Rishabh Tripathi

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering & Earth Sciences

Research Interest:

CCUS: Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

EOR: Enhanced Oil Recovery

Reservoir Engineering
   

Connect

+91-9721190591


Email: - rishabhtripathi.pe@iipe.ac.in


Education

PhD in Petroleum Engineering (2022-2026) : Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur

M.Tech in Petroleum Engineering (2019-2021) : Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi

B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering (2014-2018) : MIT University of Meghalaya, Shillong

Member of Professional Bodies

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)

Journal Publications

1) R Tripathi, BK Hembram, KR Chaturvedi, T Sharma, VC Nair, 2023, Evaluating the role of salts on wettability alteration in dolomite rocks:Possibility of water based oil mobilization application, Journal of Molecular liquid, (Impact Factor: 5.2), 

2) M Mahmud, BK Hembram, R Tripathi, S Sakthivel, VC Nair, 2023, Development of sulfate-based smart water for improving the oil recovery from the calcite formation: New insights from molecular simulation, Journal of Molecular liquid, (Imapct Factor 5.2), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122409. 

3) BK Hembram, M Mahmud, R Tripathi, VC Nair, T Sharma, 2024, Insights of Molecular Dynamics Simulation to Investigate the Impact of Ethylene Glycol on Methane Hydrate Dissociation, Energy and Fuels, (Imapct Factor: 5.3), 

4) R Tripathi, ZP Alcorn, A Graue, SD Kulkarni, 2024, Combination of non-ionic and cationic surfactants in generating stable CO2 foam for enhanced oil recovery and carbon storage, Advances in Geo-Energy Research, (Imapct Factor: 10), DOI: https://doi.org/10.46690/ager.2024.07.06.

5) R Tripathi, ZP Alcorn, A Graue, SD Kulkarni, 2025, Application of APG and cationic surfactant formulation for carbon geo-storage in deep saline aquifer through CO2 foam flooding, Energy and Fuels, (Impact Factor: 5.3), 

6) R Tripathi, SD Kulkarni, 2025, Effect of different foam injection parameters on overall CO2 storage potential using APG and CTAB surfactant formulation, International Journal of greenhouse gas control, (Impact Factor: 5.2), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2025.104448.

7) S Maiti, R Tripathi, AS Mathew, SD Kulkarni, 2025, Exploring the Potential of Flame Ionization Detector Technique to Analyze Gas Tracers for CO2 Based Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications in High-Temperature Reservoirs, Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology, (Impact Factor: 2.8), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.2383.

8) MS Alam, R Tripathi, SD Kulkarni, 2025, Application of Organic Cross-linked Gel System for Mitigating CO2 Leakage from High Temperature Reservoirs, Petroleum, (Impact Factor: 4.0). (Manuscript Accepted)

Book Chapters

1) R Tripathi, A Kakati, NK Jha, VC Nair, 2023, Low-Salinity Water Flooding: Mechanisms and Status, Advancements in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery, Apple Academic Press, ISBN: 978177491508.

Research Projects

"Design and application of CO2 foams at high temperature and high pressure conditions for enhancing the carbon dioxide storage and oil recovery in mature fields"
Funding Agency: - Petroleum Research School of Norway (NfiP)

Awards & Honors

1) Secured scholarship for 3 months research stay at University of Bergen from Petroleum Research School of Norway (NfIP)
(08/03/2023 - 08/06/2023).

2) Secured scholarship for Joint Doctorate Degree (JDP) program at Curtin University
(01/06/2024 - 01/06/2025).  

3) Scholarship from Petroleum Research School of Norway for attending "3rd International Whole Value Chain Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage conference", Golden, CO, USA
(22/09/25 - 26/09/25).

4) Gold Medalist for M.Tech in Petroleum Engineering
(2019-2021)

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