Journal MDPI Switzerland

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