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Peyman Pourafshary received his Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. Since 2018, he has been a Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan. Prior to this, he held academic positions in the Petroleum Engineering departments at Tehran University (Iran) and Sultan Qaboos University (Oman) for over a decade. Dr. Pourafshary has authored nearly 200 papers. He has served as project manager, principal investigator, and consultant on various academic and industrial projects in the US, Iran, Oman, and Kazakhstan, focusing on Enhanced Oil Recovery, reservoir engineering, and production engineering. Under his supervision, research groups comprising graduate students and industry collaborators have conducted experimental and modeling studies on fluid flow through porous media. Approximately 90 MSc and 10 Ph.D. students have completed their theses under his supervision. Currently, he is the Vice Dean of the School of Mining and Geosciences at Nazarbayev University.
Education/Academic qualification
Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
… → 2007
Mechanical Engineering, MSc, Sharif University of Technology
… → 2002
Mechanical Engineering, BSc, Sharif University of Technology
… → 2000
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Evaluation of Natural Chemicals for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Abbas Babikir, A. H., Pourafshary, P., Sulaiman, W. R. W. & Adam , M. R.
1/1/23 → 12/31/25
Project: FDCRGP
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Application of Low Salinity Water-based Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods for Naturally Fractured Formations
Pourafshary, P. & Rehan Hashmet, M.
1/1/22 → 12/31/24
Project: FDCRGP
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Application of Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) Flooding to Enhance Oil Recovery
1/1/22 → 12/31/24
Project: Industry
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Application of Nanofluids to Control Formation Damage and Improved Oil Recovery Process
Pourafshary, P. & Hashmet, M.
1/1/20 → 12/31/22
Project: FDCRGP
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Advancing Predictive Precision in CO2 Minimum Miscibility Pressure: An Interpretable AI Approach for CO2-EOR and CCUS Applications
Hadavimoghaddam, F., Pourafshary, P., Rozhenko, A., Mohammadian, E. & Wei, J., 2024, Society of Petroleum Engineers - GOTECH Conference 2024. Society of Petroleum Engineers, (Society of Petroleum Engineers - GOTECH Conference 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Assessing the impact of geochemical mechanism and interpolation factor selection on the precision of low-salinity waterflooding modelling: a comparative study
Jalilian, M., Mahdavi, S., Pourafshary, P., You, Z. & Mohammadi, A. H., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Geosystem Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combining Thermal Effect and Mobility Control Mechanism to Reduce Water Cut in a Sandstone Reservoir in Kazakhstan
Sagandykova, D., Shakeel, M. & Pourafshary, P., Jun 2024, In: Polymers. 16, 12, 1651.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhanced oil recovery by using modified ZnO nanocomposites in sandstone oil reservoirs
Ahmadi, Y., Mansouri, M. & Pourafshary, P., Dec 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental and data-driven analysis for predicting nanofluid performance in improving foam stability and reducing mobility at critical micelle concentration
Issakhov, M., Khanjani, M., Muratkhozhina, A., Pourafshary, P., Aidarova, S. & Sharipova, A., Dec 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 7856.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Oil Displacement in Carbonate Formations by Novel Hybrid Engineered Water based EOR Methods
Peyman Pourafshary (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Graduate Programs in Petroleum Engineering, Opportunities in Kazakhstan
Peyman Pourafshary (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Hybrid EOR Utilizing Low Salinity Water
Peyman Pourafshary (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Graduate Programs in Petroleum Engineering: A Need of the Country
Peyman Pourafshary (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Petroleum Engineering in Kazakhstan
Peyman Pourafshary (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk