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Prof.Pawan Gupta

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Petroleum Engineering

Email: pawang[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 9690352245

Office Number: +91-326-223-5378

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About Me: I am Dr. Pawan Gupta, an Assistant Professor with a Ph.D. from IIT Madras, specializing in Petroleum Engineering. With over a decade of academic experience, I bring a strong foundation in teaching, mentoring, and research. My teaching portfolio includes subjects such as Unconventional Hydrocarbon Energy Resources (CBM, Shale, and Gas Hydrates), Petroleum Economics, Geomechanics, and Petroleum Engineering, employing innovative methods like flipped classrooms and research-driven discussions. My research focuses on gas hydrates, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), drilling fluids, and CO₂-Hydrogen storage, with notable contributions in methane recovery, hydrate-based gas storage, and nanoparticle-assisted EOR techniques. I have successfully led a sponsored research project, published in high-impact journals, and hold a patent on hydrate recovery systems. I aim to bridge the gap between academia and industry by delivering innovative solutions to global energy challenges.

Research Interest: Characterization Of Coal, Oil And Gas, CCUS, Natural Gas Recovery From Gas Hydrates, Gas Storage And Transportation, Drilling Fluids, EOR, Unconventional Hydrocarbon Energy Resources, Flow Assurance, Hydrate Based Desalination, Formation Damage, Hydrogen Storage

Teaching

Courses

Unconventional HC Energy, B.Tech, M.tech (AY 2022-23, 2024-25)
EOR Lab, B.Tech (AY 2022-23, 2024-25)
Petroleum Resource Management and Resource Evaluation, M.tech (AY 2022-23, 2024-25)
Reservoir Engineering Lab, B.Tech (AY 2022-23, 2024-25)

Academics

Ph.D.
- Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
M.Tech (Petroleum Engineering)
- Institute: ISMU, Dhanbad (IIT ISM)
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
- Institute: Jabalpur Engineering College (Govt.)

Position

DPAC Member
DPGC Member
IADC Student Chapter Faculty Advisor
Health Committee Member
M.Tech Coordinator
Warden

Awards and Honors

Selected as a member of the Early Career Board for Energy & Fuels from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India (https://pubs.acs.org/page/enfuem/editors.html)

Publications

Books Published

ARTICLES/CHAPTERS PUBLISHED IN THE BOOKS

Nair V.C., Gupta P., Sangwai J.S. Gas Hydrates as a Potential Energy Resource for Energy Sustainability. In: De S., Bandyopadhyay S., Assadi M., Mukherjee D. (Eds.) Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. 2018, 1, 265-287 (link to book)
Nair V.C., Jadhawar P., Gupta P., Chapter 3 - Rheological characterization of nanofluids, Editor(s): Tushar Sharma, Krishna Raghav Chaturvedi, Japan J. Trivedi, Nanotechnology for CO2 Utilization in Oilfield Applications, Gulf Professional Publishing, Published: June 1, 2022, Pages 37-57, ISBN 9780323905404, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90540-4.00007-7. (Link)
Gupta P., Bhajan Lal b, Nair V.C., Chapter 14 - Solid CO2 storage by hydrate-based geo sequestration, Editor(s): Tushar Sharma, Krishna Raghav Chaturvedi, Japan J. Trivedi, Nanotechnology for CO2 Utilization in Oilfield Applications, Gulf Professional Publishing, June 1, 2022, Pages 251-273, ISBN 9780323905404, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90540-4.00009-0 (Link)

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS (SCI/SCIE/SCOPUS INDEXED)

Dadi, N.R., Maurya, N.K. and Gupta, P., 2024. Advancing foam EOR: A comprehensive Examination of key parameters and mechanisms from surfactants to nanoparticles. Journal of Molecular Liquids, p.126177. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2024.126177)
Gupta, P.*, Krishna, S. and Maurya, N.K., 2024. Thermodynamic, Rheological, and Electrical Properties of Hydrate Inhibitors: Implications for Natural Gas Production and Flow Assurance. Energy & Fuels, 38(16), pp.15284-15294. (link to paper)
Patel, S., Wilson, I., Sreenivasan, H., Naveen, P., Gupta, P. and Krishna, S., 2024. Proppant transportation and placement in fractures by water and liquid nitrogen: a numerical simulation. Computational Particle Mechanics, 11(2), pp.721-743. (link to paper)
Wilson, I., Saini, S., Sreenivasan, H., Sahu, C., Krishna, S. and Gupta, P*., 2023. Review and perspectives of energy-efficient methane production from natural gas hydrate reservoirs using carbon dioxide exchange technology. Energy & Fuels, 37(14), pp.9841-9872. (link to paper)
Gupta, P., Mondal S., Sangwai, J.S., Gardas R.L., Investigation on the Effect of Ionic Liquids and Quaternary Ammonium Salts on the Kinetics of Methane Hydrate; Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023 (Link to paper)
Mousumi Nandi, Neha Vyas, Rakesh Kumar Vij, Pawan Gupta*. A review on the natural gas ecosystem in India: Energy scenario, market, pricing assessment with the developed part of the world and the way forward. Journal of Natural gas Science and Engineering) 2022 (Link)
Gupta, P., Nair, V.C. and Sangwai, J.S., 2021. Polymer-Assisted chemical inhibitor flooding: a novel approach for energy recovery from hydrate-bearing sediments. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60(22), pp.8043-8055. (Link)
Perumalsamy. J, Gupta, P., Jitendra S., Performance Evaluation of Esters and Graphene Nanoparticles as an Additive on the Rheological and Lubrication Properties of Water-Based Drilling Mud. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 204, September 2021, 108680 (Link)
William, M., Gupta, P., Sangwai, J. Interaction of Lubricants on the Rheological and Filtration Loss Properties of Water-based Drilling Fluids. Petroleum Science and Technology. Pages 235-248, 2021 (Link)
Swaminathan P., Gupta, P., Jadhawar, P., Nagarajan, R., Sangwai, J. Investigations on the thermal and electrical conductivity of polyethylene glycol-based CuO and ZnO nanofluids. Indian Chemical Engineer. 2019. (link to paper)
Gupta, P., Sangwai, J.S. Performance Evaluation of Oilfields Polymers (Polyacrylamide, Xanthan Gum, and Guar Gum) as Low-Dosage Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitors (LDHI). Energy & Fuels. 2019, 337, 6335-6349 (link to paper)
Gupta, P., Nair, V.C., Sangwai, J.S. Phase Equilibrium of Methane Hydrate in the Presence of Aqueous Solutions of Polyacrylamide, Xanthan Gum, and Guar Gum Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data. 2019 64, 1650–1661 (American Chemical Society publications, Impact factor: 2.323) (link to paper)
Nair, V. C., Gupta, P., Sangwai, J. S. Natural Gas Production from a Marine Clayey Hydrate Reservoir Formed in Seawater using Depressurization at Constant Pressure, Depressurization by Constant Rate Gas Release, Thermal Stimulation and their Implications for Real Field Applications. Energy and Fuels. 2019, 33, 3108–3122 (link to paper)
Nair, V. C., Mech, D., Gupta, P., Sangwai, J. S. Polymer Flooding in an Artificial Hydrate Bearing Sediments for Methane Gas Recovery. Energy and Fuels. 2018, 32, 6657–6668 (American Chemical Society publications, Impact factor: 3.091). (link to paper)
Gupta, P., Nair, V.C., Sangwai, J.S. Phase equilibrium of methane hydrate in the presence of aqueous solutions of quaternary ammonium salts. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data. 2018, 63, 2410–2419. (American Chemical Society publications, Impact factor: 2.323) (link to paper)
Gupta P., Sakthivel, S., Sangwai, J.S. Effect of aromatic/aliphatic based ionic liquids on the phase behavior of methane hydrates: Experiments and modeling. Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 2018, 117, 9-20. (Elsevier, Impact factor: 2.726) (link to paper)
Avula, V.R., Gupta, P., Gardas, R.L., Sangwai, J.S. Thermodynamic modeling of phase equilibrium of carbon dioxide clathrate hydrate in aqueous solutions of promoters and inhibitors suitable for gas separation. Asia‐Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2017 12, 709-722. (Wiley online library, Impact factor: 0.84) (link to paper)
Mech D., Gupta P., Sangwai J.S., Kinetics of methane hydrate formation in an aqueous solution of thermodynamic promoters (THF and TBAB) with and without kinetic promoter (SDS). Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 2016, 35, 1519-1534. (Elsevier, Impact factor: 2.718) (link to paper)

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

Prasad, S. K., Mech, D., Nair, V.C., Gupta, P. Sangwai, J. S. Effect of high molecular weight asphaltenes on the phase stability of methane hydrates. Accepted in International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, ISOPE June 10-15, 2018, Sapporo, Japan. (link to paper)
Gupta, P., Sangwai, J.S. Semiclathrate hydrate of methane and quaternary ammonium salts for natural gas storage and gas separation. In Offshore Technology Conference Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-23, March 2018. (link to paper)
Gupta, P., Sangwai, J.S., Non-isothermal kinetics of methane hydrate formation in aromatic based ionic liquids: Effect of carbon chain length. Ninth International Conference on Gas Hydrates, ICGH9, Denver USA, June 25-30, 2017. (link)
Laik, S., Mandal, A., Saw, V.K. and Gupta, P. Effect of suspended and dissolved substance on formation and dissociation of gas hydrates. In SPE Oil and Gas India Conference and Exhibition, Mumbai, India, 20-22 January 2010. (link to paper)

Patents

Nair V.C., Gupta P., Sangwai J.S. System and Method for Recovering Energy or Minerals from a Reservoir. Application number: 201941016768, Filed on 26 April 2019.

Projects & Activities

Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

EDP7200/2023-24: Current workflow in Oil and Gas Industry “Current Workflows in Oil and Gas Industry” is being organised by the Department of Petroleum Engineering during the period 11 – 15 March 2024 at IIIF, IIT (ISM) Delhi Centre, NBCC Building, Okhla Phase 1, Delhi.

Membership of Scientific Societies

1. Member of SPE

2. Member of IADC

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Health Committee Member
Warden Amber Hostel

Guidance

Name of the student and Roll number	Title of the Thesis
Ayush Yadav, 22DR0066 (PhD)	Study on Natural Gas Production from Hydrate Reservoirs and CO2 Sequestration: Experimental and Modeling Studies
Sweta Saini 23DR0333 (PhD)	Characterization of Mahanadi and KG basin sediments and their potential in CO2 sequestration and CH4 -CO2 exchange

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