Dr Amit Kumar

Assistant Professor
Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering

Dr Amit Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi. He has also worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, at Presidency University, Bengaluru. He completed his Ph D on the topic “Synthesis and Characterization of Zwitterionic Surfactant for Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery” in July 2020 from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. Prior to his Ph D, he completed his graduation in “Petroleum Engineering” and post-graduation in “Petroleum Management” as a dual degree course from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. He has authored several papers in international SCI journals. His research area of interest includes enhanced oil recovery and reservoir simulation.

Education
Ph D 2020 Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
IDD (B Tech & M Tech) 2015 Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 
Experience
March 2021 – Till Date Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
October 2020 – March 2021 Assistant Professor, Presidency University, Bengaluru
  • Reservoir Engineering – I
  • Production Facilities Design and Operations
  • Enhanced Oil Recvoery
  • Reservoir Simulation
Research Interests
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • Reservoir Simulation
  • Carbon Utilization and Sequestration
Research Projects
  • Study of viscoelasticity of polymers for the development of microscopic enhanced oil recovery
    RGIPT, Jais (2021-2023)
    10.68 lakhs 
  • Investigation of Modification of CO2 based EOR Slugs for geological sequestration in mature oil fields
    RGIPT, Jais (2023-2025)
    31.68 lakhs
  • Study of hydrate promoters for development of transport system for CO2 as gas hydrate (SRG/2023/0000193)
    DST - SERB (2024-2026)
    31.97 lakhs

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Journal Publications

S. Kulbhushan, N. Saxena, A. Kumar, Enhanced oil recovery potential analysis through simulation of a bio-based surfactant using CFD, J. Mol. Liq. 396 (2024) 124112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2024.124112.

S. Kumar, A. Kumar, S. Gautam, A. Verma, Emulsification of Indian heavy crude oil and analysis of flow characteristics using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for pipeline transportation, J. Dispers. Sci. Technol. 0 (2023) 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2023.2256384

K. Hazarika, S.B. Gogoi, A. Kumar, Polymer flooding and its effects on enhanced oil recovery special reference to Upper Assam Basin, Pet. Res. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptlrs.2022.03.003.

N. Kumar, S. Ali, A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Design and formulation of surfactant stabilized O/W emulsion for application in enhanced oil recovery: effect of pH, salinity and temperature, Oil Gas Sci. Technol. – Rev. d’IFP Energies Nouv. 75 (2020) 72. doi:10.2516/ogst/2020066.

A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Core-scale modelling and numerical simulation of zwitterionic surfactant flooding: Designing of chemical slug for enhanced oil recovery, J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 192 (2020) 107333. doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107333.

A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Critical investigation of zwitterionic surfactant for enhanced oil recovery from both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs: Adsorption, wettability alteration and imbibition studies, Chem. Eng. Sci. 209 (2019) 115222. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2019.115222.

A. Kumar, R.K. Saw, A. Mandal, RSM optimization of oil-in-water microemulsion stabilized by synthesized zwitterionic surfactant and its properties evaluation for application in enhanced oil recovery, Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 147 (2019) 399–411. doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2019.05.034.

A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Evaluation of Zwitterionic Surfactant for Applicability in Enhanced Oil Recovery, in: Day 3 Thu, April 11, 2019, SPE, 2019. doi:10.2118/194676-MS.

N. Saxena, A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Adsorption analysis of natural anionic surfactant for enhanced oil recovery: The role of mineralogy, salinity, alkalinity and nanoparticles, J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 173 (2019) 1264–1283. doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2018.11.002.

P. Pillai, A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Mechanistic studies of enhanced oil recovery by imidazolium-based ionic liquids as novel surfactants, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 63 (2018) 262–274. doi:10.1016/j.jiec.2018.02.024.

A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Characterization of rock-fluid and fluid-fluid interactions in presence of a family of synthesized zwitterionic surfactants for application in enhanced oil recovery, Colloids Surfaces A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 549 (2018) 1–12. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.04.001.

S. Kumar, A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Characterizations of surfactant synthesized from Jatropha oil and its application in enhanced oil recovery, AIChE J. 63 (2017) 2731–2741. doi:10.1002/aic.15651.

A. Kumar, A. Mandal, Synthesis and physiochemical characterization of zwitterionic surfactant for application in enhanced oil recovery, J. Mol. Liq. 243 (2017) 61–71. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2017.08.032.

Books / Book Chapters

N Saxena, A Kumar, A Mandal, Nano Emulsions in Enhanced Oil Recovery, Springer, 2022

  • Secretary, Departmental Purchase Committee
  • Convenor, Departmental Under-Graduate Committee
  • Member, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
  • Member, Institute Core Course Monitoring Committee
  • Member, Asset Verification Sub-Committee for Department
  • Member, Undergraduate Admission Committee - 2023

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PhD Scholar		 2021–Ongoing Study of viscoelasticity of polymers for the development of microscopic enhanced oil recovery mechanism
Anas Azeem –
PhD Scholar		 2022–Ongoing 

Study of Modified CO2 based EOR slug for application in geological carbon sequestration
Manish Kumar –
MTech Scholar		 2021–2023 Experimental Investigation of Foam-based Fluid for Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery
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