Viswasanthi Chandra, PhD

Research Interests

During her Ph.D. and as a research intern at BG Group, Santhi’s focus was to develop a cross-disciplinary understanding of carbonate reservoirs, especially in; carbonate reservoir characterization, formation evaluation, reservoir modelling and simulation, and using production data for history matching. Santhi’s current research interests include, but are not limited to, upscaling flow from pore-core-reservoir scales, characterization and simulation of fractured carbonate reservoirs, improved/ enhanced oil recovery, and unconventional reservoirs.

Selected Publications

Effective integration of reservoir rock-typing and simulation using near-wellbore upscaling
Chandra, V., Barnett, A., Corbett, P., Geiger, S., Wright, P., Steele, R., Milroy, P
Marine and Petroleum Geology, 67, 307-326, ISSN 0264-8172, (2015)
Distinguishing between eogenetic, unconformity-related and mesogenetic dissolution: a case study from the Pan...
Barnett, A., Wright, P., Chandra, V., Jain, V.
Reservoir Quality of Clastic and Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Modelling and Predic..., (2015)
Evaluating the impact of a late-burial corrosion model on reservoir permeability and performance in a mature...
Chandra, V., Wright, P. V., Barnett, A., Steele, R., Milroy, P., Corbett, P.W.M., Geiger, ...
Fundamental Controls on Fluid Flow in Carbonates: Current Workflows to Emerging ..., (2015)
AGORA 2011– Developing Deeper Understanding through Interactive, Cross-Disciplinary Workshops focused on...
Corbett, P.W.M, Williams, G., Gosselin, O., Coléou, T., Christie, M., Hamidreza, H., Chand...
First Break, 29, August 2011, 14-17, (2011)
Development of non-linear optically active free standing films based on m-NA doped Poly Ether Sulfone (PES)...
Chandra, V., Negi, Y. S.
Indian Patent 1084/DEL/ 2009, (2009)
Development of non-linear optically active free standing films based on 2-Methyl-NA doped Poly Ether Sulfone...
Chandra, V., Negi, Y. S.
Indian Patent 1083/DEL/2009, (2009)
Improving Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation with Near Wellbore Modeling
Chandra, V., Hamdi, H., Corbett, P.W.M., Geiger, S.
SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering journal 16(2), 183-193, SPE-148104-PA, (2013)

Education

Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
M.S. Reservoir Evaluation and Management, Heriot-Watt University, UK
B.Sc. Tech Applied Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India

Professional Profile

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

Awards

Summer Undergraduate Research Award from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), 2006
Certificate of merit from Summer Undergraduate Research Program, IITR, 2006

KAUST Affiliations

Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center (ANPERC)

Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs Shale Gas Tight Gas Carbonates Improved/enhanced Oil Recovery Multiscale Modelling and Simulation