Research Areas

Research Areas

Specializations

Faculty

Reservoir Engineering & Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)

Thermodynamics and phase behavior

Kam, Rao, Olorode, Schechter

Multiphase Flow and Transport

Thompson, Hughes, Olorode

Digital Rock Physics, Reservoir Characterization, Formation Evaluation

Thompson, Gupta, Sharma, Schechter, Rao

Numerical Methods, Geostatistics and Computation Techniques, Multi-scale Simulations

Thompson, Olorode, Hughes

Reservoir modeling and simulation

Olorode, Hughes, Gupta, Schechter, Sharma

Reservoir management and field development

Gupta, Hughes, Schechter

Well testing, pressure and rate transient analyses

Olorode, Hughes

Unconventional Reservoirs – Shales, Heavy Oil, Gas Hydrates ​

Schechter, Olorode, Gupta, Rao, Hughes

Coupled Processes in Reservoirs -THMC, Multi-physics Processes

Gupta, Olorode, Thompson

Chemical, Gas, and Thermal EOR

Schechter, Kam, Rao, Sharma, Hughes

Hydraulic Fracturing, Geomechanics, Fracture Modeling

Olorode, Schechter

Advanced Data Visualization and Mixed Reality

Olorode, Thompson

Drilling Engineering & Well Integrity

Managed pressure drilling and well control

Almeida, Chen

Gas influx management and blowout prevention

Almeida, Chen

Deepwater drilling safety and risk assessment

Almeida, Chen

Foam drilling and fracturing

Kam

Wellbore construction, stability and structural integrity

Almeida, Barbosa, Chen

Cementing and Plugging, Wellbore Integrity

Gupta, Almeida

Drilling Optimization and Automation

Almeida, Chen

Production Optimization and Multiphase Flow & Transport

Thermodynamics and phase behavior

Barbosa, Kam, Rao, Chen, Hughes

Heat Transfer and multiphase flow in pipes and annuli

Barbosa, Kam, Chen, Hughes

Molecular Dynamics

Olorode

Flow assurance in production systems and pipelines – wax and hydrates

Barbosa, Olorode, Chen, Kam

Artificial Lift Systems

Barbosa

Separation Systems  

Barbosa, Kam

Sensing Technologies & Data Analytics

Distributed acoustic/temperature sensing (DAS/DTS)

Sharma

Optical fiber-based pressure sensing

Sharma

Leak detection and reservoir monitoring

Hughes, Kam, Olorode, Sharma

Data analytics for multiphase flow detection

Chen, Sharma

Machine learning in reservoir and drilling systems

Chen, Olorode, Hughes, Sharma

Energy Transition & Sustainability

Geologic Carbon Sequestration - Subsurface

Hughes, Gupta, Olorode, Kam, Rao, Thompson, Sharma

CO2, H2, Geothermal - Wells

Almeida, Barbosa, Chen, Hughes

Underground Hydrogen Storage & Production

Gupta, Olorode, Barbosa

Geothermal Energy Storage and Recovery

Hughes, Gupta, Chen, Barbosa, Olorode

Thermodynamic optimization, equipment, cycle analysis

Barbosa

CO2 and H2 flow and transport in pipelines and tubings

Barbosa, Chen

Critical Mineral Characterization - Lithium

Gupta

Air Dispersion, Emergency Response, and Safety in CCS

Chen