Lab Members

Research Area

• Reservoir Simulation
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
• Reactive Transport
• Thermodynamics

Biography

Femi is a Ph.D. student in the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, working under the supervision of Professor Okuno since 2021. His research focuses on chemical and phase equilibria calculations, with a particular emphasis on formate solutions for carbon storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR).

Education

• M.S. in Petroleum Engineering (2023), The University of Texas at Austin, USA
• B.S. in Petroleum Engineering (2017), University of Lagos, Nigeria

Representative Publications

• Oyenowo, O. P., Wang, H., Mirzaei-Paiaman, A., Carrasco-Jaim, O. A., Sheng, K., & Okuno, R. (2024). Geochemical Impact of High-Concentration Formate Solution Injection on Rock Wettability for Enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Carbon Storage. Energy & Fuels.
• Oyenowo, O. P., Sheng, K., & Okuno, R. (2023). Simulation case studies of aqueous formate solution for geological carbon storage. Fuel, 334, 126643.
• Wang, H., Oyenowo, O. P., & Okuno, R. (2023). Aqueous formate solution for enhanced water imbibition in oil recovery and carbon storage in carbonate reservoirs. Fuel, 345, 128198.
• Baghishov, I., Abeykoon, G. A., Wang, M., Oyenowo, O. P., Argüelles-Vivas, F. J., & Okuno, R. (2022). A Mechanistic Comparison of Formate, Acetate, and Glycine as Wettability Modifiers for Carbonate and Shale Formations. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 129849.