PublIcatIons

ARTICLES

1) Kök, M.V., Merey, Ş. (2014). Shale Gas: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in Turkey and the World, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 36:22, 2492-2501, DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2014.943854.

2) Bülbül,S., Kadoura, A.S., Merey, Ş., Parlaktuna, M. (2014). Hydrate Inhibition with PEO (Poly 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline), Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 36:23, 2613-2620, DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2011.572134.

3) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2015). “Natural gas hydrate: a potential future energy resource”. Issue N° 31 The Newsletter of the ENeRG Network June 2015.

4) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2016). Investigation of Gas Hydrate Potential of the Black Sea and Modelling of Gas Production from a Hypothetical Class 1 Methane Hydrate Reservoir in the Black Sea Conditions, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 29 (2016) 66-79. doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2015.12.048.

5) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2016). Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Shale Gas Reservoirs by using Experimental Adsorption Data and Adsorption Models. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 36, Part A, 1087-1105.

6) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2016). Gas-in Place Calculations in Shale Gas Reservoirs using Experimental Adsorption Data with Adsorption Models. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 94:1683-1692.

7) Merey, S., Sinayuc, Ç. (2016), Experimental set-up design for gas production from the Black Sea gas hydrate reservoirs, Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering (2016), 33 (2016) 162-185.

8) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2016). New Software That Predicts Hydrate Properties and Its Use in Gas Hydrate Studies. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 2016, 61 (5), pp 1930–1951.

9) Merey, S., Sinayuc, C. (2016). Analysis of the Black Sea Gas Hydrates. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index 116, International Journal of Chemical, Molecular, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, 10(8), 886 - 894.

10) Abbasov, A., Merey, S., Parlaktuna, M. (2016). Experimental Investigation of Carbon Dioxide Injection Effects on Methane-Propane-Carbon Dioxide Mixture Hydrates. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 34 (2016) 1148-1158.

11) Merey, S., Sinayuc, C. (2016). Analysis of the Black Sea sediments by evaluating DSDP Leg 42B drilling data for gas hydrate potential. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 78: 151–167.

12) Merey, S. (2016). Drilling of Gas Hydrate Reservoirs. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 35, 1167-1179.

13) Merey, S., Sinayuc, C. (2017). Numerical simulations for short-term depressurization production test of two gas hydrate sections in the Black Sea. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 44(August 2017):77-95.

14) Merey, S., Sinayuc, C. (2018). Adsorption Behaviors of Shale Gas Reservoirs. International Journal of Oil Gas and Coal Technology 17(2):172-188.

15) Merey, S., Longinos, S. (2018). Numerical simulations of gas production from Class 1 hydrate and Class 3 hydrate in the Nile Delta of the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Volume 52, April 2018, Pages 248-266.

16) Merey, S., Longinos, S. (2018). Does the Mediterranean Sea have potential for producing gas hydrates? Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Volume 55, July 2018, 113-134.

17) Merey, S., Longinos, S. (2018). Investigation of gas seepages in Thessaloniki mud volcano in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 168, September 2018, Pages 81-97.

18) Merey, Ş., Longinos, S. (2018). The Role of Natural Gas Hydrate During Natural Gas Transportation. OHU J. Eng.Sci. 7 (2),937-953.

19) Merey, Ş. (2018). Prediction of Methane, Water and Ice Properties for Numerical Gas Hydrate Simulations. Celal Bayar University Journal of Science, 14 (2) ,177-186.

20) Merey, Ş. (2018). Gaz Hidratlar ve Türkiye için Önemi. Medya Enerji.

21) Merey, S., Al-Raoush, R., Jung, J., Alshibli, K.A. (2018). Comprehensive literature review on CH4-CO2 replacement in microscale porous media. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 171(December 2018):48-62.

22) Merey, Ş., Longinos, S.N. (2019). The Gas Hydrate Potential of the Eastern Mediterranean Basin. Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, 160:117-134. Doi: 10.19111/bulletinofmre.502275

23) Merey, S. (2019). Well completion operations in gas hydrate reservoirs. International Journal of Oil Gas and Coal Technology 20(4):373-396.

24) Merey, Ş (2019). Evaluation of drilling parameters in gas hydrate exploration wells. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 172 (2019) 855–877.

25) Merey, Ş. (2019). Prediction of transport properties for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea shallow sediments by pore network modelling. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 176, May 2019, 403-420.

26) Merey, Ş. (2019). Prediction of pressure and temperature changes in the salt caverns of Tuz Golu underground natural gas storage site while withdrawing or injecting natural gas by numerical simulations. Arab J Geosci (2019) 12: 205.

27) Merey, Ş. (2019). Analysis of the Effect of Water Flux to a Gas Zone after Through Tubing Perforations on Gas Production by Numerical Simulations. Celal Bayar University Journal of Science, 15 (1), 99-113.

28) Merey, Ş. (2019). Analysis of the effect of experimental adsorption uncertainty on CH4 production and CO2 sequestration in Dadas shale gas reservoir by numerical simulations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering , 178, July 2019, 1051-1066.

29) Merey, Ş. (2020). Geomechanical wellbore stability analysis for the wells drilled in the shallow sediments of the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 186 (March 2020)

30) Merey, S. (2020). Estimation of Fracture Pressure Gradients in the Shallow Sediments of the Mediterranean Sea by using ODP Leg 160 and Leg 161 Data. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 91, August 2020, 107307

31) Merey, S. (2020). Comparison of Sucker Rod Pump and Progressive Cavity Pump Performances in Batı Raman Heavy Oil Field of Turkey.Celal Bayar University Journal of Science, 16, 2, 2020, 191-199.

32) Chen, L., Feng, Y., Merey, S., Lijith, K.P., Singh, D.N., Komiya, A., Maruyama, S. (2020). Numerical Investigation on Gas Production from Shenhu (China): Influence of Layer Inclination and Horizontal Inhomogeneities. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 82 (2020) 103509, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103509

33) Merey, Ş. (2020). Türkiye'nin Doğu Akdeniz Münhasır Ekonomik Bölgesi'ndeki Metan Hidrat Potansiyeli.

34) Merey, S., Aydin, H., Eren, T. (2020). Design of electrical submersible pumps in methane hydrate production wells: A case study in Nankai trough methane hydrates. Upstream Oil and Gas Technology 5 (2020) 100023.

35) Merey, S. (2021). Technically recoverable methane hydrate potential of the marine regions in the exclusive economic zones of Turkey. E3S Web of Conf.Volume 230, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202123001001.

36) Aydin, H., Merey, S. (2021). Potential of Geothermal Energy Production from Depleted Gas Fields: A Case Study of Dodan Field, Turkey. Renewable Energy, 164, February 2021, 1076-1088.

37) Ubeyd, I.M., Merey, S. (2021). Gas Production from Methane Hydrate Reservoirs in Different Well Configurations: A Case Study in the Conditions of the Black Sea. Energy & Fuels, 35 (2), 1281-1296. Doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03522

38) Merey, Ş. (2021). Gas hydrate potential of the Sea of Marmara. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14 (409), 1-19.

39) Aydin, H., Merey, S. (2021). Design of Electrical Submersible Pump System in Geothermal Wells: A Case Study from West Anatolia, Turkey. Energy, 120891.

40) Aydin, H. Merey, S. (2021). The effect of gas production from deeper conventional gas reservoirs on shallower gas hydrate layer stability: A case study in the conditions of the Sakarya gas field, Western Black Sea. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 104103.

41) Sen, S., Merey, Ş. (2021). Geomechanical attributes of the Cenozoic sediments of ODP leg 161, western Mediterranean Sea and its implications as geological proxy. Marine Geophysical Research volume 42, 42 (19).

42) Merey, S. (2022). CO2 sequestration potential in the near-future depleted CO2 reservoir: Dodan CO2 field, Turkey. International Journal of Oil Gas and Coal Technology, 29 (1), 2022.

43) Chen, L., Merey, S., Pecher, I., Okajima, J., Komiya, A., Diaz-Naveas, J., Li, S., Maruyama, S., Kalachand, S., Kvamme, B., Coffin, R. (2022). A Review Analysis of Recent Gas Hydrate Exploration Tests: Engineering Progress and Policy Trend. Environmental Geotechnics, Environmental Geotechnics 9(4): 242–258.

44) Aydin, H., Balaban, T.Ö., Bülbül, A., Merey, S., Tarcan, G. (2022). Determining the most representative reservoir model for the shallow depth salihli geothermal reservoir in Turkey using tracer test. Heat Mass Transfer (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-021-03166-y

45) Merey, Ş.  (2022). Recent Natural Gas Discoveries in the Hydrate-rich Area of the Black Sea, Turkey. Fire in the Ice, NETL, 22 (1), 15-18.

46) Merey, S., Chen, L. (2022). Numerical comparison of different well configurations in the conditions of the 2020-gas hydrate production test in the Shenhu Area. Upstream Oil and Gas Technology Volume 9, September 2022, 100073.

47) Chen, M.; Li, Y.; Merey, Ş.; Wu, N.; Hu, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Dong, L.; Yu, G.; Jiang, H. (2022). Review on the Test Methods and Devices for Mechanical Properties of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6239.

48) Feng, Y., Chen, L., Merey, S., Lijith, K.P., Singh, D.N., Komiya, A., Maruyama, S. (2023). Simulation of gas production from hydrate reservoirs (AT1) of Eastern Nankai Trough Japan. Environmental Geotechnics, https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.19.00177

49) Merey, S., Chen, L. (2023). Worldwide regulations and policy trends on gas production from gas hydrates. Science and Technology for Energy Transition 78 (23), 1-11.

50) Aydin, H., Merey, S. (2024). Gas lifting design and application in geothermal wells: A case study from West Anatolia, Turkiye. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 233, 212544.

51) Özbek, B.B., Aydin, H., Merey, S. (2024). Ground source cooling to increase power generation from geothermal power plants.  Energy, 292, 130649.

52) Oygen, Y., Merey, Ş. (2024). Effect of Calcium Contamination on Lignosulfonate Mud, Lime Mud, and Potassium Chloride Mud. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 242, 213224.

53) Garcia-Ceballos, A.M., Jin, G., Collett, T.S., Merey, S., Haines, S.S. (2024). Long-Term Distributed Temperature Sensing Monitoring for Near-Wellbore Gas Migration and Gas Hydrate Formation.  SPE Journal, SPE-223111-PA.

54) Abbasov, A., Abbasov, T., Merey, S. (2025).  Rate of Penetration Prediction for Large Diameter Offshore Drilling for Windfarm Structures . Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET), https://doi.org/10.2516/stet/2024113. 

55) Merey, S., Aydin, H. (2025). Simulating hydrogen adsorption-driven thermal variations for improved well integrity monitoring in underground hydrogen storage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 

INVITED SPEAKER

1) Merey, S. (2019). Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Black Sea, the Marmara Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. SPE Turkey Section Seminar Series , Turkish Petroleum R&D Center, May 10, 2019, Ankara, Turkey

2) Merey, S. (2020). Does the Horizontal Well Technology Provide Feasible and Safe Gas Production From Methane Hydrates? : 2nd International Symposium on In-situ Modification of Deposit Properties for Improving Mining (IMDPIM2) & 7th International Symposium on Unconventional Geomechanics (UG7), 6th-8th November, 2020, Taiyuan, China.

3) Merey, S. (2020). Technically recoverable methane hydrate potential of the marine regions in the exclusive economic zones of Turkey. the IV International Scientific and Technical Conference "Gas Hydrate Technologies: Global Trends, Challenges and Horizons", Dnipro University of Technology (Ukraine), November 11–12, 2020, Dnipro, Ukraine.

4) Merey, S. (2021). Tükenmiş/Terkedilmiş Petrol Sahalarının Jeotermal Açısından Değerlendirilmesi (Geothermal Evaluation of Depleted / Abandoned Oil Fields). Batman Enerji Zirvesi / Batman Energy Summit , Batman, Turkey.

5) Merey, S. (2022). Gaz Hidrat Arama ve Üretim Teknolojilerinde Güncel Gelişmeler / Recent Developments in Gas Hydrate Exploration and Production Technologies. Turkey Gas Summit, Turkey, 2-3 March, 2022.

6) Merey, S. (2022). Gas Hydrate Research and Development Activities in Turkey. Presentation for Colorado School of Mines, Center for Hydrate Research, September 14, 2022, Golden, USA.

7) Collett, T.S., Merey, S. (2023). Geologic Controls on the Formation and Occurrence of Highly Concentrated Gas Hydrate Reservoir Systems. China Renewable Energy Academic Conference, April 2, 2023, Beijing, China.

8) Collett, T.S., Merey, S. (2023). Deepwater Marine Gas Hydrate Systems . 75th Geological Congress of Turkey, April 14, 2023, Ankara, Turkiye.

CONFERENCES

1) Merey, Ş., Kaddoura, A. (2009). “Hydrate Inhibition with PEO”, 17th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Congress and Exhibition, May 13-15, 2009, Ankara, Turkey.

2) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2013). “Experimental Analysis of Adsorption Capacities and Behaviors of Shale Samples” 19th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Congress and Exhibition, May 15-17, 2013, Ankara, Turkey.

3) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2013). “Unconventional shale gas resources are going to provide new CO2 storage mediums: an experimental study”,6th CGS Europe Knowledge Sharing Workshop, September 16-17, 2013, Bratislava, Slovakia.

4) Küçük, H.M., Dondurur, D., Özel, Ö., Parlaktuna, M., Sınayuç, Ç., Çiftçi, G., Merey, Ş., Darılmaz, E. (2013). “Gas Hydrate Potential Offshore Amasra-Zonguldak and Possible Reasons for Multiple BSR Reflection Occurrence”, 20th International Geophysical Congress and Exhibition, November 25-27, 2013, Antalya, Turkey.

5) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2015). “Simulation of Gas Production from Hydrate Reservoirs by using HydrateResSim Numerical Simulator”. 20th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Congress and Exhibition, May 29, 2015, Ankara, Turkey.

6) Küçük, H.M., Dondurur, D., Özel, Ö., Sınayuç, Ç., Merey, Ş., Parlaktuna, M., Çifçi, G. and the SeisLab Team, (2015). “Gas and Gas Hydrate Potential Offshore Amasra, Bartın and Zonguldak and Possible Agent for Multiple BSR Occurrence”. Vol. 17, EGU2015-10310-1, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April, 2015.

7) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2015).” Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Shale Gas Reservoirs by Using Experimental Adsorption Data and Adsorption Models.”. The 65th Chemical Engineering Conference., October 4-7, 2015, Calgary, Canada.

8) Merey, Ş., Sınayuç, Ç. (2015).” Investigation of Gas Hydrate Potential and Modelling of Gas Production from Hydrate Reservoirs in the Black Sea.” The 65th Chemical Engineering Conference., October 4-7, 2015, Calgary, Canada.

9) Küçük, H.M., Dondurur, D., Özel, Ö., Sınayuç, Ç., Merey, Ş., Parlaktuna, M., Çifçi, G. (2015). “Acoustic Investigations of Gas and Gas Hydrate Formations, offshore southwestern Black Sea.”. American Geophysical Union-Fall Meeting, December 14-18, 2015, San Francisco, USA.

10) Merey, Ş., Öney, M., Sınayuç, Ç. (2016). Characterization of the Potential Black Sea Gas Hydrates. Turkish Marine Sciences Conference, May 31-June 3, 2016, Ankara, Turkey.

11) Merey, S., Longinos, S. (2018). The Gas Hydrate Potential of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. 9th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, May 7-11, 2018, Antalya-Turkey.

12) Merey, Ş. (2018). Analysis of Gas Seepages in the Mud Volcanoes Located of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. International Marine & Freshwater Sciences Symposium, October 18-21, 2018, Kemer-Antalya, Turkey.

13) Longinos, S.N., Merey, S. (2018). CO2 Sequestration in The Mature Oil Fields: A Case Study of Bati Raman Oil Field, Turkey. International Conference on Energy Research (ENRES-2018) Alanya / Turkey, 31 October - 2 November, 2018.

14) Chen, L., Feng, Y., Merey, S., Okajima, J., Komiya, A., Maruyama, S. (2018). Discussion and Numerical Optimization of Shenhu Test (2017) South China Sea. 12th International Methane Hydrate Research and Development Conference, Chengdu, China, 31 October-03 November, 2018.

15) Merey, Ş. (2019). Numerical Simulations of Gas Production from Coalbed Methane Reservoirs in Turkey. 26th International Mining Congress and Exhibition (IMCET 2019), 16-19 April 2019, Antalya-Turkey.

16) Merey, Ş. (2019). Estimation of Wellbore Stresses in the Tuz Golu Underground Natural Gas Storage Project. 4.International Conference on Civil, Environmental, Geology and Mining Engineering, 20-22 April 2019, Trabzon, Turkey.

17) Feng, Y., Chen, L., Merey,Ş., Okajima, J., Komiya,A., Maruyama, S. (2019). Numerical Modeling of Gas Production from Oceanic Methane Hydrate Reservoirs in the Eastern Nankai Trough, Japan. The 8th International Workshop of Energy Conversion, August 22-26, 2019, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.

18) Merey, Ş., Chen, L. (2020). Comparison of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea Gas Hydrates. Gordon Research Conferences-Natural Gas Hydrate Systems, February 23-28, 2020, Galveston, TX, USA .

19) Aydin, H., Merey, S. (2021). Changing Casing-Design of New Geothermal Wells in Western Anatolia for Adapting to the Changes in Reservoir Conditions. Stanford Geothermal Workshop 46th Annual, February 16-18, 2021, Stanford University, CA.

20) Eren, T., Merey, S., Polat, C. (2021). Effect Of Casing Couplings To Frictional Pressure Losses While Setting Casing A Step Change. SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, 25-27 May 2021, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

21) Merey, S., Polat, C., Eren, T. (2021). Design Of Horizontal Wellbore In Dadas Shales Of Turkey By Considering Wellbore Stability And Reservoir Geomechanics. SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, 25-27 May 2021, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

22) Merey, S. (2021). Technically Recoverable Gas Hydrate Potential of the Sakarya Gas Block in the Western Black Sea. International Scientific Congress on Offshore Petroleum Exploration: Black Sea (ISCOPE), 1-2 June, 2021, Turkey.

23) Merey, S., Eren, T., Polat, C. (2021). Numerical Analysis of the Behavior of Gas Hydrate Layers After Cementing Operations. the SPE Europec featured at 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2021.

24) Merey, S., Collett, T.S. (2023). Numerical Comparison of Technically Recoverable Methane Gas Potential from Gas Hydrates in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. 10th International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH10), Singapore, July 9-14, 2023.

25) Garcia-Ceballos, A., Jin, G., Collett, T.S., Haines, S., Merey, S. (2023). SPE Workshop: Fiber-Optic Sensing Applications for Well, Reservoir and Asset Management 8 - 9 Aug 2023, Westminster, Colorado.

26) Merey, S.; Chen, L. (2023). Analysis of the Effect of Salt Zones on Gas Production from Gas Hydrates in the Mediterranean Sea. 21th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Congress and Exhibition of Turkiye (IPETGAS 2023), Ankara, Turkiye.

27) Ozgur, E.; Merey, S.  (2023). Current Status of Türkiye About Carbon Capture and Sequestration: A Case Study Related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration in The Bati Raman Heavy Oilfield Of Türkiye. 21th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Congress and Exhibition of Turkiye (IPETGAS 2023), Ankara, Turkiye.

28) Aydin, H., Merey, S., Akin, S. (2024). Pressure Transient Analysis of Alaşehir Geothermal Reservoir. 49th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 12-14, 2024.

29) Merey, S., Aydin, H. (2024). Well-Integrity Issues in the Underground Hydrogen Storage Sites. 8th International Hydrogen Technologies Congress, 12-15 May 2024, Diyarbakir, Turkiye. 

30) Aydin, H., Yildirim, B., Merey, S. (2025). A Screening Methodology for the Optimal Selection of AL Methods for Geothermal Wells.  50th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA, February 10-12, 2025

TAUGHT COURSES

Master of Science (MSc)

1) Gas Hydrates

2) Geomechanical Applications in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

3) Offshore Drilling and Completion Engineering

4) Advanced Well Completion Engineering

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

1) Natural Gas Engineering

2) Drilling Engineering 1 & 2

3) Reservoir Engineering 1 & 2

4) Production Engineering 1 & 2

5) Well Completion

6) Introduction to Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

7) Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Design

8) Drilling Fluid Engineering

9) Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

10) Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Laboratory

MEMBERSHIP

1) Turkish Chamber of Petroleum Engineers (PMO)

2) Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

3) MIGRATE-COST (Marine gas hydrate - an indigenous resource of natural gas for Europe)

4) EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers)