Zeeshan Tariq

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Dr. Zeeshan Tariq is currently working as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Digital Subsurface Flow & Transport (DSFT) group. He has completed his PhD and master’s from the College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Tariq research interests lie in the areas of unconventional reservoirs characterization, machine learning, reservoir simulation, carbon capture and sequestration, well logging, petrophysics, geomechanics, hydraulic fracturing, matrix stimulation, acidization, formation evaluation, production engineering, drilling fluids, filter cake removal, and formation damage mitigation.

During his academic career, he has been able to publish more than 50 ISI Indexed research articles with over 1200 citations. Currently, he is serving as a co-guest editor of a special issue of Energies "Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Production". Besides, being a guest-editor, he has been serving as a reviewer in various scientific journals such as JPSE, Fuel, SPE Journal, Natural Resources Research, Construction and Building Materials, Processes, Membranes, Axioms, and many more

Selected Publications

  • Z Tariq, M Murtaza, M Mahmoud, MS Aljawad, MS Kamal. Machine learning approach to predict the dynamic linear swelling of shales treated with different waterbased drilling fluids. Fuel, 315, 123282.
  • Z Tariq, MS Aljawad, A Hasan, M Murtaza, E Mohammed, A El-Husseiny. 2022. A systematic review of data science and machine learning applications to the oil and gas industry. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology 11 (12), 4339-4374.
  • Z Tariq, MS Aljawad, M Mahmoud, O Alade, MS Kamal, A Al-Nakhli. 2021. Reduction of Breakdown Pressure by Filter Cake Removal Using Thermochemical Fluids and Solvents: Experimental and Numerical Studies  Molecules 26 (15), 4407.
  • Z Tariq, A Hassan, R Al-Abdrabalnabi, MS Aljawad, M Mahmoud. 2021. Comparative Study of Fracture Conductivity in Various Carbonate Rocks Treated with GLDA Chelating Agent and HCl Acid. Energy & Fuels 35 (23), 19641-19654.

Education

  • Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2020
  • MS., Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2016
  • BE., Petroleum Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan, 2012

Professional Profile

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2020 – 2021.
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2014 – 2020

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  • American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
  • Society of Petrophysics and Well Logs Association (SPWLA)
  • International Society of Porous Media (InterPore)
  • Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

Awards

  • 1st Prize in Middle East and North Africa Regional Petro Bowl Championship
  • 3rd Prize in Middle East and North Africa Regional Petro Bowl Championship
  • 3rd Prize in all Middle East and North Africa Regional Student Paper Contest

KAUST Affiliations

Research Interests Keywords

Machine/Deep Learning Reservoir simulation Hydraulic Fracturing Unconventional Reservoirs Well Logging Geomechanics Petrophysics