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Kamy Sepehrnoori

Professor

Texaco Centennial Chair in Petroleum Engineering and UT PGE Distinguished Alumnus

Research Areas
Geologic Carbon Storage
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Hydrogen Storage
Natural Gas Engineering
Reservoir Engineering
Reservoir Simulation
Unconventional Resources

Educational Qualifications
The University of Texas at Austin, Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D., 1977
The University of Texas at Austin, Engineering, M.S.E., 1974
The University of Texas at Austin, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., 1973

PGE Courses Taught
Numerical Methods
Engineering Analysis
Numerical Solution of Time Dependent Problems
Formulation and Solution of Geosystems Engineering Problems
Petroleum Fluids

Research
Dr. Seperhnoori’s current research is focused on development and application of compositional reservoir simulators for enhanced oil recovery (UTCHEM-RS, UTCOMP-RS, and MPS), modeling of asphaltene deposition in reservoirs and wellbores, development and application of reservoir simulators for naturally fractured reservoirs, EOR processes, development and application of reservoir simulators for unconventional resources, development of parallel reservoir simulators, and CO2 sequestration.

Awards and Honors

  • Texaco Centennial Chair in Petroleum Engineering (2019–present)
    Distinguished Alumni Award, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, 2023
  • EAGE, Desiderius Erasmus Award, 2023
  • Jack S. Josey Professorship in Energy Studies (2020–2022)
  • AIME, Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal (2022)
  • W. A. (Monty) Moncrief Centennial Chair in Petroleum Engineering (2013–2019)
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty (2020)
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Faculty Recruitment Award (2015)
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Distinguished Membership Award (2014)
  • Bank of America, N.A., Centennial Professorship in Petroleum Engineering (1995–2013)
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Graduate School (2004)
  • Teaching Excellence Award, Student Engineering Council (2003)
  • Departmental Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching (2000)
  • Frank W. Jessen Professorship in Petroleum Engineering (1989–1995)
  • Faculty Excellence Award (1993)
  • Departmental Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching (1991)
  • GIGAFLOP Performance Award, Cray Research, Inc. (1989)
  • Recipient of Sun Exploration and Production Company Centennial Fellowship (1983–1989)
  • Award of Excellence, Halliburton Education Foundation (September 1984)
  • Recipient of DEC Grant for the Development of Computer Graphics in Petroleum Engineering (1982)
  • Sigma Gamma Tau
  • Phi Theta Kappa
  • Phi Kappa Phi

International Committees and Professional Societies

  • EAGE Award Committee (2023–present)
  • SPE Award Committee (2025–present)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Natural Gas Industry (2020–present)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Advances in Geo-Energy Research (2022–present)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of China University of Petroleum (Edition of Natural Science) (2022–present)
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology (2010–2021)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology (2001–2021)
  • General Editor, In Situ (1990–2000)
  • Program Committee on Reservoir Simulation, Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME (1998, 2000)

Highlighted Publications and Google Scholar Profile
Huang, Z., Liu, K., Cui, S., Yao, J., Wu, Y., Sepehrnoori, K., and Cunqi J. (2025, February). Numerical Simulation of Reactive Flow in Fractured Vuggy Carbonate Reservoirs Considering Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical Coupling Effects. SPE Journal. 30 (02): 853–874. https://doi.org/10.2118/223935-PA

AlAbdullah, M. B., Delshad, M., Niu, F., Mohanty, K., Sepehrnoori, K., Li, J., Zhou, N. C., Lu, M., & Miao, J. (2025, February). Simulation of Low-Tension-Gas Flood in a High-Temperature and Heterogeneous Sandstone Reservoir. SPE Journal: 1–16. https://doi.org/10.2118/218186-PA

Li, Z., Luo, W., Peng, Y., Cheng, L., Chen, X., Zhao, J., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2025, January). Investigation of the impact of supercritical carbon dioxide on the micro-mechanical properties of tight sandstone using nano-indentation experiments. Geoenergy Science and Engineering 247, 213678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2025.213678

Mulhim, A., Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2025, January). CO2 Sequestration in a Carbonate Saline Aquifer: An Investigation into the Roles of Natural Fractures and Well Placement. Energies 18 (2): 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18020242

Chen, Z., Zhao, X., Zhu, H., Tang, Z., Zhao, X., Zhang, F., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2025, January). Engineering factor analysis and intelligent prediction of CO2 storage parameters in shale gas reservoirs based on deep learning. Applied Energy 337, Part C, 124642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124642

Alsubaih, A., Sepehrnoori, K., & Delshad, M. (2024, December). Environmental Impacts of Orphaned and Abandoned Wells: Methane Emissions, and Implications for Carbon Storage. Applied Sciences 14 (24): 11518. https://doi.org/10.3390/app142411518

Li, Z., Ma, H., Peng, Y., Wu, Y., Wu, J., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, December). The shale gas flow in the complex porous media based on the lattice Boltzmann method. Physics of Fluids 36, 122019. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0245041

Huang, Z., Liu K., Cui, S., Yao, J., Wu, Y., Sepehrnoori, K., & Jia, C. (2024, December). Numerical Simulation of Reactive Flow in Fractured Vuggy Carbonate Reservoirs Considering Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical Coupling Effects. SPE Journal: 1–22. https://doi.org/10.2118/223935-PA

Akmal, M. M., Sepehrnoori, K., Foster, J. T., Pyrcz, M. J. (2024, December). Modelling of Joule-Thomson cooling effect using a modified shift-DeepONet method for predicting hydrate onset during CO2 sequestration. Geoenergy Science and Engineering 243, 213320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213320

Eltahan, E., Ganjdanesh, R., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, November). Predicting Oil Recovery Under Uncertainty for Huff ‘n’ Puff Gas Injection: A Field Case Study in the Permian Basin. SPE Journal 29 (11): 6484–6499. https://doi.org/10.2118/223120-PA

Wang, Z., Zhang, T., Liu, S., Ding, K., Liu, T., Yao, J., Sun, H., Yang, Y., Zhang, L., Wang, W., Jia, C., Delshad, M., Sepehrnoori, K., & Zhong, J. (2024 October). Unveiling nanoscale fluid miscible behaviors with nanofluidic slim-tube. Energy and Environmental Science 17: 9635–9651. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EE02292K

Cai, J., Tian, Z., Zhou, S., Li, J., Eltahan, E., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, December). A Critical Mini-Review of Key Issues on Sweet Spot Identification for Shale Gags Reservoirs. Energy Reviews 3 (4): 100101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enrev.2024.100101

He, Z., Tang, Y., He, Y., Qin, J., Hu, S., Yan, B., Tang, L., Sepehrnoori, K., & Rui, Z. (2024, October). Wellbore Salt-Deposition Risk Prediction of Underground Gags Storage Combining Numerical Modeling and Machine Learning Methodology. Energy 305, 132247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132247

Li, Z., Du, Y., Duan, Y., Peng, Y., Li, J., Ma, S., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, September). Microscopic Experimental Study on the Reaction of Shale and Carbon Dioxide Based on Dual Energy CT Mineral Recognition Method. Fuel, Part A, 131874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131874

Machado, M. V. B., Alhotan, M. M., Ferauld, G. R., Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, August). Fluid Property Characterization for Underground Gas Storage. Journal of Clean Energy and Energy Storage 1, 2450004. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2811034X24500047

Eltahan, E., Alpak, F. O., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, August). A Quasi-Newton Trust-Region Method for Well Location Optimization Under Uncertainty. SPE Journal: 1–17. https://doi.org/10.2118/212212-PA

Albadan, D., Delshad, M., Fernandes, B. R. B., Eltahan, E., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, August). Analytical Estimation of Hydrogen Storage Capacity in Depleted Gas Reservoirs: A Comprehensive Material Balance Approach. Applied Sciences 14 (16): 7087. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167087

Poli, R. E. B., Machado, M. V. B., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, July). Advancements and Perspectives in Embedded Discrete Fracture Models (EDFM). Energies 17 (14): 3550. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17143550

Li, L., Jia, C., Yao, J., Sepehrnoori, K., Abushaikha, A., & Liu, Y. (2024, June). An Investigation of Gas-Fingering Behavior during CO2 Flooding in Acid Stimulation Formations. SPE Journal 29, 6: 3369-3386. https://doi.org/10.2118/219486-PA

Homoud, R. A., Machado, M. V. B., Daigle, H., Sepehrnoori, K., & Ates, H. (2024, June). Enhancing Hydrogen Recovery from Saline Aquifers: Quantifying Wettability and Hysteresis Influence and Minimizing Losses with a Cushion Gas. Hydrogen 5 (2): 327–351. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrogen5020019

Seabra, G. S., Machado, M. V. B., Delshad, M., Sepehrnoori, K., Voskov, D., & Vossepoel, F. C. (2024, May). Unveiling Valuable Geomechanical Monitoring Insights: Exploring Ground Deformation in Geological Carbon Storage. Applied Sciences 14 (10): 4069. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14104069

Machado, M. V. B., Delshad, M., Jaim, O. A. C., Okuno, R., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, May). A Strategy for Enhanced Carbon Storage: A Hybrid CO2 and Aqueous Formate Solution Injection to Control Buoyancy and Reduce Risk. Energies 17 (11): 2680. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17112680

Zhou, B., Chen, Z., Zhao, X., Wang, B., Wang, H., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, April). A Three-Dimensional Numerical Well-Test Model for Pressure Transient Analysis in Fractured Horizontal Wells with Secondary Fractures. Physics of Fluids 36, 046107. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0203853

Lima, I. C. M., Moreira-Netto, A. N., Cavalcante-Neto, J. B., Sepehrnoori, K., & Marcondes, F. (2024, April). A High-Performance Computing Applied to Composition Reservoir Simulation Using Distributed Memory and 3D Hybrid Unstructured Grids. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 46, 283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-024-04868-0

Jia, C., Alkaabi, S., Hu, J., Sepehrnoori, K., Yao, J., & Zhang, L. (2024, April). Impact of Rock Heterogeneity on Reactive Flow During Acid Stimulation Process. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 227, 125560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125560

Machado, M. V. B., Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, March). A Computationally Efficient Approach to Model Reactive Transport During CO2 Storage in Naturally Fractured Saline Aquifers. Geoenergy Science and Engineering 236, 212768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.212768

Yamada, K., Fernandes, B. R. B., Kalamkar, A., Jeon, J., Delshad, M., Farajzadeh, R., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, February). Development of a Hydrate Risk Assessment Tool Based on Machine Learning for CO2 Storage in Depleted Gas Reservoirs. Fuel 357, Part A, 129670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129670

Wang, Z., Liu, T., Liu, S., Jia, C., Yao, J., Sun, H., Yang, Y., Zhang, L., Delshad, M., Sepehrnoori, K., & Zhong, J. (2024, February). Adsorption Effects on CO2-Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure in Tight Reservoirs. Energy 288, 129815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.129815

Machado, M. V. B., Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, January). The Interplay between Experimental Data and Uncertainty Analysis in Quantifying CO2 Trapping during Geological Carbon Storage. Clean Energy and Sustainability 2 (1): 10001. https://doi.org/10.35534/ces.2024.10001

Bai, F., Jia, C., Hu, J., Alsousy, A., Lu, Y., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2024, January). Storage Capacity Comparison of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide in Heterogeneous Aquifers. Gas Science and Engineering 121, 205182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgsce.2023.205182

Machado, M. V. B., Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, December). Modeling Self-Sealing Mechanisms in Fractured Carbonates Induced by CO2 Injection in Saline Aquifers. ACS Omega 8, 51: 48925-48937. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c06456

Machado, M. V. B, Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, December). Injectivity Assessment for CCS Field-Scale Projects with Considerations of Salt Deposition, Mineral Dissolution, Fines Migration, Hydrate Formation, and Non-Darcy Flow. Fuel 353: 129148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129148

He, Y., He, Z., Tang, Y., Xu, Y., Xu, J., Li, J., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, December). Interwell Fracturing Interference Evaluation in Shale Gas Reservoirs. Geoenergy Science and Engineering 231, Part A.: 212337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212337

Fernandes, B. R. B., Sepehrnoori, K., Marcondes, F., & Delshad, M. (2023, December). A New Adaptive Implicit Method for Multicomponent Surfactant-Polymer Flooding Reservoir Simulation. SPE Journal 28, 6: 3004–3024. https://doi.org/10.2118/217465-PA

Alhotan, M. M., Fernandes, B. R. B., Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, December). A Systemic Comparison of Physical Models for Simulating Surfactant-Polymer Flooding. Energies 16 (15): 5702. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155702

Peng, Y., Luo, A., Li, Y., Wu, Y., Xu, W., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, November). Fractional Model for Simulating Long-Term Fracture Conductivity Decay of Shale Gas and Its Influences on the Well Production. Fuel 351: 129052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129052

Machado, M. V. B., Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, November). Potential Benefits of Horizontal Wells for CO2 Injection to Enhance Storage Security and Reduce Leakage Risks. Applied Sciences 13 (23): 12830. https://doi.org/10.3390/app132312830

Jia, C., Ren, B., Sepehrnoori, K., Delshad, M., Liu, B., Sun, H., & Yao, J. (2023, October). Numerical Studies of Hydrogen Buoyant Flow in Storage Aquifers. Fuel 349: 128755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128755

Sun, H., Firat, B., Yu, W., Bommer, P., Sepehrnoori, K., Senturk, E., & Tuzen, M. K. (2023, September). Numerical Modeling of a Geothermal Reservoir with High Permeability in Turkey. Geothermics 113, 102757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2023.102757

Chen, Z., Zhou, B., Zhang, S., Li, D., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, August). Pressure Transient Behaviors for Horizontal Wells with Well Interferences, Complex Fractures and Two-Phase Flow. Geoenergy Science and Engineering 227: 211845.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211845

Yu, W., Chen, Z., Wang, B., Wang, W., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, July). Editorial to the Special Issue: Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Processes in Geological Systems with Fractured Porous Media. Transport in Porous Media 149: 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-023-01974-w

Fernandes, B. R. B., Marcondes, F., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, July). A New Automatic Differentiation Approach for Fully Implicit Compositional Reservoir Simulation. International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJOGCT.2023.10058003

Machado, M. V. B, Delshad, M., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, June). A Practical and Innovative Workflow to Support the Numerical Simulation of CO2 in Large Field-Scale Models. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.2118/215838-PA

Eltahan, E., Alpak, F. O., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, June). A Quasi-Newton Trust-Region Method for Optimization Under Uncertainty Using Stochastic Simplex Approximate Gradients. Computational Geosciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10596-023-10218-1

He, Y.-W., He, Z.-Y., Tang, Y., Xu, Y.-J., Long, J., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, June). Shale Gas Production Evaluation Framework Based on Data-Driven Models. Petroleum Science 20 (3): 1659–1675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2022.12.003

Delshad, M., Alhotan, M., Fernandes, B.R.B., Umurzakov, Y., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, May). Modeling Flow and Transport in Saline Aquifers and Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs for Hydrogen Energy Storage. SPE Journal: 1–19. https://doi.org/10.2118/210351-PA

Fernandes, B.R.B., Sepehrnoori, K., & Delshad, M. (2023, May). Challenges in Modeling Microemulsion Phase Behavior. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents 26 (3): 311–333. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsde.12647

Jia, C., Alkaabi, S., Sepehrnoori, K., Fan, D., & Yao, J. (2023, May). Numerical Modeling and Studies of the Acid Stimulation Process in Dolomite Carbonate Rocks. SPE Journal: 1–21. https://doi.org/10.2118/215820-PA

Abdullah, M. B., Baqer, S., Delshad, M., & Sepehernoori, K. (2023, February). Unified Viscoelastic Injectivity Model: Analytical Solutions Predicting Polymer Excess Pressure and Fracture Initiation. Geoenergy Science and Engineering 221: 111259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.111259

Abdullah, M. B., Delshad, M., Sepehrnoori, K., Balhoff, M. T., Foster, J. T., & Al-Murayi, T. (2023, February). Physics-Based and Data-Driven Polymer Rheology Model. SPE Journal: 1–23. https://doi.org/10.2118/214307-PA

Coelho, F. M. C., Okuno, R., Sepehrnoori, K., & Ezekoye, O. A. (2023, February). A Comparative Study of the Cubic-Plus-Association Equation of State and a Peng-Robinson Equation of State-Based Solid Model for Asphaltene Simulation in the Wellbore. SPE Production & Operation 38 (1): 125–145. https://doi.org/10.2118/212293-PA

Qin, J.-Z., Zhong, Q.-H., Tang, Y., Yu, W., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2023, February). Well Interference Evaluation Considering Complex Fracture Networks Through Pressure and Rate Transient Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs. Petroleum Science 20 (1): 337–349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2022.09.029

Zhou, S., Wang, H., Li, B., Li, S., Sepehrnoori, K., & Cai, J. (2022, December). Predicting Adsorbed Gas Capacity of Deep Shales Under High Temperature and Pressure: Experiments and Modeling. Advances in Geo-Energy Research 6 (6): 482–491. https://doi.org/10.46690/ager.2022.06.05

Chen, Z., Li, D., Dong, P., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, November). A Deep Learning-Based Surrogate Model for Pressure Transient Behaviors in Shale Wells with Heterogeneous Fractures. Transport in Porous Media 194 (1): 345–371. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01877-2

Xu, Y. & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, November). Modeling Fracture Transient Flow Using the Embedded Discrete Fracture Model with Nested Local Grid Refinement. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 218: 110882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110882

Zhao, Y., Yang, H., Wu, J., Liu, C., Chang, C., Yu, W., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, November). Choke Management Simulation for Shale Gas Reservoirs with Complex Natural Fractures Using EDFM. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 107: 104801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104801

Delshad, M., Umurzakov, Y., Sepehrnoori, K., Eichhubl, P., & Fernandes, B. R. B. (2022, October). Hydrogen Storage Assessment in Depleted Oil Reservoir and Saline Aquifer. Energies 15 (21): 8132. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15218132

Qin, J., Xu, Y., Tang, Y., Liang, R., Zhong, Q., Yu, W., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, August). Impact of Complex Fracture Networks on Rate Transient Behavior of Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs Based on Embedded Discrete Fracture Model. Journal of Energy Resources Technology 144 (8): 083007. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053135

Pei, Y., Wu, J., Chang, C., Liu, C., Wu, K., Yu, W., Miao, J., Mao, Z., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, July). Parent-Child Well Spacing Optimization in Deep Shale Gas Reservoir with Two Complex Natural Fracture Patterns: A Sichuan Basin Case Study. Transport in Porous Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01824-1

Bordeaux Rego, F., Eltahan, E., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, May). Wettability Alteration and Improved Oil Recovery in Unconventional Resources. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 212: 110292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110292

Bordeaux-Rego, F., Sanaei, A., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, May). Enhancement of Simulation CPU Time of Reactive-Transport Flow in Porous Media: Adaptive Tolerance and Mixing Zone-Based Approach. Transport in Porous Media 143: 127–150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01789-1

Fernandes, B. R. B., Sepehrnoori, K., Delshad, M., Marcondes, F. (2022, May). New Fully Implicit Formulations for the Multicomponent Surfactant-Polymer Flooding Reservoir Simulation. Applied Mathematical Modelling 105: 751–799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2022.01.016

Zhao, Y., Nohavitza, J., Williams, R., Yu, W., Liu, C., Ganjdanesh, R., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, May). Evaluating Gas-Oil Ratio Behavior of Unconventional Wells in the Uinta Basin. Geofluids 2022: 1796300. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1796300

He, Y., Xu, Y., Tang, Y., Qiao, Y., Yu, W., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, April). Multi-Phase Rate Transient Behaviors of the Multi-Fractured Horizontal Well with Complex Fracture Networks. Journal of Energy Resources Technology 144 (4): 043006. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053247

Jia, C.-Q., Sepehrnoori, K., Zhang, H.-Y., Yang, Y.-F., & Yao, J. (2022, April). Numerical Investigation of Fluid Phase Momentum Transfer in Carbonate Acidizing. Petroleum Science 19 (2): 639–650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2021.11.016

Mehrabi, M., Sepehrnoori, K., & Delshad, M. (2022, March). Displacement Theory of Low-Tension Gas Flooding. Transport in Porous Media 142: 475–491. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01753-z

Junira, A., Biancardi, S., Ganjdanesh, R., Sepehrnoori, K., Yu, W., & Ambrose, R. (2022, January). In Situ Fluid and Injection Gas Compatibility of Huff-N-Puff Gas EOR in a Low-Permeability Shale-Sand-Carbonate Reservoir. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 208, Part C: 109587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109587

Pei, Y. & Sepehrnoori, K. (2022, January). Investigation of Parent-Well Production Induced Stress Interference in Multilayer Unconventional Reservoirs. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-021-02719-1

Coelho, F. M. C., Sepehrnoori, K., & Ezekoye, O. A. (2021, November). A Coupled Hydrate and Compositional Wellbore Simulator: Understanding Hydrate Inhibition from Associated Brines in Oil and Gas Production. SPE Production & Operations 4: 858-872. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/206716-PA

Jia, C., Sepehrnoori, K., Huang, Z., & Yao, J. (2021, October). Modeling and Analysis of Carbonate Matrix Acidizing Using a New Two-Scale Continuum Model. SPE Journal 26 (5): 2570–2599. https://doi.org/10.2118/205012-PA

Eltahan, E., Bordeaux-Rego, F., Yu, W., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2021, August). Impact of Well Shut-In After Hydraulic Fracture Treatments on Productivity and Recovery of Tight Oil Reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 203: 108592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108592

Pei, Y., Yu, W., Sepehrnoori, K., Gong, Y., Xie, H., & Wu, K. (2021, August). The Influence of Development Target Depletion on Stress Evolution and Infill Drilling of Upside Target in the Permian Basin. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering 24 (3): 570–589. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/205476-PA

Tavassoli, S., Krishnamurthy, P., Beckham, E., Meckel, T., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2021, August). Carbon Dioxide Storage in Deltaic Saline Aquifers: Invasion Percolation and Compositional Simulation. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering 24 (3): 462–474. https://doi.org/10.2118/196723-PA

Coelho, F. M. C., Sepehrnoori, K., & Ezekoye, O. A. (2021, July). Coupled Geochemical and Compositional Wellbore Simulators: A Case Study on Scaling Tendencies Under Water Evaporation and CO2 Dissolution. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 202: 108569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108569

Jia, C., Sepehrnoori, K., Zhang, H., & Yao, J. (2021, July). Numerical Studies and Analyses on the Acidizing Process in Vug Carbonate Rocks. Frontiers in Earth Science 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.712566

Li, Q., Yong, R., Wu, J., Chang, C., Liu, C., Yu, W., Sepehrnoori, K., & Miao, J. (2021, July). An Integrated Assisted History Matching and Embedded Discrete Fracture Model Workflow for Well Spacing Optimization in Shale Gas Reservoirs. Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143 (7): 073004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050581

Fernandes, B. R. B., Marcondes, F., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2021, June). A New Four-Phase Adaptive Implicit Method for Compositional Reservoir Simulation. Journal of Computational Physics 435: 110263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2021.110263

Jia, C., Sepehrnoori, K., Huang, Z., & Yao, J. (2021, June). Numerical Studies and Analysis on Reactive Flow in Carbonate Matrix Acidizing. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 201: 108487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108487

Bordeaux-Rego, F., Ferreira, J. A., Salinas Tejerina, C. A. S., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2021, May). Modeling Oil Recovery in Brazilian Carbonate Rock by Engineered Water Injection Using Numerical Simulation. Energies 14 (11): 3043. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113043

Li, Q., Wu, J., Chang, C., Yang, H., Liu, C., Yu, W., Sepehrnoori, K., & Miao, J. (2021, May). The Application of Integrated Assisted History Matching and Embedded Discrete Fracture Model Workflow for Well Spacing Optimization in Shale Gas Reservoirs with Complex Natural Fractures. Geofluids 2021: 6676739. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6676739

Jia, C., Huang, Z., Sepehrnoori, K., & Yao, J. (2021, February). Modification of Two-Scale Continuum Model and Numerical Studies for Carbonate Matrix Acidizing. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 197: 107972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107972

Bordeaux-Rego F., Mehrabi M., Sanaei A., Sepehrnoori K. (2021, January). Improvements on Modelling Wettability Alteration by Engineered Water Injection: Surface Complexation at the Oil/Brine/Rock Contact. Fuel 284:118991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118991

Tripoppoom, S., Xie, J., Yong, R., Wu, J., Yu, W., Sepehrnoori, K., Miao, J., Chang, C., & Li, N. (2020, May). Investigation of Different Production Performances in Shale Gas Wells Using Assisted History Matching: Hydraulic Fractures and Reservoir Characterization From Production Data. Fuel 267: 117097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117097

Peng, Y., Zhao, J., Sepehrnoori, K., & Li, Z. (2020, April). Fractional Model for Simulating the Viscoelastic Behavior of Artificial Fracture in Shale Gas. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 228: 106892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.106892

Nasir, Y., Yu, W., & Sepehrnoori, K. (2020, March). Hybrid Derivative-Free Technique and Effective Machine Learning Surrogate for Nonlinear Constrained Well Placement and Production Optimization. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 186: 106726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106726

Mehrabi, M., Sepehrnoori, K., & Delshad, M. (2020, March). Solution Construction to a Class of Riemann Problems of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media. Transport in Porous Media 132: 241–266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01389-x

Tripoppoom, S., Ma, X., Yong, R., Wu, J., Yu, W., Sepehrnoori, K., Miao, J., & Li, N. (2020, February). Assisted History Matching in Shale Gas Well Using Multiple-Proxy-Based Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm: The Comparison of K-Nearest Neighbors and Neural Networks As Proxy Model. Fuel 262: 116563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116563