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Israa Salem Ali Abu Mahfouz

DR. Israa Salem Ali Abu Mahfouz

Assistant Professor

GEOS

israa.abumahfouz@kfupm.edu.sa
44 publications
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Geo-engineering evaluation of Harrat Irbid Basaltic Rocks, Irbid District—North Jordan

Arabian Journal of Geosciences · 2016-05-01

Abu-Mahfouz IS, Al-Malabeh AA, Rababeh SM, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1007/s12517-016-2428-4

Genesis and role of bitumen in fracture development during early catagenesis

Petroleum Geoscience · 2019-01-01

Abu-Mahfouz IS, Cartwright JA, Idiz E, Hooker JN, Robinson S, van den Boorn S, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1144/petgeo2018-179

Fractures in mudrocks: Advances in constraining timing and understanding mechanisms

Journal of Structural Geology · 2019-08-01

Hooker JN, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Meng Q, Cartwright J, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2018.04.020

Silica diagenesis promotes early primary hydrocarbon migration

Geology · 2020-01-01

Abu-Mahfouz IS, Cartwright J, Idiz E, Hooker JN, Robinson SA, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1130/G47023.1

Stress distribution around kerogen particles as a measure of the initiation of bitumen-filled microfractures in organic-rich source rocks

Methodsx · 2022-01-01

Wicaksono AN, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Idiz E, Cartwright J, Santamarina JC, Vahrenkamp VC, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101817

Modelling the initiation of bitumen-filled microfractures in immature, organic-rich carbonate mudrocks: The Maastrichtian source rocks of Jordan

Marine and Petroleum Geology · 2022-07-01

Abu-Mahfouz IS, Wicaksono AN, Idiz E, Cartwright J, Santamarina JC, Vahrenkamp VC, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105700

Application of Combined Local and Global Optimization Algorithms in Joint Interpretation of Direct Current Resistivity and Seismic Refraction Data: A Case Study of Dammam Dome, Eastern Saudi Arabia

Sensors · 2022-12-01

EDIGBUE, Paul Irikefe I, Demirci I, Akca I, Hamdan H, KIRMIZAKIS, Panagiotis, SOUPIOS, Panteleimon, Tranos M, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Candansayar E, HANAFY, Sherif, AL-SHUHAIL, Abdullatif, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.3390/s22239337

Investigating high permeable zones in non-volcanic geothermal systems using lineament analysis and fault fracture density (FFD): northern Konawe Regency, Indonesia

Geothermal Energy · 2022-12-01

Arrofi D, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Prayudi SD, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1186/s40517-022-00241-3

Rock mechanical properties of immature, organic-rich source rocks and their relationships to rock composition and lithofacies

Petroleum Geoscience · 2023-02-01

Abu-Mahfouz IS, Iakusheva R, Finkbeiner T, Cartwright J, Vahrenkamp V, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1144/petgeo2022-021

The deposition of type II-S Jordan oil shale in the context of Late Cretaceous source rock formation in the Eastern Mediterranean realm. Insights from organic and inorganic geochemistry and petrography

Marine and Petroleum Geology · 2023-02-01

Grohmann S, Littke R, Abu-Mahfouz I, Gaus G, Klaver J, Thüns N, Schulte P, Patzek T, Vahrenkamp V, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.106058

Influence of organics and gas mixing on hydrogen/brine and methane/brine wettability using Jordanian oil shale rocks: Implications for hydrogen geological storage

Journal of Energy Storage · 2023-06-01

Alanazi A, Yekeen N, Ali M, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Keshavarz A, Iglauer S, Hoteit H

DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2023.106865

Organic-rich source rock/H2/brine interactions: Implications for underground hydrogen storage and methane production

Journal of Energy Storage · 2023-07-01

YASERI, Ahmed, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Yekeen N, Wolff-Boenisch D, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2023.106986

Diagenesis, compaction strain and deformation associated with chert and carbonate concretions in organic-rich marl and phosphorite; Upper Cretaceous to Eocene, Jordan

Sedimentology · 2023-08-01

Abu-Mahfouz IS, Cartwright JA, Powell JH, Abu-Mahfouz MS, Podlaha OG, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1111/sed.13085

Delineating reservoir area using geologic remote sensing analysis, Jizan (Saudi Arabia): Implications for geothermal exploration

Geoenergy Science and Engineering · 2023-09-01

Arrofi D, Abu-Mahfouz IS, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212033

Geochemical Reactions of High Total Organic Carbon Oil Shale during CO2 Treatment Relevant to Subsurface Carbon Storage

Energy and Fuels · 2024-01-18

Fatah A, AMAO, Abduljamiu, Abu-Mahfouz IS, YASERI, Ahmed, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa, MOHAMMED, Ahmed

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c03958

Evaluating the impact of artificial maturation on the petrophysical and geochemical properties of unconventional shale formations by integrating dielectric and NMR measurements

International Journal of Coal Geology · 2024-04-11

ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa, ELSAYED, Mahmoud, Oshaish A, Al-Ofi S, EL-HUSSEINY, Ammar, Abu-Mahfouz IS, MAHMOUD, Mohamed Ahmed A, Abouelresh M, Attia H, MOHAMMED, Amjed

DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2024.104492

Source rock potential, thermal maturity, and depositional environment of the Ordovician Ra'an Shale Member, central Saudi Arabia

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences X · 2024-06-01

AlGhamdi F, Babalola L, ALQUBALEE, Abdullah, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Alotaibi B, Abouelresh M, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaesx.2024.100174

Hydrochemical Characterization, Geothermometry, and Origin of Ain Al-Harrah Hot Spring and Its Relationship to Al-Lith Geothermal System, Saudi Arabia

ACS Omega · 2024-06-11

Rafiq J, Abu-Mahfouz IS, SOUPIOS, Panteleimon, HUMPHREY, John, TAWABINI, Bassam, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01343

Mitigating Liquid Loading in Gas Wells Using Thermochemical Fluid Injection: An Experimental and Simulation Study

ACS Omega · 2024-07-16

Elyasa A, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa, MAHMOUD, Mohamed Ahmed A, GAJBHIYE, Rahul, EL-HUSSEINY, Ammar, Abu-Mahfouz IS, MOHAMMED, Amjed

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c04423

Microstructural BIB-SEM investigation of Upper Cretaceous Jordanian carbonate-rich oil shales bearing type II-S kerogen

International Journal of Earth Sciences · 2024-11-01

Klaver J, Grohmann S, Gaus G, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Patzek T, Vahrenkamp V, Urai JL, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1007/s00531-024-02444-4

Subsurface complexity controls the aquifer heterogeneity: A case study from the Al-Hassa oasis, Eastern Saudi Arabia

Groundwater for Sustainable Development · 2024-11-01

Khogali A, Chavanidis K, Stampolidis A, KIRMIZAKIS, Panagiotis, Yassin M, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Al-Shaibani A, TAWABINI, Bassam, SOUPIOS, Panteleimon, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101322

Effects of geochemical compositional heterogeneities on hydrocarbon expulsion and thermal maturation: An analog study of Maastrichtian source rocks from Jordan

International Journal of Coal Geology · 2024-11-11

Usman M, Grohmann S, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Vahrenkamp V, Littke R, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2024.104587

Aeromagnetic Data Analysis of Geothermal Energy Potential of a Hot Spring Area in Western Saudi Arabia

Natural Resources Research · 2024-12-01

Chavanidis K, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa, Stampolidis A, ASHADI, Abdul Latif L, Abu-Mahfouz IS, KIRMIZAKIS, Panagiotis, SOUPIOS, Panteleimon

DOI: 10.1007/s11053-024-10383-9

Lithium enrichment in high-enthalpy geothermal system influenced by seawater, Indonesia

Scientific Reports · 2024-12-01

Arrofi D, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Prayudi SD, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-74462-w

Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Kinetic Adsorption and Diffusion Behavior into Organic-Rich Shale: Implications of Mineralogy and Organic Content

Energy and Fuels · 2024-12-05

Alanazi A, Abid H, Bawazeer SA, Aljeban N, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Keshavarz A, Iglauer S, Hoteit H, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c04405

Assessing hydrogen production potential from carbonate and shale source rocks: A geochemical investigation

Fuel · 2024-12-15

Kimayim Gaduwang A, TAWABINI, Bassam, S. Abu-Mahfouz I, YASERI, Ahmed, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132923

Hydrogen adsorption kinetics in organic-Rich shale reservoir rocks for seasonal geological storage

Fuel · 2025-01-01

Alanazi A, Rasool Abid H, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Bawazeer SA, Matamba T, Keshavarz A, Iglauer S, Hoteit H, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132964

The impact of silica diagenesis on organic-rich carbonate source rocks: a review

Frontiers in Earth Science · 2025-01-01

Abu-Mahfouz IS, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.3389/feart.2025.1674784

The Role of Accurate Fluid Characterization in Source Rock Assessment: Insights from Middle-Upper Jurassic Carbonate Source Rocks in Arabia

ACS Omega · 2025-03-18

Al-Eid A, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Ghassal BI, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c08253

Hydrogen Generation and Fracture Development in Organic-Rich Shale via Thermal Treatment

Energy and Fuels · 2025-05-08

Gaduwang AK, Abu-Mahfouz IS, TAWABINI, Bassam, YASERI, Ahmed, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c00543

Integrated structural analysis for geothermal exploration: A new protocol combining remote sensing and aeromagnetic geophysical data

Methodsx · 2025-06-01

Rafiq J, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Chavanidis K, SOUPIOS, Panteleimon, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2025.103189

Spatial distribution of structural lineaments in the Al-Lith geothermal field, western Saudi Arabia: Remote sensing and aeromagnetic data analysis

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences X · 2025-06-01

Rafiq J, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Chavanidis K, Arrofi D, SOUPIOS, Panteleimon, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaesx.2025.100191

Enhancing Hydrogen Storage Efficiency in Organic-Rich Shales Using Silica Nanofluids: A Comprehensive Study on Wettability Alteration

Energy and Fuels · 2025-06-05

Alanazi A, Ali M, Bawazeer SA, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa, Abu-Mahfouz IS, Tariq Z, Aljeban N, Abid HR, Keshavarz A, Iglauer S, Hoteit H

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c06211

A Novel Approach to Stimulating Tight Reservoirs Using Cyclic Thermochemical Fluids

Energy and Fuels · 2025-07-24

Matovu S, AL SHAFLOOT, Talal, RAZA, Arshad, MAHMOUD, Mohamed Ahmed A, Hassan A, ALARIFI, Sulaiman, Abu-Mahfouz IS, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c02117

Microscopic characterization and modelling of pore structure heterogeneity in Upper Cretaceous immature, organic-rich carbonate source rocks, central Jordan

Petroleum Geoscience · 2025-08-31

El-Feky Y, Abu-Mahfouz IS, EL-HUSSEINY, Ammar, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1144/petgeo2025-017

Petrogenesis, radiogenic heat production, and geothermal potential of host rocks in the Al-Lith geothermal system, Western Saudi Arabia

Renewable Energy · 2025-09-01

Rafiq J, Abu-Mahfouz IS, WHATTAM, Scott, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2025.123362

Assessing CO2 sequestration potential in Cenozoic basaltic rocks of Harrat Al-Shaam, Jordan

Ore and Energy Resource Geology · 2025-10-01

Hammam A, Nagy A, Abu-Mahfouz IS, YASERI, Ahmed, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.oreoa.2025.100105

Impact of CO₂ treatment on fracture development and mineralogical composition in organic-rich and organic-lean unconventional reservoirs

Ore and Energy Resource Geology · 2025-10-01

Abu-Mahfouz IS, YASERI, Ahmed, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.oreoa.2025.100111

Geochemical Indicators of Organic Matter Combustion Governed by Pyrometamorphism in Columnar-Jointed Carbonate Source Rocks

ACS Omega · 2025-10-28

Makhlouf I, Ibrahim KM, Aljurf S, Abu-Mahfouz IS, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c01727

Organic and inorganic geochemical cyclicity of a Maastrichtian oceanic open-shelf carbonate source rock

Scientific Reports · 2025-12-01

Usman M, Ardila-Sanchez M, Idiz E, Abu-Mahfouz IS, van Buchem F, Vahrenkamp V, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-99832-w

Ethomeen C/15 surfactant enhances CO2 mineralization in oilfield produced water

Journal of Molecular Liquids · 2025-12-15

Oraby MA, Abu-Mahfouz I, YASERI, Ahmed, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2025.128944

METHODS FOR ENHANCING OPEN-HOLE MULTISTAGE FRACTURING TREATMENT

Rock Mechanics Bulletin · 2026-02-01

Xia K, Aljasem M, Abu-Mahfouz IS, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.rockmb.2026.100315

Monsoonal upwelling and organic matter preservation in the Eocene Rashrashiyah Formation: Implications for hydrocarbon potential in the Turayf-Sirhan Basin, northwestern Arabia

Journal of African Earth Sciences · 2026-06-01

Allam S, Korin A, Kalifi A, Mowafi M, Abu-Mahfouz IS, AlNajjar MI, Bahameem AA, Memesh AM, Zalmout IS, KAMINSKI, Michael, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2026.106110

Vertical variability of geochemical, petrophysical, and rock mechanical properties in upper Cretaceous organic-rich carbonate source rocks, Jordan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences X · 2026-06-01

Aljurf S, Abu-Mahfouz IS, EL-HUSSEINY, Ammar, Hassan A, CHAN, Septriandi Asmaidi A, Finkbeiner T, ABUMAHFOUZ, Israa

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaesx.2026.100220