Kofi Prempeh

Higher Degree by Research Candidate


I am Involved in active research in Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface porous media, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Reservoir Modeling and SimulationI am proficient at C/C++ programmingPython programmingMatlab programmingR-programming

My research focuses on the development of upscaled mathematical models for CO2 storage in heterogeneous porous media, with an emphasis on the optimization of storage capacity and the long-term safety of CO2 storage sites. This work is vital to the field of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), a critical component of global efforts to mitigate climate change by reducing carbon emissions from industrial sources. I study the effects of chemical reactions on CO2 migration and its interaction with the geological environment, addressing the challenges of ensuring long-term containment of CO2 in subsurface formations. By improving the accuracy of models used to predict CO2 behavior in porous media, my work aids in understanding how to maximize storage capacity while minimizing risks such as leakage or contamination of groundwater. As the global demand for climate change mitigation strategies rises, my research stands to play a pivotal role in providing both academic and practical solutions to these complex environmental challenges.

Date Position Institution name
2022 - ongoing PhD. Student University of Adelaide
2021 - ongoing Assistant Lecturer Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2019 - 2019 Trainee/ Research Intern Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)
2019 - 2019 Graduate Research Assistant Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2016 - 2022 Research Associate Engineering and Scientific Computing Solutions
2013 - 2014 Teaching Assistant Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2012 - 2017 Tutor Elite College
2011 - 2011 Trainee/ Intern Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Twi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2014 - 2017 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana MPhil.
2009 - 2013 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana BSc.

Date Title Institution name Country
2022 PYTHON207: Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning Intersect Australia
2022 PYTHON206: Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification Intersect Australia
2022 Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals Microsoft Australia
2022 PYTHON205: Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression Intersect Australia

Year Citation
2025 Shokrollahi, A., Prempeh, K. O. K., Mobasher, S. S., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Analytical model for C0₂– water displacement with rate-dependent phase permeability for geological storage. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 171, 107195-1-107195-17.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2025 Chesnokov, C., Prempeh, K. O. K., Farajzadeh, R., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Joule-Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady-State Delayed Heat Exchange. Water Resources Research, 61(6), 24 pages.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2025 Prempeh, K. O. K., Gerstweiler, L., Falconer, R., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Analytical model and exact upscaling for 1D solute transport with adsorption to micro heterogeneous media in geological bodies and chromatography. Chemical Engineering Journal, 524, 168930.
DOI
2024 Prempeh, K. O. K., George, P. W., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Exact Solutions and Upscaling for 1D Two-Phase Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media. Water Resources Research, 60(11), e2024WR037917-1-e2024WR037917-25.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Chesnokov, C., Farajzadeh, R., Prempeh, K. O. K., Kahrobaei, S., Snippe, J., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Analytical model for Joule-Thomson cooling under heat exchange during CO₂ storage. Advances in Water Resources, 190, 104758-1-104758-17.
DOI Scopus17 WoS9
2024 Shokrollahi, A., Mobasher, S. S., Prempeh, K. O. K., George, P. W., Zeinijahromi, A., Farajzadeh, R., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). CO₂ Storage in Subsurface Formations: Impact of Formation Damage. Energies, 17(17), 4214-1-4214-26.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2022 Prempeh, K. O. K., Parker-Lamptey, G., Martin, H., & Amoako-Yirenkyi, P. (2022). Boltzmann transformation of radial two-phase black oil model for tight oil reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 12(12), 3409-3424.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2020 Prempeh., Chequer, L., Badalyan, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2020). Effects of the capillary-entrapped phase on fines migration in porous media. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 73, 103047-1-103047-16.
DOI Scopus24 WoS21
- Gyanfi, G., Aggrey, W. N., Owusu, E. A., & Prempeh, K. O. (2019). Polymer Optimisation- Shear Thinning or Thickening?. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(4).
DOI

Year Citation
2024 Shokrollahi, A., Ohemeng, K., Prempeh, K., Mobasher, S. S., George, P. W., Zulkifli, N. N., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Formation Damage During CO<inf>2</inf> Storage: Analytical Model, Field Cases. In Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2024-February. SPE.
DOI Scopus2
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.
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

Year Citation
2025 Shokrollahi, A., Prempeh, K. O. K., Mobasher, S. S., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Two-phase immiscible displacement of water by gas accounting for fines
migration: analytical model for vertical equilibrium.
2025 Shokrollahi, A., Mobasher, S. S., Prempeh, K. O. K., Borazjani, S., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Long-term propagation of CO2 plume below the seal accounting for
chemical reactions and water counter-flow.
2024 Chesnokov, C., Farajzadeh, R., Prempeh, K. O. K., Kahrobaei, S., Snippe, J., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Joule-Thomson cooling of CO2 injected into aquifer under heat exchange
with adjacent formations by Newtons law- 1D exact solution.

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