Dr. Md. Amanullah has extensive experience in petroleum engineering, particularly in drilling and completion fluids. He received his Ph.D. from Imperial College London and has worked for organizations such as Saudi Aramco, CSIRO Petroleum, and Curtin University. During his career, he has published over 75 papers, filed over 35 patents, supervised many students, and received several awards for his work developing novel and environmentally-friendly drilling fluid technologies.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME: Dr. Md. Amanullah
CONTACT DETAILS: GPO Box 9676, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
Email: md.amanullah@aramco.com/ & m_aman@yahoo.com
Tel.: 03-8730-903 (O), 03-8780-369 (R), 0502-927-518 (M)
DATE OF BIRTH: 1st
January 1958
NATIONALITY: Australian
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1989 – 1993 University of London, UK , Ph.D. , Petroleum Engineering
1989 – 1993 Imperial College, London, UK , DIC. , Petroleum engineering
1978 – 1983 Moscow Oil and Gas Institute, Russia , MS, Mechanical Engineering
Specialization: Machines and Equipment of Oil and Gas Fields
Ph.D. Thesis: Shale-Drilling Mud Interactions
MS Thesis: Drilling Rig for Drilling Oil and Gas Wells at a Depth
of 4000 m with Developing the Mud Pump
CAREER SUMMARY
I have MS in Mech Engineering from Moscow oil and gas Institute and Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from
Imperial College, London. Previously I worked as a Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia. Currently
working as a Senior Petroleum Engineering Consultant, Saudi Aramco. I established the Saudi Aramco Drilling
Fluid Research laboratory from scratch in 2009 and filed for more than 35 patents to protect Aramco IP. Published
more than 75 technical and journal papers and received several national, regional and international awards. Two of
my patents were highlighted in scholarly editions of two books on Advances in Research and Applications that were
published in USA. My first paper on “Nanotechnology- Its Significance in Smart Fluid Development” was
downloaded 3581 times from SPE E-Library since published in 2009. My another paper on nano-based fluid was
highlighted in the JPT by the editorial manager Adam Wilson of the Journal.
I am one of the recipients of 2005 Green Chemistry Challenge Award -Awarded by Royal Australian Chemical
Institute. I also received CSIRO Performance Cash Reward in 2006, Saudi Aramco Mentorship Award in 2008,
World Oil Certificate Award for Nano-based Drilling Fluid in 2009, Saudi Aramco Mentorship and Creative
Awards in 2010, SPE Regional Service Award in 2014, Aramco IP Recognition Award in 2014, Award of
Recognition by Irrigation and Drainage Authority, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia in 2014 for Outstanding Contribution to
the Success of Agricultural Waste & Environment Protection, SPE Regional Drilling Engineering Award in 2016,
and Middle East Oil and Gas Awards Finalist in 2016.
I am the lead inventor of the eco-friendly vegetable oil-based dielectric fluid that led to the formation of a spin off
company in Australia for commercialization of the product. It was highlighted in various National & International
Journals/Magazines. My date tree waste-based Green mud additives were highlighted in the Arab and the Al-Riyadh
News and also in the Arabian Sun. Some of my patented products lead to the localization of production
development and have the potential for commercialization in the region and around the globe.
I have extensive teaching, research, training and field experience in drilling, drilling and completion fluids,
borehole stability analyses, formation damage, water shut-off, novel products and fluids development for oil and
gas field and other industrial applications. Co-supervised Master and Ph.D. student projects of UWA and Curtin
University, Australia, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, USA. I taught drilling engineering courses in Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Bangladesh, Imperial
College, London (part time), UWA and Curtin Universities, Australia, Tianjin Technical Institute, China, KFUPM,
Saudi Arabia. I am/was the editorial member of several International Journals-(SPE Drilling and Completion
Engineering, Canadian Journal of Petroleum Technology, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, Recent
Patent in Engineering and The Open chemical Engineering Journals).
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2. EXPERIENCE
7/1/2016– Current Sr. Petroleum Engineering Consultant, Saudi Aramco, Dhahram, Saudi Arabia
2014- 2016 Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member, Petro. Engg. Dept., Texas Tech Uni, Lubbock,
TX 79414. (Other Members: Dr. Soliman & Chair Prof. George Livermore)
1/1/2012 – 12/30/2015 External Thesis Committee Member, Petro Engg. Dept., KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
1/7/2011 – 6/30/2016 Petroleum Engineering Consultant, Saudi Aramco, Dhahram, Saudi Arabia
• Mentoring of Professional Development
• Smart and Nano-based additives application in superior fluid design
• R&D for NPT mitigation
• Novel fluid formulations
• Team Member, Tight Gas Initiative
2008-2009 Project Advisor, Designer Project Student Group 7, PETE 411, Petroleum Engg.
Academic Year Dept., King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, SA
11/10/2008-31/1/2009 Course Instructor, PETE 203 – Drilling Engineering Course, King Fahd University
(Fall Semester) of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
18/7/2008 – 30/6/2011 Petroleum Engineering Specialist, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• Established the Saudi Aramco Drilling Fluid Research laboratory from scratch in
2009 and filed for more than 35 patents to protect Aramco IP.
• Localized some of the oil and gas field product development
• Developed several laboratory methods and apparatus to fill the
Industry Gap.
1/12/2007-28/12/2007 Course Instructor, Course OG7 – Basic Drilling Operations, Tianjin Engineering
Technical Institute, Dagang, Tianjin, China
5/2007 –30/6/2008 Petroleum Engineering Department, Curtin University of Technology
Adjunct Associate Professor
• Delivering lectures on drilling, completion, stimulation and well
servicing fluids, borehole stability, formation damage, etc.,
• Supervising laboratory works and Co-supervising research students
and research projects
• Pursuing collaborative research with other faculty members
4/1999 - CSIRO Petroleum, Australia
30/6/2008 Principal Research Scientist
Established the CSIRO Drilling Fluid Research Laboratory to conduct innovative
R&Ds.
Fluids Development and Formulation: Formulation of novel water and bio-degradable
oil-based drilling muds, Drilling fluids with superior low-end rheology, Formation
strengthening fluids for borehole instability and sand control, Non-damaging fracturing,
stimulation, EOR and drill-in fluids to improve well productivity, water shut off gel and
RPM evaluation and development, Superior cleaning fluids for mudcake cleaning,
Spotting fluids for stuck pipe recovery, Environment friendly dielectric fluid for Power
and Distribution Industry (Patented).
Additives Identification and Development: Environment friendly gellants, gels, RPM,
thermal inhibitor, HTHP fluid loss additives, environment friendly oil-based carrier
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3. fluids, shale inhibitors, membrane generating additives, gluing and cementation additives
for formation strengthening and sand control.
Rock Mechanics and Borehole Instability: In-situ stress analyses and characterisation,
Evaluation of historical drilling data and well logs for Borehole Instability modelling and
control, Shale and mud activity determination, Petrophysical properties and pore fluid
composition analyses, Coupled membrane efficiency and mud pressure penetration
analyses for improving borehole stability, Rock mechanical testing (UCS, triaxial,
multistage triaxial, TWC, etc) for borehole instability and sand production prediction,
Mud design guidelines for vertical, deviated, horizontal and extended reach wells.
Novel/Upgraded Methods and Laboratory Facilities: Methods and facilities for
compressive, tensile and shear characterisation of mudcake, Mudcake erosion and
cleaning efficiency evaluation using mass loss and suspended particle concentration
principles, Shale-drilling mud interactions evaluation (Dynamic swellmeter, Automated
test facility for mechanical characterisation of shale cuttings), membrane efficiency
measurement, formation damage evaluation, miniature cone penetrometer for
strengthening evaluation, non-destructive measurement of mudcake thickness, spotting
fluid performance and HTHP fluid loss evaluation, etc.
Teaching, Supervision and Management: Managing the Rock Mechanics and Drilling
Fluid Laboratories, Supervise research, laboratory and other works of Technicians,
vacation students and professional visitors, Deliver lectures as guest a speaker to UWA
and Curtin University students, offer short courses as an invited speaker, supervise
postgraduate and undergraduate student works of UWA and Curtin University and also
PUT, Tehran. Prepare national and international collaborative research and project
proposals, intermediate and end of project reports, course notes and materials, etc.
9/1998 - Interdril Nigeria Ltd, Nigeria
3/1999 Technical Specialist (Drilling Fluid)
Mud Programming, Attended Operation Meetings, Analysed Mud Problems and
Recommended Course of Action, Prepared Mud Tender, Supervised Works of Mud
Engineers, Lab Chemists and Mud Technicians, Prepared Technical Talk and
Presentations, Prepared Mud Engineering Manual for Interdrill Nigeria Ltd.
4/1997 - Hannan & Associates Ltd., Calgary, Canada
8/1998 Consulting Engineer
Studied reservoir rock characteristics and petro-physical properties, prepared reports.
1/1995 - University of Texas at Austin, USA
3/1997 Research Fellow
Studied Shale Behaviour, Developed New Laboratory Method for Shale Saturation
Determination, Shale and Mud Activity, Determination (Adsorption Isotherm &
Hygrometer Methods), Dynamic Filtration at High Temperature and High Pressure,
Mathematical Model for Cake Erosion and Compaction, Experimental Determination of
Cake Erosion and Compaction, Cake Thickness Determination using Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Technique (NMRI), in-situ Shale Swelling, Diffusion, Co-
supervised Ph.D./MS Students.
1/1994 - Imperial College, UK
11/1994 Research Assistant
Studied Chemico-mechanical behaviour of soft and brittle shales in the presence of water
and oil based drilling muds (uniaxial, triaxial, swelling, dispersion tests), co-supervised
academic visitors.
10/1989 - Imperial College, UK
12/1993 Research Student
Studied Shale-Drilling Mud Interactions using XRD and Scanning Electron Microscope
(SEM) techniques, Prepared Cores, Conducted Swelling, Penetration, Uniaxial, Triaxial,
One Dimensional and Isotropic Consolidation Tests for Borehole Engineering
Application, Designed and Tested Oil and Water based Muds, Part-time worked in BP
Research Centre, Sunbury.
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4. 5/1984 - Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Bangladesh
9/1989 Lecturer (Drilling Engineering)
Taught Courses on Drilling and Completion,
Rock Mechanics, Perforation and Perforation Interval Selection, Hydraulic Fracturing and
Fracturing Fluids, Drilling & Completion Fluids, Cement Slurry Design and Placement
Techniques (Conventional, Staged, Squeeze Cementing and Cement Plugging), Pilot and
Diagnostic Tests for Mud, Completion Fluid and Cement Slurry, Rig Hydraulics,
Reservoir Characterization, Formation Damage, Well Control (using Simtram Well
Control Simulator).
9/1983 - Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation, Bangladesh
5/1984 Drilling Engineer
Duties include Installation and Maintenance of Rig Equipment, Rig Operation, Drilling
Optimisation, Casing and Drill Strings Design, Mud and Cementation Programming, Pilot
and Diagnostic Tests for Mud and Cement Slurry Evaluation, Study of Borehole
Problems, Evaluation of Drilling Performance, Prepared Tender Document (oil/gas
equipment, mud chemicals and cement), Evaluated bids, Maintenance of Rig.
PRACTICAL TRAINING
1978 Rig Assistant, Grozny, Chechnya, USSR
1979 Rig-site Mud Evaluation, Almetevsk, Tatarstan
1981 Maintenance of Mud Pump and Assembling and Testing of BOP, Baku, Azerbaijan
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
1986 Upstream, Alberta Summer Institute for Petroleum Industry Development
1985 Well Control and Gas Field Development, Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Conducted by UNDP
1984 Logging Technique and Interpretation, Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Conducted by
Schlumberger
Rock Bit Design and Operation, Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Conducted By Hughes Tool Co.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word, Excel, Power Point, Drilling Toolbox 2001, Reed Hydraulics, MI Mudware, Wellcalc, Lone Star
Casing Design.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, SPE (M113922-9) and IEF (M908/92), SPE Editorial
Review Committee Member.
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, Bengali and Russian
HONORS AND AWARDS
1972 Scholar, Junior and Secondary Education Board, Dhaka
1974 Scholar, Junior and Secondary Education Board, Dhaka
1977 Bangladesh-USSR (former) Cultural Exchange Scholar
1989 Commonwealth Scholar for Higher Study in UK
2002 Australian Research Council Grant for three years for a joint Project with Curtin University
2005 Green Chemistry Challenge Award, Awarded by Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Australia
2006 CSIRO Cash Performance Reward, CSIRO, Perth, Australia.
2008 Saudi Aramco Mentorship Award, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2009 World Oil Award Finalist, Gulf Publishing Company, USA
2010 Saudi Aramco Mentorship & Creative Contribution Award, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2013 Intellectual Assets Recognition Awards, Saudi Aramco
2014 SPE Regional Service Award
2014 Award of Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to the Success of Agricultural Waste &
Environment Protection, Irrigation & Drainage Authority, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia.
2014 Intellectual Assets Recognition Awards, Saudi Aramco
2016 SPE Middle East Regional Drilling Engineering Award
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5. 2016 Middle East Oil and Gas Awards Finalist
REFERENCES
1. Mr. Terry Eastwood, Manager Eastern Hemisphere, Sackville Place, Suite 12A, 44-48 Magdalen St,
Norwich, NR3 1JU, UK, Tel.: 44-1603-616-221, Mob: 0498-735-353, Email: TerryEastwood@aol.com
2. Prof. Vassilios C. Kelessidis, Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar. Email:
Vassilios.kelessidos@qatar.tamu.edu
Media Release
1. New Vegetable Oil Could Clean up the Power Industry. CSIRO media Release,
September, 2005.
PUBLISHED INTERVIEW
2005 Dutch Technical Magazine Technisch Weekblad (Technology Weekly), on ‘Vegetable Oil-based Dielectric
Fluid’. 21 October, p3.
2005 FEN Magazine on ‘Vegetable Oil to the Environmental Rescue’, November 2005, Vol.39. No.02.
2005 Professional Engineering ‘Essential oil’, The Magazine of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,
London, UK, 19 October, Vol.18. Number19, p39.
2007 Petroleum Africa Journal on ‘The Nature of Formation Damage’, November, 52-54pp.
LIST OF SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
1993 Introduced Fabric Damage/Instability Index for Mechanical Characterisation of Drilling Muds.
1994 Developed a Technique for Mechanical Characterisation of Drill Cuttings.
1995 Introduced the Concept of Mechanical Swelling in Shale Swelling Assessment.
1996 Played a Key Role in Developing a Novel Method for Shale Saturation Assessment.
1999 Co-inventor of High Membrane Efficiency Water-based Mud Development
2000 Developed a Laser-based Apparatus and a Non-destructive Method for Mudcake Thickness Measurement.
2001 Developed a Triple Action Load Cell Assembly for Comprehensive Characterisation of Mudcakes.
Developed a Novel Laboratory Technique to Determine Embedment Characteristic of Mudcakes.
2002 Developed an Empirical Method for Mudcake Rigidity Assessment.
Developed a Novel Laboratory Technique to Determine ACBS (Adhesion-Cohesion Bond Strength) and
ACM (Adhesion-Cohesion Modulus) of Mudcakes.
Developed a Novel Test Facility and a Laboratory Method for Mudcake Erosion Assessment using Mass
Loss Principle. JPT November Issue, 2003 highlighted the Novel Technique.
Developed a Semi-automatic Laser-based Laboratory Method for Mudcake Erosion Assessment using
Suspended Particles Concentration Principle.
Successfully Bid for an ARC Grant Jointly with Curtin University.
2003 Developed a Test Facility and Laboratory Technique for Spotting Fluid Performance Evaluation.
2004 Developed several novel fluid loss additives with similar/better filtration control properties using
Australian agricultural resources.
2005 Developed a mud additive for thermal stabilisation of bentonite mud up to 150 o
C.
An International & provisional patent on Low Viscous Vegetable Oil-based Dielectric Fluid.
2006 A novel gel system to mitigate water cut problem of producing wells.
A smart gel system to mitigate deep water drilling challenges.
Developed a cone penetrometer for assessing formation strengthening effect of chemicals while drilling
Developed a dynamic swellmeter for rig-site application
Developed an automated test facility for bulk cuttings resistance measurement of troublesome shales
Developed/upgraded test facilities for water and gas shut off efficiency measurement
Developed a test facility for prepacked screen performance evaluation.
2012 Highlight of SPE paper 139534 on “Preliminary Test Results of Nano-based Fluids” in JPT, November
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6. ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT
• Worked as a Course Coordinator, designed training courses and arranged national and international
seminars/courses for oil and gas industry people. Taught drilling engineering courses for five years.
• Deliver lectures on drilling and drilling fluid to oil and gas engineering students of UWA (University of
Western Australia) as a guest speaker.
• Acted as a co-supervisor of a student project of an Oil and Gas engineering student of UWA.
• Acting as a co-supervisor of an undergraduate and a master student projects of Curtin University.
• Acting as a co-supervisor of MS and Ph.D. students of KFUPM, Saudi Arabia.
• Acting as a co-supervisor of Ph.D. students of Texas Tech University, Lubock, USA
ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL UPTAKE
• Multi-purpose mudcake characterisation equipment has been adopted by Amir Kabir University, Tehran for
application in Oil and Gas Research and industrial services to the oil and gas industry.
• An oil and gas engineering student of UWA used a modified version of the Multi-purpose Mudcake
Characterisation Equipment for Spotting Fluid Performance Evaluation.
• A Curtin Ph.D. student has used the outputs of Mudcake Characterisation tests in modelling of pipe sticking
problem.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
1. A novel Method to Evaluate the Formation Damage Potential of Drilling Fluids. Highlights of SPE
Paper 80484 by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, JPT, November, pp. 51-52.
2. Vegetable Oil-based Dielectric Fluid. Highlighted by Christian Jongeneel, Dutch Technical Magazine
Technisch Weekblad (Technology Weekly), 21 October, 2005, p3.
3. Vegetable Oil to the Environmental Rescue. Highlighted by Graham Richley, FEN Magazine,
November 2005, Vol.39. No.02.
4. New Vegetable Oil may Transform Power. National Forest and Timbers Magazine, 5 October, 2005.
5. Essential Oil. Highlighted by Gareth Beazant, Professional Engineering, The Magazine of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, UK, 19 October, 2005, Vol.18. Number19, p39.
6. A vegetable alternative to toxic transformer oil. Highlighted in ECOS – Towards a Sustainable Future,
ECOS 127, Oct.-Nov., 2005.
7. Curtin University of Technology Research Highlights: Smooth Transformations. The Magazine of the
Office of Research & Development, R & D NOW, 2005.
8. Australia: Researchers Develop New Fluid for Use in Power & Electricity Distribution Transformers.
Energy ‘n’ Motion Weekly Newsletter, CRA International, Issue 186, October 7, 2005.
9. Interviewed by Mr. Guy Brown for Petroleum Africa Magazine for a feature article on Formation
Damage, December 2007.
10. Highlight of SPE paper 139534 on “Preliminary Test Results of Nano-based Fluids” in JPT, November
2012.
11. Highlight on Date Tree Waste-based LCM: “ Local Palm Tree Support Technical Solutions”. The
Arabian Sun, July 29,, 2015, Vol.LXX, No.29.
12. Highlight on Date Tree Waste-based LCM in “The Alriyadh News Paper”,
http://www.alriyadh.com/1084235
13. Highlight on Date Tree Waste-based LCM in “The Arab News”, October 3,, 2015”.
PATENT HIGHLIGHTS
14. Sized Bridging Materials Evaluation Method developed by Aramco ( Amanullah ), described in “
Minerals- Advances in Research and Applications”, Scholarly Brief, 2013 Edition by Q Ashton Action,
Published by Scholarly Edition, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 173-180 pp
15. Aramco Invention “Automated Method for Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Sized Bridging
Materials” by Amanullah et al. has been described in Chapter 1 of the book title “ Calcium
Compounds- Advances in Research and Applications, 2013 Edition by Q Ashton Action, Scholarly
Edition
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7. PAST & PRESENT COMMITTEE MEMBER & ADVISORY ROLE
• Advisory Board Member, DrillTech Asia 2007 – Achieving Cost-Effective Drilling and Optimal Completion
Through Advanced Technologies, 26-29 November, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Session Co-Chair, SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Tech. Conf., Muscat, Oman, 2011
• Committee Member & Session Chair, SPE Workshop on Loss Circulation Challenges and Solution, Dubai,
UAE, 2014.
• MSc. Thesis Committee Member, Petroleum Engg. Dept., Curtin University, Australia
• MSc. Thesis Committee Member, Oil & Gas Engg. Dept., University of Western Australia, Australia
• MSc/Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member, Petroleum Engg. Dept., KFUPM, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
• Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member, Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Tx 79414, USA, Year- 2014-Current
PAST & PRESENT EDITORIAL MEMBER/REVIEWER
• SPE Drilling and Completion Engineering Journal, SPE, USA.
• Editorial Member, SPE Drilling and Completion Engineering Journal, SPE, USA.
• Editorial Advisory Board Member, Recent Patent in Engineering Journal, Bentham Science Publishers, USA
• Editorial Board Member, The Open Chemical Engineering Journal, Bentham Science Publishers, USA
• Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Canada
• Journal of Energy Resources Technology, USA
• The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE), Saudi Arabia
. PUBLICATIONS
Journals
1. Md. Amanullah and A.K. Banik, (1988), A Study of Bit Performance in the Light of Hizla-Muladi Well-2. J.
of the Inst. of Engineers, Bangladesh, Vol. 16, No.1, January.
2. A.K. Banik, V.V. Pairazian and Md. Amanullah (1988), Methods for the Prediction of Hydrocarbon Fluids
in the Reservoir. J. of the Inst. of Engineers, Bangladesh, Vol. 16, No.2, April.
3. Md. Amanullah, K. Alam and A.K. Banik (1988), A look at Drilling in Bangladesh's Bengal Basin, Oil &
Gas J., Oct.3.
4. A.K. Das, K. Alam, A.K. Banik and Md. Amanullah (1991), Prediction of Nature of Hydrocarbon Fluid in
the Reservoir of the Bengal Basin by Geochemical Methods. The Dhaka University Studies, Vol.39, No.1,
January.
5. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden and H.F. Shaw, (1997), An Experimental Study of the Swelling Behaviour of
Mudrocks in the Presence of Drilling Mud Systems, Canadian Journal of Petroleum Tech., Volume 36,
No.3, March, pp 45-50.
6. M.E. Chenevert and Md. Amanullah (2001), Shale Preservation and Testing Techniques for Borehole
Stability Studies. SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 16(3), Sep., pp.146149.
7. Md. Amanullah (2004), Experimental Determination of the Variation of Torsional Resistance of Mudcake
with the Variation of Mud and Mudcake Composition (Extended Abstract), SPE News (Australia, NZ &
PNG), Issue 81.
8. Md. Amanullah and Long Yu (2005), Environment Friendly Fluid Loss Additives to Protect the Marine
Environment from the Detrimental effect of mud Additives. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering,
Elsevier, Vol. 48, Issues 3-4, 15 September, Pages 199-208
9. Md. Amanullah (2006), A Novel Laboratory Method For Assessing the Erosional Characteristics of
Mudcakes, SPE Production and Operations, May, 245-251pp.
10. Md. Amanullah and Richard Boyle (2006) Environment Friendly Multi-Functional Additive for SWF
Control of Deep Water Drilling. Petromin, Asia’s Exploration & Production Business magazine, August, 42-
48pp (First Part), September 2006, 24-32pp (Second Part).
11. Md. Amanullah (2007), Environment Friendly Mud Additives for Superior Drilling Fluid Design to Meet
the Current and Future Technical and Environmental Challenges, Oil and gas Review, Issue 11, Exploration
and Production, Issue 11,Touch Briefings, 68-70pp,
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8. 12. Md. Amanullah and Ashraf Al-Tahini (2010), Nanotechnology- Its Significance in Smart Fluid
Development for Oil and Gas Field Application. Saudi Aramco JoT. Autumn.
13. Md Amanullah and Jothibasu Ramasamy (2015): Nanotechnology- Can Overcome the Critical Issues of
Extremely Challenging Drilling and Production Environments. Saudi Aramco JoT, Spring.
14. Md. Amanullah, Jothibasu Ramasamy and Mohammed K Al-Arfaj (2016) Application of an Indigenous
Eco-friendly Raw Material as Fluid Loss Additive. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering,
Elsevier, Vol139, Issues 3-4, March 2016, Pages 191-197.
15. Md. Amanullah, Jothibasu Ramasamy and Mohammed K Al-Arfaj (2016: Preliminary Test Results of an
Eco-Friendly Fluid Loss Additive Based on an Indigenous Raw Material. Saudi Aramco Journal of
Technology, Spring 2016., 48-53pp.
Conferences
16. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden and H.F. Shaw, (1992), Mechanical Assessment of Drilling Mud Systems.
Mediterranean Petroleum Conf. and Exposition, 19-22 Jan., Tripoli, Libya.
17. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden, H.F. Shaw and J.S. Archer, (1993), Characterization of Shales for Drilling
Mediterranean Petroleum Conf. and Exposition, Vol.1, 18-21 Jan., Tripoli, Libya, 81-93pp.
18. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden, H.F. Shaw and J. S. Archer, (1993), Fabric Damage/Instability Indices and
Hole Problem Prediction. Mediterranean Petroleum Conf. and Exposition, Vol.1, 18-21 Jan., Tripoli, Libya,
147-156pp.
19. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden, H. F. Shaw and J. S. Archer (1993), Petrographic Aspects of Rock-Fluid
Interactions and Geotechnical Evaluation of Invaded Formation. SPWLA 15th Eur. Form. Evalu. Symp., 5-
7 May, Stavanger, Norway.
20. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden and H.F. Shaw, (1994), Assessment of the Mechanical Behaviour of Rock
Cuttings for Drilling Engineering Application. 45th Annu. Tech. Meeting and AOSTRA Tech. Conf.,
Petroleum Society of CIM, June 12-15, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Pap. No. 94-21.
21. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden and H.F. Shaw, (1994), Effects of Rock-Fluid Interactions on the Petrofabric
and Mechanical Properties of Mudrocks. EUROCK'94, ISRM/SPE Conf. on Rock Mech. in Pet. Eng., Delft
Univ. Technol., 29 Aug.-1Sept., SPE/ISRM 28030.
22. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden and H.F. Shaw, (1995), An Experimental Study of the Swelling behaviour
of Mudrocks in the Presence of Water-Based Muds. Sixth Sask. Petroleum Conf, Regina, Canada, 16-18
October.
23. M.E. Chenevert and Md. Amanullah (1996), Assessment of the Degree of Water Saturation in Shales. Rock
Mech. Tools and Tech., 2nd North American Rock Mech. Symp., NARMS -96, Vol.1, Montreal, Canada,
19-21 June, 947-950pp.
24. Md. Amanullah, J.R. Marsden and H.F. Shaw, (1997), Effects of Shale Drilling Mud Interactions on
Geotechnical Properties. API/ASME Energy Week'97 Conf., Jan. 28-30, Houston, Texas.
25. M.E. Chenevert and Md. Amanullah (1997), Shale Preservation and Testing Techniques for Borehole
Stability Studies. SPE/IADC Drilling Conf., 4-6 March, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, SPE/IADC 37672.
26. M.E. Chenevert and Md. Amanullah (1997), A Novel Laboratory Technique to Determine the Saturation
Status of Shale. Int. Symp. of the Society of Core Analysts, Sept. 7-10, SCA - 9728, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada
27. Md. Amanullah and C.P. Tan (2000), A Non-Destructive Method of Cake Thickness Measurement. SPE
Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, 16-18 October, Brisbane, Australia, SPE 64517.
28. Md. Amanullah and C.P. Tan (2001), A Field Applicable Laser-Based Apparatus for Mudcake Thickness
Measurement, SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, 17-19 April, Jakarta, Indonesia,
SPE 68673.
29. Md. Amanullah and C.P. Tan (2001), Embedment Modulus of Mudcakes – Its Drilling Engineering
Significance, 2001 AADE National Drilling technology Conference, 27-29 March, Houston, Texas.
30. Md. Amanullah (2002), An Empirical Method of Assessment of the Matrix Rigidity of Mudcakes,
NARMS-TAC 2002 Conference, 7-10 July, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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9. 31. C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah , Fersheed K. Mody and Uday M. Tare, (2002), Geomechanical Considerations in
the Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-based Fluids, NARMS-TAC 2002 Conference, 7-10
July, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
32. Md. Amanullah (2002), Experimental Determination of Adhesive-Cohesive Bond Strength and Adhesion
Cohesion Modulus of Mudcakes, IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology (APDT), 9-11 September,
Jakarta, Indonesia, SPE# 77198.
33. C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah, Fersheed K. Mody and Uday M. Tare (2002), Novel High Membrane
Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids for Alleviating Problems in Troublesome Shale Formations,
IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology (APDT), 9-11 September, Jakarta, Indonesia, SPE# 77192.
34. Md. Amanullah (2003), Experimental Determination of Compressive, Pulling and Torsional Resistance of
Mudcakes using a Triple Action Load Cell Assembly, Tenth ISRM Congress, September, Sandton, South
Africa.
35. Md. Amanullah (2003), A Novel Method of Assessment of Spurt and Filtrate Related Formation Damage
Potential of Drilling and drill-in Fluids, SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conf and Exhib., 15-17 April,
Jakarta, Indonesia, SPE# 80484.
36. C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah , Fersheed K. Mody and Uday M. Tare (2003), Shale Stabilisation with High
Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Soil and Rock America 2003 Conference, USA.
37. Md. Amanullah (2003), A Novel Laboratory Method For Assessing the Erosional Characteristics of
Mudcakes, SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition, 20-22 October, Abu
Dhabi, UAE, SPE/IADC # 85340.
38. Md. Amanullah, (2004), Experimental Determination of the Variation of Torsional Resistance of Mudcakes
with the Variation of Mud and Mudcake Composition. Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition,
18-20 Oct., Perth, Australia
39. Md. Amanullah and Long Yu, (2004), Dynamic and Static Fluid Loss Properties of Novel Starches Prepared
using Reactive Extrusion Technique, Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, 18-20 Oct.,
Perth, Australia
40. Md. Amanullah and Long Yu, (2004), Superior Corn-based Starches for Oil Field Application, 4th
International Crop Science Congress, 26 Sept. – 1 Oct., 2004, Brisbane, Australia
41. Md. Amanullah, Syed M. Islam, Samer Chami, Gary Ienco (2005): Analyses of Electro-Chemical
Characteristics of Vegetable oils as an Alternative Source to Mineral Oil-based Dielectric Fluid.
International Conference on Dielectric Liquids (ICDL), 27 June-1 July, Coimbra, Portugal,
42. Md. Amanullah, Syed M. Islam, Samer Chami, Gary Ienco (2005) Analyses of Physical Characteristics of
Vegetable oils as an Alternative Source to Mineral Oil-based Dielectric Fluid, International Conference on
Dielectric Liquids (ICDL), 27 June-1 July, Coimbra, Portugal.
43. Md. Amanullah (2005), Physio-chemical characterisation of vegetable oils and preliminary test results of
vegetable oil-based muds. SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition, 12-14
September, Dubai, U.A.E., SPE-97008-PP
44. Md. Amanullah (2006), Experimental Evaluation of the Blockage Efficiency of a Novel Gel System to
Mitigate Water Cut Problem of Producing Wells. SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa,
Oklahoma, USA, 22-26 April, SPE-99491-PP and also in EUROPEC 2006, Austria.
45. Md. Amanullah and Richard Boyle (2006), An Environment Friendly and Economically Attractive Thermal
Degradation Inhibitor for Bentonite Mud. SPE Europec/EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria,
12-15 June, SPE-99410.
46. Md. Amanullah (2006) Environment Friendly Multi-Functional Additive for SWF Control of Deep Water
Drilling. 4th PetroMin Deepwater & Subsea Technology Conference & Exhibition 2006, 20-21 June, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
47. Md. Amanullah and Richard Boyle (2006) Experimental Evaluation of the Formation Strengthening
Potential of a Novel Gel System. IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference (APDT), 13-15
November, Bangkok, Thailand, SPE Paper# 99491-PP.
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10. 48. Md. Amanullah and Richard Boyle (2006) A Multi-Functional Gel System to Mitigate Deep Water Drilling
Challenges. SPE International Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition in China, 5-7 December, Beijing,
China, SPE Paper#104080-PP.
49. Md. Amanullah (2007) Screening and Evaluation of Some Environment-Friendly Mud Additives To Use in
Water-Based Drilling Muds. 2007 SPE E&P Environmental & Safety Conference to be held 05-MAR-07 to
07-MAR-07 in Galveston, TX, SPE-98054-PP.
50. Md. Amanullah, Syed M. Islam, Samer Chami, Gary Ienco (2007): A Low Viscous Vegetable Oil-based
Dielectric Fluid to Meet the Current as well as Future Technical and Environmental Challenges. 9th
International Transmission and Distribution Conf. & Exhibition, Energy 21C, 11-14 November, Sydney,
Australia.
51. Md. Amanullah, Syed M. Islam, Samer Chami, Gary Ienco (2008): Evaluation of Several Techniques and
Additives to De-moisturise Vegetable Oils and Bench Mark the Moisture Content Level of Vegetable Oil-
based Dielectric Fluids. ICDL , Poitiers-France, June 30- July 4.
52. Md. Amanullah and Ashraf Al-Tahini (2009), Nanotechnology- Its Significance in Smart Fluid
Development for Oil and Gas Field Application. SPE Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Saudi Arabian
Section, May 9-11, Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
53. Abdullah M. Al Qahtani and Md. Amanullah (2010), Prediction of Hole Cleaning Efficiency Using a
Simple, User Friendly and Better Performing Simulation Model. SPE/DGS Technical Symposium and
Exhibition, Saudi Arabian Section, April 4-7, Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
54. Mohammed N. Noui-Mehidi and Md. Amanullah (2010), Effect of Borehole Inclination and Annular
Clearance on the Hole Cleaning Efficiency of Water-based Drilling Muds. SPE/DGS Technical Symposium
and Exhibition, Saudi Arabian Section, April 4-7, Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
55. Md. Amanullah and Ziad Abdullatif (2010), Preliminary Test Results of a Water Based Nanofluid. The 8th
International Conf. & Exhib. on Chemistry in Industry, 18-20 October, Manama, Bahrain
56. Md. Amanullah, SPE, Mohammed K Al-Arfaj, SPE,and Ziad Al-Abdullatif (2011) Preliminary Test Results
of Nano-based Drilling Fluids for Oil and Gas Field Application. SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, 1-3
March, SPE-139534 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
57. Md. Amanullah and Mohammed H Harbi (2010), The Recycling of Waste Vegetable Oil for Biodegradable
and Environment Friendly OBM Formulation. The 2nd
Saudi Meeting on Oil and Natural Gas Exploration
and Production Technologies, 18-20 December, KFUPM Campus, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, OGEP 2010-017.
58. Md. Amanullah, Abdulaziz Bubshait, Tim J Allen and Darrell Foreman (2011) The Aramco Method – Its
Drilling and Production Engineering Significance. SPE/DGS Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Saudi
Arabian Section, May 15-18, Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
59. Md. Amanullah, and Tim J Allen (2012) BMSI- An index parameter for Toughness and Durability
Assessment of Sized CaCO3 . SPE Oil and Gas India Conf. & Exhb., Mumbai, India, 28-30 March,
SPE#151954.
60. Md. Amanullah, (2013), Dendrimers and Dendritic polymers- Application for superior and intelligent fluid
development for oil and gas field applications. SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show & Conf,, Manama,
Bahrain, 10-13 March, SPE 164162.
61. Md. Amanullah, Tim J Allen and Mohammed Kilani (2013), D50 Shift Factor – Shifting the Concept of
SBMs Performance evaluation. IPTC, Beijing, China, 26-28 March, IPTC 16552.
62. Md. Amanullah and Tim Allen (2013), Extended Aramco Method- Its technico-Economic Significance in
Non-damaging Drill-in Fluid Design, SPE/IADV MEDT Conference, Dubai, 7-9 October, SPE/IADC
166694-PP.
63. Md Amanullah and Mohammad Arfaj (2014): A Fit-for-Purpose Method for Drill-in Fluid Attributable
Formation Damage Mitigation. SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference,
Maracaibo, Venezuela, 21–23 May, SPE 169293.
64. Md Amanullah and Jothibasu Ramasamy (2014): Nanotechnology- Can Overcome the Critical Issues of
Extremely Challenging Drilling and Production Environments. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum
Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 10-13 November, SPE 171693.
65. Mohammad Arfaj and Md. Amanullah (2014): An Innovative Experimental Method to Evaluate the
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11. Inhibition Durability of Drilling Fluids. SPE 171428, Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference, Adelaide,
Australia.
66. Mohammad Arfaj and Md. Amanullah (2014): A Newly-Developed Experimental Method for Evaluation of
Mudcake Removal Efficiency Using Hydrodynamic Action of Mudcake Cleaning Fluid. IPTC Conference,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IPTC 17730.
67. Mohammad Arfaj and Md. Amanullah (2014): Drilling Unconventional Shales With Drilling Fluids of
Long-Term Inhibition to Mitigate Wellbore Instability Problems. IPTC Conference, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, IPTC 17800.
68. Md. Amanullah, Mohammad Arfaj and Jothibasu Ramasamy (2014): Application of Palm Tree Waste in
the Oil & Gas Field Fluid Design. Conference on Agricultural Waste and Environmental Protection: Al-
Hasa Intercontinental Hotel, Saudi Arabia, November 5-6.
69. Mohammed K Al-Arfaj, Md. Amanullah, Abdullah, S Sultan and Enamul Hussain (2014) Chemical and
Mechanical Aspects of Wellbore Stability in Shale Formations: A Literature Review. Abu Dhabi
International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 10-13 November, SPE 171682.
70. Mohammed Khalid Al-Arfaj, Enamul Hossain, Abdullah Sultan, Md Amanullah, Omar Al-Fuwaires, Turki
Al-Subai (2014) Preliminary Test Results of Inhibitive Water-Based Muds Used to Mitigate Unconventional
Shale Drilling Problems. : International Petroleum Technology Conference, 10-12 December, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, IPTC-17800-MS
71. Md Amanullah, Jothibasu Ramasamy and Mohammed K Al-Arfaj (2015), Preliminary Test Results of an
Ecofriendly Fluid Loss Additive Based on an Indigenous Raw Material. SPE Oil and Gas India Conf. &
Exhibition, Mumbai, India 24-26 November, SPE-178091-MS.
72. Mohammed K Al-Arfaj, Abdulazeez Abdulraheem, Abdullah Sultan and Md. Amanullah (2015), Mitigating
Shale Drilling Problems through comprehensive understanding of shale formations, International Petroleum
Technology Conference, 7-9 December, Doha, Qatar, IPTC-18377-MS.
73. Md. Amanullah (2016), Characteristics, Behavior and Performance of ARC Plug- A Date Seed-based Sized
Particulate LCM. 2016 ATS&E Technical Program to be held in Dhahran EXPO, Dammam Saudi Arabia,
and scheduled 25-28 April 2016.
74. Md. Amanullah (2016): Method and Apparatus to Reduce the Probability of Differential Sticking.
IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition held in Singapore, 22–24 August
2016, IADC/.
75. Md. Amanullah (2016): Coefficient of Friction Reducing Efficiency of ARC Eco-Lube. IADC/SPE Asia
Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition held in Singapore, 22–24 August, IADC/SPE-
76. Md. Amanullah (2016): A Multiple Contaminant Tolerant and Eco-friendly Water-based Mud System for
Superior Down hole Performance. ADIPEC 2016, 7-10 November, Abu Dhabi, UAE, SPE-182894-MS.
77. Hussain Al-Bahrani, Abdullah Al-Yami and Md. Amanullah (2016): Investigation of the Reliability of
Hollow Glass Spheres (HGS) as a Density Reduction Agent for Drilling Fluids under Physical Impact
Forces Simulating Drilling Conditions. ADIPEC 2016, 7-10 November, Abu Dhabi, UAE, SPE-182894-MS.
Patent Granted
78. Md. Amanullah, Syed M. Islam, Samer Chami, Gary Ienco (2005), Vegetable Oil-based Dielectric Fluid.
Australian Provisional Patent No.2005905593, 11 October.
79. Md. Amanullah, Syed M. Islam, Samer Chami, Gary Ienco (2006), Low Viscosity Mono-Unsaturated Acid-
Containing Oil-based Dielectric Fluid. International Patent Application No. PCT/AU2006/001493, CCID
No. 1310-000-480. 11 October.
80. Md. Amanullah and Abdulaziz S Bubshait, John T Allen, Clayton L Miller and Darrel W Forman, (2012)
Method and Apparatus for Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Sized Bridging Materials Used in
Drill-in Fluid Formulation. US Patent 2012/0079888A1, April 5.
81. Md. Amanullah, Abdulaziz Bubshait and Omar Fuwaires, (2012), Volcanic Ash-based Drilling Mud to
Overcome Drilling Challenges. US Patent 2012/0108471 A1, May 3.
82. Md. Amanullah (2012) Environment Friendly Base Fluid to Replace the Toxic Mineral Oil-based Base
Fluids. US Patent 2012/0071369A1, March 22.
83. Md. Amanullah, Tim Allen and Mohammed Kilani (2014), Automated Method for Quality Control and
Quality Assurance of Sized Bridging Material. US Patent 8,813,585, August 26.
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12. 84. Md. Amanullah and Ziad Abdullatif (2011), Drilling, Drill-in and Completion Fluids Containing Nano-
particles for Use in Oil and Gas Field Applications and Methods Related Thereto. US Patent 8,835,363,
Sept. 16, 2014.
85. Md. Amanullah and Mohammed K Al-Arfaj (2011), A Water-based Drilling Fluid Composition having a
Multi-Functional Mud Additive for Reducing Fluid Loss during Drilling. US Patent 9,006151, April 14,
2015.
86. Md. Amanullah, Mohammed K Al-Arfaj and Adel Ansarui (2012),An Innovative Method for Prediction of
Inhibition Durability Index of Shale Inhibitors and Inhibitive Drilling Mud systems. US Patent 9164018.
Issued on Oct.20, 2015.
Patent Filed
87. Md. Amanullah (2011) Classification Scheme of Sized Bridging Materials for Superior Drill-In Fluid
Design. USA & GCC Countries
88. Md. Amanullah, Turki Al-Subaie, Abdulaziz Bubshait and Omar Fuwaires, (2012 ,) A Method of
Conversion of an Aqueous SAVA Mud to a Gel-based LCM to Combat Loss of Circulation While Drilling.
89. Md. Amanullah, Mohammed K Al-Arfaj and adel Ansari (2012), An Innovative Method for Assessment of
the Ablation Modulai of Mudcakes to Predict the Ease of Removal of Mudcakes or Cleaning Efficiency of
Different Cleaning/Washing/Spacer Fluids. USA & GCC countries.
90. Md Amanullah and Turki Al-Subaie (2013) ARC-Ecogel LCM- An Ecofriendly High Stiffness and High
Yield Strength Gel-based LCM
91. Md. Amanullah, Abdulaziz Bubshait and Omar Fuwaires, (2013), ARC-Ecolube - An Eco-friendly
Lubricant for Water-based Drilling Fluids
92. Md Amanullah and Turki Al-Subaie (2013), Method and Apparatus for Gel-based LCMs and Their Blends
Characterization.
93. Md Amanullah and Jothibasu Ramasamy (2014), Date Seed Powder (DSP) – An Indigenous Fluid Loss
additive.
94. Md Amanullah (2014), A Multiple Contaminant Tolerant and Ecofriendly Water-based Mud.
95. Md Amanullah, Mohammad Al-Arfaj and Turki Al-Subaie (2014), Determining Mudcake Properties.
96. Md Amanullah and Turki Al-Subaie (2014), Determining Mudcake and Spotting Fluid Properties.
97. Md. Amanullah (2015), A Rapidly Dehydrating Loss Control Slurry (RDLCS) for Fractured Loss Zones
98. Md. Amanullah (2015), ARC Plug - A Date Tree Seed-based Loss Control & Formation Strengthening
Material.
99. Md. Amanullah and Jothibasu Ramasamy (2015), Date Tree Trunk-based Fibrous Loss Circulation
Materials
100.Md. Amanullah and Turki Al-Subaie (2015), Determining Spotting Fluid Properties.
101.Md. Amanullah (2015), Date Seed-based Multi-Modal Particulate Admixture for Moderate to Severe Loss
Control
102.Md. Amanullah and Turkie Al-Subaie (2015), ARC Eco-Spot – A Novel Spotting Fluid for Stuck Pipe
Recovery
103.Md. Amanullah (2016), ARC Eco-Shield– Flaky Date Fruit Qulansuwa (Cap) for Moderate to Severe Loss
Control
104.Md. Amanullah (2016), ARC Fiber Combo - Date Tree Waste-based Compound Fibrous LCMs
105.Md. Amanullah (2016), ARC Solu-Squeeze RDF – An Acid Soluble Plug Forming Rapidly Dehydrating
Loss Control Slurry.
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13. 106.Jothibasu Ramasamy and Md. Amanullah (2016) ARC Seal – A Two Component Loss Circulation Pill for Seepage to
Moderate loss Control.
107.Md Amanullah (2016) ARC Ecoflakes – A Date Tree Leaflet-based Flaky LCMs
108.Md. Amanullah (2016) ARC Scaffolding Eco-Bar for Mechanical Reinforcement of Weak and Unstable
LCM Seals/Plugs.
109.Md. Amanullah (2016), ARC Fiber Duo – A Binary Fiber Mix to Control Moderate to Severe Loss of
Circulation.
110.Jothibasu Ramasamy and Md. Amanullah (2016) Mud Seal – Loss Circulation Material for Seepage to Moderate loss
Control.
111.Md. Amanullah and Jothibasu Ramasamy (2016) ARC Eco-Fiber SF -Date Tree Trunk-based Superfine
Fibrous Materials for Seepage Loss Control
112.Md. Amanullah and Mohammed K Arfaj (2016) ARC ResiLCM – Scrap Tire-based Resilient LCM for
Seal and Plug Stability Enhancement
Patent under Preparation
113.Md Amanullah (2016) ARC Perm-Squeeze RDF – A Permeable Plug Forming Rapidly Dehydrating Loss
Control Slurry.
114.Md Amanullah (2016) ARC Green Perm-Squeeze RDF – Green Organic Additive-based Rapidly
Dehydrating Loss Control Slurry.
115.
116.Md. Amanullah and Turkie Al-Subaie (2016), ARC Green Lube – Eco-friendly Lubricant for Water-based
Muds
117.Md. Amanullah (2016), ARC Fiber Trio – A Trinary Fiber Mix to Control Moderate to Severe Loss of
Circulation
118.Md. Amanullah (2016), ARC Mega Sealer - Date Tree Waste-based Engineered LCM Blend to Control
Severe Loss of Circulation.
Thesis/Manuals/Report
119. Md. Amanullah (1983), Drilling Rig for Drilling Oil and Gas Wells at a Depth of 4000 m with
Developing the Mud Pump, Master Thesis, Moscow Oil and Gas Institute, Russia.
120.Md. Amanullah (1993), Shale Drilling Mud Interactions, Ph.D. Thesis, University of London.
121. Md. Amanullah (1998), Drilling Fluid Manual, Prepared for Interdrill Nigeria Ltd. Warri, Delta Estate,
Nigeria.
122. Md. Amanullah and Richard Boyle (2006), Multi-purpose Mudcake Characterisation Equipment and
the Associated Test Procedures . Drilling Fluid Laboratory Manual, CSIRO Petroleum, WA, Australia.
123.Md. Amanullah and Leigh Kiewiet (2006), Laboratory Manual for Membrane Efficiency Measurement
Equipment . CSIRO Petroleum, WA, Australia.
124.Md. Amanullah and Tim Allen (2011), Innovative Laboratory Methods for Quality Control and Quality
Assurance of Sized Bridging Materials. EXPEC ARC, Saudi Aramco.
Reports
125. Md. Amanullah (1996), Assessment of the Saturation Status of Laboratory Samples. Chenevert
(ed.) 1995 Ann. Report, Drilling Research Program, Center for Petr. and Geosystems Engineering, The
University of Texas at Austin.
126. Md. Amanullah (1997), Dynamic Filtration of Water-Based Muds Chenevert (ed.) 1996 Annual
Report, Drilling Research Program, Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of
Texas at Austin.
127. Md. Amanullah, C.P. Tan and Steve Tsaganas (1999), Transistor Psychrometer – Application in
Oil Field, CSIRO Internal Report No. 99-005, October.
128. C.P. Tan, C. Jacoby, B. Wu, Md. Amanullah, S. Tsaganas, M. Camilleri, G. Lupton, G. Carson,
L. Connelly, G. Georgaklis, I.J.A. Baker, C.J. Drummond, J. Churchman and W. Gates (1999),
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14. Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Progress Report No.2, CSIRO
Petroleum Confidential Report No. 99-030, April.
129. C.P. Tan and Md. Amanullah (1999), Water Activity and Membrane Efficiency of K-Shale under
Confined Conditions, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 99-045, June.
130. C.P. Tan, C. Jacoby, Md. Amanullah, B. Wu, M. Camilleri, S. Tsaganas, G. Lupton, G. Carson, L.
Connelly, G. Georgaklis, I.J.A. Baker, D. Wells, S. King, C.J. Drummond, J. Churchman and W. Gates
(1999), Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Progress Report No.3,
CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 99-052, July.
131. C.P. Tan, C. Jacoby, Md. Amanullah, B. Wu, M. Camilleri, S. Tsaganas, G. Lupton, G. Carson, L.
Connelly, G. Georgaklis, I.J.A. Baker, D. Wells, S. King, C.J. Drummond, J. Churchman and W. Gates
(1999), Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids, First Year Summary
Report, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 99-057, September.
132. C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah C. Jacoby, B. Wu, M. Camilleri, S. Tsaganas, L. Connelly, D. Wells ,
G. Georgaklis, C.J. Drummond, J. Churchman, W. Gates and S. McClure (2000), Development of High
Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Progress Report No.4, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential
Report No. 99-063, October.
133. C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah C. Jacoby, B. Wu, M. Camilleri, S. Tsaganas, L. Connelly, D. Wells,
C.J. Drummond, J. Churchman, W. Gates and S. McClure (2000), Development of High Membrane
Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Progress Report No.5, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No.
00-001, January.
134. C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah, B. Wu, M. Camilleri, S. Tsaganas, L. Connelly, D. Wells, C.J.
Drummond, J. Churchman, W. Gates and S. McClure (2000), Development of High Membrane Efficiency
Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Progress Report No.6, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 00-022,
May.
135. Md. Amanullah, C.P. Tan and M. Camilleri (2000), Rheological and Filtration Properties of
Novel Plant Oil-Based Invert Emulsion Muds, CSIRO Confidential Report No. 00-025.
136. C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah, B. Wu, M. Camilleri, S. Tsaganas, L. Connelly, G. Lupton, G Carson,
D. Wells, C.J. Drummond, J. Churchman, W. Gates and S. McClure (2000), Development of High
Membrane Efficiency Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Progress Report No.7, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential
Report No. 00-032, August.
137.Md. Amanullah, C.P. Tan and M. Camilleri (2000), Rheological and Filtration Properties of Invert
Emulsion Muds Prepared Using Emulsifier Added Plant Oil HT, CSIRO Confidential Report No. 00-040.
September.
138.C.P. Tan, X. Chen, D.R. Willoughby, B. Wu and Md. Amanullah (2001) Wellbore Stability Studies for
Bayu-Undan Field, CSIRO Confidential Report No. 01-023.
139.C.P. Tan, X. Chen, D.R. Willoughby, B. Wu and Md. Amanullah (2001) Wellbore Stability Studies for
Sunrise Field, CSIRO Confidential Report No. 01-024, April.
140.C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah and M. Camilleri (2001) Membrane Efficiency Screening Tests on Polyacrylates,
CSIRO Confidential Report No. 01-027, April.
141. C.P. Tan, Md. Amanullah, B. Wu, M. Camilleri,, L. Connelly, L. Kiewiet, A. Boudeville, S.
Tsaganas, D. Wells and C.J. Drummond (2001), Development of High Membrane Efficiency Water-Based
Drilling Fluids, Progress Report No.8, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 01-028, July.
142.Md. Amanullah, and Leigh Kiewiet (2002), Preliminary Laboratory Testing and Suitability Study of a
West Australian Bentonite to Use as a Drilling Fluid Additive, CSIRO Confidential Report No. 02-083,
November.
143.Md. Amanullah, Richard Boyle, Mohammad Reza Kamali, Seeyed Ali Reza Mortazavi and Mohammad
Soleymani, (2006), Designing and Selection of the Best Environmentally Safe Drilling Fluid to Drill Asmari
and Bangestan Shale Layers in Ahwaz Oil Fields. CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 06-056, June.
144.Md. Amanullah and Richard Boyle, (2006), Experimental Evaluation of Relative Permeability Modifiers
for Water Shutoff. CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 06-091, September.
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15. 145.Md. Amanullah, B. Maney and L. Kiewiet (2006), Compressive strength, thick walled cylinder and pore
compressability tests on Pluto-3 sand and shale core samples, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No.
06-100, October.
146.Md. Amanullah, B. Maney and L. Kiewiet (2007), Compressive strength, thick walled cylinder and
acoustic transmittion tests on Pluto-2 sand and shale core samples , CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report
No. 07-031, April.
147.Md. Amanullah, B. Maney and D. van Krieken-Smith (2007), Unconfined Compressive Strength and
Triaxial Tests on ZeroGen-1 Sand and Shale Core Samples, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 07-
043, May.
148.Md. Amanullah, B. Maney and Blake Denker (2007), Compressive Strength and Thick Walled Cylinder
Tests on Blacktip North -1Sand Core Samples, CSIRO Petroleum Confidential Report No. 07-044, May.
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