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Professor Satish Kumar Sinha is a faculty of Geophysics at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi and is currently serving as the Head of Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering. Prior to joining RGIPT, Dr Sinha was working for BP in Houston, USA, as a geophysicist where he worked on the world’s first field trial of cableless seismic technology, depth imaging surface seismic with borehole seismic, and Gulf of Mexico exploration. Dr Sinha holds his masters and PhD in geophysics from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA. While studying at Oklahoma, he worked on microseismic technologies for shale gas projects. An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, Dr Sinha had started his career in petroleum sector with Reliance Industries Ltd working on Krishna-Godavari basin.

Dr Sinha has developed a spectral decomposition technology using wavelet transform. His research interests include AVO, anisotropy, pore-pressure, formation evaluation, attribute analysis, petroleum geomechanics and unconventional resources. His team recently designed and developed a novel weight-drop seismic source for near surface studies which is low-cost, repeatable, portable, and easy to operate with no environmental impact.

Dr Sinha recently co-ordinated an effort on India Hydrocarbon Appraisal Program (I-HAP), an initiative of MoPNG and is currently on resource appraisal for Ganga-Punjab and Vindhyan basins in association with DGH.

Education
Ph D 2006 University of Oklahoma, USA
M S 2002 University of Oklahoma, USA
Integrated M Sc 1998 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India 
Experience
2022 – Till Date Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
2015 – 2022 Associate Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
2010 – 2015 Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
2006 – 2010  BP America Inc., Houston, USA
2003 – 2004 Chesapeake Operating Inc., Oklahoma, USA
2002 Conoco Inc, Oklahoma, USA
1998-2000 Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai
  • Petroleum Exploration and Prospecting
  • Formation Evaluation
  • Advance Formation Evaluation
  • Petroleum Engineering Practices
  • Integrated Reservoir Studies
  • Geomechanics and Hydraulic Fracturing
  • Unconventional Energy Resources
  • Petroleum Economics
  • Petroleum Field Asset Management
  • Reservoir Characterization
  • Rock Physics
  • Near Surface Geophysics
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Seismic Geomechanics
  • Seismic Data Processing
  • Petroleum Exploration and Prospecting Lab
  • Reservoir Characterization Lab
  • Seismic Data Processing Lab
  • Formation Evaluation Lab
  • Near Surface Geophysics Lab
Research Interests
  • Geomechanics and Porepressure
  • Anisotropy and AVO
  • Seismic Data Analysis
  • Seismic Oceanography
  • Wavelet Transform
  • Reservoir Characterization
Research Projects
  • Geoscientific Data analysis of Ganga-Punjab and Vindhyan Basins, sponsored by DGH - ongoing
  • 3D Geomechanical Model Development of Balimara Field, sponsored by OIL - ongoing
  • India Hydrocarbon Appraisal Program (I-HAP) for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) completed in 2023.
  • Groundwater Exploration of drought stricken Bundelkhand region using integrated geophysical methods, funded by SEG Foundation, USA completed in 2022.
  • Assessment of water quality and associated health risk in parts of Amethi, funded by RGIPT, completed in 2020.
  • Simulation of artificial fracture propagation and geochemical approach in Enhanced Geothermal System, funded by SERB-DST completed in 2018.
Invited Talks
  • Aspiration to be self-reliant in Exploration Seismic, CDAC Pune, Apr 2023
  • Groundwater Exploration of drought stricken Bundelkhand region using integrated geophysical methods, IMAGE ’22, Houston, USA
  • Keynote address on “Role of Geomechanics in Oil & Gas field development” at SPG 2017
  • Exploration and exploitation of Unconventional Resources at IIT Kanpur, Apr 2015
  • Reflectivity Method for Full Waveform Synthetic Seismogram, NIO, Goa, May 2015
  • Spectral Decomposition with Wavelet Transform and its possible application in Gas Hydrate Exploration at NGRI Hyderabad, June 2012
  • Multicomponent seismic for shale gas exploration and exploitation, SEG Student Chapter at IIT Kharagpur, Mar 2011
  • Full wavefield surface seismic to extract fracture and stress information for shale gas exploration, SPG India Workshop, Nov 2010, ONGC Academy
  • Mapping of hydraulically induced fracture network using microseismic in anisotropic velocity field, SPG India Workshop, Nov 2010, ONGC Academy
  • Interpretation of Seismic Data in Frequency Domain with Wavelet Transform, Geophysical Society of Tulsa, May 2003
Training / Workshop
  • International conference on Unconventional Energy Resources (ICUER-2019) sponsored by ONGC, IOCL and RGIPT from 28 Feb to 1 Mar 2019
  • Workshop on Data Science and Big Data Analytics sponsored by Halliburton on 27th Feb 2019
  • Workshop on Seismic Data Interpretation sponsored by IHS Markit on 27th Feb 2019
  • Lead a group of petroleum engineering students to University of Houston in 2013 under MoU with RGIPT
  • Lead geological and geophysical field trips to Himalayan foothills, Vindhayan and Bundelkhand regions
  • Recent Advanced in Oil and Gas Production Enhancement (2022)
  • Research Related Solutions for Faculty and Research Scholars (2022)
  • Reservoir Simulation: Challenges and Current Trends (2021)
  • Petroleum Geomechanics and Wellbore Stability (2020)
  • General Petroleum Engineering (2020)
  • Introduction to Petroleum Geomechanics and Wellbore Stability (2017)
  • Petroleum Geomechanics (2017)
  • Wellbore Stability Analysis of Tripura Fields (2016)
  • Geomechanics and Wellbore Stability (2015)
  • Introduction to Geomechanics and Wellbore Stability (2015)
  • Geology for non-geologists (2011)
Professional Societies Involvement
  • Faculty Advisor, SEG-RGIPT Student Chapter
  • Faculty Advisor, AAPG-RGIPT Student Chapter
  • Professional Membership: Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IICHE)
  • Reviewer - Geophysics, SEG Annual Meetings, Geophysical Prospecting, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Mathematical Geosciences, Pure and Applied Geophysics, GeoJournal, Arabian Journal of Geosciences
Journal Publications

Aas, A., and Sinha, S.K., 2023, A novel weight-drop seismic energy source for subsurface characterization, Journal of Applied Geophysics 208, 104887

Aas, A., and Sinha, S.K., 2022, Utilization of Geotechnical studies and Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Soil characterization and Foundation Engineering, International Conference on Engineering Geology and Geotechniques for safe and sustainable infrastructures, ISEG/EGCON 2022

Aas, A., and Sinha, S.K., 2022, Geoenvironmental investigation using Integrated Geophysical Methods: An Implication to geotechnical engineering, International Conference on Engineering Geology and Geotechniques for safe and sustainable infrastructures, ISEG/EGCON 2022

Argal, J., and Sinha, S.K., 2022, Prospectivity Analysis of Ganga Valley Basin with NSP Data, 5th South Asian Geosciences Conference and Exhibition, GeoIndia 2022

Kumar, V., and Sinha, S.K., 2022, Machine learning approach for vertical permeability prediction and permeability anisotropy of Hugin sandstone formation: Data driven model (Volve field), 5th South Asian Geosciences Conference and Exhibition, GeoIndia 2022

Aas, A., and Sinha, S.K., 2022, Shallow Sub-surface Characterization Using Integrated Geophysical Methods: An Implication to Seismic Data Processing, 5th South Asian Geosciences Conference and Exhibition, GeoIndia 2022

Sinha, S.K., and Aas, A., 2020, Pore Pressure Estimation in Compressional Settings, 13th Biennial International Conference and Exhibition, Kochi

Singh, H. K., Sinha, S. K., Alam, M. A., Chandrasekharam, D., 2020, Tracing the evolution of thermal springs in the Hazaribagh area of Eastern Peninsular India through hydrogeochemical and isotopic analyses, Geothermics 85:101817, DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2020.101817

Singh, H. K., Sinha, S.K., Chandrasekharam, D., 2019: A preliminary investigation for the assessment of geothermal potential at Eastern Peninsular India. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, DOI: 10.1007/s40948-019-00133-0

Singh, H. K., Thankappan, A., Mohite, P., Sinha, S. K., Chandrasekharam, D., and  Chandrasekhar, T., 2018,  Geothermal energy potential of Tulsishyam thermal springs of Gujarat, India, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 11:137,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3501-y

Sinha, S. K., and Tiwari, L. K. 2018, Enhancement of Image Classification for Forest Encroachment Mapping with Destriped SWIR Band in the Wavelet Domain, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(7), pp 2271-2281 https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2814838

Sinha, S. K., Maurya, R. K. and Sain, K. 2018, Demultiple of Seismic Data in Wavelet Transform Domain, Geohorizons, p:1-4

Sharma, A. and Sinha, S. K., 2017, Geomechanical Aspects during Syn-rift Stage of Cambay Basin in Baroach Block, ONGC Bulletin 52(2) p. 15-26

Sharma, A., and Sinha, S.K., 2017,  Well Placement And Drilling Optimization Using In-Situ Stress State And Pore Pressure Determination In Southern Cambay Basin, 4th SPWLA India Symposium

Sharma, A., and Sinha, S.K., 2017,  In-Situ Stress State And Stable-Wellbore Trajectory Optimization, PEDJP-2017, ISM Dhanbad

Sinha, S. K. and Sharma, A., 2016, Shale Gas in the Energy Basket, Energy Security and Sustainability, CRC Press, pp 233-254, DOI: 10.1201/9781315368047-10

Singh, H. K., Chandrasekharam, D., Trupti, G., Mohite, P., Singh, B., Varun, C. and Sinha, S. K., 2016, Potential Geothermal Energy Resources of India: A Review, Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 3(3), pp 80-91, DOI: 10.1007/s40518-016-0054-0

Sinha, S.K., Sharma, A., Sain, K. and Dewangan, P., 2016, Impedance inversion of water column reflectivity in Krishna-Godavari Basin, Bay of Bengal, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2016, pp. 4936-4940, DOI: 10.1190/segam2016-13955886.1

Sinha, S.K., Dewangan, P., Sain, K., 2016, Acoustic reflections in the water column of Krishna-Godavari offshore basin, Bay of Bengal, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 139(5), 2424, DOI: 10.1121/1.4947429

Sinha, S.K., Dewangan, P., Sain, K., 2016, Estimation of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Using Marine Seismic Data, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 173(4), pp 1305-1316, DOI: 10.1007/s00024-015-1178-7

Tiwari, L. K., Sinha, S. K., Saran, S., Tolpekin, V. A., and Raju, P. L. N., 2016, Forest Encroachment mapping in Baratang Island, India using maximum likelihood and support vector machine classifiers, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 10(1), 016016, DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.10.016016

Tiwari, L. K., Sinha, S. K., and Saran, S., 2016, Forest Cover Change Detection in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, Indian Forester, 142(5), pp 427-436, ISSN 2321-094X

Tiwari, L.K., Sinha, S.K., Saran, S., Tolpekin, V.A., and Raju, P.L.N., 2015, Markov random field based method for super-resolution mapping of forest encroachment from remotely sensed ASTER image, Geocarto International, 31(4), pp 428-445, DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2015.1054441

Sinha, S.K., Dewangan, P., Sain, K., 2015, Enhancing water column reflections using wavelet transform based spectral balancing, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2015: pp. 2303-2307, DOI: 10.1190/segam2015-5906779.1

Sinha, S., Sain, K., 2015, Denoising of Seismic Data in Wavelet Transform Domain, 3rd South Asian Geosciences Conference and Exhibition

Sinha, S., 2014, Data driven Q-compensation using continuous wavelet transform, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2014: pp. 4381-4385, DOI: 10.1190/segam2014-1422.1

Sinha, S., and Chesnokov, E., 2013, Frequency dependent reflection coefficients in anisotropic media, 10th Biennial International Conference and Exposition, Kochi

Sinha, S., Sain, K., and Sen, M.K., 2013, Wavelet transform based spectral decomposition in gas hydrate exploration, 10th Biennial International Conference and Exposition, Kochi

Singh, A., Singh, A.K., and Sinha, S., 2013, Static reservoir characterization and volumetric estimation of K-sand in Cambay basin: An integrated approach, 10th Biennial International Conference and Exposition, Kochi

Kumar, A., and Sinha, S.K., 2013, Total organic carbon prediction for shale gas reservoir using statistical clustering, multiple regression analysis, 10th Biennial International Conference and Exposition, Kochi

Sinha, S., 2012, P- and S- wave attributes in monitoring shale gas reservoirs, SPG Biennial International Conference, Hyderabad

Sinha, S., Abaseyev, S., and Chesnokov, E., 2012, Radiation pattern in homogeneous and transversely isotropic attenuating media, Geohorizons, 17, 38-45.

Sinha, S., Hornby, B., and Ramkhelawan, R., 2009, 3D depth imaging of surface seismic using VSP measured Green's function, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2009: pp. 4125-4128, DOI: 10.1190/1.3255733

Sinha, S., Routh, P., and Anno, P., 2009, Instantaneous spectral attributes using scales in continuous wavelet transform: GEOPHYSICS, Soc. of Expl. Geophys., 74(2), WA137-WA142, DOI: 10.1190/1.3054145

Sinha, S., Abaseyev, S., and Chesnokov., E., 2008, Radiation pattern in homogeneous and transversely isotropic attenuating media, AGU 2008 Joint Assembly

Sinha, S., and Ramkhelawan, R., 2008, P-wave azimuthal anisotropy from a full-wave seismic field trial in Wamsutter, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2008: pp. 198-201, DOI: 10.1190/1.3054787

Sinha, S., Abaseyev, S., and Chesnokov., E., 2007, P-wave and converted-wave anisotropy due to multiple fracture sets, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2007: pp. 94-98, DOI: 10.1190/1.2792389

Sinha, S., Abaseyev, S., and Chesnokov., E., 2007, Full-waveform synthetics and its spectral characteristics in multilayered anisotropic attenuating media, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2007: pp. 144-148, DOI: 10.1190/1.2792399

Sinha, S., Routh, P. S., Anno, P. D. and Castagna, J. P., 2005, Spectral decomposition of seismic data with continuous-wavelet transform: GEOPHYSICS, Soc. of Expl. Geophys., 70, P19-P25, DOI: 10.1190/1.2127113

Sinha, S., Tertychnyi, V., Ammerman, M., and Chesnokov, E., 2005, Predicting S-wave anisotropy from P-wave anisotropy, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2005: pp. 170-173, DOI: 10.1190/1.2144290

Sinha, S. K., Routh, P. S., Anno, P. D. and Castagna, J. P., 2005, Scale attributes from continuous wavelet transform, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2005: pp. 779-781, DOI: 10.1190/1.2148274

Sinha, S. K., Routh, P. S., Anno, P. D. and Castagna, J. P., 2004,Optimum time-frequency resolution of seismic data using continuous wavelet transform, 5th Conference & Exposition on Petroleum Geophysics, 984-987

Sinha, S., Routh, P., Anno, P. and Castagna, J., 2003, Time-frequency attribute of seismic data using continuous wavelet transform, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2003: pp. 1481-1484, DOI: 10.1190/1.1817573

Poth, L., Castagna, J., and Sinha, S., 2001, AVO Amplitude calibration without well control, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2001: pp. 223-226, DOI: 10.1190/1.1816576

Sinha, S., and Chaudhuri, A. K., 2000, Evidences of more than two deformation events found from microstructures of the rocks around Singhbhum Shear Zone (SSZ), India. AGU 2000 Fall Meeting, v.81, p1108

  • Head, Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering - August 2019 – Till Date
  • Chairman – Departmental Purchase Committee
  • RGIPT Coordinator, QIP Program from AICTE (July 2020 – December 2021)
  • Associate Dean, General Affairs, February 2016 – July 2019
  • Head, IT, January 2011 – January 2016
  • “Inspired Teacher” recognition by the President of India
  • Best Teacher Award from RGIPT
  • “Gold Standard” for SPE-RGIPT Student Chapter as faculty advisor
  • “Best Student Chapter” for Petrotech-RGIPT Chapters as faculty advisor
  • Certificate of Appreciation from King George’s Medical University for inspiring others for Blood Donation program
  • Certificate of Appreciation from International Sustainable World (Engineering Energy Environment) [ I-SWEEP] in 2008, 2009 and 2010
  • Gulf of Mexico Deep Gas recognition in 2010
  • 2nd Best paper at 2003 AAPG/SEG Student Spring Expo
  • SPG Award for the Best technical paper
  • Aubra Tilley Scholarship from SEG Foundation
  • GSS 2000 Conference & Creative Exhibition award
  • McCollough Endowment from University of Oklahoma
  • Institute Silver Medal from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  • Sir J C Ghosh Memorial Award from IIT, Kharagpur
  • Proficiency Award for having done the best project work
  • National Quiz Competition Award by the Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists

Jitendra Argal
Ph D Student

 2020 Ganga Valley Basin Analysis using Seismic Data and Well Logs

Krishna Kumar Yadav
Ph D Student

 2020  A Machine Learning Based Approach for the Optimisation of Geophysical Inversion 

Abul Aas
Ph D Student

 2019 Near Surface Imaging Using Integrated Geophysical Methods

Dr Satish Kumar Sinha

Professor
Geophysics
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