Biography
Hamed is a PhD student at Heriot-Watt University in the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Shahid Chamran University and a master’s degree from Iran University of Science and Technology, both in Mechanical Engineering. His work has focused on optimizing enhanced oil recovery methods such as Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). Hamed has extensive experience in numerical simulation, reservoir modelling, and optimization algorithms. His current research explores the upscaling of the Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) process from immiscible to miscible, along with modelling viscous fingering effects.
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Project Title
Numerical Upscaling of the Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) Process: From Immiscible to Miscible WAG
Funding
Energi Simulation Scholarship
Supervisors
Prof. Arne Skauge
Prof. Ken Sorbie
Prof. Eric Mackay
Start Date
Sep 2024
Publications
1- Whole-time scenario optimization of steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) with temperature, pressure, and rate control using an efficient hybrid optimization technique
2- Three-dimensional numerical investigation of MHD nanofluid convective heat transfer inside a cubic porous container with corrugated bottom wall
3- Parallel particle swarm optimization for optimal SAGD operating scenario and well placement in a high dimensional search space
4- Leveraging machine learning in porous media
Contact
Email: hm3014@hw.ac.uk
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Hamed is a PhD student at Heriot-Watt University in the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Shahid Chamran University and a master’s degree from Iran University of Science and Technology, both in Mechanical Engineering. His work has focused on optimizing enhanced oil recovery methods such as Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). Hamed has extensive experience in numerical simulation, reservoir modelling, and optimization algorithms. His current research explores the upscaling of the Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) process from immiscible to miscible, along with modelling viscous fingering effects.
For more information, visit Hamed’s Profile.
Project Title
Numerical Upscaling of the Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) Process: From Immiscible to Miscible WAG
Funding
Energi Simulation Scholarship
Supervisors
Prof. Arne Skauge
Prof. Ken Sorbie
Prof. Eric Mackay
Start Date
Sep 2024
Publications
1- Whole-time scenario optimization of steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) with temperature, pressure, and rate control using an efficient hybrid optimization technique
2- Three-dimensional numerical investigation of MHD nanofluid convective heat transfer inside a cubic porous container with corrugated bottom wall
3- Parallel particle swarm optimization for optimal SAGD operating scenario and well placement in a high dimensional search space
4- Leveraging machine learning in porous media
Contact
Email: hm3014@hw.ac.uk
Google Scholar
Project Description
Hamed’s research focuses on the numerical upscaling of the Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) process, transitioning from immiscible to miscible WAG for enhanced oil recovery. A significant part of his work involves modelling viscous fingering, an important phenomenon in fluid displacement that must be accurately represented on a coarse scale. His goal is to maintain the critical details of fine-scale simulations while reducing computational costs, optimizing the process for practical, field-scale applications.