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Dr. Nayan Medhi

Assistant Professor, Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET)
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  • Phone No. - 9954567903
  • Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET)
  • Designation - Assistant Professor

Profile

Education:

  1. Ph. D.: Low Salinity Waterflooding EOR.
  2. Master’s Degree: M.Tech. in Petroleum Exploration & Production.
  3. Bachelor’s Degree: B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (Honours).

Professional Experience:

  • Teaching: 15 years (Dibrugarh University)
  • Industry: 1 year (Schlumberger Asia Services Limited)

Areas of Interest/ Specialization:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
  • Low Salinity Waterflooding (LSW)
  • Application of Nanoparticles in EOR
  • Production Engineering
  • Coreflooding

Award:

1. Second Best Paper Presentation Award for the paper entitled ‘A Study on the Comparison of Oil Recovery by Secondary and Tertiary Recovery Modes of Low Salinity Waterflooding in a Sandstone Reservoir’ presented in the National Conference on ‘Water Management: With Special Emphasis on Risk Assessment’ Organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University during July 05-06, 2022.

2. Best Oral Presentation Award for the paper entitled ‘Experimental Study on a Green Enhanced Oil Recovery (GEOR) Method in a Sandstone Reservoir’ presented in the International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC 2020) at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam during February 20-22, 2020.

Administrative Assignments:

  1. Deputy Centre Head (EDC Deputy Coordinator) of the Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC), Dibrugarh University from 2023 to present.
  2. Head of the Department (HOD) In charge of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, DUIET, Dibrugarh University from 28.10.2020 to 08.08.2022.
  3. Member of the ‘Centre for Technology Innovation and Incubation’ (CTII) of Dibrugarh University from 03.12.2020 to present.
  4. Organised the National Conference ‘Recent Advancements and Emerging Challenges in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development’ (RESTS-2020) as Convener in Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University on 14th and 15th of July, 2020.
  5. Organised a ‘Faculty Development Program’ (FDP) on ‘Innovative Approaches in Teaching and Research’ as Co-coordinator from D.U.I.E.T., Dibrugarh University in Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, a Twining Activity with Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University from March 11-15, 2019.
  6. Organised a Start-up Conclave ‘Let’s Start-up: An Entrepreneurship Summit’ as Co-coordinator in Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University on May 2 & 3, 2019.
  7. Organised a Five Days ‘Short Term Training Program’ (STTP) on ‘Reservoir Modelling and Simulation in EOR Perspective’ as Event Coordinator in Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University from June 18-22, 2018.
  8. Organised a Four Days ‘Student Interaction and Faculty Meet’ program as Event Coordinator in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University from December 26-29, 2017.
  9. Organiser of the ‘24th National Children's Science Congress', 2016, A program of National Council for Science and Technology Communication, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
  10. Department In-charge of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, DUIET, Dibrugarh University from 11.07.2012 to 01.05.2015.
  11. Academic Co-ordinator of the department for TEQIP-III.
  12. GATE Co-ordinator of the department for TEQIP-III
  13. Assistant Office-In-Charge for the 2nd& 4th Semester (Regular and Compartmental) and 6th Semester (Regular) B. Tech. Examinations, 2012.
  14. Appointed as a Member of the ‘Guidance & Counselling Cell’ of Dibrugarh University on 14.02.2012.

Life Member of Society: 

  1. Life Member of ‘Indian Society of Applied Geochemists’ (ISAG).
  2. Life Member of ‘Indian Science Congress Association’ (ISCA).
  3. Life Member of ‘Society of Petroleum Geophysicists’ (SPG).
  4. Life Member of ‘Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (IICHE) [Institutional]

Publications

PAPER PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS

1.   Medhi N.* and Borthakur P.P., 2024. An Extensive Review on Gas Hydrates: Recent Patents, Properties, Formation, Detection, Production, Importance, and Challenges. Recent Patents on Engineering. (Accepted)

2.     Goswami U. and Medhi N.*, 2024. Scope of Implementation of Low Salinity Nanofluid to Improve Oil Recovery in a Part of the Hapjan Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol.28, Issue 2, pp. 100-109, 2024.

3.     Medhi, N.*, 2023. Laboratory Investigation of the Impact of Chemically Tuned Waterflooding (CTWF) on the Time of Breakthrough and Oil Recovery in a Part of the Geleki Oil Field of Assam-Arakan Basin. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences. Vol. 14, Issue 80, pp. 62060-62071.

4.     Borthakur P. P. and Medhi N.*, 2023. Green Revolution: Promising Feedstock for Sustainable Biodiesel Production. European Chemical Bulletin, Vol. 12, Issue 10, pp. 2306-2325.

5.    Medhi, N.* and Das M., 2022. An Experimental Study of Low Salinity Waterflooding in Secondary Recovery Mode in Geleki Oil Field of Assam-Arakan Basin, India. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 71, pp. 39633-39644.

6.    Medhi, N.*, 2022. A Study on the Effects of Injection Water Quality on Oil Recovery during Water Flooding in Geleki Oil Field of the Upper Assam Basin, India. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 74, pp. 48628-48638.

7.    Medhi, N.*, 2020. Feasibility Study of Low Salinity Waterflooding in a part of Cambay Basin, India; Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, World Researchers Associations, Vol. 24(12), December 2020, ISSN: 0972-0626, pp. 125-133.

8.    Medhi, N.*, 2020. A Study on the Effects of Injection Brine Salinity on Oil Recovery based on Relative Permeability and Fractional Flow Curve in Geleki Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, India; Zeichen Journal, Volume 6, Issue 12, December 2020, ISSN: 0932-4747, pp. 89-100.

9.    Medhi, N.*, 2018. A Study on Fine’s Migration during Low Salinity Waterflooding in Geleki Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Volume 20, No. 3, ISSN: 0972-1967, pp. 344-351.

10.Makwana, V., K., Medhi, N.*, Karmakar S., Bhattacharya S., Agarwal N., 2017. Role of Surfactant and Salinity on Crude Oil-Water Interfacial Tension in a part of an Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 6, ISSN (O): 2249-3905, ISSN (P): 2349-6525 pp. 108-116.

11.Kaushik, H., Prasad, N., Medhi, N.*, Rajkhowa A., Medhi, T., Baruah, A., Teron, T., 2016. A Study on Oil and Gas Processing Facility in a Part of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology, Volume 6, Issue 3, ISSN 2231-1785 (online), ISSN 2321-5178 (print), pp. 1-6.

12.Das, M., Medhi, N.*, 2015. Clay Minerals and its importance on Hydrocarbon Production Potential in a part of Geleki oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 11, ISSN 2249-3905, pp. 25-33.

13.Medhi, N., Das, M.*, 2015. A study on the Low Salinity Waterflooding (LSW) in a part of a Depleted Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology, Volume 5, Issue 3, ISSN: 2231-1785 (online), ISSN: 2321-5178 (print), pp. 1-9.

14.Medhi, N., Das, M.*, 2014. A study on the interaction between the injection water and reservoir minerals and their effects on reservoir characteristics in Tipam reservoir sand of Geleki oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Volume 16, No. 2., ISSN: 0972-1967, pp. 321-329.

15.Das, M., Medhi, N.*, 2014. A study on the effects of Crude Oil/Brine /Rock interaction on oil recovery during Low Saline Waterflooding in a part of Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Volume 16, No. 3., ISSN: 0972-1967, pp. 267-276.

16. Medhi, N.*, Das, M. 2013. Formation of Gas Hydrates In High Pressure Gas lines - A Case Study, Journal of Earth Science, Volume 1, No. 1., ISSN: 2347-8942, pp. 59-63.

CHAPTER IN EDITED BOOK

1.     Book Chapter entitled ‘Experimental Analysis of Low Salinity Waterflooding in Tertiary Recovery Mode in Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin, India’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das has been published in the book Advances in Geophysics, Tectonics and Petroleum Geosciences (Print ISBN: 978-3-030-73025-3; Online ISBN: 978-3-030-73026-0) which is a part of the Springer Book Series Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series Sustainable Development. 2022, pp. 413-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73026-0_95

 

2.     Book Chapter entitled ‘A Study on Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells as Sustainable Sources of Geothermal Energy’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das has been published in the Book Emerging Renewable Energy Technologies, 2018, ISBN: 978-81-935731-5-0, Maliyata Offset Press, Mirza-781125, India.

PAPER PRESENTATION IN SEMINARS/CONFERENCES

INTERNATIONAL:

  1. Paper entitled “Enhanced Oil Recovery using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles coupled with Low Salinity Waterflooding in a part of Upper Assam Basin” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on Petroleum, Hydrogen & Decarbonization (ICPHD 2023) at IIT Guwahati from 3-5 November 2023.
  2.  Paper entitled “Application of Nanoparticles for Enhancing oil recovery: A Critical Review” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on Recent Advances in Material Chemistry and Catalysis, 1-3 March, 2023 organized by the department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University.
  3. Paper entitled “Effects of Silica Nanofluid on Improving Oil Recovery in Tipam Reservoir Sandstone of Upper Assam Basin” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on Fourth Industrial Evolution and Higher Education (FIRHE-2023), 23-25 February,2023 Organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dibrugarh University.
  4. Paper Entitled ‘The Efficiency of Ionic Liquids for Enhancing Oil Recovery in a Sandstone Reservoir’ authored by Nayan Medhi, Angshumita Dutta, Navarun Sharma, Parakhmoni Gogoi, Uttamasha B. Borah and Randeep Rajput was presented by the first author in the 1st International Conference on ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education 2023 (FIRHE-2023)’ Organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), Dibrugarh University during February 23-25, 2023.
  5. Paper Entitled ‘Injection Water Chemistry and its Impact on the Time of Breakthrough and Oil Recovery in a part of Assam-Arakan Basin’ authored by Nayan Medhi was presented in the 1st International Conference on ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education 2023 (FIRHE-2023)’ Organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), Dibrugarh University during February 23-25, 2023.
  6. Paper Entitled ‘Effects of Silica Nanofluid on Improving Oil Recovery in Tipam Reservoir Sandstone of Upper Assam Basin’ authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the 1st International Conference on ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education 2023 (FIRHE-2023)’ Organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), Dibrugarh University during February 23-25, 2023.
  7. Paper Entitled ‘A Study on the Application of Nanoparticle-Assisted Low Salinity Waterflooding for Improving Oil Recovery in a Part of the Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin’ authored by Nayan Medhi was presented in the International Conference on ‘Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry and Catalysis (RAMCC-2023)’ Organized by Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University during March 01-03, 2023.
  8. Paper Entitled ‘Application of Nanoparticles for Enhancing Oil Recovery: A Critical Review’ authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on ‘Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry and Catalysis (RAMCC-2023)’ Organized by Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University during March 01-03, 2023.
  9. Paper entitled “A study on the Nanoparticle assisted Low Salinity Waterflooding in a part of Upper Assam Basin” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on Water Managment, 7-8 February 2022 Under the Aegis of AICTE, New Delhi Organized By the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University.
  10. Paper Entitled ‘Clay-Induced Formation Damage: Its Effects on Waterflood Performance during Green Enhanced Oil Recovery (GEOR) (GSE-111)’ by Nayan Medhi was presented in the International Online Conference on ‘Sustainable Research Technology & Development (IOSCRT-2020)’ Organized by Dr. SSB University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India in collaboration with Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Assam, India, sponsored by TEQIP-III (MHRD, Govt. of India) during September 24-25, 2020.
  11. Paper Entitled 'Experimental Study on a Green Enhanced Oil Recovery (GEOR) Method in a Sandstone Reservoir' by Nayan Medhi was presented in the International Conference on ‘Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020)’ Organized by CSIR- North East Institute of Science &Technology, Jorhat, Assam held from 20-22 February, 2020.
  12. Paper Entitled ‘Low Salinity Waterflooding in Tertiary Recovery Mode in a part of Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin, India’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the ‘4th International Conference on Oil, Gas & Petrochemistry’, Madridge Conference, September 23-24, 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  13. Paper Entitled ‘Experimental Study on LoSal Enhanced Oil Recovery Mechanisms in a Part of an Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin, India’ by Minati Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the second author in the ‘4th International Conference on Oil, Gas & Petrochemistry’, Madridge Conference, September 23-24, 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  14. Paper Entitled ‘A Study on Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells as Sustainable Sources of Geothermal Energy’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the ‘International Conference on Renewable & Alternate Energy (ICRAE-2018)’ Organized by the Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU), Guwahati, Assam, India from December 04-06, 2018.
  15. Paper Entitled ‘Effects of Crude Oil/Brine/Rock (COBR) Interaction on Oil-Water Interfacial Tension in a Sandstone Reservoir’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the International Conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences’, Organized by the Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University, 26-28 February, 2018.
  16. Paper entitled ‘Experimental Study on the Impact of different Surfactants on the Interfacial Tension of Upper Assam Basin Crude Oil', by Sumedha Bhattacharya, Sabyasaachi Karmakar, Vishal Kumar Makwana, Niket Agarwal and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first four authors in the International Conference on ‘Separation Technologies in Chemical, Biochemical, Petroleum and Environmental Engineering, (TECHNOSCAPE 2016)’, Organized by the VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India, 20-21 October, 2016.
  17. Paper entitled ‘A study on the interaction between the injection water and reservoir minerals and their effects on reservoir characteristics in Tipam reservoir sand of Geleki oilfield of Upper Assam Basin’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the International Symposium on ‘Role of Earth System Sciences and Human Prosperity’, held at AMD Complex, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 23-25 October, 2013.
  18. Paper entitled ‘A study on the effects of Crude Oil/Brine /Rock interaction on oil recovery during Low Saline Waterflooding in a part of Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin’ by Minati Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Symposium on ‘Role of Earth System Sciences and Human Prosperity’, held at AMD Complex, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 23-25 October, 2013.

NATIONAL:

  1. Paper entitled “Role of Silica Nanoparticles on Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs: A Review” authored by Nirutpal Saikia, Nitish Kumar Kalita,Nikhita Kachari, Nandini Hathi and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first four authors in the DST-PURSE Sponsored National Seminar on Recent trends in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production (RHCEP’24) 19th-20th March, 2024 organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology and Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University.
  2. Paper entitled Unlocking the Potential of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Comprehensive Review and Future Perspectives authored by Saptarshi Chetia, Swagata Saikia, Sneha Ahmed, Shayantan Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first four authors in the DST-PURSE Sponsored National Seminar on Recent trends in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production (RHCEP’24) 19th-20th March, 2024 organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology and Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University.
  3. Paper entitled ‘A Study on the Comparison of Oil Recovery by Secondary and Tertiary Recovery Modes of Low Salinity Waterflooding in a Sandstone Reservoir’ authored by Nayan Medhi was presented in the National Conference on ‘Water Management: With Special Emphasis on Risk Assessment’ Organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University during July 05-06, 2022.
  4. Paper entitled “Produced Water Treatment: Its Effects on Oil Recovery during Waterflooding in a Part Of Upper Assam Basin” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the National Conference on Water Managment, 5-6 May 2022 sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, Science and Engineering Board, Organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University.
  5. Paper entitled “Application of Nanoparticles for Enhancing Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi* was presented by the first author in Petrofest, 2022.
  6. Paper entitled ‘Role of Polar Compounds in Crude Oil on Oil Recovery During Low Salinity Waterflooding: As Experimental Investigation’ authored by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the National Conference on ‘Recent Advancements and Emerging Challenges in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development (RESTS-2020)’ Organized by the Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.) in collaboration with DR. SSBUICET Panjab University in Virtual Mode under TEQIP-III during July 14th and 15th 2020.
  7. Paper entitled 'A study on the effects of Injection Brine Salinity on Fractional Flow Curve during Low Salinity Waterflooding in a part of Upper Assam Basin' authored by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the National Conference on ‘UPSTREAM PETROLEUM ENGINEERING-2019 (NCUPE 2019)’  Organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) in collaboration with Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) International on 2-3 November, 2019.
  8. Paper entitled ‘A Study on Wettability alteration during Low Salinity Waterflooding (LSW) in a Sandstone Reservoir’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the National Seminar on ‘Geology, Geochemistry, Tectonics, Energy and Mineral Resources of Northeast India’, Organized by the Nagaland University, November 9-11, 2016.
  9. Paper entitled ‘A study on Physico-Chemical aspects of Clay Migration and its role on Oil Recovery in a Part of Upper Assam Basin’ by Minati Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the second author in the National Seminar on ‘Geology, Geochemistry, Tectonics, Energy and Mineral Resources of Northeast India’, Organized by the Nagaland University, November 9-11, 2016.
  10. Paper entitled ‘Clay Minerals and its Effects on Wettability Alteration during Low Saline Waterflooding in a part of Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the UGC SAP (DRS-II) Sponsored Seminar on ‘Recent Developments in Geo-Scientific Studies on Shillong-Mikir Massif, Upper Assam and Eastern Himalayas’ Organized by the Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, 30 March, 2016.
  11. The paper entitled ‘A study on Low Saline Waterflooding (LSW) in a part of Brown Field of Upper Assam Basin’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in ‘102nd Indian Science Congress’, Organized by the University of Mumbai, 3-7 January, 2015.
  12. The paper entitled ‘Role of Clay Minerals on Hydrocarbon Production Potential in a part of Tipam Reservoir Sand of Geleki Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin’ by Minati Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the second author in ‘102nd Indian Science Congress’, Organized by the University of Mumbai, 3-7 January, 2015.
  13. Paper entitled ‘Formation of Gas Hydrates In High Pressure Gas lines – A Case Study’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the National Seminar on ‘Multidisciplinary Approach in Sedimentary Basin Studies’ Organized by the Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, March 15-16, 2012.

PATENT

1. A Patent entitled A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING OIL AND GAS SEPARATORS BY USING AN APPLICATION was granted on 28/02/2024 (Application No: 2023/07675) in the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. Applicants of the patent are Dr. Nayan Medhi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India; Manna Mukherjee Assistant Executive Engineer (Production) ONGC, Ahmedabad Asset Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Sanjeev Thakur Dy. Chief Engineer OGPS OIL, FHQ Duliajan, Assam, India.

INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH WORK:

  1.   An Industry-Academia Collaborative Research Work on the project entitled Outcrop Mapping and reservoir rock and fluid characterization of the Tipam and Barail Group of rocks exposed in Golaghat, Jorhat, and Jagun area of Upper Assam basin has been carried out between Vedanta Limited and Dibrugarh University from 2024.
  2. An Industry-Academia Collaborative Research Work on the Topic Effects of Low Salinity Nanofluid on Oil Recovery In Tipam Reservoir Sandstone of a Part of Upper Assam Basin has been carried out with the Chemical Department, Oil India Limited (Oil), Duliajan from July, 2023.

INVITED LECTURES

1. A presentation on ‘Low Saline Water Flooding for Enhancement of Oil Recovery’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented in Oil India Limited, Duliajan, February 18, 2017.

RESOURCE PERSON

  1. Dr. Nayan Medhi, Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, DUIET, Dibrugarh University took a session as Resource Person at the 5-days Faculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurship organized by the Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC), Dibrugarh University during 19-23 February, 2024.
  2. Dr. Nayan Medhi, Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, DUIET, Dibrugarh University presented on a topic entitled Production Technology as a Resource Person on 18.04.22 from 1.00 PM to 03.00 PM in the Short Term Training Programme (Sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi) organized by Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University.

 

Courses Taken

  1. Production Engineering-I
  2. Production Engineering-II
  3. Reservoir Engineering Aspects of Waterflooding
  4. Core Analysis
  5. Production Engineering Laboratory
  6. EOR Laboratory
Profile

Profile

Education:

  1. Ph. D.: Low Salinity Waterflooding EOR.
  2. Master’s Degree: M.Tech. in Petroleum Exploration & Production.
  3. Bachelor’s Degree: B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (Honours).

Professional Experience:

  • Teaching: 15 years (Dibrugarh University)
  • Industry: 1 year (Schlumberger Asia Services Limited)

Areas of Interest/ Specialization:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
  • Low Salinity Waterflooding (LSW)
  • Application of Nanoparticles in EOR
  • Production Engineering
  • Coreflooding

Award:

1. Second Best Paper Presentation Award for the paper entitled ‘A Study on the Comparison of Oil Recovery by Secondary and Tertiary Recovery Modes of Low Salinity Waterflooding in a Sandstone Reservoir’ presented in the National Conference on ‘Water Management: With Special Emphasis on Risk Assessment’ Organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University during July 05-06, 2022.

2. Best Oral Presentation Award for the paper entitled ‘Experimental Study on a Green Enhanced Oil Recovery (GEOR) Method in a Sandstone Reservoir’ presented in the International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC 2020) at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam during February 20-22, 2020.

Administrative Assignments:

  1. Deputy Centre Head (EDC Deputy Coordinator) of the Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC), Dibrugarh University from 2023 to present.
  2. Head of the Department (HOD) In charge of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, DUIET, Dibrugarh University from 28.10.2020 to 08.08.2022.
  3. Member of the ‘Centre for Technology Innovation and Incubation’ (CTII) of Dibrugarh University from 03.12.2020 to present.
  4. Organised the National Conference ‘Recent Advancements and Emerging Challenges in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development’ (RESTS-2020) as Convener in Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University on 14th and 15th of July, 2020.
  5. Organised a ‘Faculty Development Program’ (FDP) on ‘Innovative Approaches in Teaching and Research’ as Co-coordinator from D.U.I.E.T., Dibrugarh University in Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, a Twining Activity with Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University from March 11-15, 2019.
  6. Organised a Start-up Conclave ‘Let’s Start-up: An Entrepreneurship Summit’ as Co-coordinator in Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University on May 2 & 3, 2019.
  7. Organised a Five Days ‘Short Term Training Program’ (STTP) on ‘Reservoir Modelling and Simulation in EOR Perspective’ as Event Coordinator in Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University from June 18-22, 2018.
  8. Organised a Four Days ‘Student Interaction and Faculty Meet’ program as Event Coordinator in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.), Dibrugarh University from December 26-29, 2017.
  9. Organiser of the ‘24th National Children's Science Congress', 2016, A program of National Council for Science and Technology Communication, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
  10. Department In-charge of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, DUIET, Dibrugarh University from 11.07.2012 to 01.05.2015.
  11. Academic Co-ordinator of the department for TEQIP-III.
  12. GATE Co-ordinator of the department for TEQIP-III
  13. Assistant Office-In-Charge for the 2nd& 4th Semester (Regular and Compartmental) and 6th Semester (Regular) B. Tech. Examinations, 2012.
  14. Appointed as a Member of the ‘Guidance & Counselling Cell’ of Dibrugarh University on 14.02.2012.

Life Member of Society: 

  1. Life Member of ‘Indian Society of Applied Geochemists’ (ISAG).
  2. Life Member of ‘Indian Science Congress Association’ (ISCA).
  3. Life Member of ‘Society of Petroleum Geophysicists’ (SPG).
  4. Life Member of ‘Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (IICHE) [Institutional]
Publications

Publications

 

PAPER PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS

1.   Medhi N.* and Borthakur P.P., 2024. An Extensive Review on Gas Hydrates: Recent Patents, Properties, Formation, Detection, Production, Importance, and Challenges. Recent Patents on Engineering. (Accepted)

2.     Goswami U. and Medhi N.*, 2024. Scope of Implementation of Low Salinity Nanofluid to Improve Oil Recovery in a Part of the Hapjan Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol.28, Issue 2, pp. 100-109, 2024.

3.     Medhi, N.*, 2023. Laboratory Investigation of the Impact of Chemically Tuned Waterflooding (CTWF) on the Time of Breakthrough and Oil Recovery in a Part of the Geleki Oil Field of Assam-Arakan Basin. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences. Vol. 14, Issue 80, pp. 62060-62071.

4.     Borthakur P. P. and Medhi N.*, 2023. Green Revolution: Promising Feedstock for Sustainable Biodiesel Production. European Chemical Bulletin, Vol. 12, Issue 10, pp. 2306-2325.

5.    Medhi, N.* and Das M., 2022. An Experimental Study of Low Salinity Waterflooding in Secondary Recovery Mode in Geleki Oil Field of Assam-Arakan Basin, India. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 71, pp. 39633-39644.

6.    Medhi, N.*, 2022. A Study on the Effects of Injection Water Quality on Oil Recovery during Water Flooding in Geleki Oil Field of the Upper Assam Basin, India. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 74, pp. 48628-48638.

7.    Medhi, N.*, 2020. Feasibility Study of Low Salinity Waterflooding in a part of Cambay Basin, India; Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, World Researchers Associations, Vol. 24(12), December 2020, ISSN: 0972-0626, pp. 125-133.

8.    Medhi, N.*, 2020. A Study on the Effects of Injection Brine Salinity on Oil Recovery based on Relative Permeability and Fractional Flow Curve in Geleki Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, India; Zeichen Journal, Volume 6, Issue 12, December 2020, ISSN: 0932-4747, pp. 89-100.

9.    Medhi, N.*, 2018. A Study on Fine’s Migration during Low Salinity Waterflooding in Geleki Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Volume 20, No. 3, ISSN: 0972-1967, pp. 344-351.

10.Makwana, V., K., Medhi, N.*, Karmakar S., Bhattacharya S., Agarwal N., 2017. Role of Surfactant and Salinity on Crude Oil-Water Interfacial Tension in a part of an Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 6, ISSN (O): 2249-3905, ISSN (P): 2349-6525 pp. 108-116.

11.Kaushik, H., Prasad, N., Medhi, N.*, Rajkhowa A., Medhi, T., Baruah, A., Teron, T., 2016. A Study on Oil and Gas Processing Facility in a Part of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology, Volume 6, Issue 3, ISSN 2231-1785 (online), ISSN 2321-5178 (print), pp. 1-6.

12.Das, M., Medhi, N.*, 2015. Clay Minerals and its importance on Hydrocarbon Production Potential in a part of Geleki oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 11, ISSN 2249-3905, pp. 25-33.

13.Medhi, N., Das, M.*, 2015. A study on the Low Salinity Waterflooding (LSW) in a part of a Depleted Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology, Volume 5, Issue 3, ISSN: 2231-1785 (online), ISSN: 2321-5178 (print), pp. 1-9.

14.Medhi, N., Das, M.*, 2014. A study on the interaction between the injection water and reservoir minerals and their effects on reservoir characteristics in Tipam reservoir sand of Geleki oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Volume 16, No. 2., ISSN: 0972-1967, pp. 321-329.

15.Das, M., Medhi, N.*, 2014. A study on the effects of Crude Oil/Brine /Rock interaction on oil recovery during Low Saline Waterflooding in a part of Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin, Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Volume 16, No. 3., ISSN: 0972-1967, pp. 267-276.

16. Medhi, N.*, Das, M. 2013. Formation of Gas Hydrates In High Pressure Gas lines - A Case Study, Journal of Earth Science, Volume 1, No. 1., ISSN: 2347-8942, pp. 59-63.

CHAPTER IN EDITED BOOK

1.     Book Chapter entitled ‘Experimental Analysis of Low Salinity Waterflooding in Tertiary Recovery Mode in Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin, India’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das has been published in the book Advances in Geophysics, Tectonics and Petroleum Geosciences (Print ISBN: 978-3-030-73025-3; Online ISBN: 978-3-030-73026-0) which is a part of the Springer Book Series Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series Sustainable Development. 2022, pp. 413-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73026-0_95

 

2.     Book Chapter entitled ‘A Study on Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells as Sustainable Sources of Geothermal Energy’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das has been published in the Book Emerging Renewable Energy Technologies, 2018, ISBN: 978-81-935731-5-0, Maliyata Offset Press, Mirza-781125, India.

PAPER PRESENTATION IN SEMINARS/CONFERENCES

INTERNATIONAL:

  1. Paper entitled “Enhanced Oil Recovery using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles coupled with Low Salinity Waterflooding in a part of Upper Assam Basin” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on Petroleum, Hydrogen & Decarbonization (ICPHD 2023) at IIT Guwahati from 3-5 November 2023.
  2.  Paper entitled “Application of Nanoparticles for Enhancing oil recovery: A Critical Review” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on Recent Advances in Material Chemistry and Catalysis, 1-3 March, 2023 organized by the department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University.
  3. Paper entitled “Effects of Silica Nanofluid on Improving Oil Recovery in Tipam Reservoir Sandstone of Upper Assam Basin” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on Fourth Industrial Evolution and Higher Education (FIRHE-2023), 23-25 February,2023 Organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dibrugarh University.
  4. Paper Entitled ‘The Efficiency of Ionic Liquids for Enhancing Oil Recovery in a Sandstone Reservoir’ authored by Nayan Medhi, Angshumita Dutta, Navarun Sharma, Parakhmoni Gogoi, Uttamasha B. Borah and Randeep Rajput was presented by the first author in the 1st International Conference on ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education 2023 (FIRHE-2023)’ Organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), Dibrugarh University during February 23-25, 2023.
  5. Paper Entitled ‘Injection Water Chemistry and its Impact on the Time of Breakthrough and Oil Recovery in a part of Assam-Arakan Basin’ authored by Nayan Medhi was presented in the 1st International Conference on ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education 2023 (FIRHE-2023)’ Organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), Dibrugarh University during February 23-25, 2023.
  6. Paper Entitled ‘Effects of Silica Nanofluid on Improving Oil Recovery in Tipam Reservoir Sandstone of Upper Assam Basin’ authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the 1st International Conference on ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education 2023 (FIRHE-2023)’ Organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), Dibrugarh University during February 23-25, 2023.
  7. Paper Entitled ‘A Study on the Application of Nanoparticle-Assisted Low Salinity Waterflooding for Improving Oil Recovery in a Part of the Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin’ authored by Nayan Medhi was presented in the International Conference on ‘Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry and Catalysis (RAMCC-2023)’ Organized by Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University during March 01-03, 2023.
  8. Paper Entitled ‘Application of Nanoparticles for Enhancing Oil Recovery: A Critical Review’ authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on ‘Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry and Catalysis (RAMCC-2023)’ Organized by Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University during March 01-03, 2023.
  9. Paper entitled “A study on the Nanoparticle assisted Low Salinity Waterflooding in a part of Upper Assam Basin” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Conference on Water Managment, 7-8 February 2022 Under the Aegis of AICTE, New Delhi Organized By the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University.
  10. Paper Entitled ‘Clay-Induced Formation Damage: Its Effects on Waterflood Performance during Green Enhanced Oil Recovery (GEOR) (GSE-111)’ by Nayan Medhi was presented in the International Online Conference on ‘Sustainable Research Technology & Development (IOSCRT-2020)’ Organized by Dr. SSB University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India in collaboration with Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Assam, India, sponsored by TEQIP-III (MHRD, Govt. of India) during September 24-25, 2020.
  11. Paper Entitled 'Experimental Study on a Green Enhanced Oil Recovery (GEOR) Method in a Sandstone Reservoir' by Nayan Medhi was presented in the International Conference on ‘Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020)’ Organized by CSIR- North East Institute of Science &Technology, Jorhat, Assam held from 20-22 February, 2020.
  12. Paper Entitled ‘Low Salinity Waterflooding in Tertiary Recovery Mode in a part of Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin, India’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the ‘4th International Conference on Oil, Gas & Petrochemistry’, Madridge Conference, September 23-24, 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  13. Paper Entitled ‘Experimental Study on LoSal Enhanced Oil Recovery Mechanisms in a Part of an Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin, India’ by Minati Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the second author in the ‘4th International Conference on Oil, Gas & Petrochemistry’, Madridge Conference, September 23-24, 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  14. Paper Entitled ‘A Study on Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells as Sustainable Sources of Geothermal Energy’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the ‘International Conference on Renewable & Alternate Energy (ICRAE-2018)’ Organized by the Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU), Guwahati, Assam, India from December 04-06, 2018.
  15. Paper Entitled ‘Effects of Crude Oil/Brine/Rock (COBR) Interaction on Oil-Water Interfacial Tension in a Sandstone Reservoir’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the International Conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences’, Organized by the Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University, 26-28 February, 2018.
  16. Paper entitled ‘Experimental Study on the Impact of different Surfactants on the Interfacial Tension of Upper Assam Basin Crude Oil', by Sumedha Bhattacharya, Sabyasaachi Karmakar, Vishal Kumar Makwana, Niket Agarwal and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first four authors in the International Conference on ‘Separation Technologies in Chemical, Biochemical, Petroleum and Environmental Engineering, (TECHNOSCAPE 2016)’, Organized by the VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India, 20-21 October, 2016.
  17. Paper entitled ‘A study on the interaction between the injection water and reservoir minerals and their effects on reservoir characteristics in Tipam reservoir sand of Geleki oilfield of Upper Assam Basin’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the International Symposium on ‘Role of Earth System Sciences and Human Prosperity’, held at AMD Complex, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 23-25 October, 2013.
  18. Paper entitled ‘A study on the effects of Crude Oil/Brine /Rock interaction on oil recovery during Low Saline Waterflooding in a part of Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin’ by Minati Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the International Symposium on ‘Role of Earth System Sciences and Human Prosperity’, held at AMD Complex, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 23-25 October, 2013.

NATIONAL:

  1. Paper entitled “Role of Silica Nanoparticles on Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs: A Review” authored by Nirutpal Saikia, Nitish Kumar Kalita,Nikhita Kachari, Nandini Hathi and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first four authors in the DST-PURSE Sponsored National Seminar on Recent trends in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production (RHCEP’24) 19th-20th March, 2024 organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology and Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University.
  2. Paper entitled Unlocking the Potential of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Comprehensive Review and Future Perspectives authored by Saptarshi Chetia, Swagata Saikia, Sneha Ahmed, Shayantan Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first four authors in the DST-PURSE Sponsored National Seminar on Recent trends in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production (RHCEP’24) 19th-20th March, 2024 organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology and Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University.
  3. Paper entitled ‘A Study on the Comparison of Oil Recovery by Secondary and Tertiary Recovery Modes of Low Salinity Waterflooding in a Sandstone Reservoir’ authored by Nayan Medhi was presented in the National Conference on ‘Water Management: With Special Emphasis on Risk Assessment’ Organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University during July 05-06, 2022.
  4. Paper entitled “Produced Water Treatment: Its Effects on Oil Recovery during Waterflooding in a Part Of Upper Assam Basin” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi was presented by the first author in the National Conference on Water Managment, 5-6 May 2022 sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, Science and Engineering Board, Organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University.
  5. Paper entitled “Application of Nanoparticles for Enhancing Oil Recovery in Sandstone Reservoirs” authored by Uttaron Goswami and Nayan Medhi* was presented by the first author in Petrofest, 2022.
  6. Paper entitled ‘Role of Polar Compounds in Crude Oil on Oil Recovery During Low Salinity Waterflooding: As Experimental Investigation’ authored by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the National Conference on ‘Recent Advancements and Emerging Challenges in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development (RESTS-2020)’ Organized by the Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (D.U.I.E.T.) in collaboration with DR. SSBUICET Panjab University in Virtual Mode under TEQIP-III during July 14th and 15th 2020.
  7. Paper entitled 'A study on the effects of Injection Brine Salinity on Fractional Flow Curve during Low Salinity Waterflooding in a part of Upper Assam Basin' authored by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the National Conference on ‘UPSTREAM PETROLEUM ENGINEERING-2019 (NCUPE 2019)’  Organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) in collaboration with Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) International on 2-3 November, 2019.
  8. Paper entitled ‘A Study on Wettability alteration during Low Salinity Waterflooding (LSW) in a Sandstone Reservoir’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the National Seminar on ‘Geology, Geochemistry, Tectonics, Energy and Mineral Resources of Northeast India’, Organized by the Nagaland University, November 9-11, 2016.
  9. Paper entitled ‘A study on Physico-Chemical aspects of Clay Migration and its role on Oil Recovery in a Part of Upper Assam Basin’ by Minati Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the second author in the National Seminar on ‘Geology, Geochemistry, Tectonics, Energy and Mineral Resources of Northeast India’, Organized by the Nagaland University, November 9-11, 2016.
  10. Paper entitled ‘Clay Minerals and its Effects on Wettability Alteration during Low Saline Waterflooding in a part of Geleki Oil Field of Upper Assam Basin’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the UGC SAP (DRS-II) Sponsored Seminar on ‘Recent Developments in Geo-Scientific Studies on Shillong-Mikir Massif, Upper Assam and Eastern Himalayas’ Organized by the Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, 30 March, 2016.
  11. The paper entitled ‘A study on Low Saline Waterflooding (LSW) in a part of Brown Field of Upper Assam Basin’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in ‘102nd Indian Science Congress’, Organized by the University of Mumbai, 3-7 January, 2015.
  12. The paper entitled ‘Role of Clay Minerals on Hydrocarbon Production Potential in a part of Tipam Reservoir Sand of Geleki Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin’ by Minati Das and Nayan Medhi was presented by the second author in ‘102nd Indian Science Congress’, Organized by the University of Mumbai, 3-7 January, 2015.
  13. Paper entitled ‘Formation of Gas Hydrates In High Pressure Gas lines – A Case Study’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented by the first author in the National Seminar on ‘Multidisciplinary Approach in Sedimentary Basin Studies’ Organized by the Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, March 15-16, 2012.

PATENT

1. A Patent entitled A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING OIL AND GAS SEPARATORS BY USING AN APPLICATION was granted on 28/02/2024 (Application No: 2023/07675) in the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. Applicants of the patent are Dr. Nayan Medhi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India; Manna Mukherjee Assistant Executive Engineer (Production) ONGC, Ahmedabad Asset Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Sanjeev Thakur Dy. Chief Engineer OGPS OIL, FHQ Duliajan, Assam, India.

INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH WORK:

  1.   An Industry-Academia Collaborative Research Work on the project entitled Outcrop Mapping and reservoir rock and fluid characterization of the Tipam and Barail Group of rocks exposed in Golaghat, Jorhat, and Jagun area of Upper Assam basin has been carried out between Vedanta Limited and Dibrugarh University from 2024.
  2. An Industry-Academia Collaborative Research Work on the Topic Effects of Low Salinity Nanofluid on Oil Recovery In Tipam Reservoir Sandstone of a Part of Upper Assam Basin has been carried out with the Chemical Department, Oil India Limited (Oil), Duliajan from July, 2023.

INVITED LECTURES

1. A presentation on ‘Low Saline Water Flooding for Enhancement of Oil Recovery’ by Nayan Medhi and Minati Das was presented in Oil India Limited, Duliajan, February 18, 2017.

RESOURCE PERSON

  1. Dr. Nayan Medhi, Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, DUIET, Dibrugarh University took a session as Resource Person at the 5-days Faculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurship organized by the Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC), Dibrugarh University during 19-23 February, 2024.
  2. Dr. Nayan Medhi, Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, DUIET, Dibrugarh University presented on a topic entitled Production Technology as a Resource Person on 18.04.22 from 1.00 PM to 03.00 PM in the Short Term Training Programme (Sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi) organized by Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University.

 

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