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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2021
Journal Article
Micro-proppant placement in hydraulic and natural fracture stimulation in unconventional reservoirs: A review
Aslannezhad, Masoud, Kalantariasl, Azim, You, Zhenjiang, Iglauer, Stefan and Keshavarz, Alireza (2021). Micro-proppant placement in hydraulic and natural fracture stimulation in unconventional reservoirs: A review. Energy Reports, 7, 8997-9022. doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2021.11.220
2021
Journal Article
Prediction of coalbed methane production based on deep learning
Guo, Zixi, Zhao, Jinzhou, You, Zhenjiang, Li, Yongming, Zhang, Shu and Chen, Yiyu (2021). Prediction of coalbed methane production based on deep learning. Energy, 230 120847, 120847. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120847
2021
Journal Article
Effects of proppant wettability and size on transport and retention of coal fines in saturated proppant packs: experimental and theoretical studies
Huang, Fansheng, Dong, Changyin, Shang, Xiaosen and You, Zhenjiang (2021). Effects of proppant wettability and size on transport and retention of coal fines in saturated proppant packs: experimental and theoretical studies. Energy and Fuels, 35 (15) acs.energyfuels.1c01418, 11976-11991. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01418
2021
Journal Article
Distribution characteristics of in situ stress field and vertical development unit division of CBM in western Guizhou, China
Zhang, Zhengguang, Qin, Yong, You, Zhenjiang and Yang, Zhaobiao (2021). Distribution characteristics of in situ stress field and vertical development unit division of CBM in western Guizhou, China. Natural Resources Research, 30 (5), 3659-3671. doi: 10.1007/s11053-021-09882-w
2021
Journal Article
Effects of velocity and permeability on tracer dispersion in porous media
Yang, Yulong, Liu, Tongjing, Li, Yanyue, Li, Yuqi, You, Zhenjiang, Zuo, Mengting, Diwu, Pengxiang, Wang, Rui, Zhang, Xing and Liang, Jinhui (2021). Effects of velocity and permeability on tracer dispersion in porous media. Applied Sciences, 11 (10) 4411, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/app11104411
2021
Journal Article
Profile control using fly ash three-phase foam assisted by microspheres with an adhesive coating
Yang, Yulong, Cheng, Tingting, You, Zhenjiang, Liang, Tuo and Hou, Jirui (2021). Profile control using fly ash three-phase foam assisted by microspheres with an adhesive coating. Applied Sciences, 11 (8) 3616, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/app11083616
2021
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Detachment of coal fines deposited in proppant packs induced by single-phase water flow: theoretical and experimental analyses
Huang, Fansheng, Dong, Changyin, You, Zhenjiang and Shang, Xiaosen (2021). Detachment of coal fines deposited in proppant packs induced by single-phase water flow: theoretical and experimental analyses. International Journal of Coal Geology, 239 103728, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2021.103728
2021
Journal Article
Evaluation of coal body structures and their distributions by geophysical logging methods: case study in the Laochang Block, Eastern Yunnan, China
Zhang, Zhengguang, Qin, Yong, Wang, Geoff, Sun, Hansen, You, Zhenjiang, Jin, Jun and Yang, Zhaobiao (2021). Evaluation of coal body structures and their distributions by geophysical logging methods: case study in the Laochang Block, Eastern Yunnan, China. Natural Resources Research, 30 (3), 2225-2239. doi: 10.1007/s11053-021-09834-4
2021
Journal Article
COVID-19 chest CT image segmentation network by multi-scale fusion and enhancement operations
Yan, Qingsen, Wang, Bo, Gong, Dong, Luo, Chuan, Zhao, Wei, Shen, Jianhu, Ai, Jingyang, Shi, Qinfeng, Zhang, Yanning, Jin, Shuo, Zhang, Liang and You, Zheng (2021). COVID-19 chest CT image segmentation network by multi-scale fusion and enhancement operations. IEEE Transactions On Big Data, 7 (1), 13-24. doi: 10.1109/TBDATA.2021.3056564
2021
Journal Article
Oil displacement performance using bilayer-coating microspheres
Yang, Yulong, Cheng, Tingting, Liu, Han, You, Zhenjiang and Hou, Jirui (2021). Oil displacement performance using bilayer-coating microspheres. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 60 (5) acs.iecr.0c05804, 2300-2313. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05804
2021
Journal Article
Numerical investigation of the effects of proppant embedment on fracture permeability and well production in Queensland coal seam gas reservoirs
Wang, Duo, You, Zhenjiang, Johnson, Raymond L., Wu, Lei, Bedrikovetsky, Pavel, Aminossadati, Saiied M. and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2021). Numerical investigation of the effects of proppant embedment on fracture permeability and well production in Queensland coal seam gas reservoirs. International Journal of Coal Geology, 242 103689, 103689. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2021.103689
2021
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Improved modelling of pressure-dependent permeability behaviour in coal based on a new workflow of petrophysics, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir simulation
Ramanandraibe, Honja Miharisoa, Soares Ribeiro, Ayrton, Johnson, Raymond and You, Zhenjiang (2021). Improved modelling of pressure-dependent permeability behaviour in coal based on a new workflow of petrophysics, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir simulation. The APPEA Journal, 61 (1), 106-117. doi: 10.1071/aj20157
2021
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AI-assisted CT imaging analysis for COVID-19 screening: building and deploying a medical AI system
Wang, Bo, Jin, Shuo, Yan, Qingsen, Xu, Haibo, Luo, Chuan, Wei, Lai, Zhao, Wei, Hou, Xuexue, Ma, Wenshuo, Xu, Zhengqing, Zheng, Zhuozhao, Sun, Wenbo, Lan, Lan, Zhang, Wei, Mu, Xiangdong, Shi, Chenxi, Wang, Zhongxiao, Lee, Jihae, Jin, Zijian, Lin, Minggui, Jin, Hongbo, Zhang, Liang, Guo, Jun, Zhao, Benqi, Ren, Zhizhong, Wang, Shuhao, Xu, Wei, Wang, Xinghuan, Wang, Jianming ... Dong, Jiahong (2021). AI-assisted CT imaging analysis for COVID-19 screening: building and deploying a medical AI system. Applied Soft Computing, 98 106897, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.asoc.2020.106897
2021
Journal Article
Uncertainties associated with laboratory-based predictions of well index and formation damage
Badalyan, Alexander, Chequer, Larissa, Russell, Thomas, Carageorgos, Themis, Zeinijahromi, Abbas, You, Zhenjiang and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2021). Uncertainties associated with laboratory-based predictions of well index and formation damage. Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 170 108731, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108731
2021
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Influences of negative pressure on air-leakage of coalseam gas extraction: Laboratory and CFD-DEM simulations
Wang, Zhiming, Hurter, Suzanne, You, Zhenjiang, Honari, Vahab, Sun, Yuning and Zhang, Shuo (2021). Influences of negative pressure on air-leakage of coalseam gas extraction: Laboratory and CFD-DEM simulations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 196 107731, 107731. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107731
2020
Journal Article
Multi-phase tectonic movements and their controls on coalbed methane: A case study of no. 9 coal seam from eastern Yunnan, SW China
Li, Ming, Jiang, Bo, Miao, Qi, Wang, Geoff, You, Zhenjiang and Lan, Fengjuan (2020). Multi-phase tectonic movements and their controls on coalbed methane: A case study of no. 9 coal seam from eastern Yunnan, SW China. Energies, 13 (22) 6003, 6003. doi: 10.3390/en13226003
2020
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A novel material evaluation method for lost circulation control and formation damage prevention in deep fractured tight reservoir
Xu, Chengyuan, Xie, Zhichao, Kang, Yili, Yu, Guoyi, You, Zhenjiang, You, Lijun, Zhang, Jingyi and Yan, Xiaopeng (2020). A novel material evaluation method for lost circulation control and formation damage prevention in deep fractured tight reservoir. Energy, 210 118574, 118574. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118574
2020
Journal Article
The effects of cross-formational water flow on production in coal seam gas reservoir: a case study of Qinshui Basin in China
Zhu, Suyang, Peng, Xiaolong, You, Zhenjiang, Li, Chuanliang and Deng, Peng (2020). The effects of cross-formational water flow on production in coal seam gas reservoir: a case study of Qinshui Basin in China. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 194 107516, 107516. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107516
2020
Journal Article
Shear thickening effects of drag-reducing nanofluids for low permeability reservoir
Gu, Chunyuan, Qiu, Rundong, Liu, Songlin, You, Zhenjiang and Qin, Rongsheng (2020). Shear thickening effects of drag-reducing nanofluids for low permeability reservoir. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 4 (3), 317-325. doi: 10.46690/ager.2020.03.09
2020
Journal Article
Pore structure characteristics of coal and their geological controlling factors in eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou, China
Zhang, Zhengguang, Qin, Yong, Yi, Tongsheng, You, Zhenjiang and Yang, Zhaobiao (2020). Pore structure characteristics of coal and their geological controlling factors in eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou, China. ACS Omega, 5 (31), 19565-19578. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02041
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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