PhD, DIC, FHEA, CEng, Eur Ing, MEI Chartered Petroleum Engineer
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- l.akanji@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272793
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
- Senior Lecturer, Petroleum Engineering, University of Aberdeen, 2014 -
- Lecturer and Head of Petroleum Technology Research Group and Coordinator of Postgraduate Programme in Petroleum Engineering, University of Salford Manchester, 2012 - 2014
- Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, 2011-2012
- Visiting Lecturer, Reservoir Engineering, University of Leoben, Austria, 2008
- Reservoir Simulation Consultant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria, 2002 - 2005
- Trainee Drilling and Operations Engineer, Pan Ocean Oil Corporation, Nigeria 2000-2001
- PhD degree, Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London
- B.Sc. (Honours) and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Charted Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Petroleum Engineer, Member of the Energy Institute and the Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Research
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Research Overview
His research interests are in multiphase flow in porous and permeable media with applications to enhanced oil recovery in clastic, carbonate and unconventional shale reservoirs. He conducts research in theoretical, experimental and numerical investigation of pore to field scale modelling of static and dynamic flow and geomechanics of shale fracking processes using finite element methods and csmp-plusplus. Recent research focus involves application of AI in petroleum and alternative energy applications.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Engineering.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Petroleum Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automotive Engineering
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
- Key research focus - subsurface production improvement and enhancement
- Flow through porous and permeable rocks - shale rocks, clastic and carbonate
- Porescale modelling (numerical investigation - PTDF funded)
This investigation involves porescale characterisation and numerical simulation of fluid flow through porous and permeable media. Fundamental approach involves CT-scanning of rock samples, digital conversion and image processing involving thresholding and segmentation. Advanced numerical codes are used to simulate fluid flow behaviour and derive basic and special rock properties. You can request for free CT-scanned images of shale rock samples here
Advanced EOR techniques (experimental investigation - PTDF/TETFUND/ Sonangol funded)
- Low salinity combined with biosurfactants EOR
- Microbial EOR processes - biosurfactant and biopolymer application
- Interfacial phenonmenon
Flow through production tubing and gas-lifted wells (pilot scale)
- Bubble coalescence and break up
- Density wave oscillation
- Casing heading
Application of artificial intelligence in improving oil production and screening of bio-surfactants for EOR processes
Technology development platform
1. Developer of advanced numerical computational platform based on object oriented cplusplus programming.
- Complex system modelling platform (CSMP++ - Aberdeen)
- Link to software development can be found here
2. Developer of Enhanced Neuro-fuzzy technique
3. Technology innovator for the petroleum industry
- EOR special purpose technological development (Sonangol funded project)
- High-pressure high-temperature flow loop for biosurfactant production and IFT screening (PTDF funded project)
- Pilot scale rig project construction for gaslifted wells (Elphinstone funded project)
PhD students
Ibrahim Ayuba
- Project - Fluid flow and transport processes in shale rocks
- Co-supervised by Dr. Jeff Gomes
Temiloluwa Onimisi
- Project - Permeability upscaling in porous media flow
- Lead supervisor - Dr. Jeff Gomes
Bamikole Joshua Adeyemi
- Project - Surface complexation modelling
- Lead supervisor - Dr. Prashant Jadhawar
Stephen Ajah
- Project - Prediction of critical heat flux during severe events in nuclear reactors
- Lead supervisor - Dr. Jeff Gomes
Nouha Samlani
- Project - Application of AI in groundwater contamination monitoring and control
- Lead supervisor - Dr Tannaz Pak (Teesside University)
Past Research
GRADUATED DOCTORAL CANDIDATES
Dr Ibrahim Adamu
- Project - Sequentially-coupled chemo-thermo-poromechanical modelling in shale formations
- Lead supervisor - Dr. Hossein Hamidi
- Co-supervisor - Prof. Alfred Akisanya
- Project - coupled geomechanics and fluid flow in shale rocks
- Co-supervised by Dr. Hossein Hamidi
- Project - HPHT Aplicability of Environment Friendly Biosurfactants (EFBSs) and Interfacial Phenomenon In Enhanced/Improved Oil Recovery
- Co-supervised by Dr. Rainer Ebel
- Project - Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Gas-lift Cavitation and Instability in Oil Producing Wells
- Co-supervised by Dr. Roozbeh Rafati
- Project - advanced EOR techniques with focus in Angolan oilfields
- Co-supervised by Dr. Waheed Afzal
- Project - pore scale modelling in shale rock
- Co-supervised by Dr. Yingfang Zhou
Dr Tinuola Udoh
- Project - Combined low-salinity biosurfactant EOR
- Co-supervised by Dr. Jan Vinogradov
Industry based collaborators
- Christa Vindum (Vindum Engineering Inc. USA)
- Yogi Vindum (Vindum Engineering Inc. USA)
- Rafael Sandrea (IPC Petroleum Consultants, Inc. USA)
Collaborations
Academic collaborators
- Dr. Hossein Hamidi
- Dr. Waheed Afzal
- Dr. Yingfang Zhou
- Dr. Roozbeh Rafati
- Dr. Rainer Ebel
- Dr. Jan Vinogradov
- Prof. G. K. Falade
- Prof. Stephan Matthai
- Prof. Alfred Akisanya
- Prof. Lufianlisso Antonio
- Prof. Martin Blunt
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Field Development Planning
Well and Production Engineering
Facilities Engineering
- Publications
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Experimental Investigation of Potential of Combined Controlled Salinity and Bio-Surfactant CSBS in Enhanced Oil Recovery EOR Processes
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2118/193388-MS
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-193388-MS
Application of artificial intelligence for technical screening of enhanced oil recovery methods
Journal of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Sciences, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-12Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffect of length-to-diameter ratio on axial velocity and hydrodynamic entrance length in air-water two-phase flow in vertical pipes
Journal of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Sciences, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-7Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPrediction of Optimum Length to Diameter Ratio for Two-Phase Fluid Flow Development in Vertical Pipes
Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Development, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1-17Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3968/9886
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10029/1/9886_22145_1_PB.pdf
Chemo-Thermo-Poromechanical Wellbore Stability Modelling Using Multi-Component Drilling Fluids
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-187627-MS
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2118/187627-MS
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Technical Screening of Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods - A Case Study of Block C in Offshore Angolan Oilfields
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsArtificial intelligence based on neuro-fuzzy algorithm for technical screening of enhanced oil recovery techniques: A case study of Block T in offshore Angola
Contributions to Conferences: PapersData Analysis and Neuro-Fuzzy Technique for EOR Screening: Application in Angolan Oilfields
Energies, vol. 10, no. 7, 837Contributions to Journals: ArticlesApplication of Artificial Intelligence in Oilfield Operation and Intervention
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2118/181116
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A Neuro-Fuzzy Approach to Screening Reservoir Candidates for EOR
Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Development, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: Articles