CURRICULLUM VITAE Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi

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1 CURRICULLUM VITAE Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi C1. Personal Information Address Deanship of Research, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 33 AlKhodh, Muscat, P.C.123, Tel: (968) , Mobile: (968) , Date of Birth 26 th of August 1974 Nationality Omani Marital Status Married C2. Education and Employment Information 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 Aug 2016 Director Oil and Gas Research Centre, Sultan Qaboos University Sept 2016 Present Dean Deanship of Research, Sultan Qaboos University Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 1

2 Education Background 1. Institution Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Degree BEng Major Petroleum Engineering Year Institution Heriot-Watt University, UK Degree MEng Major Petroleum Engineering Year 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 ato University of Oklahoma, USA, on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery o Mississippi State University, USA, on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery o University of Calgary, Canada, on reservoir souring and Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery o Imperial College London, UK, on miscible gas injection and Vapor Extraction o Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, on multiphase flow in pipeline o Kyushu University, Japan, on PVT measurements and predictions o University of Malaya, Malaysia, on ionic liquid applications for chemical processes Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 2

3 o Sharif University, Iran, on transport in porous media and enhanced oil recovery o Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, on drag reducing polymer in oil-water flow o Kazan Federal University, Russia, on biosurfactant and biopolymer injection for oil recovery enhancement Continuing Education (participation in conferences, forums, short courses and workshops) o SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Texas, 31 January - 2 February 2005 o Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 2006 o The 14 th Europec Biennial Conference, Madrid, June 2006 o Applied Technology Workshop on Chemical Methods of reducing Water Production, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 4 th 6 th March o Shell Workshop on CO 2 injection and storage, May 29 th -30 th, 2007, Abu Dhabi, UAE. o SPE/EAGE Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Conference held at Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2007 o The 5 th International Symposium on Earth Science and Technology, Fukuoka, Japan, December 2007 o SPE 16 th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 2008 o American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008 o 70th EAGE Conference & Exhibition, Rome, Italy, 9-12 June 2008 o GloriOil-Shell Workshop on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery, 27 th -28 th August 2008, The Hague, Netherlands. o International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, October 2008, Calgary, Alberta, Canada o Shell Workshop on Sour Gas production and processing from Carbonates, Oct 29 th -30 th, 2008, Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre - Science Park. o International Petroleum Technology Conference, 3-5 December 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia o Becoming an Effective Supervisor Workshop, SQU, 24 th -25 th January o SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma, USA, 4 th -8 th April 2009 o College of Engineering Strategic Plan , SQU, 6 th May o SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 4 th -7 th October 2009 o Sustainable Program Assessment Workshop, SQU, 31 st March-1 st April o SPE 17 th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, April 2010 o SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, April 2010, Muscat, Oman o The International Conference on Multiphase Flow, May 30-June 4, 2010, Florida, USA o Quality Assurance /Quality Control of PVT Measurements and Analysis, PDO, Oman, 30 th June o The 1 st Annual World Congress of Petroleum Microbiology (WCP), July 2010, Dalian, China Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 3

4 o Reservoir Characterization and Modeling-Sharing PARTEX Experience and Knowledge Workshop, 24 th November 2010, Muscat, Oman o The 1 st International Symposium on Colloids and Materials, 8-11 May 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands o The 3 rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems, June 13-15, 2011, Calgary, Alberta Canada o The 15 th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, June 2011, Cannes, France o Asset Integrity Workshop organized jointly by SQU & PARTEX, November 2011, Muscat, Oman o Workshop on ABET Program Assessment organized by Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, Feb o PARTEX Services Portugal/SQU workshop on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery, 16 th April 2012, Muscat, Oman. o World Congress on Engineering Education, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January o Career Development for Engineering Leaders, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January o Internet-Enabled Remote Experimentation, Doha, Qatar, 7-9 January o Opportunity Framing workshop on the Petroleum Geoscience Shell Chair at SQU, Muscat, Oman, 11 th Feb o The Research Council workshop on Faculty Mentored Undergraduate Research Award Program, SQU, Oman, 18 th March o Shell Global Solutions Gas Processing and Gasification Technology Workshop, Muscat, Oman, 20 th of May o International Conference on Mechanics and Fluid Engineering (ICMFE- 2013), Bangkok, Thailand, June 29-30, o The 2 nd International Renewable Energy and Environment Conference (IREEC- 2013), Malaysia, July 04-07, o Workshop on In-Country-Value (ICV), PDO, Oman, 14 th January o Joint SNF/Veolia/PDO/SQU workshop on back produced water treatment containing polymer, SQU, Oman, 2 nd of April o Workshop on ABET Outcome Assessment and Evaluation given for College of Applied Science, Sohar, Oman: 19 April o Joint Ibtikar/Oman Oil Company/SQU workshop on algal biofuel production, SQU, Oman, 28 th April o The 1 st Oman-Iran Symposium, 20 th -21 st May 2014, Muscat, Oman o Workshop on World Class University Research Outcomes organized by Liquid Learning, Dubai, UAE: Jan o Preparing Engineers for a Globalized Economy: How to Teach Engineering Students Process Skills, workshop organized by Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman: May o Workshop on Induction in Research organized by Association of Research Managers and Administration, Brighton, UK: 1st June o SciVal Training at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman: 05 October o The Gulf Intelligence OEF Industry Workshop to build a 25-Year Oman Energy Master Plan, Grand Hyatt Hotel Muscat, Oman: 20 October o Leadership Innovation, workshop organized by the Research Council, Muscat, Oman: 1-3 February o International Association of Civil, Agricultural & Environmental Engineering Researchers. March 20-21, 2016, Mauritius. Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 4

5 o The International Institute of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering Conference, March 24-25, 2016, London, UK. o International Conference on Smart Energy Technologies. European Advance Materials Congress, August 2016, Sweden. o Workshop on Certified Performance Improvement Professional by The KPI Institute, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman: October o Oman Energy Industry-Academia R&D Summit, Grand Hyatt Hotel Muscat, Oman: 18 October o The 2 nd International Conference on Science, Engineering & Environment (SEE), Osaka City Japan, Nov , o SPE Oil and Gas India Conference and Exhibition, 4 6 April 2017, Mumbai, India. o Workshop on SQU Cooperate Level Risk Register, Al Faham Stage, Cultural Center, SQU, Oman: 12 December o SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, March 2018, Muscat, Oman. C3. Awards and Recognition Certificate of Appreciation from the Chair of the "11 th SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia (OGWA)" for my contribution as a member in the executive committee of the conference, Muscat, March 2018 Certificate of Appreciation from the Chair of the "10 th SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia (OGWA)" for my contribution as a member in the program committee of the conference, Muscat, March 2016 The National Research Award of The Research Council awarded to a PhD student for whom I am the main supervisor, Muscat, Oman, October 2015 Letter of Appreciation from the Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University for the efforts and contributions extended toward ABET Accreditation of College of Engineering Programs, August 2014 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 3 rd place in the SPE Worldwide Paper Contest held on the 8 th of October 2012 in Texas, USA MSc project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 1 st place in the SPE Sub- Regional Paper Contest - Postgraduate Division, held in the Petroleum Institute, September 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE Recognized as the main supervisor of the first Omani PhD student to graduate from Sultan Qaboos University Best Researcher Award, 2010, Sultan Qaboos University PhD project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 1 st place in the graduate division of the paper contest held during the 2 nd Saudi Meeting on Oil & Natural Gas Exploration (OGEP 2010), Dahran, Saudi Arabia, 18 th December 2010 PhD project (for which I am the main supervisor) won 3 rd place among Middle East Universities in SPE Regional Paper Contest (PhD level), Muscat, 10 th April 2010 Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 5

6 Letter of Appreciation from the Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University for the efforts and contributions extended toward ABET Accreditation of College of Engineering Programs, March 2010 Sultan Qaboos University PhD Degree Scholarship recipient, Sultan Qaboos University Master Degree Scholarship recipient, Dean List, Sultan Qaboos University, 1997 C4. Teaching, Postgraduate Students Supervision and Related Activities Courses Taught at Sultan Qaboos University o PNGE 5212 Water Flooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery (5 th year students) o PNGE 5146 Field Processing of Natural Gas (5 th year students) o PNGE 5112 Production Engineering (5 th year students) o PNGE 3212 Rock and Fluid Properties (3 rd year students) o PNGE4212 Drilling Engineering (4 th year students) o ENGR1500 Introduction to Engineering (2 nd 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 ( ) Courses Developed (modifying courses contents and developing courses materials) 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. Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 6

7 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 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 (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 (2009) o Thesis Title: Screening and characterization of microbial enhancement oil recovery indigenous microflora from Wafra oil field. Main Supervisor: Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Dr. Ali Al- Bemani Student Name: Ratiba Al-Muaini (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 (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 (2011) Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 7

8 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshafiae, Dr. Ali Al- Bemani Student Name: Asma Al-Bahri (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 (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 (2014) Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 8

9 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 (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 (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 (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 (2014) 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 (2015) 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 (2015) o Project Title: Laboratory investigation of enhancing heavy oil recovery in Omani Carbonate Oil Field via Deep Eutectic Solvents Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahiabi Co-supervisor: Dr. Baba Jibril, Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri Student Name: Wiam Al-Touqi (2015) Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 9

10 o Project Title: Comparison of the Performance of Carbonated Water Injection as an EOR method for light and Medium Oil Samples Main Supervisor: Dr. Svetlana Rudyk Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Peyman Pourafshary Student Name: Samia Al Riyami (2016) o Project Title: Effect of water salinity decline shock on the oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisor: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary, Dr. Nadir Mosavat Student Name: Balqees Al Kharusi (2016) o Project Title: Mechanistic Study of Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer EOR Main Supervisor: Dr. Svetlana Rudyk Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi Student Name: Thuraya Al-Kahrousi (2016) o Project Title: Investigation of Polymer and Surfactant Adsorption on Glass Surfaces in Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer EOR Technique Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisor: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi Student Name: Sarah Al-Belushi (2017) o Project Title: Alkaline-Biosurfactant-Biopolymer Process and its Potential for Enhancing Oil Recovery in Omani Oil Field Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Prof. Abdulkadir Elshaife Student Name: Taher Al-Ghilani (2017) o Project Title: Foam Injection for Mobility Control in an Omani Reservoir Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisor: Dr. Svetlana Rudyk Student Name: Ali Al-Katheri (2018) o Project Title: The Role of Polymer Viscoelasticity on Enhancing the Recovery of Polymer EOR bypassing the Residual Oil Saturation Main Supervisor: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Student Name: Amira Al Hajri Status: In Progress o Project Title: Pullulan Biopolymer Injection for Oil Recovery Enahncement Main Supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof Abdulkadir Elshafie Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 10

11 Student Name: Sara Al-Arimi Status: In Progress o Project Title: Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Using Bio-surfactants for Improving Fluid Flow in Pipelines Main Supervisor: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-supervisor: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Dr. Usman Taura Student Name: Khadija Al-Amry Status: In Progress PhD Students Supervision 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 (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 (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 (2012) o Thesis Title: The Kinetic Study of the Biogas Production using Energy Crops and Animal Waste Slurry Main Supervisor: Nenet C. Graza Co-supervisors: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Baba Jibril Student Name: Sherwin T. Sepe (2013) 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 (2015) Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 11

12 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 (2016) 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 (2016) 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 (2016) 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 (2016) 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 (2017) 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 (2017) 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 (2017) Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 12

13 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 (2017) Served as Member in Examination Committees of the following Theses o Thesis Title: Development of Anthropometric Data for Omani Male Population of Age Group Student Name: Dawood Sulaiman Al-Farsi o Thesis Title: Using NMR to Detect Oil-Desaturation in Miscible Gas Floods Student Name: Badar Al-Shaibani o Thesis Title: Klinkinberg Corrected Gas Permeability Correlation for Shuaiba Formation Student Name: Ryham Al-Jabri o Thesis Title: Characterization of Omani Light Oils using Multiple PVT analysis Student Name: Aayda Masoud Al-Khuseibi o Thesis Title: Anionic Surfactant (AES 7-58) for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Lekhwair Field Student Name: Azza Abdullah Al-Kalbani C5. Services Departmental Activities Head, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, September 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 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 Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 13

14 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. 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 3 rd 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 20 th November 2008 to discuss and approve the 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, 10 th May 2014, Muscat, Oman. Services to the University, Community and Profession Supervising and promoting research and innovation activities, developing and implementing policies and practices designed to improve research capacity and performance, fostering activities designed to promote outputs of research nationally and internationally and raising external funding to support research at the University. Recruiting new staff, liaising with senior stakeholders, financial officer and other executives, managing cash flow and budgeting, monitoring compliance with laws and regulations, and building alliances and partnerships with other organizations. Serving as the institutional focal point for all The Research Council (TRC) funding programs. Worked for Ministry of Higher Education in evaluating some postgraduate programs for some private universities/colleges in Oman. Participated in developing the SQU Investment Bylaws. Member of the University of Oman project task-force committees. Member of the committee responsible to write SQU report submitted on annual basis to His Majesty The Sultan. Member of the University Council self-review committee. Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 14

15 Member of the Academic Council self-review committee. Member of two committees that developed solutions for the academic promotion discontinuation problem. Chaired the 1 st Students Research Conference held at SQU on 10 th of April Chairing the executive committee of the Research Management Conference which will be held at SQU on October Chairing the executive committee of the 1 st Students Research Conference which will be held at SQU on 12 th of April Member of the executive/program committees of the 8 th, 9 th, 10 th and 11 th editions of the SPE EOR at OGWA Conferences held in Oman on 2012, 2014, 2016 and Member of the SQU/British Petroleum (BP) joint committee which handles the BP research grant. Member of the SQU/Omantel joint committee which handles the Omantel research grant. Member of the joint SQU-Ministry of Oil and Gas Committee which aims to strengthen the scientific research in oil and gas sectors in Oman. Member of the executive committee and the technical program committee of the 1 st joint Iran/Oman symposium on EOR and chair of different sessions of the conference, 20 th -21 st May 2014, Muscat, Oman Member of the technical program committee of the 7 th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), January 2014, Doha, Qatar Member of the Sixth Jordan International Chemical Engineering Conference Advisory Board, March 12-14, 2012, Amman, Jordan Member of the Petroleum Development Oman-SQU Liaison Committee. Organized jointly with PARTEX the following three workshops: (1) Reservoir Characterization and Modeling, 24 th November 2010, Muscat, Oman, (2) Asset Integrity, November 2011, Muscat, Oman, & (3) Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery, 16 th April 2012, Muscat, Oman. Member of the Petroleum Development Oman-SQU In-Country-Value Steering Committee. Conducted a Short Course on Routine and Special Core Analysis for Occidental Oman Company, May 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 S ophiolite of Oman for CO 2 capture and storage, June 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 11 th of February 2014 the workshop on What might the World Look Like in 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. Associate editor and reviewer of number of international journals. Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 15

16 Invited Lectures and Seminars (other than international conferences participation) December 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 December Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modeling of Gas Injection Processes within Heterogeneous Porous Media. Presentation given to Petroleum Development Oman EOR Team, Muscat, Oman January Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery. Presentation given to Petroleum Development Oman New Technology (UCT) and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman May PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Ministry of Oil and Gas representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman May 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 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 PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Ministry of Oil and Gas representatives, and Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman April Research and service facilities housed at Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department. Presentation given to College of Engineering and College of Science faculty members. Feb PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to Petroleum Development Oman UCT and EOR Teams, Muscat, Oman Jan Residual Oil Reduction via Injection of Biosurfactant, Chemical Surfactant and Mixtures of both. Presentation given to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait. March Biodegrading and Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery. Presentation given to Centre Wallon de Biologie Industrielle, University de Liege, Liège, Belgium. Sept Microbial Permeability Profile Modification. Presentation given to the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Moscow, Russia. October Mechanistic Study of the Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer EOR Process. Presentation given to the Kazan Federal University, Institute of geology and petroleum technologies, Kazan, Russia. Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 16

17 C6. Scholarly Achievements Total External & Internal Funds Obtained = US $ 12 million Research Contracts (Total Budget Obtained: US $ 9.6 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 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 $ 289,000 Sponsor: PDO 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 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 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 319,000 Sponsor: PDO 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 $ 435,000 Sponsor: PDO Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 17

18 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 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 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 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 Research Title: Multiphase Flow Improvement and Demulsification of Oilfield Emulsions Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/13/02 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 368,000 Sponsor: SNF Research Title: Low Salinity Water Flooding towards Improving Oil Recovery Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Peyman Pourafshary Budget: US $ 184,800 Sponsor: Daleel Ptroleum Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 18

19 Research Title: Daleel Stimulation Practices Evaluation and Possible Formation Damage Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/14/02 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Hamoud Al-hadrami Budget: US $ 121,000 Sponsor: Daleel Petroleum Research Title: Technical Evaluation of different Production Chemicals Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/14/03 Principal Investigator: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-hashmi Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 147,000 Sponsor: Haya Research Title: Low Salinity Water Flooding towards Improving the Oil Recovery Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/14/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Peyman Pourfhsary Budget: US $ 83,200 Sponsor: Daleel Petroleum Research Title: Mechanistic Study of Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer EOR Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/15/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi Budget: US $ 232,000 Sponsor: PDO 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 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 Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 19

20 Research Title: Vapor Fraction Measurement at Line Condition for Mabrouk Field 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 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 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. 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 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 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. Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 20

21 Project Title: Potential of using chemical surfactant and/or biosurfactant to enhance oil recovery in Occidental heavy oil field 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 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 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 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 Co-Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 53,000 Sponsor: Shell Technology Oman (STO) Research Title: Polymers Testing for Nimr EOR Project Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/18/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 162,000 Sponsor: SNF Status: In progress Research Title: Experimental Investigation of Foam Injection in Harweel Field for Conformance and Gas Mobility Control Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/17/01 Principal Investigator: Dr. Svetlana Rudyk Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 358,740 Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 21

22 Sponsor: PDO Status: In progress Research Title: Sahma and Ramlat Oil Fields Assesment and Development Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/16/02 Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigators: Dr. Ali Al-Bemani, Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Budget: US $ 896,480 Sponsor: Hydrocarbon Finder Status: In progress Research Title: Assesment of Different EOR Techniques for Daleel Fields Code: CR/DVC/OGRC/17/02 Principal Investigator: Prof. Saif Al-Bahry Co-investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Budget: US $ 106,600 Sponsor: Daleel Petroleum Status: In progress Research Title: Diatom Cultivation in Oman Investigators: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Prof. Saif Al-Bahry, Dr. Nalusamy Sivkmar Budget: US $ 861,796 Sponsor: Oman Center for Marine Biotechnology Status: Preliminary approval was obtained (awaiting contract signing) 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) The Research Council Grant: Bioremediation of Oil-Polluted Ecosystems in the Sultanate of Oman Code: ORG/EBR/10/001 Principal Investigator: Dr. Raeid Abed 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 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 Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 22

23 Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Co-investigator: Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri Budget: US $ 315,000 Sponsor: The Research Council 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 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 The Research Council Grant: CO 2 -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 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 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 Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 23

24 Budget: US $ 10,270 Sponsor: SQU 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 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 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 Principal Publications Total number of publications is 195 (95 journal papers, 56 conference papers, 1 patent, 4 book chapters and 39 technical reports) International Refereed Journal Papers 1. Abubakar, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Hashmi, A. R., Al-Ajmi, A. & Eshrati, M Effect of pipe diameter on horizontal oil-water flow before and after addition of drag-reducing polymer part II: Holdup and slip ratio. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 162, p Ahmed, O. U., Mjalli, F. S., Talal, A. W., Al-Wahaibi, Y. & Al Nashef, I. M Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel using Modified Pyrollidinium and Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 24

25 Phosphonium Based Ionic Liquid Solvents. Journal of Solution Chemistry. 47, 3, p Gano, Z. S., Mjalli, F. S., Al-Wahaibi, T., Al-Wahaibi, Y. & Alnashef, I. M Desulfurization of liquid fuel via extraction with imidazole-containing deep eutectic solvent. Green Processing and Synthesis. 6, 5, p Al-Hashmi AR, Al-Wahaibi TK, Al-Wahaibi YM, Mjalli F, Al-Omairi R Transportation of heavy oils using polymer-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology 7 (3), Al-Sayegh A, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Bahry S, Elshafie A, Al-Bemani A, Joshi S Enhanced Oil Recovery using Biotransformation Technique on Heavy Crude Oil. International Journal of GEOMATE, 13 (36), Abubakar A, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi A.R, Al-Ajmi A, Eshrati M Effect of pipe diameter on horizontal oil-water flow before and after addition of drag-reducing polymer part I: Flow patterns and pressure gradients. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 153, Eshrati M, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi A.R, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Ajmi A Experimental study of drag reduction of polymer-polymer mixtures in horizontal dispersed oil-water flow. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 83, Abubakar A, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi AR, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Ajmi A Effect of pipe inclination on holdups/velocity ratios of oil-water flow without and with addition of drag-reducing polymer. International Journal of Multiphase Flow 89, Zarghami S, Boukadi F, Al-Wahaibi Y Diffusion of carbon dioxide in formation water as a result of CO2 enhanced oil recovery and CO2 sequestration. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology 7 (1), Shibulal B, Al-Bahry SN, Al-Wahaibi YM, Elshafie AE, Al-Bemani AS, Joshi SJ The potential of indigenous Paenibacillus Ehimensis BS1 for recovering heavy crude oil by biotransformation to light fractions. PloS one 12 (2), e Abubakar A, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi AA, Al-Ajmi A, Eshrati M Effect of Water-Soluble Drag-Reducing Polymer on Flow Patterns and Pressure Gradients of Oil/Water Flow in Horizontal and Upward-Inclined Pipes. SPE Journal 22 (01), Al-Wahaibi T, Abubakar A, Al-Hashmi AR, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Ajmi A Energy analysis of oil-water flow with drag-reducing polymer in different pipe inclinations and diameters. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 149, Mohsenzadeh A, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Hajri R, Jibril B, Mosavat N Sequential deep eutectic solvent and steam injection for enhanced heavy oil recovery and in-situ upgrading. Fuel 187, Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 25

26 14. Abubakar A, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Hashmi AR, Al-Wahaibi Y, Al-Ajmi A, Eshrati M Empirical correlation for predicting pressure gradients of oil-water flow with drag-reducing polymer. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 79, Ahmad W, Vakili-Nezhaad G, Al-Bemani AS, Al-Wahaibi Y Experimental Determination of Minimum Miscibility Pressure. Procedia Engineering, 148, Al-Khayari MR, Al-Ajmi AM, Al-Wahaibi Y Probabilistic Approach in Wellbore Stability Analysis during Drilling. Journal of Petroleum Engineering. Vol 2016, Ahmad W, Vakili-Nezhaad G, Al-Bemani AS, Al-Wahaibi Y Uniqueness, repeatability analysis and comparative evaluation of experimentally determined MMPs. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 147, Mohsenzadeh A, Escrochi M, Afraz MV, Karimi GH, Al-Wahaibi Y, Ayatollahi Sh Non-hydrocarbon gas injection followed by steam gas co-injection for heavy oil recovery enhancement from fractured carbonate reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 144, Ahmed OU, Mjalli FS, Hadj-Kali MK, Al-Wahaibi T, Al-Wahaibi Y Measurements and prediction of ternary liquid liquid equilibria for mixtures of IL+ sulfur compound+ hexadecane. Fluid Phase Equilibria 421, Al-Rujaibi, Y. Al-Wahaibi, P. Pourafshary, R. Al-Hajri, N. Mosavat, 2016, Simulation study of wettability alteration by deep eutectic solvent injection as an EOR agent for heavy oil reservoirs, J. of Pet Sci and Eng., Volume 144, Pages Yahya Al-Wahaibi, Hamoud Al-Hadrami, Saif Al-Bahry, Abdulkadir Elshafie, Ali Al- Bemani, Sanket Joshi, 2016, Injection of biosurfactant and chemical surfactant following hot water injection to enhance heavy oil recovery, J. of Pet Sci, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp Saif N. Al-Bahry, Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi, Balqees Al-Hinai, Sanket J. Joshi, Abdulkader E. Elshafie, Ali S. Al-Bemani, Jamal Al-Sabahi Potential in heavy oil biodegradation via enrichment of spore forming bacterial consortia. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp Al-Bahry, S.N., Al-Hashmi, A., Joshi, S.J., Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Elshafie, A.E., Al- Bemani, A.S Potential of coastal water bacteria for oil spill bioremediation. IJAAEE. 3, Al-Wahaibi, Y.M., Shibulal, B.S., Al-Bahry, S.N., Elshafie, A.E., Joshi, S.J., Al- Bemani, A.S Bioremediation potential of Bacillus licheniformis in heavy crude oil polluted soil. IJACEBS. 3, Al-Sayegh, A., Al-Wahaibi Y.M., Al-Bahry S.N., Elshafie A., Al-Bemani A.S., Joshi S.J Bioremediation of heavy crude oil contamination: an overview. The Open Biotechnology Journal. 10, Yahya Al-Wahaibi CV Page 26