Education
| Degree | Discipline | Institution | Year |
| Ph.D. | Petroleum Engineering | University of Southern California, U.S.A. | 1996 |
| M.Sc. | Petroleum Engineering | University of Southern California, U.S.A. | 1990 |
| B.Sc. | Petroleum Engineering | Petroleum Engineering | 1988 |
Research Interests
Modeling and Simulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs under Solution-Gas-Drive. Gas Injection and Water Flooding of Fractured Reservoirs. Inflow Performance Relationship of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. Reservoir Modeling and Upscaling. Well Testing of Heterogeneous Reservoirs. Geostatistics, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Fluid Flow in Porous Media. Reservoir Characterization. Modeling Partially Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Courses Taught
PE
221
Reservoir Rock Properties
ENG
304
Engineering Probability and Statistics
PE
324
Reservoir Engineering
PE
325
Fluid Flow in Porous Media
PE
432
Well Testing
PE
453
Fractured Reservoir Characterization
PE
503
Advanced Reservoir Engineering
PE
521
Numerical Reservoir Simulation
Selected Publications
- Omar Shaaban, Qasem, Fuad, Adel Elsharkawy. “On the Interchangeability between the Forchheimer and the Backpressure Models for Gas Well Deliverability” SPE Journal, pp. 1-13, 2025.
- Qasem, Fuad, Hasan Baqer, Ali A. Garrouch. “Insights into the Breakthrough Time of Water Coning Phenomenon in Partially Naturally Fractured Reservoirs” Petroleum Science and Technology, Vol. 28, pp 23-43, 2025.
- Qasem, Fuad, Omar Shaaban, Adel Elsharkawy. “Gas well deliverability: backpressure, Forchheimer, and numerical models” Petroleum Science and Technology, pp. 1-18, 2024.
- Qasem, Fuad, Hussain Al-Mazidi, Nashawi, I.S.“Developing an inflow performance relationship for predicting hydrocarbon recovery from horizontal wells operating in partially naturally fractured reservoirs under solution-gas drive” Petroleum Science and Technology, pp. 1-28, 2024.
- Qasem, Fuad, Nashawi, I.S.“ Simulation and performance prediction of partially naturally fractured reservoirs under solution gas drive primary recovery and gas injection processes” Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Vol. 14, pp 1259-1282, 2024.
Work Experience
Academic Experience
| Institution | Designation | Year/Period |
| Petroleum Engineering Department, University of Southern California, U.S.A. | Sabbatical Leave | Sabbatical Leave |
| Kuwait University | Associate Professor | 2008 - Present |
| Petroleum Engineering Department, University of Southern California, U.S.A. | Sabbatical Leave | 2008 - 2009 |
| Petroleum Engineering Department, Kuwait University | Acting Chairman | 2002 - 2002 |
| Petroleum Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A. | Sabbatical Leave | 2000 - 2001 |
| Petroleum Engineering Department, Kuwait University | Chairman | 1998 - 2000 |
| Kuwait University | Assistant Professor | 1996 - 2008 |
Professional Organizations
- Gas Consulting Group, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Member, 2004 - 2012.
- Society of Petroleum Engineers, Member, 1986 - Present.
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