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CRFM Students Place at GRADS Research Competition
Congrats to PhD student Daniel Rathmaier and MS student Ali Alsaad for placing at the recent Mines GRADS’ Research competition. Rathmaier took second place in the Energy Division for his work titled, “Methane Gas Hydrate Precipitation Modeling Using Digital Rock Physics.” Alsaad took third place in the Earth Systems and Resources division for his work titled, “Fluid Saturation Estimation Using Full Waveform Inversion (FWI): An Experimental Study.” CRFM is proud to sponsor the work of these two bright students!
Paper published on CO2 storage
Check out the latest reservoir modeling study evaluating a potential CO2 storage site in the Eastern Illinois Basin by CRFM student Daniel Rathmaier, CRFM Director Luis Zerpa and colleagues. Find the paper at the following link: https://doi.org/10.3390/en17051212.
2023 Review
A lot happened at the CRFM in 2023. Here are just a few of the year’s highlights:
- AFRAH SIDDIQUE successfully defended her MS thesis titled, “Evaluation of a wettability modifier additive on improving oil recovery in fractured reservoirs”.
- Several students and faculty presented at the AGU 2023 Meeting including:
- MAUREEN JAMES presented her work on “Assessing the Carbon Neutrality of EOR projects”
- DOROTHY MWANZIA presented her work on “Experimental Study of Brine-saturated Arkosic Sandstones and Volcanic Ash Exposed to Liquid and Supercritical CO2“
- CHANCE AMOS in collaboration with Manika Prasad present his work on “Rock Physics Modeling of Powdered Rock and Comparison to Apollo Active Seismic Velocity”
- DR. ZERPA received the 2023 SPE Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award from the SPE Rocky Mountain North America Region. This award is an acknowledgement of Dr. Zerpa’s outstanding contribution in this area at the regional level.
- DANIEL RATHMAIER presented a poster at the INTERPORE 2023 conference on “Potential Applications of Quantum Computing in Pore Scale Modeling”
- DR. ZERPA was appointed was appointed as the second recipient of the Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering. The Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering was established in 2005 by Mr. Harry D. Campbell, PE’ 42. The holder of the Chair is expected to exhibit an exciting vision for the future of the petroleum industry, technical expertise in reservoir management, ability to lead cutting-edge research programs, effectiveness in teaching and mentoring students, and strong commitment to business and professional ethics and its integration with teaching and mentoring activities.
Looking forward to 2024!
Paper published
Recent graduate Gama Firdaus, along with co-authors Manika Prasad and Jyoti Behura, have just been published in Scientific Reports with a paper titled, “A novel anisotropy template for an improved interpretation of elastic anisotropy data”. The template they designed can be used to assess stress-dependent changes in elastic moduli and investigate rock textures. Check out the work at the following link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43271-y.
Congratulations Spring Graduates!
The CRFM heartily congratulates our Spring 2023 graduates including: Dr. Gama Firdaus, Arkhat Kalbekov, and Nicolás Bufaliza. Best wishes for your future!