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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2020
Journal Article
Supercritical methane adsorption on shale over wide pressure and temperature ranges: implications for gas-in-place estimation
Feng, Guangjun, Zhu, Yanming, Chen, Shangbin, Wang, Yang, Ju, Wei, Hu, Yichao, You, Zhenjiang and Wang, Geoff G. X. (2020). Supercritical methane adsorption on shale over wide pressure and temperature ranges: implications for gas-in-place estimation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 34 (3), 3121-3134. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b04498
2020
Journal Article
Admissible parameters for two-phase coreflood and Welge–JBN method
Al-Sarihi, A., You, Z., Behr, A., Genolet, L., Kowollik, P., Zeinijahromi, A. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2020). Admissible parameters for two-phase coreflood and Welge–JBN method. Transport in Porous Media, 131 (3), 831-871. doi: 10.1007/s11242-019-01369-w
2020
Journal Article
Modeling tracer flow characteristics in different types of pores: Visualization and mathematical modeling
Liu, Tongjing, Liu, Weixia, Diwu, Pengxiang, Hu, Gaixing, Xu, Ting, Li, Yuqi, You, Zhenjiang, Qiao, Runwei and Wang, Jia (2020). Modeling tracer flow characteristics in different types of pores: Visualization and mathematical modeling. CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 123 (3), 1205-1222. doi: 10.32604/cmes.2020.08961
2020
Conference Publication
Integrating Reservoir Characterisation, Diagnostic Fracture Injection Testing, Hydraulic Fracturing and Post-Frac Well Production Data to Define Pressure Dependent Permeability Behavior in Coal
Johnson, Raymond L., You, Zhenjiang, Ribeiro, Ayrton, Mukherjee, Saswata, Salomao de Santiago, Vanessa and Leonardi, Christopher (2020). Integrating Reservoir Characterisation, Diagnostic Fracture Injection Testing, Hydraulic Fracturing and Post-Frac Well Production Data to Define Pressure Dependent Permeability Behavior in Coal. SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Online, 17-19 November 2020. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/202281-ms
2019
Journal Article
Numerical simulation study of fines migration impacts on an early water drainage period in undersaturated coal seam gas reservoirs
Peng, Xiaolong, Zhu, Suyang, You, Zhenjiang, Du, Zhimin, Deng, Peng, Wang, Chaowen and Wang, Mingwei (2019). Numerical simulation study of fines migration impacts on an early water drainage period in undersaturated coal seam gas reservoirs. Geofluids, 2019 5723694, 5723694-16. doi: 10.1155/2019/5723694
2019
Journal Article
First principles calculation of UO2 polymorphs and phase transitions under compressive and tensile loading
Tian, Xiaofeng, Wang, Yu, Ge, Liangquan, Dong, Wanjun, You, Zhenjiang, Ding, Pingping and Yu, You (2019). First principles calculation of UO2 polymorphs and phase transitions under compressive and tensile loading. Computational Materials Science, 169 109124, 109124. doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109124
2019
Journal Article
Atomistic simulation of fracture in UO2 under tensile loading
Tian, Xiaofeng, Ge, Liangquan, Yu, You, Wang, Yu, You, Zhenjiang and Li, Linshan (2019). Atomistic simulation of fracture in UO2 under tensile loading. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 803, 42-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.06.267
2019
Journal Article
Effects of numerical dispersion on pressure diffusion in CBM reservoirs
Zhu, Suyang, Du, Zhimin, Li, Chuanliang, You, Zhenjiang, Peng, Xiaolong, Jiang, Hao, Wang, Chaowen and Deng, Peng (2019). Effects of numerical dispersion on pressure diffusion in CBM reservoirs. Fuel, 251, 534-542. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.015
2019
Journal Article
Produced water re-injection and disposal in low permeable reservoirs
Kalantarias, Azim, Schulze, Kai, Storz, Joerg, Burmester, Christian, Kuenckeler, Soeren, You, Zhenjiang, Badalyan, Alexander and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2019). Produced water re-injection and disposal in low permeable reservoirs. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 141 (7) 072905, 072905. doi: 10.1115/1.4042230
2019
Journal Article
Influence of elastoplastic embedment on CSG production enhancement using graded particle injection
You, Zhenjiang, Wang, Duo, Leonardi, Christopher, Johnson Jr, Raymond and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2019). Influence of elastoplastic embedment on CSG production enhancement using graded particle injection. The APPEA Journal, 59 (1), 310-318. doi: 10.1071/aj18086
2019
Journal Article
Effect of rotational diffusion of anisotropic particles on the stability of a suspension shear flow
Wan, Zhanhong, Zhou, Kun, Yang, Wei, You, Zhenjiang and Sun, Ke (2019). Effect of rotational diffusion of anisotropic particles on the stability of a suspension shear flow. Fluid Dynamics Research, 51 (3) 035507, 035507. doi: 10.1088/1873-7005/ab156c
2019
Journal Article
Friction coefficient: a significant parameter for lost circulation control and material selection in naturally fractured reservoir
Xu, Chengyuan, Yan, Xiaopeng, Kang, Yili, You, Lijun, You, Zhenjiang, Zhang, Hao and Zhang, Jingyi (2019). Friction coefficient: a significant parameter for lost circulation control and material selection in naturally fractured reservoir. Energy, 174, 1012-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.017
2019
Journal Article
Study on the plugging performance of bilayer-coating microspheres for in-depth conformance control: experimental study and mathematical modeling
Cheng, Tingting, Hou, Jirui, Yang, Yulong, You, Zhenjiang, Liu, Yang, Zhao, Fenglan and Li, Jun (2019). Study on the plugging performance of bilayer-coating microspheres for in-depth conformance control: experimental study and mathematical modeling. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 58 (16), 6796-6810. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b00327
2019
Conference Publication
Development of predictive models in support of micro-particle injection in naturally fractured reservoirs
You, Zhenjiang, Wang, Duo, Di Vaira, Nathan, Johnson, Raymond, Bedrikovetsky, Pavel and Leonardi, Christopher (2019). Development of predictive models in support of micro-particle injection in naturally fractured reservoirs. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18 – 19 November 2019. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2019-198276
2019
Conference Publication
Evaluating performance of graded proppant injection into CSG reservoir: a reservoir simulation study
Ribeiro, Ayrton, Santiago, Vanessa, You, Zhenjiang, Johnson Jr., Raymond and Hurter, Suzanne (2019). Evaluating performance of graded proppant injection into CSG reservoir: a reservoir simulation study. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18 - 19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK, United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198324
2019
Journal Article
Fines migration in geothermal reservoirs: laboratory and mathematical modelling
You, Z., Badalyan, A., Yang, Y., Bedrikovetsky, P. and Hand, M. (2019). Fines migration in geothermal reservoirs: laboratory and mathematical modelling. Geothermics, 77, 344-367. doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2018.10.006
2018
Journal Article
An analytical model for pore volume compressibility of reservoir rock
Zhu, Suyang, Du, Zhimin, Li, Chuanliang, You, Zhenjiang, Peng, Xiaolong and Deng, Peng (2018). An analytical model for pore volume compressibility of reservoir rock. Fuel, 232, 543-549. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.05.165
2018
Journal Article
Application of modified Dykstra-Parsons method to natural bottom-water drive in non-communicating fractured-vuggy reservoir
Wang, Yong, Hou, Jirui, Tang, Yong, Song, Zhaojie and You, Zhenjiang (2018). Application of modified Dykstra-Parsons method to natural bottom-water drive in non-communicating fractured-vuggy reservoir. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 167, 682-691. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.04.050
2018
Journal Article
Massive fines detachment induced by moving gas-water interfaces during early stage two-phase flow in coalbed methane reservoirs
Huang, Fansheng, Kang, Yili, You, Lijun, Li, Xiangchen and You, Zhenjiang (2018). Massive fines detachment induced by moving gas-water interfaces during early stage two-phase flow in coalbed methane reservoirs. Fuel, 222, 193-206. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.142
2018
Journal Article
Stochastic modelling of particulate suspension transport for formation damage prediction in fractured tight reservoir
Xu, Chengyuan, You, Zhenjiang, Kang, Yili and You, Lijun (2018). Stochastic modelling of particulate suspension transport for formation damage prediction in fractured tight reservoir. Fuel, 221, 476-490. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.056
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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