Dr. ABHIJIT SAMANTA

PhD, Applied Chemistry

M.Sc, Physical Chemistry

I have carried out my research as a research associate (from March, 2011 to August, 2011) in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University at Qatar under the guidance of Dr. Prabir Daripa, Texas A&M University, College Station and Dr. Anuj Gupta, Texas A&M University at Qatar. I have worked on the formulation of best Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) solution for Qatar oil field and development of possible ASP flooding code by mathematical modeling. My research work is also focused on interfacial surfactants on their interfacial tension and fluid flow through porous media flow in enhanced oil recovery. These studies develop an appropriate Langmuir equation for surfactants. The addition of various species (like polymer, surfactant, alkali, salts) in the displacing fluid and various flooding strategies has been extensively utilized in order to improve oil recovery.

In my PhD work I have carried out my research work on “Studies on Characterization of Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer System and its use in Enhanced Oil Recovery”. I have completed my PhD in Applied Chemistry under the joint guidence of Prof. Ashis Sarkar, Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Dr. Ajay Mandal, Associate Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India. In addition to my PhD work, I have thoroughly worked on the physicochemical properties (e.g. Measurement of Interfacial tension, Rheological study of polymer etc.) of different Alkalis (NaOH, Na2CO3, and NaCl etc.), Surfactants (SDS, SDBS etc.) and Polymers (Polyacrylamide, Partially Hydrolysed Polyacrylamide, Xanthan gum, Guar gum etc.) and its optimization conditions for use in Enhanced Oil Recovery. I have also extracted a purified eco-friendly natural surfactant (in solid state) from Soap nut for Enhanced Oil Recovery.

To contribute through dedication, hard work and sincerity towards the overall growth of the organization wherein I get the opportunity of employing my academic, technical and scientific knowledge and prove my credentials as a reputed professional.

Research Associate Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A & M U at Qatar

(March 2011 to August 2011)

Supervisors: Dr. Prabir Daripa, Texas A&M University, College stn. Texas.

Dr. Anuj Gupta, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry (2011): Department of Applied Chemistry & Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India.

Thesis Supervisors: Prof. Ashis Sarkar, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, &

Dr. Ajay Mandal, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering,

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India

Thesis Title: "STUDIES ON CHARACTERIZATION OF ALKALI-SURFACTANT-POLYMER SYSTEM AND ITS USE IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY"

Master of Science (2007): Physical Chemistry Special, Scottish Church College,

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.

Bachelor of Science (2005): Chemistry (Honors), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.

1. GATE in Chemistry: (2007) Graduate Aptitude Test for doing research work at Indian Institute of Technology, held by Ministry of Human Resource.

2. Joined as a Lecturer in Chemistry in Calcutta Institute of Technology, Kolkata (August '07 to Dec. '07)

3. Joined as Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad sponsored by CSIR, New Delhi.

#International / National Journals:

1. Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha, Ashis Sarkar and Ajay Mandal, (2011), “Synthesis and Characterization of Triethanolamine Derivative of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate and its Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology, 1 (2).

2. Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha, Ashis Sarkar and Ajay Mandal, (2011), “Surfactant and Surfactant-polymer Flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery”, - Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2 (1), 13-18.

3. Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha, Ashis Sarkar and Ajay Mandal, (2011), “Mobility Control and Enhanced Oil Recovery using Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide (PHPA)”- International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology (IJOGCT) (in press).

4. Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha and Ajay Mandal, (2011), “Interactions between Acidic Crude Oil and Alkali and Their Effects on Enhanced Oil Recovery” - Energy & Fuels, 25(4), 1642-1649.

5. Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha and Ajay Mandal, (2011), "The Characterization of Natural Surfactant and Polymer and Their used in Enhanced Oil Recovery”-Petroleum Science and Technology 29, 765-777.

6. Ajay Mandal, Abhijit Samanta, Achinta Bera and Keka Ojha, (2010), “Characterization of Oil Water Emulsion and Its Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery “– Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 49, 127**-*****.

7. Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha and Ajay Mandal, (2010), “Effects of Alkali, Salts, and Surfactant on Rheological Behavior of Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide Solutions”-Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 55, 4315-4322.

8. Mohammad Yunus Khan, Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha and Ajay Mandal, (2009), “Design of Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer (ASP) Slug and its use in Enhanced Oil Recovery”- Petroleum Science and Technology, 27(17),1926-1942.

9. Mohammad Yunus Khan, Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha and Ajay Mandal, (2008), “Interaction between aqueous solutions of polymer and surfactant and its Effect on Physicochemical properties” -Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 3(5), 579-585.

# Communicated for Publication:

10. Abhijit Samanta, Ajay Mandal and Ashis Sarkar, “Development of an Eco-Friendly Surfactant from Soapnut and its use in Enhanced Oil Recovery”-Communicated for publication.

11. Abhijit Samanta, Ajay Mandal, Keka Ojha and Ashis Sarkar, “Comparative studies on enhanced oil recovery by alkali-surfactant and polymer flooding” - Communicated for publication.

12. Abhijit Samanta, Ajay Mandal, Keka Ojha, “Modelling of enhanced oil recoveries by chemical methods” - Communicated for publication.

13. Abhijit Samanta, Prabir Daripa, and Anuj Gupta, “Rheology of Aqueous Solutions of Polymer-Surfactant Systems and their dependence on Salt and Alkali” Communicated for publication.

#Selected Presentation/Publication in the Proceedings of National and International Conferences:

14. Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha and Ajay Mandal, “Application of Natural Surfactant and Polymer in Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Oil and Gas India Conference and Exhibition, SPE Mumbai, 20-22 January, 2010, Renaissance Mumbai Hotel and Conference Centre, Mumbai.

15. Ajay Mandal, Abhijit Samanta, Achinta Bera and Keka Ojha, “Role of Oil-Water Emulsion in Enhanced Oil Recovery”, 2010 International Conference of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1-3 August 2010, Kyoto, Japan.

16. Abhijit Samanta, Keka Ojha and Ajay Mandal, “Enhanced Recovery of Oil by Eco-friendly Natural Surfactant and Polymer”, Recent Trends in Engineering & Education (RTEE-2010), 28-29 January, 2010, NITTTR, Kolkata.

“Design of Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer Flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery”- Abhijit Samanta, Ajay Mandal and Ashis Sarkar by “LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (ISBN 978-3-8465-4147-0)”.

Instrument Acquainted With

Goniometer, Autotensiometer, Physica Rheometer, Brookfield Viscometer, FTIR Instrument, SEM-EDX, Conductivity Meter, Potentiometer, Polarimeter, pH-meter, Colorimeter, X - Ray Diffractometer (XRD), Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (ASS), Gas Chromatography, Core Flooding Apparatus etc.

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

Petrotech Society

Petroleum Engineering Society, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Computer Knowledge

• Languages C, C++, ForTran77, Matlab 7

• Operating System Windows 98 / 2000 / XP Professional / Vista/ Windows 7

• Software Packages MS Office, LYX, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, Origin.

(1) Prof. Ashis Sarkar, Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Indian School of Mines,

Dhanbad-826004.

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Phone : (032*-******* (R), (032*-******* (O), (032*-*******(R)

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Fax: +91-326-*******

(2) Dr. Ajay Mandal, Associate Professor, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines,

Dhanbad-826004.

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Phone: +91-943*******, 326-***-**** (O), 2235585 (R)

(3) Dr. Keka Ojha, Associate Professor, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines,

Dhanbad-826004.

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