Ayomikun Bello

Research areas include Chemical EOR, Gas EOR, Foam EOR, CO₂ Storage, Nanoparticles, Surfactant characterization, and Carbonate mineralization. Specifically, working on the design and optimization of binary surfactant systems that can generate stable foams in depleted oil reservoirs for the combined purpose of EOR and CO₂ sequestration.

Challenges with single surfactants:

• instability of single surfactants in foam generation
• high adsorption of surfactants on carbonate surfaces
• incompatibility considering the harsh conditions of temperature, pressure, and salinity in reservoirs, especially carbonates

Prospects of binary surfactant systems:

• low critical micelle concentration (CMC) values
• ultra-low interfacial tension (IFT) values
• beneficial synergistic interactions

• Ayomikun Bello, Desmond Batsa Dorhjie, Anastasia Ivanova, Alexander Cheremisin, Alexey Cheremisin, Ilnur Ilyasov (2024). Numerical Study of the Mechanisms of Nano-Assisted Foam Flooding in Porous Media as an Alternative to Gas Flooding. Heliyon - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26689;

• Ivanova A. A., Kozyreva Z.V., Chekalov A.Y., Proshin P.I., Abdurashitov A.S., Bello A.S., Markovic S., Sukhorukov G.B., Cheremisin A.N. (2024). Development and characterization of nanostructured surfactant compositions with prolonged action and stimuli-responsible physicochemical properties. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133396;

• Ayomikun Bello, Desmond Batsa Dorhjie, Anastasia Ivanova, Alexey Cheremisin (2023). Numerical Sensitivity Analysis of CO₂ Mineralization Trapping Mechanisms in a Deep Saline Aquifer. Journal of Chemical Engineering Science - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2023.119335

• Ayomikun Bello et al. (2023). An Experimental Study of High Pressure Microscopy and Enhanced Oil Recovery with Nanoparticle-Stabilized Foams in Carbonate Oil Reservoir. Energies - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16135120

• Ayomikun Bello et al. (2023). A Comprehensive Review of the Role of CO₂ Foam EOR in the Reduction of Carbon Footprint in the Petroleum Industry. Energies - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031167

• Ayomikun Bello et al. (2023). Foam EOR as an Optimization Technique for Gas EOR: A Comprehensive Review of Laboratory and Field Implementations. Energies - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020972

• Ayomikun Bello, Anastasia Ivanova, Alexey Cheremisin (2022). Enhancing N₂ and CO₂ Foam Stability by Surfactants and Nanoparticles at High Temperature and Various Salinities. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110720

• Ayomikun Bello, Joy Ozoani, Adewale Adebayo, Dmitriy Kuriashov (2022). Rheological Study of Nanoparticle-based Cationic Surfactant Solutions. Journal of Petroleum - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petlm.2022.01.003

• Ayomikun Bello, Joy Ozoani, Dmitriy Kuriashov (2021). Proppant Transport in Hydraulic Fractures by Creating a Capillary Suspension. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109508

B.Sc. Oil and Gas Engineering – Kazan National Research Technological University

M.Sc. Petroleum Engineering – Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering – Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (In progress)

• Design and Development of Binary surfactant systems for combined purposes of EOR and CO₂ storage

• Nanofoam Design for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Orenburg Oilfield

• Numerical Simulation of Nanofoam Flooding as an Optimization Technique for Gas EOR

• Influence of Nanoparticles on the Stability of Bulk Foams for Enhanced Oil Recovery

• Experimental Study of Diesel-based Foam Stability

• Proppant Transport in Hydraulic Fractures by Creating a Capillary Suspension

Scholarship of the Vernadsky Foundation – 2023 – 2024

Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation – 2023 – 2024

Skoltech Scholarship Award for E &I Development – 2022 – 2024

Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, Skoltech – 2022

Winner of Masters Division, SPE Student Paper Contest, Russian and Caspian region – 2020 & 2022