Hanin Samara, Ph.D. (Engineering)

Research Assistant

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department

Petroleum Production Systems

Biography

  • Since 2023: Postdoctoral Research Associate – Department of Petroleum Production Systems, ITE, Clausthal University of Technology
  • 2020–2023: Research associate – Department of Petroleum Production Systems, ITE, Clausthal University of Technology

Research Focus Areas

  • Interfacial and mass transport properties in unconventional reservoirs
  • Geological storage of carbon dioxide
  • Enhanced oil recovery

Areas of responsibility

  • Coordination of research collaborations in the Middle East and Far East
  • Teaching assistant for the bachelor’s program in oil and gas production and the master’s program in geothermal energy production
  • Supervision of bachelor's and master's theses
  • High-pressure TGA/sorption/wetting equipment and measurements

Teaching

  • Underground production systems
  • Energy conversion, sector coupling, and storage

Publications

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  • Samara, H., Al-Eryani, M., Jaeger, P., 2022. The role of supercritical carbon dioxide in modifying the phase and interfacial properties of multiphase systems relevant to combined EOR-CCS. Fuel 323, 124271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124271
  • H. Samara and P. Jaeger, “Experimental determination of wetting behavior under non-atmospheric conditions relevant to reservoirs: a practical guide,” SN Appl. Sci., vol. 4, no. 3, p. 85, Mar. 2022
  • J. Wang, H. Samara, P. Jaeger, V. Ko, D. Rodgers, and D. Ryan, “Investigation of CO₂ Adsorption and Wettability of Reservoir Rocks,” Energy Fuels, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 1626–1634, Feb. 2022.
  • Samara, H., Jaeger, P., 2021. Driving Mechanisms in CO₂-Assisted Oil Recovery from Organic-Rich Shales. Energy Fuels 35, 10710–10720.
  • Sauerer, B., Furmann, A., Fernandes, A., Samara, H., Jaeger, P., Al-Ayed, O., Abdallah, W., 2021. Assessing extreme maturities – Challenging examples from immature Jordanian to overmature Far Eastern unconventional formations. Marine and Petroleum Geology 129, 105103.Wang, J., Ryan, D., Samara, H., Jaeger, P., 2020. Interactions of CO2 with Hydrocarbon Liquid Observed from Adsorption of CO2 in Organic-Rich Shale. Energy Fuels 34, 14476–14482.
  • Wang, J., Jaeger, P., Samara, H., Ryan, D., 2019. Simultaneous Evaluation of Time-dependent Phase and Wetting Properties of Hydrocarbon Liquids for CO₂ Enhanced Recovery of Oil and Gas from Tight Reservoirs. Energy Fuels acs.energyfuels.9b03576.
  • Li, K., Samara, H., Wang, X., Jaeger, P., Ganzer, L., Wegner, J., Xie, L., 2019. Reservoir Characteristics and Resource Potential of Oil Shale in the Sultani Area, Central Jordan, in: Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference. Presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • Samara, H., Ke, L., Ostrowski, T. v., Ganzer, L., Jaeger, P., 2019. Unconventional oil recovery from Al Sultani tight rock formations using supercritical CO2. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 152, 104562.