Mohammad Galang Merdeka

PhD Student

PhD Student

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Building 5, Level 0, 0874-WS35

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Biography

I am a PhD student in Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering (ERPE), with a background in petroleum engineering and reservoir engineering. My research focuses on integrating numerical reservoir simulation, data-driven methods, and physics-informed machine learning to develop models for subsurface energy and carbon management applications.

Research Interests

  • Reservoir Modeling and Simulation
  • Physics-Informed Machine Learning
  • Data-Driven Modeling
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
  • Subsurface Energy and Geo-Energy Systems

Selected Publications

  • Reservoir Performance Prediction in Steam Huff and Puff Injection Using Proxy Modelling, M. G. Merdeka, S. Ridha, B. M. Negash and S. U. Ilyas, MDPI: Applied Sciences (2022)
  • A Combined Dimensionless Number in Low Salinity Waterflood Alternating Gas Immiscible CO2 injection to predict oil recovery factor in sandstone reservoir, M R Efras, I Dzulkarnain, M G Merdeka, S Ridha, M H Rasool, Springer: Arab J Sci Eng (2025) 
  • A Review on Cementing System for CO2 storage wells: Mechanisms, Testing Protocols and Screening Criteria, M. H. Rasool, S. Ridha, R. R. Suppiah, S. U. Ilyas, S. Krishna, M. G. Merdeka, M. A. Abbas, H. Ali, Elsevier: Petroleum Research (2025)

Education

  • MSc, Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia, 2023
  • BSc, Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia, 2018

Professional Profile

  • 2023-2026: Lecturer, Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
  • 2022-2023: Research and Teaching Assistant, Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
  • 2020-2022: Research and Teaching Assistant, Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • IATMI (Ikatan Ahli Teknik Perminyakan Indonesia)

KAUST Affiliations

Research Interests Keywords

Reservoirs simulation EOR Data-driven modeling CCUS