Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Chemical/Biomedical Engineering
Geology & Geophysics
Energy & Petroleum Engineering
Subsurface Modeling
Center for Economic Geology Research
Energy & Petroleum Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical/Biomedical Engineering
Energy Economics
Mowry Program Manager
Geology & Geophysics
Civil/Architectural Engineering
Energy & Petroleum Engineering
Chemical/Biomedical Engineering
Energy & Petroleum Engineering
Geology & Geophysics
SER Research
Energy & Petroleum Engineering
Selected Projects
Mowry Geology, Basin Modeling, and Production Evaluation
Theme 1: Reservoir Characterization and Definition
Lily Jackson, SER research scientist
Matthew Johnson, SER research scientist
Geochronology and Biomarkers
Theme 1: Reservoir Characterization and Definition
Lily Jackson, SER research scientist
Jamie McFarlin, assistant professor of geology and geophysics
Petrophysical Geochemical Mapping Using Attention U-Net
Theme 1: Reservoir Characterization and Definition
Po Chen, SER associate professor of geology and geophysics
Sweet Spot Identification
Theme 1: Reservoir Characterization and Definition
Soheil Saraji, associate professor of energy and petroleum engineering and the Richard and Marilyn Lynch Chair in Subsurface Energy and Digital Innovation
Geomechanics
Theme 2: Drilling and Completions
Saman Aryana, professor, department head of chemical and biomedical engineering, and the Occidental Chair for Energy and Environmental Technologies
Kam Ng, professor of civil and architectural engineering
Drilling Fluids and Stability
Theme 2: Drilling and Completions
Tawfik Elshehabi, assistant professor of energy and petroleum engineering
Modeling of Hydraulic Fractures
Theme 2: Drilling and Completions
Xiang Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Stimulation Fluid Chemistry
Theme 3: Production and Fluids Engineering
Vladimir Alvarado, professor of chemical and biomedical engineering
Saman Aryana, professor, department head of chemical and biomedical engineering, and the Occidental Chair for Energy and Environmental Technologies
Fluid Phase Transition
Theme 3: Production and Fluids Engineering
Hertanto Adidharma, professor of chemical and biomedical engineering
Morteza Dejam, associate professor of energy and petroleum engineering
Flow and Geomechanics During Drawdown
Theme 3: Production and Fluids Engineering
Morteza Dejam, associate professor of energy and petroleum engineering
Vamegh Rasouli, professor, department head of energy and petroleum engineering, and the LeNorman Endowed Leadership Chair for Petroleum Engineering
Influence of fluids and Stresses in Fluid Flow
Theme 3: Production and Fluids Engineering
Saman Aryana, professor, department head of chemical and biomedical engineering, and the Occidental Chair for Energy and Environmental Technologies
Kam Ng, professor of civil and architectural engineering
Graph Neural Networks for Production Forecast
Theme 4: Economics and Forecasting
Minou Rabiei, associate professor of energy and petroleum engineering supported by the Richard and Marilyn Lynch Excellence Fund
Economics of the Mowry Shale
Theme 4: Economics and Forecasting
Tim Considine, SER professor of economics
Maryam Lakjaa, SER research scientist
peer-reviewed PUBLICATIONS
Multiple peer-reviewed publications are emerging as a result of the SER-funded research projects listed above.
- Ifeanyi Valerian Nwankwo, Morteza Dejam, Scott Austin Quillinan, "A critical review of experimental and theoretical studies on shale geomechanical and deformation properties, fluid flow behavior, and coupled flow and geomechanics effects during production," International Journal of Coal Geology, Volume 306, 2025, 104777, ISSN 0166-5162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2025.104777.
- Ifeanyi Valerian Nwankwo, Morteza Dejam, Tim Fischer, Scott Austin Quillinan, "A comprehensive review on analysis of permeability measurements and surfactant enhanced oil recovery in shale," Physics of Fluids 37, 071305 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0272106.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.