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Caspar Daniel Adenutsi
Department of Petroleum EngineeringPhysical Sciences

Caspar Daniel Adenutsi

79 Publications17 Research Themes27 Open Access
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Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has published extensively across various domains, focusing on unconventional methods for improving oil recovery, advancing material science applications, enhancing reservoir analysis techniques, contributing to hydraulic fracturing processes, exploring bioremediation strategies, integrating machine learning in geophysical studies, and investigating hydrocarbon formations. Their work spans diverse fields, including advanced material synthesis, reservoir engineering optimization, and innovative energy production systems.

Faculty Biography

Dr. Caspar Daniel Adenutsi is a petroleum reservoir engineer by training with research experience in porous media fluid flow and special core analysis, nano-enhanced oil recovery, low permeability reservoir characterization and fractal analysis as well as the application of artificial intelligence in the petroleum industry.The research of Dr. Adenutsi is driven by the quest to solve problems associated with production of petroleum from challenging reservoirs at low costs and in an environmentally friendly manner. The fundamental tool to achieve this is by applying mathematical models supported by laboratory experiments at the pore scale to understand fluid/rock interactions as well as fluid flow mechanisms. This has led to many publications in top-tier international peer-reviewed journals in the field of petroleum engineering such as the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Energies, the Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Oil & Gas Science and Technology and the Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology.Dr. Adenutsi is a reviewer for top-tier journals including the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (Elsevier) and Energy Exploration and Exploitation (Sage Publishing). Furthermore, he serves as a reviewer for the International Conference on Energy Engineering and Environmental Protection (EEEP) where he was recognized as the Best Reviewer in 2019.He had industrial experience while working with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation. He worked offshore aboard the semi-submersible drilling rig, the Erik Raude, during the Phase-1 Development of the Jubilee Field. He also had the opportunity to be trained in production operations at the Saltpond Field aboard the production platform the Mr. Louie. While pursuing his Doctoral program Dr. Adenutsi worked with researchers from the Yanchang Oilfield in the Ordos Basin of China.

Key Research Themes (17)
Physical Sciences

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Physical Sciences

Chromium effects and bioremediation

Physical Sciences

CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Physical Sciences

Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition

Physical Sciences

Drilling and Well Engineering

Physical Sciences

Energy Load and Power Forecasting

Physical Sciences

Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Physical Sciences

Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Physical Sciences

Fault Detection and Control Systems

Physical Sciences

Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Physical Sciences

Geological formations and processes

Physical Sciences

Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

Physical Sciences

Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis

Physical Sciences

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Physical Sciences

NMR spectroscopy and applications

Physical Sciences

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Physical Sciences

Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Publications (79)

Integrating nature-inspired optimization techniques and machine learning for accurate CO2/brine interfacial tension estimation: Implications for CO2 sequestration and uncertainty analysis

2025CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsDOI: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2025.205796

Decarbonization Via Microwave-Assisted Carbon-Zero HydrOgen Production from PEtroleum Reservoirs (HOPE Process): Support or Competitor to Conventional Methods?

2025Hybrid Renewable Energy SystemsDOI: 10.2118/228240-ms

Assessing the corrosion inhibition potential of novel green and sustainable plant leaf extracts on mild steel in seawater – Preliminary studies

2025Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionDOI: 10.1016/j.nexres.2025.100548

Predicting physico-chemical parameters of Barekese reservoir using feedforward neural network

Open Access
2025Fault Detection and Control SystemsDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02779

Geologically Constrained Deep Learning for Lithofacies Identification of Mixed Terrestrial Shale Reservoirs: Permian Fengcheng Formation, Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, Western China

2025Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.2118/225443-pa

Active learning based surrogate ensemble assisted multi-objective optimization framework for reservoir water-flooding optimization

Open Access
2025Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1007/s13202-025-01938-4

Efficient Inversion of Complex Fracture Network Through Adaptative Particle Filter Based on Quadratic Programming in Shale

Open Access
2025Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5087916

Effect of Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub>–Water–Shale Interaction on Pore Evolution and Oil Composition

2024Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c05068

Nano-SiO2 enhanced slickwater fracturing fluid for improved imbibition recovery in tight gas reservoirs: Performance and mechanism

2024Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.135840

Analysis of Spontaneous and Dynamic Imbibition Characteristics of Silica-Based Nanofluid in Microscopic Pore Structure of Tight Oil Reservoirs

2024Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03577

The imbibition mechanism for enhanced oil recovery by gel breaking fluid of SiO2-enhanced seawater-based VES fracturing fluid in offshore low permeability reservoir

2024Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213403

A Novel Surrogate-Assisted Multi-Objective Well Control Parameter Optimization Method Based on Selective Ensembles

Open Access
2024Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.3390/pr12102140

Seismic facies analysis using machine learning techniques: a review and case study

2024Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesDOI: 10.1007/s12145-024-01395-3

Fossil evidence in the Bimbila Limestones of the Oti Group in the Voltaian Basin of Ghana

Open Access
2024Geological formations and processesDOI: 10.56049/jghie.v24i2.199

An Efficient Complex Fracture Network Inversion Method Through Adaptative Particle Filter Based on Quadratic Programming for 3D Shale Oil Reservoir

2024Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesDOI: 10.56952/arma-2024-0637

Applying seismic sedimentology to characterize the architecture of a fan delta complex: Triassic Baikouquan formation, Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, western China

2024Geological formations and processesDOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.106933

Development and performance evaluation of a novel SiO2-enhanced seawater-based temperature-resistant clean fracturing fluid

2024Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133963

Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO<sub>2</sub> Geosequestration in Different CO<sub>2</sub> Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances

2024CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsDOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04423

Source-sink matching and cost analysis of offshore carbon capture, utilization, and storage in China

2024CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsDOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.130137

Efficient Inversion of Complex Fracture Network Through Adaptative Particle Filter Based on Quadratic Programming in Shale

Open Access
2024Drilling and Well EngineeringDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5051384

Prediction of Relative Permeability Curves by Machine-Learning in Tight Reservoirs: A Case Study in the Ordos Basin

Open Access
2024Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4846024

Predictive modeling of energy‐related greenhouse gas emissions in Ghana towards a net‐zero future

2023Energy Load and Power ForecastingDOI: 10.1002/ghg.2251

Evaluation of porosity and permeability of sandstones within the Oti Group of the Volta Basin using petrophysical and petrographic techniques

Open Access
2023Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.56049/jghie.v23i3.100

Experimental and numerical simulation research on counter-current imbibition distance in tight oil reservoirs

2023Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122791

Integration of rock physics, geostatistics, and Bayesian algorithm to estimate porosity in tight oil reservoirs

2023Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212224

A novel high-dimension shale gas reservoir hydraulic fracture network parameters optimization framework

2023Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212155

Understanding the role of bioturbation in modifying petrophysical properties: a case from well L5 of the third-member Paleocene Funing Formation (E1f3), Gaoyou Sag, Subei Basin, China

2023Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1007/s12517-023-11506-x

Review on Potential Application of Saponin-Based Natural Surfactants for Green Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: Perspectives and Progresses

2023Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c00627

A critical review on intelligent optimization algorithms and surrogate models for conventional and unconventional reservoir production optimization

2023Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128826

Zeta potential prediction of dominant sandstone minerals via surface complexation modelling

Open Access
2023Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01721

Construction and Application of a Big Data System for Regional Lakes in Coalbed Methane Development

Open Access
2023Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02367

Experimental Investigation on Spontaneous Imbibition of Surfactant Mixtures in Low Permeability Reservoirs

Open Access
2023Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00973

An analytical model for multi-component shale gas transport through micro-scale fractures in shale gas reservoirs

2023Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1007/s12517-023-11267-7

Genesis of authigenic clay minerals and their impacts on reservoir quality in tight conglomerate reservoirs of the Triassic Baikouquan formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, Western China

2022Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.106041

A review on the provenance of the Voltaian Basin, Ghana: Implications for hydrocarbon prospectivity

Open Access
2022Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01429

Corrigendum to “Optimization design of horizontal well fracture stage placement in shale gas reservoirs based on an efficient variable-fidelity surrogate model and intelligent algorithm” [Energy Rep. 8 (2022) 3589–3599]

Open Access
2022Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.431

An Integrated Approach for History Matching of Complex Fracture Distributions for Shale Oil Reservoirs Based on Improved Adaptive Particle Filter

2022Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.2118/212829-pa

Biogenically modified reservoir rock quality: A case from the lowermost member Paleocene Funing Formation, Gaoyou Depression, Subei Basin, China

2022Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2022.111126

Identifying the Key Driving Factors of Carbon Emissions in ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Countries

Open Access
2022Environmental Impact and SustainabilityDOI: 10.3390/su14159104

An intelligent multi-fidelity surrogate-assisted multi-objective reservoir production optimization method based on transfer stacking

2022Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1007/s10596-022-10160-8

Integrated optimization design for horizontal well spacing and fracture stage placement in shale gas reservoir

2022Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104706

A hybrid surrogate-assisted integrated optimization of horizontal well spacing and hydraulic fracture stage placement in naturally fractured shale gas reservoir

2022Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110842

New insights into the synergism between silica nanoparticles and surfactants on interfacial properties: Implications for spontaneous imbibition in tight oil reservoirs

2022Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110647

Quantitative investigation of nanofluid imbibition in tight oil reservoirs based on NMR technique

Open Access
2022Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.petsci.2022.04.013

Optimization design of horizontal well fracture stage placement in shale gas reservoirs based on an efficient variable-fidelity surrogate model and intelligent algorithm

Open Access
2022Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.02.228

The adsorption and reduction mechanism of Cr(VI) by kerogen with different degrees of geochemical alteration using a thermal simulation method

2022Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105261

A Rapid Multi-Objective Intelligent Decision Method for Shale Gas Fracturing Parameters Based on Machine Learning: A Case Study in the Changning Reservoir

2022Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.2523/iptc-22026-ms

A rapid intelligent multi-fidelity surrogate-assisted multi-objective optimization method for water-flooding reservoir production optimization

2022Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1007/s12517-022-09575-5

Data-driven multi-objective optimization design method for shale gas fracturing parameters

2022Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104420

A novel self-adaptive multi-fidelity surrogate-assisted multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for simulation-based production optimization

2022Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110111

Effects of the Sandstone Pore Structure on Spontaneous Imbibition: A Systematic Experimental Investigation Based on Fractal Analysis

2021Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c03696

Cellulose processing from biomass and its derivatization into carboxymethylcellulose: A review

Open Access
2021Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e01078

A novel model for predicting tight sandstone reservoir permeability

2021Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1504/ijogct.2022.119345

Hybrid application of unsupervised and supervised learning in forecasting absolute open flow potential for shale gas reservoirs

2021Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.122747

A novel model for predicting tight sandstone reservoir permeability

2021Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1504/ijogct.2022.10042649

Transport Behavior of Liquid Hydrocarbon in Shale Matrix with Mixed Wettability Nanopores

2021Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.2118/205528-ms

A Novel Surrogate-Assisted Multi-objective Optimization Method for Well Control Parameters Based on Tri-Training

2021Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1007/s11053-021-09948-9

Novel Model for Rate Transient Analysis in Stress-Sensitive Shale Gas Reservoirs

Open Access
2021Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00259

Experimental Investigation into the Effects of Fracturing Fluid-Shale Interaction on Pore Structure and Wettability

Open Access
2021Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1155/2021/6637955

Mechanism and multi-step kinetic modelling of Cr(VI) adsorption, reduction and complexation by humic acid, humin and kerogen from different sources

2021Chromium effects and bioremediationDOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13519-z

Experimental Study of Bio-Based Membrane Enhancers on Shale Through Osmotic Pressure Measurements

2021Drilling and Well EngineeringDOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05458-1

Combined Application of Unsupervised and Deep Learning in Absolute Open Flow Potential Prediction: A Case Study of the Weiyuan Shale Gas Reservoir

2021Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2021-208348

Investigating the Effects of Pore-Structure Characteristics on Porosity and Absolute Permeability for Unconventional Reservoirs

2020Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03152

Transport Behavior of Oil in Mixed Wettability Shale Nanopores

Open Access
2020Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04678

A Novel Semi-Analytical Model for Highly Deviated Wells in Fractured-Vuggy Carbonate Gas Reservoirs

2020Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.4043/30161-ms

A novel multi-objective optimization method for well control parameters based on PSO-LSSVR proxy model and NSGA-II algorithm

2020Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107694

Spatial Pattern of a Comprehensive fE Index for Provincial Carbon Emissions in China

Open Access
2020Environmental Impact and SustainabilityDOI: 10.3390/en13102604

Application of Polynomial Chaos Expansion to Optimize Injection-Production Parameters under Uncertainty

Open Access
2020Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1155/2020/5374523

An experimental study of the effect of three metallic oxide nanoparticles on oil-water relative permeability curves derived from the JBN and extended JBN methods

2020Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107257

A novel non-ionic surfactant extract derived from Chromolaena odarata as shale inhibitor in water based drilling mud

Open Access
2019Drilling and Well EngineeringDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01697

Influence of net confining stress on NMR T2 distribution and two-phase relative permeability

2019NMR spectroscopy and applicationsDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.03.083

Integrated optimization design for horizontal well placement and fracturing in tight oil reservoirs

2019Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.03.006

Effect of Silica Nanofluid on Nanoscopic Pore Structure of Low-Permeability Petroleum Reservoir by Nitrogen Adsorption Technique: A Case Study

2019Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisDOI: 10.1007/s13369-018-03708-3

Analysis of Gas Flow Behavior for Highly Deviated Wells in Naturally Fractured‐Vuggy Carbonate Gas Reservoirs

Open Access
2019Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.1155/2019/6919176

Pore pressure variation at constant confining stress on water–oil and silica nanofluid–oil relative permeability

Open Access
2018Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1007/s13202-018-0605-6

Performance of Relative Permeability and Two-Phase Flow Parameters Under Net Effective Stress in Water Wet Porous Media: A Comparative Study of Water–Oil Versus Silica Nanofluid–Oil

2018Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1007/s13369-018-3296-x

Co-optimization of oil recovery and CO<sub>2</sub> storage for cyclic CO<sub>2</sub> flooding in ultralow permeability reservoirs

Open Access
2018Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.2516/ogst/2018041

A new model for calculating permeability of natural fractures in dual-porosity reservoir

Open Access
2017Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDOI: 10.26804/ager.2017.02.03

Experimental study on microscopic formation damage of low permeability reservoir caused by HPG fracturing fluid

2016Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2016.10.063
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DepartmentDepartment of Petroleum Engineering
Total Publications79
Research Themes17
Open Access Papers27

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