Abinash Bal
The Ohio State University, One-Geo, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
0000-0003-4854-4333
About
I am an experimental rock mechanist specializing in the advanced petrophysics of unconventional reservoir rocks, including shale, coal, and tight sandstone. My research focuses on nanopore structure, accessibility, and complexity, as well as the evolution of poro-permeability. I’m particularly interested in decoupling fluid dynamics from poro-elastic effects to better understand gas transport, long-term CO₂ sequestration, and enhanced recovery strategies for depleted reservoirs.
Currently, I’m working on the Tri-State Carbon Capture and Storage Project at OSU in collaboration with WVU, Tenaska, Projeo, and WVGES. Previously, I played a key role in the successful installation, calibration, and testing of a High-Pressure Temperature Triaxial Compression Testing machine in the Experimental Rock Deformation Laboratory at IIT Kanpur. This advanced setup, designed for poro-permeability measurements under differential loading and hydraulic fracturing simulations, has significantly deepened my expertise in rock mechanics and petrophysics; especially in understanding the thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior and fracturing of unconventional rocks.
I am proficient in operating nano-pulse decay permeameters, HP-HT triaxial compression systems, Quantachrome Autosorb iQ, He-pycnometers, and a wide range of sample preparation tools (coring, cutting, milling, polishing, lathe, etc.). I also have hands-on experience with synchrotron small-angle scattering, micro-CT imaging, SEM, and XRD techniques.
Employment
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The Ohio State University Post-Doctoral Reseracher2025 - Present
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One-Geo Petroleum Geologist2024 - 2026
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur PhD Candidate2018 - 2024
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay M.Sc. in Applied Geology2015 - 2018
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (11)
- Mechanical behavior and pressure-dependent porosity evolution in porous sandstone and limestone using triaxial deformation tests Save
- Multi-proxy assessment of thermal and microstructural evolution in sub-bituminous coal affected by igneous Intrusion: Implications for CBM storage and transport Save
- Multiscale Assessment of Transformation in Pore System of Shale during Combustion: An Insight into Poromechanical Response and Sorption Dynamics Save
- Laboratory Observation of Fluid Flow in Depleted Shale Gas Reservoir: Coupling Effect of Sorbing and Non-sorbing Gas on Stress, Slippage, Flow Regime in Anisotropic and Fractured Shales Save
- Nanopore Heterogeneity and Accessibility in Oil and Gas Bearing Cretaceous KG (Raghampuram) Shale, KG Basin, India: An Advanced Multi-analytical Study Save
- Concurrent influence of geological parameters on the integrated nano-pore structure and discretized pore families of the petroliferous Cambay shale assessed through multivariate dependence measure Save
- Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Sorbing and Non-sorbing Gas on the Slippage Factor, Klinkenberg Permeability, and Biot Coefficient in Depleted Shale Gas Reservoir Save
- Accessible to Total Nanopore Structure and Complexity in Cambay Shales, India: An Implication on Storage and Transport of Hydrocarbon Save
- Accessible to total nanopore structure and complexity in Cambay shales, India: An implication on storage and transport of hydrocarbon Save
- Role of Pore-Size Distribution in Coals to Govern the Klinkenberg Coefficient and Intrinsic Permeability Save