Dr. Abulmohisn Imqam, Assistant Professor in Petroleum Engineering
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NSF project: Thermo-Kinetic Modeling of Asphaltene Flocculation during Gas Miscible Injection Flow in Shale Oil
- Gas EOR, Storage, and Flow Assurance
- Fracture Fluid Characterizations
- Cement Manufacturing
- Conformance Control
- Other
Gas EOR, Storage, and Flow Assurance
Dr. Imqam's team conducts the following experiments and tests in their labs:
- Gas Miscibility Pressure
- Asphaltene Precipitation, Flocculation, and Deposition
- Gas Adsorption
- Gas Huff-n-Puff
- Rock Petrophysics including: Permeability, Porosity, and Wettability
- Data Analytics and Management
Fracture Fluid Characterizations
Dr. Imqam's team conducts the following experiments and tests in their labs:
- Rheological properties of fracture fluids including High Viscous Friction Reducers and linear gels
- Proppant Static Settling Velocity
- Proppant Dynamic Settling Velocity
- Proppant Dune Development Inside Fractures
- Proppant Fracture Conductivity
- Proppant Pack Permeability
- Computational Fluid Dynamic
Cement Manufacturing
Dr. Imqam's team conducts the following experiments and tests in their labs:
- Rehoogical Properties of Conventional Cement and Fly-ash Cement
- Fly-ash Cement Mechanical and Elastic Proprieties
- Epoxy Material as a Robust Sealant Materials
- Polymer Gel Materials as a Potential Sealant Materials
- Rehological, Mechanical, Elastic, and Bonding Strength Properties of Epoxy Materials
Conformance Control
Dr. Imqam's team conducts the following experiments and tests in their labs:
- Gel Injectivity through fractures, channels, and rock matrix
- Gel blocking Efficiency to water and oil
- Gel combination with polymer flooding
- Gel combinations with surfactant flooding
- Gel combination with low water salinity flooding
Other
- Project Title: Thermo-Kinetic Modeling of Asphaltene Flocculation during Gas Miscible Injection Flow in Shale Oil
- Beginning Date: 1-1-21
- End Date: 12-31-2023
- Sponsor: NSF
- Total Sponsor Budget: $410,000.00
- Project Title: SBIR Pahse II: DIrectional Permeability ENhancement Using Electric Well Treatment
- Beginning Date: 11/01/2020
- End Date: 4/30/2021
- Sponsor: Eden Geotech CO
- Total Sponsor Budget: $17,727.00
Additional Publications
Dr. Imqam has been with Missouri University of Science and Technology as a researcher and educator since 2012, working before that in production engineering roles for a variety of companies in the petroleum industry. These days, Dr. Imqam's research focuses on EOR, Gas Storage & Flow Assurance, Fracture Fluid Characterization, and Alkali-activated Cement, Epoxy & Drilling Fluid
- B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering - Sirt University, Sirt, Libya
- M.S. Petroleum Engineering - Tripoli University, Tripoli, Libya
- M.S. Engineering Management - Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO
- Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering - Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO
53 McNutt Hall, 1400 N. Bishop Ave.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri, 65409
Email: ahikx7@mst.edu
Office phone: (573) 341 4669
Cell phone: (304) 906 1707
Student Research Assistants
Sherif Facker, PhD student. Research area: CO2 injection for shale reservoir applications.
Mohamed Ahdaya, PhD student. Research area: CO2 injection for shale reservoir applications.
Mukhtar Elturki, PhD Student Research area: N2 injection for shale reservoir applications.
Muhammad Ali, PhD Student Research area: Mathematical modeling of asphaltene precipitation
Xiaojing Ge, PhD student
Ghith Ali Biheri, PhD student
Chen Yuan, MS student Thesis title: Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling Of Proppant Static Settling Velocity in High Viscosity Friction Reducers
Vismay Shah, MS student Thesis title: Investigation of Proppant Static Settling Velocity in Hydraulic Fractures Using Viscoelastic Linear Gel
Shail Janakbhai Soni, MS student Thesis title: Proppant Transport with Varying Injection Points and Its Impact on Proppant Development inside a Fracture
Vivekvardhan Reddy, MS student Thesis title: Quantifying Ceramic Proppant Transport in Complex Fracture Networks.
Dhurgham Kadhim, MS student Thesis title: Effect of Fracture Heterogeneity on Proppant Transport and Settling Mechanism
Murad Abdulfarraj,PhD student Research topic: Laboratory study of Using Different Types of Sealant Materials for Cement Remedial Applications.
Mohammed Alkhamis , PhD student Research topic: Development & Evaluation of Robust Nano-Composite Epoxy Resin Sealant for Gas Shutoff Applications
Jose Aramendiz, MS student Thesis title: New Nanoparticle Water-Based Drilling Fluid Formulation with Enhanced Thermal Stability and Inhibition Capabilities in the Woodford Shale
Jani Priyesh, MS student Thesis title:: Investigating the Use Of Class C Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Cement As A Potential Alternative To Portland Cement To Seal Co2 Storage Wells
Mohamed Saad Ahdaya, MS student Thesis title:: The Development of A New Formulation Of Fly Ash Class C Based Geopolymer For Oil Well Cementing And Assessing Its Performance In Presence Of Drilling Fluid Contamination