Samintha Perera

A review of underground hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs: Insights into various rock-fluid interaction mechanisms and their impact on the process integrity

MSA Perera

Journal article  |  2023  |  Fuel

This study reviews rock-fluid interaction during the underground hydrogen process in depleted gas reservoirs. According to the rev..

Underground hydrogen storage in Australia: A review on the feasibility of geological sites

T Amirthan, MSA Perera

Journal article  |  2023  |  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Hydrogen has attracted attention worldwide with its favourable inherent properties to contribute towards a carbon-free green energ..

The role of storage systems in hydrogen economy: A review

T Amirthan, MSA Perera

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

An economy based on hydrogen is widely regarded as the potential successor of the fossil-fuel-driven present energy sector. One ma..

Implementation of an elastoplastic constitutive model to study the proppant embedment in coal under different pore fluid saturation conditions: A numerical and experimental study

MAA Ahamed, MSA Perera, PG Ranjith

Journal article  |  2022  |  Fuel

Proppant embedment in coal is highly concerned in both research and practice due to the vulnerability of the softer surface nature..

Molecular simulation of methane adsorption in nanoscale rough slits

Decheng Zhang, Hao Tang, Xiaogang Zhang, PG Ranjith, MSA Perera

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

There are large amounts of nanoscale rough pores in shale, which provides the sites for methane adsorption. Proper understanding o..

Pressure-dependent flow characteristics of proppant pack systems during well shut-in and the impact of fines invasion

MAA Ahamed, MSA Perera

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Near-wellbore screenouts during the shut-in stage due to the development of compact proppant clusters is an issue reported in seve..

Effective application of proppants during the hydraulic fracturing of coal seam gas reservoirs: Implications from laboratory testings of propped and unpropped coal fractures

MAA Ahamed, MSA Perera, D Elsworth, PG Ranjith, SKM Matthai, Dong-yin Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  FUEL

Commercial production of coal seam gas is a significant proportion of the total Worldwide natural gas supply due to its high gas s..

Discrete fracture matrix modelling of fully-coupled CO2 flow - Deformation processes in fractured coal

KHSM Sampath, MSA Perera, D Elsworth, SK Matthai, PG Ranjith, Dong-yin Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

CO2 interaction causes complex mechanical deformations and flow modifications in coal, depending on the spatial disposition of the..

Investigating the proppant damage mechanisms expected in a propped coal fracture and its effect on fracture flow

MAA Ahamed, MSA Perera, Jay R Black, SK Matthai, PG Ranjith, Dong-yin Li, KHSM Sampath

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Although mixing of proppants with the fracturing fluid can significantly improve the productivity of many unconventional gas reser..

Microwave-assisted damage and fracturing of hard rocks and its implications for effective mineral resources recovery

T Xu, Y Yuan, MJ Heap, GL Zhou, MSA Perera, PG Ranjith

Journal article  |  2021  |  Minerals Engineering

Microwave radiation can be used to pre-damage hard rock to reduce the cost of drilling and excavation typically required in tunnel..