Mehdi Ostadhassan 教授 博导

 

Mehdi Ostadhassan, PhD Distinguished Professor Department of Earth   Sciences Key Laboratory   of Continental Shale Hydrocarbon Accumulation and Efficient Development, Ministry of   Education, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing   163318, China   Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering and Mines University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND, USA 58202   Chief Operating   Officer NoDak Diagnostics LLC, NDsquared (ND2) Innovation Center 4200 James Ray   Dr. Grand Forks, ND   58201

mehdi.ostadhassan@gmail.com mehdi.osatadhassan@nepu.edu.cn ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9235-4399 h-index: 19

 

1.   Educational Background:

 

 

2.   Professional Experience:

 

Institute	Position	Duration
Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China	Distinguished Prof.	2020-current
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks,   USA	Associate Prof.,	2013-Current
Energy & Environment Research Center, Grand   Forks, USA	Research Scientist	2012-2013
University of North Dakota	Graduate Research Assistant	2009-2013
Schlumberger DCS, Denver, CO	Geophysics intern	Summer 2011
Atlantic Int. Operation Ltd,   Dubai, UAE	Upstream division, Project Manager	2008-2009
CGGVeritas, Massy, France	Geophysics Intern	Winter 2008
Khak Azma Geomechanics Lab, Tehran,   Iran	Entry level engineer	2005-2006
National Iranian South Oil Company, Ahwaz, Iran	Petroleum Engineering Intern	Summer 2003
National Iranian Oil Company Exploration   Directorate, Tehran, Iran	Geophysics Intern	Summer 2004

 

3.   Media appearance

 

Silver, A. "Five innovative ways to use 3D printing in the laboratory." Nature 565, no. 7737 (2019): 123.

 

4.   Publications (* shows graduate students and post-docs):

 

       I.      Book & Book Chapter:

Ostadhassan M, Liu K*, Li C*, Khatibi S*. Fine Scale Characterization of Shale Reservoirs: Methods and Challenges. Springer; 2018.

Ostadhassan M. Geomechanics and Elastic Anisotropy of Shale Formations. New Frontiers in Oil and Gas Exploration: Springer, Cham; 2016. p. 165-207.

    II.      Journal Publications:

1. Liu K, Ostadhassan M,      Shokouhimehr M. Comparison in fractal dimensions from nitrogen gas      adsorption data in shale using different models. Journal of Earth Science      (Under Review)

2. Liu G, Han C, Ostadhassan M, Wenya L, Zhu J, Hou F. Natural      fractures in carbonate basement reservoirs of the Jizhong Sub-basin, Bohai      Bay Basin, China: Key aspects favoring oil production. Energies (Under      Review)

3. Taghavinejad A, Sharifi M, Liu K, Liu      B, Heidaryan E, Ostadhassan M. Flow Modeling in Shale Gas Reservoirs:      A Comprehensive Review. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering (In      Press)

4. Taghavinejad A, Brown C*, Sharifi M, Liu K, Ostadhassan      M. Investigating the Impact of Offset Fracture Hits Using Rate      Transient Analysis in The Bakken And Three Forks Formations, Divide      County, North Dakota. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (Under      Review)

5. Liu K, Mirzaei-Paiaman M, Liu B, Ostadhassan      M. A new model to estimate permeability using mercury injection capillary      pressure data. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (Accepted)

6. Guo X, Semnani A, Ekekeh D, Ostadhassan M, Jia H, Gao Z. Experimental      Study of Spontaneous Imbibition for Oil Recovery in Tight Sandstone Cores      under High Pressure High Temperature with Low Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.      Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (Accepted)

7. Liu B, Gaoa Y, Liu K, Baia L, Ostadhassan      M, Wua T, Li X. Pore structure and its effect on hysteresis of the      Middle Jurassic Xishanyao shale Formation in the southern Junggar Basin,      Northwest China. Energy Exploration & Exploitation.      (Accepted)

8. Liu B, Liu K, Abarghani A, Khatibi S,      Kong L, Li X, Ostadhassan M. A Comprehensive Geomechanical Study of the      Permian Lucaogou Shales in the Santanghu Basin, Northwest China. Interpretation      (Accepted)

9. Liu K, Ostadhassan M, Sun M, Cha      J, Jang H, Liu B, Shokouhimer M. Organic porosity of shale oil by SAXS and      WAXS methods. Energy & Fuels (Under Review)

10. Yan D, Xu Z, Lei Z, Tian M, Cheng L, Ma, Y, Ostadhassan M. Sedimentary      characteristics of continental rift basin hyperpycnal flow deposits: Sangyuan      outcrop in the Luanping Basin, northeast China. Marine and Petroleum Geology.      2020 Jul 18:104593.

11. Khatibi A*, Guedes A, Valentim B, Abarghani A*, Bubach B, Liu B, Ostadhassan      M.  Backtracking to Parent Maceral from Produced Bitumen with Raman      Spectroscopy. Minerals. 2020 Aug;10(8):679.

12. Lee H*, Shakib F, Liu K, Liu B, Bubach B, Varma R, Shokouhimher M,      Ostadhassan M. Adsorption in Organic Matter via Molecular Dynamic      Simulation Combined with Experimental Study. RSC Advances. 2020;10(39):23312-20

13. Liu G, Zou C, Zhu R, Lei G, Ostadhassan M, Mao Z, The      effectiveness of natural fractures and their contribution to reservoirs in      deep tight sandstones in the Kuqa Depression, Tarim Foreland Basin, China.      Marine and Petroleum Geology (Accepted)

14. Liu G, Zeng L, Li H, Ostadhassan M, Rabiei M. Natural fractures      in metamorphic basement reservoirs in the Liaohe Basin, China. Marine and      Petroleum Geology. 2020 May 20:104479

15. Liu G, Zeng L,      Wang X, Ostadhassan M, Wang, Z, Mao Z and Tie Q. Natural fractures      in deep tight gas sandstone reservoirs in the thrust belt of the southern      Junggar Basin, northwestern China. Interpretation. 2020 Jun 13;8(4):1-51.

16. Mirzaei-Paiaman      A, Asadolahpour S, Saboorian-Jooybari H, Chen Z, Ostadhassan M, A      New Practical Framework to Enhance Selection of Representative Samples for      Special Core Analysis (SCAL). Petroleum Research. 2020 Jul 8.

17. Liu K*, Rassouli F, Liu B, Ostadhassan M, Creep behavior of      shale: nanoindentation vs. triaxial creep tests. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering      (Accepted)

18. Rafieepour S, Zamiran S, Ostadhassan M. A      cost-effective chemo-thermo-poroelastic wellbore stability model for mud      weight design during drilling through shale formations. Journal of Rock      Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 2020 Apr 11.

19. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Liu B, Eshraghi M,      Li C, Navarro M, Zhang Y, Wei H. A Comparison of 3D Printed Porous Rocks      with Nano X-ray Computed Tomography: Silica Sand, Gypsum Powder and Resin.      AAPG Bulletin. (In Press)

20. Hang K, Cha JH, Yeon, YS, Ostadhassan M, Jang HW, Varma R, Shokouhimehr      M, Pd Nanocatalysts on Prussian Blue Frameworks: Multiple Electron Transfer      Pathways for Improving Catalytic Activity Toward Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics      in Aqueous Media. Molecular Catalysis. 2020 Aug 1;492:110967.

21. Liu B, Zhao X, Fu X, Yuan B, Bai L, Zhang Y, Ostadhassan M.      Petrophysical characteristics and log identification of lacustrine shale      lithofacies: A case study of the first member of qingshankou formation in      the songliao Basin, northeast china. Interpretation. 2020 Mar 18;8(3):1-38.

22. Abarghani A, Gentzis T, Shokouhimehr M, Liu B, Ostadhassan      M. Chemical heterogeneity of organic matter at nanoscale by AFM-based      IR spectroscopy. Fuel. 2020 Feb 1;261:116454.

23. Lee H*, Oncel N, Liu B, Kukay A, Altincicek F, Varma RS,      Shokouhimehr M, Ostadhassan M. Structural Evolution of Organic      Matter in Deep Shales by Spectroscopy (1H & 13C− NMR, XPS, and FTIR)      Analysis. Energy & Fuels. 2020 Feb 7.

24. Abarghani A*, Gentzis T, Liu B, Hohlbauch S, Griffin G, Bubach B,      Shokouhimehr M, Ostadhassan M, Bacterial vs. thermal degradation of      algal matter: analysis from a physicochemical perspective. International      Journal of Coal Geology. 2020 Mar 23:103465.

25. Hyeonseok L*, Abarghani A*, Liu B, Shokouhimehr M, Ostadhassan      M, Mass Spectrometry of Kerogen with MALDI-TOF. Fuel. 2020 Jun 1;269:117452.

26. Zhao P, Fu J, Shi Y, Li G, Ostadhassan M, Luo M, Mao Z.      Hydrocarbon saturation in shale oil reservoirs by inversion of dielectric      dispersion logs. Fuel. 2020 Apr 15;266:116934.

27. Abarghani A*, Ostadhassan M, Gentzis T, Khatibi S*, Bubach      B. The Effect of Thermal Maturity on Redox-Sensitive Trace Metals Concentration      in the Bakken Source Rock, North Dakota, USA. ACS      Omega. 2020 Mar 24.

28. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Xu X. A comparison study of the      unloading behavior in shale samples in nanoindentation experiments using      different models. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2019 Nov      20:106715.

29. Abarghani A*, Ostadhassan M, Hackley P, Pomerantz A, Nejati      S. A Chemo-mechanical Snapshot of In-situ Conversion of Kerogen to Petroleum.      Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2020 Jan 21.

30. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Hackley P, Gentzis T, Zou J, Yuan Y,      Carvajal-Ortiz H, Rezaee R, Bubach B. Experimental study on the impact of      thermal maturity on shale microstructures using hydrous pyrolysis. Energy      & Fuels, 2019 Sep 25.

31. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M. The impact of pore      size distribution data presentation format on pore structure interpretation      of shales. Advances in Geo-Energy Research. 2019 Jun 25;3(2):187-97.

32. Lee H*, Shakib FA, Shokouhimehr, M, Bubach B, Kong L*. Ostadhassan      M, Optimal Separation of CO2/CH4/Brine with Amorphous Kerogen: A Thermodynamics      and Kinetics Study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2019 Aug 2.

33. Li C, Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Gentzis T. Nanoscale Pore Structure      Characterization of Tight Oil Formation: A Case Study of the Bakken      Formation. Energy & Fuels. 2019 Jul 1.

34. Zhang K, Lee TH, Bubach, Ostadhassan M, Jang HW, Choi JW, and      Shokouhimehr M. Layered metal-organic framework based on tetracyanonickelate      as cathode material for in situ Li-ion storage. RSC Advances. 2019;9(37):21363-70.

35. Zhang K, Lee TH, Bubach B, Ostadhassan M, Jang HW, Choi JW,      Shokouhimehr M, New concept for aluminum-ion batteries: graphite      carbon-encapsulated metal nanoparticles derived from in-situ grown      Prussian blue analogs on natural loofa as cathode materials. Scientific Reports,      2019;9.

36. Mirzaei-Paiaman A, Saboorian-Jooybari H, Chen Z, Ostadhassan M.      New technique of True Effective Mobility (TEM-Function) in dynamic rock      typing: Reduction of uncertainties in relative permeability data for reservoir      simulation. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2019 Apr 23.

37. Abarghani A*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B, Zhao P. Estimation      of thermal maturity in the Bakken source rock from a combination of well      logs, North Dakota, USA. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 2019 Apr 9.

38. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Cai J. Characterizing Pore Size Distributions      of Shale in Petrophysical Characterization and Fluids Transport in      Unconventional Reservoirs 2019 Jan 1 (pp. 3-20). Elsevier.

39. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M. Comparison of the different presentations      of the pore size distributions of shale rock. Advances in Geo-Energy      Research. 2019 Jun 25;3(2):187-97.

40. Liu K*, Wang L, Ostadhassan M, Zou J, Bubach B, Rezaee R. Nanopore      structure comparison between shale oil and shale gas: examples from the Bakken      and Longmaxi Formations. Petroleum Science. 2019 Feb 1;16(1):77-93.

41. Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan, Hackley PC, Tuschel D, Abarghani A*,      Bubach B. Understanding Organic Matter Heterogeneity and Maturation Rate      by Raman Spectroscopy. International Journal of Coal Geology. 2019 Mar 17.      

42. Liu K*, Ostadhassan      M, Cai J. Characterizing Pore Size Distributions of Shale.      InPetrophysical Characterization and Fluids Transport in Unconventional      Reservoirs 2019 Jan 1 (pp. 3-20). Elsevier.

43. Abarghani A*, Ostadhassan M, Gentzis T, Carvajal-Ortiz H,      Ocubalidet S, Bubach B, Mann M, Hou X. Correlating Rock-Eval Tmax with      bitumen reflectance from organic petrology in the Bakken Formation, North      Dakota USA. International Journal of Coal Geology. 2018 Mar 1;188:79-93.

44. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Lin R, Li C*.      Nanoscale Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Gypsum-Powder Based Rocks by      Nanoindentation and Numerical Modeling. Rapid Prototyping Journal. 2019      Aug 12.

45. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Sun L, Zou J, Yuan      Y, Gentzis T, Zhang Y, Carvajal-Ortiz H, Rezaee R. A comprehensive pore structure      study of the Bakken Shale with SANS, N2 adsorption and mercury intrusion. Fuel.      2019.01.174

46. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Hou X, Mann M, Li C*.      Microstructure characteristics and fractal analysis of 3D-printed      sandstone using micro-CT and SEM-EDS. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.      2019 Jan 14.

47. Abarghani A*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B, Zhao P. Estimation      of Thermal Maturity in the Bakken Source Rock from a Combination of Well      Logs, North Dakota, USA. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 2019 Jul 1;105:32-44.

48. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Zamiran S, Liu B, Marino G, Li C*. Geomechanical      Upscaling Methods: Comparison and Verification via 3D Printing. Energies. 2019      Jan;12(3):382.

49. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Tamimi N, Samani S, Li C.      Refracturing: well selection, treatment design, and lessons learned- a review. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 2019 Feb 1;12(4):117.

50. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Xu X, Bubach B. Abnormal behavior      during nanoindentation holding stage: Characterization and explanation.      Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2018 Oct 23.

51. Li C*, Ostadhassan M, Kong L*, Bubach B. Multi-scale assessment      of mechanical properties of organic-rich shales: A coupled      nanoindentation, deconvolution analysis and homogenization method. Journal      of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2019 Mar 1;174:80-91

52. Li C*, Ostadhassan M, Abarghani A*, Fogden A, Kong L*.      Multi-scale evaluation of mechanical properties of the Bakken shale.      Journal of Materials Science. 2019 Feb 1;54(3):2133-51.

53. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Li C*, Liu K*, Multifractal      characteristics of MIP-based pore size distribution of 3D printed gypsum-powder      rocks. Transport in Porous Media. 2018:1-20.

54. Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Xie ZH, Gentzis T, Bubach B, Gan      Z, Carvajal-Ortiz H. NMR relaxometry a new approach to detect geochemical      properties of organic matter in tight shales. Fuel. 2019 Jan 1;235:167-77.

55. Li C*, Ostadhassan M, Guo S, Gentzis T, Kong L*. Application      of PeakForce tapping mode of atomic force microscope to characterize nanomechanical      properties of organic matter of the Bakken Shale. Fuel. 2018 Dec 1;233:894-910.

56. Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Aghajanpour A, Kovaleva Y*,      Mohammed RA*. Various effect of faults on mechanical earth models: A case      study of integrated study. InGeomechanics and Geodynamics of Rock Masses      2018 May 24 (pp. 617-621). CRC Press.

57. Khatibi S*, Aghajanpour A, Ostadhassan M, Kovaleva Y*. Drilling      deviated wells in a highly unstable gas field in southern part of Iran.      InGeomechanics and Geodynamics of Rock Masses-Volume 2 2018 May 20 (pp.      1387-1393). CRC Press.

58. Li C*, Ostadhassan M, Gentzis T, Kong L*, Carvajal-Ortiz H,      Bubach B. Nanomechanical characterization of organic matter in the Bakken      formation by microscopy-based method. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 2018 Sep      1;96:128-38.

59. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Li C*. Porosity measurement of 3-D      printed gypsum rock by means of X-ray computed tomography. InGeomechanics      and Geodynamics of Rock Masses-Volume 2 2018 May 20 (pp. 1401-1406). CRC      Press.

60. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Zou J, Gentzis T, Rezaee R, Bubach      B, Carvajal-Ortiz H. Nanopore structures of isolated kerogen and bulk shale      in Bakken Formation. Fuel. 2018 Aug 15;226:441-53.

61. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B. Application of      nanoindentation to characterize creep behavior of oil shales. Journal of      Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2018 Aug 1;167:729-36.

62. Zamiran S, Rafieepour S, Ostadhassan M. A geomechanical      study of Bakken Formation considering the anisotropic behavior of shale      layers. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2018;165:567-74.

63. Liu K*Q, Ostadhassan M, Zou J, Gentzis T, Rezaee R, Bubach B,      Carvajal-Ortiz H. Multifractal analysis of gas adsorption isotherms for pore      structure characterization of the Bakken Shale. Fuel. 2018;219:296-311.

64. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Kong L*. Multifractal characteristics      of Longmaxi Shale pore structures by N 2 adsorption: A model comparison.      Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2018;168:330-41.

65. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B, Ling K, Tokhmechi B, Robert      D. Statistical grid nanoindentation analysis to estimate macro-mechanical      properties of the Bakken Shale. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.      2018;53:181-90.

66. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B, Dietrich R, Rasouli V.      Nano-dynamic mechanical analysis (nano-DMA) of creep behavior of shales:      Bakken case study. Journal of Materials Science. 2018;53(6):4417-32.

67. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Kong L*. Fractal and Multifractal      Characteristics of Pore Throats in the Bakken Shale. Transport in Porous      Media. 2018:1-20.

68. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Li C*, Tamimi N. Can 3-D Printed      Gypsum Samples Replicate Natural Rocks? An Experimental Study. Rock      Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 2018:1-14.

69. Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Li C*, Tamimi N. Pore      characterization of 3D-printed gypsum rocks: a comprehensive approach.      Journal of Materials Science. 2018;53(7):5063-78.

70. Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Tuschel D, Gentzis T, Carvajal-Ortiz      H. Evaluating Molecular Evolution of Kerogen by Raman Spectroscopy:      Correlation with Optical Microscopy and Rock-Eval Pyrolysis. Energies.      2018;11(6):1-19.

71. Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Tuschel D, Gentzis T, Bubach B,      Carvajal-Ortiz H. Raman spectroscopy to study thermal maturity and elastic      modulus of kerogen. International Journal of Coal Geology. 2018;185:103-18.

72. Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Aghajanpour A. Raman spectroscopy:      an analytical tool for evaluating organic matter. J Oil Gas Petrochem Sci.      2018;1(1):28-33.

73. Abarghani A*, Ostadhassan M, Gentzis T, Carvajal-Ortiz H,      Bubach B. Organofacies study of the Bakken source rock in North Dakota,      USA, based on organic petrology and geochemistry. International Journal of      Coal Geology. 2018;188:79-93.

74. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Zhou J, Gentzis T, Rezaee R. Nanoscale      pore structure characterization of the Bakken shale in the USA. Fuel.      2017;209:567-78.

75. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Gentzis T, Carvajal-Ortiz H, Bubach      B. Characterization of geochemical properties and microstructures of the Bakken      Shale in North Dakota. International Journal of Coal Geology. 2017.

76. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M. Microstructural and geomechanical      analysis of Bakken shale at nanoscale. Journal of Petroleum science and Engineering.      2017; 153:133-44.

77. Kovaleva Y*, *Ostadhassan M, Tamimi N, Kovalev A. A preliminary      optimization of borehole microseismic array design with a multiple criteria      decision analysis. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 2018 Jul 11.

78. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M. Multi-scale fractal analysis of pores      in shale rocks. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 2017; 140:1-10.

79. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M. Quantification of the      microstructures of Bakken shale reservoirs using multi-fractal and      lacunarity analysis. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 2017;      39:62-71.

80. Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B. Applications of nano-indentation      methods to estimate nanoscale mechanical properties of shale reservoir      rocks. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 2016;35:1310-9.

81. Ostadhassan M,      Zamiran S, Jabbari H, Osouli A, Bubach B, Oster B. Study      analyzes high-density well pads. The American Oil & Gas Reporter. Vol.      59, No. 8, pp. 50-53, August, 2016.

82. Mirzaei-Paiaman A, Sabbagh F, Ostadhassan M, Shafiei A, Rezaee      R, Saboorian-Jooybari H, Chen Z. A further verification of FZI* and PSRTI:      Newly developed petrophysical rock typing indices. Journal of Petroleum      Science and Engineering. 2019 Apr 1;175:693-705.

83. Xu Z, Zhao P, Wang Z, Ostadhassan M, Pan Z. Characterization      and Consecutive Prediction of Pore Structures in Tight Oil Reservoirs. Energies.      2018 Oct 11;11(10):2705.

84. Semnani A, Wang L, Ostadhassan M, Nabi‐Bidhendi M, Araabi      BN. Time‐frequency decomposition of seismic signals via quantum swarm      evolutionary matching pursuit. Geophysical Prospecting.

85. Zhao P, Ostadhassan M, Shen B, Wenhui L, Abarghani A*, Liu      K*, Luo M, Cai J. Estimating thermal maturity of organic-rich shale from      well logs: Case studies of two shale plays. Fuel. 2019 Jan 1;235: 1195-1206.

86. Zhao P, Cai J, Huang Z, Ostadhassan M, RAN F. Estimating permeability      of shale gas reservoirs from porosity and rock compositions. Geophysics.      2018 Jun 7;83(5):1-36.

87. Mirzaei-Paiaman A, Ostadhassan M, Rezaee R,      Saboorian-Jooybari H, Chen Z. A new approach in petrophysical rock typing.      Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2018;166:445-64.

88. Khatibi S*, Aghajanpour A, Ostadhassan M, Farzay O.      Evaluating Single-Parameter parabolic failure criterion in wellbore      stability analysis. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 2018;50:166-80.

89. Jabbari H, Afsari K, Rabiei M, Monk A, Ostadhassan M.      Thermally-induced wettability alteration from hot-water imbibition in      naturally fractured reservoirs裀art 2: 2D models, sensitivity study &      heavy oil. Fuel. 2017;208:692-700.

1. Selected Conference Papers (refereed)

1.       Lee H* and Ostadhassan M. Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hydrocarbon Diffusivity in Supercritical CO2 and Aqueous Brines at Infinite Dilution. In2020 Spring Meeting & 16th Global Congress on Process Safety.

2.       Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Fereshtenejad S, Song JJ, Li C*. Anisotropy Analysis of 3D Printed Gypsum Rocks Integrating Pulse-Transmission, Nanoindentation and Micro-CT Techniques. In52nd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium 2018 Aug 21. American Rock Mechanics Association.

3.       Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Farzay O, Aghajanpour A. Seismic Driven Geomechanical Studies: A Case Study in an Offshore Gas Field. In53rd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium 2019 Aug 28. American Rock Mechanics Association.

4.       Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Aghajanpour A. Geomechanical and Geochemical Characterization of Organic Matter by Raman Spectroscopy. 52^nd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium 2018 Aug 21. American Rock Mechanics Association.

5.       Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Wang H. Creep Behavior of Shale-Nanoindentation Experiments. In52nd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium 2018 Aug 21. American Rock Mechanics Association.

6.       Li C*, Ostadhassan M, Kong L*. Effect of Organic Matter on Nano-Mechanical Properties of Organic-Rich Shale. In52nd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium 2018 Aug 21. American Rock Mechanics Association.

7.       Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Li C*, Alexeyev A*., Fracture Toughness Measurement of Shales Using Nano-Indentation: The Bakken Case Study. 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2017: American Rock Mechanics Association.

8.       Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Kong L*, Pore structure heterogeneity in Middle Bakken formation. 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2017: American Rock Mechanics Association.

9.       Li C*, Ostadhassan M, Kong L*, editors. Nanochemo-mechanical characterization of organic shale through AFM and EDS. 2017 SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting; 2017: Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

10.    Kovaleva Y*, *Ostadhassan M, Tamimi N., Optimizing microseismic design using multiple criteria decision analysis. 2017 SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting; 2017: Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

11.    Alexeyev A*, Ostadhassan M, Mohammed RA, Bubach B, Khatibi S*, Li C*., Well log based geomechanical and petrophysical analysis of the bakken formation. 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2017: American Rock Mechanics Association.

12.    Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B, Jabbari H., Bakken Formation Shales Nano-Scale Analysis Understand Mechanical Parameters. 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2016: American Rock Mechanics Association.

13.    Ostadhassan M, Jabbari H, Zamiran S, Osouli A, Bubach B, Oster B., Probabilistic Time-Dependent Thermo-chemo-poroelastic Borehole Stability Analysis in Shale Formations. 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2015: American Rock Mechanics Association.

14.    Ostadhassan M, Tamimi N., Mechanical Behavior of Salt Rock at Elevated Temperature. 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2014: American Rock Mechanics Association.

15.    Ostadhassan M, Benson S, Zamiran S, Bubach B., Stress analysis and wellbore stability in unconventional reservoirs. 47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2013: American Rock Mechanics Association.

16.    Khatibi S*, Aghajanpour A, Ostadhassan M, Ghanbari E, Amirian E., Evaluating the Impact of Mechanical Properties of Kerogen on Hydraulic Fracturing of Organic Rich Formations. SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference; 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

17.    Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Li C*., Quantifying the nano-mechanical signature of shale oil formations by nanoindentation2017: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC).

18.    Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Gentzis T, Carvajal-Ortiz H, Bubach B., Microstructures and Geochemical Characteristics of Bakken Shale Formations2017: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC).

19.    Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, editors. Quantification of the Microstructure Heterogeneities of Bakken Shale Reservoirs from Multi-Fractal Analysis. SPE Oklahoma City Oil and Gas Symposium; 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

20.    Anderson J, Rice J, Said A, Mehrer C, Ostadhassan M, Alexeyev A*., Comprehensive Study of the Charlson Oil Field, Williston Basin, ND. SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference and Exhibition; 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

21.    Alexeyev A*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B, Boualam A, Djezzar S., Integrated Reservoir Characterization of the Middle Bakken in the Blue Buttes Field, Williston Basin, North Dakota. SPE Western Regional Meeting; 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

22.    Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Sarout J, Ling K, Li C*, Wang H. Impact of Thermal Maturation on Wave Velocity in the Bakken Shale. InSPE Western Regional Meeting 2018 Apr 20. Society of Petroleum Engineers.

23.    Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Jabbari H, Bubach B., Potential Application of Atomic Force Microscopy in Characterization of Nano-pore Structures of Bakken Formation. SPE Low Perm Symposium; 2016: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

24.    Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Bubach B., Pore Structure Analysis by Using Atomic Force Microscopy2016: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC).

25.    Ostadhassan M, Zamiran S, Jabbari H, Osouli A, Bubach B, Oster B., Stability analysis of multilateral high density pad wells in the three forks formation. SPE Western Regional Meeting; 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

26.    Le T, Ostadhassan M., A Multidisciplinary Study of Stimulation Designs in the Three Forks Formation, ND. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference; 2015: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.

27.    Ostadhassan M, Jabbari H, Zamiran S, Osouli A, Oster B, Lentz N., Wellbore Instability of Inclined Wells in Highly Layered Rocks袯akken Case Study. SPE Eastern Regional Meeting; 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

28.    Zamiran S, Salam S, Osouli A, Ostadhassan M., Underground Disposal of Fine Coal Waste. 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2015: American Rock Mechanics Association.

29.    Jabbari H, Ostadhassan M, Salehi S., Geomecanical Modeling in CO 2 Enhanced Oil Recovery. 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2015: American Rock Mechanics Association.

30.    Zamiran S, Osouli A, Ostadhassan M., Geomechanical modeling of inclined wellbore in anisotropic shale layers of Bakken formation. 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium; 2014: American Rock Mechanics Association.

31.    Jabbari H, Ostadhassan M, Rabeie M., Geomechanics Modeling in CO2-EOR: Case Study. SPE/CSUR Unconventional Resources Conference; 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

32.    Jabbari H, Ostadhassan M, Khavanin M, Lentz N, Johnson S., Uncertainty Assessment of Stimulation Design袯akken Case Study. SPE Eastern Regional Meeting; 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

2. Selected Presentations and Abstracts

1.       Ozotta O*, Ostadhassan M, Liu K*. Analyzing fault reactivation potential of CO2 storage. InGSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-2019 2019 Sep 25. GSA.

2.       Lee H*, Ostadhassan M, Shokouhimehr M, Gentzis T. Molecular weight distribution analysis of kerogen using MALDI-TOF and FTIR. In2019 The Society of Organic Petrology Annual Meeting.

3.       Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Hackley P, Tuschel D, Bubach B. Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Understanding Organic Matter Heterogeneity and Maturation Rate. In2019 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition.

4.       Khatibi S*, Ostadhassan M, Carvajal-Ortiz H, Gentzis T, Shokouhimehr M. Full sulfur characterization using a customized Rock-Eval pyrolyzer: Comparison with NMR and XRS spectroscopies. In2019 The Society of Organic Petrology Annual Meeting.

5.       Abarghani A*, Ostadhassan M, Gentzis T. Organic matter nano-scale chemical heterogeneity in the Bakken Shale. In2019 The Society of Organic Petrology Annual Meeting. In2019 The Society of Organic Petrology Annual Meeting.

6.       Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Li C, Zhang Y. Comparing 3D Printed Porous Models of Different Materials and Systems Using Imaging Technique. In 2018 AGU Annual Meeting.

7.       Liu K*, Ostadhassan M. Characterize the pore microstructures of shale formation by using AFM. InInternational Geophysical Conference, Qingdao, China, 17-20 April 2017 2017 May 31 (pp. 1064-1066). Society of Exploration Geophysicists and Chinese Petroleum Society.

8.       Liu K*, Ostadhassan M, Xu X, Multiscale characterization of pore structures of shale: quantification from SEM image analysis. 2016 Workshop: Rock Physics and Borehole Geophysics, Beijing, China, 28-30 August 2016; 2016: Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

9.       Kong, L., Ostadhassan, M., Li C*, Petrophysical Characterization of 3-D Printed Rock and its Substitution in the Validation Experiment, in: June 2018: AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition.

10.    Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Tamimi N, Li C*, Alexeyev A*. Laboratory measurements of P-and S-wave anisotropy in synthetic rocks by 3D printing. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2017 Dec.

11.    Kong L*, Ostadhassan M, Li C*, Elastic Properties and Size effect of 3-D Printed Rocks, in: American Chemical Society (ACS) 2017 Great Lakes Regional Meeting (GLRM). American Chemical Society

12.    Kong L*, Xu Z, Ostadhassan M, Li C*. Geomorphology Classification and Architecture Characterization of Braided River Reservoir: A Case Study From Guantao Upper Formation of Gudong Oilfield, Bohai Bay Basin, China., in: April 2017 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition.

1. Patent

U. S. Pending Patent (provisional): " Configuration and Method for Condensate Stabilization Process in Gas Processing Facilities? as of January 2019.

 

2. Mentorship

 

                                            I.            undergraduate:

-          I have advised around 50 undergraduate students since my appointment and have been in charge of Senior Design Course (the capstone course) for the past 3 years, supervised a large number of projects every semester (fall, spring and summer). The outcome has been:

o   Le T, Ostadhassan M., A Multidisciplinary Study of Stimulation Designs in the Three Forks Formation, ND. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference; 2015: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.

o   2017 Doosan Bobcat Outstanding Senior Process Design Award "Comprehensive Study of the Charlson Oil Field" by Jordan Anderson, Cody Mehrer, Joseph Rice and Abdulkadir Said which was published as:        Anderson J, Rice J, Said A, Mehrer C, Ostadhassan M, Alexeyev A*. Comprehensive Study of the Charlson Oil Field, Williston Basin, ND. In SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference and Exhibition 2017 Nov 1. Society of Petroleum Engineers.

                                         II.            graduate:

-          The following is the list of committees that I have served on as primary and sole adviser:

o   Kouqi Liu, PhD (Graduated Summer 2018)

o   Rehan Ali Mohammed, MS (Graduated Summer 2018)

o   Cody Brown, MS (Graduated Spring 2018)

o   Alan Alexeyev, MS (Graduated Fall 2017)

o   Ben Oster, MS (Graduated Spring 2016)

o   Lingyun Kong, PhD (Graduated Summer 2019)

o   Seyedalireza Khatibi, PhD (Graduated Summer 2019)

o   Yulia Kovaleva, MS (Fall 2019)

o   Chunxiao Li, former PhD (switched to the geology program)

o   Arash Abarghani, PhD (Fall 2019)

o   Hyeonseok Lee, PhD (Spring 2021)

o   Mousa Abusurra, PhD (Summer 2021)

o   Minh Le, MENG, (Graduated Fall 2018)

o   Cristina Goodrich MENG (Spring 2020)

o   Kyle Pierskalla, MENG (Summer 2019)

 

                                      III.            Post-docs and Researchers

o   Dr. Kouqi Liu- Since 2018

o   Dr. Shilpi Jain- Since 2019

o   Dr. Linag Wang, 2017-2018 (Associate Professor, Southwest Petroleum University, China)

o   Dr. Peiqiang Zhao, 2017-2018 (Assistant Professor, China University of Geosciences, China)

o   Guoping Liu, PhD student- Since 2018 (China University of Petroleum, China)

o   Jin Dong, PhD student- Since 2018 (China University of Petroleum, China)

o   Menglu Wang, undergraduate student, Since 2019 (China University of Petroleum, China)

 

3. Other Experience and Professional      Memberships

 

2001                Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

2008                Member of Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

2010                Member of American Association of Petroleum Geologists

2015                Faculty adviser to UND SPE student chapter

2008                Faculty adviser to UND SEG student chapter

2016                Associate Editor, Journal of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Sciences

2018                Guest Editor, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

2019                Lead Guest Editor, Journal of Chemistry

 

4. Honors and Awards

 

2001-2005        Iran Petroleum Ministry Full Scholarship Award

2005-2009        Iran Petroleum Ministry Full Scholarship Award

2011                 ExxonMobil Scholarship Award

2012                 Chevron/SEG Scholarship Award

2014                 SPE New faculty career enhancement award

2015                 SPE New faculty career enhancement award

2017                 Open Educational Resource development award by UND office of the provost

2015                 UND Faculty Instructional Development Grant award

2016                 UND Faculty Instructional Development

2018                 NIH I-Corps program graduate

 

5. Funded Competitive Research Supports      (Completed/Ongoing)

 

1. Research

 

 

PI- $100K- 2021/1/1 (Under Review)

China NSF

In-situ physicochemical analysis of organic matter of unconventional shale plays through thermal maturation at molecular level- A new insight in to HC expulsion

 

PI- $1M- 2019/11/1

Resource Energy Partners LLC

Economic viability of horizontal open hole completions, Madison Group, ND

 

PI- $140K- 2019/03/1-2021/03/1

ND office of Vice President for Research Grant

Using bacterial RNA to solve the Bakken H₂S problems and increase oil production

 

CoPI- $1.2M - 2018/05/16-2022/05/15

ND Industrial Commission/ND Geological Survey

An integrative study of the Bakken Formation: OOIP estimation, redesign of Hydraulic Fracturing through laboratory and ML methods and chemical treatments for increased productivity.

 

PI - $356K - 2018/05/12-2019/11/12

ND Department of Commerce  

A Path to a Quantitative Clinical Method for Early Diagnosis of Cancer Based on Cell Mechanics

 

CoPI- $35K- 2017/12-2018/08

National Institute of Health (NIH)-NCI             

Big data from Small RNA

 

PI - $20K- 2018/02/15-2019/02/15

UND Early Career Award Program

Nanomechanical Evolution of Organic Matter during Hydrocarbon Generation

 

PI- $50K/Yearly (Recurring)- 2018/03/15

US Geological Survey

Advanced Characterization of Source Rocks via nanoIR, microRaman and Force Spectroscopy

 

PI - $35K/Yearly (Recurring)- 2018/01/01

ND School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Understanding Mechanobiology of Cells During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

 

CoPI- $60K- 2016/03/01-2018/03/01

UND Post-Doctoral Funding Program

Re-fracturing extending the life of Unconventional Oil Shale Reservoirs under Low Oil Prices.

 

PI- $56K - 2015/03/15-2016/03/15

UND Collaborative Seed Grant

Fine scale characterization of the Bakken with focus on Imaging and gas adsorption methods

 

2. Scholarly

2014                            SPE faculty career enhancement award ($2000)

2015                            SPE faculty career enhancement award ($2000)

2016                            UND Office of Instructional Development ($2000)

2016                            UND Faculty Instructional Development ($6000)

2017                             UND office of the provost for Open Educational Resource development ($6000)