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Dr. Mohamed Fadlelmula

Dr. Mohamed Fadlelmula

Instructional Associate Professor/ABET Coordinator

Office Number: 204C
Office Phone: +974.4423.0438

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Interest Areas

  • Reservoir Characterization

  • Geostatistics

  • Uncertainty Analysis

  • Reliability Based Modeling

  • Rock Mechanics

Education

  • Ph.D., Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2012

  • M.Sc., Mining Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2007

  • B.Sc., Mining Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2005

Experience

  • Instructional Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2016-present

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2014-2016

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2008 – 2012

Awards

  • The Faculty of the Year Award in the Petroleum Engineering Program, TAMUQ, 2021
  • The Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, College Level, TAMU Association of Former Students, 2020
  • The Faculty of the Year Award in the Petroleum Engineering Program, TAMUQ, 2018
  • The Outstanding Technical Communication Award in TAMUQ Summer Engineering Academy, 2018
  • First place in TAMUQ Summer Engineering Academy, 2017

Publications

  • Alyafei, N., Fadlelmula, M., Sheharyar, A., Idris, M., and Retnanto, A. 2021. The Use of  Augmented Reality and 3D Visualization in Petroleum Engineering Education. SPE-206053. The SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 21 – 23 September, Dubai, UAE.
  • Retnanto, A., Alyafei, N., Fadlelmula, M. and Sheharyar, A. 2020. The Impact of Practical Experiences on The Development of Petroleum Engineering Education. SPE-201449. The SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 5 – 7 October, Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Retnanto, A., Fadlelmula, M., Alyafei, N., and Sheharyar, A. 2019. Active Student Engagement in Learning - Using Virtual Reality Technology to Develop Professional Skills for Petroleum Engineering Education. SPE 195922. The SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 30 September – 2 October, Calgary, Canada.
  • Sun, Q., Zhang, N., Alyafei, N., Wang, Y., & Fadlelmula, M. 2019. Numerical Relative Permeability Upscaling Based on Digital Rock Analysis. SPE-196687. SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition, 17-19 September, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 
  • Sheharyar, A., Seers, T., Fadlelmula, M., Bouhali, O. 2018. Enhancing the Student Learning Experience using the Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies. The Transformational Teaching and Learning Conference, 17-18 April, TAMU College Station, Texas, USA.
  • Sun, Q., Zhang, N., Fadlelmula, M., Wang, Y. 2018. Structural regeneration of fracture-vug network in naturally fractured vuggy reservoirs. Petrol. Sci. Eng. 165, 28–41.
  • Zhang, N., Sun, Q., Fadlelmula, M., Aziz, R., Wang, Y. 2017. A new method of porous space reconstruction using multipoint histogram technology. ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. 2017; 140 (3):032909-032909-12. doi:10.1115/1.4038379.                     
  • Fadlelmula, M., Akin, S., Duzgun, H.S.B, 2017. The Impact of Hard Data Uncertainty in Reservoirs Modelling. The Second EAGE Workshop on Well Injectivity & Productivity in Carbonates, 10-12 December 2017 in Doha, Qatar. 
  • Seers, T., Hodgetts, D., Wang, Y., Fadlelmula, M. Direct Computation of Fracture Network Equivalent Porous Medium Properties using Digital Outcrop Models. The 79th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, 12-15 June, Paris, France. 
  • Gao, S., He, J., Killough, J., Fadlelmula, F.M.M., Wang, Y., and Fraim, M., 2017. A Different Approach for the Simulation of Fractured, Vuggy Carbonate Reservoir with an Application to Upscaling. SPE 186018. SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference, 8-10 May, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 
  • Fadlelmula, F.M.M., Killough, J., and Fraim, M., 2016. TiConverter: A training image converting tool for multiple-point geostatistics. Computers & Geosciences, 96, 47-55. 
  • Fadlelmula, F.M.M., Sun, Q., Wang, Y., Fraim, M., He, J., Gao, S., and Killough, J., 2016. Separable Multiple-Point Geostatistical Modeling of Three-Dimensional Discrete Fracture-Vug Networks. The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, 7–10 November, Abu Dhabi, UAE. SPE-183049-MS. 
  • He, J., Killough, J., Gao, S., Fadlelmula, F.M.M., and Fraim, M., 2016. Confronting the Simulation of Fluid Flow in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Karst Reservoirs. The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, 7–10 November, Abu Dhabi, UAE. SPE-183143-MS. 
  • Fadlelmula, F.M.M., Fraim, M., He, J., and Killough, J., 2015. Discrete Fracture-Vug Network Modeling in Naturally Fractured Vuggy Reservoirs Using Multiple-Point Geostatistics: A micro-scale case. The 2015 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 28-30 September, Houston, Texas, USA. 
  • He, J., Killough, J., Fadlelmula, F.M.M., and Fraim, M., 2015. Unified Finite Difference Modeling of Transient Flow in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Karst Reservoirs – A 3D Case Study. The 2015 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 28-30 September, Houston, Texas, USA. 
  • Fadlelmula, F.M.M., Fraim, M., He, J., and Killough, J., 2015. Training Image Converting Tool for Multiple-Point Geostatistics. The 4th annual Texas A&M University at Qatar research and industry partnership showcase, 23 April, Doha, Qatar. 
  • He, J., Killough, J., Fadlelmula, F.M.M., and Fraim, M., 2015. A Unified Finite Difference Model for the Simulation of Transient Flow in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Karst Reservoirs. SPE 173262. SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, 23-25 February, Houston, Texas, USA. 
  • Fadlelmula, M.M., S. Akin, and S. Duzgun, 2014, Parameterization of Channelized Training Images: A Novel Approach for Multiple-Point Simulations of Fluvial Reservoirs, in E. Pardo-Igúzquiza, C. Guardiola-Albert, J. Heredia et al. eds., Mathematics of Planet Earth, Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, p. 557-560. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32408-6_122 
  • Fadlelmula, F.M.M., Akin, S., Duzgun, H.S.B, 2013. Parameterization of Channelized Training Images: A Novel Approach for Multiple-Point Simulations of Fluvial Reservoirs, the 15th Annual Conference of the IAMG, 2-6 September, Madrid.