Research Interests - Dr. Alireza Nouri

My research activities are primarily in the area of petroleum geomechanics. My current focus is on developing numerical and physical model tests for the prediction of sand production, hydraulic fracturing, caprock integrity, and wellbore stability.

My research interests include:

• Numerical prediction and physical model testing of sand production from producer and injector wells
  

• Laboratory testing of SAGD sand control at small and large scale
  

• Downhole sensing of slot plug, clay concentration, and well stream composition in SAGD wells
  

• Integrated reservoir/pipe flow model
  

• SAGD sandface-liner interface interaction
  

• Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas, shale oil, and soft sand wells
  

• Linked hydraulic fracturing and proppant transport model in the simulation of frac-pack placement
  

• Geomechanics of shale oil and shale gas reservoirs
  

• Numerical prediction of sanding from SAGD and CSS wells
  

• Geomechanics of SAGD and CSS reservoirs
  

• Wellbore integrity analysis
  

• Analysis of surface subsidence or heave
  

• Continuous rock failure prediction and model calibration
  

• Caprock integrity analysis for thermal and non-thermal reservoirs
  

• Numerical modelling of sand production from CHOPS wells
  

• Wellbore stability and formation damage issues
  

• Physical and mathematical modeling of borehole breakouts