Dr. Micheal Marembo

Post Doctoral (Chengdu University of Technology, completed)

Post Doctoral (University of Science and Technology of China, completed)

Doctoral of Engineering in Mechanics (University of Science and Technology of China, 2019-2023).

Master of Engineering in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 2016-2019)

Chinese Language (China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 2015-2016, HSK 4, 5, and 6)

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (Kyambogo University, 2008-2012)

1. Fluid flow analysis in porous media with intricate fractures and complex heterogeneity.
2. Numerical modeling of fractured shale reservoirs and oil and gas production prediction.
3. Rock geomechanics and mechanical behavior of reservoir rocks
4. Coupled thermal, chemical, and mechanical behavior of porous structures.
5. Multiscale analysis of fluid storage behavior (single and multiple layers)
6. Heat transfer analysis and Geothermal reservoirs
7. Physics Informed Networks and Deep learning applicable to storage, flow, and production predictions
8. Renewable energy, particularly natural hydrogen and fuel cells
9. Enhanced oil and gas recovery from fractured formations and other conventional reservoirs
10. Hydraulic fracturing and crack prediction in any structure

Successfully supervised three master students and co-supervised three Ph.D. students.

1. International Petroleum Technology Conference, Beijing, China. March 2019.  (Topic: Enhanced oil recovery using natural gas huff & puff as a stimulant: Case study of Changqing oilfield, Ordos Basin, China)
2. Offshore Technology Conference Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. March 2022. (Topic: Coupled multiphase flow and damage in fractured reservoirs with intricate fractures)
3. 6th Oil and Gas Engineering Science and Technology Innovation Forum, Chengdu, China. 23rd May to 25th May, 2024 (Topic: The pyrolysis of methane for natural hydrogen production in the organic matter of shale reservoirs)
4. 2nd International Symposium on Hydrogen Safety Science and Engineering, Wuhan, China, 23rd August to 25th August, 2024 (Invited to present: Multiscale modeling of natural hydrogen diffusion in shale reservoirs with bifurcating fractures)

Worked on various projects for:

1. Enhanced oil/gas recovery
2. fractured formations
3. fluid flow and heat transfer analysis
4. Geothermal reservoirs (Hot dry rocks, heat extraction and supply for electricity generation, Damage evolution due to heat transfer mechanisms, Stress shadow)

Selected publications:

1. Gas production from shale reservoirs with bifurcating fractures: A modified quadruple-continuum model coupling microseismic events. M. Micheal, Y Hao, S Meng, et al. Energy, 2023; 278: 127780 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127780
2. A multi-scale quadruple-continuum model for production evaluation of shale gas reservoirs considering complex gas transfer mechanisms and geomechanics. M. Micheal, W Xu, J Juan, et al. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022; 213: 110419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110419
3. Multi-scale modelling of gas transport and production evaluation in shale reservoirs considering crisscrossing fractures. M. Micheal, W Xu, H Xu, et al. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2021; 95: 104156 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.104156
4. Other papers can be found on ?MAREMBO MICHEAL (Ph.D)? – ?Google Scholar?