Dr Hamid Reza Shahverdi

Profile

Research Associate

Institute of Petroleum Engineering

Address:
  • NExT, Room 4,
    Heriot-Watt University
    Edinburgh
    EH14 4AS
    United Kingdom

Roles and responsibilities

Research Associate

Research

  • Simulation of three-phase flow and Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) process
  • Modelling of cold EOR approach (CO2 and water injection) in heavy oil reservoir
  • Developing an in-house simulator for estimating flow functions in porous media

Selected publications

  • Shahverdi, H., Sohrabi, M., Fatemi, M., and Jamiolahmady, M., “Three-phase relative permeability and hysteresis effect during WAG process in mixed wet and low IFT systems”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 78(3-4), p. 732-739,2011
  • Shahverdi, H., Sohrabi, M., and Jamiolahmady, M., “A New Algorithm for Estimating Three-Phase Relative Permeability from Unsteady-State Core Experiments” , Transport in Porous Media, 90(3), p. 911-926,2011.
  • Shahverdi, H., Sohrabi, M., Jamiolahmady, M., Fatemi, M., Ireland, S., "Evaluation Of Three-Phase Relative Permeability Models For WAG Injection Using Water-Wet And Mixed-Wet Core Flood Experiments", SPE (143030) Symposium in Vienna, Austria,May 2011.
  • Shahverdi, H., Sohrabi, M., Jamiolahmady, M., Fatemi, M., Ireland, S., Robertson, G.:"Investigation of Three-phase Relative Permeabilities and Hysteresis Effects Applicable to Water Alternating Gas Injection", SPE-EAGE IOR symposium in Cambridge,UK, April 2011.
  • Shahverdi, H., Sohrabi, M., Fatemi, M., and Jamiolahmady, M., Ireland, S., A Three Phase Relative Permeability and Hysteresis Model for Simulation of Water Alternating Gas Injection, Paper SPE 152218-PP, April 2012 SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, United States of America.

Biography

  • Jan 2008 to Jan 2012: Institute of Petroleum Engineering (Centre for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Solutions) , Heriot-Watt University.
    PhD Thesis: Water Alternating Gas (WAG) injection studies (Theoretical and experimental three-phase relative permeability and capillary pressure).
  • 2003-2005:  Tehran University, Iran
    MSc Petroleum Reservoir Engineering
    Thesis title: Determination of carbonated reservoir properties using decline curve analysis.
  • 1999-2003, Petroleum University of Technology, Iran.
    BSc Petroleum Reservoir Engineering
    Dissertation title: Prediction of reservoir performance using material balance method.