Academic Appointments

Contact

  • Academic
    karimi@stanford.edu
    University - Academic staff Department: Energy Science & Engineering Position: Sr Res Scientist-Physical
    • Green Earth Sci, room 333
    • Stanford,  California  94305 
    (650) 725-2099 (fax)

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 2220

Professional Interests

Research interests: Unstructured grid and discretization. Discrete feature modeling. Detailed well modeling and well/reservoir interactions. Upscaling techniques for naturally fractured reservoir.

All Publications

  • An approximate cut-cell discretization technique for flow in fractured porous media COMPUTATIONAL GEOSCIENCES Karimi-Fard, M. 2022

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s10596-022-10173-3

    View details for Web of Science ID 000857273300001

  • A General Modeling Framework for Simulating Complex Recovery Processes in Fractured Reservoirs at Different Resolutions SPE Journal Hui, M. R. 2018; 23 (02)

    View details for DOI 10.2118/182621-PA

  • A general gridding, discretization, and coarsening methodology for modeling flow in porous formations with discrete geological features ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES Karimi-Fard, M., Durlofsky, L. J. 2016; 96: 354-372

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.advwatres.2016.07.019

    View details for Web of Science ID 000384958100029

  • Discrete fracture model for coupled flow and geomechanics COMPUTATIONAL GEOSCIENCES Garipov, T. T., Karimi-Fard, M., Tchelepi, H. A. 2016; 20 (1): 149-160

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s10596-015-9554-z

    View details for Web of Science ID 000373347600009

  • Accurate Resolution of Near-Well Effects in Upscaled Models Using Flow-Based Unstructured Local Grid Refinement SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery Karimi-Fard, M., Durlofsky, L. J. SOC PETROLEUM ENG. 2012: 1084–95

    View details for Web of Science ID 000313300500011

  • From outcrop to flow simulation: Constructing discrete fracture models from a LIDAR survey AAPG BULLETIN Wilson, C. E., Aydin, A., Karimi-Fard, M., Durlofsky, L. J., Sagy, A., Brodsky, E. E., Kreylos, O., Kellogg, L. H. 2011; 95 (11): 1883-1905

    View details for DOI 10.1306/03241108148

    View details for Web of Science ID 000296662900003

  • Upscaling discrete fracture characterizations to dual-porosity, dual-permeability models for efficient simulation of flow with strong gravitational effects 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Gong, B., Karimi-Fard, M., Durlofsky, L. J. SOC PETROLEUM ENG. 2008: 58–67

    View details for Web of Science ID 000254430400006

  • Permeability upscaling of fault zones in the Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, with a focus on slip surfaces and slip bands HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL Ahmadov, R., Aydin, A., Karimi-Fard, M., Durlofsky, L. J. 2007; 15 (7): 1239-1250

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s10040-007-0180-2

    View details for Web of Science ID 000251061200002

  • Numerical assessment of a class of uniformly stable mixed spectral elements for the Navier-Stokes equations COMPUTERS & FLUIDS Azaiez, M., Belgacem, F. B., Escriva, X., Fournie, M., Karimi-Fard, M. 2007; 36 (6): 1137-1148

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.compfluid.2006.10.002

    View details for Web of Science ID 000246537700009

  • Generation of coarse-scale continuum flow models from detailed fracture characterizations WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH Karimi-Fard, M., Gong, B., Durlofsky, L. J. 2006; 42 (10)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2006WR005015

    View details for Web of Science ID 000241698800006

  • Flow and transport effects of compaction bands in sandstone at scales relevant to aquifer and reservoir management WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH Sternlof, K. R., Karimi-Fard, M., Pollard, D. D., Durlofsky, L. J. 2006; 42 (7)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2005WR004664

    View details for Web of Science ID 000239492500002

  • Inertia effects in high-rate flow through heterogeneous porous media TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA Fourar, M., Lenormand, R., Karimi-Fard, M., Horne, R. 2005; 60 (3): 353-370

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s11242-004-6800-6

    View details for Web of Science ID 000228175700006

  • An efficient discrete-fracture model applicable for general-purpose reservoir simulators 2003 SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium Karimi-Fard, M., Durlofsky, L. J., Aziz, K. SOC PETROLEUM ENG. 2004: 227–36

    View details for Web of Science ID 000222251600011