Overview
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
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Zhejiang University
Research interests
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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
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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
Works
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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
Featured
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
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
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
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
Featured
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
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
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
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
2024
Journal Article
Evolution mechanism of organic macromolecular structure during lignite pyrolysis
Shi, Ying, Zhu, Yanming, You, Zhenjiang, Li, Wu, Wang, Yang and Song, Yu (2024). Evolution mechanism of organic macromolecular structure during lignite pyrolysis. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 181 106643, 106643. doi: 10.1016/j.jaap.2024.106643
2024
Journal Article
Experimental study of coal fines migration characteristics in reservoirs with diverse coal structures: influence on reservoir behavior
Wei, Yingchun, Liu, Ziliang, Xiong, Xianyue, Xie, Tiancheng, Li, Biao, Wang, Anmin, Cao, Daiyong and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Experimental study of coal fines migration characteristics in reservoirs with diverse coal structures: influence on reservoir behavior. Gas Science and Engineering 205438, 205438. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205438
2024
Journal Article
Assessing the impact of geochemical mechanism and interpolation factor selection on the precision of low-salinity waterflooding modelling: a comparative study
Jalilian, Malek, Mahdavi, Sedigheh, Pourafshary, Peyman, You, Zheinjiang and Mohammadi, Amir H. (2024). Assessing the impact of geochemical mechanism and interpolation factor selection on the precision of low-salinity waterflooding modelling: a comparative study. Geosystem Engineering, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/12269328.2024.2382735
2024
Journal Article
Effect of Flow Velocity on Clogging Induced by Coal Fines in Saturated Proppant Packs: A Transition from Surface Deposition to Bridging
Huang, Fansheng, Wang, Fengbin, Sang, Shuxun, Liu, Shiqi and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Effect of Flow Velocity on Clogging Induced by Coal Fines in Saturated Proppant Packs: A Transition from Surface Deposition to Bridging. ACS Omega, 9 (29), 32066-32079. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c04121
2024
Journal Article
Transport and Retention of Coal Fines in Proppant Packs during Gas–Water Two-Phase Flow: Insights from Interface, Pore, to Laboratory Scales
Huang, Fansheng, Wang, Fengbin, Chen, Fei, Sang, Shuxun, Liu, Shiqi and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Transport and Retention of Coal Fines in Proppant Packs during Gas–Water Two-Phase Flow: Insights from Interface, Pore, to Laboratory Scales. Energy & Fuels, 38 (14), 12672-12683. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c02255
2024
Journal Article
Fracture Pre-propping and Temporary Plugging for Formation Damage Control in Deep Naturally Fractured Tight Reservoirs
Xu, Chengyuan, Xie, Jun, Kang, Yili, Liu, Lei, Guo, Kun, Xue, Dan and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Fracture Pre-propping and Temporary Plugging for Formation Damage Control in Deep Naturally Fractured Tight Reservoirs. SPE Journal, 1-16. doi: 10.2118/221489-pa
2024
Journal Article
Enhancing coal seam gas pressure measurement accuracy and preventing leakage through dual chamber pressure balancing in borehole
Wang, Zhiming, Sun, Yuning, Li, Zhenhua, Sun, Zhidong, Zhang, Shuo, Ding, Lipei and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Enhancing coal seam gas pressure measurement accuracy and preventing leakage through dual chamber pressure balancing in borehole. Gas Science and Engineering, 129 205413, 205413. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205413
2024
Journal Article
Effects of operating parameters and particle friction on water usage of deep-sea manganese nodules hydraulic conveying equipment
Chen, Jian, Tian, Tao, Li, JieJie and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Effects of operating parameters and particle friction on water usage of deep-sea manganese nodules hydraulic conveying equipment. Powder Technology, 442 119850, 119850. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.119850
2024
Journal Article
Enhanced Hoek-Brown (H-B) criterion for rocks exposed to chemical corrosion
Li, Hao, Pel, Leo, You, Zhenjiang and Smeulders, David (2024). Enhanced Hoek-Brown (H-B) criterion for rocks exposed to chemical corrosion. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 34 (5), 609-630. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmst.2024.05.002
2024
Journal Article
Upscaling Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure from Digital Core Analysis in Otway Formation: Considering the Order and Size Effects of Facies
Aslannezhad, Masoud, Sayyafzadeh, Mohammad, Tang, David, Iglauer, Stefan, Keshavarz, Alireza and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Upscaling Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure from Digital Core Analysis in Otway Formation: Considering the Order and Size Effects of Facies. Gas Science and Engineering, 128 205363, 205363. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205363
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
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Zhenjiang You is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Graded proppant injection for coal seam gas productivity enhancement
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Modelling of reservoir stimulation for low permeability coals
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Stochastic models on particle transport and retention in fractured media
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Flow modelling coupled with geomechanical models in coals
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Fines generation and migration in coal fracture system
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Improved leak-off modelling in fractured porous media
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Improved relative permeability models for fractured rocks
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Analytical models of gas-water two-phase flow during micro-particle injection in coals
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Two-phase flow in non-circular capillary networks: percolation and effective media models
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Produced water re-injection and disposal in low permeable reservoirs
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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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