My research studies focus on applications of analytical and data-driven modeling approaches to a wide range of reservoir engineering problems. Through the use of such methods in combination with numerical flow-simulation models, I aim to address practical problems and develop improved ways of implementing conventional decision-making workflows for subsurface energy resources. When supported with digital oilfield technologies that enable collecting large volumes of data at very high frequencies, such efforts find applications in the following problems related to hydrocarbon and geothermal reservoirs, including primary, secondary and tertiary recovery stages:

• Performance forecasting,
• Screening and operational optimization,
• Characterization and resource assessment.

Former Students:

• Yashar Tavakkoli Osgouei (completed 01/2020, , co-supervised with Prof. Dr. Serhat Akin), Matrix-fracture transfer in non-isothermal conditions, Ph.D. Dissertation, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, METU Ankara.
• Negar Zare Pakzad (completed 01/2018, co-supervised with Assist. Prof. Dr. Ismail Durgut), Development of a screening model for polymer flooding in multi-layer reservoirs, M.S. Thesis, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, METU Ankara.
• Gamze Yalgin (completed 01/2018, co-supervised with Prof. Dr. Mustafa V. Kok), Development of a screening model for the cyclic steam injection process, M.S. Thesis, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, METU Ankara.
• Aysegul Turan (completed 09/2016), Feasibility study for an enhanced geothermal system application in Dikili-İzmir Region, M.S. Thesis, Sustainable Energy and Environment Systems, METU NCC.

Research Grants:

• Development of a screening tool to assess the feasibility of solar-to-steam application for the purpose of enhanced oil recovery. Principal investigator. KALTEV Research Fund Project. KALTEV-17-003. Duration: 12/2017-10/2019.
• Estimation of carbon footprint: a case study for Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus. Principal investigator. METU Northern Cyprus Campus – Campus Research Fund. Project No. FEN-16-D-2. Duration: 04/2016-01/2018.
• Optimization of waterflooding in mature oil reservoirs using computationally-efficient analytical tools. Principal investigator. METU Northern Cyprus Campus – Campus Research Fund. Project No. FEN-13-YG-2. Duration: 04/2013-04/2015.