Dr Zhenjiang You
Dr

Zhenjiang You

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Background

Dr Zhenjiang You is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Chemical Engineering. He holds a PhD in Fluid Mechanics. He conducts research on mathematical modelling, numerical simulation and experimental study of flows in porous media, and their applications in petroleum/chemical/mechanical/mining/civil engineering, energy, environment and water resources. He develops new theories and models for colloidal/suspension transport in porous media, innovative technologies for enhanced gas/oil production, and applicable tools for reservoir engineering, production engineering and geothermal industry. He has received research funding support from ARC, NERA, DMITRE, ARENA and a range of Australian and international companies. He collaborates with researchers in Australia, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, China, Russia, USA, Brazil and Iran.

His teaching contributions include Reservoir Engineering, Well Test Analysis, Reservoir Simulation, Field Design Project, Mathematical Modelling and Fluid Mechanics for Petroleum Engineers, Formation Damage, Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery, Unconventional Resources and Recovery, etc.

Availability

Dr Zhenjiang You is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Applied mathematics Classical physics Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics) Engineering Environmental engineering Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering not elsewhere classified Mathematical Sciences Mathematical physics Numerical analysis Numerical and computational mathematics Numerical solution of differential and integral equations Petroleum and reservoir engineering Physical Sciences Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy Theoretical and applied mechanics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Zhejiang University

Research interests

  • Theoretical development and mathematical modelling of flow in porous media

    Transport phenomena in porous media: Multiphase flows; Hydraulic fracturing; Population balance models for suspension transport; Stochastic modelling of flow in rocks; Analytical and numerical methods; Exact and asymptotic solutions

  • Engineering applications

    Proppant injection in unconventional reservoirs; Fines migration induced formation damage in oil/gas/geothermal reservoirs and aquifers; Drilling fluid invasion and external cake formation; Well injectivity/productivity analysis; Low-salinity waterflooding; Unconventional resources and recovery; Propagation of bacteria, viruses and contaminants in groundwater; Underground CO2 and H2 storage

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207 works between 2001 and 2025
All (207) Journal Article (162) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (42)

1 - 20 of 207 works

Featured

2018

Book Chapter

Formation damage challenges in geothermal reservoirs

You, Zhenjiang, Badalyan, Alexander, Yang, Yulong and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2018). Formation damage challenges in geothermal reservoirs. Formation damage during improved oil recovery: fundamentals and applications. (pp. 447-497) edited by Bin Yuan and David A. Wood. Cambridge, MA, United States: Gulf Professional Publishing / Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813782-6.00012-9

Formation damage challenges in geothermal reservoirs

Featured

2018

Book Chapter

Formation damage by fines migration: mathematical and laboratory modeling, field cases

Russell, Thomas, Chequer, Larissa, Borazjani, Sara, You, Zhenjiang, Zeinijahromi, Abbas and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2018). Formation damage by fines migration: mathematical and laboratory modeling, field cases. Formation damage during improved oil recovery: fundamentals and applications. (pp. 69-175) edited by Bin Yuan and David A. Wood. Cambridge, MA, United States: Gulf Professional Publishing / Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813782-6.00003-8

Formation damage by fines migration: mathematical and laboratory modeling, field cases

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2018

Book Chapter

Fines migration in aquifers and oilfields: laboratory and mathematical modelling

Yang, Y., Siqueira, F. D., Vaz, A., Badalyan, A., You, Z., Zeinijahromi, A., Carageorgos, T. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Fines migration in aquifers and oilfields: laboratory and mathematical modelling. Flow and transport in subsurface environment. (pp. 3-67) edited by Natarajan Narayanan, Berlin Mohanadhas and Vasudevan Mangottiri. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-8773-8_1

Fines migration in aquifers and oilfields: laboratory and mathematical modelling

Featured

2017

Journal Article

Analytical model for straining-dominant large-retention depth filtration

Bedrikovetsky, Pavel, You, Zhenjiang, Badalyan, Alexander, Osipov, Yuri and Kuzmina, Liudmila (2017). Analytical model for straining-dominant large-retention depth filtration. Chemical Engineering Journal, 330, 1148-1159. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.08.031

Analytical model for straining-dominant large-retention depth filtration

Featured

2015

Journal Article

Particle mobilization in porous media: temperature effects on competing electrostatic and drag forces

You, Zhenjiang, Bedrikovetsky, Pavel, Badalyan, Alexander and Hand, Martin (2015). Particle mobilization in porous media: temperature effects on competing electrostatic and drag forces. Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (8), 2852-2860. doi: 10.1002/2015GL063986

Particle mobilization in porous media: temperature effects on competing electrostatic and drag forces

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2014

Journal Article

Asymptotic model for deep bed filtration

You, Zhenjiang, Osipov, Yuri, Bedrikovetsky, Pavel and Kuzmina, Liudmila (2014). Asymptotic model for deep bed filtration. Chemical Engineering Journal, 258, 374-385. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.07.051

Asymptotic model for deep bed filtration

2025

Journal Article

Data-driven strategy for contact angle prediction in underground hydrogen storage using machine learning

Nassabeh, Mehdi, You, Zhenjiang, Keshavarz, Alireza and Iglauer, Stefan (2025). Data-driven strategy for contact angle prediction in underground hydrogen storage using machine learning. Journal of Energy Storage, 114 115908, 115908. doi: 10.1016/j.est.2025.115908

Data-driven strategy for contact angle prediction in underground hydrogen storage using machine learning

2025

Journal Article

Capillary-dominated imbibition in heterogeneous-wet reservoirs: mechanisms, characterization, and critical insights

Xiao, Yihang, You, Zhenjiang, He, Yongming, Du, Zhengtong, Zheng, Jun and Wang, Lei (2025). Capillary-dominated imbibition in heterogeneous-wet reservoirs: mechanisms, characterization, and critical insights. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 246 213606, 213606. doi: 10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213606

Capillary-dominated imbibition in heterogeneous-wet reservoirs: mechanisms, characterization, and critical insights

2025

Journal Article

Thermodynamic Characteristics of CH<sub>4</sub>/CO<sub>2</sub> Adsorption in Different Rank Coals and Its Molecular Mechanism

Wang, Zhiming, Zhang, Shuo, Zhang, Xiaodong, Cheng, Jianwei, Lu, Weiyong, Bai, Erhu and You, Zhenjiang (2025). Thermodynamic Characteristics of CH4/CO2 Adsorption in Different Rank Coals and Its Molecular Mechanism. Langmuir, 41 (8), 5419-5438. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c04977

Thermodynamic Characteristics of CH<sub>4</sub>/CO<sub>2</sub> Adsorption in Different Rank Coals and Its Molecular Mechanism

2025

Journal Article

Impact of Drainage Parameters on Coal Fines Production in CBM Wells: A Long-Term Monitoring Study of Liulin Block, Ordos Basin, China

Liu, Ziliang, Wei, Yingchun, Cao, Daiyong, You, Zhenjiang, Zhang, Jin, Meng, Tao, Wang, Anmin and Yuan, Yujie (2025). Impact of Drainage Parameters on Coal Fines Production in CBM Wells: A Long-Term Monitoring Study of Liulin Block, Ordos Basin, China. ACS Omega, 10 (8), 8361-8373. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c10270

Impact of Drainage Parameters on Coal Fines Production in CBM Wells: A Long-Term Monitoring Study of Liulin Block, Ordos Basin, China

2025

Journal Article

Meso-damage characterization of chemically corroded rocks under unloading confinement conditions

Li, Hao, Pel, Leo, You, Zhenjiang and Smeulders, David (2025). Meso-damage characterization of chemically corroded rocks under unloading confinement conditions. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 186 106012, 106012. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2024.106012

Meso-damage characterization of chemically corroded rocks under unloading confinement conditions

2025

Journal Article

Brittleness indices for chemically corroded rocks under unloading confining pressure

Li, Hao, Pel, Leo, You, Zhenjiang and Smeulders, David (2025). Brittleness indices for chemically corroded rocks under unloading confining pressure. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 288 110032, 110032. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2025.110032

Brittleness indices for chemically corroded rocks under unloading confining pressure

2024

Journal Article

Comprehensive Study on Curing, Plugging, and Acid-Dissolution of Antipollution MgO-Based Curing Material in Polysulfonate Drilling Fluid

Zhang, Hao, She, Jiping, Ma, Wenjing, Xu, Chengyuan, You, Zhenjiang and Yang, Bin (2024). Comprehensive Study on Curing, Plugging, and Acid-Dissolution of Antipollution MgO-Based Curing Material in Polysulfonate Drilling Fluid. SPE Journal, 30 (02), 1-13. doi: 10.2118/223963-pa

Comprehensive Study on Curing, Plugging, and Acid-Dissolution of Antipollution MgO-Based Curing Material in Polysulfonate Drilling Fluid

2024

Journal Article

Stress-dependent Mohr–Coulomb shear strength parameters for intact rock

Li, Hao, Pel, Leo, You, Zhenjiang and Smeulders, David (2024). Stress-dependent Mohr–Coulomb shear strength parameters for intact rock. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 17454. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-68114-2

Stress-dependent Mohr–Coulomb shear strength parameters for intact rock

2024

Journal Article

Substantial gas enrichment in shales influenced by volcanism during the Ordovician–Silurian transition

Yuan, Yujie, Wu, Songtao, Al-Khdheeawi, Emad A., Tan, Jingqiang, Feng, Zhuo, You, Zhenjiang, Rezaee, Reza, Jiang, Han, Wang, Jun and Iglauer, Stefan (2024). Substantial gas enrichment in shales influenced by volcanism during the Ordovician–Silurian transition. International Journal of Coal Geology, 295 104638, 104638-295. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2024.104638

Substantial gas enrichment in shales influenced by volcanism during the Ordovician–Silurian transition

2024

Journal Article

Stress-dependent instantaneous cohesion and friction angle for the Mohr–Coulomb criterion

Li, Hao, Pel, Leo, You, Zhenjiang and Smeulders, David (2024). Stress-dependent instantaneous cohesion and friction angle for the Mohr–Coulomb criterion. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 283 109652, 109652. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109652

Stress-dependent instantaneous cohesion and friction angle for the Mohr–Coulomb criterion

2024

Journal Article

Evaluating Flue Gas Geo-Sequestration and EOR in Fractured Reservoirs through Simulated Synergistic Reservoir Characteristics and Injection Kinetics

Nassabeh, Mehdi, You, Zhenjiang, Keshavarz, Alireza and Iglauer, Stefan (2024). Evaluating Flue Gas Geo-Sequestration and EOR in Fractured Reservoirs through Simulated Synergistic Reservoir Characteristics and Injection Kinetics. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 245 213521, 213521. doi: 10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213521

Evaluating Flue Gas Geo-Sequestration and EOR in Fractured Reservoirs through Simulated Synergistic Reservoir Characteristics and Injection Kinetics

2024

Journal Article

Formation mechanism and strengthening method of geometric-mechanical structure of plugging zone in deep naturally fractured reservoir

Xu, Chengyuan, Zhang, Honglin, Fu, Jianhong, Kang, Yili and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Formation mechanism and strengthening method of geometric-mechanical structure of plugging zone in deep naturally fractured reservoir. Energy, 309 133083, 133083. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.133083

Formation mechanism and strengthening method of geometric-mechanical structure of plugging zone in deep naturally fractured reservoir

2024

Journal Article

Unraveling the mechanism of selective dissolution in anthracite coal for enhanced permeability through sodium hypochlorite oxidation treatment

Lu, Yu, Kang, Yili, Li, Zhigang, Yue, Ming, Zhang, Teng, He, Feng, Lin, Chong, Hu, Yue, Li, Ying and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Unraveling the mechanism of selective dissolution in anthracite coal for enhanced permeability through sodium hypochlorite oxidation treatment. Fuel, 374 132494, 132494. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132494

Unraveling the mechanism of selective dissolution in anthracite coal for enhanced permeability through sodium hypochlorite oxidation treatment

2024

Journal Article

Sub-surface geospatial intelligence in carbon capture, utilization and storage: a machine learning approach for offshore storage site selection

Nassabeh, Mehdi, You, Zhenjiang, Keshavarz, Alireza and Iglauer, Stefan (2024). Sub-surface geospatial intelligence in carbon capture, utilization and storage: a machine learning approach for offshore storage site selection. Energy, 305 132086, 132086. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.132086

Sub-surface geospatial intelligence in carbon capture, utilization and storage: a machine learning approach for offshore storage site selection

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Prediction of coal seam gas production based on deep learning
    Southwest Petroleum University
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    New nanotechnology controlling wettability in unconventional gas reservoirs (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Zhenjiang You is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Graded proppant injection for coal seam gas productivity enhancement

  • Modelling of reservoir stimulation for low permeability coals

  • Stochastic models on particle transport and retention in fractured media

  • Flow modelling coupled with geomechanical models in coals

  • Fines generation and migration in coal fracture system

  • Improved leak-off modelling in fractured porous media

  • Improved relative permeability models for fractured rocks

  • Analytical models of gas-water two-phase flow during micro-particle injection in coals

  • Two-phase flow in non-circular capillary networks: percolation and effective media models

  • Produced water re-injection and disposal in low permeable reservoirs

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multiscale modelling for characterisation of particle transport and retention in porous media

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Geoff Wang

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