Faculty Profile

Dr Shailesh Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Jais Amethi, UP, India. Previously, He has worked as an Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) Visakhapatnam, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun, and Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab. He received his PhD in “Studies on efficient transportation of Indian heavy crude oils through offshore pipelines”, a research work in the area of Flow Assurance, from the Department of Petroleum Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. He is also a graduate of Petroleum Engineering. He has performed vast studies on physico-chemical, thermal, and rheological characterization of Indian heavy and waxy crude oils and has around nine years of experience working on upstream oil and gas-related research. He has authored several research papers in international SCI-indexed journals. He has been working on developing additives for various oil field problems, especially in the areas of Flow assurance, Drilling Fluids, and Enhanced Oil Recovery. He always seeks opportunities to work and collaborate on various upstream petroleum industry problems.

Education

Ph D	2018	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
B Tech	2014	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Jais, Amethi

Experience

May 2021 – Till Date	Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Jais, Amethi
July 2019 – May 2021	Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam
January 2019 – July 2019	Assistant Professor, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
July 2018 – December 2018	Assistant Professor, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab

PE312: Advanced Drilling Technology (UG)
PE211: Drilling Technology (UG)
PE231: Production Engineering (UG)
PE311: Offshore Oil and Gas Technology (UG)
PE546: Flow Assurance (UG)
PE522: Geomechanics and Fracturing Technology (PG)
HU101: Universal Human Value – Mentor (UG)
HU102: Community Internship (UG)
ME131: Workshop Practices (UG)

Research Interests

Flow Assurance
Characterization of Crude Oils
Crude Oil Emulsification/Demulsification
Drilling Fluid Design and Analysis
Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Sequestration
Application of Nanoparticles/Nanocomposites in Oil and Gas Operations
Application of CFD in Oil and Gas Operations

Research Projects

Development and Evaluation of Nanocomposite-Pour Point Depressants (N-PPDs) to Improve the Flow Behaviour of Indian Waxy Crude Oils for Pipeline Transportation
DST-SERB, GoI
24.68 Lakh
3 years
Single-Step Silica Nanofluids as Shale Stabilizing Additive for High Pressure-High Temperature Cementation in Indian Field
IDT-ONGC Dehradun
28.06 Lakh
2.5 years
Investigation on Modification of CO2-based EOR Slugs for Geological Sequestration in Mature Oil Fields
RGIPT Jais
31.63 Lakh
2 years
Evaluation of Nanoparticle Reinforced Surfactants on Emulsification of Indian Heavy Crude Oils for Pipeline Transportation
RGIPT Jais
20.32 Lakh
2 years

Invited Talks

Delivered a session on “Simulation Tutorial: Basic Reservoir Simulation Studies” in a 5-day QIP-short term course on “Reservoir Simulation: Challenges and Current Trends” organized by RGIPT Jais during 13th to 17th Dec 2021.
Delivered a session on “Hydraulic Fracturing: Proppant Transfer and Distribution” in a 5-day QIP-short term course on “Recent Advances in Oil and Gas Production Enhancement” organized by RGIPT Jais during 14th to 18th Feb 2021.
Delivered one day (11th June 2019) lecture to “Petro Serv Institute of Technology, Kerala” students on Drilling Engineering.

Conference Attended

LPG - Catalyst of Social change, 1-2 Sep, 2016, Bhubaneshwar, India. (International Conference)

Trainings/Workshops/Short-term Courses

Activity	Details	Duration	Role	Organizer
Workshop	Flow Assurance Workshop on Well Cold Restart Analysis Using OLGA Simulation	3 Sept 2022	Participant	Alchemial
Workshop	PipeSim	27 Aug 2022	Participant	Alchemial
Detailed Course	Flow Assurance using OLGA Simulation	7 May – 25 July 2022 (40 hr)	Participant	Alchemial
Faculty Development Program (FDP)	Recent Trends in Upstream Petroleum Technology	07-11 Mar 2022 (5-Day)	Participant	Dibrugarh University, (ATAL Academy)
Faculty Development Program (FDP)	Management of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Waste	07-11 Feb 2022 (5-Day)	Participant	Dibrugarh University, (ATAL Academy)
Workshop	Research Related Solutions for Faculty and Research Scholars	31st Jan-4 Feb 2022 (5-Day)	Participant	RGIPT Jais
Faculty Development Program (FDP)	Industry Oriented FDP on Data Science	19-23 July 2021 (5-Day)	Participant	MSME-Technology Development Centre (PPDC), Meerut (ATAL Academy)
Faculty Development Program (FDP)	Computational Foundation for Data Science	26-30 Jun 2021 (5-Day)	Participant	BHU Varanasi, (ATAL Academy)
Seminar	Future opportunities in Oil & Gas Industry (Virtual)	15th Mar 2021	Co-ordinator	IIPE SPE Student Chapter
Webinar	Natural Gas Hydrates (Virtual)	28th Aug 2020	Organizer	IIPE Visakhapatnam
International Workshop	Research Opportunity in Petroleum, Energy and Natural Gas (ReOPEN)	24-27 Feb 2020 (4-Day)	Organizing Member – Technical Committee and Event Management Committee	IIPE Visakhapatnam
Short Term Course	Analysis and Interpretation of Data resulted from Materials Characterizations	26-30 Oct 2020 (5-Day)	Participant	MNIT Jaipur
Short Term Course	Computational Fluid Dynamics for Solving Engineering Problems	7-11 Aug 2020 (5-Day)	Participant	MNIT Jaipur
International Conference	LPG - Catalyst of Social change, Bhubaneshwar	1-2, Sep 2016 (2-Day)	Participant	MoPNG, Govt. of India
Short Course	Advanced Shale Gas Drilling and Production Techniques	1-5, June 2015 (5-Day)	Participant	IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

Journal Publications

Bhola Kumar Paswan, Shailesh Kumar and Vikas Mahto, “Evaluation of a soybean oil derived surfactant in the development of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion drilling mud for shale formation”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 217, 2022 (IF: 5.168) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110926

Shailesh Kumar, Vikrant Singh Rajput and Vikas Mahto, “Experimental studies on demulsification of heavy crude oil-in-water emulsions by chemicals, heating and centrifuging”, SPE Production and Operations, 36 (02), 375-386, 2020. SPE-204452-PA.

Shailesh Kumar and Vikas Mahto, “Use of a novel surfactant to prepare oil-in-water emulsion of an Indian heavy crude oil for pipeline transportation”, Energy & Fuels, 31, 12010-12020, 2017.

Shailesh Kumar and Vikas Mahto, “Emulsification of Indian heavy crude oil using a novel surfactant for pipeline transportation. Petroleum Science”, 14, 372–382, 2017.

Shailesh Kumar and Vikas Mahto, “Emulsification of Indian heavy crude oil in water for its efficient transportation through offshore pipelines”, Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 115 (2016), 34–43. (IF: 3.35)

Shailesh Kumar, Amit Kumar, Sidharth Gautam, Asha Verma “Emulsification of Indian Heavy Crude Oil and Analysis of Flow Characteristics using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for Pipeline Transportation”, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 223702974. (Under Review)

Anirudh Bardhan, Himanshu Kesarwani, Shivanjali Sharma, Chetna Tewari, Amit Saxena, Prithu Mukhopadhyay, Shailesh Kumar, “Eco-friendly Plastic Waste Upcycled Graphene Nanosheets for High-Temperature Water-Based Drilling Fluids: A Performance Study”. ChemistrySelect, slct.202302919. (Under Review)

Conference Publications

Anirudh Bardhan, Fahad Khan, Himanshu Kesarwani, Sushipra Vats, Shivanjali Sharma, Shailesh Kumar, “Performance Evaluation of Novel Silane Coated Nanoparticles as an Additive for High-Performance Drilling Fluid Applications”, Presented in: International Petroleum Technology Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, March 2023. IPTC-22878-MS. https://doi.org/10.2523/IPTC-22878-MS.

Jayant Kumar, Rajiv Chaudhary, Shailesh Kumar, “Emulsification of Heavy Crude Oil in Water for Pipeline Transportation – A Review”, Presented in: Presented in: 5th International Oil & Gas Chemistry, Chemicals and Additives Conference (IOGCA 2022), Ahmedabad, India, 2022.

Bhola Kumar Paswan, Shailesh Kumar, “Application of a Sunflower Oil Derived Surfactant for the Development of Oil-in-water (O/W) Emulsion Drilling Mud for Shale Formation”, Presented in: 4th International Oil & Gas Chemistry, Chemicals and Additives Conference (IOGCA 2021), India, 23-24 September 2021 (Online mode).

Shailesh Kumar, “Demulsification of Concentrated Indian Heavy Crude Oil-in-Water Emulsion: Driven by Chemicals under Heating and Enhanced Gravity”, Presented in: 4th International Oil & Gas Chemistry, Chemicals and Additives Conference (IOGCA 2021), India, 23-24 September 2021 (Online mode).

Koyyana Jahnavi, Konala Reshma Reddy, Naren Kumar Reddy Sabadu, Shailesh Kumar, “Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of Flow Characteristics of Heavy Crude Oil-in-Water Emulsion through Pipelines”, Presented in: 3rd International Biennial Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Conference (OGPC2020), Bushehr, Iran, 28-29th December 2020 (virtual mode).

Dangeti Sree Karthik, Ruthala Sumanth, Voora Dheeraj, Shailesh Kumar, “A CFD Analysis on Proppant Transport in Fracture for Foam-Based Fracturing Fluid”, Presented in: 3rd International Biennial Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Conference (OGPC2020), Bushehr, Iran, 28-29th December 2020 (virtual mode).

Shailesh Kumar, “Emulsification of an Indian Heavy Crude Oil in Water for Pipeline Transportation in Presence of Tri-triethanolamine Monosunflower Ester”, In: International Conference & Exhibition on Oil Field Chemicals & Treatments (OFCTC 2019), Mumbai, India, 18th- 19th July 2019.

Shailesh Kumar, Barasha Deka, and Vikas Mahto, “Application of a novel surfactant and ultrasonic waves for emulsification of an Indian heavy crude oil in water for pipeline transportation”, In: Mineral Processing Technology – 2018, 10-12 Oct, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India.

Shailesh Kumar, “Ultrasonic emulsification of an Indian heavy crude oil in water for transportation through offshore pipelines”, In: South Asia Regional Student Paper Contest, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), April, 2017. Mumbai, India.

Shailesh Kumar and Vikas Mahto, “Application of anionic surfactants for emulsification of an Indian heavy crude oil in water for transportation through offshore pipelines”, In: PEDJP-2017, 12-16 Feb 2017, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India.

Convenor, Gym & Sports Council, 2023 to till date
Warden, RGIPT Hostel, 2023 to till date
Co-Chairperson, Hostel Activity Committee, 2023 to till date
Member, Institute Design and innovation Centre (DIC), 2023 to till date
Member Secretary, Executive Committee, RGIPT Alumni Association
Member, Core Committee, Press-Publicity-Promotion and Advertisement Committee, 2021 to till date
Departmental Representative, Web-Management Committee, 2021 to till date
Member, Class Monitoring Committee, 2022 to till date
In-charge, Flow Assurance & Gas Hydrate PG Lab, PEGE
In-charge, Drilling fluids and Cementation UG Lab, PEGE
Coordinator, Training and Placement Cell, 2021-22
Member, DUGC, PEGE, 2021 to till date
Member, DUGC, CEBE, 2021-22

Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE -Petroleum Engineering) in 2016, 2017 & 2019.
Qualified IIT(JEE)-2010.
Founding Faculty Advisor, IIPE SPE Student Chapter, 2020-21.
Received JRF/SRF Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, 2014-2018.
Member – Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Member - Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)

Shailendra Singh JRF	--	Flow Assurance (Waxy Crude Oils)
Rajiv Choudhary PhD Scholar	--	Flow Assurance (Heavy Crude Oils)
Anirudh Bardhan PhD Scholar	--	Drilling Fluids (HP-HT wells)
Jayant Kumar M Tech Scholar	--	Flow Assurance (Heavy Crude Oils)