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Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 1 CURRICULLUM VITAE Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi C1. Personal Information Address Deanship of Research, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 33 AlKhodh, Muscat, P.C.123, Tel: (968) 24145923, Mobile: (968) 99358758, email: [email protected] Date of Birth 26 th of August 1974 Nationality Omani Marital Status Married C2. Education and Employment Information Employment History Sept 1998 Sept 2000 Demonstrator Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University Oct 2000 Nov 2005 Lecturer Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University Dec 2005 May 2012 Assistant Professor Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University May 2012 Present Associate Professor Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University Sept 2010 Aug 2013 Head of Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University Sept 2013 Aug 2016 Director Oil and Gas Research Centre, Sultan Qaboos University Sept 2016 Present Dean Deanship of Research, Sultan Qaboos University

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CURRICULLUM VITAE

Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi

C1. Personal Information

Address Deanship of Research, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 33

AlKhodh, Muscat, P.C.123, Tel: (968) 24145923, Mobile: (968)

99358758, email: [email protected]

Date of Birth 26th

of August 1974

Nationality Omani

Marital Status Married

C2. Education and Employment Information Employment History

Sept 1998 – Sept 2000 Demonstrator Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Department, Sultan Qaboos University

Oct 2000 – Nov 2005 Lecturer Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Department, Sultan Qaboos University

Dec 2005 – May 2012 Assistant Professor Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Department, Sultan Qaboos University

May 2012 – Present Associate Professor Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Department, Sultan Qaboos University

Sept 2010 – Aug 2013 Head of Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Department, Sultan Qaboos University

Sept 2013 – Aug 2016 Director Oil and Gas Research Centre, Sultan

Qaboos University

Sept 2016 – Present Dean Deanship of Research, Sultan Qaboos

University

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Education Background

1. Institution Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Degree BEng

Major Petroleum Engineering

Year 1998

2. Institution Heriot-Watt University, UK

Degree MEng

Major Petroleum Engineering

Year 2000

3. Institution Imperial College London, UK

Degree PhD

Major Petroleum Engineering

Year 2005

Research Interests

Enhanced oil recovery with emphasis on

a. Miscible and immiscible gas and Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) injection

b. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR)

c. Chemical injection such as surfactant and polymer injection

d. Vapor Extraction of heavy oil (VAPEX)

Ionic liquids applications as green solvents for oil recovery enhancement and chemical processes

Experimental studies of physics of flow and diffusion in porous media and

comparison with analytical/numerical models

Multiphase flow and mixing in pipelines with emphasis on a. Flow visualization, measurements and modeling of flow patterns

transition, pressure drop, hold-up and drop size distribution b. Influence of additives on multiphase system

Membership of Professional Bodies & International Collaboration

American Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)

American Chemical Society (ACS)

International Collaboration with Scientists at-

o University of Oklahoma, USA, on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery

o Mississippi State University, USA, on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery

o University of Calgary, Canada, on reservoir souring and Microbial Enhanced

Oil Recovery

o Imperial College London, UK, on miscible gas injection and Vapor Extraction

o Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, on multiphase flow in pipeline

o Kyushu University, Japan, on PVT measurements and predictions

o University of Malaya, Malaysia, on ionic liquid applications for chemical

processes

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o Sharif University, Iran, on transport in porous media and enhanced oil recovery

o Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, on drag reducing polymer in

oil-water flow

o Kazan Federal University, Russia, on biosurfactant and biopolymer injection for

oil recovery enhancement

Continuing Education (participation in conferences, forums, short courses and

workshops) o SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Texas, 31 January - 2 February 2005

o Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 22-26 April 2006

o The 14th

Europec Biennial Conference, Madrid, 13-16 June 2006

o Applied Technology Workshop on Chemical Methods of reducing Water

Production, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 4th

– 6th

March 2007.

o Shell Workshop on CO2 injection and storage, May 29th

-30th

, 2007, Abu Dhabi,

UAE.

o SPE/EAGE Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Conference held at Abu

Dhabi, UAE, 29-31 October 2007

o The 5th

International Symposium on Earth Science and Technology, Fukuoka,

Japan, December 2007

o SPE 16th

Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 20-23 April

2008

o American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008

o 70th EAGE Conference & Exhibition, Rome, Italy, 9 - 12 June 2008

o GloriOil-Shell Workshop on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery, 27th

-28th

August 2008, The Hague, Netherlands.

o International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, 20-23 October

2008, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

o Shell Workshop on Sour Gas production and processing from Carbonates, Oct

29th

-30th

, 2008, Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre - Science Park.

o International Petroleum Technology Conference, 3-5 December 2008, Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia

o Becoming an Effective Supervisor Workshop, SQU, 24th

-25th

January 2009.

o SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma, USA, 4th

-8th

April

2009

o College of Engineering Strategic Plan 2009-2013, SQU, 6th

May 2009.

o SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana,

USA, 4th

-7th

October 2009

o Sustainable Program Assessment Workshop, SQU, 31st March-1

st April 2010.

o SPE 17th

Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 24-28

April 2010

o SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, 11-13 April 2010, Muscat,

Oman

o The International Conference on Multiphase Flow, May 30-June 4, 2010,

Florida, USA

o Quality Assurance /Quality Control of PVT Measurements and Analysis, PDO,

Oman, 30th

June 2010.

o The 1st Annual World Congress of Petroleum Microbiology (WCP), July 2010,

Dalian, China

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o Reservoir Characterization and Modeling-Sharing PARTEX Experience and

Knowledge Workshop, 24th

November 2010, Muscat, Oman

o The 1st International Symposium on Colloids and Materials, 8-11 May 2011,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

o The 3rd

International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular

Biology in Oil Systems, June 13-15, 2011, Calgary, Alberta Canada

o The 15th

International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, 15 –

17 June 2011, Cannes, France

o Asset Integrity Workshop organized jointly by SQU & PARTEX, 19-20

November 2011, Muscat, Oman

o Workshop on ABET Program Assessment organized by Sultan Qaboos

University, Muscat, Oman, 14-15 Feb. 2012.

o PARTEX Services Portugal/SQU workshop on Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery, 16th

April 2012, Muscat, Oman.

o World Congress on Engineering Education, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January 2013.

o Career Development for Engineering Leaders, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January 2013.

o Internet-Enabled Remote Experimentation, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January 2013.

o Opportunity Framing workshop on the Petroleum Geoscience Shell Chair at

SQU, Muscat, Oman, 11th

Feb 2013.

o The Research Council workshop on Faculty Mentored Undergraduate Research

Award Program, SQU, Oman, 18th

March 2013.

o Shell Global Solutions Gas Processing and Gasification Technology Workshop,

Muscat, Oman, 20th

of May 2013.

o International Conference on Mechanics and Fluid Engineering (ICMFE- 2013),

Bangkok, Thailand, June 29-30, 2013.

o The 2nd

International Renewable Energy and Environment Conference (IREEC-

2013), Malaysia, July 04-07, 2013.

o Workshop on In-Country-Value (ICV), PDO, Oman, 14th

January 2014.

o Joint SNF/Veolia/PDO/SQU workshop on back produced water treatment

containing polymer, SQU, Oman, 2nd

of April 2014.

o Workshop on ABET Outcome Assessment and Evaluation given for College of

Applied Science, Sohar, Oman: 19 April 2014.

o Joint Ibtikar/Oman Oil Company/SQU workshop on algal biofuel production,

SQU, Oman, 28th

April 2014.

o The 1st Oman-Iran Symposium, 20

th-21

st May 2014, Muscat, Oman

o Workshop on World Class University Research Outcomes organized by Liquid

Learning, Dubai, UAE: 11-14 Jan. 2015.

o Preparing Engineers for a Globalized Economy: How to Teach Engineering

Students Process Skills, workshop organized by Sultan Qaboos University,

Muscat, Oman: 26-28 May. 2015.

o Workshop on Induction in Research organized by Association of Research

Managers and Administration, Brighton, UK: 1st June. 2015.

o SciVal Training at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman: 05 October 2015.

o The Gulf Intelligence OEF Industry Workshop to build a 25-Year Oman Energy

Master Plan, Grand Hyatt Hotel Muscat, Oman: 20 October 2015.

o Leadership Innovation, workshop organized by the Research Council, Muscat,

Oman: 1-3 February 2016.

o International Association of Civil, Agricultural & Environmental Engineering

Researchers. March 20-21, 2016, Mauritius.

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o The International Institute of Chemical, Biological and Environmental

Engineering Conference, March 24-25, 2016, London, UK.

o International Conference on Smart Energy Technologies. European Advance

Materials Congress, 23-25 August 2016, Sweden.

o Workshop on Certified Performance Improvement Professional by The KPI

Institute, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman: 09-11 October 2016.

o Oman Energy Industry-Academia R&D Summit, Grand Hyatt Hotel Muscat,

Oman: 18 October 2016.

o The 2nd

International Conference on Science, Engineering & Environment

(SEE), Osaka City Japan, Nov. 21-23, 2016.

o SPE Oil and Gas India Conference and Exhibition, 4–6 April 2017, Mumbai,

India.

o Workshop on SQU Cooperate Level Risk Register, Al Faham Stage, Cultural

Center, SQU, Oman: 12 December 2017.

o SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, 26-28 March 2018, Muscat,

Oman.

C3. Awards and Recognition

Certificate of Appreciation from the Chair of the "11th

SPE EOR Conference at Oil

& Gas West Asia (OGWA)" for my contribution as a member in the executive

committee of the conference, Muscat, 25-28 March 2018

Certificate of Appreciation from the Chair of the "10th

SPE EOR Conference at Oil

& Gas West Asia (OGWA)" for my contribution as a member in the program

committee of the conference, Muscat, 20-23 March 2016

The National Research Award of The Research Council awarded to a PhD student

for whom I am the main supervisor, Muscat, Oman, October 2015

Letter of Appreciation from the Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University for

the efforts and contributions extended toward ABET Accreditation of College of

Engineering Programs, August 2014

Best Oral Presentation Award (for one of the externally funded projects where I am

a co-investigator) in the 2013 International Conference on Environmental Science

and Development (ICESD 2013), Dubai, UAE.

MSc project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 3rd

place in the SPE

Worldwide Paper Contest held on the 8th

of October 2012 in Texas, USA

MSc project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 1st place in the SPE Sub-

Regional Paper Contest - Postgraduate Division, held in the Petroleum Institute,

September 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Recognized as the main supervisor of the first Omani PhD student to graduate from

Sultan Qaboos University

Best Researcher Award, 2010, Sultan Qaboos University

PhD project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 1st place in the graduate

division of the paper contest held during the 2nd

Saudi Meeting on Oil & Natural

Gas Exploration (OGEP 2010), Dahran, Saudi Arabia, 18th

December 2010

PhD project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 3rd

place among Middle East

Universities in SPE Regional Paper Contest (PhD level), Muscat, 10th

April 2010

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Letter of Appreciation from the Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University for

the efforts and contributions extended toward ABET Accreditation of College of

Engineering Programs, March 2010

Sultan Qaboos University PhD Degree Scholarship recipient, 2002-2005

Sultan Qaboos University Master Degree Scholarship recipient, 1999-2000

Dean List, Sultan Qaboos University, 1997

C4. Teaching, Postgraduate Students Supervision and Related Activities

Courses Taught at Sultan Qaboos University

o PNGE 5212 Water Flooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery (5th

year students)

o PNGE 5146 Field Processing of Natural Gas (5th

year students)

o PNGE 5112 Production Engineering (5th

year students)

o PNGE 3212 Rock and Fluid Properties (3rd

year students)

o PNGE4212 Drilling Engineering (4th

year students)

o ENGR1500 Introduction to Engineering (2nd

year students)

Courses Taught at Imperial College London

o Multiphase Flow through Porous Media Lab (MSc Students)

o Rock/Fluid Properties Measurement (MSc Students)

o Laboratory Determination of Archie’s Parameters (MSc Students)

Teaching Activities Outside the Classroom

o Coordinating and conducting students visits to local industries and

research/service related laboratories.

o Involving students as research assistants in funded research projects.

o Supervising projects from the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

o Supervising IASTE students (2012-2018)

Courses Developed (modifying courses contents and developing courses materials)

o PNGE 5212 Water Flooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery

o PNGE 5146 Field Processing of Natural Gas

o PNGE 5112 Production Engineering

o PNGE 3212 Rock and Fluid Properties

o ENGR1500 Introduction to Engineering

Industrial Training Supervision

o Supervised for two years the ENGR 3006 Industrial Training-I

o Supervised for four years the ENGR 4006 Industrial Training-II

o Participated in modifying the lab manual for the ENGR 3006 Industrial

Training-I

o Participated in preparing new detailed guidelines for the ENGR 4006 Industrial

Training-II

Integrated Curriculums

Participated in developing integrated curriculums for the Chemical and Process

Engineering BEng Degree program and Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

BEng Degree program.

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Students Advising and Mentoring

o Since joining the University, I have been actively involved in advising students

at different levels. The policy in the Department of Petroleum and Chemical

Engineering is that each of the faculty members advise one cohort from the time

they start majoring the program until graduation. The number of students for

each advisor ranged from 30 to 50 students.

o Interaction with the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) students of SQU by

supervising some of their projects.

o Active interaction with the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering industrial

training students when I served as in-house training supervisor for two years and

industrial training supervisor for four years.

MSc Students Supervision o Thesis Title: ‘Experimental and Numerical Studies of First Contact Miscible

Water Alternating Gas Injection within Shaley Porous Media’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Hamed Al-Shuraiqi (PDO)

Student Name: Faisal Al-Maamari

Status: Completed (2007)

o Thesis Title: ‘Microbial Enhancement Oil Recovery of Bacillus spp isolates

from oil contaminated soil’

Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Student Name: Aida Al-Lawati

Status: Completed (2009)

o Thesis Title: ‘Screening and characterization of microbial enhancement oil

recovery indigenous microflora from Wafra oil field.’

Main Supervisor: Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Student Name: Ratiba Al-Muaini

Status: Completed (2010)

o Thesis Title: ‘Three Dimensional Modeling for Predicting Sand Production’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Student Name: Shaimaa Al-Shuaibi

Status: Completed (2011)

o Thesis Title: ‘Influence of Permeability Anisotropy and Reservoir Heterogeneity

on Optimization of Infill Drilling in Steam Flooding Patterns’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Mike O’Dell (Occidental)

Student Name: Amer Al-Bulushi

Status: Completed (2011)

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o Thesis Title: ‘Potential use of Bacillus consortia in heavy oil recovery

enhancement’

Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali

Al-Bemani

Student Name: Balqis Al-Hinai

Status: Completed (2012)

o Thesis Title: ‘Microbial Permeability Profile Modification’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Student Name: Raya Al-Hattali

Status: Completed (2012)

o Thesis Title: ‘Prediction of Undersaturated Omani Crude Oil Viscosity’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Farouq Mjalli

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Abdul-Aziz

Al-Hashmi

Student Name: Majda Al-Balushi

Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Probabilistic Approach of Wellbore Stability’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Atsu Dorvlo

Student Name: Mahmoud Al-Khiary

Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Molecular Screening and Characterization of Lichenysin and

Surfactin Genes from Enhancing Oil Recovery Bacillus Species’

Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Student Name: Asma Al-Bahri

Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Prediction of Saturated Omani Crude Oil Viscosity’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Farouq Mjalli, Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-

Hashmi

Student Name: Mashael Al Rahbi

Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Unified Model for Predicting Flow Patterns and Pressure Gradient

in Horizontal Oil-Water’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Student Name: Bader Al-Busaidi

Status: Completed (2014)

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o Thesis Title: ‘Transportation of Omani Heavy Oil Using Stabilized Oil-in-Water

Emulsions’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Hashmi

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Farouq

Mjalli

Student Name: Rabha Al Omairi

Status: Completed (2014)

o Thesis Title: ‘Optimization of Low Concentration Bacillus subtilis Strain

Biosurfactant towards Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Student Name: Maissa Souayah

Status: Completed (2014)

o Thesis Title: ‘Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery via the Injection of Malonic Acid

based Deep Eutectic Solvents’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Baba Jibril

Student Name: Iman Al-Weheebi

Status: Completed (2014)

o Thesis Title: ‘Response Surface Models Development for History Matching of

Omani Heavy Oil Field under Steam Injection’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Eugene Williams (Occidental)

Student Name: Ghalib AL-Habsi

Status: Completed (2014)

o Thesis Title: ‘Simulation of the Injection of Malonic Acid based Deep Eutectic

Solvents Core Flooding Process for the EOR Application’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri, Dr. Baba Jibril

Student Name: Aumnia Al-Rjeebi

Status: Completed (2015)

o Thesis Title: ‘Simulation of Nanofluid Injection for Oil Recovery Enhancement

in the Core Scale’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary

Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi

Student Name: Manal Al-Matrooshi

Status: Completed (2015)

o Project Title: ‘Laboratory investigation of enhancing heavy oil recovery in

Omani Carbonate Oil Field via Deep Eutectic Solvents’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Baba Jibril, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri

Student Name: Wiam Al-Touqi

Status: Completed (2015)

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o Project Title: ‘Comparison of the Performance of Carbonated Water Injection as

an EOR method for light and Medium Oil Samples’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Svetlana Rudyk

Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Peyman Pourafshary

Student Name: Samia Al Riyami

Status: Completed (2016)

o Project Title: ‘Effect of water salinity decline shock on the oil recovery from

carbonate reservoirs’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary, Dr. Nadir Mosavat

Student Name: Balqees Al Kharusi

Status: Completed (2016)

o Project Title: ‘Mechanistic Study of Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer EOR’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Svetlana Rudyk

Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi

Student Name: Thuraya Al-Kahrousi

Status: Completed (2016)

o Project Title: ‘Investigation of Polymer and Surfactant Adsorption on Glass

Surfaces in Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer EOR Technique’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi

Student Name: Sarah Al-Belushi

Status: Completed (2017)

o Project Title: ‘Alkaline-Biosurfactant-Biopolymer Process and its Potential for

Enhancing Oil Recovery in Omani Oil Field’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshaife

Student Name: Taher Al-Ghilani

Status: Completed (2017)

o Project Title: ‘Foam Injection for Mobility Control in an Omani Reservoir’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Svetlana Rudyk

Student Name: Ali Al-Katheri

Status: Completed (2018)

o Project Title: ‘The Role of Polymer Viscoelasticity on Enhancing the Recovery

of Polymer EOR bypassing the Residual Oil Saturation’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi

Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Student Name: Amira Al Hajri

Status: In Progress

o Project Title: ‘Pullulan Biopolymer Injection for Oil Recovery Enahncement’

Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof Abdulkadir Elshafie

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Student Name: Sara Al-Arimi

Status: In Progress

o Project Title: ‘Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Using Bio-surfactants

for Improving Fluid Flow in Pipelines’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Dr. Usman Taura

Student Name: Khadija Al-Amry

Status: In Progress

PhD Students Supervision o Thesis Title: ‘Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Oil Recovery by

Vapor Extraction (VAPEX)’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Ann Muggeridge (Imperial College, London)

Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Student Name: Abdullah Al-Kindi

Status: Completed (2009)

Note: All experimental and modeling work and most of the thesis write-up were

done at SQU

o Thesis Title: ‘Effect of Drag Reducing Polymers in Horizontal Oil-Water Flow’

Main Supervisor: Dr. A.S. Olawale (Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria)

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-

Ajmi, Dr. I.A. Mohammad-Dabo

Student Name: Nurudeen Yusuf

Status: Completed (2011)

Note: All work and most of the thesis write-up was done at SQU

o Thesis Title: ‘Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery and its Potential in Some

Omani Oil Fields’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Student Name: Hanaa Al-Sulimani

Status: Completed (2012)

o Thesis Title: ‘The Kinetic Study of the Biogas Production using Energy Crops

and Animal Waste Slurry’

Main Supervisor: Nenet C. Graza

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Baba Jibril

Student Name: Sherwin T. Sepe

Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: In Situ Catalytic Upgrading of Omani Heavy Crude Oil

Main Supervisor: Dr. Baba Jibril

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri

Student Name: Suleiman Shuwa

Status: Completed (2015)

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o Thesis Title: Green Solvents for Desulfurization of Diesel and Fuel Oils

Main Supervisor: Dr. Farouk S. Mjalli

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahiabi

Student Name: Zaharaddeen Gano

Status: Completed (2016)

o Thesis Title: Experimental Study on the Effect of Drag Reducing Polymrs

on Oil-Water Flow in Horizontal and Inclined Pipes

Main Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Hashmi, Dr. Adel

Al-Ajmi

Student Name: AbdelKareem Abubakar

Status: Completed (2016)

o Thesis Title: The Novel Use of Deep Eutectic Solvents for Enhancing Heavy

Oil Recovery

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisors: Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri, Dr. Baba Jibril

Student Name: Adel Mohsenzadih

Status: Completed (2016)

o Thesis Title: Ionic Liquids-based Deep Oxidative Desulfurization of Diesel

Main Supervisor: Dr. Farouk S. Mjalli

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Student Name: Omar Ahmad Umar

Status: Completed (2016)

o Thesis Title: Biodegrading and Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery in Qarn Alam

Oilfield

Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Student Name: Abdullah Al-Sayegh

Status: In Progress (2017)

o Thesis Title: Mechanistic Study of Drag Reducing Polymers in Oil-Water Flow

Main Supervisor: Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al Hashmi

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr Talal Al Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-

Ajmi

Student Name: Mohammed Mahdi Eshrati

Status: Completed (2017)

o Thesis Title: Upgrading of Omani Heavy Oil and Enhancing its Recovery by

Catalytic Aquathermolysis using Oleophilic Catalyst

Main Supervisor: Dr. Baba Jibril

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri

Student Name: Abdullahi Yosuf

Status: Completed (2017)

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o Thesis Title: Isolation, Identification and Charecterization of Potential Spore

Forming Bacteria for Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery

Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Student Name: Biji Shibulal

Status: Completed (2017)

Served as Member in Examination Committees of the following Theses

o Thesis Title: ‘Development of Anthropometric Data for Omani Male Population

of Age Group 18-60’

Student Name: Dawood Sulaiman Al-Farsi

o Thesis Title: ‘Using NMR to Detect Oil-Desaturation in Miscible Gas Floods’

Student Name: Badar Al-Shaibani

o Thesis Title: ‘Klinkinberg Corrected Gas Permeability Correlation for Shuaiba

Formation’

Student Name: Ryham Al-Jabri

o Thesis Title: ‘Characterization of Omani Light Oils using Multiple PVT

analysis’

Student Name: Aayda Masoud Al-Khuseibi

o Thesis Title: ‘Anionic Surfactant (AES 7-58) for Enhanced Oil Recovery in

Lekhwair Field’

Student Name: Azza Abdullah Al-Kalbani

C5. Services

Departmental Activities

Head, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, September 2010-

August 2013

Chairman, Curriculum and Accreditation Committee

Chairman, Appointment Committee

Chairman, Strategic Planning and Development Committee

Chairman, Departmental Academic Promotion Committee

Chairman, Departmental Technicians Appointment & Promotion Committee

Departmental Board Secretary

Member, Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee

Member, Appointment Committee

Prepared and coordinated the 2008-2011 Department Work Plan

Participated in the Substantial ABET Accreditation of the Petroleum and Natural

Gas Engineering Program in 2006

Took part in the Full ABET Accreditation of the Process and Chemical Engineering

Program in 2006

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Led the team in the department towards the ABET full accreditation in 2013 for

both the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Program and the Process and

Chemical Engineering Program.

Developed rubrics as assessment tools for different courses in the Petroleum

and Natural Gas Engineering Program. Participated in developing rubrics as assessment tools for Project I and II.

College Activities

Member, College Board

Member, College Executive Committee

Member, College Accommodation Committee

Member, College Accreditation Committee

Member, College Publication/Web Committee

Represented the PCE Department in the College of Engineering/College of Science

Open Day which was held on 3rd

April, 2010

Participated in the College of Engineering Retreat Day “Towards A Successful

Road Map For Postgraduate Programs & Research” held on March 25, 2010

Took part in the College of Engineering Retreat Day held on 20th

November 2008 to

discuss and approve the 2008-2011 College implementation plan

Participated in organizing the first edition of the “College Open Day for the Private

Sector” held in 2013 in order to boost the ties with the private sector.

Participated in the three retreats conducted by the different departments in the

college in 2012/2013 regarding “College's Roadmap to the Accreditation of the

Academic Programs”.

Participated in the retreat conducted by the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Department for the Engineering College members on “Lessons Learnt from the

2013 ABET Accreditation Process”, 10th

May 2014, Muscat, Oman.

Services to the University, Community and Profession

Supervising and promoting research and innovation activities, developing and

implementing policies and practices designed to improve research capacity and

performance, fostering activities designed to promote outputs of research nationally

and internationally and raising external funding to support research at the

University.

Recruiting new staff, liaising with senior stakeholders, financial officer and other

executives, managing cash flow and budgeting, monitoring compliance with laws

and regulations, and building alliances and partnerships with other organizations.

Serving as the institutional focal point for all The Research Council (TRC) funding

programs.

Worked for Ministry of Higher Education in evaluating some postgraduate

programs for some private universities/colleges in Oman.

Participated in developing the “SQU Investment Bylaws”.

Member of the University of Oman project task-force committees.

Member of the committee responsible to write SQU report submitted on annual

basis to His Majesty The Sultan.

Member of the University Council self-review committee.

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Member of the Academic Council self-review committee.

Member of two committees that developed solutions for the academic promotion

discontinuation problem.

Chaired the 1st Students Research Conference held at SQU on 10

th of April 2017.

Chairing the executive committee of the Research Management Conference which

will be held at SQU on 21-22 October 2019.

Chairing the executive committee of the 1st Students Research Conference which

will be held at SQU on 12th

of April 2019.

Member of the executive/program committees of the 8th

, 9th

, 10th

and 11th

editions

of the SPE EOR at OGWA Conferences held in Oman on 2012, 2014, 2016 and

2018.

Member of the SQU/British Petroleum (BP) joint committee which handles the BP

research grant.

Member of the SQU/Omantel joint committee which handles the Omantel research

grant.

Member of the joint SQU-Ministry of Oil and Gas Committee which aims to

strengthen the scientific research in oil and gas sectors in Oman.

Member of the executive committee and the technical program committee of the 1st

joint Iran/Oman symposium on EOR and chair of different sessions of the

conference, 20th

-21st May 2014, Muscat, Oman

Member of the technical program committee of the 7th

International Petroleum

Technology Conference (IPTC), 20-22 January 2014, Doha, Qatar

Member of the Sixth Jordan International Chemical Engineering Conference

Advisory Board, March 12-14, 2012, Amman, Jordan

Member of the Petroleum Development Oman-SQU Liaison Committee.

Organized jointly with PARTEX the following three workshops: (1) Reservoir

Characterization and Modeling, 24th

November 2010, Muscat, Oman, (2) Asset

Integrity, 19-20 November 2011, Muscat, Oman, & (3) Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery, 16th

April 2012, Muscat, Oman.

Member of the Petroleum Development Oman-SQU In-Country-Value Steering

Committee.

Conducted a Short Course on “Routine and Special Core Analysis” for Occidental

Oman Company, May 2010. The course was well received. It is now recommended

to be offered yearly.

Technically reviewed for Ministry of National Economy the report titled “Potential

for enhanced in situ and ex situ carbonation of peridotite in the Semail ophiolite of

Oman for CO2 capture and storage”, June 2010.

Participated in the four University Open Days held during the SQU Silver Jubilee

for the senior members of the different governmental bodies.

Organized jointly with Shell Development Oman on the 11th

of February 2014 the

workshop on “What might the World Look Like in 2100”.

Associate Editor of “The Journal of Engineering Research (TJER)” which is

envisaged as a refereed international publication of Sultan Qaboos University. The

TJER is indexed in Scopus.

Peer reviewer to The Research Council of Oman.

Associate editor and reviewer of number of international journals.

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Invited Lectures and Seminars (other than international conferences participation)

December 2006. EOR Processes (in-situ combustion, steam flooding, first and

multi-contact miscible gas processes & WAG injection) Applications in Omani

Fields. Presentation given to Kyushu University Petroleum Engineering Department

Faculty, Kyushu, Japan

December 2005. Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modeling of Gas

Injection Processes within Heterogeneous Porous Media. Presentation given to

Petroleum Development Oman EOR Team, Muscat, Oman

January 2007. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery. Presentation given to Petroleum

Development Oman New Technology (UCT) and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

May 2008. PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Ministry of Oil

and Gas representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams,

Muscat, Oman

May 2008. pH-Sensitive Polymers for Improving Reservoir Sweep and

Conformance Control Applications. Presentation given to Ministry of Oil and Gas

representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat,

Oman

May 2008. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Immiscible First- and

Multi-Contact Miscible Displacements within Heterogeneous Porous Media.

Presentation given to Ministry of Oil and Gas representatives, and Petroleum

Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

November 2009. PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Ministry

of Oil and Gas representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR

Teams, Muscat, Oman

April 2010. Research and service facilities housed at Petroleum and Chemical

Engineering Department. Presentation given to College of Engineering and College

of Science faculty members.

Feb 2011. PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Petroleum

Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

Jan 2012. Residual Oil Reduction via Injection of Biosurfactant, Chemical

Surfactant and Mixtures of both. Presentation given to Kuwait Institute for

Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait.

March 2013. Biodegrading and Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery. Presentation given

to Centre Wallon de Biologie Industrielle, University de Liege, Liège, Belgium.

Sept 2014. Microbial Permeability Profile Modification. Presentation given to the

Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.

October 2017. Mechanistic Study of the Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer EOR Process.

Presentation given to the Kazan Federal University, Institute of geology and

petroleum technologies, Kazan, Russia.

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C6. Scholarly Achievements

Total External & Internal Funds Obtained = US $ 12 million

Research Contracts (Total Budget Obtained: US $ 9.6 million)

Research Title: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Effect of

Heterogeneity on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible

Gas Injection (Phase-I)”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/06/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 50,000

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Commercially Available EOR and Stimulation Tools”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/06/02

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Budget: US $ 289,000

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Microbial Enhanced Oil recovery (Phase-I)”

Code: CR/SCI/BIOL/07/01

Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 130,000

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Effect of

Heterogeneity on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible

Gas Injection (Phase-II)”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/06/04

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 319,000

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “pH-Sensitive Polymers for Novel Improving Reservoir Sweep and

Conformance Control Applications”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/06/03

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 435,000

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

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Research Title: “Microbial Enhanced Oil recovery (Phase-II)”

Code: CR/SCI/BIOL/07/02

Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 993,500

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “PVT Measurements and Analysis”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/08/04

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi

Budget: US $ 1,007,578

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Reservoir Souring Mitigation and Sulfur Reducing Bacteria”

Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Budget: US $ 1.1 million

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Microbial Enhanced Oil recovery (Phase-III)”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/13/01

Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-

Bemani

Budget: US $ 996,500

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Multiphase Flow Improvement and Demulsification of Oilfield

Emulsions”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/13/02

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 368,000

Sponsor: SNF

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Low Salinity Water Flooding towards Improving Oil Recovery”

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary

Budget: US $ 184,800

Sponsor: Daleel Ptroleum

Status: Completed

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Research Title: “Daleel Stimulation Practices Evaluation and Possible Formation

Damage”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/14/02

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Hamoud Al-hadrami

Budget: US $ 121,000

Sponsor: Daleel Petroleum

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Technical Evaluation of different Production Chemicals”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/14/03

Principal Investigator: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-hashmi

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 147,000

Sponsor: Haya

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Low Salinity Water Flooding towards Improving the Oil

Recovery”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/14/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Peyman Pourfhsary

Budget: US $ 83,200

Sponsor: Daleel Petroleum

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Mechanistic Study of Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer EOR”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/15/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi

Budget: US $ 232,000

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Project Title: “Technical Evaluation of Production Chemicals”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/07/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 60,000

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Project Title: “Glass Temperature Measurements”

Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 170 (per sample per hour)

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

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Research Title: “Vapor Fraction Measurement at Line Condition for Mabrouk

Field”

Code: AS/ENG/PCED/10/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi

Budget: US $ 23,296

Sponsor: MODAL

Status: Completed

Project Title: “Formation Damage Services”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 180,212

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Project Title: “KCl Formation Damage Study”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/02

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 80,000

Sponsor: Oman Oil Exploration and Production L.L.C.

Status: Completed

Project Title: “Wellbore Damage (Skin) Measurements for Occidental Mukhaizna

Plugs”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/05

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 45,630

Sponsor: Occidental Oman

Status: Completed

Project Title: “Acid stimulation study on Safa oil field of Occidental Oman”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/06

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 24,960

Sponsor: Occidental Oman

Status: Completed

Project Title: “Formation Damage Control and Mitigation Services”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/03

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 132,600

Sponsor: MEDCO L.L.C.

Status: Completed

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Project Title: “Potential of using chemical surfactant and/or biosurfactant to

enhance oil recovery in Occidental heavy oil field”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/12/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 58,500

Sponsor: Occidental Oman

Status: Completed

Project Title: “Stimulation Study using Well Flow Chemicals”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/12/03

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 27,000

Sponsor: Well Flow International

Status: Completed

Project Title: “Tibr-1 Core flood Analysis-Water flooding Damage Study”

Code: CR/ENG/PCED/12/02

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 27,040

Sponsor: PDO

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Understanding of Three-Phase Flow During Water Alternating Gas

Injection and other EOR Techniques”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/07/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Co-Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 53,000

Sponsor: Shell Technology Oman (STO)

Status: Completed

Research Title: “Polymers’ Testing for Nimr EOR Project”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/18/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 162,000

Sponsor: SNF

Status: In progress

Research Title: “Experimental Investigation of Foam Injection in Harweel Field for

Conformance and Gas Mobility Control ”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/17/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Svetlana Rudyk

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 358,740

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Sponsor: PDO

Status: In progress

Research Title: “Sahma and Ramlat Oil Fields Assesment and Development”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/16/02

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Budget: US $ 896,480

Sponsor: Hydrocarbon Finder

Status: In progress

Research Title: “Assesment of Different EOR Techniques for Daleel Fields”

Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/17/02

Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 106,600

Sponsor: Daleel Petroleum

Status: In progress

Research Title: “Diatom Cultivation in Oman”

Investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Dr. Nalusamy Sivkmar

Budget: US $ 861,796

Sponsor: Oman Center for Marine Biotechnology

Status: Preliminary approval was obtained (awaiting contract signing)

External and Internal Grants (Total Budget: US $ 2.3 million)

His Majesty Grant: “Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery”

Code: SR/BIOL/01/08

Principal Investigator: Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, Prof. Saif Al-Barhy

Budget: US $ 234,000

Sponsor: SQU (His Majesty Grant)

Status: Completed

The Research Council Grant: “Bioremediation of Oil-Polluted Ecosystems in the

Sultanate of Oman”

Code: ORG/EBR/10/001

Principal Investigator: Dr. Raeid Abed

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Prof. Saif Al-Barhy, Dr. Sergey Dobretsov, Dr. Barry JUPP

Budget: US $ 346,000

Sponsor: The Research Council

Status: Completed

The Research Council Grant: “In-situ Catalytic Upgrading of Omani Heavy Crude

Oil during Steam Injection”

Code: ORG/EI/10/006

Principal Investigator: Dr. Baba Jibril

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Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigator: Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri

Budget: US $ 315,000

Sponsor: The Research Council

Status: Completed

The Research Council Grant: “A novel use of drag reducing polymers as flow

pattern modifiers in Oil/Water Flow”

Code: ORG/EI/11/007

Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi

Expected Budget: US $ 338,000

Sponsor: The Research Council

Status: Completed

The Research Council Grant: “Green Solvents for Desulfurization of diesel and Fuel

Oils”

Code: RC/ENG/PCED/12/002

Principal Investigator: Dr. Farouq Mjalli

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Budget: US $ 469,300

Sponsor: The Research Council

Status: Completed

The Research Council Grant: “CO2-Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure Estimation

for the Omani Oils”

Code: RC/ENG/PCED/13/001

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gholamreza Vakili

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigator: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani

Budget: US $ 530,000

Sponsor: The Research Council

Status: Completed

Internal Grant: “Drag Reducing Polymers for Two-Phase Oil/Water Flow”

Code: IG/ENG/PCE/07/01

Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi, Dr. Mahmood

Abdelgoad, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hasmi

Budget: US $ 10,400

Sponsor: SQU

Status: Completed

Internal Grant: “Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Pressure Drop and

Hold-up during Dual Continuous Oil-Water Flows”

Code: IG/ENG/PCED/11/02

Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi

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Budget: US $ 10,270

Sponsor: SQU

Status: Completed

Internal Grant: “Predictive Model to Predict Oil-Water Flow Characteristics with

Polymers”

Code: IG/ENG/PCED/11/03

Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi

Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi

Budget: US $ 10,000

Sponsor: SQU

Status: Completed

Laboratory and Research Facilities Establishment & Development

Led a team to establish PVT related services laboratory at Sultan Qaboos University

using external funds from oil industry.

Currently leading a team to establish together with SNF and Veolia a laboratory at

Sultan Qaboos University which will handle studies concerning the characterization

and chemical/mechanical demulsification of oilfield emulsions caused by the

injection of EOR chemicals.

I together with other colleagues established using external funds the following

laboratories/research facilities at SQU:

o State-of-the-art microbial enhanced oil recovery laboratory

o Multiphase flow loop laboratory

o Formation damage related services laboratory (upgrading)

o State-of-the-art reservoir souring evaluation and mitigation laboratory

o Chemical EOR injection research facility particularly for Alkaline-

Surfactant-Polymer injection and green solvents (deep eutectic solvents)

injection

o In-situ catalytic heavy oil upgrading of Omani crude laboratory

Principal Publications

Total number of publications is 195 (95 journal papers, 56 conference papers, 1 patent, 4

book chapters and 39 technical reports)

International Refereed Journal Papers

1. Abubakar, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Hashmi, A. R., Al-Ajmi, A. &

Eshrati, M. 2018. Effect of pipe diameter on horizontal oil-water flow before and after

addition of drag-reducing polymer part II: Holdup and slip ratio. Journal of Petroleum

Science and Engineering. 162, p. 143-149.

2. Ahmed, O. U., Mjalli, F. S., Talal, A. W., Al-Wahaibi, Y. & Al Nashef, I. M. 2018.

Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel using Modified Pyrollidinium and

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Phosphonium Based Ionic Liquid Solvents. Journal of Solution Chemistry. 47, 3, p.

468-483.

3. Gano, Z. S., Mjalli, F. S., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y. & Alnashef, I. M. 2017.

Desulfurization of liquid fuel via extraction with imidazole-containing deep eutectic

solvent. Green Processing and Synthesis. 6, 5, p. 511-521.

4. Al-Hashmi AR, Al-Wahaibi TK, Al-Wahaibi YM, Mjalli F, Al-Omairi R. 2017.

Transportation of heavy oils using polymer-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions. Journal of

Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology 7 (3), 881-890.

5. Al-Sayegh A, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Bahry S, Elshafie A, Al-Bemani A, Joshi S. 2017.

Enhanced Oil Recovery using Biotransformation Technique on Heavy Crude Oil.

International Journal of GEOMATE, 13 (36), 75-79.

6. Abubakar A, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi A.R, Al-Ajmi A, Eshrati M.

2017. Effect of pipe diameter on horizontal oil-water flow before and after addition of

drag-reducing polymer part I: Flow patterns and pressure gradients. Journal of

Petroleum Science and Engineering, 153, 12-22.

7. Eshrati M, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi A.R, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Ajmi A. 2017.

Experimental study of drag reduction of polymer-polymer mixtures in horizontal

dispersed oil-water flow. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 83, 169-176.

8. Abubakar A, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi AR, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Ajmi A. 2017. Effect of

pipe inclination on holdups/velocity ratios of oil-water flow without and with addition

of drag-reducing polymer. International Journal of Multiphase Flow 89, 359-374.

9. Zarghami S, Boukadi F, Al-Wahaibi Y. 2017. Diffusion of carbon dioxide in formation

water as a result of CO2 enhanced oil recovery and CO2 sequestration. Journal of

Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology 7 (1), 161-168.

10. Shibulal B, Al-Bahry SN, Al-Wahaibi YM, Elshafie AE, Al-Bemani AS, Joshi SJ.

2017. The potential of indigenous Paenibacillus Ehimensis BS1 for recovering heavy

crude oil by biotransformation to light fractions. PloS one 12 (2), e0171432.

11. Abubakar A, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi AA, Al-Ajmi A, Eshrati M.

2017. Effect of Water-Soluble Drag-Reducing Polymer on Flow Patterns and Pressure

Gradients of Oil/Water Flow in Horizontal and Upward-Inclined Pipes. SPE Journal 22

(01), 339-352.

12. Al-Wahaibi T, Abubakar A, Al-Hashmi AR, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Ajmi A. 2017. Energy

analysis of oil-water flow with drag-reducing polymer in different pipe inclinations and

diameters. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 149, 315-321.

13. Mohsenzadeh A, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Hajri R, Jibril B, Mosavat N. 2017. Sequential deep

eutectic solvent and steam injection for enhanced heavy oil recovery and in-situ

upgrading. Fuel 187, 417-428.

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14. Abubakar A, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi AR, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Ajmi A, Eshrati M.

2016. Empirical correlation for predicting pressure gradients of oil-water flow with

drag-reducing polymer. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 79, 275-282.

15. Ahmad W, Vakili-Nezhaad G, Al-Bemani AS, Al-Wahaibi Y. 2016. Experimental

Determination of Minimum Miscibility Pressure. Procedia Engineering, 148, 1191-

1198.

16. Al-Khayari MR, Al-Ajmi AM, Al-Wahaibi Y. 2016. Probabilistic Approach in

Wellbore Stability Analysis during Drilling. Journal of Petroleum Engineering. Vol

2016, 1-13.

17. Ahmad W, Vakili-Nezhaad G, Al-Bemani AS, Al-Wahaibi Y. 2016. Uniqueness,

repeatability analysis and comparative evaluation of experimentally determined MMPs.

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 147, 218-227.

18. Mohsenzadeh A, Escrochi M, Afraz MV, Karimi GH, Al-Wahaibi Y, Ayatollahi Sh.

2016. Non-hydrocarbon gas injection followed by steam–gas co-injection for heavy oil

recovery enhancement from fractured carbonate reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum

Science and Engineering. 144, 121-130.

19. Ahmed OU, Mjalli FS, Hadj-Kali MK, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Wahaibi Y. 2016.

Measurements and prediction of ternary liquid–liquid equilibria for mixtures of IL+

sulfur compound+ hexadecane. Fluid Phase Equilibria 421, 16-23.

20. Al-Rujaibi, Y. Al-Wahaibi, P. Pourafshary, R. Al-Hajri, N. Mosavat, 2016, “Simulation

study of wettability alteration by deep eutectic solvent injection as an EOR agent for

heavy oil reservoirs”, J. of Pet Sci and Eng., Volume 144, Pages 66–75.

21. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Hamoud Al-Hadrami, Saif Al-Bahry, Abdulkadir Elshafie, Ali Al-

Bemani, Sanket Joshi, 2016, “Injection of biosurfactant and chemical surfactant

following hot water injection to enhance heavy oil recovery, J. of Pet Sci, Volume 13,

Issue 1, pp 100–109.

22. Saif N. Al-Bahry, Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi, Balqees Al-Hinai, Sanket J. Joshi,

Abdulkader E. Elshafie, Ali S. Al-Bemani, Jamal Al-Sabahi. 2016. Potential in heavy

oil biodegradation via enrichment of spore forming bacterial consortia. Journal of

Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp 787-799.

23. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Hashmi, A., Joshi, S.J., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Elshafie, A.E., Al-

Bemani, A.S. 2016. Potential of coastal water bacteria for oil spill bioremediation.

IJAAEE. 3, 154-156.

24. Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Shibulal, B.S., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Joshi, S.J., Al-

Bemani, A.S. 2016. Bioremediation potential of Bacillus licheniformis in heavy crude

oil polluted soil. IJACEBS. 3, 44-45.

25. Al-Sayegh, A., Al-Wahaibi Y.M., Al-Bahry S.N., Elshafie A., Al-Bemani A.S., Joshi

S.J. 2016. Bioremediation of heavy crude oil contamination: an overview. The Open

Biotechnology Journal. 10, 301-311.

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26. Joshi S.J., Al-Wahaibi Y.M., Al-Bahry S.N., Elshafie A., Bemani A.S., Al-Bahri A.,

Al-Mandhari M. S. 2016. Production, characterization and application of Bacillus

licheniformis W16 biosurfactant in enhancing oil recovery. Frontiers in Microbiology.

7, 1-14.

27. Eshrati, M., Al-Hashmi, A. R., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A. &

Abubakar, A. 2015. Drag reduction using high molecular weight polyacrylamides

during multiphase flow of oil and water: A parametric study. Journal of Petroleum

Science and Engineering. 135, p. 403-409.

28. Abubakar, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Hashmi, A., Al-Ajmi, A., Eshrati,

M. 2015. Effect of low interfacial tension on flow patterns, pressure gradients and

holdups of medium-viscosity oil/water flow in horizontal pipe. Experimental Thermal

and Fluid Science. 68, pp. 58-67.

29. Abubakar, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Hashmi, A.R., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Eshrati,

M. 2015. Influence of drag-reducing polymer on flow patterns, drag reduction and slip

velocity ratio of oil-water flow in horizontal pipe. International Journal of Multiphase

Flow. 73, pp. 1-10.

30. Mohsenzadeh, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hajri, R., Jibril, B., Joshi, S. & Pracejus, B.

Investigation of formation damage by Deep Eutectic Solvents as new EOR agents.

2015. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 129, p. 130-136.

31. Al-Sayegh, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A. & Joshi, S.

2015. Microbial enhanced heavy crude oil recovery through biodegradation using

bacterial isolates from an Omani oil field. Microbial Cell Factories Journal. 14, 1, 141.

32. Shuwa, S. M., Al-Hajri, R. S., Jibril, B. Y. & Al-Waheibi, Y. M. 2015. Novel deep

eutectic solvent-dissolved molybdenum oxide catalyst for the upgrading of heavy crude

oil. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 54, 14, p. 3589-3601.

33. A Mohsenzadeh, Y Al-Wahaibi, B Jibril, R Al-Hajri, 2015, The Novel Use of Deep

Eutectic Solvents for Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery, Journal of Petroleum Science and

Engineering. 130, p. 6-15.

34. Abubakar, A., Al-Hashmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., M.

Eshrati. 2015, “Performance of a drag-reducing polymer inhorizontal and downward-

inclined oil–water flow”. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, volume 104,

December 2015, 237–246.

35. Abdulkadir E. Elshafie, Sanket J. Joshi, Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi, Ali S. Al-Bemani, Saif

N. Al-Bahry, Dua'a Al-Maqbali, Ibrahim M. Banat, 2015. “Sophorolipids production by

Candida bombicola ATCC 22214 and its potential application in microbial enhanced oil

recovery”, Frontiers in Microbiology Journal, 6:1324.

36. A Mohsenzadeh, Y Al-Wahaibi, R Al-Hajri, B Jibril, 2015. “Effects of concentration,

salinity and injection scenario of Ionic Liquids analogue in heavy oil recovery

enhancement”. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 133, Pages

114–122.

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37. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hashmi, A. Mjalli, F., Al-Hatmi, S. 2015.

“Experimental investigation on the effects of various parameters on viscosity reduction

of heavy crude by oil-water emulsion”. Petroleum Scince Journal, Issue 1, 12:170-176.

38. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Hajri, R., Yusuf, N., Olawale, A.,

Mohammed, A. 2014. Experimental Investigation on Flow Patterns and Pressure

Gradient Through Two Pipe Diameters in Horizontal Oil-Water Flows. Petroleum

Science and Engineering, Volume 122, Pages 266–273.

39. Omar U. Ahmed, Farouq, S. Mjalli, Ashish Gujarathi, Talal, Al-Wahaibi, Yahya Al-

Wahaibi, Inas M. AlNashef, Feasibility of Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquids as

Solvents for Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels. 2015. Journal of Fluid Phase

Equilibria, 401, pp. 102-109.

40. Abubakar, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hashmi, A., Al-Ajmi, A., 2014.

Roles of Drag Reducing Polymers in Single- and Multi-phase Flows. Chemical

Engineering Research and Design, Volume 92, Issue 11, Pages 2153–2181.

41. Gano, Z. S.; Farouq, S. Mjalli, Talal, Al-Wahaibi , Yahya Al-Wahaibi, The Novel

Application of Hydrated Metal Halide (SnCl2.2H2O) - based Deep Eutectic Solvent for

the Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels, International Journal of Chemical

Engineering and Applications, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 367-371.

42. Omar U. Ahmed, Farouq, S. Mjalli, Talal, Al-Wahaibi, Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Inas M.

AlNashef, Stability of Superoxide Ion in Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquids, Journal of

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research , 2015, 54 (7), pp. 2074-2080.

43. Souayeh, Maissa; Al-Waheibi, Yahya; Al-Bahry, Saif; Elshafie, Abdulkadir; Al-

Bemani, Ali; Joshi, Sanket; Al-Hashmi, Abdul-Aziz; Al-Mandhari, Musallam. 2014.

Optimization of low-concentration Bacillus subtilis strain biosurfactant toward

microbial enhanced oil recovery. Energy & Fuels, 28 (9), pp 5606–5611.

44. Omar U. Ahmed, Farouq, S. Mjalli, Talal, Al-Wahaibi, Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Inas M.

AlNashef, Optimum Performance of Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels using

Phosphonium and Pyrrolidinium-Based Ionic Liquids, Journal of The Industrial &

Engineering Chemistry, 2015, 54 (25), pp. 6540-6550.

45. S.M. Shuwa, B.Y. Jibril, Y.M. Al-Wahaibi, R.S. Al-Hajri. 2015. Heavy-Oil-Recovery

Enhancement With Choline Chloride/Ethylene Glycol-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent.

SPE Journal, Issue 1, 20:79-87.

46. Zaharaddeen S. Gano; Farouq, S. Mjalli; Talal, Al-Wahaibi; Yahya Al-Wahaibi; Inas

M. AlNashef, Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel with FeCl3-based Deep

Eutectic Solvents: Experimental Design and Optimization by Central-Composite

Design, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 2015, 93, pp.

10-20.

47. Hayyan, A., Mjalli, F. S., Hashim, M. A., Hayyan, M., Alnashef, I. M., Al-Wahaibi, T.

& Al-Wahaibi, Y. M. 2014. A solid organic acid catalyst for the pretreatment of low-

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grade crude palm Oil and biodiesel production. International Journal of Green Energy.

11, 2, p. 129-140.

48. Abubakar, A., Al-Hashmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Eshrati,

2014. Parameters of Drag Reducing Polymers and Drag Reduction Performance in

Single-Phase Water Flow. Advances in Mechanical Engineering Journal. 2014, 202073.

49. Habibi, A., Heidari, M., Al-Hadrami, H., Al-Ajmi,A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. and Ayatollahi,

S, 2014. Effect of Nano fluid Treatment on Water Sensitive Formation to Investigate

Water Shock Phenomenon, An Experimental Study. Journal of Dispersion Science and

Technology, Volume 35, Issue 7, pp. 889-897.

50. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Joshi, S., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Shibulal, B. 2014.

Biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis B30 and its application in enhancing oil

recovery. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 114, 324-333.

51. Hayyan, A., Mjalli, F., Ali Hashim, M., Hayyan, M., AlNashef, I., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-

Wahaibi, Y., 2014. A Solid Organic Acid Catalyst for the Pre-treatment of Low Grade

Crude Palm Oil and Biodiesel Production. International Journal of Green Energy, 11

(2), 129-140.

52. Shibulal, B., Al-Bahry, S., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S. 2014.

Microbial enhanced heavy oil recovery by the aid of inhabitant spore-forming bacteria:

an insight review. The Scientific World Journal. 2014, 1-12.

53. Al-Balushi, M., Mjalli, F.S., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hashmi, A.A., 2014.

Parametric study to develop an empirical correlation for undersaturated crude oil

viscosity based on the minimum measured input parameters. Fuel, 119, 111-119.

54. Farouq, S. Mjalli, Omar U. Ahmed, Talal, Al-Wahaibi, Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Inas M.

AlNashef, 2014. Deep Oxidative Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels, Reviews in Chemical

Engineering, 30 (4), 337-378.

55. Gano, Z.S., Mjalli, F.S., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Alnashef, I.M., 2014.

Solubility of thiophene and dibenzothiophene in anhydrous FeCl3- and ZnCl2-based

deep eutectic solvents. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 53 (16), 6815-

6823.

56. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Yusuf, N., Al-Hashmi, A.R., Olawale,

A.S., Mohammed, I.A, 2013. Experimental investigation on the performance of drag

reducing polymers through two pipe diameters in horizontal oil-water flows. Exp.

Therm. Fluid Sci., 50, 139-146.

57. Al-Shaaibi, S., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2013. Three Dimensional Modeling for

Predicting Sand Production. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 109,

pp. 348-363.

58. Jibril, B.Y., Atta, A.Y., Al-Waheibi, Y.M., Al-Waheibi, T.K., 2013. Effect of copper

loadings on product selectivities in microwave-enhanced degradation of phenol on

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alumina-supported copper oxides. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 19

(6), 1800-1804.

59. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, I. M. AlNashef, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, T. Al-Wahaibi, and

M. A. Hashim, “Glucose-based Deep Eutectic Solvent: Physical Properties”, Journal of

Molecular Liquids, vol.178, pp.137–141, 2013.

60. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Elshafie, A.K., Al-Bemani, A.S., Joshi S. J., Al-

Makhmari, H., Al- Sulaimani, H. 2013. Biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis

B20 using date molasses and its application in enhanced oil recovery. International

Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 81, 141-146.

61. S. N. Al-Bahry, A. E. Elshafie, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, A. S. Al-Bemani, S. J. Joshi, R. A.

Al-Maaini, W. J. Al-Alawi, Y. Sugai, M. Al- Mandhari. 2013. Microbial Consortia in

Oman Oil Fields: A Possible Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol.

23(1): 106-117.

62. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-Lawati, A.

2013. Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/ biopolymer producing spore

forming bacteria from oil contaminated sites and oil field of Oman. Procedia APCBEES

Journal, 5, 242-246.

63. Elshafie, A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-Maini, R.,

Al-Alawi, W., Al-Mandhari, M. 2013. Bacterial diversity of Omani oil wells using

culture dependant and independent techniques. Procedia APCBEES Journal, 5, 247–

252.

64. Al-Hattali, R., Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie A., Al- Bemani

A., Joshi, S.J. 2013. Fractured carbonate reservoirs sweep efficiency improvement

using microbial biomass. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 112, 178-184.

65. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Abdel-Goad, M., 2012. Geochemical characterization

of omani sandstone cores-analysis of change in ph and rock mineral constituents

concentrations. Petroleum and Coal Journal, 54 (3), 260-270.

66. Al-Wahaibi, T., Yusuf, N., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., 2012. Experimental Study on

the Transition between Stratified and Non-stratified Horizontal Oil-Water flow. Int J

Multiphase flow, 38, 126-135.

67. Yusuf, N., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Hashmi, A., Olawale, A.,

Mohammed, A., 2012. Experimental Study on the Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer on

Flow Patterns and Drag Reduction in a Horizontal Oil-Water Flow. International

Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 37:74-80.

68. Habibi, A., Ahmadi, M., Pourafshary, P., Ayatoallahi, S. Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2013.

Reduction of Fines Migration by Nanofluids Injection: An Experimental Study. SPE

Journal, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 309 - 318

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69. Masihi, M., Sobhani, M., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T. 2012. A

physically-based three dimensional fracture network modeling technique. Journal of

Scientia Iranica, 19(3):594–604

70. Habibi, A., Heidari, M., Al-Hadrami, H., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Ayatoallahi, S.

2012. Effect of Nanofluid Injection on Fines Mitigation to Remediate Formation

Damage: A Microscopic View. Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research, 7:1–5

71. Abdel-Goad, M., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Shurji, H., 2012. Use of a Novel

pH-Triggered Polymer-Gel System for Optimal Mobility Control Applications. E-

polymers Journal, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 428–440

72. Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi,

S. and Ayatollahi, S. 2012. Residual oil recovery via injection of biosurfactant,

chemical surfactant and mixtures of both under reservoir condition: Induced Wettability

and Interfacial Tension Effects. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 15:210-217.

73. Yusuf, N., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Ajmi, A., Olawale, A., Mohammed, I,

2012. Effect of Oil Viscosity on the Flow Structure and Pressure Gradient in Horizontal

Oil-Water Flow. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 90(8):1019-1030.

74. A.Y. Atta, B.Y. Jibril, T.K. Al-Wahaibi, Y.M. Al-Wahaibi. 2012. “Microwave-

enhanced catalytic degradation of 2-nitrophenol on alumina-supported copper oxides”,

Catalysis Communications Journal, 26, 112–116.

75. Adeeb Hayyan, Farouq Mjalli, Inas AlNashef, Talal Al-Wahaibi, Yahya Al-Wahaibi,

Mohd Ali Hashim. 2012. “Fruit Sugar-based Deep Eutectic Solvents and their Physical

Properties”, Thermochimica Acta Journal, 541, 70– 75.

76. Karimi, M., Mahmoodi, M., Niazib, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Ayatollahi, S. 2012.

‘Investigating wettability alteration during MEOR process, A micro/macro scale

analysis’, Journal of Colloid and Surface Science-B, Volume 95, Pages 129–136.

77. Ghosh, B., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hadrami, H., Boukadi, F. 2012.

‘Development of a novel chemical water shut-off method for fractured reservoirs: Part-

I: Laboratory development and verification through core-flow experiments’, Journal of

Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volumes 96–97, Pages 176–184.

78. Ahmadzadeh, P., Masihi, M., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y.

‘Experimental study of the effects of IFT and hysteresis on resistivity and capillary

pressure of Carbonate rocks’, Journal of Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization,

and Environmental Effects, 37 (12), 1346-1353.

79. Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S.,

and Zargari, S. 2011. ‘Optimization and Partial Characterization of Biosurfactants

Produced by Bacillus Species and Their Potential for Ex-Situ Enhanced Oil Recovery’,

SPE Journal, 16 (3), 672-682.

80. Al-Sulaimani, H., Joshi, S., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A.

2011. ‘Microbial biotechnology for enhancing oil recovery: Current developments and

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future prospects’, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Journal, 1(2):

147-158

81. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hadrami, A. 2011. ‘The influence of high permeability lenses on

immiscible, first- and multi-contact miscible gas injection’, Journal of Petroleum

Science and Engineering, Volume 77, Issues 3-4, Pages 313-325.

82. Alkindi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A. 2011. ‘Experimental and Numerical

Investigations into Oil-Drainage Rates during Vapor Extraction of Heavy Oils’, SPE

Journal, 16 (2): 343-357.

83. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Abdel-Goad, M. 2011. ‘Characterization of pH-

sensitive Polymer Microgel Transport in Porous Media for Improving Oil Recovery’,

Journal of Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects,

Volume 33, Issue 11, pp 1048-1057.

84. Al-Kindi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Branko B., Muggeridge, A. 2011. ‘Investigation of

Longitudinal and Transverse Dispersion in Stable Displacements with a High Viscosity

and Density Contrast between the Fluids’, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, V: 120-

121, pp 170-183.

85. Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2010. ‘First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas Injection within

Channeling Heterogeneity System’, Energy Fuels Journal, 24 (3), pp 1813–1821.

86. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Shuraiqi, H., Al-Maamari, F. 2010. ‘Slug Water Alternating Gas

Flow Processes Behavior in the Vicinity of Discontinuous Shales’, Journal of Petroleum

Science and Technology, 28:5, 515-524.

87. Al-Maamari, F., Al-Shuraiqi, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2010. ‘Experimental and Numerical

Studies of Discontinuous Shale Effects on First-contact Miscible Water Alternating Gas

Injection’, Journal of Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental

Effects, 32: 6, 567-575.

88. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Bahry, S., Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Mandhari, M.,

Ghosh, B. 2009. ‘Microbial Technology Applications in Wellbore Stimulation and Oil

Recovery Enhancement: A Review’, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal

Technology, 2:4, 315-330.

89. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. 2009. ‘Gas-Oil Non-Equilibrium in

Multicontact Miscible Displacements within Homogeneous Porous Media’, Journal of

Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol: 68, Pages: 71 - 80, ISSN: 0920-4105.

90. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. 2009. ‘A Numerical Study on the Effect

of Cross-Bedding Heterogeneity Geometry on Oil Recovery via Condensing and

Vaporizing Gas Drive Processes’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, Vol:

27:14, ISSN: 1091-6466, Pages: 1604 - 1620.

91. Alkindi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A. 2008. ‘Physical Properties (Density,

Excess Molar Volume, Viscosity, Surface Tension, and Refractive Index) of Ethanol

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plus Glycerol’, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol: 53, ISSN: 0021-9568,

Pages: 2793 - 2796.

92. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. 2007. ‘Experimental and Numerical

Studies of Gas/Oil Multicontact Miscible Displacements in Homogeneous and

Crossbedded Porous Media’, SPE Journal, Vol: 12, ISSN: 1086-055X, Pages: 62 - 76.

93. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Grattoni, C., Muggeridge, A. 2007. ‘Physical Properties (Density,

Viscosity, Surface Tension, Interfacial Tension, and Contact Angle) of the System

Isopropyl Alcohol plus Cyclohexene plus Water’, Journal of Chemical and Engineering

Data, Vol: 52, ISSN: 0021-9568, Pages: 548 - 552.

94. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Grattoni, C., Muggeridge, A. 2006. ‘Drainage and Imbibition Relative

Permeabilities at Near Miscible Conditions’, Journal of Petroleum Science and

Engineering, Vol: 53, ISSN: 0920-4105, Pages: 239 - 253.

95. Boukadi, F., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2000. ‘Horizontal Well Length

Optimization for a South Oman Field’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology,

Vol: 18, pp. 121-140.

International Conference Papers

1. Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Hashmi A.R, Joshi S, Mosavat N, Rudyk S, Al-Khamisi S, Al-

Kharusi T, Al-Sulaimani H. 2017. Mechanistic Study of Surfactant/Polymer Adsorption

and Its Effect on Surface Morphology and Wettability. SPE-185327-MS, SPE Oil and

Gas India Conference and Exhibition, 4–6 April, Mumbai, India.

2. Elshafie A, Joshi SJ, Al-Wahaibi YM, Al-Bahry SN, Al-Bemani AS, Al-Hashmi AR,

Al-Mandhari MS. 2017. Isolation and characterization of biopolymer producing Omani

Aureobasidium pullulans strains and its potential applications in microbial enhanced oil

recovery. SPE-185326-MS, SPE Oil and Gas India Conference and Exhibition, 4–6

April, Mumbai, India.

3. Ahmad W, Vakili-Nezhjaad G, Al-Bemani A, Al-Wahaibi Y. 2017. An Experimental

Technique for Measuring Minimum Miscibility Pressure. ICTEA: International

Conference on Thermal Engineering, 25-28 April, Istanbul, Turkey.

4. Al-Nassri E, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Hashmi AAR. 2017. An Evaluation of

the Performance of Mixture Viscosity Correlations on the Prediction of Pressure Drop

in Horizontal dispersed Oil-Water Flow. ICTEA: International Conference on Thermal

Engineering, 25-28 April, Istanbul, Turkey.

5. Mosavat N, Mohsenzadeh A, Al-Wahaibi Y. 2016. Estimating Oil/Water Relative

Permeability at SAGD Steam Chamber Edge. SPE-184132-MS, SPE Heavy Oil

Conference and Exhibition, 6-8 December, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

6. Yegane MM, Bashtani F, Tahmasebi A, Ayatollahi S, Al-Wahaibi YM. 2016.

Comparing Different Scenarios for Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery in Fractured

Reservoirs Using Hybrid (Solar-Gas) Steam Generators, A Simulation Study. SPE-

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180101-MS, SPE Europec featured at 78th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, 30 May-

2 June, Vienna, Austria.

7. Mohsenzadeh A, Pourafshary P, Al-Wahaibi Y. 2016. Oil Recovery Enhancement in

Carbonate Reservoirs via Low Saline Water Flooding in Presence of Low

Concentration Active Ions; A Case Study. SPE-179767-MS, SPE EOR Conference at

Oil and Gas West Asia, 21-23 March, Muscat, Oman.

8. Abubakar, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Hashmi, A. R., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Eshrati,

M. (2015). Effect of Drag-Reducing Polymer on Pressure Gradients of Dispersed Oil-

Water Flow in Horizontal and Inclined Pipes. 17th International Conference on

Multiphase Technology, NOVOTEL Montfleury, Cannes, France, 10th - 12th June,

2015.

9. Abubakar, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Hashmi, A. R., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Eshrati,

M. (2015). Influence of Drag-Reducing Polymer on Holdup/Slip Ratio of Oil-Water

Flow in Horizontal and Inclined Pipes. 13th International Symposium on Fluid Control,

Measurement and Visualization, Doha, Qatar, 15th

– 18th

November, 2015.

10. Mohsenzadeh, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hajri, R., Jibril, B., Joshi, S. & Pracejus, B.

Investigation of formation damage by deep eutectic solvents as a new EOR agents.

2015. SPE-174257-MS. SPE European Formation Damage Conference and Exhibition,

3-5 June, Budapest, Hungary.

11. Al Matroushi, M., Pourafshary, P. & Al Wahaibi, Y. 2015. Possibility of Nanofluid/Gas

alternating injection as an EOR method in an oil field. SPE-177434-MS. Abu Dhabi

International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, 9-12 November, Abu Dhabi, UAE

12. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Hamoud Al-Hadrami, Saif Al-Bahry, Abdulkadir Elshafie, Ali Al-

Bemani, Sanket Joshi, 2013. Residual oil recovery via injection of biosurfactant and

chemical surfactant following hot water injection in middle east heavy oil field, SPE

Heavy Oil Conference, 11-13 June, Calgary, Canada.

13. Joshi S.J., Al-Wahaibi Y.M., Al-Bahry S.N., Elshafie A., Al-Bemani A.S., Al-Hashmi

A., Samuel P. Sassi M., Al-Farsi H., Al-Mandhari M.S. 2016. Production and

application of schizophyllan in microbial enhanced heavy oil recovery. SPE-179775-

MS, SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, 21-23 March, Muscat, Oman.

14. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie A.E., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S.J., Al-Bahri,

A. (2013). Application of molecular biology methods in identifying biosurfactant spore

forming producers for oil recovery enhancement. International Symposium on Applied

and Molecular Biology in Oil System-4. ISMOS-4. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

15. Gano, Z. S.; Farouq, S. Mjalli, Talal, Al-Wahaibi , Yahya Al-Wahaibi, The Novel

Application of Hydrated Metal Halide (SnCl2.2H2O) - based Deep Eutectic Solvent for

the Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels, 5th International Conference on

Chemistry and Chemical Process, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, 14 - 15 February 2015.

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16. I Al-Weheibi, R Al-Hajri, Y Al-Wahaibi, B Jibril, A Mohsenzadeh, Oil Recovery

Enhancement in Middle East Heavy Oil Field using Malonic Acid based Deep Eutectic

Solvent, 2015, SPE-172592-MS, presented at the SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and

Conference, 8-11 March, Manama, Bahrain.

17. Omar U. Ahmed, Farouq, S. Mjalli, Talal, Al-Wahaibi , Yahya Al-Wahaibi Inas M.

AlNashef. 2015. Effect of Anion on the Stability of Superoxide Ion in Phosphonium-

Based Ionic Liquids. The 6th International Congress on Ionic Liquids (COIL-6), Korea,

June 16-20.

18. A Mohsenzadeh, Y Al-Wahaibi, B Jibril, R Al-Hajri. 2014. The Novel Use of Deep

Eutectic Solvents for Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery. SPE-169730-MS. Presented at

the SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, 31 March-2 April, Muscat, Oman.

19. Souayeh, M., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-

Hashmi, A. & Al-Mandhari, M. 2014. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery at High

Salinities using Biosurfactant at lower concentrations. SPE-169676-MS. Presented at

the SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, 31 March-2 April, Muscat, Oman.

20. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Hashmi, A. ‘Effect of Polymer

Molecular Weight on the Performance of Drag Reducing Polymer on Oil-Water Flow in

Pipelines’, Presented at the 2nd International Renewable Energy and Environment

Conference (IREEC-2013), Malaysia, July 04-07, 2013.

21. B. Al-Busaidi, T. Al-Wahaibi, Y. Al-Wahaibi, Farouq S. Mjalli, An evaluation of the

performance of existing oil-water flow models for predicting pressure gradient in

horizontal pipeline , International Conference on Mechanics and Fluid Engineering

(ICMFE- 2013), Bangkok, Thailand, June 29-30, 2013.

22. Y. Al-Wahaibi, M. Al-Balushi, T. Al-Wahaibi, A. Al-Hashmi, Farouq S. Mjalli,

Undersaturated Oil Viscosity Correlation for Omani Crude Oils viscosity prediction,

IREEC 2013, 4-6 July, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2013.

23. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-Lawati, A.

Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/ biopolymer producing spore forming

bacteria from oil contaminated sites and oil field of Oman. ICESD 2013: January 19-20,

Dubai, UAE.

24. Elshafie, A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-Maini, R.,

Al-Alawi, W., Al-Mandhari, M. Bacterial diversity of Omani oil wells using culture

dependant and independent techniques. ICESD 2013: January 19-20, Dubai, UAE.

25. Mohsenzadeh, A., Escrochi, M., Afraz, M., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Ayatollahi, S. 2012.

Experimental Investigation of Heavy Oil Recovery from Fractured Reservoirs by

Secondary Steam-Gas Assisted Gravity Drainage. SPE 157202, SPE Heavy Oil

Conference, Canada, Calgary, 12-14 June 2012.

26. Habibi, A., Al-Hadrami, H., Al-ajmi, A., Al-wahaibi, Y., Ayatollahi, S. Effect of MgO

Nanofluid Injection into Water Sensitive Formation to Prevent the Water Shock

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Permeability Impairment. SPE 157106, SPE International Oilfield Nanotechnology

Conference, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 12-14 June 2012

27. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A. ‘Pressure Gradient in Horizontal Oil-

Water Flow’, Presented at the 3rd

International Conference on Production, Energy and

Reliability , Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, June 11-14, 2012.

28. N. Yusuf, T. Al-Wahaibi, Al-Wahaibi, Y., A. Al-Ajmi, A. Al-Hashmi, A.S. Olawale, I.

A. Mohammed. ‘Comparison on the Efficicency of Two Drag Reducing Polymers in

Horizontal Oil-Water Flow’, Presented at International Symposium on Multiphase flow

and Transport Phenomena, Agadir, Morocco, April 22-25, 2012.

29. Al-Hattali, R., Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-

Bemani, A., Joshi, S. ‘Improving Sweep Efficiency in Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs

by Microbial Biomass’, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West

Asia, Muscat, Oman, 16–18 April 2012.

30. Al-Bahry, S.N.; Elashafie, A. E.; Al-Wahaibi, Y. M., Al-Bemani, A. S.; Joshi, S. J. Al-

Lawati, A. 2012. Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/biopolymer producing

spore forming bacteria from oil contaminated sites and oil field of Oman. APCBEES

Procedia, UAE, Dubai, 21-23 Jan 2012.

31. Elshafie; A.E.; Al-Bahry, S.N.; Al-Wahaibi, Y.M.; Al-Bemani, A.S.; Joshi, S.J.; Al-

Maini, R.; Al-Alawi, W.; Al-Mandhari, M. 2012. Bacterial diversity study of Omani oil

wells using culture dependent and independent methods. APCBEES Procedia, UAE,

Dubai, 21-23 Jan 2012.

32. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, N. M. AlNashef, T. Al-Wahaibi, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, M.

A. Hashim, Physical Properties of Fructose-based Deep Eutectic Solvents, International

Conference on Innovation, Management and Technology Research, 21-22 May 2012

Malaca, Malaysia.

33. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, M. E.S. Mirghani, M. A. Hashim, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, T.

Al-Wahaibi, M. Hayyan, Methanesulfonic Acid as a Catalyst for Treatment of Crude

Palm with High Free Fatty Acid. 2nd International Conference on Process Engineering

and Advanced Materials (ICPEAM2012). 12-14 June 2012 KL, Malaysia.

34. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, M. E.S. Mirghani, M. A. Hashim, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, T.

Al-Wahaibi, M. Hayyan, Pre-treatment of Acidic Crude Palm Oil Using Strong and

Weak Acids, 103rd American oil Chemist’s Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting & Expo

April 29 - May 2, 2012. Long beach California.

35. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, M. A. Hashim, M. Hayyan, T. Al-Wahaibi, Y. M. Al-

Wahaibi, N. M. AlNashef, Esterification of Acidic Crude Palm Oil Using

Ethanesulfonic Acid. Internationnal Conference on Global Sustainability and Chemical

Engineering, CAC-07 (2012).

36. Nurdeen, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Hashmi, A., Olawale,

A., Mohammed, I. ‘Effect of Pipe Diameter on the Efficiency of Drag Reducing

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Polymer in Horizontal Oil-Water Flows’, Presented at the 15th

International Conference

on Multiphase Production Technology, Cannes, France, 15 – 17 June, 2011.

37. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Al-Bemani, A., Elshafie, A., Al-Sulimani, H., Joshi, S.

‘Effects of Bacillus subtilis Biosurfactant on Surface Properties, Wettability Alteration

and Surfactant Adsorption on Sandstone Rocks’, The 3rd

International Symposium on

Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems, June 13-15, 2011,

Calgary, Alberta Canada.

38. Al-Bahry, S., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bemani, A., Elshafie, A., Al-Sulimani, H., Joshi, S.

‘Experimental Investigation of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Effectiveness in

Omani Oil Field’, The 3rd

International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and

Molecular Biology in Oil Systems, June 13-15, 2011, Calgary, Alberta Canada.

39. Al‑Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al‑Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S.

‘Studies of Wettability Alteration and Adsorption on Surfaces and Sandstone Rocks by

Biosurfactant Produced by Bacillus subtilis’, Presented at the 1st International

Symposium on Colloids and Materials, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-11 May, 2011.

40. Al-Bahry, S., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Elshafie, A., Al-Sulimani, H., Al-Muaini,

R., Al-Alawi, W., and Joshi, S. ‘Bacillus Licheniformis and B. Subtilis Isolates for

Meor Application in Oman’, The 1st Annual World Congress of Petroleum

Microbiology (WCP) 2010, Dalian, China, 25-27 July, 2010.

41. Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bemani, A, Al-Bahry, S, Sugai, Y, Al-Sulaimani, H.

Al-Maani, R, Al-Alawi, W, and Joshi, S. ‘Microbial consortia isolated from Oman Oil

fields’, The 1st Annual World Congress of Petroleum Microbiology (WCP) 2010,

Dalian, China, 25-27 July, 2010.

42. Nurdeen, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A. ‘Flow structures and

transition between stratified and non-stratified horizontal oil-water flow’, Presented at

the International Conference on Multiphase Flow 2010 (ICMF-2010), Tampa, Florida,

USA, May 30 - June 4, 2010.

43. Yousuf, N., Al-Wahaibi., Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Ajmi, A., Olawale, A.S., Mohammed,

I. A. ‘Investigation into Flow between Oil and Water in Horizontal Pipe’, Presented at

the 1st International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2010,

Malaysia.

44. Al‑Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al‑Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S.,

Zargari, S. ‘Experimental Investigation of Biosurfactants Produced by Bacillus Species

and their Potential for MEOR in Omani Oil Field’, SPE 129228, Presented at the SPE

EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, 11-13 April 2010, Muscat, Oman.

45. Al-Kindi, A., Muggeridge, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘Experimental Investigation into the

Influence of Convective Dispersion and Model Height on Oil Drainage Rates during

VAPEX’, SPE 129169, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia,

11-13 April 2010, Muscat, Oman.

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46. Al-Kindi, A., Branko B., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A. ‘Experimental Measurements

of Longitudinal and Transverse Dispersion in Miscible Fluids with a High Viscosity

and Density Contrast’, Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2008 Fall

Meeting, San Francisco, CA - 15-19 December 2008.

47. Abdelgoad, M., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Shargi, H. ‘pH-sesnitive

polymers for conformance control applications’, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference

at Oil & Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 21-23 April 2008.

48. Al-Bahry, S., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., El-Shafie, A., Al-Bemani, A. ‘Sampling and Isolation

of MEOR Microorganisms from an Oilfield’, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference at

Oil & Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 21-23 April 2008.

49. Al-Kindi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A. ‘An Experimental Investigation into the

Influence of Diffusion and Dispersion on Heavy Oil Recovery by VAPEX’, IPTC

12710, Presented at the SPE International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia, 3-5 December 2008.

50. Al-Kindi, A., Muggeridge, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘The Influence of Diffusion and

Dispersion on Heavy Oil Recovery by VAPEX’, SPE 117555, Presented at the SPE

International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, Calgary, Alberta,

Canada, 20-23 October 2008.

51. Al-Wahaibi, Y., and Al-Hadrami, A. ‘Mechanisms of Oil Recovery via Multi-Contact

Miscible Gas Injection Process within Lensed Systems’, SPE 110163, Presented at the

IOR conference, 19-23 April 2008, Tulsa, USA.

52. Al-Wahaibi, Y., and Al-Hadrami, A. ‘Channeling Heterogeneity Effects on Oil

Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas Injection’, Presented

at the 5th

International Symposium on Earth Science and Technology, Fukuoka, Japan,

Dec 2007.

53. Al-Mamari, F, Al-Shuraiqi, H, Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘Numerical Simulation and

Experimental Studies of Oil Recovery via First-Contact Miscible Water Alternating Gas

Injection within Shaley Porous Media’, SPE 111105, Presented at the SPE/EAGE

Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Conference held at Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29-31

October 2007.

54. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. ‘The Effect of Cross-Bedding

Laminations on The Efficiency of Gas-Oil Multicontact Miscible Displacements’, SPE

94135, presented at the 14th

Europec Biennial Conference, Madrid, Spain, 13-16 June

2006.

55. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. ‘Gas/Oil Nonquilibrium in Multicontact

Miscible Displacements within Homogeneous Porous Media’, SPE 99727, presented at

the IOR Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 22-26 April 2006.

56. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. ‘Experimental and Numerical Studies of

Gas/Oil Multicontact Miscible Displacements in Homogeneous Porous Media’, SPE

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92887, Presented at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Texas, USA, 31

January - 2 February 2005.

Granted Patent

1. Ghosh, B., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘A Method of Treating Subterranean

Formation of an Oil Reservoir to Control Unwanted Water Production and Enhance Oil

Production, through a Sequence of Chemical Treatment’, Patent No. 240395, Patent

application number: 128/MUM/2008, Date of Publication of Granted Patent:

14/05/2010, Journal No. 20/2010. http://ipindia.nic.in/ipirs1/patentsearch.htm

Book Chapters

1. Al-Bahri, A. K., Al-Bahry, S. N., Elshafie, A. E., Al-Wahaibi, Y. M., Al-Bemani, A. S.

& Joshi, S. J. 2014. Application of molecular biology methods in identifying

biosurfactant producers from oil contaminated sites. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Vol.

2-2, p. 527-540.

2. Al-Wahaibi, Y. M., Al-Bahry, S. N., Elshafie, A. E., Al-Bemani, A. S. & Joshi, S. J.

2014. Biosurfactant mediated microbial enhanced oil recovery and potential for

application in some omani oil fields. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Vol. 2-2, p. 471-

487.

3. Al-Maaini, R. A., Al-Bahry, S. N., Elshafie, A. E., Al-Wahaibi, Y. M., Al-Bimani, A.

S., Joshi, S. J. & Al-Alawi, W. J. 2014. Indigenous bacterial consortia from oil wells and

their role in In-Situ microbial enhanced oil recovery. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Vol.

2-2, p. 455-470.

4. Al-Hinai, B. S., Al-Bahry, S. N., Elshafie, A. E., Al-Wahaibi, Y. M., Al-Bemani, A. S.

& Joshi, S. J. 2014. Potential of microbial biotechnology in heavy oil enhanced

recovery. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Vol. 2-2, p. 495-505.

Technical Reports

1. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-I Report, January 2007.

2. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Al-Hadrami Hamoud: “Commercially Avaliable

EOR and Well Stimulation Tools”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Final

Report, March 2007.

3. Al-Wahaibi, Yahya: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Effect of

Heterogeneity on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas

Injection”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved 1st Report, Oct 2007.

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4. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 1st Report, December

2007.

5. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Understanding of Three-Phase Flow during Water

Alternating Gas Injection and other EOR Techniques’’ Approved 1st Report, Shell

Technology Oman, Muscat, Oman, January 2008.

6. Al-Wahaibi, Yahya: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Effect of

Heterogeneity on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas

Injection”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved 2nd

Report, Feb 2008.

7. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 2nd

Report, June 2008.

8. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Understanding of Three-Phase Flow during Water

Alternating Gas Injection and other EOR Techniques’’ Approved 2nd

Report, Shell

Technology Oman, Muscat, Oman, August 2008.

9. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, “PVT

Measurements and Analysis”, Approved 1st Report, Petroleum Development Oman,

August 2008.

10. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Wahaibi Talal: “pH-Sensitive Polymers for Novel Improving

Reservoir Sweep and Conformance Control Applications’’, Approved Report,

Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat, Oman, November 2008.

11. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 3rd

Report, December

2008.

12. Al-Wahaibi Talal, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Ajmi Adel, AbdelGoad Mahmood, Al-

Hashmi Abdulaziz, “Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer in Horizontal Oil-Water Flow”,

Approved 1st Report, Sultan Qaboos University Internal Grant, January 2009.

13. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, “Gas Condensate

Oil PVT Study on Bottomhole Samples Haban-5”, Approved Report, Petroleum

Development Oman, January 2009.

14. Elshafie Abdulkadir, Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial

Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Sultan Qaboos University Approved HM Grant Report, April

2009.

15. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 4th

Report, June 2009.

16. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, “Amal Heavy Oil

Field Phase Behavior Study ”, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, July

2009.

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17. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 5th

Report, December

2009.

18. Al-Wahaibi Talal, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Ajmi Adel, AbdelGoad Mahmood, Al-

Hashmi Abdulaziz, “Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer in Horizontal Oil-Water Flow”,

Approved Final Report, Sultan Qaboos University Internal Grant, January 2010.

19. Elshafie Abdulkadir, Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial

Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Sultan Qaboos University Approved HM Grant Report, April

2010.

20. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, “Khaleel _05

Crude Oil Phase Behavior Study & Complete PVT Testing Report”, Approved Report,

Petroleum Development Oman, April 2010.

21. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Mabrouk Field

Oil & Gas Chromatograph Analyses, Approved Report, MODAL, April 2010.

22. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 6th

Report, June 2010.

23. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, PVT

Measurements and Analysis, Approved 2nd

Report, Petroleum Development Oman,

August 2010.

24. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Mabrouk

Field_26 Crude Oil Phase Behavior Study, Approved Report, Petroleum Development

Oman, October 2010.

25. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Saih Nihayda-SE

Black Oil Phase Behavior Study, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman,

January 2011.

26. Elshafie Abdulkadir, Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial

Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Sultan Qaboos University Approved HM Grant Report, April

2011.

27. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Nimr Field Black

Oil Phase Behavior Study Validation Report for Well: Nimr -791 Bottom Hole

Sample, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, April 2011.

28. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II Final Report, June 2011.

29. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Hadrami Hamoud, Al-Bemani Ali: “Formation Damage

Services”, Petroleum Development Oman, June 2012.

30. Al-Hadrami Hamoud, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “KCl Formation Damage

Study”, Oman Oil Exploration and Production, August 2012.

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31. Al-Hadrami Hamoud, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Wellbore Damage (Skin)

Measurements for Occidental Mukhaizna Plugs”, Occidental Oman, January 2013.

32. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Hadrami Hamoud, Al-Bemani Ali: “Acid stimulation study on

Safa oil field of Occidental Oman”, Occidental Oman, February 2013.

33. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Hadrami Hamoud, Al-Bemani Ali: “Formation Damage Control

and Mitigation Services”, MEDCO LLC, September 2013.

34. Al-Hadrami Hamoud, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Potential of using chemical

surfactant and/or biosurfactant to enhance oil recovery in Occidental heavy oil field”,

Occidental Oman, March 2014.

35. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Hadrami Hamoud, Al-Bemani Ali: “Stimulation Study using

Well Flow Chemicals”, Well Flow International, October 2014.

36. Al-Hadrami Hamoud, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Tibr-1 Core flood Analysis-

Water flooding Damage Study”, Petroleum Development Oman, February 2015.

37. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Bahry Saif: “Sahma and Ramlat Oil Fields

Assesment and Development”, Hydrocarbon Finder, December 2016.

38. Svetlana Rudyk, Al-Wahaibi Yahya: “Experimental Investigation of Foam Injection in

Harweel Field for Conformance and Gas Mobility Control”, Petroleum Development

Oman, November 2017.

39. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bahry Saif: “Assesment of Different EOR Techniques for

Daleel Fields”, Daleel Petroleum, May 2018.