Petroleum Technology Research Group
Overview
The Petroleum Technology Research Group (PTRG) is part of the Engineering Research Centre at the University of Salford and is led by Mr Mohamed Nagib who reformed the Group on joining the University in 2009. He is a recognised international expert with a strong industrially linked background in Petroleum Engineering over a period of some 20 years.
The group has an ethos to carry out fundamental and applied research to meet the needs of Petroleum Technology. PTRG’s research expertise. The Petroleum Technology Research Group is actively involved in both modelling and experimental research into the areas of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, with particular emphasis on Reservoir modelling, Water flood management, Gas displacement processes, Drilling technologies and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) for maximising oil and gas recovery.
The group has a wide variety of experience in applying experimental and simulation modelling techniques, utilising state of the art facilities to fundamental and industrial and commercial applications of Petroleum Technology.
Our expertise also extends to fluid mechanical and instrumentation related R&D in the covers the production of sprays, the structures of sprays and interaction with fluid/boundary interactions, mixing, vaporization and combustion.
Short and medium consultancy and development projects may be carried out to address the specific problems and challenges of different clients, or long term (typically 2-3 years) programmes may be arranged, supported by government or industrially funded research contracts. PTRG also deliver a range of short and bespoke courses for Industry in the field of Petroleum technology, including postgraduate programmes.
Research areas
- Reservoir simulation modelling
- Smart well technology
- Drilling technologies
- Enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
- Internal and external fluid flow modelling of production facilities
- Gas processing and transportation (GTL)
- Well testing
- Artificial lift technology
Facilities
Simulation
- Petrel, Subsurface geosciences modelling
- Eclipse, subsurface dynamic modelling
- OFM data base
- PipeSim (pipeline network modelling)
- Petroleum Expert Software (MBal, Prosper, Gap)
- Kappa Software (Well Test , PLT, etc..)
- NeoTec (drilling design software)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Experimental
- Gas to Liquid (GTL)
- Pressure drop testing
- Gas meter calibration
Principal academic staff leading the Group
Key Personnel
Mr Mohamed Nagib (Leader of PTRG), m.nagib@salford.ac.uk
Prof. Ghasem Nasr g.g.nasr@salford.ac.uk
Mr Norman Conner
Mr Ali Kadir
Dr Martin Burby
Dr Henry Leonard
Research Staff
Mr Godpower Enyi
Mr Ugbogu Nnaemeka Isaac
Mr Amir Nourian