CURRICULUM VITAE

Yahya Mansoor Al-Wahaibi

Personal Information

• Address Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 33 AlKhodh, Muscat, P.C.123, Tel: (968) 24141318, Fax: (968) 24141354, email: ymn@squ.edu.om

• Date of Birth 26th of August 1974 • Nationality Omani • Marital Status Married

Education, Employment Information and Career Development Employment History

Sept 1998 – Sept 2000 Demonstrator Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University

Oct 2000 – Nov 2005 Lecturer Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University

Dec 2005 – May 2012 Assistant Professor Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University

May 2012 – Present Associate Professor Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University

Sept 2010 – Aug 2013 Head of Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University

Sept 2013 – Present Director Oil and Gas Research Centre, Sultan Qaboos University

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Education Background

1. Institution Sultan Qaboos University, Oman • Degree BEng • Major Petroleum Engineering • Year 1998

2. Institution Heriot-Watt University, UK

• Degree MEng • Major Petroleum Engineering • Year 2000

3. Institution Imperial College London, UK

• Degree PhD • Major Petroleum Engineering • Year 2005

Research Interests

• Enhanced oil recovery with emphasis on a. Miscible and immiscible gas and Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) injection b. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) c. Chemical injection such as surfactant and polymer injection d. Vapor Extraction of heavy oil (VAPEX)

• Ionic liquids applications as green solvents for oil recovery enhancement and chemical processes

• Experimental studies of physics of flow and diffusion in porous media and comparison with analytical/numerical models

• Multiphase flow and mixing in pipelines with emphasis on a. Flow visualization, measurements and modeling of flow patterns

transition, pressure drop, hold-up and drop size distribution b. Influence of additives on multiphase system

Membership of Professional Bodies & International Collaboration

• American Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) • European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) • American Chemical Society (ACS) • International Collaboration with Scientists at-

o University of Oklahoma, USA, Prof. Michael McInerney, on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery

o Mississippi State University, USA, Prof. Lewis Brown, on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery

o University of Calgary, Canada, Dr. Alexander Grigoryan, on reservoir souring and Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery

o Imperial College London, UK, Dr. Ann Muggeridge, on miscible gas injection and Vapor Extraction

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o Imperial College London, UK, Dr. Branko Bijeljic, on longitudinal and transverse dispersion in stable displacements

o Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, Dr. A.S. Olwale and Dr. I.A. Mohammed-Dabo, on multiphase flow in pipeline

o Kyushu University, Japan, Prof. Kyuro Sasaki and Dr. Yuichi Sugai, on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery and PVT measurements and predictions

o University of Malaya, Malaysia, Prof. Mohammed Ali Hashim, on ionic liquid applications for chemical processes

o Sharif University, Iran, Prof. Shahab Ayatoalahi and Dr. Mohsin Masihi, on transport in porous media and enhanced oil recovery

o Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, Prof. P. K. Das, on drag reducing polymer in oil-water flow

Career Development

• Participated in the following international conferences o SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Texas, 31 January - 2 February 2005 o Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 22-26 April 2006 o The 14th Europec Biennial Conference, Madrid, 13-16 June 2006 o SPE/EAGE Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Conference held at Abu

Dhabi, UAE, 29-31 October 2007 o The 5th International Symposium on Earth Science and Technology, Fukuoka,

Japan, December 2007 o SPE 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 20-23 April

2008 o American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008 o International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, 20-23 October

2008, Calgary, Alberta, Canada o International Petroleum Technology Conference, 3-5 December 2008, Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia o SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, 11-13 April 2010, Muscat,

Oman o The International Conference on Multiphase Flow, May 30-June 4, 2010,

Florida, USA o The 1st Annual World Congress of Petroleum Microbiology (WCP), July 2010,

Dalian, China o The 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular

Biology in Oil Systems, June 13-15, 2011, Calgary, Alberta Canada o The 1st International Symposium on Colloids and Materials, 8-11 May 2011,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands o The 15th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, 15 –

17 June 2011, Cannes, France o The 1st Oman-Iran Symposium, 20th-21st May 2014, Muscat, Oman

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• Participated in the following workshops o Applied Technology Workshop on Chemical Methods of reducing Water

Production, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 4th – 6th March 2007. o Shell Workshop on CO2 injection and storage, May 29th-30th, 2007, Abu Dhabi,

UAE. o GloriOil-Shell Workshop on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery, 27th-28th

August 2008, The Hague, Netherlands. o Shell Workshop on Sour Gas production and processing from Carbonates, Oct

29th-30th, 2008, Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre - Science Park. o Becoming an Effective Supervisor Workshop, SQU, 24th-25th January 2009. o College of Engineering Strategic Plan 2009-2013, SQU, 6th May 2009. o Sustainable Program Assessment Workshop, SQU, 31st March-1st April 2010. o Quality Assurance /Quality Control of PVT Measurements and Analysis, PDO,

Oman, 30th June 2010. o Reservoir Characterization and Modeling-Sharing PARTEX Experience and

Knowledge Workshop, 24th November 2010, Muscat, Oman o Asset Integrity Workshop organized jointly by SQU & PARTEX, 19-20

November 2011, Muscat, Oman o Workshop on ABET Program Assessment organized by Sultan Qaboos

University, Muscat, Oman, 14-15 Feb. 2012. o PARTEX Services Portugal/SQU workshop on Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery, 16th April 2012,Muscat, Oman. o World Congress on Engineering Education, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January 2013. o Career Development for Engineering Leaders, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January 2013. o Internet-Enabled Remote Experimentation, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January 2013. o Opportunity Framing workshop on the Petroleum Geoscience Shell Chair at

SQU, Muscat, Oman, 11th Feb 2013. o The Research Council workshop on Faculty Mentored Undergraduate Research

Award Program, SQU, Oman, 18th March 2013. o Shell Global Solutions Gas Processing and Gasification Technology Workshop,

Muscat, Oman, 20th of May 2013. o Workshop on In-Country-Value (ICV), PDO, Oman, 14th January 2014. o Joint SNF/Veolia/PDO/SQU workshop on back produced water treatment

containing polymer, SQU, Oman, 2nd of April 2014. o Joint Ibtikar/Oman Oil Company/SQU workshop on algal biofuel production,

SQU, Oman, 28th April 2014.

• Attended the following international conferences (other than the ones participated in with poster or paper) o 70th EAGE Conference & Exhibition, Rome, Italy, 9 - 12 June 2008 o SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma, USA, 4th-8th April

2009 o SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana,

USA, 4th-7th October 2009 o SPE 17th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 24-28

April 2010

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Awards and Recognition

• Best Oral Presentation Award (for one of the externally funded projects where I am a co-investigator) in the 2013 International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2013), Dubai, UAE.

• MSc project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 3rd place in the SPE Worldwide Paper Contest held on the 8th of October 2012 in Texas, USA

• MSc project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 1st place in the SPE Sub-Regional Paper Contest - Postgraduate Division, held in the Petroleum Institute, September 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE

• Best Researcher Award, 2010, Sultan Qaboos University • PhD project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 1st place in the graduate

division of the paper contest held during the 2nd Saudi Meeting on Oil & Natural Gas Exploration (OGEP 2010), Dahran, Saudi Arabia, 18th December 2010

• PhD project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 3rd place among Middle East Universities in SPE Regional Paper Contest (PhD level), Muscat, 10th April 2010

• Recognized as the main supervisor of the first Omani PhD student to graduate from Sultan Qaboos University

• Recognized by His Excellency Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, SQU Vice Chancellor, for my efforts and contributions extended in the College of Engineering that led to the ABET accreditation of its programs.

• Sultan Qaboos University PhD Degree Scholarship recipient, 2002-2005 • Sultan Qaboos University Master Degree Scholarship recipient, 1999-2000 • Dean List, Sultan Qaboos University, 1997

Teaching

• Courses Taught at Sultan Qaboos University

o PNGE 5212 Water Flooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery (5th year students) o PNGE 5146 Field Processing of Natural Gas (5th year students) o PNGE 5112 Production Engineering (5th year students) o PNGE 3212 Rock and Fluid Properties (3rd year students) o PNGE4212 Drilling Engineering (4th year students) o ENGR1500 Introduction to Engineering (2nd year students)

• Courses Taught at Imperial College London o Multiphase Flow through Porous Media Lab (MSc Students) o Rock/Fluid Properties Measurement (MSc Students) o Laboratory Determination of Archie’s Parameters (MSc Students)

• Teaching Activities Outside the Classroom o Coordinating and conducting students visits to local industries and

research/service related laboratories. o Involving students as research assistants in funded research projects. o Supervising projects from the Society of Petroleum Engineers. o Supervising IASTE students (2012, 2013, 2014)

• Courses Developed (modifying courses contents and developing courses materials)

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o PNGE 5212 Water Flooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery o PNGE 5146 Field Processing of Natural Gas o PNGE 5112 Production Engineering o PNGE 3212 Rock and Fluid Properties o ENGR1500 Introduction to Engineering

• Industrial Training Supervision o Supervised for two years the ENGR 3006 Industrial Training-I o Supervised for four years the ENGR 4006 Industrial Training-II o Participated in modifying the lab manual for the ENGR 3006 Industrial

Training-I o Participated in preparing new detailed guidelines for the ENGR 4006 Industrial

Training-II

• Integrated Curriculums Participated in developing integrated curriculums for the Chemical and Process Engineering BEng Degree program and Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering BEng Degree program.

• Students Advising and Mentoring

o Since joining the University, I have been actively involved in advising students at different levels. The policy in the Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering is that each of the faculty members advise one cohort from the time they start majoring the program until graduation. The number of students for each advisor ranged from 30 to 50 students.

o Interaction with the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) students of SQU by supervising some of their projects.

o Active interaction with the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering industrial training students when I served as in-house training supervisor for two years and industrial training supervisor for four years.

• MSc Students Supervision (19 students)

o Thesis Title: ‘Experimental and Numerical Studies of First Contact Miscible Water Alternating Gas Injection within Shaley Porous Media’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisor: Dr. Hamed Al-Shuraiqi (PDO) Student Name: Faisal Al-Maamari Status: Completed (2007)

o Thesis Title: ‘Microbial Enhancement Oil Recovery of Bacillus spp isolates

from oil contaminated soil’ Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Aida Al-Lawati Status: Completed (2009)

o Thesis Title: ‘Screening and characterization of microbial enhancement oil

recovery indigenous microflora from Wafra oil field.’

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Main Supervisor: Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Ratiba Al-Muaini Status: Completed (2010)

o Thesis Title: ‘Three Dimensional Modeling for Predicting Sand Production’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Student Name: Shaimaa Al-Shuaibi Status: Completed (2011)

o Thesis Title: ‘Influence of Permeability Anisotropy and Reservoir Heterogeneity on Optimization of Infill Drilling in Steam Flooding Patterns’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisor: Dr. Mike O’Dell (Occidental) Student Name: Amer Al-Bulushi Status: Completed (2011)

o Thesis Title: ‘Potential use of Bacillus consortia in heavy oil recovery enhancement’ Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Balqis Al-Hinai Status: Completed (2012)

o Thesis Title: ‘Microbial Permeability Profile Modification’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Raya Al-Hattali Status: Completed (2012)

o Thesis Title: ‘Prediction of Undersaturated Omani Crude Oil Viscosity’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Farouq Mjalli Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Hashmi Student Name: Majda Al-Balushi Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Probabilistic Approach of Wellbore Stability’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Atsu Dorvlo Student Name: Mahmoud Al-Khiary Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Molecular Screening and Characterization of Lichenysin and Surfactin Genes from Enhancing Oil Recovery Bacillus Species’ Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry

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Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Asma Al-Bahri Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Prediction of Saturated Omani Crude Oil Viscosity’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Farouq Mjalli, Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Hashmi Student Name: Mashael Al Rahbi Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Unified Model for Predicting Flow Patterns and Pressure Gradient in Horizontal Oil-Water’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Student Name: Bader Al-Busaidi Status: Completed (2014)

o Thesis Title: ‘Transportation of Omani Heavy Oil Using Stabilized Oil-in-Water Emulsions’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Hashmi Co-Supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Farouq Mjalli Student Name: Rabha Al Omairi Status: Completed (2014)

o Thesis Title: ‘Optimization of Low Concentration Bacillus subtilis Strain Biosurfactant towards Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Maissa Souayah Status: Completed (2014)

o Thesis Title: ‘Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery via the Injection of Malonic Acid based Deep Eutectic Solvents’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Baba Jibril Student Name: Iman Al-Weheebi Status: Completed (2014)

o Thesis Title: ‘Response Surface Models Development for History Matching of Omani Heavy Oil Field under Steam Injection’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi Co-supervisor: Dr. Eugene Williams (Occidental) Student Name: Ghalib AL-Habsi Status: Completed (2014)

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o Thesis Title: ‘Laboratory Investigation of Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery in Omani Carbonate Oil Field via Deep Eutectic Solvents’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi Co-supervisors: Dr. Baba Jibril, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri Student Name: Wiam Al-Touqi Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: ‘Simulation of the Injection of Malonic Acid based Deep Eutectic Solvents Core Flooding Process for the EOR Application’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri, Dr. Baba Jibril Student Name: Aumnia Al-Rjeebi Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: ‘Simulation of Nanofluid Injection for Oil Recovery Enhancement in the Core Scale’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi Student Name: Manal Al-Matrooshi Status: In Progress

• PhD Students Supervision (15 students) o Thesis Title: ‘Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Oil Recovery by

Vapor Extraction (VAPEX)’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Ann Muggeridge (Imperial College, London) Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Student Name: Abdullah Al-Kindi Status: Completed (2009) Note: All experimental and modeling work and most of the thesis write-up were done at SQU

o Thesis Title: ‘Effect of Drag Reducing Polymers in Horizontal Oil-Water Flow’

Main Supervisor: Dr. A.S. Olawale (Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria) Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi, Dr. I.A. Mohammad-Dabo Student Name: Nurudeen Yusuf Status: Completed (2011) Note: All work and most of the thesis write-up was done at SQU

o Thesis Title: ‘Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery and its Potential in Some Omani Oil Fields’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Hanaa Al-Sulimani Status: Completed (2012)

o Thesis Title: ‘The Kinetic Study of the Biogas Production using Energy Crops and Animal Waste Slurry’

Main Supervisor: Nenet C. Graza

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Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Baba Jibril Student Name: Sherwin T. Sepe Status: Completed (2013)

o Thesis Title: ‘Biostimulation of Oil Polluted Ecosystems in Oman’

Main Supervisor: Dr. Raid Abed Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Student Name: Summaya Al-Kindi Status: Thesis Write-up

o Thesis Title: In Situ Catalytic Upgrading of Omani Heavy Crude Oil Main Supervisor: Dr. Baba Jibril Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri Student Name: Suleiman Shuwa Status: Thesis Write-up

o Thesis Title: Experimental Study on the Effect of Drag Reducing Polymrs on Oil-Water Flow in Horizontal and Inclined Pipes Main Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Hashmi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Student Name: AbdelKareem Abubakar Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: Biodegrading and Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery in Qarn Alam Oilfield Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Abdullah Al-Sayegh Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: The Novel Use of Deep Eutectic Solvents for Enhancing Heavy

Oil Recovery Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisors: Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri, Dr. Baba Jibril Student Name: Adel Mohsenzadih Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: Green Solvents for Desulfurization of Diesel and Fuel Oils Main Supervisor: Dr. Farouk S. Mjalli Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahiabi Student Name: Zaharaddeen Gano Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: Mechanistic Study of Drag Reducing Polymers in Oil-Water Flow Main Supervisor: Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al Hashmi Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr Talal Al Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Student Name: Mohammed Mahdi Eshrati

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Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: Upgrading of Omani Heavy Oil and Enhancing its Recovery by Catalytic Aquathermolysis using Oleophilic Catalyst Main Supervisor: Dr. Baba Jibril Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri Student Name: Abdullahi Yosuf Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: Isolation, Identification and Charecterization of Potential Spore Forming Bacteria for Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al- Bemani Student Name: Biji Shibulal Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: Ionic Liquids-based Deep Oxidative Desulfurization of Diesel Main Supervisor: Dr. Farouk S. Mjalli Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Student Name: Omar Ahmad Umar Status: In Progress

o Thesis Title: ‘Experimental Study of Enhancing Oil Recovery via Alkaline-

Biosurfactant-Biopolymer Injection Technique in Omani Oilfield ’ Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisors: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Student Name: Maissa Souayeh Status: In Progress

• Post Doctorate Fellow

o Project Title: ‘Applications of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Technique in Omani Oil Fields’ Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-Investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Elshafie Abdulkadir, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani PostDoc: Dr. Sanket Joshi Period: 2009-present

• Served as Member in Examination Committees of the following Theses o Thesis Title: ‘Development of Anthropometric Data for Omani Male Population

of Age Group 18-60’ Student Name: Dawood Sulaiman Al-Farsi Exam Date: 10th of April 2006

o Thesis Title: ‘Using NMR to Detect Oil-Desaturation in Miscible Gas Floods’ Student Name: Badar Al-Shaibani Exam Date: 19th of September 2010

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o Thesis Title: ‘Klinkinberg Corrected Gas Permeability Correlation for Shuaiba Formation’ Student Name: Ryham Al-Jabri Exam Date: 22nd December 2010

o Thesis Title: ‘Characterization of Omani Light Oils using Multiple PVT

analysis’ Student Name: Aayda Masoud Al-Khuseibi Exam Date: 28th February 2011

o Thesis Title: ‘Anionic Surfactant (AES 7-58) for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Lekhwair Field’ Student Name: Azza Abdullah Al-Kalbani Exam Date: 14th May 2011

Services

University Administration and Committees Departmental Activities

• Acting Head, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, July 2010 – September 2010

• Head, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, September 2010- August 2013

• Chairman, Curriculum and Accreditation Committee • Chairman, Appointment Committee • Chairman, Strategic Planning and Development Committee • Chairman, Departmental Academic Promotion Committee • Chairman, Departmental Technicians Appointment & Promotion Committee • Departmental Board Secretary • Member, Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee • Member, Appointment Committee • Prepared and coordinated the 2008-2011 Department Work Plan • Participated in the Substantial ABET Accreditation of the Petroleum and Natural

Gas Engineering Program in 2006 • Took part in the Full ABET Accreditation of the Process and Chemical Engineering

Program in 2006 • Led the team in the department towards the ABET full accreditation in 2013 for

both the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Program and the Process and Chemical Engineering Program.

• Developed rubrics as assessment tools for different courses in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Program.

• Participated in developing rubrics as assessment tools for Project I and II.

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College Activities • Member, College Board • Member, College Executive Committee • Member, College Accommodation Committee • Member, College Accreditation Committee • Member, College Publication/Web Committee • Represented the PCE Department in the College of Engineering/College of Science

Open Day which was held on 3rd April, 2010 • Participated in the College of Engineering Retreat Day “Towards A Successful

Road Map For Postgraduate Programs & Research” held on March 25, 2010 • Took part in the College of Engineering Retreat Day held on 20th November 2008 to

discuss and approve the 2008-2011 College implementation plan • Participated in organizing the first edition of the “College Open Day for the Private

Sector” held in 2013 in order to boost the ties with the private sector. • Participated in the three retreats conducted by the different departments in the

college in 2012/2013 regarding “College's Roadmap to the Accreditation of the Academic Programs”.

• Participated in the retreat conducted by the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department for the Engineering College members on “Lessons Learnt from the 2013 ABET Accreditation Process”, 10th May 2014, Muscat, Oman.

University/Community Activities

• Member of the joint SQU-Ministry of Oil and Gas Committee which aims to strengthen the scientific research in oil and gas research area in Oman.

• Member of the Petroleum Development Oman-SQU Liaison Committee. • Member of the Petroleum Development Oman-SQU In-Country-Value Steering

Committee. • Director, Oil and Gas research Centre, September 2013-Presnt. • Conducted a Short Course on “Routine and Special Core Analysis” for Occidental

Oman Company, May 2010. The course was well received. It is now recommended to be offered yearly.

• Technically reviewed for Ministry of National Economy the report titled “Potential for enhanced in situ and ex situ carbonation of peridotite in the Semail ophiolite of Oman for CO2 capture and storage”, June 2010.

• Participated in the four University Open Days held during the SQU Silver Jubilee for the senior members of the different governmental bodies.

• Organized jointly with Shell Development Oman on the 11th of February 2014 the workshop on “What might the World Look Like in 2100”.

• Associate Editor of “The Journal of Engineering Research (TJER)” which is envisaged as a refereed international publication of Sultan Qaboos University. The TJER is indexed in Scopus.

• Peer reviewer to the Research Council of Oman. Invited Lectures and Seminars (other than international conferences participation)

• December 2006. EOR Processes (in-situ combustion, steam flooding, first and multi-contact miscible gas processes & WAG injection) Applications in Omani Fields. Presentation given to Kyushu University Petroleum Engineering Department Faculty, Kyushu, Japan

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• December 2005. Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modeling of Gas Injection Processes within Heterogeneous Porous Media. Presentation given to Petroleum Development Oman EOR Team, Muscat, Oman

• January 2007. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery. Presentation given to Petroleum Development Oman New Technology (UCT) and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

• May 2008. PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Ministry of Oil and Gas representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

• May 2008. pH-Sensitive Polymers for Improving Reservoir Sweep and Conformance Control Applications. Presentation given to Ministry of Oil and Gas representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

• May 2008. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Immiscible First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Displacements within Heterogeneous Porous Media. Presentation given to Ministry of Oil and Gas representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

• November 2009. PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Ministry of Oil and Gas representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

• April 2010. Research and service facilities housed at Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department. Presentation given to College of Engineering and College of Science faculty members.

• Feb 2011. PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman

• Jan 2012. Residual Oil Reduction via Injection of Biosurfactant, Chemical Surfactant and Mixtures of both. Presentation given to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait.

• March 2013. Biodegrading and Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery. Presentation given to Centre Wallon de Biologie Industrielle, University de Liege, Liège, Belgium.

• Sept 2014. Microbial Permeability Profile Modification. Presentation given to the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.

Service to the Profession

• Member of the executive committee and the technical program committee of the 1st joint Iran/Oman symposium on EOR and chair of different sessions of the conference, 20th-21st May 2014, Muscat, Oman

• Member of the technical program committee of the 2014 SPE EOR conference and chair of different sessions of the conference, 31st March - 2nd April 2014, Muscat, Oman

• Member of the technical program committee of the 7th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), 20-22 January 2014, Doha, Qatar

• Member of the technical program committee of the 2012 SPE EOR conference and chair of different sessions of the conference, 16–18 April 2012, Muscat, Oman

• Member of the Sixth Jordan International Chemical Engineering Conference Advisory Board, March 12-14, 2012, Amman, Jordan

• Organized jointly with PARTEX the following 3 workshops o Reservoir Characterization and Modeling, 24th November 2010, Muscat, Oman o Asset Integrity, 19-20 November 2011, Muscat, Oman o Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery, 16th April 2012, Muscat, Oman

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• Reviewer for SPE Journal • Reviewer for SPE Reservoir Engineering Journal • Reviewer for Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering • Reviewer for Journal of Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces • Reviewer for Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology • Reviewer for Journal of Energy Sources-Part A • Reviewer for Chemical Engineering Communications Journal • Reviewer for Energy Exploration & Exploitation Journal • Reviewer for Chemical Engineering & Technology Journal • Reviewer for Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Scholarly Achievements Total External & Internal Funds Obtained = US $ 8.4 million Research Contracts (Total Budget Obtained: US $ 5.4 million)

• Research Title: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Effect of Heterogeneity on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas Injection (Phase-I)” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/06/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 50,000 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2006)

• Research Title: “Commercially Available EOR and Stimulation Tools” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/06/02 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Budget: US $ 189,000 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2007)

• Research Title: “Microbial Enhanced Oil recovery (Phase-I)” Code: CR/SCI/BIOL/07/01 Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 130,000 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2007)

• Research Title: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Effect of Heterogeneity on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas Injection (Phase-II)” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/06/04

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Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 219,000 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2008)

• Research Title: “pH-Sensitive Polymers for Novel Improving Reservoir Sweep and

Conformance Control Applications” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/06/03 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 335,000 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2009)

• Research Title: “Microbial Enhanced Oil recovery (Phase-II)” Code: CR/SCI/BIOL/07/02 Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 993,500 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2010)

• Research Title: “PVT Measurements and Analysis” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/08/04 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Budget: US $ 1,007,578 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2011)

• Research Title: “Reservoir Souring Mitigation and Sulfur Reducing Bacteria” Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 1.1 million Sponsor: PDO Status: In Progress

• Research Title: “Microbial Enhanced Oil recovery (Phase-III)” Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/13/01 Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 996,500 Sponsor: PDO Status: In Progress

• Research Title: “Multiphase Flow Improvement and Demulsification of Oilfield Emulsions”

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Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/13/02 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 168,000 Sponsor: SNF Status: In Progress

• Research Title: “Low Salinity Water Flooding towards Improving Oil Recovery” Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi Budget: US $ 84,800 Sponsor: Daleel Ptroleum Status: The technical and commercial proposals have been approved. The work will start soon after finalizing the paperwork and signing the contract by SQU and Daleel Petroleum.

• Research Title: “Enhancing Oil Recovery in Daleel’s Carbonate Oil Field via Greenzyme injection” Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary Budget: US $ 85,200 Sponsor: Daleel Ptroleum Status: The technical and commercial proposals have been approved. The work will start soon after finalizing the paperwork and signing the contract by SQU and Daleel Petroleum.

Consultancy (Total Budget Obtained: US $ 53,000) • Research Title: “Understanding of Three-Phase Flow During Water Alternating Gas

Injection and other EOR Techniques” Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/07/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Consultant: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 53,000 Sponsor: Shell Technology Oman (STO) Status: Completed (2008)

External and Internal Grants (Total Budget: US $ 2.3 million) • His Majesty Grant: “Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery”

Code: SR/BIOL/01/08 Principal Investigator: Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafie Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, Prof. Saif Al-Barhy Budget: US $ 234,000 Sponsor: SQU (His Majesty Grant) Status: Completed (2011)

• The Research Council Grant: “Bioremediation of Oil-Polluted Ecosystems in the Sultanate of Oman” Code: ORG/EBR/10/001 Principal Investigator: Dr. Raeid Abed

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Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Prof. Saif Al-Barhy, Dr. Sergey Dobretsov, Dr. Barry JUPP Budget: US $ 346,000 Sponsor: The Research Council Status: In Progress

• The Research Council Grant: “In-situ Catalytic Upgrading of Omani Heavy Crude Oil during Steam Injection” Code: ORG/EI/10/006 Principal Investigator: Dr. Baba Jibril Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigator: Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri Budget: US $ 315,000 Sponsor: The Research Council Status: Final report was submitted on April 2014 and one year extension was requested and granted

• The Research Council Grant: “A novel use of drag reducing polymers as flow pattern modifiers in Oil/Water Flow” Code: ORG/EI/11/007 Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Expected Budget: US $ 338,000 Sponsor: The Research Council Status: Final report will be submitted on October 2014

• The Research Council Grant: “Green Solvents for Desulfurization of diesel and Fuel Oils” Code: RC/ENG/PCED/12/002 Principal Investigator: Dr. Farouq Mjalli Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 469,300 Sponsor: The Research Council Status: In Progress

• The Research Council Grant: “CO2-Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure Estimation for the Omani Oils” Code: RC/ENG/PCED/13/001 Principal Investigator: Dr. Gholamreza Vakili Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigator: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 530,000 Sponsor: The Research Council Status: In Progress

• The Research Council Grant: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations of various Gas Injection Scenarios in enhancing oil recovery in Omani Oilfield” Principal Investigator: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

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Budget: US $ 405,600 Sponsor: The Research Council Status: Submitted (2014)

• Internal Grant: “Drag Reducing Polymers for Two-Phase Oil/Water Flow” Code: IG/ENG/PCE/07/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi, Dr. Mahmood Abdelgoad, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hasmi Budget: US $ 10,400 Sponsor: SQU Status: Completed (2009)

• Internal Grant: “Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Pressure Drop and Hold-up during Dual Continuous Oil-Water Flows” Code: IG/ENG/PCED/11/02 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Budget: US $ 10,270 Sponsor: SQU Status: Completed (2013)

• Internal Grant: “Predictive Model to Predict Oil-Water Flow Characteristics with Polymers” Code: IG/ENG/PCED/11/03 Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Budget: US $ 10,000 Sponsor: SQU Status: Completed (2013)

Service Contracts (Total Budget: US $ 660,000)

• Project Title: “Technical Evaluation of Production Chemicals” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/07/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 60,000 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2009)

• Project Title: “Glass Temperature Measurements” Principal Investigator: Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 170 (per sample per hour) Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2010)

• Research Title: “Vapor Fraction Measurement at Line Condition for Mabrouk Field”

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Code: AS/ENG/PCED/10/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Budget: US $ 23,296 Sponsor: MODAL Status: Completed (2010)

• Project Title: “Formation Damage Services” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 180,212 Sponsor: PDO Status: In Progress

• Project Title: “KCl Formation Damage Study” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/02 Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 80,000 Sponsor: Oman Oil Exploration and Production L.L.C. Status: Completed (2011)

• Project Title: “Wellbore Damage (Skin) Measurements for Occidental Mukhaizna Plugs” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/05 Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 45,630 Sponsor: Occidental Oman Status: Completed (2012)

• Project Title: “Acid stimulation study on Safa oil field of Occidental Oman” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/06

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 24,960 Sponsor: Occidental Oman Status: Completed (2012)

• Project Title: “Formation Damage Control and Mitigation Services” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/11/03 Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 132,600 Sponsor: MEDCO L.L.C. Status: Completed (2013)

• Project Title: “Potential of using chemical surfactant and/or biosurfactant to enhance oil recovery in Occidental heavy oil field”

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Code: CR/ENG/PCED/12/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 58,500 Sponsor: Occidental Oman Status: Completed (2013)

• Project Title: “Stimulation Study using Well Flow Chemicals” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/12/03 Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 27,000 Sponsor: Well Flow International Status: Completed (2013)

• Project Title: “Tibr-1 Core flood Analysis-Water flooding Damage Study” Code: CR/ENG/PCED/12/02 Principal Investigator: Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Co-investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Budget: US $ 27,040 Sponsor: PDO Status: Completed (2013)

Laboratory and Research Facilities Establishment & Development

• Led a team to establish PVT related services laboratory at Sultan Qaboos University using external funds from oil industry.

• Currently leading a team to establish together with SNF and Veolia a laboratory at Sultan Qaboos University which will handle studies concerning the characterization and chemical/mechanical demulsification of oilfield emulsions caused by the injection of EOR chemicals.

• I together with other colleagues established using external funds from the oil industry the following laboratories/research facilities at SQU:

o State-of-the-art microbial enhanced oil recovery laboratory o Multiphase flow loop laboratory o Formation damage related services laboratory (upgrading) o State-of-the-art reservoir souring evaluation and mitigation laboratory o Chemical EOR injection research facility particularly for Alkaline-

Surfactant-Polymer injection and green solvents (deep eutectic solvents) injection

o In-situ catalytic heavy oil upgrading of Omani crude laboratory

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PUBLISHED REFEREED JOURNAL PAPERS 1. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hashmi, A. Mjalli, F., Al-Hatmi, S. 2014.

“Experimental investigation on the effects of various parameters on viscosity reduction of heavy crude by oil-water emulsion”. Accepted for publication in Petroleum Science.

2. S.M. Shuwa, B.Y. Jibril, Y.M. Al-Wahaibi, R.S. Al-Hajri. 2014. Heavy-Oil-Recovery Enhancement With Choline Chloride/Ethylene Glycol-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent. Accepted for publication in SPE Journal.

3. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Hajri, R., Yusuf, N., Olawale, A., Mohammed, A. 2014. Experimental Investigation on Flow Patterns and Pressure Gradient Through Two Pipe Diameters in Horizontal Oil-Water Flows. Accepted for publication in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2014.07.019

4. Abubakar, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hashmi, A., Al-Ajmi, A., 2014. Roles of Drag Reducing Polymers in Single- and Multi-phase Flows. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, in press. DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2014.02.031

5. Souayeh, Maissa; Al-Waheibi, Yahya; Al-Bahry, Saif; Elshafie, Abdulkadir; Al-Bemani, Ali; Joshi, Sanket; Al-Hashmi, Abdul-Aziz; Al-Mandhari, Musallam. 2014. Optimization of low concentration Bacillus subtilis strain biosurfactant towards microbial enhanced oil recovery. Energy & Fuels. (In press)

6. Abubakar, A., Al-Hashmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Eshrati, 2014. Parameters of Drag Reducing Polymers and Drag Reduction Performance in Single-Phase Water Flow. Volume 2014, Article ID 202073, 8 pages, doi:10.1155/2014/202073.

7. Habibi, A., Heidari, M., Al-Hadrami, H., Al-Ajmi,A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. and Ayatollahi,

S, 2014. Effect of Nano fluid Treatment on Water Sensitive Formation to Investigate Water Shock Phenomenon, An Experimental Study. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, Volume 35, Issue 7, pp. 889-897.

8. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Joshi, S., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Shibulal, B. 2014.

Biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis B30 and its application in enhancing oil recovery. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 114, 324-333.

9. Hayyan, A., Mjalli, F., Ali Hashim, M., Hayyan, M., AlNashef, I., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., 2014. A Solid Organic Acid Catalyst for the Pre-treatment of Low Grade Crude Palm Oil and Biodiesel Production. International Journal of Green Energy, 11 (2), 129-140.

10. Shibulal, B., Al-Bahry, S., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S. 2014. Microbial enhanced heavy oil recovery by the aid of inhabitant spore-forming bacteria: an insight review. The Scientific World Journal. 2014, 1-12.

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11. Al-Balushi, M., Mjalli, F.S., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hashmi, A.A., 2014. Parametric study to develop an empirical correlation for undersaturated crude oil viscosity based on the minimum measured input parameters. Fuel, 119, 111-119.

12. Farouq, S. Mjalli, Omar U. Ahmed, Talal, Al-Wahaibi, Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Inas M. AlNashef, 2014. Deep Oxidative Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels, Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 30 (4), 337-378.

13. Gano, Z.S., Mjalli, F.S., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Alnashef, I.M., 2014. Solubility of thiophene and dibenzothiophene in anhydrous FeCl3- and ZnCl2-based deep eutectic solvents. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 53 (16), 6815-6823.

14. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Yusuf, N., Al-Hashmi, A.R., Olawale, A.S., Mohammed, I.A, 2013. Experimental investigation on the performance of drag reducing polymers through two pipe diameters in horizontal oil-water flows. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci., 50, 139-146.

15. Al-Shaaibi, S., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2013. Three Dimensional Modeling for

Predicting Sand Production. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 109, pp. 348-363.

16. Jibril, B.Y., Atta, A.Y., Al-Waheibi, Y.M., Al-Waheibi, T.K., 2013. Effect of copper loadings on product selectivities in microwave-enhanced degradation of phenol on alumina-supported copper oxides. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 19 (6), 1800-1804.

17. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, I. M. AlNashef, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, T. Al-Wahaibi, and M. A. Hashim, “Glucose-based Deep Eutectic Solvent: Physical Properties”, Journal of Molecular Liquids, vol.178, pp.137–141, 2013.

18. Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Elshafie, A.K., Al-Bemani, A.S., Joshi S. J., Al-

Makhmari, H., Al- Sulaimani, H. 2013. Biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis B20 using date molasses and its application in enhanced oil recovery. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 81, 141-146.

19. S. N. Al-Bahry, A. E. Elshafie, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, A. S. Al-Bemani, S. J. Joshi, R. A. Al-Maaini, W. J. Al-Alawi, Y. Sugai, M. Al- Mandhari. 2013. Microbial Consortia in Oman Oil Fields: A Possible Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 23(1): 106-117.

20. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-Lawati, A.

2013. Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/ biopolymer producing spore forming bacteria from oil contaminated sites and oil field of Oman. Procedia APCBEES Journal, 5, 242-246.

21. Elshafie, A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-Maini, R., Al-Alawi, W., Al-Mandhari, M. 2013. Bacterial diversity of Omani oil wells using

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culture dependant and independent techniques. Procedia APCBEES Journal, 5, 247–252.

22. Al-Hattali, R., Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie A., Al-

Bemani A., Joshi, S.J. 2013. Fractured carbonate reservoirs sweep efficiency improvement using microbial biomass. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 112, 178-184.

23. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Abdel-Goad, M., 2012. Geochemical characterization of omani sandstone cores-analysis of change in ph and rock mineral constituents concentrations. Petroleum and Coal Journal, 54 (3), 260-270.

24. Al-Wahaibi, T., Yusuf, N., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., 2012. Experimental Study on the Transition between Stratified and Non-stratified Horizontal Oil-Water flow. Int J Multiphase flow, 38, 126-135.

25. Yusuf, N., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Hashmi, A., Olawale, A., Mohammed, A., 2012. Experimental Study on the Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer on Flow Patterns and Drag Reduction in a Horizontal Oil-Water Flow. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 37:74-80.

26. Habibi, A., Ahmadi, M., Pourafshary, P., Ayatoallahi, S. Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2012.

Reduction of Fines Migration by Nanofluids Injection: An Experimental Study. SPE Journal, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 309 - 318

27. Masihi, M., Sobhani, M., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T. 2012. A

physically-based three dimensional fracture network modeling technique. Journal of Scientia Iranica, 19(3):594–604

28. Habibi, A., Heidari, M., Al-Hadrami, H., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Ayatoallahi, S.

2012. Effect of Nanofluid Injection on Fines Mitigation to Remediate Formation Damage: A Microscopic View. Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research, 7:1–5

29. Abdel-Goad, M., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Shurji, H., 2012. Use of a Novel

pH-Triggered Polymer-Gel System for Optimal Mobility Control Applications. E-polymers Journal, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 428–440

30. Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S. and Ayatollahi, S. 2012. Residual oil recovery via injection of biosurfactant, chemical surfactant and mixtures of both under reservoir condition: Induced Wettability and Interfacial Tension Effects. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 15:210-217.

31. Yusuf, N., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Ajmi, A., Olawale, A., Mohammed, I,

2012. Effect of Oil Viscosity on the Flow Structure and Pressure Gradient in Horizontal Oil-Water Flow. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 90(8):1019-1030.

32. A.Y. Atta, B.Y. Jibril, T.K. Al-Wahaibi, Y.M. Al-Wahaibi. 2012. “Microwave-

enhanced catalytic degradation of 2-nitrophenol on alumina-supported copper oxides”, Catalysis Communications Journal, 26, 112–116.

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33. Adeeb Hayyan, Farouq Mjalli, Inas AlNashef, Talal Al-Wahaibi, Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Mohd Ali Hashim. 2012. “Fruit Sugar-based Deep Eutectic Solvents and their Physical Properties”, Thermochimica Acta Journal, 541, 70– 75.

34. Karimi, M., Mahmoodi, M., Niazib, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Ayatollahi, S. 2012.

‘Investigating wettability alteration during MEOR process, A micro/macro scale analysis’, Journal of Colloid and Surface Science-B, Volume 95, Pages 129–136.

35. Ghosh, B., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hadrami, H., Boukadi, F. 2012. ‘Development of a novel chemical water shut-off method for fractured reservoirs: Part-I: Laboratory development and verification through core-flow experiments’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volumes 96–97, Pages 176–184.

36. Ahmadzadeh, P., Masihi, M., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘Experimental study of the effects of IFT and hysteresis on resistivity and capillary pressure of Carbonate rocks’, Manuscript ID: UESO-2011-0064, Accepted for publication in Journal of Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 25-Feb-2011.

37. Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S.,

and Zargari, S. 2011. ‘Optimization and Partial Characterization of Biosurfactants Produced by Bacillus Species and Their Potential for Ex-Situ Enhanced Oil Recovery’, SPE Journal, 16 (3), 672-682.

38. Al-Sulaimani, H., Joshi, S., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A. 2011. ‘Microbial biotechnology for enhancing oil recovery: Current developments and future prospects’, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Journal, 1(2): 147-158

39. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Hadrami, A. 2011. ‘The influence of high permeability lenses on

immiscible, first- and multi-contact miscible gas injection’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 77, Issues 3-4, Pages 313-325.

40. Alkindi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A. 2011. ‘Experimental and Numerical

Investigations into Oil-Drainage Rates during Vapor Extraction of Heavy Oils’, SPE Journal, 16 (2): 343-357.

41. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Abdel-Goad, M. 2011. ‘Characterization of pH-

sensitive Polymer Microgel Transport in Porous Media for Improving Oil Recovery’, Journal of Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Volume 33, Issue 11, pp 1048-1057.

42. Al-Kindi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Branko B., Muggeridge, A. 2011. ‘Investigation of Longitudinal and Transverse Dispersion in Stable Displacements with a High Viscosity and Density Contrast between the Fluids’, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, V: 120-121, pp 170-183.

43. Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2010. ‘First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas Injection within

Channeling Heterogeneity System’, Energy Fuels Journal, 24 (3), pp 1813–1821.

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44. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Shuraiqi, H., Al-Maamari, F. 2010. ‘Slug Water Alternating Gas Flow Processes Behavior in the Vicinity of Discontinuous Shales’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, 28:5, 515-524.

45. Al-Maamari, F., Al-Shuraiqi, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2010. ‘Experimental and Numerical

Studies of Discontinuous Shale Effects on First-contact Miscible Water Alternating Gas Injection’, Journal of Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 32: 6, 567-575.

46. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Bahry, S., Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Mandhari, M., Ghosh, B. 2009. ‘Microbial Technology Applications in Wellbore Stimulation and Oil Recovery Enhancement: A Review’, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2:4, 315-330.

47. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. 2009. ‘Gas-Oil Non-Equilibrium in Multicontact Miscible Displacements within Homogeneous Porous Media’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol: 68, Pages: 71 - 80, ISSN: 0920-4105.

48. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. 2009. ‘A Numerical Study on the Effect

of Cross-Bedding Heterogeneity Geometry on Oil Recovery via Condensing and Vaporizing Gas Drive Processes’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, Vol: 27:14, ISSN: 1091-6466, Pages: 1604 - 1620.

49. Alkindi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A. 2008. ‘Physical Properties (Density,

Excess Molar Volume, Viscosity, Surface Tension, and Refractive Index) of Ethanol plus Glycerol’, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol: 53, ISSN: 0021-9568, Pages: 2793 - 2796.

50. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. 2007. ‘Experimental and Numerical

Studies of Gas/Oil Multicontact Miscible Displacements in Homogeneous and Crossbedded Porous Media’, SPE Journal, Vol: 12, ISSN: 1086-055X, Pages: 62 - 76.

51. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Grattoni, C., Muggeridge, A. 2007. ‘Physical Properties (Density,

Viscosity, Surface Tension, Interfacial Tension, and Contact Angle) of the System Isopropyl Alcohol plus Cyclohexene plus Water’, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol: 52, ISSN: 0021-9568, Pages: 548 - 552.

52. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Grattoni, C., Muggeridge, A. 2006. ‘Drainage and Imbibition Relative

Permeabilities at Near Miscible Conditions’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol: 53, ISSN: 0920-4105, Pages: 239 - 253.

53. Boukadi, F., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. 2000. ‘Horizontal Well Length

Optimization for a South Oman Field’, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, Vol: 18, pp. 121-140.

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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Hashmi, A. ‘Effect of Polymer

Molecular Weight on the Performance of Drag Reducing Polymer on Oil-Water Flow in Pipelines’, Presented at the 2nd International Renewable Energy and Environment Conference (IREEC-2013), Malaysia, July 04-07, 2013.

2. B. Al-Busaidi, T. Al-Wahaibi, Y. Al-Wahaibi, Farouq S. Mjalli, An evaluation of the performance of existing oil-water flow models for predicting pressure gradient in horizontal pipeline , International Conference on Mechanics and Fluid Engineering (ICMFE- 2013), Bangkok, Thailand, June 29-30, 2013.

3. Y. Al-Wahaibi, M. Al-Balushi, T. Al-Wahaibi, A. Al-Hashmi, Farouq S. Mjalli,

Undersaturated Oil Viscosity Correlation for Omani Crude Oils viscosity prediction, IREEC 2013, 4-6 July, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2013.

4. Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-Lawati, A.

Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/ biopolymer producing spore forming bacteria from oil contaminated sites and oil field of Oman. ICESD 2013: January 19-20, Dubai, UAE.

5. Elshafie, A., Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Wahaibi,Y., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S., Al-Maini, R.,

Al-Alawi, W., Al-Mandhari, M. Bacterial diversity of Omani oil wells using culture dependant and independent techniques. ICESD 2013: January 19-20, Dubai, UAE.

6. Mohsenzadeh, A., Escrochi, M., Afraz, M., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Ayatollahi, S. 2012.

Experimental Investigation of Heavy Oil Recovery from Fractured Reservoirs by Secondary Steam-Gas Assisted Gravity Drainage. SPE 157202, SPE Heavy Oil Conference, Canada, Calgary, 12-14 June 2012.

7. Habibi, A., Al-Hadrami, H., Al-ajmi, A., Al-wahaibi, Y., Ayatollahi, S. Effect of MgO

Nanofluid Injection into Water Sensitive Formation to Prevent the Water Shock Permeability Impairment. SPE 157106, SPE International Oilfield Nanotechnology Conference, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 12-14 June 2012

8. Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A. ‘Pressure Gradient in Horizontal Oil-

Water Flow’, Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability , Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, June 11-14, 2012.

9. N. Yusuf, T. Al-Wahaibi, Al-Wahaibi, Y., A. Al-Ajmi, A. Al-Hashmi, A.S. Olawale, I.

A. Mohammed. ‘Comparison on the Efficicency of Two Drag Reducing Polymers in Horizontal Oil-Water Flow’, Presented at International Symposium on Multiphase flow and Transport Phenomena, Agadir, Morocco, April 22-25, 2012.

10. Al-Hattali, R., Al-Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-

Bemani, A., Joshi, S. ‘Improving Sweep Efficiency in Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs by Microbial Biomass’, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 16–18 April 2012.

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11. Al-Bahry, S.N.; Elashafie, A. E.; Al-Wahaibi, Y. M., Al-Bemani, A. S.; Joshi, S. J. Al-Lawati, A. 2012. Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/biopolymer producing spore forming bacteria from oil contaminated sites and oil field of Oman. APCBEES Procedia, UAE, Dubai, 21-23 Jan 2012.

12. Elshafie; A.E.; Al-Bahry, S.N.; Al-Wahaibi, Y.M.; Al-Bemani, A.S.; Joshi, S.J.; Al-Maini, R.; Al-Alawi, W.; Al-Mandhari, M. 2012. Bacterial diversity study of Omani oil wells using culture dependent and independent methods. APCBEES Procedia, UAE, Dubai, 21-23 Jan 2012.

13. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, N. M. AlNashef, T. Al-Wahaibi, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, M.

A. Hashim, Physical Properties of Fructose-based Deep Eutectic Solvents, International Conference on Innovation, Management and Technology Research, 21-22 May 2012 Malaca, Malaysia.

14. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, M. E.S. Mirghani, M. A. Hashim, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, T.

Al-Wahaibi, M. Hayyan, Methanesulfonic Acid as a Catalyst for Treatment of Crude Palm with High Free Fatty Acid. 2nd International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials (ICPEAM2012). 12-14 June 2012 KL, Malaysia.

15. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, M. E.S. Mirghani, M. A. Hashim, Y. M. Al-Wahaibi, T.

Al-Wahaibi, M. Hayyan, Pre-treatment of Acidic Crude Palm Oil Using Strong and Weak Acids, 103rd American oil Chemist’s Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting & Expo April 29 - May 2, 2012. Long beach California.

16. A. Hayyan, Farouq S. Mjalli, M. A. Hashim, M. Hayyan, T. Al-Wahaibi, Y. M. Al-

Wahaibi, N. M. AlNashef, Esterification of Acidic Crude Palm Oil Using Ethanesulfonic Acid. Internationnal Conference on Global Sustainability and Chemical Engineering, CAC-07 (2012).

17. Nurdeen, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A., Al-Hashmi, A., Olawale,

A., Mohammed, I. ‘Effect of Pipe Diameter on the Efficiency of Drag Reducing Polymer in Horizontal Oil-Water Flows’, Presented at the 15th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, Cannes, France, 15 – 17 June, 2011.

18. Nurdeen, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Ajmi, A. ‘Flow structures and

transition between stratified and non-stratified horizontal oil-water flow’, Presented at the International Conference on Multiphase Flow 2010 (ICMF-2010), Tampa, Florida, USA, May 30 - June 4, 2010.

19. Yousuf, N., Al-Wahaibi., Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Ajmi, A., Olawale, A.S., Mohammed,

I. A. ‘Investigation into Flow between Oil and Water in Horizontal Pipe’, Presented at the 1st International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2010, Malaysia.

20. Al‑Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al‑Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi,

S., Zargari, S. ‘Experimental Investigation of Biosurfactants Produced by Bacillus Species and their Potential for MEOR in Omani Oil Field’, SPE 129228, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, 11-13 April 2010, Muscat, Oman.

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21. Al-Kindi, A., Muggeridge, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘Experimental Investigation into the Influence of Convective Dispersion and Model Height on Oil Drainage Rates during VAPEX’, SPE 129169, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, 11-13 April 2010, Muscat, Oman.

22. Al-Kindi, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A. ‘An Experimental Investigation into the

Influence of Diffusion and Dispersion on Heavy Oil Recovery by VAPEX’, IPTC 12710, Presented at the SPE International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3-5 December 2008.

23. Al-Kindi, A., Muggeridge, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘The Influence of Diffusion and

Dispersion on Heavy Oil Recovery by VAPEX’, SPE 117555, Presented at the SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 20-23 October 2008.

24. Al-Wahaibi, Y., and Al-Hadrami, A. ‘Mechanisms of Oil Recovery via Multi-Contact

Miscible Gas Injection Process within Lensed Systems’, SPE 110163, Presented at the IOR conference, 19-23 April 2008, Tulsa, USA.

25. Al-Wahaibi, Y., and Al-Hadrami, A. ‘Channeling Heterogeneity Effects on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas Injection’, Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Earth Science and Technology, Fukuoka, Japan, Dec 2007.

26. Al-Mamari, F, Al-Shuraiqi, H, Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘Numerical Simulation and Experimental Studies of Oil Recovery via First-Contact Miscible Water Alternating Gas Injection within Shaley Porous Media’, SPE 111105, Presented at the SPE/EAGE Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Conference held at Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29-31 October 2007.

27. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. ‘The Effect of Cross-Bedding

Laminations on The Efficiency of Gas-Oil Multicontact Miscible Displacements’, SPE 94135, presented at the 14th Europec Biennial Conference, Madrid, Spain, 13-16 June 2006.

28. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. ‘Gas/Oil Nonquilibrium in Multicontact

Miscible Displacements within Homogeneous Porous Media’, SPE 99727, presented at the IOR Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 22-26 April 2006.

29. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A., Grattoni, C. ‘Experimental and Numerical Studies of

Gas/Oil Multicontact Miscible Displacements in Homogeneous Porous Media’, SPE 92887, Presented at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Texas, USA, 31 January - 2 February 2005.

International Conference Presentations (Abstract & Oral/Poster Presentations) 1. Al‑Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al‑Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S.

‘Biosurfactants for Enhancing Oil Recovery- Investigation of Wettability Alteration and

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Mixing with Synthetic Surfactants’, The 2nd International Congress of Oil Field Chemicals (OFC-2011), Dalian, China, October 19-21, 2011.

2. Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bahry, S., Al-Bemani, A., Elshafie, A., Al-Sulimani, H., Joshi, S. ‘Effects of Bacillus subtilis Biosurfactant on Surface Properties, Wettability Alteration and Surfactant Adsorption on Sandstone Rocks’, The 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems, June 13-15, 2011, Calgary, Alberta Canada.

3. Al-Bahry, S., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bemani, A., Elshafie, A., Al-Sulimani, H., Joshi, S.

‘Experimental Investigation of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Effectiveness in Omani Oil Field’, The 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems, June 13-15, 2011, Calgary, Alberta Canada.

4. Al‑Sulaimani, H., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al‑Bahry, S., Elshafie, A., Al-Bemani, A., Joshi, S.

‘Studies of Wettability Alteration and Adsorption on Surfaces and Sandstone Rocks by Biosurfactant Produced by Bacillus subtilis’, Presented at the 1st International Symposium on Colloids and Materials, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-11 May, 2011.

5. Al-Bahry, S., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Elshafie, A., Al-Sulimani, H., Al-Muaini, R., Al-Alawi, W., and Joshi, S. ‘Bacillus Licheniformis and B. Subtilis Isolates for Meor Application in Oman’, The 1st Annual World Congress of Petroleum Microbiology (WCP) 2010, Dalian, China, 25-27 July, 2010.

6. Elshafie, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bemani, A, Al-Bahry, S, Sugai, Y, Al-Sulaimani, H. Al-Maani, R, Al-Alawi, W, and Joshi, S. ‘Microbial consortia isolated from Oman Oil fields’, The 1st Annual World Congress of Petroleum Microbiology (WCP) 2010, Dalian, China, 25-27 July, 2010.

7. Al-Kindi, A., Branko B., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Muggeridge, A. ‘Experimental

Measurements of Longitudinal and Transverse Dispersion in Miscible Fluids with a High Viscosity and Density Contrast’, Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2008 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA - 15-19 December 2008.

8. Abdelgoad, M., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Shargi, H. ‘pH-sesnitive

polymers for conformance control applications’, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 21-23 April 2008.

9. Al-Bahry, S., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., El-Shafie, A., Al-Bemani, A. ‘Sampling and Isolation of MEOR Microorganisms from an Oilfield’, Presented at the SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 21-23 April 2008.

Granted Patent 1. Ghosh, B., Al-Bemani, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘A Method of Treating Subterranean

Formation of an Oil Reservoir to Control Unwanted Water Production and Enhance Oil Production, through a Sequence of Chemical Treatment’, Patent No. 240395, Patent

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application number: 128/MUM/2008, Date of Publication of Granted Patent: 14/05/2010, Journal No. 20/2010. http://ipindia.nic.in/ipirs1/patentsearch.htm

Patent Published for Examination 1. Ghosh, B., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Bemani, A. ‘Methods and compositions for selectively

sealing high temperature, fractured carbonate subterranean formation by rig-less operation’, Application number: 157/MUM/2008, Publication date: 20-02-2009, Journal number: 08/2009. http://ipindia.nic.in/ipirs1/patentsearch.htm

Book Chapters

1. Al-Maaini, R.A., Al-Bahry, S.N. Elshafie, A.E., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M. Al-Bimani, A.S.

Joshi, S.J. Al-Alawi, W.J. (2014). Indigenous bacterial consortia from oil wells and their role in in-situ microbial enhanced oil recovery. In: Biotechnology and Conservation of Species from Arid Regions. Nova Science Publisher, Inc. New York, USA. Vol. 2. Pages 455-470.

2. Al-Hinai, B.S., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Al-Bimani, A.S.

Joshi, S.J. (2014). Potential of microbial biotechnology in heavy oil enhanced recovery. In: Biotechnology and Conservation of Species from Arid Regions. Nova Science Publisher, Inc. New York, USA. Vol. 2. Pages 495-505.

3. Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Al- Bemani, A.S. Joshi, S.J.

(2014). Biosurfactant mediated microbial enhanced oil recovery and potential for application in some Omani oil fields. In: Biotechnology and Conservation of Species from Arid Regions. Nova Science Publisher, Inc. New York, USA. Vol. 2. Pages 527-540.

4. Al-Bahri, A.K., Al-Bahry S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Al-Bemani, A.S.

Joshi, S.J. (2014). Application of molecular biology methods in identifying biosurfactant producers from oil contaminated sites. Nova Science Publisher, Inc. New York, USA. Vol. 2. Pages 527-540.

5. Al-Wahaibi, Y. ‘Oil and Gas Industry in Oman’, In Press, Chapter in the Omani

Encylopedia. Accepted for publication, 2009

Technical Reports 1. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-I Report, January 2007.

2. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Al-Hadrami Hamoud: “Commercially Avaliable EOR and Well Stimulation Tools”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Final Report, March 2007.

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3. Al-Wahaibi, Yahya: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Effect of Heterogeneity on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas Injection”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved 1st Report, Oct 2007.

4. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 1st Report, December 2007.

5. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Understanding of Three-Phase Flow during

Water Alternating Gas Injection and other EOR Techniques’’ Approved 1st Report, Shell Technology Oman, Muscat, Oman, January 2008.

6. Al-Wahaibi, Yahya: “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Effect of

Heterogeneity on Oil Recovery from Immiscible, First- and Multi-Contact Miscible Gas Injection”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved 2nd Report, Feb 2008.

7. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 2nd Report, June 2008.

8. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Understanding of Three-Phase Flow during Water Alternating Gas Injection and other EOR Techniques’’ Approved 2nd Report, Shell Technology Oman, Muscat, Oman, August 2008.

9. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, “PVT Measurements and Analysis”, Approved 1st Report, Petroleum Development Oman, August 2008.

10. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Wahaibi Talal: “pH-Sensitive Polymers for Novel Improving

Reservoir Sweep and Conformance Control Applications’’, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat, Oman, November 2008.

11. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 3rd Report, December 2008.

12. Al-Wahaibi Talal, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Ajmi Adel, AbdelGoad Mahmood, Al-

Hashmi Abdulaziz, “Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer in Horizontal Oil-Water Flow”, Approved 1st Report, Sultan Qaboos University Internal Grant, January 2009.

13. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, “Gas

Condensate Oil PVT Study on Bottomhole Samples Haban-5”, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, January 2009.

14. Elshafie Abdulkadir, Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial

Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Sultan Qaboos University Approved HM Grant Report, April 2009.

15. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 4th Report, June 2009.

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16. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, “Amal Heavy Oil Field Phase Behavior Study ”, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, July 2009.

17. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 5th Report, December 2009.

18. Al-Wahaibi Talal, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Ajmi Adel, AbdelGoad Mahmood, Al-Hashmi Abdulaziz, “Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer in Horizontal Oil-Water Flow”, Approved Final Report, Sultan Qaboos University Internal Grant, January 2010.

19. Elshafie Abdulkadir, Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial

Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Sultan Qaboos University Approved HM Grant Report, April 2010.

20. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, “Khaleel _05

Crude Oil Phase Behavior Study & Complete PVT Testing Report”, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, April 2010.

21. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Mabrouk Field

Oil & Gas Chromatograph Analyses, Approved Report, MODAL, April 2010.

22. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II 6th Report, June 2010.

23. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, PVT

Measurements and Analysis, Approved 2nd Report, Petroleum Development Oman, August 2010.

24. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Mabrouk

Field_26 Crude Oil Phase Behavior Study, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, October 2010.

25. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Saih Nihayda-

SE Black Oil Phase Behavior Study, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, January 2011.

26. Elshafie Abdulkadir, Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial

Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Sultan Qaboos University Approved HM Grant Report, April 2011.

27. Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali, Al-Ajmi Adel, Al-Wahaibi Talal, Nimr Field

Black Oil Phase Behavior Study Validation Report for Well: Nimr -791 Bottom Hole Sample, Approved Report, Petroleum Development Oman, April 2011.

28. Al-Bahry Saif, Al-Wahaibi Yahya, Al-Bemani Ali: “Microbial Enhanced Oil

Recovery”, Petroleum Development Oman Approved Phase-II Final Report, June 2011.

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