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Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Mohamed, I.M., Block, G.I., Abou-Sayed O.A., and Abou-Sayed A.S. 2017. Industrial Waste Injection Feasibility in North Dakota. Paper accepted for publication in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.
  • Elkatatny S.M., Farid A, Mohamed I.M., Abou-Sayed O.A., and Block G.I. 2017. Formation Damage Evaluation of Produced Water ReInjection Using an Advanced Software in Vertical and Horizontal Wells. Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal 1(1):000103
  • Elkatatny, S.M., Mahmoud, M.A., Mohamed, I.M., and Abdulraheem, A. 2017. Development of A New Correlation to Determine the Static Young’s Modulus. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology.
  • Mohamed, I.M., Block, G.I., Abou-Sayed, O.A., Elkatatny, S.M., and Abou-Sayed, A.S. 2016. Flow Rate-Dependent Skin in Water Disposal Injection Well: Case Study. Journal of Energy Resources Technology 138(5):052906.
  • He, J., Mohamed, I.M., and Nasr-El-Din, H.A. 2013. Potential Formation Damage Due to Preparing HCl Acids Using Seawater. Canadian Energy Technology and Innovation Journal 1(4):56-65
  • Mohamed, I.M. and Nasr-El-Din, H.A. 2013. Fluid/Rock Interactions during CO2 Sequestration in Deep Saline Carbonate Aquifers: Lab and Modeling Studies.  SPE Journal 18(3): 468-485
  • Mohamed, I.M., He, J., and Nasr-El-Din, H.A. 2013. Permeability Reduction during CO2 Injection in Sandstone Aquifers: Lab and Simulation Studies. Canadian Energy Technology and Innovation Journal 1(2): 70-81
  • Mohamed, I.M., He, J., and Nasr-El-Din, H.A. 2013. Experimental Analysis of CO2 Injection on Permeability of Vuggy Carbonate Aquifers. Journal of Energy Resources Technology 135(1): 013301
  • Mohamed, I.M., He, J., and Nasr-El-Din, H.A. 2013. Effect of Brine Composition on CO2/Limestone Rock Interactions during CO2 Sequestration. Journal of Petroleum Science Research 2(1):14-26
  • Abou-Sayed, A. 2012. Data Mining Applications in the Oil and Gas Industry. SPE Journal Paper JPT 1012-0088
  • Guo, Q., Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Engel, H. R. (2007, December 1). Feeling the Pulse of Drill Cuttings Injection Wells – A Case Study of Simulation, Monitoring and Verification in Alaska. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/84156-PA
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Zaki, K. S., Wang, G., Sarfare, M. D., & Harris, M. H. (2007, February 1). Produced Water Management Strategy and Water Injection Best Practices: Design, Performance, and Monitoring. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/108238-PA

Conference Proceeding

  • El Kholy, S.M. Mohamed, I.M., Loloi, M., Abou-Sayed, O.A., and Abou-Sayed, A.S. 2017. Development of an Empirical Equation to Predict Hydraulic Fracture Closure Pressure from the Initial Shut-in Pressure after Treatment. SPE 187495 prepared for presentation at SPE Liquids-Rich Basins Conference – North America held in Midland, Texas, USA, 13–14 September.
  • Guo, Y. Mohamed, I.M., Abou-Sayed, O.A., and Abou-Sayed, A.S. 2017. Injection and Remote Real-Time Monitoring: Slurry Injection Case Study, Onshore USA. SPE 187234 prepared for presentation at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in San Antonio, Texas, USA, 9–11 October.
  • Elkatatny, S.M., Tariq, Z., and Mahmoud, M.A., Abdulraheem, A. Abdelwahab, A.Z. Woldeamanuel, M., and Mohamed, I.M.  2017. An Artificial Intelligent Approach to Predict Static Poisson’s Ratio. Paper ARMA 17-771 presented at the 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium held in San Francisco, California, USA, 25-28 June.
  • Tariq, Z., Elkatatny, S.M. and Mahmoud, M.A., Abdulraheem, A. Abdelwahab, A.Z., Woldeamanuel, M., and Mohamed, I.M. 2017. Development of New Correlation for Unconfined Compressive Strength for Carbonate Reservoir Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques. Paper ARMA 17-428 presented at the 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium held in San Francisco, California, USA, 25-28 June.
  • Mohamed, I.M., Block, G.I., Abou-Sayed O.A., and Abou-Sayed A.S. 2016. Industrial Waste Injection Feasibility in North Dakota. IPTC-18885-MS accepted for publication at the International Petroleum Technology Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 14–16 November 2016.
  • Mohamed, I.M., Block, G.I., Abou-Sayed O.A., and Abou-Sayed A.S. 2016. Industrial Waste Injection Feasibility in North Dakota. SPE-181678-MS accepted for publication at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dubai, UAE, 26–28 September 2016.
  • Elkatatny S.M., Zeeshan, T., Mahmoud, M., Abdulazeez, A., Mohamed, I.M. 2016. Application of Artificial Intelligent Techniques to Determine Sonic Travel Time from Well Logs. Paper ARMA 16-755 prepared for presentation at the 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium to be held in Houston, TX, USA, 26-26 June.
  • Mohamed, I.M., Block, G.I., Abou-Sayed, O.A., and Elkatatny, S.M. 2014. Flow Rate Dependent Skin in Water Disposal Injection Well: Case Study. Paper ARMA 14-7758 prepared for presentation at the 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium to be held in Minneapolis, MN, USA, 1-4 June.
  • Elkatatny, S.M., Farid, A., Mohamed, I.M., and Abou-Sayed, O.A. 2014. An Advanced, Integrated Simulator for Management of Produced Water Re-Injection in Multilayer Vertical or Horizontal Wells. Paper ARMA 14-7761 prepared for presentation at the 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium to be held in Minneapolis, MN, USA, 1-4 June.
  • Loloi, M. Abou-Sayed, A., Abou-Sayed, O, Bill, M. 2014. A Novel Technique for Assessment of Fracture Geometry and Injection Domain From Falloff Tests After Fractured Injection of Slurry: Case Study. Paper ARMA 14-7759 prepared for presentation at the 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium to be held in Minneapolis, MN, USA, 1-4 June.
  • Zakaria, A.S., Elbanbi, A.H., and Abdelwaly, A. 2011. A Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Fluid Flow Model for Well Performance Modeling in Stress-dependent Gas Reservoirs. Paper SPE 143439 presented at  SPE EUROPEC/EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria.
  • Zhai, Z., Abou-Sayed, A. 2011. Thermal-Poro Plastic Stress Effect on Stress Reorientation in Production and Injection Wells. Paper SPE 140948 presnted at Brasil Offshore Conference, 14-17 June, Macaé, Brazil.
  • Zhai, zongyu, & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2011, January 1). Fully Coupled Chemical-Thermal-Poro-Mechanical Effect on Borehole Stability. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/140946-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Zhai, Z. (2011, January 1). Thermal-poro elastic stress effect on stress reorientation in production and injection wells. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/140949-MS
  • El-Fayoumi, A. M., Zaki, K. S., & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2011, January 1). 3D Hydraulic Fracture Simulation for Injection in Plastic Shales. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/142263-MS
  • Zakaria, A. S. E. D. (2011, January 1). Optimizing Simulation Studies for Miscible Gas Injection Process Using Horizontal wells. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/144069-MS
  • Zakaria, A. S. E. D., Hafez, M., Ochi, J., Zaki, K. S., Lololi, M., & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2011, January 1). Application of Genetic Algorithms to the Optimization of Pressure Transient Analysis of Water Injectors using Type Curves. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/143386-MS.
  • Marinello, S.A., Ghoneim, I. M., Airoldi, C., Pierce, D., Hussein, H., Zaki, K., El-Fayoumi, A., Abou-Sayed, A. S., Cassanelli, J. P., and Suarez Pineda, C. R. 2010. Drill Cuttings Injection and Monitoring for Remote Pad Drilling Operations at Environmentally Sensitive Sites in Cashiriari, Peru. Paper AADE-10-DF-HO-29 presented at the AADE Fluids Conference and Exhibition held at the Hilton Houston North, Houston, Texas, April 6-7.
  • Loloi, M., Zaki, K. S., Zhai, Z., & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2010, January 1). Borehole Strengthening and Injector Plugging – The Common Geomechanics Thread. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/128589-MS
  • Marinello, S. A., Mohamed, I. M., Hussein, H., Helmy, N., El-Fayoumi, A., Zaki, K., … Pierce, D. (2010, January 1). Cuttings Injection And Monitoring Operations: Cashiriari Gas Field, Peru. American Rock Mechanics Association.
  • Zaki, K., Zhai, Z., Abou-Sayed, A., Marinello, S., Bill, M., & Engel, H. (2010, January 1). Surveillance Modeling And Operational Controls Ensure Integrity of Alaska's Grind And Inject Operations. American Rock Mechanics Association.
  • Zaki, K., Marinello, S., Al-Garhy, A., El-Fayoumi, A., Zhai, Z., Abou-Sayed, A., … Hillegeist, T. (2010, January 1). The Impact of Local Stress Field Orientation On Pressures Encountered During Waste Injection Operations In the Ivan River Field, Alaska. American Rock Mechanics Association.
  • Zaki, K. S., Zhai, Z., Abou-Sayed, A. S., Marinello, S. A., Bill, M. L., & Engel, H. R. (2010, January 1). Surveillance Modeling and Operational Controls Ensure Integrity of Alaska. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/133664-MS
  • Pierce, D., Dunlap, L., Suarez Pineda, C. R., Zaki, K., Elfayoumi, A., Loloi, M., … Cassanelli, J. P. (2010, January 1). Cuttings-Injection and -Monitoring Operations: Cashiriari Gas Field, Peru. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/139215-MS
  • Marinello, S. A., Ghoneim, I. M., Zaki, K. S., Abou-Sayed, S., Airoldi, C., Cassanelli, J. P., … Suarez, C. R. (2009, January 1). Drill Cuttings Injection and Monitoring for a Remote Pad Drilling Operation on an Environmentally Sensitive Site in Peru. International Petroleum Technology Conference. doi:10.2523/IPTC-13299-ABSTRACT
  • Zhai, Z., Zaki, K. S., Marinello, S. A., & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2009, January 1). Coupled Thermoporomechanical Effects on Borehole Stability. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/123427-MS
  • Zaki, K. S., Sarfare, M. D., Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Murray, L. R. (2006, January 1). Fracture Propagation and Injector Performance Predictive Model During Produced (Dirty) Water Injection. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/98351-MS
  • Sarfare, M. D., Zaki, K. S., & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2006, January 1). Quantifying Productivity Loss and Permeability Alteration Due to Formation Compaction During Frac-Pac Treatment. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/98214-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Sarfare, M. D., & Zaki, K. S. (2006, January 1). Waterflooding Conformance and Water Quality: Flow Partitioning During Produced Water Injection. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/98216-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Zaki, K. S. (2005, January 1). Injection Strategy and Best Practices for Managing Produced Water. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/96597-MS
  • Zaki, K. S., Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Roehl, E. A. (2005, January 1). Assessment of Produced Water Injection Performance during Waterflooding of a North Sea Field Using Data Mining Techniques. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/95328-MS
  • Zaki, K. S., Kristiansen, T. G., Abou-Sayed, A. S., Summers, C. W., Wang, G. G., & Sarfare, M. D. (2005, January 1). Geo-mechanics of Batch Injection in Horizontal Waste Disposal Wells – North Sea. American Rock Mechanics Association.
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Wang, G. G., Engel, H., Willson, S. M., & Bill, M. (2005, January 1). A Geomechanics Updates on Alaska's GNI Project: Monitoring, Assessment, Validation and Assurance for the World Largest Drill Cuttings Injection Project. American Rock Mechanics Association.
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Zaki, K. S. (2005, January 1). A Mechanistic Model for Formation Damage and Fracture Propagation During Water Injection. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/94606-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Zaki, K. S., & Sarfare, M. D. (2005, January 1). An Assessment of Engineering, Economical and Environmental Drivers of Sour Gas Management by Injection. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/97628-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Zaki, K. S., Wang, G., Sarfare, M. D., & Harris, M. H. (2005, January 1). Produced Water Management Strategy Water-Injection Best Practices – Design, Performance, Monitoring. International Petroleum Technology Conference. doi:10.2523/IPTC-10548-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Meng, F. H., & Wang, G. (2004, January 1). Compaction-Induced Wellbore Failure And Fault Instability: A Hybrid Approach. American Rock Mechanics Association.
  • Zaki, K. S., Wang, G., Meng, F., & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2004, January 1). A 3-D Plastic Fracture Simulation To Assess Fracture Volumes In Compacting Reservoir. American Rock Mechanics Association.
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Zaki, K., & Summers, C. (2004, January 1). Management of Sour Gas by Underground Injection – Assessment, Challenges and Recommendations. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/86605-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A., Zaki, K., Wang, G., Meng, F., & Sarfare, M. (2004, January 1). Fracture Propagation and Formation Disturbance during Injection and Frac-Pack Operations in Soft Compacting Rocks. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/90656-MS
  • Guo, Q., Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Engel, H. R. (2003, January 1). Feeling the Pulse of Drill Cuttings Injection Wells – A Case Study of Simulation, Monitoring and Verification in Alaska. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/84156-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Meng, F., Noble, J. E., & Guo, Q. (2003, January 1). Modeling of Reservoir Compaction and Casing Integrity Evaluation Using Reservoir Simulation. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/81072-MS
  • Guo, Q., & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2003, January 1). Worldwide Drill Cuttings Injection Permitting Requirements and Guidelines. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/80587-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Guo, Q., Meng, F., & Zaki, K. (2003, January 1). Ultimate Capacity of a Disposal Well in Drilling Waste Injection Operations. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/79804-MS
  • Hagan, J. T., Murray, L. R., Meling, T., Guo, Q., McLennan, J. D., Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Kristiansen, T. G. (2002, January 1). Engineering and Operational Issues Associated with Commingled Drill Cuttings andProduced Water Re-injection Schemes. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/73918-MS
  • McLennan, J. D., & Abou-Sayed, A. S. (2002, January 1). Some Advances in Near Wellbore Geomechanics. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/78194-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Guo, Q. (2002, January 1). Drilling and Production Waste Injection in Subsea Operations – Challenges and Recommendations. Offshore Technology Conference. doi:10.4043/14288-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Noble, J. E., Guo, Q., & Meng, F. (2002, January 1). Application of Risk Analysis to Assessment of Casing Integrity and Subsidence in Deepwater Reservoirs. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/78216-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., Guo, Q., Wang, G., McLennan, J. D., & Zaki, K. (2002, January 1). Challenges for Monitoring and Verification of Drill Cuttings Reinjection Performance. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/78186-MS
  • Bai, M., Meng, F., Roegiers, J.-C., & Green, S. (2002, January 1). Improved Determination of Stress-Dependent Permeability for Anisotropic Formations. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/78188-MS
  • Abou-Sayed, A. S., & Guo, Q. (2001, January 1). Design Considerations in Drill Cuttings Re-Injection Through Downhole Fracturing. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/72308-MS
  • Moschovidis, Z., Steiger, R., Peterson, R., Warpinski, N., Wright, C., Chesney, E., … Akhmedov, O. (2000, January 1). The Mounds Drill-Cuttings Injection Field Experiment: Final Results and Conclusions. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/59115-MS
  • Suarez, S., & Abou-Sayed, A. (1999, January 1). Feasibility of Downhole Oil/Water Separation and Reinjection in the GOM. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/57285-MS

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