Dr. Khosro Jarrahian
Biography
Dr Khosro Jarrahian is a Research Associate (R&D Chemistry) in Petronas Centre of Excellence in Subsurface Engineering and Energy Transition (PACESET) at the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE) at Heriot-Watt University. Khosro is an engineer with approximately 10 years of experience working with oilfield chemicals, a PhD in Petroleum Engineering with 8+ years of research and hands-on experience in the oil & gas industry (upstream). He is currently working with the Petronas Centre of Excellence in Subsurface Engineering and Energy Transition (PACESET), based at Heriot-Watt University UK campus. His experiences are underlined by a strong academic background, 14 peer-reviewed papers, and has been working on H2S mineralization in the subsurface through the geochemical interaction between H2S and the iron-bearing minerals. Khosro’s research encompasses many aspects of oilfield chemistry, formation damage and flow assurance, mechanistic studies of scale inhibitors retention, Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery, and surface chemistry applied in petroleum engineering. Khosro holds a BSc degree from Sahand University of Technology and an MSc degree in chemical engineering from Tarbiat Modares University, both in Iran and a PhD degree in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in the UK. He also worked in Premier COREX Company as a formation damage expert since December 2019-April 2022.
Qualifications
* PhD in Geoscience Engineering at Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE), Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) in Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
* MSc in Chemical Engineering at Chemical Engineering Faculty in Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
* BSc MSc in Chemical Engineering at Chemical Engineering Faculty in Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
Projects
Postdoctoral Research Project Title: H2S Mineralisation in Subsurface Reservoirs, Funded by Petronas, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), at Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE), Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) in Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Fund: £240000, Start Date: April 2022, End Date: February 2024.
Industry Project Title: Experimental Investigation of Drilling Fluids/Completion Brine Interaction with Carbonate Rocks, Funded by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Senior Geoscientist, at Formation Damage Department, Premium COREX Ltd, Aberdeen, UK, Fund: £200000, Strat Date: December 2019, End Date: April 2022.
PhD Research Project Title: Mechanistic Study of Scale Inhibitors Retention in Carbonate Formations, Funded by Champion X, TotalEnergies, Shell, BP, SLB, at Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE), Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) in Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Start Date: March 2015, End Date: May 2019.
Publications
1- Experimental Investigation of the interaction between a phosphate ester scale inhibitor and carbonate rocks for application in squeeze treatments
2- Surface chemistry of phosphonate scale inhibitor retention mechanisms in carbonate reservoirs
3- A comprehensive equilibrium model for the phosphonate scale inhibitor-carbonate system including coupled adsorption/precipitation (Γ/Π)
4- Scale Control in Geothermal Wells–What are the Options for Effective and Economic Scale Management?
5- Understanding the Role of Scale Management in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
6- Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Rocks by Surfactants: a Mechanistic Study
For Further Information, please see Khosro’s Google Scholar Profile.
Contact
Email: Khosro.Jarrahian@petronas.com; K.Jarrahian@hw.ac.uk
Khosro Jarrahian, PhD | LinkedIn
ResearchGate
Dr Khosro Jarrahian is a Research Associate (R&D Chemistry) in Petronas Centre of Excellence in Subsurface Engineering and Energy Transition (PACESET) at the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE) at Heriot-Watt University. Khosro is an engineer with approximately 10 years of experience working with oilfield chemicals, a PhD in Petroleum Engineering with 8+ years of research and hands-on experience in the oil & gas industry (upstream). He is currently working with the Petronas Centre of Excellence in Subsurface Engineering and Energy Transition (PACESET), based at Heriot-Watt University UK campus. His experiences are underlined by a strong academic background, 14 peer-reviewed papers, and has been working on H2S mineralization in the subsurface through the geochemical interaction between H2S and the iron-bearing minerals. Khosro’s research encompasses many aspects of oilfield chemistry, formation damage and flow assurance, mechanistic studies of scale inhibitors retention, Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery, and surface chemistry applied in petroleum engineering. Khosro holds a BSc degree from Sahand University of Technology and an MSc degree in chemical engineering from Tarbiat Modares University, both in Iran and a PhD degree in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in the UK. He also worked in Premier COREX Company as a formation damage expert since December 2019-April 2022.
Qualifications
* PhD in Geoscience Engineering at Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE), Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) in Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
* MSc in Chemical Engineering at Chemical Engineering Faculty in Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
* BSc MSc in Chemical Engineering at Chemical Engineering Faculty in Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
Projects
Postdoctoral Research Project Title: H2S Mineralisation in Subsurface Reservoirs, Funded by Petronas, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), at Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE), Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) in Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Fund: £240000, Start Date: April 2022, End Date: February 2024.
Industry Project Title: Experimental Investigation of Drilling Fluids/Completion Brine Interaction with Carbonate Rocks, Funded by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Senior Geoscientist, at Formation Damage Department, Premium COREX Ltd, Aberdeen, UK, Fund: £200000, Strat Date: December 2019, End Date: April 2022.
PhD Research Project Title: Mechanistic Study of Scale Inhibitors Retention in Carbonate Formations, Funded by Champion X, TotalEnergies, Shell, BP, SLB, at Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE), Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) in Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Start Date: March 2015, End Date: May 2019.
Publications
1- Experimental Investigation of the interaction between a phosphate ester scale inhibitor and carbonate rocks for application in squeeze treatments
2- Surface chemistry of phosphonate scale inhibitor retention mechanisms in carbonate reservoirs
3- A comprehensive equilibrium model for the phosphonate scale inhibitor-carbonate system including coupled adsorption/precipitation (Γ/Π)
4- Scale Control in Geothermal Wells–What are the Options for Effective and Economic Scale Management?
5- Understanding the Role of Scale Management in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
6- Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Rocks by Surfactants: a Mechanistic Study
For Further Information, please see Khosro’s Google Scholar Profile.
Contact
Email: Khosro.Jarrahian@petronas.com; K.Jarrahian@hw.ac.uk
Khosro Jarrahian, PhD | LinkedIn
ResearchGate