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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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
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
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
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
2018
Journal Article
Effect of low velocity non-Darcy flow on pressure response in shale and tight oil reservoirs
Diwu, Pengxiang, Liu, Tongjing, You, Zhenjiang, Jiang, Baoyi and Zhou, Jian (2018). Effect of low velocity non-Darcy flow on pressure response in shale and tight oil reservoirs. Fuel, 216, 398-406. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.041
2018
Journal Article
Study on pulse characteristic of produced crude composition in CO2 flooding pilot test
Diwu, Pengxiang, Liu, Tongjing, You, Zhenjiang, Hou, Ganggang, Qiao, Runwei and Zhao, Lekun (2018). Study on pulse characteristic of produced crude composition in CO2 flooding pilot test. Geofluids, 2018 2968629, 1-5. doi: 10.1155/2018/2968629
2018
Journal Article
Productivity index enhancement by wettability alteration in two-phase compressible flows
Naik, Saurabh, You, Zhenjiang and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2018). Productivity index enhancement by wettability alteration in two-phase compressible flows. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 50, 101-114. doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2017.11.007
2018
Conference Publication
Well productivity impairment due to fines migration
You, Zhenjiang and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2018). Well productivity impairment due to fines migration. SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, 7-9 February 2018. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/189532-ms
2018
Journal Article
Coreflood planning criteria for relative permeability computation by Welge-JBN method
Al-Sarihi, A., You, Z., Behr, A., Genolet, L., Kowollik, P., Zeinijahromi, A. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2018). Coreflood planning criteria for relative permeability computation by Welge-JBN method. APPEA Journal, 58 (2), 664-667. doi: 10.1071/aj17194
2018
Journal Article
Well productivity enhancement by applying nanofluids for wettability alteration
Naik, Saurabh, Malgaresi, Gabriel, You, Zhenjiang and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2018). Well productivity enhancement by applying nanofluids for wettability alteration. APPEA Journal, 58 (1), 121-129. doi: 10.1071/aj17149
2018
Journal Article
Experimental study on expansion characteristics of core-shell and polymeric microspheres
Diwu, Pengxiang, Jiang, Baoyi, Hou, Jirui, You, Zhenjiang, Wang, Jia, Sun, Liangliang, Ju, Ye, Zhang, Yunbao and Liu, Tongjing (2018). Experimental study on expansion characteristics of core-shell and polymeric microspheres. Journal of Nanotechnology, 2018 7602982, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2018/7602982
2018
Journal Article
Effect of kaolinite content on formation damage due to fines migration: systematic laboratory and modelling study
Russell, Thomas, Chequer, Larissa, Badalyan, Alexander, You, Zhenjiang and Bedrikovetsky, Pavel (2018). Effect of kaolinite content on formation damage due to fines migration: systematic laboratory and modelling study. APPEA Journal, 58 (2), 743-747. doi: 10.1071/aj17189
2017
Journal Article
Comments on “Comments on “Reply to comments on “Analytical derivation of Brooks–Corey type capillary pressure models using fractal geometry and evaluation of rock heterogeneity”””
Liu, Hongbo, Zheng, Jun, Wang, Keke and You, Zhenjiang (2017). Comments on “Comments on “Reply to comments on “Analytical derivation of Brooks–Corey type capillary pressure models using fractal geometry and evaluation of rock heterogeneity”””. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 159, 614-616. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2017.09.050
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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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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