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Prof.Sidharth Gautam

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Petroleum Engineering

Email: sidharth[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 8877603067

Office Number: +91-326-223-5190

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Research Interest: HPHT drilling and completion fluids | Reservoir drill-in fluids | Offshore and deepwater engineering | Geothermal energy systems | Wellbore stability and formation damage | Rheology | Computational fluid dynamics

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Teaching

2026 - 2027

PED401 Offshore Drilling and Petroleum Production Practices
PEE201 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering 

 

Academics

Ph.D. (Petroleum Engineering) / Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India

2016 – 2022 [Thesis Defense: 27/07/2022]

Thesis topic: Rheological Investigation and Development of High-Pressure and High-Temperature Drilling Fluid.

Supervisor: Prof. Chandan Guria

M. Tech. (Petroleum Engineering) / Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India

2014 – 2016, First Class, CGPA: 8.94

Thesis topic: Estimation of Shear rate of low yield fluid using rotational viscometer.

Supervisor: Prof. Chandan Guria

B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) / Maulana Azad College of Enng. & Tech.(Aff. to Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, India) 

2009 – 2013, First Class with Distinction, 77%

Position

Awards and Honors

  • IMTR Award 2022 (IIT-ISM, Dhanbad)
  • SPE Technical Reviewer Award, 2023

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  • Choudhary, R., Singh, S., Kumar, S., Gautam, S. and Kumar, A., 2026. Performance evaluation of a zwitterionic surfactant for the emulsification of an Indian heavy crude oil for pipeline transportation. Fuel, 405, p.136547.
  • Singh, S., Choudhary, R., Kumar, S., Gautam, S. and Prasad, S.K., 2026. EVA/SiO2 Nanocomposite Pour Point Depressant for Enhancing Flow Properties of Indian Waxy Crude Oil. Energy & Fuels, 40(11), pp.5463-5479.
  • Gautam, S., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Rajak, V.K. and Guria, C., 2025. Development of functional polymer-based clay-free HPHT drilling fluid: Effect of molecular weight and its distribution on drilling fluid performance. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 246, p.213616.
  • Paswan, B.K., Naik, S., Hansdah, P. and Gautam, S., 2025. Development of mahua oil (Madhuca indica) methyl ester based drilling mud as a sustainable alternative to oil based mud for unconventional reservoirs. Petroleum Science, (In Press).
  • Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Gautam, S. and Verma, A., 2023. Emulsification of Indian heavy crude oil and analysis of flow characteristics using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for pipeline transportation. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, pp.1–14.
  • Gautam, S. and Guria, C., 2022. An improved prediction of frictional pressure drop using an accurate shear rate equation for high-yield stress drilling fluids at the surface and downhole conditions. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 218, p.110981.
  • Gautam, S., Guria, C. and Rajak, V.K., 2022. A state of the art review on the performance of high-pressure and high-temperature drilling fluids: Towards understanding the structure-property relationship of drilling fluid additives. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 213, p.110318.
  • Rajak, V.K., Gautam, S., Kiran, R. and Madhumaya, A., 2022. Rheological Property Measurement and Application of Formate-Based Drilling Fluids at Elevated Temperatures: A Review. MAPAN, 37(3), pp.665-681.
  • Gautam, S., Guria, C. and L. Gope., 2021. Prediction of high-pressure/high-temperature rheological properties of drilling fluids from the viscosity data measured on a coaxial cylinder viscometer. SPE Journal, 26(05), pp.2527-2548.
  • Gautam, S. and Guria, C., 2020. An accurate determination of the shear rate for high-yield-stress drilling fluids using concentric cylinder Fann 35 viscometer data. SPE Journal, 25(06), pp.2984-3001.
  • Gautam, S. and Guria, C., 2020. Optimal synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation of high-pressure high-temperature polymer-based drilling fluid: The effect of viscoelasticity on cutting transport, filtration loss, and lubricity. SPE Journal, 25(03), pp.1333-1350.
  • Gautam, S., Guria, C., Rajak, D.K. and Pathak, A., 2018. Functionalization of fly ash for the substitution of bentonite in drilling fluid. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 166, pp.63-72.

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