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Assistant Professor Engr Dr Shafiq Mian Umer

Assistant Professor

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Petroleum Engineering
Master in Petroleum Engineering
Bachelor in Petroleum & Gas Engineering

Areas of Interest
Stimulation and Acidizing
Reservoir Characterization
Carbon Capture and Storage
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Drilling Mud Design
Professional Bodies

Graduate Technologist, Malaysian Board of Technologist Malaysia 

Professional Petroleum Engineer (Pakistan Engineering Council) 

Research

Research Grant (on-going / completed)

Curtin Sarawak Collaborative Research (CSCR): Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Mian Umer Shafiq, Curtin University Internal Funding, 2017, 48,000 RM for the emulsified acid project (Completed) 

Publications

  1. Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Mohamed Khalifa, Mian Umer Shafiq, Ausama Giwelli, “Experimental investigation of the influence of carbonated water on sandstone and carbonate rock properties”, Journal of Petroleum Research, 2022 

  2. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Lei Wang, Momna Khan, Ning Qi, Khizar Abid, Sophia Nawaz Gishkori, “Mineral analysis of sandstone formation using chelating agents during sandstone matrix acidizing”, Journal of Petroleum Research, 2022 

  3. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Lei Wang, Khizar Abid, Sophia Nawaz Gishkori, “Comparative Elemental, Mineral and Microscopic Investigation of Sandstone Matrix Acidizing at HPHT Conditions”, Journal of Petroleum Research, 2022 

  4. Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Mian Umer Shafiq, Mansur Ermila, Walid Mahmud, Saber Elmabrouk, Ziad Bennour, “Application of Nanotechnology in Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Nanotechnology for Electronic Applications, Springer Verlag, Singapore, 2022 

  5. Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Boon Chu Tan, Ausama Giwelli, Mian Umer Shafiq, “Numerical analysis of SiO2-SDS surfactant effect on oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs”, Energy Geoscience, 2 (4), 238-245, 2021 

  6. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Sophia Nawaz Gishkori, Kiat Moon Lee, Reza Rezaee, “Acidizing of Conventional and Tight Sandstone Formation using Chelating Agents: Mineralogical Prospect”, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 10, 3587–3599 (2020) 

  7. Hisham Ben Mahmud, Muhammad Hilmi Bin Muhammad Hisham, Walid Mohamed Mahmud, Van Hong Leong, Mian Umer Shafiq, “Petrophysical interpretations of subsurface stratigraphic correlations, Baram Delta, Sarawak, Malaysia”, Energy Geoscience, 1 (3), 100-114, 2020 

  8. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Muhammad Khurram Zahoor, Arshad S A Shahid, “Investigation of change in different properties of sandstone and dolomite samples during matrix acidizing using chelating agents”, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 9 (2793-2809), 2019. 

  9. Adeline Norlee, Tan Inn Shi, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Henry Foo Chee Yew and Mian Umer Shafiq “Investigating the Effectiveness of Emulsified Acid on Sandstone Formation under High-Temperature Conditions”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 495 (2019) 012113 

  10. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Muhammad Arif “Mineralogy and Pore topology Analysis during Matrix Acidizing of Tight Sandstone and dolomite formations using Chelating agents”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 167 (2018), 869-876. 

  11. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Mohsen Ghasemi “Integrated Mineral Analysis of sandstone and dolomite formations using different chelating agents during matrix acidizing”, (2018), Petroleum, 5 (2019) 67-76. 

  12. Mian Umer Shafiq, Yun Jia Chong, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Md Mofazzal Hossain, Reza Rezaee, Nadia Testamanti, “Application of emulsified acids on sandstone formation at elevated temperature conditions: an experimental study”, 2018, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, DOI: 10.1007/s13202-018-0567-8 

  13. Mian Umer Shafiq & Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, “Sandstone Matrix Acidizing Knowledge and Future Development: A Review”, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, DOI 10.1007/s13202-017-0314-6, 2017 

  14. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Reza Rezaee, Nadia Testamanti, “Investigation of Changing Pore Topology and Porosity During Matrix Acidizing using Different Chelating Agents”, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 217 012023, 2017 

  15. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Reza Rezaee, “New Acid Combination for a successful sandstone Acidizing”, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 206 012010, 2017 

  16. Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Ian Chang, Mian Umer Shafiq, “Evaluate horizontal well production performance in heavy oil reservoirs”, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences”, Vol. 11, No. 24, 2016 

  17. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, “Evaluate an Acid Combination to Control Corrosion and Improve Permeability during Sandstone Acidizing”, presented at IMTCE 2016, Kuala Lumpur. 

  18. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, “An effective Acid Combination for Enhanced Properties and Corrosion Control of Acidizing Sandstone Formation” IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 121 012002, 2016 

  19. Mian Umer Shafiq, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Mohamed Ali Hamid, “Comparison of Buffer Effect of Different Acids During Sandstone Acidizing”, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 78 012008, 2015 

  20. Mian Umer Shafiq, Muhannad Talib Shuker, “Finding Suitable Acid for Acidizing of Low Permeable Sandstone Formation: A Research” ATC 2013, 25-27 Nov, Islamabad, Pakistan, SPE-169641-MS 

  21.  Mian Umer Shafiq, Aung Kyaw, Muhannad Talib Shuker, “A Comprehensive Research to find new Acid for Sandstone Acidizing”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 787 (2013) pp 274-280, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, 2013 

  22. Mian Umer Shafiq, Muhannad Talib Shuker, Aung Kyaw, “Performance Comparison of new Combinations of Acids against mud acid in Sandstone acidizing”, RJASET, 7(2): 324-328, 2014 

Awards and Recognitions

  1. Teaching distinction award in 2015 
  2. Best presenter award in CUTSE 2015, Miri, Malaysia 
  3. Best Poster award, North Borneo Research Colloquium, 2016 
  4. Scholarships for Masters and PhD Studies 

Editorial Board

Reviewer 

  • SPE Drilling and Completion Journal 

  • SPE Journal 

  • ACS Omega 

  • Energy Geosciences 

  • Petroleum Science and Technology 

  • Petroleum Research