List of Ongoing Projects (2019-2025)
| Title of the Project | Status of The Project | Funding Agency | Name of PI | Department |
| Development of Polymer augmented surfactant-based microemulsion systems for enhanced oil recovery | Ongoing | MHRD(SPARC), New Delhi | Prof. Ajay Mandal | PE |
| Development of Advection-Diffusion Based Chemo-Thermo-Physical Model for Post-fracturing Pressure Build-up in Shale Formations | Ongoing | SERB, New Delhi | Prof. Vinay Kumar Rajak | PE |
| Synthesis of Bio-Based Zwitterionic surfactant for use in Enhanced Oil recovery (EOR) at High Reservoir Temperature Conditions | Ongoing | SERB, New Delhi | Prof. Tarun Kumar Naiya | PE |
| Developments Tailors-made Surfactants for application in enhanced oil recovery | Ongoing | Syntron Industries Private Limited, Ahmedabad, Gujrat | Prof. Ajay Mandal | PE |
| Reservoir Characterization of Raniganj CBM Field Through Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) | Ongoing | Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Limited, Durgapur, West Bengal | Prof. Rajeev Upadhyay | PE |
| Calibration of vertical oil storage tanks in India | Ongoing | Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi | Prof. Mohammed Hamid Siddique, | PE |
| Hot Nanofluid Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Design and Mechanism Development | Ongoing | Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited, Chennai | Prof. Ajay Mandal | PE |
| Future of Geothermal in India | Ongoing | Project InnerSpace, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Prof. Raj Kiran | PE |
List of Ongoing Consultancy Projects (2019-2025)
| Consultancy Number | Title | Organtation Name/Funding Agency | CI | CO-CI | Status |
| 2023-24 | Core Flooding Exeriment on Trial Basis | Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Ltd. Durgapur | Prof. Archana | Prof. Keka Ojha | Ongoing |
| 2023-24 | Adsorption Isotherm Analysis & Lab Studies of Coal & Shale Samples for CBM & Shale Gas | M/s Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Limited, Durgapur | Prof. Keka Ojha | Prof. Archana Prof. Ajay Mandal |
Ongoing |
| 2023-24 | Current Workflows in Oil and Gas Industry | General | Prof. Keka Ojha | Prof. Pawan Gupta | Ongoing |
| 2023-24 | Compatibility Study of Fresh Water with Formation Rock and Fluid for Bhaskar Field in Gujarat | M/s Sun Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai | Prof. Ajay Mandal | Prof. Keka Ojha Prof. Tarun K. Naiya |
Ongoing |
| 2023-24 | Technical Evaluation of Diesel Samples of Heavy Duty Machineries Used by Devprabha Construction Pvt. Ltd. | M/s Devprabha Construction Pvt. Ltd., Dhanbad | Prof. Tarun K. Naiya | Prof. Keka Ojha Prof. Ajay Mandal Prof. Chandan Sahu |
Ongoing |
| 2023-24 | Study of optimizing technological obstacles related to chemical treatment, ALS and completion tools for production enhancement and increasing well uptime in CBM reservoirs | M/s Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Limited (EOGEPL), Burdwan | Prof. Chandan Sahu | Prof. Sarthak S. Singh | Ongoing |
| 2023-24 | Detailed Study on Hydraulically Actuated Artificial Lift (HAAL) Unit vis-à-vis Conventional SRP Unit | M/s ONGC, Mehsana | Prof. Ashutosh Kumar | Prof. Rajeev Upadhyay | Ongoing |
| 2023-24 | Pressure Transient Analysis of Wells of Raniganj CBM field for Mining Associates | M/s Mining Associates Private Limited, Asansol | Prof. Vinay K. Rajak | Prof. Raj Kiran Prof. Rajeev Upadhyay |
Ongoing |
| 2024-25 | Subsurface Reservoir Siulation & Modelling Studies to support expansion of field development plan of Raniganj CBM Blocks of Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Limited (EOGEPL) | M/s EOGEPL, Duragpur | Prof. Rajeev Upadhyay | Prof. Saurabh Datta Gupta | Approved |
| 2024-25 | Supervising the Injection/Fall-off Tests and Performing Pressure Transient Analysis in Five Core Holes of Jharia CBM Block of Prabha Energy Private Limited (PEPL) | M/s Prabha Energy Private Limited, Ahmedabad | Prof. Raj Kiran | Prof. Rajeev Upadhyay, Prof. Vinay Kumar Rajak, Prof. Ashutosh Kumar |
Approved |
| 2024-25 | Two Day Workshop on “Safety in Oil and Gas Industry | General | Prof. Keka Ojha | Prof. M. Hamid Siddiqui, Prof. Neetish Maurya |
Ongoing |
| 2024-25 | Performance of Synthesized Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery and Interpretation of Results with Detailed Mechanism | M/s Shah-Schulman Center for Surface Science & Nanotechnology, Nadiad | Prof. Ajay Mandal | NA | Approved |
| 2024-25 | Ultimate and Proximate Analyses for the Proposed Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Pilot Operations in the Kasta West Project | M/s Ergo Exergy Technologies Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi | Prof. Sayantan Ghosh | Prof. Ejaz Ahmad, Prof. Keka Ojha |
Ongoing |
| 2024-25 | Technical Assessment of Diesel Samples of Heavy Duty Machineries used by Devprabha Construction Pvt. Ltd. | M/s Devprabha Construction Pvt. Ltd., Dhanbad | Prof. Tarun K. Naiya | Prof. Keka Ojha, Prof. Ajay Mandal, Prof. Archana, Prof. Chandan Sahu |
Ongoing |
| 2024-25 | Estimation of gas content and prospect evaluation of exploratory CBM block: SR-ONHP (CBM) - 2022/6 | M/s Oilmax Energy Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai | Prof. Keka Ojha | Prof. Sayantan Ghosh | Ongoing |
| 2024-25 | “Detailed Subsurface Study for Reservoir Performance Evaluation of Eight (08) Wells of Mehsana and Ahmedabad Asset” for ONGC | M/s ONGC, Ahmedabad | Prof. Rajeev Upadhyay | Prof. Ashok Kumar | Approved |