Saman Azadbakht

Contact Info

Research Interests

Experimental and numerical modeling of sand production and hydraulic fracturing, Caprock integrity assessment for CO2 storage and SAGD projects, Wellbore stability and integrity analysis, Application of data analytics in drilling and production optimization, Geothermal energy production, Compressed air energy storage, Energy economics, Energy policy and market analysis.

Education

Ph.D., Petroleum geomechanics, University of Alberta
M.Eng., Well construction engineering, University of Calgary
M.Sc., Drilling and production engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, Iran
B.Sc., Petroleum engineering (Drilling), Petroleum University of Technology, Iran

Publications

1. A comprehensive review of factors affecting wellbore integrity in CO₂ injection wells
   Faysal Ahammad, Saman Azadbakht
   Energy Geoscience
   DOI: 10.1016/j.engeos.2025.100401
2. Experimental and Numerical Methods for Hydraulic Fracturing at Laboratory Scale: A Review
   Atif Ismail, Saman Azadbakht
   Geosciences
   DOI: 10.3390/geosciences15040142
3. Sustainable Reservoir Management: Simulating Water Flooding to Optimize Oil Recovery in Heterogeneous Reservoirs Through the Evaluation of Relative Permeability Models
   Atif Ismail, Farshid Torabi, Saman Azadbakht, Faysal Ahammad, Qamar Yasin, David A. Wood, David A. Wood
   Resources and Sustainable Utilization
   DOI: 10.3390/su17062526
4. Wellbore Integrity Assessment for CO2 Injection Wells in the Lloydminster AreaFaysal Ahammad, Alireza Nouri, Saman Azadbakht
   DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5168553
5. A comprehensive review of numerical simulation methods for hydraulic fracturing
   Atif Ismail, Saman Azadbakht
   DOI: 10.1002/nag.3689