Associate Professor Manouchehr Haghighi

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2014 - ongoing	Associate Professor	University of Adelaide, Adelaide
  2009 - 2013	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide
  2007 - 2008	Visiting Professor	University of Calgary, Calgary
  2006 - 2009	Associate Professor	University of Tehran
  1999 - 2005	Assistant Professor	University of Tehran
  1998 - 2009	Project Director	Simulation Technology Inc.
  1995 - 2005	Program Director	National Iranian Oil Company

• 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
  1989 - 1994	University of Southern California	United States	PhD in Petroleum Engineering
  1987 - 1989	University of Southern California	United States	MSc in Petroleum Engineering
  1975 - 1982	University of Tehran	Iran	MS/BSc in Chemical Engineering

• Research Interests

  Carbon capture and storage Geothermal energy Hydrogen storage Machine learning Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering Petrophysics and rock mechanics

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Karami, S., Saeedi Dehaghani, A., & Haghighi, M. (2024). Analytical investigation of asphaltene cracking due to microwave and ultrasonic radiations: A molecular insight into asphaltene characterization and rheology. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 233, 17 pages. DOI Scopus1
  2024	Safari, A., Esfandyari, H., Sugai, Y., Haghighi, M., Zeinijahromi, A., Sarmadivaleh, M., & Masoumi, H. (2024). Computational fluid dynamics modeling of rock–liquid–H<inf>2</inf> contact angles: Implications for underground hydrogen storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 81, 13 pages. DOI
  2023	Tran, T., 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. DOI Scopus2
  2023	Esfandyari, H., Hosseini, M., Ali, M., Iglauer, S., Haghighi, M., & Keshavarz, A. (2023). Assessment of the interfacial properties of various mineral/hydrogen/water systems. Journal of Energy Storage, 60, 1-8. DOI Scopus15 WoS3
  2023	Hematpur, H., Abdollahi, R., Rostami, S., Haghighi, M., & Blunt, M. J. (2023). Review of underground hydrogen storage: Concepts and challenges. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 7(2), 111-131. DOI Scopus52 WoS17
  2023	Tajikmansori, A., Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani, A., Sadeghnejad, S., & Haghighi, M. (2023). New insights into effect of the electrostatic properties on the interfacial behavior of asphaltene and resin: An experimental study of molecular structure. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 377, 1-15. DOI Scopus8 WoS6
  2023	Salehi, N., Saeedi Dehaghani, A., & Haghighi, M. (2023). Investigation of fluid-fluid interaction between surfactant-ion-tuned water and crude oil: A new insight into asphaltene behavior in the emulsion interface. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 376, 19 pages. DOI Scopus5
  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. Gas Science and Engineering, 115, 9 pages. DOI Scopus1
  2022	Koochak, R., Sayyafzadeh, M., Nadian, A., Bunch, M., & Haghighi, M. (2022). A variability aware GAN for improving spatial representativeness of discrete geobodies.. Comput. Geosci., 166, 105188.
  2022	Zare Reisabadi, M., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2022). Stress and permeability modelling in depleted coal seams during CO<inf>2</inf> storage. Fuel, 325, 1-10. DOI Scopus9 WoS5
  2022	Koochak, R., Sayyafzadeh, M., Nadian, A., Bunch, M., & Haghighi, M. (2022). A variability aware GAN for improving spatial representativeness of discrete geobodies. Computers and Geosciences, 166, 1-14. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
  2022	Tajikmansori, A., Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani, A., & Haghighi, M. (2022). Improving chemical composition of smart water by investigating performance of active cations for injection in carbonate Reservoirs: A mechanistic study. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 348, 18 pages. DOI Scopus12 WoS2
  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. DOI Scopus18 WoS17
  2021	Karami, S., Saeedi Dehaghani, A. H., & Haghighi, M. (2021). Investigation of smart water imbibition assisted with microwave radiation as a novel hybrid method of enhanced oil recovery. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 335, 1-23. DOI Scopus17 WoS13
  2021	O'Reilly, D., Haghighi, M., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Flett, M. (2021). Analytical rate-transient analysis and production performance of waterflooded fields with delayed injection support. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, 24(3), 639-661. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
  2021	Ghassemzadeh, S., Gonzalez Perdomo, M., Haghighi, M., & Abbasnejad, M. (2021). A data-driven reservoir simulation for natural gas reservoirs. Neural Computing and Applications, 33(18), 11777-11798. DOI Scopus9 WoS7
  2021	O'Reilly, D., Haghighi, M., Flett, M., & Sayyafzadeh, M. (2021). Pressure-Transient Analysis for Cold-Water Injection into a Reservoir Coupled with Wellbore-Transient-Temperature Effects. SPE PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS, 36(1), 197-215. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2021	Movassagh, A., Haghighi, M., Zhang, X., Kasperczyk, D., & Sayyafzadeh, M. (2021). A fractal approach for surface roughness analysis of laboratory hydraulic fracture. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 85, 103703-1-103703-16. DOI Scopus21 WoS14
  2021	Zare Reisabadi, M., Haghighi, M., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Khaksar, A. (2021). Stress distribution and permeability modelling in coalbed methane reservoirs by considering desorption radius expansion. Fuel, 289, 1-11. DOI Scopus13 WoS8
  2020	Reisabadi, M. Z., Haghighi, M., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Khaksar, A. (2020). Effect of matrix shrinkage on wellbore stresses in coal seam gas: An example from Bowen Basin, east Australia. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 77, 12 pages. DOI Scopus12 WoS7
  2020	Zare Reisabadi, M., Haghighi, M., Salmachi, A., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Khaksar, A. (2020). Analytical modelling of coal failure in coal seam gas reservoirs in different stress regimes. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 128, 11 pages. DOI Scopus17 WoS11
  2020	Ghassemzadeh, S., Gonzalez Perdomo, M., Haghighi, M., & Abbasnejad, E. (2020). Deep net simulator (DNS): a new insight into reservoir simulation. The APPEA Journal, 60(1), 124-132. DOI
  2019	Amirian, T., Haghighi, M., Sun, C., Armstrong, R., & Mostaghimi, P. (2019). Geochemical modeling and microfluidic experiments to analyze impact of clay type and cations on low-salinity water flooding. Energy and Fuels, 33(4), 2888-2896. DOI Scopus11 WoS9
  2019	O'Reilly, D., Haghighi, M., Flett, M., & Sayyafzadeh, M. (2019). Productivity determination for cyclic production using steady state harmonic theory – Application to artificial lift wells. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 172, 787-805. DOI Scopus1
  2018	Amirian, T., & Haghighi, M. (2018). Impact of clay type and water composition on low salinity water injection - visualisation approach. APPEA Journal, 58(1), 51-59. DOI
  2018	Fei, Y., Johnson Jr, R., Gonzalez, M., Haghighi, M., & Pokalai, K. (2018). Experimental and numerical investigation into nano-stabilized foams in low permeability reservoir hydraulic fracturing applications. Fuel, 213, 133-143. DOI Scopus50 WoS41
  2018	Fei, Y., Gonzalez, M., & Haghighi, M. (2018). Free drainage of foam mixed with proppants in the presence of nanoparticles. The APPEA Journal, 58(2), 710-714. DOI
  2018	Li, X., Kang, Y., & Haghighi, M. (2018). Investigation of pore size distributions of coals with different structures by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP). Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 116, 122-128. DOI Scopus125 WoS109
  2018	Koochak, R., Haghighi, M., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Bunch, M. (2018). Rock typing and facies identification using fractal theory and conventional petrophysical logs. The APPEA Journal, 58(1), 102. DOI
  2018	Movassagh, A., Haghighi, M., Kasperczyk, D., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Zhang, X. (2018). An experimental investigation into surface roughness of a hydraulic fracture. The APPEA Journal, 58(2), 728-732. DOI
  2018	Nguyen, H. T., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2018). Low permeability coal seam gas productivity enhancement by cyclic nitrogen injection technique (an adsorption simulation study). The APPEA Journal, 58(1), 159-167. DOI
  2017	Amirian, T., Haghighi, M., & Mostaghimi, P. (2017). Pore scale visualization of low salinity water flooding as an enhanced oil recovery method. Energy and Fuels, 31(12), 13133-13143. DOI Scopus52 WoS45
  2017	Fei, Y., Pokalai, K., Johnson, R., Gonzalez, M., & Haghighi, M. (2017). Experimental and simulation study of foam stability and the effects on hydraulic fracture proppant placement. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 46, 544-554. DOI Scopus39 WoS35
  2017	Fei, Y., Zhu, J., Xu, B., Li, X., Gonzalez, M., & Haghighi, M. (2017). Experimental investigation of nanotechnology on worm-like micelles for high-temperature foam stimulation. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 50, 190-198. DOI Scopus39 WoS35
  2016	O'Reilly, D., Haghighi, M., Flett, M., & Sayyafzadeh, M. (2016). Pressure and rate transient analysis of artificially lifted drawdown tests using cyclic Pump Off Controllers. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 139, 240-253. DOI Scopus8 WoS4
  2016	Pokalai, K., Kulikowski, D., Johnson, J., Haghighi, M., & Cooke, D. (2016). Development of a new approach for hydraulic fracturing in tight sand with pre-existing natural fractures. APPEA Journal, 56, 225-238.
  2016	Fei, Y., Gonzalez, M., Nguyen, M., Lei, Z., Pokalai, K., Sarkar, S., & Haghighi, M. (2016). Simulation of hydraulic fracturing with propane-based fluid using a fracture propagation model coupled with multiphase flow simulation in the Cooper Basin, South Australia. The APPEA Journal, 56(1), 415-426. DOI
  2016	Sarkar, S., Haghighi, M., Sayyafzadeh, M., Cooke, D., Pokalai, K., & Mohamed Ali Sahib, F. (2016). A Cooper Basin simulation study of flow-back after hydraulic fracturing in tight gas wells. The APPEA Journal, 56(1), 369-392. DOI
  2015	Shariatinia, Z., Haghighi, M., Shafiei, A., Feiznia, S., & Zendehboudi, S. (2015). PVTX characteristics of oil inclusions from Asmari formation in Kuh-e-Mond heavy oil field in Iran. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 104(3), 603-623. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2015	Argent, J., Torkzaban, S., Hubbard, S., Le, H., Amirianshoja, T., & Haghighi, M. (2015). Visualization of micro-particle retention on a heterogeneous surface using micro-models: influence of nanoscale surface roughness. Transport in Porous Media, 109(2), 239-253. DOI Scopus15 WoS10
  2015	Pokalai, K., Fei, Y., Ahmad, M., Haghighi, M., & Gonzalez Perdomo, M. (2015). Design and optimisation of multi-stage hydraulic fracturing in a horizontal well in a shale gas reservoir in the Cooper Basin, South Australia. The APPEA Journal, 55(1), 1-14. DOI
  2015	Haghighi, M., joel argent., & torkzaban, S. (2015). Visualization of Micro-Particle Retention on a Heterogeneous Surface Using Micro-models: Influence of Nanoscale Surface Roughness. Transport in Porous Media.
  2014	Salmachi, A., Bonyadi, M., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2014). Identification of potential locations for well placement in developed coalbed methane reservoirs. International Journal of Coal Geology, 131, 250-262. DOI Scopus21 WoS20
  2014	Sayyafzadeh, M., Mamghaderi, A., Pourafshary, P., & Haghighi, M. (2014). A fast simulator for hydrocarbon reservoirs during gas injection. Petroleum Science and Technology, 32(20), 2434-2442. DOI
  2013	Xu, B., Li, X., Haghighi, M., Ren, W., Du, X., Chen, D., & Zhai, Y. (2013). Optimization of hydraulically fractured well configuration in anisotropic coal-bed methane reservoirs. Fuel, 107, 859-865. DOI Scopus40 WoS33
  2013	Shariatinia, Z., Haghighi, M., Feiznia, S., Alizai, A., & Levresse, G. (2013). Hydrocarbon migration in the Zagros Basin, offshore Iran, for understanding the fluid flow in the Oligocene-Miocene carbonate reservoirs. Russian Geology and Geophysics (print), 54(1), 64-81. DOI Scopus6 WoS7
  2013	Xu, B., Li, X., Haghighi, M., Du, X., Yang, X., Chen, D., & Zhai, Y. (2013). An analytical model for desorption area in coal-bed methane production wells. Fuel, 106, 766-772. DOI Scopus43 WoS36
  2013	Xu, B., Li, X., Haghighi, M., Zhang, L., Gong, J., & Ge, T. (2013). A new model for production analysis in naturally fractured shale gas reservoirs. Journal of China University of Petroleum (Edition of Natural Science), 37(6), 92-99. DOI Scopus8
  2013	Shariatinia, Z., Feiznia, S., Shafiei, A., Haghighi, M., Dehghani, A., Memariani, M., & Farhadian, N. (2013). Multiple hydrocarbon charging events in Kuh-e-Mond oil field, Coastal Fars: Evidence from biomarkers in oil inclusions. Geofluids, 13(4), 594-609. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
  2013	Xu, B., Li, X., Haghighi, M., Zhang, L., Zhang, B., & Wang, W. (2013). 页岩气产量数据分析方法及产能预测. Zhongguo Shiyou Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of China University of Petroleum (Edition of Natural Science), 37(3), 119-125. DOI Scopus14
  2013	Shariatinia, Z., Haghighi, M., Feiznia, S., Hall, D., Levresse, G., Dehghani, A., & Rashidi, M. (2013). Paleofluid analysis from fracture-fill cements in the Asmari limestones of the Kuh-I-Mond field, SW Zagros, Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 6(7), 2539-2556. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
  2013	Xu, B., Haghighi, M., Li, X., & Cooke, D. (2013). Development of new type curves for production analysis in naturally fractured shale gas/tight gas reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 105, 107-115. DOI Scopus73 WoS59
  2013	Salmachi, A., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2013). Infill well placement optimization in coal bed methane reservoirs using genetic algorithm. Fuel, 111, 248-258. DOI Scopus56 WoS49
  2013	Amani, H., Haghighi, M., & Keshtar, M. (2013). Production and optimization of microbial surfactin by bacillus subtilis for Ex situ enhanced oil recovery. Petroleum Science and Technology, 31(12), 1249-1258. DOI Scopus14 WoS9
  2012	Salmachi, A., & Haghighi, M. (2012). Feasibility study of thermally enhanced gas recovery of coal seam gas reservoirs using geothermal resources. Energy & Fuels, 26(8), 5048-5059. DOI Scopus77 WoS64
  2012	Keshavarz, A., Vatanparast, H., Zargar, M., Kalantariasl, A., & Haghighi, M. (2012). An Experimental investigation of the effect of pressure gradient on gas-oil relative permeability in Iranian carbonate rocks. Petroleum Science and Technology, 30(14), 1508-1522. DOI Scopus1
  2012	Keshavarz, A., Vatanparast, H., Zargar, M., Mostafazadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2012). An Experimental investigation of optimum capillary number on vertical immiscible gas injection in Iranian carbonate and sandstone rocks. Petroleum Science and Technology, 30(13), 1379-1391. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2012	Roghanian, R., Rasaei, M., & Haghighi, M. (2012). Prediction of key points of water-oil relative permeability curves using the linear regression technique. Petroleum Science and Technology, 30(5), 518-533. DOI Scopus12 WoS5
  2012	Sayyafzadeh, M., Haghighi, M., Bolouri, K., & Arjomand, E. (2012). Reservoir characterisation using artificial bee colony optimisation. APPEA Journal, 52(1), 115-128. DOI
  2012	Salmachi, A., & Haghighi, M. (2012). Temperature effect on methane sorption and diffusion in coal: application for thermal recovery from coal seam gas reservoirs. APPEA Journal, 52, 291-300.
  2011	Montazeri, G., Ziabakhsh, Z., Tabatabaie, S., Pourafshary, P., & Haghighi, M. (2011). The effects of production rate and initial pressure difference (pi - pdew) in well test analysis of gas condensate reservoirs. Petroleum Science and Technology, 29(5), 449-461. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
  2011	Amani, H., Haghighi, M., Sarrafzadeh, M., Mehrnia, M., & Shahmirzaee, F. (2011). Optimization of the Production of Biosurfactant From Iranian Indigenous Bacteria for the Reduction of Surface Tension and Enhanced Oil Recovery. Petroleum Science and Technology, 29(3), 301-311. DOI Scopus11 WoS7
  2011	Sayyafzadeh, M., Pourafshary, P., Haghighi, M., & Rashidi, F. (2011). Application of transfer functions to model water injection in hydrocarbon reservoir. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 78(1), 139-148. DOI Scopus16 WoS12
  2010	Amani, H., Sarrafzadeh, M., Haghighi, M., & Mehrnia, M. (2010). Comparative study of biosurfactant producing bacteria in MEOR applications. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 75(1-2), 209-214. DOI Scopus81 WoS62
  2010	Montazeri, G., Ziabakhsh, Z., Haghighi, M., & Hashemi, A. (2010). The Effects of Richness, Relative Permeability Curves, and Skin in Well Test Analysis of Gas Condensate Reservoirs. Petroleum Science and Technology, 28(13), 1358-1372. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2010	Amani, H., Mehrnia, M., Sarrafzadeh, M., Haghighi, M., & Soudi, M. (2010). Scale up and application of biosurfactant from bacillus subtilis in enhanced oil recovery. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 162(2), 510-523. DOI Scopus51 WoS44 Europe PMC10
  2010	Sahimi, M., Darvishi, R., Haghighi, M., & Rasaei, M. (2010). Upscaled unstructured computational grids for efficient simulation of flow in fractured porous media. Transport in Porous Media, 83(1 Sp Iss), 195-218. DOI Scopus25 WoS16
  2009	Rudsari, S., Ghanizadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2009). Construction of a Carbonate Reservoir Model Using Transient Pressure Data. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 36(6), 762-767. DOI Scopus3
  2007	Shaghayegh, N., Soudi, M., & Haghighi, M. (2007). Xanthan production by a native strain of X. campestris and evaluation of application in EOR. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 10(17), 3010-3013. DOI Scopus21 Europe PMC7
  2004	Esfahani, M. R., & Haghighi, M. (2004). Wettability evaluation of Iranian carbonate formations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 42(2-4), 257-265. DOI Scopus41 WoS32
  1994	Haghighi, M., Xu, B., & Yortsos, Y. C. (1994). Visualization and simulation of immiscible displacement in fractured systems using micromodels: I. Drainage. Journal of Colloid And Interface Science, 166(1), 168-179. DOI Scopus44 WoS29
  1992	Kong, X., Haghighi, M., & Yortsos, Y. C. (1992). Visualization of steam displacement of heavy oils in a Hele-Shaw cell. Fuel, 71(12), 1465-1471. DOI Scopus28 WoS20

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2006	Sahimi, M., Rasaei, M., & Haghighi, M. (2006). Gas injection and fingering in porous media. In C. Ho, & S. Webb (Eds.), Gas Transport in Porous Media (pp. 133-168). Europe: Springer. DOI

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2023	Safari, A., Sugai, Y., Sarmadivaleh, M., Imai, M., Esfandyari, H., Haghighi, M., . . . Zeinijahromi, A. (2023). Analysis of the Japanese Depleted Gas Fields' Prospect for Underground Hydrogen Storage. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - ADIPEC, ADIP 2023. Abu Dhabi, UAE: SPE. DOI Scopus1
  2021	Movassagh, A., Salimzadeh, S., Arjomand, E., & Haghighi, M. (2021). An Approach to Include Scale-Dependent Surface Roughness in Hydraulic Fracturing Simulation. In SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Asia Pacific URTeC 2021 (pp. 1542-1553). online: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. DOI
  2020	Ghassemzadeh, S., Perdomo, M. G., Abbasnejad, E., & Haghighi, M. (2020). Modelling hydraulically fractured tight gas reservoirs with an artificial intelligence (AI)-based simulator, deep net simulator (DNS). In 1st EAGE Digitalization Conference and Exhibition. online: EAGE. DOI Scopus2
  2019	Reisabadi, M. Z., Haghighi, M., & Khaksar, A. (2019). Stress changes and coal failure analysis in coal seam gas wells accounting for matrix shrinkage: An example from Bowen Basin, East Australia. In SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference 2019, APUR 2019. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. DOI Scopus4
  2018	Ahmad, M., Padmanabhan, E., Haghighi, M., & Rajabi, M. (2018). Brine estimation in shale gas reservoirs using wireline logging and laboratory data: A case study from Murteree Shale, Cooper Basin, South Australia. In EAGE Conference on Reservoir Geoscience. Kuala Lumpar: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. DOI
  2018	Zare Reisabadi, M., Rajabi, M., Haghighi, M., Velayati, A., & Pourmazaheri, Y. (2018). 1D Mechanical Earth Model in a Carbonate Reservoir of the Abadan Plain, Southwestern Iran: Implications for Wellbore Stability. In AAPG Asia Pacific Region (pp. 1-6). online: AAPG.
  2018	O'Reilly, D., Hopcroft, B., Nelligan, K., Ng, G., Goff, B., & Haghighi, M. (2018). A lean sigma approach to well stimulation on barrow Island, Australia. In SPE Production and Operations Vol. 33 (pp. 393-408). online: SPE. DOI
  2017	O'Reilly, D. I., Haghighi, M., Flett, M. A., & Sayyafzadeh, M. (2017). Pressure transient analysis for cold water injection into a reservoir with a coupled analytic wellbore model. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2017 Vol. 2017-January. SPE. DOI
  2016	O'Reilly, D., Hopcroft, B., Nelligan, K., Ng, G., Goff, B., & Haghighi, M. (2016). A lean six sigma approach to well stimulation on Barrow Island, Australia. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2016. Scopus1
  2016	O'Reilly, D. I., Hunt, A. J., Sze, E. S., Hopcroft, B. S., Goff, B. H., & Haghighi, M. (2016). Increasing water injection efficiency in the mature Windalia Oil Field, NW Australia, Through Improved Reservoir Surveillance and Operations. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2016. Scopus10
  2016	Wang, K., Peng, X., Du, Z., Haghighi, M., & Yu, L. (2016). An Improved Grid Generation Approach for Discrete Fracture Network Modelling Using Line Fracture Concept for Two-Phase Flow Simulation. In Onepetro (pp. 1-19). Perth: Society of Petroleum Engieers. DOI Scopus3
  2016	Fei, Y., Gonzalez, M., Pokalai, K., & Haghighi, M. (2016). 3D simulation of hydraulic fracturing by foam based fluids using a fracture propagation model coupled with geomechanics in an unconventional reservoir the Cooper Basin, South Australia. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources (IC3G 2016) (pp. 1-10). Melbourne, Australia: Springer.
  2015	Mohamed, F., Al Hinai, M., Al Nabhani, H., Yu, S., Sarkar, S., & Haghighi, M. (2015). Wettability alteration in hydraulically fractured tight sand for flow-back improvement. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIPEC 2015. Scopus2
  2015	Mantopoulos, A., Marques, D. A., Hunt, S. P., NG, S., Fei, Y., & Haghighi, M. (2015). Best practice and lessons learned for the development and calibration of integrated production models for the Cooper Basin, Australia. In Proceedings Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (pp. 1-39). Bali, Indonesia: Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus4
  2015	Pokalai, K., Haghighi, M., Sarkar, M., Tyiasning, S., & Cooke, D. (2015). Investigation of the Effects of Near-Wellbore Pressure Loss and Pressure Dependent Leakoff on Flowback during Hydraulic Fracturing with Pre-Existing Natural Fractures. In Proceedings of SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (pp. 1-22). Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia: Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus6
  2015	Wang, K., Peng, X., Du, Z., Haghighi, M., & Sayyafzadeh, M. (2015). DFN model for flow simulation in hydraulically fractured wells with pre-existing natural fractures using unstructured quadrilateral grids. In Proceedings Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition (pp. SPE-177020-MS-1-SPE-177020-MS-20). Brisbane, QLD: Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI
  2015	Wang, K., Peng, X., Du, Z., Haghighi, M., & Sayyafzadeh, M. (2015). DFN model for flow simulation in hydraulically fractured wells with pre-existing natural fractures using unstructured quadrilateral grids. In Proceedings Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition (pp. SPE-177020-MS-1-SPE-177020-MS-20). Brisbane, QLD: Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI
  2015	Mohamed, F., Al Hinai, M., Al Nabhani, H., Yu, S., Sarkar, S., & Haghighi, M. (2015). Wettability alteration in hydraulically fractured tight sand for flow-back improvement. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIPEC 2015. SPE. DOI Scopus2
  2014	Rezazadeh, M., Haghighi, M., & Pokalai, K. (2014). Development of a stress dependent permeability model in tight gas reservoirs: A case study in Cooper Basin, Australia. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE USA Unconventional Resources Conference 2014 (pp. 314-322). SPE. DOI
  2013	Xu, B., Li, X., Xu, H., Haghighi, M., Du, X., Yang, X., . . . Zhai, Y. (2013). A simplified model for desorption area prediction in coalbed methane reservoir. In SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, APOGCE 2013: Maximising the Mature, Elevating the Young Vol. 1 (pp. 412-420). Jakarta, Indonesia: Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI
  2013	Sayyafzadeh, M. (2013). High-resolution reservoir modeling using image fusion technique in history matching problems. In EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE Europec (pp. 1-20). UK: SPE- Society of Petroleum Engineers. Scopus1
  2013	Sayyafzadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2013). Assessment of different model-management techniques in history matching problems for reservoir modelling. In 2013 APPEA Conference and Exhibition Vol. 53 (pp. 391-406). Australia: Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association. DOI
  2013	Mohiuddin, Z., Stokes, Y., & Haghighi, M. (2013). Pore level simulation of miscible injection with gravity domination. In 11th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-11); Energy Procedia, vol. 37 Vol. 37 (pp. 6885-6900). Netherlands: Elsevier BV. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
  2013	Ahmad, M., & Haghighi, M. (2013). Water saturation evaluation of Murteree and Roseneath shale gas reservoirs, Cooper Basin, Australia using wire-line logs, focused ion beam milling and scanning electron microscopy. In SPE- Society of Petroleum Engineers, Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition-Asia Pacific Vol. 2 (pp. 1-20). Australia: SPE- Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus25
  2013	Salmachi, A., Sayyafzadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2013). Optimisation and economical evaluation of infill drilling in CSG reservoirs using a multi-objective genetic algorithm. In 2013 APPEA Conference and Exhibition Vol. 53 (pp. 381-389). Australia: Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association. DOI
  2012	Mohiuddin, Z., Haghighi, M., Stokes, Y., Carageorgos, T., & Gibbins, D. (2012). Pore scale visualization and simulation of miscible displacement process under gravity domination. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Conference 2012, IPTC 2012 Vol. 4 (pp. 3148-3160). USA: IPTC. DOI Scopus1
  2012	Salmachi, A., Haghighi, M., Dixon, D., Hart, P., & Jachmann, A. (2012). Combined energy recovery from coal seam gas reservoirs and geothermal resources (simulation study). In Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Conference 2012, IPTC 2012 Vol. 3 (pp. 2077-2088). CDROM: SPE. DOI Scopus2
  2012	Ahmad, M., & Haghighi, M. (2012). Mineralogy and petrophysical evaluation of Roseneath and Murteree shale formations, Cooper Basin, Australia using QEMSCAN and CT-scanning. In Proceedings of the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition Vol. 1 (pp. 1-14). USA: SPE. DOI Scopus10
  2012	Sayyafzadeh, M., Haghighi, M., & Carter, J. (2012). Regularization in history matching using multi-objective genetic algorithm and Bayesian framework. In Proceedings of the EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE Europec (pp. 1-18). USA: SPE. DOI
  2012	Sayyafzadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2012). Regularization in history matching using Multiobjective genetic algorithm and Bayesian framework (SPE 154544). In 74th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2012 Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2012: Responsibly Securing Natural Resources (pp. 2564-2582). Scopus28
  2012	Xu, B., Haghighi, M., Cooke, D., & Li, X. (2012). Production data analysis in Eagle Ford Shale gas reservoir. In SPE/EAGE European Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition 2012 (pp. 839-850). Vienna, Austria: Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus25
  2011	Sayyafzadeh, M., Mamghaderi, A., Pourafshary, P., & Haghighi, M. (2011). A new method to forecast reservoir performance during immiscible and miscible gas-flooding via transfer functions approach. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2011 Vol. 1 (pp. 464-477). Jakarta: SPE International. DOI Scopus3
  2011	Mohiuddin, Z., & Haghighi, M. (2011). Visualization of CO₂ displacement process under gravity domination. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Enhanced Oil Recovery Conference 2011, EORC 2011 Vol. 1 (pp. 591-603). Kuala Lumpur: SPE Enhanced Oil Recovery Conference 2011 - From Science to Success: More, Faster, Greener, Cheaper. DOI Scopus9
  2011	Salmachi, A., Haghighi, M., Bedrikovetski, P., & Xu, C. (2011). Thermal gas recovery from coal seam gas reservoirs using underground coal gasification. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - 73rd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2011 - Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2011 Vol. 5 (pp. 3357-3368). Vienna: Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus3
  2011	Salmachi, A., Haghighi, M., Dixon, D., Hart, P., & Jachmann, A. (2011). Combined energy recovery from coal seam gas reservoirs and geothermal resources (simulation study). In International Petroleum Technology Conference 2011, IPTC 2011. IPTC. DOI
  2011	Mohiuddin, Z., Haghighi, M., Stokes, Y., Carageorgos, T., & Gibbins, D. (2011). Pore scale visualization and simulation of miscible displacement process under gravity domination. In International Petroleum Technology Conference 2011, IPTC 2011. Scopus1
  2011	Salmachi, A., Haghighi, M., Dixon, D., Hart, P., & Jachmann, A. (2011). Combined energy recovery from coal seam gas reservoirs and geothermal resources (simulation study). In International Petroleum Technology Conference 2011, IPTC 2011.
  2010	Darvishi, R., Dastyari, A., Mojdeh, A., & Haghighi, M. (2010). How an innovative adaptive fine calculation can help in coning simulation. In Proceedings of 72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010 - incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010 Vol. 5 (pp. 3929-3933). Barcelona: Elsevier.
  2010	Shariatinia, Z., Levresse, G., Parnell, J., Haghighi, M., Feiznia, S., Moallemi, S., & Dehghani Mousavi, S. (2010). Applying petroleum inclusions micro-thermometry in reconstructing the oil types in Asmari-Jahrum formation Iran. In Abstarcts of ACROFI III & TBG XIV, 2010 (pp. 198-199). Russia.
  2009	Amani, H., Sarrafzadeh, M., Mehrnia, M., Haghighi, M., Keshtkar, M., & Amoabedini, G. (2009). The potential of three indigenous isolated bacteria for production of biosurfactant and application in EOR. In 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering: Incorporating the 59th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference and the 24th Interamerican Congress of Chemical Engineering.
  2008	Asadollahi, M., Bagheri, A., Haghighi, M., & Namani, M. (2008). Investigation of Cementation Factor in Iranian Carbonate Reservoirs. In 14th Formation Evaluation Symposium of Japan (pp. 1-9). Chiba, Japan.
  2007	Alizadeh, A., Keshavarz, A., & Haghighi, M. (2007). Flow rate effect on two-phase relative permeability in Iranian carbonate rocks. In 15th SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference Vol. 1 (pp. 1-6). Kingdom of Bahrain. DOI Scopus22
  2007	Mollaei, A., Haghighi, M., & Maini, B. (2007). Free-Fall Gravity Drainage in Fractured Matrix Blocks: Experimental and Network Modeling Simulation Findings and Observations. In Latin American & Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Vol. 1 (pp. 1-17). Buenos Aires, Argentina: SPE. DOI Scopus9
  2007	Namani, M., Asadollahi, M., & Haghighi, M. (2007). Investigation of Water-Coning Phenomenon in Iranian Carbonate Fractured Reservoirs. In International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico (pp. 1-11). Veracruz, Mexico: SPE. DOI
  2007	Nourani, M., Panahai, H., Biria, D., Azad, R., Haghighi, M., & Mohebbi, A. (2007). Laboratory Studies of MEOR in the Micromodel as a Fractured System. In Eastern Regional Meeting (pp. 1-8). Lexington, Kentucky USA: SPE. DOI
  2007	Haghighi, M. (2007). Using conventional logs for fracture detection and characterization in one of Iranian field. In International Petroleum Technology Conference Vol. 1 (pp. 1-8). Dubai, U.A.E.: International Petroleum Technology Conference. DOI Scopus17
  2007	Nourani, M., Panahi, H., Biria, D., Roosta, R., Haghighi, M., & Mohebbi, A. (2007). Laboratory studies of MEOR in micromodel as a fractured system. In SPE Eastern Regional Meeting (pp. 39-46). Scopus8
  2007	Namani, M., Asadollahi, M., & Haghighi, M. (2007). Investigation of watar-coning phenomenon in Iranian carbonate fractured reservoirs. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2nd International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico 2007 (pp. 44-54). Scopus14
  2007	Nourani, M., Panahi, H., Biria, D., Roosta Azad, R., Haghighi, M., & Mohebbi, A. (2007). Laboratory studies of MEOR in micromodel as a fractured system. In International Petroleum Technology Conference 2007, IPTC 2007 Vol. 3 (pp. 2057-2064).
  2006	Mollaei, A., Haghighi, M., & Maini, B. (2006). Experimental investigation and network modeling simulation of free fall gravity drainage in single-matrix and fractured-blocks models. In 12th Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIPEC 2006: Meeting the Increasing Oil and Gas Demand Through Innovation Vol. 1 (pp. 9-25). Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus2
  2006	Haghighi, M., & Ziabakhsh, Z. (2006). Simulation Study of Miscible and Immiscible Gas Injection in Oil Layer of South Pars Reservoir. In 11th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (pp. 0 pages). Tehran, Iran.
  2006	Haghighi, M., & Soltani, M. (2006). Optimization of Well Placement in an Iranian Reservoir Using Genetic Algorithm. In 11th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (pp. 0 pages). Tehran, Iran.
  2006	Riazi, M., Alizadeh, A., & Haghighi, M. (2006). Experimental study of gravity drainage during gas injection in carbonate rocks. In 7th Canadian International Petroleum Conference (pp. 1-7). Calgary, Alberta: Petroleum Society of Canada. DOI Scopus2
  2006	Mollaei, A., Haghighi, M., & Maini, B. (2006). Experimental Investigation and Network Modelling Simulation of Free Fall Gravity Drainage in Single-Matrix and Fractured-Blocks Models. In Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (pp. 1-17). Abu Dhabi, UAE: SPE. DOI
  2005	Haghighi, M., & Noorani, M. (2005). Visualization of microbial oil recovery mechanisms using rock thin section micromodel. In 10th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (pp. 0 pages). Zahedan, Iran.
  2005	Haghighi, M., Mohebbi, A., & Faghihi, M. (2005). Fracture Detection and Modeling Using Wavelet Transformation and Curvature Analysis in Varavi Gas Field. In 10th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (pp. 0 pages). Zahedan, Iran.
  2005	Haghighi, M., Shariatpanahi, F., & Yortsos, Y. (2005). Visualization and Simulation of Imbibition in Matrix-Fracture. In Sixth Canadian International Petroleum Conference (pp. 0 pages). Calgary, Canada: Petroleum Society of Canada. DOI
  2005	Shariatpanahi, S. F., Dastyari, A., Bashukooh, B., Haghighi, M., Sahimi, M., & Ayatollahi, S. S. (2005). Visualization experiments on immiscible gas and water injection by using 2D-fractured glass micromodels. In SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings (pp. 907-915). Scopus15
  2005	Sahimi, M., Rasaei, R., Ebrahimi, F., & Haghighi, M. (2005). Upscaling of unstable miscible displacements and multiphase flows using multiresolution wavelet transformation. In SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Proceedings (pp. 387-401). Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus10
  2005	Dastyari, A., Bashukooh, B., Shariatpanahi, S. F., Haghighi, M., & Sahimi, M. (2005). Visualization of gravity drainage in a fractured system during gas injection using glass micromodel. In SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings (pp. 1253-1260). Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI Scopus14
  2004	Taheri, S., Ghanizadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2004). Construction of a carbonate reservoir model using pressure transient data (Field case study). In Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004.
  2004	Taheri, S., Ghanizadeh, M., & Haghighi, M. (2004). Construction of a carbonate reservoir model using pressure transient data (Field case study). In Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004. Petroleum Society of Canada. DOI
  2000	Haghighi, M., & Yortsos, Y. (2000). Visualization of Steam Injection in Fractured Systems Using Micromodels. In Proceedings of the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico (pp. 1-10). Scopus3
  1997	Haghighi, M., & Yortsos, Y. C. (1997). Visualization of steam injection in fractured systems using micromodels. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium 1997, ITOHOS 1997 (pp. 67-76). SPE. DOI Scopus13

 Have taught Reservoir Simulation, Well Testing, Reservoir Engineering, Naturally Fractured Reservoir Engineering, Well Logging and Petrophysics, Unconventional Resources and Recovery

Being invited to teach many short courses in Reservoir Simulation, Formation Evaluation, Reservoir Engineering, and Unconventional Reservoirs for oil companies in Iran, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2023	Principal 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	Machine learning assisted carbon capture and storage: modeling and optimization	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Afshin Tatar
  2023	Principal Supervisor	Experimental Investigation of hydrogen influence on Cement Integrity Due to Under Ground Hydrogen Storage	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Mostafa Montazeri
  2023	Principal Supervisor	Geomechanical study of deep coal bed methane and gas production from deep coals	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Sirous Hosseinzadeh
  2022	Principal Supervisor	Geo-Mechanical Modelling of Underground Gas Storage Undergoing Cyclic Loading	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Reza Abdollahi

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2020 - 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
  2019 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Multi-scale, Multi-dimensional Reservoir Characterization Using Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Roozbeh Koochak
  2018 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Analytical Models for Managing and Predicting the Performance of Mature Waterflood Reservoirs	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Daniel O'Reilly
  2017 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Stress Distribution around Coal Seam Gas Wells, Application to Coal Failure Onset Prediction	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Mohammadreza Zare Reisabadi
  2017 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	A Novel Approach to Reservoir Simulation Using Supervised Learning	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Shahdad Ghassemzadeh
  2016 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Integrating Surface Texture Mapping and Roughness Analysis in Hydraulic Fracturing Simulation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Abbas Movassagh
  2015 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Pore-Scale Visualisation and Geochemical Modelling of Low Salinity Water Flooding as an Enhanced Oil Recovery Method	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Tammy Amirian
  2014 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Nanotechnology on Foam Stability for Hydraulic Fracturing Application	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Yang Fei
  2014 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Simulation and Optimisation of Hydraulic Fracturing and Flowback in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Case Study in the Cooper Basin, South Australia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Kunakorn Pokalai
  2010 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	Reservoir Simulation Studies of Formation Damage for Improved Recovery on Oil-gas Reservoirs	Master of Engineering Science	Master	Full Time	Ms Thi Nguyen
  2010 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	Petrophysical and Mineralogical Evaluation of Shale Gas Reservoirs - A Cooper Basin Case Study	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Maqsood Ahmad
  2010 - 2013	Principal Supervisor	Thermally Enhanced Gas Recovery and Infill Well Placement Optimization in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Alireza Salmachi
  2010 - 2013	Principal Supervisor	Uncertainty Reduction in Reservoir Characterisation through Inverse Modelling of Dynamic Data: an Evolutionary Computation Approach	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Mohammad Sayyafzadeh
  2009 - 2013	Principal Supervisor	Flow Visualization and Simulation of Miscible Displacement with Gravity Domination.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Zeeshan Mohiuddin

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  1989 - ongoing	Member	Society Of Petroleum Engineers	Australia

• Position: Associate Professor
• Phone: 83134296
• Email: manouchehr.haghighi@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 83134345
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Santos Petroleum Engineering, floor 2
• Org Unit: Mining and Petroleum Engineering