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Ebrahim Fathi

Ebrahim Fathi

Ross B. Matthews Professor of Petroleum Engineering

817-257-7445

Program Affiliations

Davis CollegeEngineering
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Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oklahoma, 2012
  • Ph. D., University of Oklahoma, Petroleum Engineering, 2010
  • M.S., Tehran University, Exploration of Petroleum Engineering, 2003
  • B.S., Tehran University, Exploration of Mining Engineering, 2001

Research Interests

  • Petroleum Engineering and Unconventional Reservoirs
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Stimulation Optimization
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Subsurface Energy Systems
  • Geothermal Energy and Deep Direct-Use Systems
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
  • Underground Hydrogen Storage
  • Critical Minerals Exploration, Recovery, and Subsurface Resource Characterization
  • Reservoir Simulation, Production Optimization, and Pressure-Transient Analysis
  • Integrated Subsurface Characterization and Digital Oilfield Technologies

Books

  • Fathi E., and Belyadi, F. (2026) Subsurface CO2 Sequestration- A Thorough Analysis of Sustainable Emission Solutions and Regulatory Frameworks.  Springer Nature
  • Belyadi, H., Fathi, E., Belyadi, F. (2019). Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs: Theories, Operations, and Economic Analysis (2st ed.). Gulf Professional Publishing.
  • Belyadi, H., Fathi, E., Belyadi, F. (2016). Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs: Theories, Operations, and Economic Analysis (1st ed.). Gulf Professional Publishing.  
  1. E Fathi , G B L Dongho*, B Heidari*, T R. Carr, F Belyadi and I Bilgesu. (2024) Optimizing Deep Geothermal Drilling for Energy Sustainability in the Appalachian, Sustainability Journal, Sustainability 16 (18), 8053 https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188053
  2. I Iyegbekedo *, E Fathi, T R. Carr, and F Belyadi (2024), Machine Learning-Driven Quantification of CO2 Plume Dynamics at IBDP Sites using Microseismic Data, , Energies 2024, 17(17), 4421; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17174421
  3. E Fathi, F Belyadi, MF Adenan*, C Pacheco* (2024). Application of Fiber Optics for Completion Design Optimization: A Methodological Approach and Key Findings; Fuels 5 (1), 33-52; https://doi.org/10.3390/fuels5010003
  4. M Faiq Adenan*, E Fathi, TR Carr, B Panetta (2024) Advancing Subsurface Analysis: Integrating Computer Vision and Deep Learning for Near Real-Time Interpretation of Borehole Image Logs in the Illinois Basin Decatur Project; Interpretation 12 (2), 1-41; https://doi.org/10.1190/int-2023-0078.1
  5. E Fathi, A. Takbiri-Borujeni, F Belyadi, MF Adenan* (2024). Simultaneous well spacing and completion optimization using an automated machine learning approach. A case study of the Marcellus Shale reservoir, northeastern United States, Petroleum Geoscience 30 (1), petgeo2023-077 https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2023-077
  6. E Fathi, MF Adenan*, N Moryan*, F Belyadi, H Belyadi (2024). High-Precision Single-Leak Detection and Localization in Single-Phase Liquid Pipelines Using the Negative Pressure Wave Technique: An Application in a Real-Field Case Study. SPEJ (SPE-217455-PA) https://doi.org/10.2118/217455-PA
  7. E Fathi, D Arcentales, F Belyadi (2023), Impacts of Different Operation Conditions and Geological Formation Characteristics on CO2 Sequestration in Citronelle Dome, Alabama. Energies 16 (7), https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073191
  8. E Fathi, TR Carr, MF Adenan*, B Panetta, A Kumar, BJ Carney., (2022), High-quality fracture network mapping using high frequency logging while drilling (LWD) data: MSEEL case study. Machine Learning with Applications, 100421, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2022.100421
  9. V Van Pham*, E Fathi, F Belyadi (2021), New hybrid approach for developing automated machine learning workflows: a real case application in evaluation of marcellus shale gas production Fuels 2 (3), 286-303
  10. E Fathi, F Belyadi, B Jabbar* (2021), Shale Poroelastic Effects on Well Performance Analysis of Shale Gas Reservoirs, Fuels 2, 130-143
  11. SZ Lashari*, A Takbiri-Borujeni, E Fathi, T Sun, R Rahmani, M Khazaeli (2019), "Drilling Performance Monitoring and Optimization Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms", Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 24 April 2019, 9 (4), 2747-2756
  12. A Takbiri-Borujeni, E Fathi, M Kazemi, F Belyadi (2018). An Integrated Multiscale Model for Gas Storage and Transport in Shale Reservoirs. Journal of Fuel, Volume 237, 1 February 2019, Pages 1228-1243
  13. Y Feng, D Xiaohu, AH Alexandra, F Ebrahim, E Derek (2018). Petrophysics and Fluid Transport in Shales and Tight Reservoirs. Geofluids, Volume 2018, Article ID 5691953, 3 page, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5691953
  14. G Nupur*, F Ebrahim, B Fatemeh (2018). Effects of nano-pore wall confinements on rarefied gas dynamics in organic rich shale reservoirs. Fuel, Volume 220, 15 May 2018, Pages 120-129  
  15. A Jenkins*, E Fathi, F Belyadi (2017). Stress Field Behavior Induced by Hydraulic Fracture in Shale Reservoirs: A Practical View on Cluster Spacing. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Volume 48,December 2017, Pages 186-196
  16. B Hoss, F Ebrahim, B Fatemeh (2017). Drawdown Key To Well Performance. The American Oil &Gas Reporter 60 (5), 69-73
  17. JQ Bao*, E Fathi, S Ameri (2016). A Unified Finite Element Method for the Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing With or Without Fluid Lag. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 162, 164-178 -.
  18. Q Gao*, Y Cheng, E Fathi, S Ameri (2016). Analysis of Stress-Field Variations Expected on Subsurface Faults and Discontinuities in the Vicinity of Hydraulic Fracturing. SPE-16871 SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering-Formation Evaluation, 19(01), 16 pages. 10.2118/168761-PA
  19. Mehdi Mokhtari, David Wood, Amin Ghanizadeh, Pandurang Kulkarni, Vamegh Rasouli, Ebrahim Fathi, Milad Saidian, Reza Barati (2016). Advances in the Petrophysical and Geomechanical Characterization of organic- Rich Shales. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 38, 638-641.
  20. B Kong*, E Fathi, S Ameri (2015). Coupled 3-D Numerical Simulation of Proppant Distribution and Hydraulic Fracturing Performance Optimization in Marcellus Shale Reservoirs. International Journal of Coal Geology, 147-148, 35-45 -http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2015.06.006 10.1016/j.coal.2015.06.006
  21. JQ Bao*, E Fathi, S Ameri (2015). Uniform Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation Regimes in Plane Strain Model. International Journal for Numerical Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 9(5), 507-523 - Cited by 13. 10.1002/nag.2320
  22. JQ Bao*, E Fathi, S Ameri (2014). A Coupled Finite Element Method for the Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing with a Condensation Technique. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 131, 269-281 - Cited by 12. 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2014.08.002
  23. E Fathi, IY Akkutlu (2014). Multi-component Gas Transport and Adsorption Effects During CO2 Injectin and Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery. International Journal of Coal Geology, 123, 52-
  24. Fathi, E., Akkutlu, I. Y. (2013). Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulation of Shale Gas Transport in Kerogen. SPE Journal, 18(1),
  25. Fathi, E., Akkutlu, I. Y. (2012). Correction to Klinkenberg Slip Theory for Gas Dynamics in International Journal Coal Geol, 103, 51-59 -
  26. Fathi, E., Akkutlu, I. Y. (2012). Mass Transport of Adsorbed-phase in Stochastic Porous Medium with Fluctuating Porosity Field and Nonlinear Gas Adsorption Kinetics. Journal of Transport in Porous Media, 91(1), 5-33
  27. Akkutlu, I. Y., Fathi, E. (2012). Multiscale Gas Transport in Shales with Local Kerogen Heterogeneities. SPE Journal, 17(4), 1002-1011 –
  28. SM Kang*, E Fathi, RJ Ambrose, IY Akkutlu, RF Sigal (2011). Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity of Organic-rich Shales. SPEJournal, 16(4), 842-855
  29. Fathi, E., Akkutlu, I. Y. (2009). Matrix Heterogeneity Effects on Gas Transport and Adsorption in Coalbed and Shale Gas Reservoirs. Journal of Transport in Porous Media, 80, 281-304 – (L
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  • American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME)
  • Editorial Service: Associate Editor, Frontiers in Earth Science.
  • Guest Editor: Energies — Special Issue on Anthropogenic CO₂ Sequestration.
  • Guest Editor: Geofluids — Special Issue on Shale Petrophysics and Fluid Transport.
  • Research Leadership: Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on multidisciplinary research projects in unconventional resources, hydraulic fracturing, CCUS, geothermal energy, and subsurface engineering.
  • AIME Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Award, The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. (2015).
  • Outstanding Technical Editor Award, SPE Journal. (2018).
  • Outstanding Technical Editor Award, SPE Journal. (2013).
  • Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Award, JFUEL (2018).

Last Updated: October 15, 2026