Eassa Abdullah | Director
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Eassa Abdullah Director, CPG Laboratories
College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences (CPG), KFUPM Professional Overview Mr. Eassa Abdullah is the Director of CPG Laboratories at the College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences (CPG), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. In this leadership role, he oversees laboratory strategy, technical operations, and support services to align with the college’s vision for world-class education and research. His responsibilities include setting performance goals, streamlining workflows, and enabling faculty and students to pursue high-impact teaching and experimentation through well-managed lab infrastructure. Education & Credentials

• M.S. in Reservoir Characterization, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
• M.S. in Sustainable Engineering & Resource Recovery, University of Borås, Sweden
• B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
• Professional certification in Engineering System Management, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Research & Technical Interests

• Reservoir characterization and modeling
• Petrophysics
• Impacts of heterogeneity on reservoir quality
• Unconventional hydrocarbon resources

Selected Publications

• Predicting Photoelectric Logs in Challenging Conditions Using Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis, Eassa Abdullah; Reem AlYami; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386204830_Predicting_Photoelectric_Logs_in_Challenging_Conditions_Using_Machine_Learning_and_Statistical_Analysis
• Comparative study of laboratory and portable spot permeability measurements in bioturbated carbonate strata, Ayman Al-Lehyani; Hassan A. Eltom; Abdullatif Al-Shuhail; Eassa Abdullah; Ammar El-Husseiny; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-00697-w?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250507&utm_content=10.1038/s41598-025-00697-w
• Exploring Date Palm Ash for Greener Enhanced Oil Recovery: Experimental and Simulation Studies on Thermophysical Properties and Recovery Performance, Olalekan S. Alade; Jafar S. Ahmad; Eassa Abdullah; Ammar Al-Ramadan; Mohamed Mahmoud; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772782325000142
• Microscopic CO2 Injection in Tight Formations: A Powerhouse Technology for Green Energy Transition, Hamad AlKharraa; Abdulrahman AlQuraishi; Karl-Heinz Wolf; Mohammed AlDuhailan; Mohamed Mahmoud; Ridha AlAbdrabalnabi; Eassa Abdullah; Naif Alqahtani; Pacelli Zitha https://onepetro.org/SPEEURO/proceedings-abstract/24EURO/2-24EURO/546617
• Is There a Viscoelastic Effect of Low-MW HPAM Polymers on Residual Oil Mobilization in Low-Permeability Rocks at a Darcy Velocity of 0.2 ft/Day?, Assad A. Barri; Madhar Azad; Dhafer Al-Shehri; Subhash C. Ayirala; Shirish Patil; Jafar Al-Hamad; Eassa Abdullah; Ridha Al Abdrabalnabi
• Prediction of Permeability from Logging Data Using Artificial Intelligence Neural Networks, Mohammed Abdullah Al-Otaibi; Eassa Abdullah; Sherif Mahmoud Hanafy https://onepetro.org/SPEWRM/proceedings/23WRM/4-23WRM/D041S015R002/519647
• Developing a Generalized Correlation to Obtain Steady-State Based Permeability Using a Probe Permeameter, Eassa Abdullah; Mobarak Baatiyah; Jaber Aljabri; Mashaer Alfaraj; Mohammed Al-Otaibi; Ammar ElHusseiny; Olalekan Alade https://onepetro.org/SPERCSC/proceedings/22RCSC/3-22RCSC/D031S016R004/515724
• Removal of Wax Deposit from Tight Formation Using Ultrasonic Cavitation with Thermochemical Heat Source, Olalekan Alade; Eassa Abdullah; Mashaer Alfaraj; Jafar Al Hamad; Amjed Hassan; Mohamed Mahmoud; Dhafer Al Shehri; Theis Ivan Solling; Ayman Nakhli https://onepetro.org/SPEATCE/proceedings/22ATCE/3-22ATCE/D031S056R002/509408?searchresult=1
• Application of a Pickering Emulsified Polymeric Gel System as a Water Blocking Agent Tinku Saikia, Abdullah S Sultan, Syed R Hussaini, Assad Barri, Nur Iman Khamidy, Abdulmalek A Shamsan, Eassa Abdullah, Ammar Al-Ramadhan, Ayman Almohsin, Mohammed Bataweel. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c02956
• Composite Delamination Modelling Using a Multi-Layered Solid Element Issam Tawk, Pablo Navarro, J-F. Ferrero, Eassa Abdullah, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289633897_Amultilayered_Solid_Element_used_to_Model_Composite_Delamination
• Mode I Delamination Modelling in a Composite Plate using the Plate Behavior of a New Multilayered Solid Element, Eassa Abdullah, Issam Tawk, J-F. Ferrero, J.-J. Barrau https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232927922_Mode_I_Delamination_Modelling_in_a_Composite_Plate_using_the_Plate_Behavior_of_a_New_Multilayered_Solid_Element
• Bacterial endotoxin in menstrual effluent as a case of spontaneous abortion and preterm labor, M. M. Farrag, E. A. Foaud, M. A. E. Metawie, Eassa Abdullah, Z. Elmahdy https://www.researchgate.net/publication/246416141_Bacterial_endotoxin_in_menstrual_effluent_as_a_case_of_spontaneous_abortion_and_preterm_labor

  Leadership & Impact As a visionary leader in Laboratory Technical Support & Services, Mr. Eassa Abdullah plays a pivotal role in transforming CPG’s academic mission into a vibrant, hands-on reality. With a clear strategic vision, he orchestrates complex technical operations, elevates lab performance, and champions continuous improvement to empower both groundbreaking research and immersive teaching. Balancing his dual role as educator and lab director, Mr. Abdullah ensures students gain not just theoretical knowledge, but practical, industry-aligned experience that prepares them to lead. His leadership doesn’t just support excellence—it inspires it.