1. Hazlett, R. D. and Babu, D. K. 2018. Transient Inflow Performance Modeling from Analytic Line Source Solutions for Arbitrary Trajectory Wells, SPEJ 23 (3), 906-918. doi:10.2118/189463-PA
2. Akinluyi, O. and Hazlett, R. D. 2018. EOR Potential for Lean Gas Reinjection in Zipper Fracs in Liquid-Rich Basins, SPEJ 23 (3), 625-639. doi:10.2118/179577-PA
3. Guanzheng Qu，Desheng Zhou，Kai Zhao，Randy Doyle Hazlett，Zhanqing Qu，David Freed. 2018.  Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Fluid Migration in Mismatched Rough Fractures Based on Gaussian Distribution, Journal of China University of Petroleum (4), 88-98. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-5005.2018.03.011.
4. Guanzheng Qu, Desheng Zhou, Randy Doyle Hazlett, Jiao Peng, Siwei Wu.  2017.  Study on Flow Characteristics  of Tensile Fractures Based on Lattice Boltzmann Method, Special Oil & Gas Reservoirs.
5. Hazlett, R. 2017. Flux Characterization in Heterogeneous Transport Problems by the Boundary Integral Method, in Integral Methods in Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, Chapter 12, C. Constanda et al., (eds.)., Springer International Publishing, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59387-6_12.
6. Bao, A., Hazlett, R. D., & Babu, D. K. 2017. A Discrete, Arbitrarily Oriented 3D Plane-Source Analytical Solution to the Diffusivity Equation for Modeling Reservoir Fluid Flow. SPEJ (May 1) 1-15. doi:10.2118/185180-PA
7. Zhang, Y. and Hazlett, R. D. 2016. Parametric Representation of Boundary Flux in Heterogeneous Potential Flow Problems, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 307, 65-71.
8. Qu, G, Qu, Z., Hazlett, R. D., Freed, D., Mustafayev, R. 2016.  Geometrical Description and Permeability Calculation About Shale Tensile Micro-fractures, Petroleum Exploration and Development, 43( 1), 124-130, ISSN 1876-3804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1876-3804(16)30014-3.
9. Otomo, H., Fan, H, Hazlett, R, Li, Y, Staroselsky, I, Zhang, R, and Chen, H.  2015. Simulation of Residual Oil Displacement in a Sinusoidal Channel with the Lattice Boltzmann Method, Comptes-Rendus de Mecanique de l’Academie des Sciences 343, 559-570.
10. Hazlett, R. D. and Babu, D. K. 2014. Discrete Wellbore and Fracture Productivity Modeling for Unconventional Wells and Unconventional Reservoirs, SPEJ 19(01), 19-33.
11. Hazlett, R. D. and Babu, D. K. 2013. Influence of Cell Boundary Flux Distribution on Well Pressure. Procedia Computer Science 18, 2137-2146.
12. Hazlett, R. D., Babu, D. K. 2009. Readily Computable Green’s and Neumann Functions for Symmetry-Preserving Triangles, Quarterly of Applied Math LXVII (3) 579-592.
13. Hazlett, R. D., Babu, D. K., & Lake, L. W.  2007. Semianalytical Stream-Function Solutions on Unstructured Grids for Flow in Heterogeneous Media,  SPEJ (June)  179-187.
14. Hazlett, R. D. & Babu, D. K.  2005. Optimal Well Placement in Heterogeneous Reservoirs Via Semi-Analytic Modeling,  SPEJ (Sept)  286-296.
15. Hazlett, R. D. & Vaidya, R. N.  2002. Lattice Boltzmann Simulations and Contact Angle Hysteresis in Convergent-Divergent Media,  Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 33 161-171.
16. McCann, R., Hazlett, R. D., & Babu, D. K.  2001. Highly Accurate Approximations of Green's and Neumann Functions on Rectangular Domains, Proc. Royal Society A 457, 767-772.
17. Hazlett, R. D. & Furr, M. J.  2000. Percolation Model for Permeability Reduction in Porous Media by Continuous-Gas Foams,  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  39 (8) 2709-2716.
18. Ward, A. D., Ottewill, R. H., & Hazlett, R. D.  1999. An Investigation into the Stability of Aqueous Films Separating Hydrocarbon Drops from Quartz Surfaces, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering  24(2-4) 213-220.
19. Coles, M. E., Hazlett, R. D., Muegge, E. L., Jones, K. W., Andrews, B., Dowd, B., Siddons, P., Peskin, A., Spanne, P., & Soll, W. E.  1998. Developments in Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography with Applications to Flow in Porous Media, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering., August.
20. Hazlett, R. D., Chen, S. Y., & Soll, W. E.  1998. Wettability and Rate Effects on Immiscible Displacement:  Lattice Boltzmann Simulation in Microtomographic Images of Reservoir Rocks,  Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 20 167-175.
21. Coles, M. E., Hazlett, R. D., Spanne, P., Soll, W. E., Muegge, E. L., & Jones, K. W.  1998. Pore Level Imaging of Fluid Transport Using Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography, Petroleum Science and Engineering 19 (1/2) 55-64.
22. Hazlett, R. D.  1997. Statistical Characterization and Stochastic Modeling of Pore Networks in Relation to Fluid Flow,  J. Mathematical Geology. 29(6) 801-822.
23. Coles, M. E., Hazlett, R. D., Spanne, P., Muegge, E. L., & Furr, M. J.  1996. Characterization of Reservoir Core Using Computed Microtomography,  SPEJ,  October.
24. Vaidya, R. N., Hazlett, R. D., Buckles, J. J., Coles, M. E., Grunau, D. W., Chen, S. Y., & Eggert, K.G.  1996. Simulation of Wettability Effects by Cellular Automata Methods, in Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Reservoir Wettability Evaluation and Its Effect on Oil Recovery,  University of Wyoming,  89-93.
25. Garrison, J. R., Hazlett, R. D., Babu, D. K., Laali, H., & Smallwood, L. D.  1996. Electronic Flow Rate-Controlled Probe Permeametry: Theory, Instrumentation, Accuracy, Precision, Limitations, and Application,  In-Situ  20(2) 161-198.
26. Hazlett, R. D.  1995. Simulation of Capillary-Dominated Displacements in Microtomographic Images of Reservoir Rocks,  in Multiphase Flow in Porous Media, P. Adler, (ed.) 21-35.
27. Hazlett, R. D.  1995. Simulation of Capillary-Dominated Displacements in Microtomographic Images of Reservoir Rocks,  Transport in Porous Media  20 21-35.
28. Hazlett, R. D.  1995. Soluble Gas Injection for Waterflood Profile Modification,  in New Developments in Improved Oil Recovery,  Geological Society Publishing House, Bath,  125-131.
29. Buckles, J. J., Hazlett, R. D., Chen, S., Eggert, K. G., Grunau, D. W., & Soll, W. E.  1994. Toward Improved Prediction of Reservoir Flow Performance: Simulating oil and water flows at the pore scale, Los Alamos Science  22 112-121.
30. Hazlett, R. D.  1993. On Surface Roughness Effects in Wetting Phenomena,  in Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion,  K. L. Mittal, Ed., VSP,  173-181.
31. Hazlett, R. D., Furr, M. J., & Navarro, R.  1993. A Correlation for Miscible Flood Displacement Efficiency in the San Andres with NMR Relaxation,  SPE Advanced Technology Series  (April).
32. Hazlett, R. D.  1992. On Surface Roughness Effects in Wetting Phenomena,  Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology   6(6)  625-633.
33. Sanchez, J. M. & Hazlett,  R. D. 1992. Foam Flow Through Oil Wet Porous Medium:  A Laboratory Study, SPE Reservoir Engineering  (February)  91-97.
34. Hazlett, R. D.  1990. Fractal Applications:  Wettability and Contact Angle,  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science  137  527-533.
35. Hazlett, R. D. & Schechter, R. S.  1988. Stability of Macroemulsions, Colloids and Surfaces 29 53-69.
36. Hazlett, R. D. & Schechter, R. S.  1988. Droplet Coalescence Near Liquid/Liquid Critical Points,  Colloids and Surfaces  29 71-87.
37. Hazlett, R. D., Schechter, R. S., & Aggarwal, J. K.  1985. Image Processing Techniques for the Estimation of Drop Size Distributions,  Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals  24  101-105.

Inventions and Patents

Mortazavi A., Atapour H., Development, design, and construction of a true triaxial system for Reservoir Depletion Simulation Under Real Rock Stress and Fluid Pressure Fields, Iran Patent Office No. 91531, Feb. 2017.

US Patent Publication No.: 20190033198

(https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US236793106&_cid=P11-JYWZ2W-33686-1)

Peer Reviewed ISI Journal Publications

1. Atapour H., Mortazavi A., Performance evaluation of newly developed true triaxial stress loading and pore pressure applying system to simulate the reservoir depletion and injection, Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM International, No. 43, Accepted Online April 2019.
2. Arab Khaburi M., Mortazavi A., Slope Stability Analysis of Sarcheshmeh Copper Mine West Wall Under Seismic Loads, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 37, Issue 4, 3141-3155, 2019.
3. Mortazavi A., Atapour H., An experimental study of stress changes induced by reservoir depletion under true triaxial stress loading conditions, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Elsevier Ltd, Vol. 171, 1366-1377, December 2018.
4. Atapour H., Mortazavi A., The Influence of mean grain size on uniaxial compressive strength of weakly consolidated reservoir sandstones, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Elsevier Ltd, Vol 171, 63-70, December 2018,.
5. Atapour H., Mortazavi A., The effect of grain size and cement content on index properties of weakly solidified artificial sandstones, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, IOP Science, February, 2018.
6. Karimi M., Mortazavi A., Ahmadi M., An innovative work flow for automated history matching of giant oil reservoirs based on smart proxy model, Kuwait Journal of Science, 2018.
7. Karimi M., Mortazavi A., Ahmadi M., Applying an Optimized Proxy-Based Workflow for Fast History matching, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer Ltd, 10:462, October, 2017.
8. Moghadami M., Mortazavi A., Development of a risk-based methodology for rock slope analysis, International Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer Ltd, Vol. 16, Issue 10, 1317-1328, 2018.
9. Mortazavi A., Maadikhah A., An investigation of the effects of important grouting and rock parameters on the grouting process, Geomechanics & Geoengineering: An International Journal, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 3, 219-235, 2016.
10. Mortazavi A., Saati V., Numerical investigation of Extra Large Flat Jack Testing of Bakhtiyari Dam Project, Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM International, Vol. 40, No. 3, 1-17, 2017.
11. Mortazavi A., Nasab H., Analysis of the behaviour of large underground oil storage caverns in salt rock, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Sep. Issue, 1545-1561, John Wiley Ltd., 2016.
12. Mortazavi A., Asadipour M.R., Salajegheh P., Eslami M., Application of 3D numerical methods to the design of high rock slopes, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer Ltd.,  Vol. 8 , 9577-9698, 2015.
13. Mortazavi A., Abbaslo Z., Ebrahimi L., Keshavarz A., Masoomi A., Geotechnical investigation and design of leaching heap No. 2, Meydook copper mine, Iran, Minerals Engineering, Elsevier Ltd., Vol. 79, 185-195, 2015.
14. Hamidi F., Mortazavi A., A new three dimensional approach to numerically model hydraulic fracturing process, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Elsevier Ltd., No. 124, 451-467, 2014.
15. Aliabadian Z., Sharafisafa M., Mortazavi A., Moarefvand P., Wave and fracture propagation in continuum and fractured rock masses: distinct element modeling, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer Ltd.,  Vol. 7 , 5021-5035, 2014.
16. Sharafisafa M., Aliabadian Z., Alizadeh R., Mortazavi A., Distinct element modelling of fracture plan control in continuum and jointed rock mass in presplitting method of surface mining, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, Elsevier Ltd.,  Vol. 24 , 871-881, 2014.
17. Mortazavi A., Tabatabaee Alavi F., A numerical study of the behavior of fully grouted rockbolts under dynamic loading, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier Ltd.,  Vol. 54 , pp. 66-72, 2013.
18. Nasehi M.J., Mortazavi A., Investigation of the effects of in-situ stress regime and intact rock strength parameters on the hydraulic fracturing process, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Elsevier Ltd., Vol. 108, 211-221, 2013.
19. Mortazavi A., Molladavoodi H., A numerical investigation of brittle rock damage mechanics in deep underground openings, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Elsevier Ltd., No. 90, 101-120, 2012.
20. Molladavoodi H., Mortazavi A., A damage-based numerical analysis of brittle rocks failure mechanism, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Elsevier Ltd., No. 9, 991-1003, 2011.
21. Saati V., Mortazavi A., Numerical modelling of in situ stress calculation using borehole slotter test, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Elsevier Ltd., No. 26, 172-178, 2011.
22. Molladavodi H., Mortazavi A., Development of a damage model for rock materials under compressive and tensile stress fields, Archives of Mining Sciences, No. 3, 597-628, 2010.
23. Mortazavi A., Hassani F.P. Shabani M., A numerical investigation of rock pillar failure mechanism in underground openings, Computers and Geotechnics, Elsevier Ltd., No. 36, 691-697, 2009.
24. Hassani F.P., Mortazavi A., Shabani M., An investigation of mechanisms involved in backfill-rock mass behaviour in narrow vein mining, Journal of South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy., No. 108, 1-10, 2008.
25. Mortazavi A., Rajaeyan H., Adibi N., A field study of trench blasting in rock masses with discontinuity, Journal of Energetic Materials, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2008.
26. Mortazavi A., Anchorage and shear strength properties for composite tendons used in earthwork support systems, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier Ltd, 21, 109-117, 2007.
27. Grayeli R, Mortazavi A, Discontinuous deformation analysis with 2nd order finite element meshed block, Int. Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Vol. 30, 1545-1561, 2006.
28. Mortazavi A., A numerical study of the rock pillar failure mechanisms, Amirkabir Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 17, No. 64C, 2006.
29. Farrokh E., Mortazavi A., Shamsi G., Evaluation of ground convergence and squeezing potential in the TBM driven Ghomroud tunnel project, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Elsevier Ltd, 21,  504-510, 2006.
30. Mortazavi A., Discontinuum modelling of blasting process in blocky rock media, Amirkabir Journal of Science and Technology, No. 61, 2005.
31. Andrieux P., R.K. Brummer, Q. Liu, A. Mortazavi, B. Simser, Destress blasting: a monitored field trial at brunswick mine, Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) Journal, Nov.-Dec. 2003. 
32. Mortazavi A., P. D. Katsabanis, Modelling Burden Size and Strata Dip Effects on the Surface Blasting Process,  Int. Journal of Rock Mech. & Min. Sci., 38 (4), 481-498, 2001.
33. Mortazavi A., P. D. Katsabanis, Modelling the influence of joint orientation and continuity on the process of rock breakage by blasting, Int. Journal of Blasting and Fragmentation, 3 (4), 2001.
34. Mortazavi A., P. D. Katsabanis, Discontinuum modelling of blasthole expansion and explosive gas pressurization in jointed rock masses,  Int. Journal of Blasting and Fragmentation, 2 (3), 249-268, 1998.
35. Mortazavi A., P. D. Katsabanis, Modelling of blasthole expansion and explosive gas pressurization in jointed media, Int. Journal of Rock Mech. & Min. Sci., 35 (4/5), 497-498 1998.

Selected Conference Paper Publications

1. Mortazavi A., Abbaslo Z., Ebrahimi L., Keshavarz A., Masoumi A., Geotechnical analysis and design of leaching heap No. 2, Meydook Copper Mine, The 13th International  ISRM Congress (Best paper award), 2015, May 10-13, Montreal, Canada
2. Mortazavi A., Nasab H., A numerical investigation of the behaviour of large underground oil storage caverns in soft rocks, The 13th International  ISRM Congress, 2015, May 10-13, Montreal, Canada.
3. Mortazavi A., Hassani F.P., Saati V., Numerical modeling of in-situ rock mass testing using extra-large flat jack test, EUROCK 2015 & 64th Geomechanics Colloquium, 2015, Salzburg, Austria.
4. Mortazavi A., Moghadami M., Development of a risk assessment model for underground openings, 23rd World Mining Congress, 2013, August 11-15, Montreal, Canada.
5. Mortazavi A., Tabatabaee Alavi F., A study of the behaviour of fully grouted rockbolts subjected to dynamic loading in underground mining, Sixth International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining, 2012, March 28-30, Perth, Australia.
6. Mortazavi A., An investigation of the effects of joint roughness on the stability of underground openings subjected to dynamic loading, Sixth International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining, 2012, March 28-30, Perth, Australia.
7. Molladavodi H, Mortazavi A., Study of Rock Bending Failure Mechanism Based on a Proposed Damage Model, The second International Symposium on Constitutive Modelling Advances and New Applications, 2012, Beijing, China.
8. Mortazavi A., Sharafisafa M., Numerical analysis of effect of Rock Bridge on blast-induced wave propagation in jointed media, Rock Fragmentation By Blasting Conference, Fragblast 10, 2012: November 24-29, New Delhi, India.
9. Sharafisafa M., Mortazavi A. A numerical analysis of the presplitting controlled blasting method, Rock Fragmentation By Blasting Conference, Fragblast 10, 2012: November 24-29, New Delhi, India.
10. Gharadash S., Mortazavi A., Determination of optimal face pressure in EPB shield tunneling in soft ground-A case study Mashhad Metro line 2, The 45th US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 5th US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, 2011, June 25-29, San Francisco, USA.
11. Sharafisafa M., Mortazavi A., A numerical analysis of the presplitting controlled blasting method, 45th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (ARMA), San Francisco, CA, USA, 2011: June 26-29.
12. Sharafisafa M., Mortazavi A., Numerical analysis of the effect of a fault on blast induced wave propagation, 45th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco (ARMA), CA, USA, 2011: June 26–29.
13. Sharafisafa M., Mortazavi A., A study of rock behavior under blast dynamic loading: investigation using analytical and 2&3D numerical methods, 4th Iranian Rock Mechanics Conference (IRMC4) May, 2011: Tehran, Iran.
14. Hamidi F., Mortazavi A., Three Dimensional Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing Process in Oil Reservoirs, 46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago (ARMA), USA, 2011: June 23–27.
15. Mortazavi A., Molladavodi H., Development of a damage-based constitutive model for brittle rocks, The 44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 5th US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, 2010, June 27-30, Salt Lake City, USA.
16. Bonakdar A., Mortazavi A., Numerical analysis of direct shear test and comparison of Mohr-Coulomb versus Barton-Bandis Models, The forth Iran International Geotechnical and Soil Mechanics Conference, 2010 (in Persian).
17. Mortazavi A., Asadipour M., Eslami M., Atashpanjeh A., Salajegheh P., Full-scale 3D slope stability analysis of Sarcheshmeh mine west wall, The 44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 5th US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, 2010, June 27-30, Salt Lake City, USA.
18. Bonakdar A., Mortazavi A, Implementation of joint roughness into discontinuum modeling of jointed rock masses, International Conference on Rock Joints and Jointed Rock Masses, 2009, January 7-8, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
19. Moadikhah A., Mortazavi A, Numerical analysis of the effective Parameters On Grout Propagation In A Jointed Rock Mass, International Conference on Rock Joints and Jointed Rock Masses, 2009, January 7-8, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
20. Mortazavi A., Fathi E., A numerical investigation of the effect of blasthole delay in rock fragmentation”, 9th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting-FRAGBLAST 9, Sep. 2009, Spain, Granada,.
21. Bahrami V., Mortazavi A., A numerical investigation of hydraulic fracturing process in oil reservoirs using non-linear fracture mechanics, 5th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium (ARMS5), 2008, Nov. 24-26, Tehran, Iran.
22. Mortazavi A., Modelling of crater blasting in jointed rock mass using discontinuous deformation analysis, 8th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting-FRAGBLAST 8, May 2006, Santiago, Chile.
23. Grayeli R., Mortazavi A, Implementation of a quadratic triangular mesh into the DDA method, The 7th International Conference on Analysis of Discontinuous Deformations– ICADD-7, December 2005, Hawaii, USA.
24. Grayeli R., Moosavi M., Mortazavi A., Dynamic Analysis of Rock Slopes Using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis, in International Conference on Slope Engineering, Dec. 2003, Hong Kong, China.
25. Andrieux P., R.K. Brummer, A. Mortazavi, and R. Krog , Tunneling through paste backfill at Brunswick mine, in 3rd International Symposium on FLAC and FLAC3D Numerical Modelling In Geomechanics, October 2003, Sudbury, Canada.
26. Mortazavi A., M. Paventi, R.K. Brummer, B. Mohanty, Modelling of blast-induced stress wave propagation and fracturing in hard rock material, Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM)-Annual Conference, May 2002, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
27. Andrieux P., Board M., Brummer R.K., Mortazavi A., Pierce M., Elastic vs. inelastic numerical stress modelling – practical considerations and issues, in 16th Quebec Mining Association Ground Control Collogue, Val d’Or, Quebec, Canada, (March 2001).
28. Andrieux P., Brummer R.K., Liu Q., Mortazavi A., Simser B., Large-scale panel destress blast at brunswick mine, in 23rd Study Session on Blasting Techniques, Society of Explosive Engineers of Quebec (SEEQ), Nov. 2000, Quebec City, Canada.
29. Mortazavi A., Katsabanis P.D., Application of discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) to the modelling of rock blasting in mining, in Rock Mechanics for Industry: Proceedings of the 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, June 1999, Vail, Colorado, USA.
30. Hassani F. P., Khan U.H., Mortazavi A., Laboratory testing of fully resin grouted fiberglass rockbolts, in Rock Mechanics: Proceedings of the 35th U.S. Symposium, June 1995, University of Nevada, Reno, USA.

2022

1. Karabayanova L, Ganiyeva A, Pourafshary P, Hashmet M.R., “Application of Hybrid Low Salinity Hot Water Flooding to Enhance Oil Recovery from Heavy Oil Carbonates", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022.

2. Mehdizad, A., Sedaee, B., Pourafshary, P., “Visual Investigation of Simultaneous Clay Swelling and Migration Mechanisms Using Micromodels”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022. 110561

3. Ganiyeva A, Karabayanova L, Pourafshary P, Hashmet M.R., “The Performance of Engineered Water Flooding to Enhance High Viscous Oil Recovery” Applied Sciences, 2022, 12, 8, 3893

4. Shakeel, M., Pourafshary, P. and Hashmet, M.R., “Investigation of Brine pH Effect on Rheological and Viscoelastic Properties of HPAM Polymer for an Optimized Enhanced Oil Recovery Design” ACS Omega, 2022

5. Abbas, A., Moslemizadeh, A., Sulaiman, W., Jaafar, M., Pourafshary, P., “Lignin adsorption in sandpacks during horizontal flow using UV–Vis spectrometry as a quantification tool” Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022, 15, 501

6. Moneer, R., Hashmet, M.R., Pourafshary, P., “Predicting the Critical Salt Concentrations of Monovalent and Divalent Brines to Initiate Fines Migration Using DLVO Modeling” Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022, 352, 118690

7. Fani, M., Pourafshary, P., Mostaghimi, P., Mosavat, N., “Application of Microfluidics in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review” Fuel, 2022, 315, 123225

8. Zivar, D., Ishanov, A., Pourafshary, P., “Insights into Wettability Alteration during Low-Salinity Water Flooding by Capacitance-Resistance Model”, Petroleum Research, 2022, Available Online

9. Moneer, R., Hashmet, M.R., Pourafshary, P., “DLVO Modeling to Predict Critical Salt Concentration to Initiate Fines Migration Pre- and Post-Nanofluid Treatment in Sandstones”, SPE Journal, 2022, 1-15

10. Bopbekov, D., Pourafshary, P., Hazlett, R.,”Accuracy of droplet models for liquid loading prediction: Analysis of production well parameters”, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2022, 98, 104391

11. Mehdizad, A., Sedaee, B., Pourafshary, P., “Visual investigation of the effect of clay-induced fluid flow diversion on oil recovery, as a low-salinity water flooding mechanism”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022, 209, 109959

12. Zhangaliyev, M., Hashmet, M., Pourafshary, P. “Laboratory Investigation of Hybrid Nano-assisted-polymer Method for EOR Applications in Carbonate Reservoirs" Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference Asia, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

13. Mahmoudpour, M., Pourafshary, P., Moradi. B., Rasaei, M.R., “Reduction of Residual Oil in Oil-wet Carbonate Formations by Application of Hybrid Smart Water/silica Nanofluid Enhanced Oil Recovery Method" Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference Asia, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

14. Karimova, M., Pourafshary, P., Fani, M.” Shock/soaking Injection Scheme To Improve Oil Recovery In Carbonate Formations By Low Salinity Water Flooding” SPE paper 200226 presented in The SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum & Energy Show, 2022, Muscat, Oman

2021

1. Fani, M., Pourafshary, P., “Optimisation of smart water shock flooding in carbonates: effect of soaking time”, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2021, 28(4), pp.459-478.

2. Issakhov, M., Shakeel, M., Pourafshary, P., Aidarova, S., Sharipova, A., “Hybrid surfactant-nanoparticles assisted CO2 foam flooding for improved foam stability: A review of principles and applications”, Petroleum Research, 2021

3. Shakeel, M., Samanova, A., Pourafshary, P. and Hashmet, M.R., “Experimental analysis of oil displacement by hybrid engineered water/chemical EOR approach in carbonates”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021, 109297.

4. Salimova, R., Pourafshary, P., Wang, L., “Data-Driven Analyses of Low Salinity Waterflooding in Carbonates”. Applied Sciences, 2021, 11(14), 6651

5. Shakeel, M., Samanova, A., Pourafshary, P., Hashmet, M.R., “Capillary Desaturation Tendency of Hybrid Engineered Water-Based Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods”, Energies 2021, 14 (14), 4368

6. Abbas, A., Pourafshary, P., Wan Sulaiman, W., and Jaafar, M., “Toward Reducing Surfactant Adsorption on Clay Minerals by Lignin for Enhanced Oil Recovery Application”, ACS Omega, 2021, 6(29), 18651-18662

7. Fazelabdolabadi, B., Montazeri, M., and Pourafshary, P., “A Data Mining Perspective on the Confluent Ions Effect for Target Functionality”, High Tech and Innovation Journal, 2021, 2 (3), 202-215

8. Salaudeen, I., Hashmet, M.R., and Pourafshary, P., “Catalytic Effects of Temperature and Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Acceleration of Production from Carbonate Rocks”, Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 7, 1642

9. Mahmoudvand, M., Javadi, A. and Pourafshary, P., “Effects of Cation Salinity on the Dynamic Interfacial Tension and Viscoelasticity of Water-Oil Systems”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021, 108970

10. Moradpour, N., Pourafshary, P., Zivar, D., “Experimental analysis of hybrid low salinity water alternating gas injection and the underlying mechanisms in carbonates”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021, 202, 108562

11. Mahboubi Fouladi, M., Hassani, K., Rostami, B., Pourafshary, P., “Experimental Studies of Low Salinity Water Flooding in Sandstone Porous Media: Effects of the Presence of Silica and Kaolinite,” Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2021, 1-17

12. Abbas, A.H., Elhag, H.H., Sulaiman, W.R.W., Gbadamosi, A., Pourafshary, P., “Modelling of continuous surfactant flooding application for marginal oilfields: a case study of Bentiu reservoir”. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2021, 11, 989–1006

13. Zivar, D., Pourafshary, P., Moradpour, N., “Capillary Desaturation Curve: Does Low Salinity Surfactant Flooding Significantly Reduce the Residual Oil Saturation?” Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2021, 11, 783–794

14. Mahmoudpour, M., Pourafshary, P., “Investigation of the Effect of Engineered Water/Nanofluid Hybrid Injection on Enhanced Oil Recovery Mechanisms in Carbonate Reservoirs”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021, 196, 107662

15. Soroush, M., Roostaei, M., Hosseini, S.A., Pourafshary, P., Mahmoudi, M., Ghalambor, A. and Fattahpour, V., “Challenges and Potentials for Sand and Flow Control and Management in the Sandstone Oil Fields of Kazakhstan:A Literature Review" SPE Drilling & Completion, 2021, 36(01), 208-231

16. Sedaghatzadeh, M., Shahbazi, K., Pourafshary, P. and Razavi, S.A., “Experimental investigation of the application of Eucalyptus bark to prevent lost circulation in pay zones with acid dissolution capability”. Petroleum, 2021, 7, 2, 152-159

17. Muneer, R., Hashmet, M., Pourafshary, P. “Application of DLVO Modeling to Study the Effect of Silica Nanofluid to Reduce Critical Salt Concentration in Sandstones” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, World Symposium on Smart Materials and Applications (WSSMA 2021), 16th-18th July 2021, Bangkok, Thailand, 1186, 012001

18. Salaudeen, I., Hashmet, M.R., Pourafshary, P., “Synergistic Effects of Engineered Water Nanoparticles on Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs" SPE paper 205150 presented at the 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition, October 2021, Amsterdam, Netherland

2020

1. Bazhanova, M., Pourafshary, P., “Impact of SO42-, Ca2+, and Mg2+ Ions in Caspian Sea Ion-engineered Water on the Rate of Wettability Alteration in Carbonates”, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2020, Available Online

2. Shakeel, M.; Pourafshary, P.; Rehan Hashmet, M., “Hybrid Engineered Water–Polymer Flooding in Carbonates: A Review of Mechanisms and Case Studies”, Applied Sciences, 2020, 10, 6087

3. Mahmoudpour, M., Pourafshary, P., “Investigation of the Effect of Engineered Water/Nanofluid Hybrid Injection on Enhanced Oil Recovery Mechanisms in Carbonate Reservoirs”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020, 107662

4. Moradpour, N., Karimova, M., Pourafshary, P., and Zivar, D., “Effects of Slug Size, Soaking, and Injection Schemes on the Performance of Controlled Ions Water Flooding in Carbonates” ACS Omega, 2020, 5(29), 18155-18167

5. Soroush, M., Roostaei, M., Hosseini, S.A., Pourafshary, P., Mahmoudi, M., Ghalambor, A. and Fattahpour, V., “Challenges and Potentials for Sand and Flow Control and Management in the Sandstone Oil Fields of Kazakhstan:A Literature Review" SPE Drilling & Completion, 2020

6. Mohammadi, S., Sedaghatzadeh, M. & Pourafshary, P., “Solid-geo-mechanical investigation of the effect of salt creep on casing stability using finite element method: a case study”. SN Applied Sciences, 2020, 2, 7, 1-9

7. Sedaghatzadeh, M., Shahbazi, K., Pourafshary, P. and Razavi, S.A., “Experimental investigation of the application of Eucalyptus bark to prevent lost circulation in pay zones with acid dissolution capability”. Petroleum, 2020, Available Online

2019

1. Sedaghatzadeh, M., Shahbazi, K., Pourafshary, P. And Razavi, S.A., “The Effect of Cations on Gelation of Cross-Linked Polymers”. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2019, 46(4), 826-832.

2. Mahmoudvand, M., Javadi, A. and Pourafshary, P., “Brine Ions Impacts on Water-Oil Dynamic Interfacial Properties Considering Asphaltene and Maltene Constituents”. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2019, 123665.

3. Zivar, D., Foroozesh, J., Pourafshary, P. and Salmanpour, S., “Stress Dependency of Permeability, Porosity and Flow Channels in Anhydrite and Carbonate Rocks”. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2019, 102949.

4. Salimi, Y., Moradzadeh, A., Kazemzadeh, E., Pourafshary, P. and Majdi, A. “Experimental investigation of changes in petrophysical properties and structural deformation of carbonate reservoirs”. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2019, 46(3), 565-575.

5. Pourafshary, P and Al-Farsi, H., “Enhancement of Heavy Oil Recovery by Nanoparticle/Microwave Application”, Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal, 2019, 21, 1

6. Salimi, Y., Moradzadeh, A., Pourafshary, P., Majidi, A., “Effect of Hysteresis on Petrophysical Properties of Limestone Hydrocarbon Reservoir Rock” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 177, 745-755

7. Jalilian, m., Tabzar, A., Ghasemi, V., Pourafshary, P., Zendehboudi, S., “An Experimental Investigation of Nanoemulsion Enhanced Oil Recovery: Use of Unconsolidated Packed Beds”, Fuel, 2019, 251, 1, 754-762

8. Zivar, D., Pourafshary, P., “A new approach for predicting oil recovery factor during immiscible CO2 flooding in sandstones using dimensionless numbers”, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2019, Available Online

9. Mosavat, N., Hasanidarabadi, B., Pourafshary, P., “Gaseous Slip Flow Simulation in a Micro/Nano Pore-Throat Structure using the Lattice Boltzmann Model”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 177, 93-103

10. Fouladi, M. M., Rostami, B., and Pourafshary, P., ”Effects of the Presence of Fines on the Performance of Low Salinity Waterflooding”, Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media, 2019, 10(2), 155-169

11. Sharifipour, M., Pourafshary, P., Nakhaee, A., “Model Development of Permeability Impairment due to Clay Swelling in Porous Media using Micromodels”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 175, 728-742

12. Mansouri, M., and Pourafshary, P., “Effect of SiO2 nanoparticles on Fines Stabilization during Low Salinity Water Flooding”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 174, 637-648

13. Al Abri, H., Pourafshary, P., Mosavat, N., Al Hadrami, H,” A Study of the Performance of the LSWA CO2 EOR Technique on Improvement of Oil Recovery in Sandstones” Petroleum, 2019, 5, 58-66 

2018

1. Bastami, A., Pourafshary, P., Shafiei., “A. Densities for Ternary System of CaCl2–H2O–CO2 at Elevated P-T: An Experimental and Modeling Approach” Energies, 2018, 11, 2840

2. Al-Matroushi, M., Pourafshary, P., Al-Wahaibi, Y., “Efficiency of nano-water/gas alternating injection technique to enhance oil recovery in an oil field”, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2018, 19(2), 149-162.

3. Al Nofli, Kh., Pourafshary, P., Mosavat, N., Shafiei, Al, “Effect of Initial Wettability on Performance of Smart Water Flooding in Carbonate Reservoirs—An Experimental Investigation with IOR Implications” Energies, 2018, 11(6), 1394

4. Hourfar, F., Salahshoor, K., Zanbouri, H., Elkamel, A., Pourafshary, P., Moshiri, B., “A Systematic Approach for Modeling of Waterflooding Process in the Presence of Geological Uncertainties in Oil Reservoirs” Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2018, 111, 66-78

5. Rostami, B., Pourafshary, P., Fathollahi, A., Yassin, M., Hassani, K., Khosravi, M., Mohammadifar, M., “A new approach to characterize the performance of heavy oil recovery due to various gas injection” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2018, 99, 273-283

6. Motamedi, P., Bargozin, H., Pourafshary, P., “Management of implementation of nanotechnology in upstream oil industry: An analytic hierarchy process analysis” Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 2018, 140(5), 052908.

1. Shuai Xu, Suorineni, T.*, Long An and Yuan Hui Li., 2017. A Study of gravity flow principles of sublevel caving method in dipping narrow veins. Granular Matter (2017) 19:82, DOI 10.1007/s10035-017-0748-z.
2. Qingyuan He, Suorineni, F.T.* and Joung Oh, 2017. Effect of discontinuity stress shadows on hydraulic fracture orientation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 91:179–194.
3. Shuai Xu, Fidelis T. Suorineni*, Kunmeng Li, Yuanhui Li, 2016. Evaluation of the Strength and Ultrasonic Properties of Foam Cemented Paste Backfill for reduced Dynamic Loading Effects. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2016.1215782.
4. He, Q., Suorineni, F.T.* and Oh, J. 2016. Review of Hydraulic Fracturing for Pre-conditioning in Cave Mining. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, doi:10.1007/s00603-016-1075-0.
5. He, Q., Suorineni, F.T.* and Oh, J. 2016. Strategies for creating prescribed hydraulic fractures for pre-conditioning in cave mining. Rock Mech Rock Eng DOI 10.1007/s00603-016-1141-7.
6. Tian-Hui Ma, Long Wang, Fidelis Suorineni and Chunan Tang 2016. Study on failure mechanism of mine pillars under shear loading. Shock and Vibration, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/sv/aip/6195482/
7. Tibbett, J.D., Suorineni, F.T. and Hebblewhite, B.K. 2016. Preliminary results for investigating rockmass response to undercut blasting within a block cave mining system using VRSV. CIM Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 121 – 131.
8. Papaioanou, A. and Suorineni, F.T. Development of a generalised dilution-based stability graph for open stope design. Transactions Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Section A): Mining Technology, DOI:10.1080/14749009.2015.1.
9. Suorineni, F.T. Reliability of predictive tools in geo-engineering – Causes of hit and Miss. Ghana Mining Journal, In print.
10. Williams, K., Chalmers, D. and Suorineni, F.T. Assessing the suitability of recycled material as a timber substitute in drawpoint design. Mining Education Australia – Research Projects Review, pp. 73 – 82.
11. Suorineni, F.T., Mgumbwa, J.J., Kaiser, P.K. and Thibodeau, D. 2014. Mining of orebodies under shear loading Part 2 – Failure modes and mechanisms. Transactions Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Section A): Mining Technology, Vol. 123(4), pp. 240 – 249. (IOM3 2015 Douglas Hay Medal winning paper).
12. Suorineni, F.T., Hebblewhite, B. and Saydam, S. 2014. Geomechanics challenges of contemporary deep mining: a suggested model for increasing future mining safety and productivity. The Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 114 pp. 1023 – 1032.
13. Suorineni, F.T. Geomechanics challenges and its future direction – Food for thought. Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 14, pp. 14-20.
14. Suorineni, F.T. 2011. Factors influencing overbreak in the Barkers orebody, Kundana Gold mine: narrow vein case study. Paper by: P.C. Stewart, R. Trueman and I. Brunton, 2011: Mining Technology, vol. 120(2), pp. 80-89. Letter to the Editor, Transactions, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Section A): Mining Technology.
15. Suorineni, F.T., Kaiser, P.K., Mgumbwa, J.J. and Thibodeau, D. 2011. Mining of orebodies under shear loading – Part 1: Case histories. Transactions Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Section A): Mining Technology, vol. 120(3), pp. 137-147. (IOM3 2012 Douglas Hay Medal winning paper).
16. Vasak, P. and Suorineni, F.T. Research to Reality: Extracting more value from mine data using virtual reality and scientific visualization techniques. PositionIT, The Geoinformatics, Surveying, GIS, GPS and Location-based Services Journal for Southern Africa, pp. 62 – 67.
17. Suorineni, F.T. The stability graph after three decades in use – Experiences and the way forward. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, Vol. 24 (4), pp. 307-3392. (Among Top 10 Most downloaded and read paper in International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment in 2011).
18. Suorineni, F.T., Chinassane D.R. and Kaiser P.K. 2009. A procedure for determining rock-type specific brittle Hoek-Brown parameter “s”. Rock Mech. Rock Eng.: 42:849–881.
19. Suorineni, F.T., Kaiser P.K., Henning, J.H. Safe rapid drifting – Support selection. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology:23, pp. 682–699. (Top Hottest 25 articles in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology in 2008).
20. Cai, M., Kaiser P.K., Suorineni, F. and Su, K. 2007. A study on the dynamic behaviour of the Meuse/Haute-Marne argillite. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, Volume 32, Issues 8-14, 2007, Pages 907-916.
21. Suorineni, F.T., Kaiser, P.K., Tannant, D.D. 2001. Likelihood statistic for interpretation of the stability graph for open stope design. Technical Note Int. J. Rock Mech. and Min. Sci., Vol. 38 (5), pp.735-744.
22. Suorineni, F.T., Tannant, D.D., Kaiser, P.K., and Dusseault, M.B., 2001. Incorporation of a fault factor into the stability graph method: Kidd Mine case Studies. Mineral Resources Engineering, Vol. 10 (1), pp.3-37).
23. Suorineni, F.T., Tannant, D.D., and Kaiser, P.K., 1999. Determination of fault-related sloughage in open stopes. J. Rock Mech. and Min. Sci., Vol. 36 (7), pp. 891-906.
24. Suorineni, F.T., Tannant, D.D., and Kaiser, P.K., 1999. Fault factor for the stability graph method of open-stope design. Instn. Min. Metall., (Section A: Mining Industry), London, Vol. 108, p. A92-104.
25. Kuma, J.S. and Suorineni, F.T., A suggested solution to the blind zone problem in shallow exploration surveys. Engineering Geology (43) 1, pp. 57-64.

1. Sabanov, S. (2018). Comparison of unconfined compressive strengths and acoustic emissions of Estonian oil shale and brittle rocks.  Oil Shale, vol. 35, issue 1. pp. pp. 26–38.
2. Sabanov, S. (2018). Analysis of field test work results for the oil shale mine ventilation simulation Oil Shale, vol. 35, issue 4. pp. 356–364.
3. Sabanov, S. (2018). Financial Risk Analysis of Optimized Ventilation System in the Gold Mine. Springer Nature 2018, book chapter: Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection - MPES 2018.
4. Sabanov, S., Karzhau, A., Aldamzharov, B., Tussupbekov, Y., Mukhamedyarova, Z., Alnazar, N. Risk Analysis methodology in use of automated ventilation control for underground mines. Gorno-Metallurgicheskaya Promyshlennost 2018 (GMP Journal in Russian).
5. Valgma, I.; Reinsalu, E.; Sabanov, S.; Karu, V. (2010). Quality control of Oil Shale production in Estonian mines. Oil Shale, 27(3), 239 - 249.  
6. Sabanov, S; Pastarus, J-R; Nikitin, O; Väli, E (2008). Risk Assessment of seismic impact on the roof and pillars stability in Estonian underground. Estonian Journal of Engineering, 14(4), 325 - 333.
7. Pastarus, J.R.; Sabanov, S (2005). A method for securing working mining block stability in Estonian oil shale mines. Estonian Journal of Engineering, 11(1), pp. 59 – 68.

1. Zhang, H., Adoko, A. C., Meng, Z., Wang, H. & Jiao, Y. Mechanism of the Mudstone Tunnel Failures Induced by Expansive Clay Minerals. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 2016: 1-13, doi: 10.1007/s10706-016-0102-y.
2. Adoko A C, Jiao Y-Y, Wu L, Wang H, Wang Z-H. Predicting tunnel convergence using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline and Artificial Neural Network. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 2013;38:368-76.
3. Jiao Y-Y, Zhang H-Q, Adoko A C, Tang H-M, Zhang X-L, Tian H-N. Simulating the process of reservoir-impoundment-induced landslide using the extended DDA method. Engineering Geology. 2014;182: 37-48.
4. Adoko A C, Gokceoglu C, Wu L, Zuo Q- Knowledge-based and data-driven fuzzy modeling for rockburst prediction. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 2013;61:86-95.
5. Huang G-H, Jiao Y-Y, Zhang X-L, Adoko A C, Li S-C. Generating Irregular Models for 3D Spherical-Particle-Based Numerical Methods. Journal of Applied Mathematics. 2013;2013:7.
6. Jiao Y-Y, Song L, Wang X-Z, Adoko A C. Improvement of the U-shaped steel sets for supporting the roadways in loose thick coal seam. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 2013;60:19-25.
7. Jiao Y-Y, Wang Z-H, Wang X-Z, Adoko A C, Yang Z-X. Stability assessment of an ancient landslide crossed by two coal mine tunnels. Engineering Geology. 2013;159:36-44.
8. Adoko A C, Wu L. Estimation of the convergence of high speed railway tunnel in weak rock using an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems (ANFIS) approach. Journal of rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering. 2012;4:11-8.
9. Zuo Q, Wu L, Adoko A C, Lu Z. Analysis of surrounding rock mass deformation characteristics: Case study of BaoZhen Tunnel, Hubei China. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 2012;17 N:2002-13.
10. Adoko A C, Zuo Q-J, Wu L. A Fuzzy Model for High-Speed Railway Tunnel Convergence Prediction in Weak Rock. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 2011;16:1275-95.
11. Adoko A C, Wu L. Fuzzy Inference Systems-Based Approaches in Geotechnical Engineering: A Review. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 2011;16:543-1558.
12. Adoko, A.C., H. Wang, Y-Y Jiao and I.T. Seitshiro. Developing the Ground Index (GI) for Rock Collapse Assessment in Tunneling. In the 50^th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Texas, USA, 26-29 June 2016, Paper 16-575
13. Adoko, A.C. and Y.-Y. Jiao. Predicting Tunnel Convergence in Weak Rocks: Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline and Rough Set Theory Approaches. In The 8th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, ARMS8. Sapporo, Japan, October 14-16, 2014, Paper TUS6-1.

Recent peer-reviewed publications:

1. Battalgazy, N., Madani, N. (2019). “Categorization of Mineral Resources Based on Different Geostatistical Simulation Algorithms: A Case Study from an Iron Ore Deposit”. Natural Resources Research, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-019-09474-9. In press.
2. Abildin, Y., Madani, N., Topal, E. (2019). “A Hybrid Approach for Joint Simulation of Geometallurgical Variables with Inequality Constraint”. Minerals 9(1), 24. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/1/24
3. Madani, N., Maleki, M., Emery, X. (2018). “Nonparametric Geostatistical Simulation of Subsurface Facies: Tools for Validating the Reproduction of, and Uncertainty in, Facies Geometry”. Natural Resources Research, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-018-9444-x. In press. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11053-018-9444-x
4. Madani, N., Yagiz, S., Coffi Adoko, A. (2018). “Spatial Mapping of the Rock Quality Designation Using Multi-Gaussian Kriging Method”. Minerals 8(11), 530. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/11/530/xml
5. Madani, N., Sadeghi, B. (2018). “Capturing Hidden Geochemical Anomalies in Scarce Data by Fractal Analysis and Stochastic Modeling”.Natural Resources Research, DOI: 10.1007/s11053-018-9421-4. In press.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11053-018-9421-4
6. Madani, N., Naderi, A., Biranvand, B., Keshavarz, N. (2018). “Lithofacies uncertainty modeling in a siliciclastic reservoir setting by incorporating geological contacts and seismic information”. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, DOI: 10.1007/s13202-018-0531-7. In press.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13202-018-0531-7
7. Madani, N., Emery, X. (2018). “A comparison of search strategies to design the cokriging neighborhood for predicting coregionalized variables”. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, DOI: 10.1007/s00477-018-1578-1. In press.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00477-018-1578-1
8. Eze, P.N., Madani, N., Adoko, A.C. (2018). “Multivariate Mapping of Heavy Metals Spatial Contamination in a Cu–Ni Exploration Field (Botswana) Using Turning Bands Co-simulation Algorithm”. Natural Resources Researches. Vol, 28 (1), P. 109-124. DOI: 10.1007/s11053-018-9378-3. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11053-018-9378-3
9. Madani, N., Emery, X. (2017) “Plurigaussian simulation of geological domains by truncation of intrinsic random fields of order k”. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. Vol, 31, P. 893-913.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00477-016-1365-9
10. Paravarzar, Sh., Emery, X., Madani, N. (2015) “Comparing sequential Gaussian and turning bands algorithms for cosimulating grades in multi-element deposits”. Comptes Rendus Geoscience.Vol. 347, P. 84–93.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631071315000589
11. Madani, N., Emery, X. (2014). “Simulation of geo-domains accounting for chronology and contact relationships: application to the Río Blanco copper deposit”. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. Vol. 29, p. 2173-2191.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00477-014-0997-x
12. Sadeghi, B., Madani, N., Carranza, E.J.M. (2015). “Combination of geostatistical simulation and fractal modeling for mineral resource classification”, Journal of Geochemical Exploration. Vol. 149, p. 59-73.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375674214003768
13. Maleki, M. Madani, N. Emery, X. (2014). “Capping and kriging grades with long-tailed distributions”. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Vol. 114 (3), p. 255- 263. http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S2225-62532014000300016
14. Asghari, O. Madani, N. (2013). “A new approach for the geological risk evaluation of coal resources through a geostatistical simulation”, Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer). Vol. 6, p. 929-943.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12517-011-0391-7
15. Madani, N. Asghari, O. (2013). “Fault Detection in 3-D by Sequential Gaussian Simulation of Rock Quality Designation (RQD), Case Study: Gazestan Phosphate Ore Deposit (Central Iran)”. Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer). Vol. 6, p. 3737-3747. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12517-012-0633-3
16. Maleki, M., Madani, N. (2017). “Multivariate Geostatistical Analysis: an application to ore body evaluation”. Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences. Vol. 8, p. 173-184.http://ijes.mshdiau.ac.ir/article_530191.html

Recent International Conferences:

1. Abildin, Y., Madani, N., Topal, E. (2018). “Forecast the mineral processing destinations based on spatial interpolation of geometallurgical variables”. In the proceeding of the Complex Orebodies Conference 2018. The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (eds.), Brisbane, Australia, p 2.
2. Battalgazy, N., Madani, N. (2018). “Mineral Resource Assessment in Complex Deposits based on International Standards”. In the proceeding of the Complex Orebodies Conference 2018. The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (eds.), Brisbane, Australia, p 79.
3. Madani, N. (2018). “3D Estimation of Variables with Complexity in Cross-Correlation Structures”. In the proceeding of the Complex Orebodies Conference 2018. The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (eds.), Brisbane, Australia, p 49.
4. Madani, N., Emery, X. (2018). “Plurigaussian Simulation of Geological Domains in the Presence of Spatial Trends”. In the proceeding of the IAMG 2018, 19th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences. Hron, K. Babek, O. Fiserova, E. van den Boogaart, R. (eds.), Olomouc, Czech Republic, p. 25.
5. Madani, N., Emery, X. (2018). “Sequential co–simulation for resources modelling: How good is the reproduction of the joint spatial
correlation structure?
”. In the proceeding of the Geometallurgy Conference 2018, Back to the Future. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (ed.), Cape Town, South Africa, 13 p.
6. Madani, N., Yagiz, S., Adoko, A., Battalgazy, N. (2018). “Uncertainty quantification of rock quality designation at the Gazestan phosphate deposit”. In the proceeding of the Geometallurgy Conference 2018, Back to the Future. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (ed.), Cape Town, South Africa, 14 p.

1. Fustic, M., R. Strobl, M. Fowler, B. Jablonski, and A.W. Martinius, 2019, Impact of Reservoir Heterogeneity on Oil Migration and the Origin of Oil-Water Contacts: McMurray Formation Type Section, Alberta, Canada, Marine and Petroleum Geology. p. 216-230.
2. Fustic, M., R. Strobl, M. Ghinassi, and Zhang S., Unsuccessful cut offs - origin and partial preservation of enigmatic channels encased within a large-scale point bar deposit  with Implications to Reservoir Developments, The McMurray Formation Type Section, Alberta, Canada, 2018, In, Fluvial Meanders and Their Sedimentary Products in the Rock Record (IAS SP 48), Eds. Massimiliano Ghinassi, Luca Colombera, Nigel Mountney and Arnold Jan H. Reesink; International Association of Sedimentologists, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.; p. 321-347.
3. Fustic M., Atkins, E., Hanna M., and Lister C., 2018, Qualitative Assessment of Petroleum Potential South-Central Arctic Archipelago, Geological Survey of Canada Open File Report, p-36. 
4. Hein F., Fustic M., P.Hackley, W. A., Ambrose, J.S., Mead, T.Bata, S. Schamel, R.Ibatulin, B. Cardott, J.C., Pashin, U. Hammes, and D. Rokosh, 2018, Unconventional Energy Resources: 2017 Review, Natural Resources Research,  DOI: 10.1007/s11053-018-9432-1
5. Ferguson, R., King, H.M., Kublik, K., Rohr, K.M.M., Kung, L., Lister, C.J., Fustic, M., Hayward, N., Brent, T.A., Jassim, Y., 2018. Petroleum, mineral, and other resource potential in the offshore Pacific, British Columbia, Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8390, 82 p. https://doi.org/10.4095/308395
6. Martinius, W.A., M. Fustic, D.L. Garner, B.V.J. Jablonski, R.S. Strobl, J.A. MacEachern, S.E. Dashtgard, Reservoir characterization and multiscale heterogeneity modelling of inclined heterolithic strata formed by point bar rotation and relocation (McMurray Formation, Corner, Alberta), Marine and Petroleum Geology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.02.003
7. Hubert, C., and M. Fustic, 2017, Microbialy Influenced Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (Mi-SAGD), application number WO 2017049404 A1.  (http://www.google.com/patents/WO2017049404A1?cl=en ).
8. Atkins E, Fustic M., Hanna M., and Lister C., 2017, Qualitative Assessment of Petroleum Potential in Lancaster Sound Region, Geological Survey of Canada Open File Report 8297, p. 22. https://doi.org/10.4095/305321
9. Ghinassi,M., A. Ielpi, M. Aldinucci, and M. Fustic, 2016, Downstream-migrating fluvial point bars in the rock record, Sedimentary Geology, p. 66-96, doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2016.01.005  
10. Martinius, W. A., B.J.V. Jablonski,M. Fustic, R. Strobl, and J. H. Van der Berg, 2015, Fluvial to tidal transition zone facies in the McMurray Formation (Christina River, Alberta, Canada), with emphasis on the reflection of flow intensity in bottomset architecture, In. Developments in Sedimentology, Fluvial-Tidal Sedimentology, Eds. Philip J. Ashworth, James L. Best, Daniel R. Parsons, Elsevier, p. 445-480. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-63529-7.00019-5
11. Fustic, M., R. Strobl, B. Jablonski, Go Take a Hike – MacKay River Gauging Station near Ft. MacKay, AB, 2014, Reservoir, p. 25-27.
12. Fustic, M., B. Bennett, H. Huang, T. Oldenburg, S.R. Hubbard, and S. Larter, 2013, Impact of oil-water contacts, reservoir (dis)continuity, and reservoir characteristics on spatial distribution of water, gas, and high-water – low-bitumen saturated zones and variability of bitumen properties in Athabasca oil sands deposits, In. “Heavy Oil/Bitumen Petroleum Systems in Alberta & Beyond”, Eds. F. J. Hein, J. Sutter, D. A. Leckie, and S. Larter, AAPG Memoir, p. 163-205.    
13. Fustic, M., D. Cadiou, D. Thurston, A. Al-Dliwe, and D.A. Leckie, 2013, Reservoir modeling by constraining stochastic simulation to deterministically interpreted three-dimensional geobodies: Case study from Lower Cretaceous McMurray Formation, Long Lake steam-assisted gravity drainage project, Northeast Alberta, Canada, in F. J. Hein, D. Leckie, S. Larter, and J. R. Suter, eds., Heavy oil and oil sand petroleum systems in Alberta and beyond: AAPG Studies in Geology 64, p. 565 – 604 
14. Fustic, M., B. Bennett, H. Huang, and S. Larter, 2012, Differential entrapment of charged oil – New insights on McMurray Formation oil trapping mechanisms, Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 36, p. 50-69.
15. Fustic, M., S.R. Hubbard, R. Spencer, D.G. Smith, D.A. Leckie, B. Bennett, and S. Larter, 2012, Recognition of down-valley translation in tidally influenced meandering fluvial deposits, Athabasca Oil Sands (Cretaceous), Alberta, Canada, Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 29, p. 219-232. 
16. Fustic, M., B. Bennett, J.J. Adams, H. Huang, B. MacFarlene, D.A. Leckie and S. Larter, 2011, Bitumen and Heavy Oil Geochemistry: a tool for distinguishing barriers from baffles in oil sands reservoirs, Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, v. 5, p. 295-316. 
17. Hubert C., T.P.B. Oldenburg, M. Fustic, N.D. Gray, S.R. Larter, A.K. Rowan, R. Seshadri, A. Sherry, R. Swainsbury, G. Voordouw, J.K. Voordouw, and I.M. Head, 2011, Massive dominance of Epsilonproteobacteria in formation waters from heavily biodegraded Canadian oil sands, Journal of Microbiology, p. 387-404. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02521.x).
18. Hubbard, M. S., D.G. Smith, H. Nielsen, D.A. Leckie, M. Fustic, R.J. Spencer, and L. Bloom, 2011, Seismic Geomorphology and Sedimentology of a Tidally Influenced River Deposit, Lower Cretaceous Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada, AAPG Bulletin, p. 1123-1145.
19. Smith, G. D., S.M. Hubbard, J. Lavigne, D.A. Leckie, and M. Fustic, 2011, Stratigraphy of Counter Point Bar and Eddy Accretion Deposits in Low Energy Meander Belts of the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), Northeast Alberta, Canada, SEPM Special Publication 97, 2011, p. 143-152.
20. Oldenburg, T.B.P., S.R. Larter, J.J. Adams, K.A. Rowan, A. Brown, I.M. Head, A.A. Grigoriyan, G. Voordouw, M. Fustic, and C. Hubert, C., 2009, Methods for recovery of microorganisms and intact microbial polar lipids (IPLs) from oil-water mixtures –lab experiments and natural well-head fluids, Analytical Chemistry, v.  81, p 4130–4136.
21. Smith, D.G., S.M. Hubbard, D.A. Leckie and M. Fustic, 2009, Counter Point Bars in Modern Meandering Rivers: Recognition of Morphology, Lithofacies and Reservoir Significance, Examples from Peace River, AB, Canada, Sedimentology, v. 56, p. 1655–1669.
22. Fustic, M., L. Skulski, D. Vanhooren, P. Bessette, D. Hinks, L. Bellman, and D.A. Leckie, 2008, Data Integration Improves Geological Mapping and Reservoir Characterization of Oil Sands Reservoir, World Oil Magazine, vol. 229, No. 10, p. 117-122. 
23. Bennett, B., M. Fustic, P. Farrimond, H. Huang, and S.R. Larter, 2007, “25-Norhopanes: Formation during biodegradation of petroleum in the subsurface”, Organic Geochemistry, Organic Geochemistry, v. 37, p. 787-797.
24. Fustic, M. 2007, Stratigraphic Dip Analysis – A Novel Application for Detailed Geological Modeling of Point Bars, and Predicting Bitumen Grade, McMurray Formation, Muskeg River Mine, Northeast Alberta, Natural Resources Research, Vol. 16, No. 1, p. 31-43.