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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Amit Saxena
Current work position: Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Petroleum EngineeringGraphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Experience: 12 August 2015 till now
Last work position: Senior Research ScholarDepartment of Petroleum EngineeringIndian School of Mines Dhanbad
Academic Experience: 1 year
Contact Number: +91-8986745659/-7535946089e-mail: [email protected]
Personal Profile
Smart worker, quick learner and an enthusiastic person with Doctorate degree in Petroleum Engineering. Highly self-motivated and a good team member. Eager to face new challenges in a dynamic work environment.
Completed Ph.D. from Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand India. One year of work experience with Graphic Era University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering.
Academic Qualification
Year University Course Grade Total2012-2015 Indian School of Mines,
Dhanbad, IndiaPhD (Petroleum Engineering)
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2007-2011 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
B.Tech (Petroleum Engineering)
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Key Competencies
In-depth Knowledge of drilling, production and reservoir engineering. Competence in developing drilling fluid that can be used in different geological
conditions. Ability to handle sophisticated instruments used in Petroleum Engineering for
research and in the undergraduate and post graduate labs. Mentoring different graduate students for their major projects and their research is
fetching different awards at national level. Developed a new setup for the study of hydrodynamic study of drilling fluid
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during cutting transport. Developed the drilling fluid Lab for graduate students. Excellent presentation skill, also received the best paper award at International
conference on Drilling Technology 2012, held at IIT Chennai.
Area of Interest
The use of foam in Enhanced Oil Recovery, Fracturing and other drilling techniques.
Emulsion and foam based drilling fluid for drilling of shale formations. Development of esters of fatty acids as flow improvers for waxy crude oil. High viscosity oil multiphase flow hydrodynamics
Brief Details of The Research Work
Topic: Development of a Foam Fluid for Drilling of Coalbed Methane WellsUnder the guidance of: Prof. A. K. Pathak, Department of Petroleum Engineering Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and Dr. Keka Ojha (Associate Professor) Department of Petroleum Engineering Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.
Brief Synopsis: Research was on developing new foam fluid that can be used in the drilling of highly fractured, shallow and coalbed methane wells. This will primarily eliminate problems of formation damage and fluid loss which are encountered when conventional methods of overbalanced drilling are applied in coalbed methane and highly fractured reservoirs. During the course of the research foam was developed using a mixture of different polymers and surfactants.
Study was performed on the stability, rheology, microscopic properties, and thermal stability along with its hydrodynamic behavior within the well bore. A setup was designed and fabricated to study the cutting carrying capability of foam. Pressure drop per unit length of the test section are observed for the foam flowing through it along with the cuttings. This helps in predicting the behavior of foam in the dynamic borehole conditions.
Also, new correlations were developed to determine the settling velocities of solids and to estimate the differential pressure drop across the pipe length for foam flowing through it.
Publications in International Referred Journals and Conferences
Saxena, A.; Ojha, K.; Pathak, A. K.: Synergistic effects of ionic characteristics of surfactants on aqueous foam stability, gel strength and its rheology in presence of neutral polymer. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2014, 53 (49), Page 19184–19191.
Saxena, A.; Ojha, K.; Pathak, A. K.: Development of an Empirical Model for Settling of Solids in Gelled Foams. The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2015, 40, 1757–1776.
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Saxena, A.; Ojha, K.; Pathak, A. K.: Optimization of Characteristic Properties of Foam Based Drilling Fluid. Brazilian Journal of Petroleum and Gas, 2014, Volume 8, Page 57 – 71.
Saxena, A.; Ojha, K.; Pathak, A.K.: Underbalanced drilling and its advancements: an Overview. Journal of Petroleum Engineering and Technology, 2014, Volume 4, Page 37-51.
Sharma, S; Mahto, V; Sharma, V.P.; Saxena, A.: An Empirical Correlation for Estimating The Viscosity of Non-Newtonian Waxy Crude Oils, Petroleum Science and Technology, 2016, 34 (6), 523-530.
Saxena, A.; Ojha, K.; Pathak, A. K.: Hydraulics of The Gelled Foam Flowing Through Vertical Pipes: Experimental and Modeling Studies, Egyptian Journal of Petroleum Engineering, Elsevier. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpe.2016.04.006.
Kumar, S.; Raman, D., Saxena, A: Natural gas hydrate: A brief review, Journal of Engineering research, 2016, 6(2), 1-8.
Saxena, A.; Ojha, K.; Pathak, A. K.: Hydrodynamic and Modeling Studies on the Foam and Cuttings Flowing Through Acrylic Pipes of Different Diameters Kept at Different Inclination Angles (Under Review).
Presented a technical paper on “Physicochemical Characterization of Polymer-Surfactant Based Aqueous System for Foam-Based Drilling Fluid”, Vol.1: ICDT 2012, IIT Chennai, ISBN No: 978-93-80689-13-5, Page 87-92. This paper received the “Best research paper award” in student category.
Presented a technical paper on “Development of the correlation and its Comparison with a designed program using a theoretical model for different parameter of foam hydraulics”, International conference on Energy System modeling and Optimization Conference 2013, NIT Durgapur, West Bengal.
Workshops Attended
Participated in a training programme on “Basic Geophysical Techniques” sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, from 18th to 25th January’2015 at ISM, Dhanbad.
Attended a Five-day Short Term Program on Exploration, Production and Refining of Petroleum EPRP-2013 January 7-11, 2013 at NIT Durgapur, West Bengal.
Participated in an intensive workshop on “Conservation of Energy “organized by PCRA, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Eastern Region during Srijan 2012 at ISM, Dhanbad.
Ongoing Project
Development of esters of fatty acids as flow improvers for Indian waxy crude oil (Seed Money Granted by the Employer Graphic Era University, Dehradun). The budget of the project is Rs 12 lakhs for the period of two years.
Courses Done In PhD Programme and Teaching Interests
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Petroleum Drilling and Production Engineering Petroleum Reservoir Engineering and Field Development Workover Completion and Well stimulation Techniques CBM and Gas Hydrates Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
Administrative & Research Responsibility
Editorial member to the journal “International Journal of Innovative Developments in Engineering and Applied Sciences –IJIDEAS”.
Supervising a PhD Scholar researching on “Investigations on various characteristics of drilling fluid under different geological environment”.
Academic Coordinator for B.Tech Petroleum Engineering. Assisting four undergraduate students for their major project in the final year
and developing a new digital porosity meter.
Internships
Internship June, 2010
Summer internship in IOCL Mathura Refinery on Heat Exchanger units including its operation and Fouling.
Teaching Experience
Petroleum Reservoir and Production Engineering Drilling Fluid, Casing and Cementation Well Completion, Testing and Stimulation Techniques Storage, Transport and Corrosion Engineering Advanced Drilling Technology
Software Skills
ORIGIN (Advanced) GC Analysis Software’s (Advanced) MATLAB (Basic)
Personality Skills
Excellent Presentation, motivational and leadership skills.
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Strong analytical, logical and mathematical skills. Ability to handle the students. Ability to provide quality knowledge.
Innovations
Developed the drilling fluid lab for undergraduate students in Petroleum Engineering.
Designed a setup to study the hydrodynamic behavior of foam based drilling fluid.
Recognitions and Awards
Qualified Graduate Aptitude test for Engineers in 2012. Awarded TEQIP II fellowship during PhD funded by MHRD Government of
India. Awarded the Best Research Paper in student category at ICDT-2012, IIT Chennai. Stood Second in paper presentation on “Electro Spinning of Nano Fibers” at Zakir
Hussain College of Engineering and Technology’s annual Tech Fest (ZARF) in 2011.
Presented paper on Fuel Cell Technology in National Conference on Advances in Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical Technologies held on March 21 2009 at AMU, Aligarh.
Organized “ASTRONOMICAL QUIZ”, a technical event in the college annual Fest in 2009- 2010.
Sports Captain of the department Basketball team for year 2011 and won runner’s up prize.
Personal Bio
Date of Birth : 06-April-1989.Citizenship : IndianMarital status : UnmarriedValid Passport : YesLanguages : English, Hindi, UrduAddress : S/O MR. VINOD KUMAR SAXENA, Gali No. 7, Rambagh Colony, Ramghat Road, Aligarh (U.P.) – 202001
Referees
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Reference 1Name: Prof. V. P. Sharma (Head of The Department)Address: Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004Email: [email protected] Phone: +91-326-220-6232
Reference 2 Name: Prof. Akhilendra Kumar PathakAddress: Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad Jharkhand, 826004Email: [email protected]: +91-326-220-6312
Reference 3Name: Dr. Keka OjhaAddress: Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad Jharkhand, 826004Email: [email protected]: +91-326-223-5484
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