Mr Thomas Russell

ARC Grant-Funded Researcher A

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

I am a Postdoctoral researcher in Petroleum Engineering at the Australian School of Petroleum and Energy Resources. I am performing novel research on fluid flow and formation damage in porous media. My work includes contribution to government and industry projects with particular focus on enhanced oil/gas recovery processes and geosequestration of CO2. My work is primarily focused on mathematical modelling to improve design and predictive capabilities with contributions to experimental works to improve understanding of underlying processes.

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My research consists of:

Fines migration and formation damage during single-phase and two-phase flow
Formation damage and geochemical interactions during CO₂ storage in subsurface reservoirs
Underground hydrogen storage
Enhanced oil recovery

My primary focus is on theoretical developments and mathematical modelling for flow in porous media. My research involves both modelling and laboratory studies.

Appointments

Date Position Institution name

2021 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher The University of Adelaide

2017 - ongoing PhD Candidate Australian School of Petroleum
Education

Date Institution name Country Title

2017 - 2021 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD

2013 - 2016 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Engineering (Petroleum) (Honours)
Research Interests

Colloid and Surface Chemistry Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering

Date	Position	Institution name
2021 - ongoing	Postdoctoral Researcher	The University of Adelaide
2017 - ongoing	PhD Candidate	Australian School of Petroleum

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2017 - 2021	The University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
2013 - 2016	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Engineering (Petroleum) (Honours)

Journals

Year	Citation
2025	Loi, G., Yang, Y., Nguyen, C., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Fines migration and clogging under pH alteration: Stochastic model and its upscaling. Powder Technology, 456, 120778. DOI Scopus1
2025	Nguyen, C., Yang, Y., Loi, G., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Salinity effects on fines migration in aquifers: Stochastic model and its upscaling. Advances in Water Resources, 199, 104932. DOI Scopus1
2025	Keykhosravi, A., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Russell, T., Zulkifli, N. N., Amir, M. I. M., . . . Zeinijahromi, A. (2025). Permeability decline due to fines migration during CO2 injection in sandstones. Gas Science and Engineering, 138, 14 pages. DOI
2025	Khazali, N., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2025). Approximating heterogeneous colloidal transport by n-population filtration models. Powder Technology, 458, 120944. DOI
2024	Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Exact Solution for Water Evaporation During CO2₂ Injection. Water Resources Research, 60(6), e2023WR036600-1-e2023WR036600-23. DOI Scopus2
2024	Khazali, N., Malgaresi, G., Russell, T., Osipov, Y., Kuzmina, L., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). An averaged model for colloidal transport to exhibit hyper-exponential particle retention. Chemical Engineering Journal, 496, 153973. DOI Scopus5
2024	Borazjani, S., Hashemi, A., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Russell, T., Khazali, N., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Rock fines breakage by flow-induced stresses against drag: geo-energy applications. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 10(1), 89-1-89-28. DOI Scopus6
2023	Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Colloidal transport in anisotropic porous media: Kinetic equation and its upscaling. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 422, 114896-1-114896-18. DOI Scopus4 WoS1
2023	Loi, G., Nguyen, C., Chequer, L., Russell, T., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Treatment of Oil Production Data under Fines Migration and Productivity Decline. Energies, 16(8), 3523-1-3523-29. DOI Scopus1
2023	Hashemi, A., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Khazali, N., Yang, Y., Dang-Le, B., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Colloidal detachment in porous media: Stochastic model and upscaling. Chemical Engineering Journal, 474, 145436-1-145436-20. DOI Scopus17 WoS1
2023	Hashemi, A., Borazjani, S., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Khazali, N., Badalyan, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Particle detachment in reservoir flows by breakage due to induced stresses and drag. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 172, 105591-1-105591-21. DOI Scopus5
2022	Yang, S., Hemmati, N., Russell, T., Zeinijahromi, A., Borazjani, S., Behr, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). 3D effects in two-phase steady-state tests. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 208(Part C), 109533-1-109533-21. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2022	Yang, S., Osipov, Y., Xu, C., Kuzmina, L., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Analytical solution for large-deposit non-linear reactive flows in porous media. Chemical Engineering Journal, 430(2), 132812-1-132812-17. DOI Scopus5 WoS1
2022	Yang, S., Russell, T., Vaz, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Large-deposit non-linear chemical reactive flows in porous media: Identifiability and observability. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 103, 104611-1-104611-17. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
2022	Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Russell, T., Mohd Shafian, S. R., Zulkifli, N. N., Chee, S. C., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Well inflow performance under fines migration during water-cut increase. Fuel, 327, 124887-1-124887-14. DOI Scopus9 WoS1
2021	Badalyan, A., Chequer, L., Russell, T., Carageorgos, T., Zeinijahromi, A., You, Z., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2021). Uncertainties associated with laboratory-based predictions of well index and formation damage. Measurement, 170, 108731-1-108731-15. DOI Scopus3
2021	Russell, T., Dinariev, O. Y., Pessoa Rego, L. A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2021). Averaged Boltzmann’s Kinetics for Colloidal Transport in Porous Media. Water Resources Research, 57(3), e2020WR029557-1-e2020WR029557-27. DOI Scopus8 WoS4
2021	Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2021). Boltzmann's colloidal transport in porous media with velocity-dependent capture probability. Physics of Fluids, 33(5), 053306-1-053306-17. DOI Scopus7 WoS4
2019	Yang, S., Russell, T., Badalyan, A., Schacht, U., Woolley, M., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2019). Characterisation of fines migration system using laboratory pressure measurements. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 65, 108-124. DOI Scopus29 WoS12
2019	Al-Sarihi, A., Russell, T., Bedrikovetsky, P., & Zeinijahromi, A. (2019). Fines stabilization by Ca ions and Its effect on LSW injection. Energy and Fuels, 33(11), 10775-10786. DOI Scopus13 WoS10
2018	Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Colloidal-suspension flows with delayed fines detachment: analytical model & laboratory study. Chemical Engineering Science, 190, 98-109. DOI Scopus26 WoS20
2018	Russell, T., Wong, K., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Effects of delayed particle detachment on injectivity decline due to fines migration. Journal of Hydrology, 564, 1099-1109. DOI Scopus24 WoS13
2018	Chequer, L., Russell, T., Behr, A., Genolet, L., Kowollik, P., Badalyan, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Non-monotonic permeability variation during colloidal transport: governing equations and analytical model. Journal of Hydrology, 557, 547-560. DOI Scopus19 WoS10
2017	Russell, T., Pham, D., Neishaboor, M., Badalyan, A., Behr, A., Genolet, L., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2017). Effects of kaolinite in rocks on fines migration. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 45, 243-255. DOI Scopus85 WoS57

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2018	Russell, T., Boechat Chequer, L., Borazjani, S., You, Z., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Formation Damage by Fines Migration: Mathematical and Laboratory Modeling, Field Cases. In B. Yuan, & D. A. Wood (Eds.), Formation Damage during Improved Oil Recovery: Fundamentals and Applications (pp. 69-175). Cambridge, MA; United States: Gulf Professional Publishing / Elsevier. DOI Scopus37

Year

Citation

2018

Russell, T., Boechat Chequer, L., Borazjani, S., You, Z., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Formation Damage by Fines Migration: Mathematical and Laboratory Modeling, Field Cases. In B. Yuan, & D. A. Wood (Eds.), Formation Damage during Improved Oil Recovery: Fundamentals and Applications (pp. 69-175). Cambridge, MA; United States: Gulf Professional Publishing / Elsevier.
DOI Scopus37

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2024	Russell, T., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Shafian, S. R. M., Zulkifli, N. N., Chee, S. C., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Productivity Decline due to Fines Migration Associated with High Water Cuts. In Proceedings of the SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control (2024) Vol. 2024-February (pp. SPE-217854-MS-1-SPE-217854-MS-16). Lafayette, Louisiana, USA: SPE. DOI
2024	Russell, T. L., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). An Analytical Model for Water Evaporation During CO₂ Injection for Geological Storage. In Proceedings of the SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2024-February (pp. 1-18). Online: SPE. DOI
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	Russell, T., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Mohd Shafian, S. R., Zulkifli, N. N., Zeinijahromi, A., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2024). Well Productivity Decline During Oil & Water Production due to Fines Migration. In Proceedings of the The Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (APOGCE, 2024) (pp. SPE-221295-MS-1-SPE-221295-MS-14). Perth, Australia: OnePetro. DOI
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
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
2018	Borazjani, S., Chequer, L., Russell, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Injectivity decline during waterflooding and PWRI due to fines migration. In Proceedings SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control Vol. 2018-February. SPE. DOI Scopus20
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
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

Figures

Year Citation

- Russell, T. (n.d.). NumExact Comparison Case 1.fig.
DOI

Year	Citation
-	Russell, T. (n.d.). NumExact Comparison Case 1.fig. DOI

Preprint

Year	Citation
2023	Hashemi, A., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Yang, Y., Khazali, N., Dang-Le, B., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Colloidal Detachment in Porous Media: Stochastic Model and Upscaling. DOI

Other Supervision Activities

Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
2018 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	The effect of calcium ions on rock permeability	The University of Adelaide	-	Honours	-	Dao Hanh Ly Tu, Phuc Hoang Nguyen, Aaron Tan Yi Xing Uthaia Kumaran
2017 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Experimental study of oil recovery by low salinity water injection using unconsolidated cores	The University of Adelaide	-	Honours	-	Tin Nguyen, Kiet Wong, Xiaochen Fan

Position: ARC Grant-Funded Researcher A
Phone: 83138034
Email: thomas.l.russell@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Santos Petroleum Engineering, floor 2
Org Unit: Mining and Petroleum Engineering

Mr Thomas Russell

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