| QUALIFICATION |
| DEGREE |
PASSING YEAR |
MAJORS |
UNIVERSITY |
| MS |
2011 |
Geophysics |
Bahria University Islamabad |
| PhD |
2023 |
Geology |
Bahria University Islamabad |
| TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
| DESIGNATION |
FROM |
TO |
ORGANIZATION |
| Cluster Head Geophysics |
01-Jan-2016 |
01-Feb-2021 |
Bahria University Islamabad |
| Senior Assistant Professor |
01-Jan-2012 |
27-Feb-2025 |
Bahria University Islamabad |
| PUBLICATIONS |
| Books and Reports |
| International Conferences |
| 1 |
Amjad, M.R., Hameed, M.S., Mujtaba, M. and Munir, M.N., 2016. Petrophysical and Geochemical
Analysis of Chichali Formation: A case study of Chanda-01 well, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan.
International Conference on Conventional and Unconventional Resource Exploration, Hydrocarbon
Energy Challenged and Solutions (CUREHECS) 20-21 September 2016, Karachi, Pakistan |
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| 2 |
Mehmood, M.F., Amjad, M.R., Shakir, U. and Taimur, A., 2016. Prediction of Porosity using
Probabilistic Neural Networks. An Example from Balkassar Area, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan.
International Conference on Conventional and Unconventional Resource Exploration, Hydrocarbon
Energy Challenged and Solutions (CUREHECS) 20-21 September 2016, Karachi, Pakistan. |
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| 3 |
Mehmood, M.F., Amjad, M.R., Shakir, U. and Taimur, A., 2016. Structural Evaluation and
Hydrocarbon Potential Appraisal of Badin Block, Lower Indus Basin Employing Seismic and Reservoir
Analysis Techniques. International Conference on Conventional and Unconventional Resource
Exploration, Hydrocarbon Energy Challenged and Solutions (CUREHECS) 20-21 September 2016,
Karachi, Pakistan. |
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| 4 |
Amjad, M.R., Mujtaba, M. and Munir, M., 2013. Evaluation Criteria of Shale Gas Potential of Ghazij
Formation in Pirkoh Area using Seismic Attribute. International Conference on Conventional and
Unconventional Resources of Pakistan, Baragali, Pakistan. |
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| Journal Publications |
| 1 |
Shakir, U., Ali, A., Hussain, M., Radwan, A.E., Aal, A.A.E., Amjad, M.R., and Mahmood,
M.F. (2024). Data-driven exploration in complex basins: A critical aspect of new prospect
delineation in thin sands using simultaneous seismic inversion. Journal of Earth System
Science, 133(4), 229. |
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| 2 |
Khan, M.A., Amjad, M.R., Iltaf, K.H., Ahmed, A., and Awan, R.S. (2024). Structural inheritance through 3D reservoir modeling and ant-tracking attribute implications for structural configuration of Upper Cretaceous Pab Sandstone, Kirthar Fold Belt, Pakistan. Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience, 9(2), 123-137. |
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| 3 |
Amjad, M.R., Shakir, U., Hussain, M., Rasul, A., Mehmood, S., and Ehsan, M. (2023). Sembar
Formation as an Unconventional Prospect: New Insights in Evaluating Shale Gas Potential
Combined with Deep Learning. Natural Resources Research. doi: 10.1007/s11053-023-10244-
x |
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| 4 |
Amjad, M.R., Ehsan, M., Hussain, M., Al-Ansari, N., Rehman, A., Naseer, Z., Ejaz, M.N.,
Baouche, R., and Elbeltagi, A. (2023). Carbonate Reservoir Quality Variations in Basins with
a Variable Sediment Influx: A Case Study from the Balkassar Oil Field, Potwar, Pakistan. ACS
Omega 8(4): 4127-4145. |
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| 5 |
Amjad, M.R., Zafar, M., Malik, M.B. and Naseer, Z. (2023). Precise geopressure predictions
in active foreland basins: An application of deep feedforward neural networks. Journal of Asian
Earth Sciences 245: 105560 |
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| 6 |
Amjad, M.R., Zafar, M., Ahmad, T., Hussain, M., and Shakir, U. Overpressures induced by
compaction disequilibrium within structural compartments of Murree Formation, Eastern
Potwar, Pakistan. Frontiers in Earth Science, 789. |
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| 7 |
Amjad, M.R., Khan, S., Bin Nisar, U., Shakir, U., and Ahmed, K.A. (2021). Exploring the
untapped gas potential of Ghazij shale in Pirkoh area, Pakistan: Integrated approach of attribute
analysis and maturity modeling. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 31(1), 1-9. |
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| 8 |
Shakir, U., Ali, A., Amjad, M.R., and Hussain, M. (2021). Improved gas sand facies
classification and enhanced reservoir description based on calibrated rock physics modelling:
A case study. Open Geosciences, 13(1), 1476-1493. |
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| 9 |
Shakir, U., Hussain, M., Mahmood, M.F., Amjad, M.R., Zafar, W.A., Mehmood, S., Abideen,
Z.U., Tahir, A.R. and Haroon, M. (2020). Prospect Generation Studies of Cretaceous Sands,
Khipro Area by Integrating Seismic and Well Data. The Nucleus, 57(2), 67-76 |
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| 10 |
Shakir, U., Amjad, M.R., Mehmood, M. F., Hussain, M., Abuzar, M. K., Ahmad, T., Aftab, F.
and Tahir, A.R., 2019. Structural Delineation and Hydrocarbon Potential Evaluation of
Lockhart Limestone in Basal Area, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan. The Nucleus, Vol 56 (2), 55-
62. |
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| 11 |
Qadir, A., Amjad, M.R., Khan, T., Zafar, M., Hasham, M., Khan, U.A., Ahmed, U., Khatttak,
S.A. and Ahmad, I., 2018., Demarcation of Groundwater Potential Zones by Electrical
Resistivity Survey (ERS) Islamabad, Pakistan. International Journal of Economic and
Environmental Geology. Vol 9 (4), page 39-44. |
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| 12 |
. Amjad, M.R., Hameed, M.S., Mujtaba, M. and Munir, M.N., 2017. Petrophysical and
Geochemical Analysis of Chichali Formation: A case study of Chanda-01 well, Upper Indus
Basin, Pakistan. International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology. Vol 8 (3), page
32-39. |
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| 13 |
Shakir, U., Ali, M., Hussain, M., Mehmood, M.F., Abuzar, M.K., Khan, M.A., Amjad, M.R.., Siyar, S.M. and Tahir, A.R., 2017. Hydrocarbon Evaluation and New Well Prognosis Based on Seismic and Petrophysical Analysis of Ghauspur Area, Central Indus Basin, Pakistan. The Nucleus Vol 54, (1), page 38-45 |
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| 14 |
Mehmood, M.F., Amjad, M.R., Shakir, U. and Taimur, A., 2017. Structural Style and
Hydrocarbon Potential Evaluation of Badin Block, Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan. Bahria
University Research Journal of Earth Sciences. Vol 2 (1), page 30-34 |
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| 15 |
Shakir, U., Hussain, M., Azhar, R., Zafar, A., Asghar, S. and Amjad, M.R., 2016. 2D Seismic
Interpretation and Well Log Analysis of Missakaswal Area, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan,
Bahria University Research Journal of Earth Sciences. Vol 1 (1), page 1-6. |
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| 16 |
Khan, M.S., Qadir, A., Javed, A., Mahmood, K., Amjad, M.R. and Shehzad, S., 2016.
Assessment of aquifer intrinsic vulnerability using GIS based Drastic model in Sialkot area,
Pakistan. International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology. Vol 7 (1), page 73-
84. |
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