Dr. Peyman Pourafshary received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering in 2007. He is a Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan. Before that, he worked in the Petroleum Engineering departments at Tehran University (Iran) and Sultan Qaboos University (Oman) for more than ten years. Dr. Pourafshary has been involved as the project manager, principal investigator, and consultant in different academic and industrial projects in the US, Iran, Oman, and Kazakhstan in reservoir engineering and production engineering. Most of these projects were related to developing new, cheap, and effective methods to reduce the oil recovery cost and improve oil production. Several research groups were formed, consisting of graduate students and industrial collaborators, under the supervision of Dr. Pourafshary to work on experimental and modeling studies of EOR, production engineering, and stimulation. He has published more than 110 papers in high-ranked Journals and presented about 50 papers at international conferences. He is now the director of MSc and Ph.D. Programs in Petroleum Engineering at Nazarbayev University and the Chair of Graduate Programs in the School of Mining and Geosciences.

Year 2022

1. Karabayanova L, Ganiyeva A, Pourafshary P, Hashmet M.R., “Application of Hybrid Low Salinity Hot Water Flooding to Enhance Oil Recovery from Heavy Oil Carbonates", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022.
2. Mehdizad, A., Sedaee, B., Pourafshary, P., “Visual Investigation of Simultaneous Clay Swelling and Migration Mechanisms Using Micromodels”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022. 110561
3. Ganiyeva A, Karabayanova L, Pourafshary P, Hashmet M.R., “The Performance of Engineered Water Flooding to Enhance High Viscous Oil Recovery” Applied Sciences, 2022, 12, 8, 3893
4. Shakeel, M., Pourafshary, P. and Hashmet, M.R., “Investigation of Brine pH Effect on Rheological and Viscoelastic Properties of HPAM Polymer for an Optimized Enhanced Oil Recovery Design” ACS Omega, 2022
5. Abbas, A., Moslemizadeh, A., Sulaiman, W., Jaafar, M., Pourafshary, P., “Lignin adsorption in sandpacks during horizontal flow using UV–Vis spectrometry as a quantification tool” Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022, 15, 501
6. Moneer, R., Hashmet, M.R., Pourafshary, P., “Predicting the Critical Salt Concentrations of Monovalent and Divalent Brines to Initiate Fines Migration Using DLVO Modeling” Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022, 352, 118690
7. Fani, M., Pourafshary, P., Mostaghimi, P., Mosavat, N., “Application of Microfluidics in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review” Fuel, 2022, 315, 123225
8. Zivar, D., Ishanov, A., Pourafshary, P., “Insights into Wettability Alteration during Low-Salinity Water Flooding by Capacitance-Resistance Model”, Petroleum Research, 2022, Available Online
9. Moneer, R., Hashmet, M.R., Pourafshary, P., “DLVO Modeling to Predict Critical Salt Concentration to Initiate Fines Migration Pre- and Post-Nanofluid Treatment in Sandstones”, SPE Journal, 2022, 1-15
10. Bopbekov, D., Pourafshary, P., Hazlett, R.,”Accuracy of droplet models for liquid loading prediction: Analysis of production well parameters”, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2022, 98, 104391
11. Mehdizad, A., Sedaee, B., Pourafshary, P., “Visual investigation of the effect of clay-induced fluid flow diversion on oil recovery, as a low-salinity water flooding mechanism”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022, 209, 109959
12. Zhangaliyev, M., Hashmet, M., Pourafshary, P. “Laboratory Investigation of Hybrid Nano-assisted-polymer Method for EOR Applications in Carbonate Reservoirs" Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference Asia, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
13. Mahmoudpour, M., Pourafshary, P., Moradi. B., Rasaei, M.R., “Reduction of Residual Oil in Oil-wet Carbonate Formations by Application of Hybrid Smart Water/silica Nanofluid Enhanced Oil Recovery Method" Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference Asia, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
14. Karimova, M., Pourafshary, P., Fani, M.” Shock/soaking Injection Scheme To Improve Oil Recovery In Carbonate Formations By Low Salinity Water Flooding” SPE paper 200226 presented in The SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum & Energy Show, 2022, Muscat, Oman

Year 2021

1. Fani, M., Pourafshary, P., “Optimisation of smart water shock flooding in carbonates: effect of soaking time”, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2021, 28(4), pp.459-478.
2. Issakhov, M., Shakeel, M., Pourafshary, P., Aidarova, S., Sharipova, A., “Hybrid surfactant-nanoparticles assisted CO2 foam flooding for improved foam stability: A review of principles and applications”, Petroleum Research, 2021
3. Shakeel, M., Samanova, A., Pourafshary, P. and Hashmet, M.R., “Experimental analysis of oil displacement by hybrid engineered water/chemical EOR approach in carbonates”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021, 109297.
4. Salimova, R., Pourafshary, P., Wang, L., “Data-Driven Analyses of Low Salinity Waterflooding in Carbonates”. Applied Sciences, 2021, 11(14), 6651
5. Shakeel, M., Samanova, A., Pourafshary, P., Hashmet, M.R., “Capillary Desaturation Tendency of Hybrid Engineered Water-Based Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods”, Energies 2021, 14 (14), 4368
6. Abbas, A., Pourafshary, P., Wan Sulaiman, W., and Jaafar, M., “Toward Reducing Surfactant Adsorption on Clay Minerals by Lignin for Enhanced Oil Recovery Application”, ACS Omega, 2021, 6(29), 18651-18662
7. Fazelabdolabadi, B., Montazeri, M., and Pourafshary, P., “A Data Mining Perspective on the Confluent Ions Effect for Target Functionality”, High Tech and Innovation Journal, 2021, 2 (3), 202-215
8. Salaudeen, I., Hashmet, M.R., and Pourafshary, P., “Catalytic Effects of Temperature and Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Acceleration of Production from Carbonate Rocks”, Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 7, 1642
9. Mahmoudvand, M., Javadi, A. and Pourafshary, P., “Effects of Cation Salinity on the Dynamic Interfacial Tension and Viscoelasticity of Water-Oil Systems”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021, 108970
10. Moradpour, N., Pourafshary, P., Zivar, D., “Experimental analysis of hybrid low salinity water alternating gas injection and the underlying mechanisms in carbonates”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021, 202, 108562
11. Mahboubi Fouladi, M., Hassani, K., Rostami, B., Pourafshary, P., “Experimental Studies of Low Salinity Water Flooding in Sandstone Porous Media: Effects of the Presence of Silica and Kaolinite,” Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2021, 1-17
12. Abbas, A.H., Elhag, H.H., Sulaiman, W.R.W., Gbadamosi, A., Pourafshary, P., “Modelling of continuous surfactant flooding application for marginal oilfields: a case study of Bentiu reservoir”. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2021, 11, 989–1006
13. Zivar, D., Pourafshary, P., Moradpour, N., “Capillary Desaturation Curve: Does Low Salinity Surfactant Flooding Significantly Reduce the Residual Oil Saturation?” Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2021, 11, 783–794
14. Mahmoudpour, M., Pourafshary, P., “Investigation of the Effect of Engineered Water/Nanofluid Hybrid Injection on Enhanced Oil Recovery Mechanisms in Carbonate Reservoirs”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021, 196, 107662
15. Soroush, M., Roostaei, M., Hosseini, S.A., Pourafshary, P., Mahmoudi, M., Ghalambor, A. and Fattahpour, V., “Challenges and Potentials for Sand and Flow Control and Management in the Sandstone Oil Fields of Kazakhstan:A Literature Review" SPE Drilling & Completion, 2021, 36(01), 208-231
16. Sedaghatzadeh, M., Shahbazi, K., Pourafshary, P. and Razavi, S.A., “Experimental investigation of the application of Eucalyptus bark to prevent lost circulation in pay zones with acid dissolution capability”. Petroleum, 2021, 7, 2, 152-159
17. Muneer, R., Hashmet, M., Pourafshary, P. “Application of DLVO Modeling to Study the Effect of Silica Nanofluid to Reduce Critical Salt Concentration in Sandstones” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, World Symposium on Smart Materials and Applications (WSSMA 2021), 16th-18th July 2021, Bangkok, Thailand, 1186, 012001
18. Salaudeen, I., Hashmet, M.R., Pourafshary, P., “Synergistic Effects of Engineered Water Nanoparticles on Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs" SPE paper 205150 presented at the 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition, October 2021, Amsterdam, Netherland

Year 2020

1. Bazhanova, M., Pourafshary, P., “Impact of SO42-, Ca2+, and Mg2+ Ions in Caspian Sea Ion-engineered Water on the Rate of Wettability Alteration in Carbonates”, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2020, Available Online
2. Shakeel, M.; Pourafshary, P.; Rehan Hashmet, M., “Hybrid Engineered Water–Polymer Flooding in Carbonates: A Review of Mechanisms and Case Studies”, Applied Sciences, 2020, 10, 6087
3. Mahmoudpour, M., Pourafshary, P., “Investigation of the Effect of Engineered Water/Nanofluid Hybrid Injection on Enhanced Oil Recovery Mechanisms in Carbonate Reservoirs”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020, 107662
4. Moradpour, N., Karimova, M., Pourafshary, P., and Zivar, D., “Effects of Slug Size, Soaking, and Injection Schemes on the Performance of Controlled Ions Water Flooding in Carbonates” ACS Omega, 2020, 5(29), 18155-18167
5. Soroush, M., Roostaei, M., Hosseini, S.A., Pourafshary, P., Mahmoudi, M., Ghalambor, A. and Fattahpour, V., “Challenges and Potentials for Sand and Flow Control and Management in the Sandstone Oil Fields of Kazakhstan:A Literature Review" SPE Drilling & Completion, 2020
6. Mohammadi, S., Sedaghatzadeh, M. & Pourafshary, P., “Solid-geo-mechanical investigation of the effect of salt creep on casing stability using finite element method: a case study”. SN Applied Sciences, 2020, 2, 7, 1-9
7. Sedaghatzadeh, M., Shahbazi, K., Pourafshary, P. and Razavi, S.A., “Experimental investigation of the application of Eucalyptus bark to prevent lost circulation in pay zones with acid dissolution capability”. Petroleum, 2020, Available Online

Year 2019

1. Sedaghatzadeh, M., Shahbazi, K., Pourafshary, P. And Razavi, S.A., “The Effect of Cations on Gelation of Cross-Linked Polymers”. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2019, 46(4), 826-832.
2. Mahmoudvand, M., Javadi, A. and Pourafshary, P., “Brine Ions Impacts on Water-Oil Dynamic Interfacial Properties Considering Asphaltene and Maltene Constituents”. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2019, 123665.
3. Zivar, D., Foroozesh, J., Pourafshary, P. and Salmanpour, S., “Stress Dependency of Permeability, Porosity and Flow Channels in Anhydrite and Carbonate Rocks”. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2019, 102949.
4. Salimi, Y., Moradzadeh, A., Kazemzadeh, E., Pourafshary, P. and Majdi, A. “Experimental investigation of changes in petrophysical properties and structural deformation of carbonate reservoirs”. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2019, 46(3), 565-575.
5. Pourafshary, P and Al-Farsi, H., “Enhancement of Heavy Oil Recovery by Nanoparticle/Microwave Application”, Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal, 2019, 21, 1
6. Salimi, Y., Moradzadeh, A., Pourafshary, P., Majidi, A., “Effect of Hysteresis on Petrophysical Properties of Limestone Hydrocarbon Reservoir Rock” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 177, 745-755
7. Jalilian, m., Tabzar, A., Ghasemi, V., Pourafshary, P., Zendehboudi, S., “An Experimental Investigation of Nanoemulsion Enhanced Oil Recovery: Use of Unconsolidated Packed Beds”, Fuel, 2019, 251, 1, 754-762
8. Zivar, D., Pourafshary, P., “A new approach for predicting oil recovery factor during immiscible CO2 flooding in sandstones using dimensionless numbers”, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2019, Available Online
9. Mosavat, N., Hasanidarabadi, B., Pourafshary, P., “Gaseous Slip Flow Simulation in a Micro/Nano Pore-Throat Structure using the Lattice Boltzmann Model”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 177, 93-103
10. Fouladi, M. M., Rostami, B., and Pourafshary, P., ”Effects of the Presence of Fines on the Performance of Low Salinity Waterflooding”, Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media, 2019, 10(2), 155-169
11. Sharifipour, M., Pourafshary, P., Nakhaee, A., “Model Development of Permeability Impairment due to Clay Swelling in Porous Media using Micromodels”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 175, 728-742
12. Mansouri, M., and Pourafshary, P., “Effect of SiO2 nanoparticles on Fines Stabilization during Low Salinity Water Flooding”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019, 174, 637-648
13. Al Abri, H., Pourafshary, P., Mosavat, N., Al Hadrami, H,” A Study of the Performance of the LSWA CO2 EOR Technique on Improvement of Oil Recovery in Sandstones” Petroleum, 2019, 5, 58-66 

Year 2018

1. Bastami, A., Pourafshary, P., Shafiei., “A. Densities for Ternary System of CaCl2–H2O–CO2 at Elevated P-T: An Experimental and Modeling Approach” Energies, 2018, 11, 2840
2. Al-Matroushi, M., Pourafshary, P., Al-Wahaibi, Y., “Efficiency of nano-water/gas alternating injection technique to enhance oil recovery in an oil field”, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2018, 19(2), 149-162.
3. Al Nofli, Kh., Pourafshary, P., Mosavat, N., Shafiei, Al, “Effect of Initial Wettability on Performance of Smart Water Flooding in Carbonate Reservoirs—An Experimental Investigation with IOR Implications” Energies, 2018, 11(6), 1394
4. Hourfar, F., Salahshoor, K., Zanbouri, H., Elkamel, A., Pourafshary, P., Moshiri, B., “A Systematic Approach for Modeling of Waterflooding Process in the Presence of Geological Uncertainties in Oil Reservoirs” Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2018, 111, 66-78
5. Rostami, B., Pourafshary, P., Fathollahi, A., Yassin, M., Hassani, K., Khosravi, M., Mohammadifar, M., “A new approach to characterize the performance of heavy oil recovery due to various gas injection” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2018, 99, 273-283
6. Motamedi, P., Bargozin, H., Pourafshary, P., “Management of implementation of nanotechnology in upstream oil industry: An analytic hierarchy process analysis” Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 2018, 140(5), 052908.