Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Selected Projects
Theme 1: Reservoir Characterization and Definition
Lily Jackson, SER research scientist
Matthew Johnson, SER research scientist
Theme 1: Reservoir Characterization and Definition
Lily Jackson, SER research scientist
Jamie McFarlin, assistant professor of geology and geophysics
Theme 1: Reservoir Characterization and Definition
Po Chen, SER associate professor of geology and geophysics
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
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
Theme 2: Drilling and Completions
Tawfik Elshehabi, assistant professor of energy and petroleum engineering
Theme 2: Drilling and Completions
Xiang Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
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
Theme 3: Production and Fluids Engineering
Hertanto Adidharma, professor of chemical and biomedical engineering
Morteza Dejam, associate professor of energy and petroleum engineering
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
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
Theme 4: Economics and Forecasting
Minou Rabiei, associate professor of energy and petroleum engineering supported by the Richard and Marilyn Lynch Excellence Fund
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.
