Dr Manouchehr Haghighi

Biography/ Background

Before joining the University of Adelaide in 2009, Manouchehr was associate professor of petroleum engineering at the University of Tehran, Iran. During 2000-2007, he was the head of petroleum engineering program at the University of Tehran and supervised more than 40 MSc and PhD students. In 2000, Manouchehr established Simtech, a consulting company for the integrated reservoir simulation in which he has been project director of several full field simulation projects for Iranian oil and gas reservoirs including Naftshahr, Shanool, Homa, and Varavi.

From 1995 to 2000 Manouchehr was working with National Iranian Oil Company and was the director of a program for training of NIOC staff at several Universities in US, UK, Canada, France Australia, and Norway. Manouchehr was a visiting professor at the University of Calgary from 2007 to 2008.

Manouchehr has published more than 60 articles in peer review journals or presented in  international conferences. He has served as a reviewer for different journals such as journal of petroleum science and engineering and active member of society of petroleum engineers (SPE).

Qualifications

Combined BS/MSc in Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran 1984

MSc in Petroleum Engineering, University of Southern California, USA 1989

PhD in Petroleum Engineering, University of Southern California, USA 1994

Teaching Interests

Unconventional Reservoirs

Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation

Well Testing & Pressure Transient Analysis

Formation Evaluation, Petrophysics & Rock Propertis

Research Interests

Tight  Gas  Reservoirs

Coal Seam Gas 

Shale Gas Reservoirs

Reservoir Modeling and Simulation

Flow Visualization in Porous Media

EOR Process in Hetrogeneous Reservoirs

Geothermal Reservoirs

Publications

Paleofluid analysis from fracture-fill cements in the Asmari limestones of the Kuh-I-Mond field, SW Zagros, Iran, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Online First, February 15, 2012 (With Shariatinia, Z., Levresse, G., Feiznia, S., Mousavi, M.)

Prediction Key Points of Water-Oil Relative Permeability Curves Using Linear ‎Regression Technique, Petroleum Science and Technology, Volume 30, Issue 5, 2012 Page 518-533 (With Roghanian, R., Rasaei, M.)

Application of Transfer Functions to Model Water Injection in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 78, pp 136-138, May 2011 (With Sayyafzadeh, M., Pourafshari, P., Rashidi, F.)

Optimization of the Production of Biosurfactant from Iranian Indigenous Bacteria for the Reduction of Surface Tension and Enhanced Oil Recovery, Petroleum Science and Technology, 29, 301-311, Jan. 2011 (With H. Amani, M. H. Sarrafzadeh, M. R. Mehrnia, F. Shahmirzaee)

The Effects of Production Rate and Initial Pressure Difference in Well Test Analysis of Gas Condensate Reservoir, Petroleum Science and Technology, 29: 5, 449-461, Jan. 2011 (With G. H. Montazeri, Z. Ziabakhsh, S. H. Tabatabaie, and P. Pourafshari)

Comparative Study of Biosurfactant Producing Bacteria in MEOR Applications, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 75, 209-214, Dec. 2010 (With H. Amani, M.H. Sarrafzadeh, M.R. Mehrnia)

The Effects of Richness, Relative Permeability Curves and Skin in Well Test Analysis of Gas Condensate Reservoirs, Petroleum Science and Technology, 28: 13, 1358-1372, July 2010 (With G.H. Montazeri, Z. Ziabakhsh and A. Hashemi)

Scale up and Application of Biosurfactant from Bacillus subtilis in Enhanced Oil Recovery, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology: Volume 162 (2010), Page 510 (With H. Amani, M. Mehrnia, M. Sarrafzadeh, and R. Soudi)

Upscaled Unstructured Computational Grids for Efficient Simulation of Flow in Fractured Porous Media, Transport in Porous Media, December 2009 (With M. Sahimi, R. Darvishi, and M.R. Rasaei)

Construction of a Carbonate Reservoir Model Using Transient Pressure Data, Petroleum Exploration and Development, 36 (6), December 2009 (With Rudsari, S.S.T. and Ghanizadeh, M.B.)

Xanthan Production by a Native Strain of X. Campestris and Evaluation of Application in EOR, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 17, 2007 (With S. Nasr and M.R. Soudi)

Visualization of Polymer Flooding in Heterogeneous System Using Glass Micromodels, Journal of Science, Vol. 33 (Section: Chemistry), Summer 2007 (With M. Heshmati, H. Mahdavi, and M. Torabi)

Determining Permeability and Skin Factor for a Fractured Reservoir Using Decline Curve Analysis, Journal of Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, February 2006 (With H. Shahverdi and K. Fooladi)

Software Development for Material Balance Calculations, Journal of Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, April 2006 (With N. Ghadami)

Modeling of Fractured Reservoirs Using Discrete Fracture Model, Journal of Faculty of Engineering, June 2006 (With R. Darvishi)

Wettability Evaluation of Iranian Carbonate Formations, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 42, No 2-4, April 2004 (With M. R. Esfahani)

Simulation Study of Heavy Oil Reservoir of Kuhe-Monde, Journal of Sharif March 2004 (With M. Jaafari)

Study of Production Rate Effects in Gas Condensate Wells In Fractured Reservoirs, Journal of Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, March 2004 (With M. Shafiee and A. Danesh)

Visualization and Simulation of Immiscible Displacement in Fractured Systems Using Glass Micromodel: First Part: Drainage, Colloid Interface Science, No. 166/ 1994 (With Y.C. Yortsos and B. Xu)

Visualization of Steam injection in Hele-Shaw Cell, Fuel, No 71, 1992 (With Y.C. Yortsos and X. Kong)

Book Chapter:

Gas Injection and Fingering in Porous Media, Book Chapter, Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 20, Editors: C. K. Ho and S. W. Webb, Springer, 2006 (With M. Sahimi and M.R. Rasaei)

Selected Conference Papers:

Applying Petroleum Inclusions Micro-thermometry in Reconstructing the Oil Types in Asmari-Jahrum Formation Iran, Presented at 3rd Biennial Conference on Asian Current Research on Fluid Inclusions and 14th International Conference on Theromobarogeochemistry, 15-20 Sept., 2010, Novosibirsk, Russia (With Shariatnia, Z., Levresse, G., Parnell, J., Feiznia, S., Moallemi, S.A., Dehghani M.S.A.)

Investigation of Cementation Factor in Iranian Carbonate Reservoirs, Presented at 14th Formation Evaluation Symposium of Japan, 29-30 Sept. 2008, Chiba, Japan (With M. Asadollahi and M. Namani)

Using Conventional Logs for Fracture Detection and Characterization in One of Iranian Field, SPE 11186-MS, Presented at International Petroleum Technology Conference, 4-6 Dec. 2007, Dubai, UAE (With A. Mohebbi)

Laboratories Studies of MEOR in the Micromodel as a Fractured System, SPE 110988, Presented in Eastern Regional Meeting, 17-19 Oct. 2007, Lexington, Kentucky, USA (With M. Noorani, A. Mohebbi, D. Biria, H. Panahi, and R. Roosta Azad)

Investigation of Water-Coning Phenomenon in Iranian Carbonate Fractured Reservoirs, SPE 108254, Presented at International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico, 27-30 June 2007, Vera Cruz, Mexico (With M. Namani and M. Asadollahi)

Free-Fall Gravity Drainage in Fractured Matrix Blocks: Experimental and Network Modeling Simulation Findings and Observations, SPE 107206, Presented at Latin American & Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, 15-18 April 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina (With A. Molaei and B. Maini)

Flow Rate Effect on Two-Phase Relative Permeability in Iranian Carbonate Rocks, SPE 104828, Presented at the 15th SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference held in Bahrain, 11-14 March 2007 (With A.H. Alizadeh, A.R. Keshavarz)

Experimental Investigation and Network Modeling Simulation of Free Fall Gravity Drainage in Single-Matrix and Fractured-Blocks Models, SPE 100400, Presented at 2006 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, 5-8 November, Abu Dhabi (With A. Molaei and B. Maini)

Experimental Study of Gravity Drainage during Gas Injection in Carbonate Rocks, Presented at 7th Canadian International Petroleum Conference, June 2006, Calgary, Canada (With M. Riazi and M. Alizadeh)

Optimization of Well Placement in an Iranian Reservoir Using Genetic Algorithm, Presented at 11th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, Iran, Nov. 2006 (With M. Soltani)

Simulation Study of Miscible and Immiscible Gas Injection in Oil Layer of South Pars Reservoir, Presented at 11th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, Iran, Nov. 2006 (With Z. Ziabakhsh)

Visualization and Pore Network Simulation of Imbibition Process in a Fractured System, Presented at Sixth Canadian International Petroleum Conference, June 2005, Calgary, Canada (With F. Shariatpanahi and Y.C. Yortsos)

Up-scaling of Unstable Miscible Displacement and Multiphase Flows Using Multi-resolution Wavelet Transportation, SPE 93320, presented at SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, 31 January- 2 February 2005, The Woodlands, Texas (With M. Sahimi, M. Rasaei, and N. Ebrahimi)

Visualization Experiments on Immiscible Gas and Water Injection by Using 2D-Fractured Glass Micromodels, SPE 93537, Presented at 14th SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, March 12-15, 2005, Bahrain, (With A. Shariatpanahi, A. Dastyari, B. Bashukooh)

Visualization of Gravity Drainage in a Fractured System During Gas Injection Using Glass Micromodel, SPE 93673, Presented at 14th SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, March 12-15, 2005, Bahrain (With A. Dastyari, B. Bashukooh)

Visualization of Microbial Oil Recovery Mechanisms Using Rock Thin Section Micromodel, Presented at 10th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Zahedan, Iran, Oct. 2005 (With M. Noorani)

Fracture Detection and Modeling Using Wavelet Transformation and Curvature Analysis in Varavi Gas Field, Presented at 10th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Zahedan, Iran, Oct. 2005 (With A.R. Mohebbi, M.H. Faghihi)

Construction of a Geological Model for a Carbonate Reservoir Using Pressure Transient Data, Presented at 5th Canadian International Petroleum Conference, June 2004, Calgary, Canada (With S. Taheri and M. Ghanizadeh)

Simulation of Sarajeh Depleted Reservoir for Natural Gas Storage, Presented at 9th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, Iran, Oct. 2004 (With A. Janatrostami)

Visualization of Block to Block Interaction in Matrix Fracture System Using Glass Micromodel, Presented at 9th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, Iran, Oct. 2004 (With M.A. Ariana, A. Kalantari)

Construction of Geological Model of Mansuri Oil Field Using Well Test Data, Presented at 8th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Mashad, Iran, Oct. 2003 (With H. Ghobadi)

Developing Reservoir Simulator for Fractured Reservoirs Using Dual Porosity Dual Permeability Model, Presented at 8th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Mashad, Iran, Oct. 2003 (With Y. Asgharnejad)

Hydraulic Fracturing Design of Well # 1 in Ahwaz-Bangestan Oil Reservoir, Presented at 7th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, Iran, Oct. 2002 (With M. Salahabadi, J. Rostami)

Directional Drilling Design in Well F-8 in Foroozan Oil Field, Presented at 7th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, Iran, Oct. 2002 (With K. Ebrahimzadeh)

Simulation Study of Water and Gas Coning in a Fractured Reservoir, Presented at 6th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Esfahan, Iran, Oct. 2001 (With G. Bashiri)

Effect of Grouping of Oil and Gas Components on Minimum Miscible Pressure, Presented at 5th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Ahwaz, Iran, Oct. 2000 (With F. Rahimpour, R. Kharrat)

Visualization of Steam injection in Fractured Systems Using Micro – Model, SPE 377520, Presented at 1997 International Symposium of Heavy Oil, Bakersfield, California (With Y.C. Yortsos)

Professional Interests

Integrated Reservoir Simulation

Tight Gas Reservoirs

Coal Seam Gas

Shale Gas Reservoirs

Carbonate Reservoirs

 

Community Engagement

Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

Reviewer of Energy & Fuels, Petroleum Science and Technology, Petroleum Science and Engineering

Entry last updated: Friday, 30 Mar 2012