PUBLICATIONS
List of Publications
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Publications in petroleum engineering:
- Naseby, D., Hossain, M.M., Rahman, M.K and Rahman, S.S., 'Optimum Mud Weight and Trajectory Planning: Key to Avoiding Borehole Instability in Highly Stressed and Shaley Formations', paper SPE 47788, IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology'98 Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia, Sep.7-9, 1998.
- Hossain, M. M., Rahman, M. K., Rahman, S.S., Akgun, F. and Kinzel, H., 'Fatigue Life Evaluation: A Key to Avoid Drillpipe Failure due to Die-marks', paper SPE 47789, Proc. Of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia, Sep.7-9, pp.125-136, 1998.
- Hossain, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'A Comprehensive Monograph for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation from Deviated Wellbores under Arbitrary Stress Regimes', paper SPE 54360, Proc. of the Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia, 20-22 Apr., 1999, SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) CD-ROM.
- Rahman, M.K., Hossain, M.M. and Rahman, S.S., 'Stress Concentration Incorporated Fatigue Analysis of Die-marked Drillpipes', International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 21, No. 8, pp.799-811, 1999.
- Rahman, M. K., Hossain, M.M. and Rahman, S.S., 'Survival Assessment of Die-marked Drillpipes: Integrated Static and Fatigue Analysis', Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp.277-299, 1999.
- Rahman, M.K., Hossain, M.M. and Rahman, S.S., 'An Analytical Method for Mixed-mode Propagation of Pressurized Fractures in Remotely Compressed Rocks', International Journal of Fracture, Vol.103, No.3, pp.243-258, 2000.
- Hossain, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Propagation: Roles of Wellbore Trajectory, Perforation and Stress Regimes', Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering, Vol.27, No.3-4, pp.129-149, 2000.
- Rahman, M.K., Naseby, D. and Rahman, S.S., 'Borehole Collapse Analysis Incorporating Time-dependent Pore Pressure Due to Mud Penetration in Shales', Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering, Vol.28, No.1-2, pp.13-31, 2000.
- Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'The Recognition and Alleviation of Complexity with Hydraulic Fracturing Onshore Australia', Journal of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Limited (APPEA Journal), pp.469-480, 2000.
- Rahman, M.K., Chen, Z. and Rahman, S.S., 'Pore Pressure Change due to Mud Penetration and its Time-Dependent Effects on Wellbore Stability in Shales: Experimental and Analytical Investigations', ASME ETCE/OMAE joint Conference, New Orleans, LA, Feb.14-17, 2000.
- Hossain, M.M., Rahman M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'Volumetric Growth and Hydraulic Conductivity of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs During Hydraulic Fracturing: A Case Study Using Australian Conditions', paper SPE 63173, Proc. of the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, Oct.1-4, pp.545-560, 2000.
- Hossain, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'Application of HDR Stimulation Technology to Develop Tight Gas Reservoirs', paper SPE 64484, SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, Oct.16-18, 2000.
- Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'An Innovative Stimulation Technology for Enhanced Gas Recovery from Tight Reservoirs', presented at the 21st Annual International Energy Agency Workshop and Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept.19-22, 2000.
- Rahman, M.K., Rahman, M.M. and Rahman, S.S., 'A Decision Support System for Improving Hydraulic Fracture Treatment for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs', Journal of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Limited (APPEA Journal), pp.633-648, 2001.
- Helstrup, O.A., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'A Practical Method for Evaluating Effects of Fracture Charging and/or Ballooning when Drilling High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) Wells', paper SPE 67780, 2001 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Feb.27-Mar.1, 2001.
- Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'An Integrated Model for Multi-objective Design Optimization of Hydraulic Fracturing', Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol.31, No. 1, pp.41-62, 2001.
- Hossain, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'Modelling of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation by Boundary Element Method as Coupled Fluid Flow-Deformation Problems', First Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics, Sydney, Nov.20-23, Vol. 2, pp.1341-1346, 2001.
- Rahman, M.K., Chen, Z. and Rahman, S.S., 'Use of Appropriate Drilling Fluids is a Key to Avoiding Time-dependent Wellbore Collapse in Shales', CADE/CAODC Drilling Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Oct.22-24, 2001.
- Rahman, M.K., Hossain, M.M. and Rahman, S.S., 'A Shear-Dilation-Based Model for Evaluation of Hydraulically Stimulated Naturally Fractured Reservoirs', International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp.469-497, 2002.
- Crosby, D.G., Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'Single and Multiple Transverse Fracture Initiation from Horizontal Wells', Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 35, No. 3-4, pp.191-204, 2002.
- Rahman, M.M., Hossain, M.M., Crosby, D.G., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'Analytical, Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Transverse Fracture Propagation from Horizontal Wells', Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 35, No. 3-4, pp.127-150, 2002.
- Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., ‘Control of Hydraulic-Fracturing-Induced Formation Damage by Optimizing Treatments With Constraints', paper SPE 73754, 2002 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, Feb. 20-21, 2002.
- Hossain, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., ‘A Shear Dilation Stimulation Model for Production Enhancement from Naturally Fractured Reservoirs', Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal, June, 2002.
- Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., ‘Multivariate Fracture Treatment Optimization for Enhanced Gas Production From Tight Reservoirs', paper SPE 75702, SPE Gas Technology Symposium held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 30 April–2 May 2002.
- Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., ‘An Analytical Model for Production Estimation from Hydraulically Fractured Tight-gas Reservoirs', paper SPE 77901, Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, Oct.08-10, 2002.
- Tran, N.H., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., ‘A Nested Neuro-Fractal-Stochastic Technique for Modeling Naturally Fractured Reservoirs', paper SPE 77877, Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, Oct.08-10, 2002
- Tran, N.H., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., ‘Developing a HDR Reservoir in Australia by Hydraulic Stimulation: A Shear-Dilation Model for Design and Evaluation', Annual Meeting of Geothermal Resources Council, Reno, Nevada, Sept.22-25, 2002.
- Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., 'Optimizing Treatment Parameters for Enhanced Hydrocarbon Production by Hydraulic Fracturing', Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol.42, No.6, pp.38-46, 2003.
- Helstrup, O.A., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., ‘Analytical and Numerical Modelling of Borehole Elastic Deformation', sent to International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.
- Rahman, M.K., Chen, Z. and Rahman, S.S., ‘Modeling Time-Dependent Pore Pressure Due to Capillary and Chemical Potential Effects and Resulting Wellbore Stability in Shales', Journal of Energy Resources Technology (ASME Trans.), Vol.125, No.3, pp.169-176, 2003.
- Helstrup, O.A, Rahman, K., Chen, Z. and Rahman, S.S., ‘Poroelastic Effects on Borehole Ballooning in Naturally Fractured Formations', paper SPE 79849, SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Feb.19-21, 2003.
- Valencia, K.L., Chen, Z., Rahman, M.K. and Rahman, S.S., ‘An Integrated Model for the Design and Evaluation of Multiwell Hydraulic Fracture Treatments for Gas-Condensate Reservoirs', paper SPE 84860, SPE International Improved Oil Recovery Conference in Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct.20-21, 2003.
Publications in Marine Structures:
- Rahman, M. K., 'Structural Design of a Midship Cargo Hold: Rule-based and Rational Procedures', In Practical Design of Ships and Mobile Units, Ed. J. B. Caldwell & G. Ward, Elsevier Applied Science, London, UK, Vol. 2, pp.966 - 980, 1992.
- Rahman, M. K. and Caldwell, J. B., 'Rule-based Optimization of Midship Structures', Marine Structures, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp.467 - 490, 1992.
- Rahman, M. K., 'Minimum Weight Design of Ship Structures; The Scope for a Designer', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.79 - 86, 1993.
- Rahman, M. K., 'Multilevel Optimization Applied to Hull Girder Design using Three Panel Forms', Structural Optimization, Vol. 7, No. 1/2, pp.126 - 137, 1994.
- Rahman, M. K. and Caldwell, J. B., 'Ship Structures: Improvement by Rational Design Optimization', International Shipbuilding Progress, Vol. 42, No. 429, pp.61 - 102, April 1995.
- Rahman, M. K. and Chowdhury, M., 'Estimation of Ultimate Longitudinal Bending Moment of Ships and Box Girders', Journal of Ship Research, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 244 - 257, Sept. 1996.
- Rahman, M. K., 'Optimization of Panel Forms for Improvement in Ship Structures', Structural Optimization, Vol. 11, No. 3/4, pp.195 - 212, 1996.
- Rahman, M. K., 'Ultimate Strength Estimation of Ships' Transverse Frames by Incremental Elastic-plastic Finite Element Analysis ', Marine Structures, Vol. 11, No. 7-8, pp.291-317, 1998.
- Rahman, M. K., 'Automated Optimization of Transverse Frame Lay-outs for Ships by Elastic-Plastic Finite Element Analysis', Structural Optimization, Vol.15, No.3-4, pp.187-200, 1998.
Industry Reports
- 'Technical Evaluation of the Effects of Micro-Grip on RSA-6K Drill pipe with Special Reference to Endurance Limit and Fatigue Life' Submitted to EVI Weatherfor Oil Tool Gmbh, Germany in 1998.
- 'Investigation into the Causes of High Treating Pressures During the Hydraulic Fracturing of Kirby#2 of Big Lake Field' Submitted to Santos Ltd., Australia in 1998.
