overview Prof. Dr Syed Mohammad Mahmood Specialization in Waterflooding, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Unconventional Reservoirs (Special Core Analysis (SCAL), HPHT Coreflooding, Adsorption of Polymer/Surfactant at HPHT, Foam flow behavior & modeling).
selected publications academic article Insights into critical rheological and interfacial properties of hydrophobically-modified cellulose sulphate derivatives using molecular modeling. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 7:100448. 2024 A detailed study on the rheological behavior of a novel cellulose-based hydrophobically-modified polymer. Petroleum Science and Technology. 41:1313-1327. 2023 A multi-mechanistic approach to the oil recovery study of a family of amphiphilic polysaccharides. Petroleum Research. 2023 A multi-mechanistic approach to the oil recovery study of a family of amphiphilic polysaccharides. Petroleum Research. 2023 Experimental and Modeling Study of Water Imbibition and Flowback in Shale: Prediction of Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure Curves. Energy & Fuels. 37:11928-11941. 2023 New insights from nanoscale in-depth investigation into wettability modification in oil-wet porous media. International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering. 2023 Unveiling the molecular interactions of surface wetting modification in porous medium: A groundbreaking insight into wettability alteration. Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 195:418-431. 2023 A review on parameters affecting nanoparticles stabilized foam performance based on recent analyses. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208:109475. 2022 A systematic study of Smart Water technology in improving the reservoir recovery performance. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 216:110800. 2022 Characterization of nano based drilling fluid for shale swelling inhibition. Petroleum Science and Technology. 40:2710-2736. 2022 Comparative analysis of conventional methods for the evaluation of wettability in shales. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208:109729. 2022 Investigations on the enhanced oil recovery capacity of novel bio-based polymeric surfactants. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 368:120813. 2022 Polymeric surfactants for enhanced oil recovery: A review of recent progress. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208:109358. 2022 Shale’s Pore Structure and Sorption-Diffusion Characteristics: Effect of Analyzing Methods and Particle Size. Energy & Fuels. 36:6167-6186. 2022 Shale’s Pore Structure and Sorption-Diffusion Characteristics: Effect of Analyzing Methods and Particle Size. Energy & Fuels. 36:6167-6186. 2022 Static Adsorption Evaluation for Anionic-Nonionic Surfactant Mixture on Sandstone in the Presence of Crude Oil at High Reservoir Temperature Condition. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 25:261-272. 2022 A critical parametric review of polymers as shale inhibitors in water-based drilling fluids. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 204:108745. 2021 A critical parametric review of polymers as shale inhibitors in water-based drilling fluids. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 204:108745. 2021 An atomistic investigation into water adsorption behavior on the surfaces of quartz (001) and calcite (001). Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik. 52:1073-1079. 2021 Complexities Driving Wettability Evaluation of Shales toward Unconventional Approaches: A Comprehensive Review. Energy & Fuels. 35:1011-1023. 2021 Complexities Driving Wettability Evaluation of Shales toward Unconventional Approaches: A Comprehensive Review. Energy & Fuels. 35:1011-1023. 2021 Conventional methods for wettability determination of shales: A comprehensive review of challenges, lessons learned, and way forward. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 133:105288. 2021 Conventional methods for wettability determination of shales: A comprehensive review of challenges, lessons learned, and way forward. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 133:105288. 2021 Experimental investigation, binary modelling and artificial neural network prediction of surfactant adsorption for enhanced oil recovery application. Chemical Engineering Journal. 406:127081. 2021 Fast and Cost-Effective Mathematical Models for Hydrocarbon-Immiscible Water Alternating Gas Incremental Recovery Factor Prediction. ACS Omega. 6:17492-17500. 2021 Use of Outcrop as Substitute for Subsurface Shale: Current Understanding of Similarities, Discrepancies, and Associated Challenges. Energy & Fuels. 35:9151-9164. 2021 A comparative study of dynamic adsorption of anionic synthetic and nanocellulose-based surfactant in Malaysian reservoir. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 10:311-318. 2020 A comparison of foam stability at varying salinities and surfactant concentrations using bulk foam tests and sandpack flooding. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 10:271-282. 2020 Evaluation of new surfactants for enhanced oil recovery applications in high-temperature reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 10:283-296. 2020 Experimental investigation and development of correlation for static and dynamic polymer adsorption in porous media. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 189:106864. 2020 Investigating the Applicability of Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Estimating the Wettability of Sandstone Hydrocarbon Formations. ACS Omega. 5:22852-22860. 2020 Partitioning behaviour of novel surfactant mixture for high reservoir temperature and high salinity conditions. Energy. 198:117319. 2020 The effect of surfactant concentration, salinity, temperature, and pH on surfactant adsorption for chemical enhanced oil recovery: a review. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 10:125-137. 2020 Water alternating gas incremental recovery factor prediction and WAG pilot lessons learned. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 10:249-269. 2020 A New Empirical Model for Viscosity of Sulfonated Polyacrylamide Polymers. Polymers. 11:1046. 2019 A critical review of concept and methods related to accessible pore volume during polymer-enhanced oil recovery. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 182:106263. 2019 A rigorous approach to analyze bulk and coreflood foam screening tests. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 9:809-822. 2019 A rigorous approach to analyze bulk and coreflood foam screening tests. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 9:809-822. 2019 An Experimental Study on Hydrodynamic Retention of Low and High Molecular Weight Sulfonated Polyacrylamide Polymer. Polymers. 11:1453. 2019 Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 9:685-701. 2019 Experimental Investigation of Surfactant Partitioning in Pre-CMC and Post-CMC Regimes for Enhanced Oil Recovery Application. Energies. 12:2319. 2019 Gelation behavior as a function of concentration of sodium thiosulfate for PAM gels cross-linked with chromium. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 9:1539-1546. 2019 Gelation behavior as a function of concentration of sodium thiosulfate for PAM gels cross-linked with chromium. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 9:1539-1546. 2019 Novel approach for predicting water alternating gas injection recovery factor. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 9:2893-2910. 2019 An Overview on Polymer Retention in Porous Media. Energies. 11:2751. 2018 Carbon Dioxide CO2 Capture Using Amino Acid Salt Solution. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1123:012054. 2018 Comparison of neuro-fuzzy network and response surface methodology pertaining to the viscosity of polymer solutions. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 8:887-900. 2018 Effect of Anionic Surfactant on Wettability of Shale and Its Implication on Gas Adsorption/Desorption Behavior. Energy & Fuels. 32:1423-1432. 2018 Foam flow in porous media: Concepts, models and challenges. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 53:163-180. 2018 Hydraulic flow units for reservoir characterization: A successful application on arab-d carbonate. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 380:012020. 2018 Hydraulic flow units for reservoir characterization: A successful application on arab-d carbonate. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 380:012020. 2018 Retention of Hydraulic Fracturing Water in Shale: The Influence of Anionic Surfactant. Energies. 11:3342. 2018 Comparison study on sag foam model parameters in different reservoir simulators. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 12:5373-5378. 2017 Evaluation of One Factor at A Time (OFAT) technique in viscosity modeling of polymer solution. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 12:4313-4319. 2017 Assessment of Polyacrylamide Based Co-Polymers Enhanced by Functional Group Modifications with Regards to Salinity and Hardness. Polymers. 9:647. 2017 Effect of Aging, Antioxidant, and Mono- and Divalent Ions at High Temperature on the Rheology of New Polyacrylamide-Based Co-Polymers. Polymers. 9:480. 2017 Experimental investigation of the effect of different process variables on the viscosity of sulfonated polyacrylamide copolymers. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 7:87-101. 2017 EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FLOW RATE’S EFFECT ON SURFACTANT-ALTERNATING-GAS FOAM PROCESS. Jurnal Teknologi. 78. 2016 Foam Modeling Approaches in Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review. Indian Journal of Science and Technology. 9. 2016 INVESTIGATION OF LOW SALINE WATER’S EFFECTS ON RELATIVE PERMEABILITY IN CARBONATE RESERVOIRS. Jurnal Teknologi. 78. 2016 Study of Unsteady State Behavior of Foam in Surfactant-Alternating-Gas Process. Indian Journal of Science and Technology. 9. 2016 Laboratory Measurements of Eleotrical Resistivity at Reservoir Conditions. SPE Formation Evaluation. 6:291-300. 1991 Relative-Permeability Measurements: An Overview. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 40:963-966. 1988 Relative-Permeability Measurements: An Overview. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 40:963-966. 1988 article chapter Synthesis and Characterization of a Cellulose-Based Polymeric Surfactant Towards Applications in Enhanced Oil Recovery. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. 210-219. 2021 Application of Molecular Dynamics Simulation: A Case Study to Estimate Wettability. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. 445-455. 2020 conference paper Surfactant Partitioning and Adsorption in Chemical EOR: The Neglected Phenomenon in Porous Media 2021 Evaluation of the Wettability Variation of Shales by Drop Shape Analysis Approach 2019 The effects of salt, particle and pore size on the process of carbon dioxide hydrate formation: A critical review. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY (ISGST2019). 2016 Recent Advances in Laboratory Automation Programming 1994 Application of Integrated Pore-to-Core Image Analysis To Study Fluid Distribution in Reservoir Rocks 1990 A Model for Prediction of Recovery and Pressure History for 2-D Displacement of Oil Through Porous Media by Gas/Surfactant 1986
education and training Oklahoma State University 1991 Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, 1981 - 1987 Stanford Univeristy, Stanford, CA, USA 1981 UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR 1975
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