Ipsita GuptaIpsita Gupta

Associate Professor

Mr. and Mrs. Boyd H. McMullan Professor
Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering
Louisiana State University
3209S Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Phone: 225-578-8468 / Fax: 225-578-8433

igupta@lsu.edu 

LinkedIn | CV

Lab website: Geofluids Modeling Group

 

Principal Investigator of the Geofluids Modeling Group

Dr. Gupta directs the Geofluids Modeling Group. She leads research in coupled fluid and heat flow and reactive transport with applications in subsurface storage, wellbore geochemical integrity, gas hydrates and critical mineral recovery from brines. With over eight years of industry experience, Dr. Gupta brings blends academic expertise with real-world application.

  • PhD: Hydrogeology, Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, USA, 2009.
  • MTech: Earth Resources Technology, Applied Geology, Indian Institute of technology (IIT) Roorkee, 2001.
  • BSc: Geology (Honors), Mathematics and Chemistry (Minors), Presidency College, Calcutta, University of Calcutta, India, 1998.
  • Louisiana State University
    • Associate Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA (August 2022 - present).
    • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University (August 2022-present)
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA (August, 2016- August 2022).

  • Princeton University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,  (August 2024 - August 2025) [ Sabbatical: Fall 2024]: Visting Research Collaborator.

  • Chevron Energy Technology Company (ETC) and Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company (CNAEP)
    • Reservoir Engineer, Applied Reservoir Management Team, CNAEP, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, Covington, LA. (July 2013 – July 2016).
    • Development Geologist, CNAEP, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, Lafayette, LA. (May, 2011 – July 2013).
    • Research Scientist, Chevron ETC, Research and Development Division, San Ramon, CA (April 2010 – April 2011).

    • Earth Science Research Intern, Chevron ETC, Research and Development, San Ramon, CA (November, 2008 – February, 2009).

  • University of South Carolina, Columbia, Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant  (May, 2003 – October 2008).
  • NIIT GIS Ltd. (ESRI India), New Delhi, India (August 2001 – July2002), Systems Executive.
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Remote Sensing and Geomatics Division, Dehradun, India (December 2000 – July 2001), Graduate Research Student.
  • Geological Survey of India, Geochronology & Isotope Geology Division, (GSI), Calcutta (June 2000 - July 2000), Graduate Summer Trainee.

For more information, visit: Research | Geofluids Modeling Group

 

Current research areas include:
Carbon Storage and Sequestration
Underground Hydrogen Storage
Produced Water Resource Extraction (think Lithium!)
Geothermal Energy Extraction
Gas Hydrate Production and Recovery

 

Funding Agencies: US Department of Energy, LA Board of Regents, LA Department of Energy and Natural Resources, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Gulf Research Program, US Geological Survey, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, LSU and others.

 

Select Projects

  • Gupta, I (PI), Schechter, D., Maiti K. (May 2025-Decemeber 2026), Lithium in produced Waters of the Louisiana Smackover Formation, Idaho National Laboratory, Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office (DOE GTO).
  • Gupta, I (PI), Johnson, C.N., Maiti, K., Roy, A. (June 2024-June 2027), Hydrogen-Rock Interactions for Underground Hydrogen Storage, Louisiana Board of Regents ITRS, with support from Baker Hughes.
  • Zeidouni, M. (PI), Gupta, I, Olorode, O (October 2024 – March 2027), Monkey Island Carbon Storage, Advanced Resources International Inc., US DOE.
  • Gupta, I (PI), Johnson, C.N. (January 2023-December 2024), Identifying Operational Envelopes for Hydrogen Geostorage, Provosts’ Funds – BIG Research Idea Phase II, LSU.
  • Maiti, K. (PI), Upton, G., (PI), Gupta, I, Snyder, B. Agerton, M. (November 2022- October 2027), Estimating Methane Emissions from Orphaned and Idle Wells in Louisiana and Future Oilfield Site Restoration Costs, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, US Department of Interior).
  • Gupta, I. (PI), National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Gulf Research Program (GRP) Early Career Research Fellowship, (September 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020).
  • Thompson, K. (PI), Gupta I. (PI), Almeida, M., Santos, O., Olorode, O., Sharma. J., Dooley., K., Dorman J., Ding, K., Spivey, J., Ye, X., Safe, sustainable and resilient development of offshore reservoirs and natural gas upgrading through innovative technology and science., US Department of Energy (DOE), BIRD Europe, US-Israel Energy Center.
  • Tsai, F. (PI), Gupta, I., Kees, C, Snow, S., Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute 104B, US Geological Survey, (September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022).
  • Gupta, I.(PI), Fire in Ice - Simulating Gas Hydrate Formation in Subsurface Gulf of Mexico, Economic Development Assistantship, (August 15, 2018 - August 14, 2022).
  • Radonjic, M., (PI) , Gupta, I., Bunger, A., Ferron, R., and Torsaeter, M., Mitigating risks to hydrocarbon release through integrative advanced materials for wellbore plugging and remediation, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine GRP (December 1, 2017 - November 30, 2021).
  • Waltrich, P. (PI), Gupta, I., and Hughes, R. G., Development and Improvement of Flow Models Applied to Multiphase Flow in Large-Diameter Pipes and High Velocity Flows, Unites States Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM), (August 30, 2017 - August 29, 2018.
  • Benton, M. (PI) and Melvin, A. REU Site: Developing entrepreneurs in energy storage, catalysis, and biofuels, National Science Foundation (NSF), (May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022) – Gupta, I. - Senior Personnel.

 

For details, visit: Teaching | Geofluids Modeling Group

 

Course based: Petroleum Engineering and Honors Colleges at UG and Graduate levels

  • HNRS 2009 – Physical Science for Citizens: Energy and Society (new University-wide Honors course introduced in Spring 2025)
  • HNRS 3100 – Internship/Field/Work Experience – Off Campus
  • PETE 3036 – Well Logging
  • PETE 4241 – Geologic Aspects of Subsurface Storage (New course developed)
  • PETE 4051 – Reserve Estimates and Reservoir Management
  • PETE 7241 – Reactive Transport Processes in Energy and Environment (new graduate course)
  • PETE 7256 – Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering: Cement Integrity
  • PETE/GEOL 7195 – Reservoir Characterization (cross-listed course with Petroleum Engineering and Geology)

 

Research based:

  • PETE 3990 – Undergraduate Independent Research
  • PETE 8000 – Thesis Hours (MS students)
  • PETE 9000 – Dissertation Hours (PhD students)

University/College/Department:

  • Faculty Advisory Board, Honors College, LSU 2023-2026
  • Admissions, Standards and Honors (ASH) Committee, LSU – 2022-2025
  • College Policy Committee, Committee Member, 2017 – 2021
  • Chevron Energy Leaders' Scholarship Committee, 2019-present.

 

Professional:

  • Chairperson (2024-2027), InterPore Communications Committee
  • Associate Editor, Geoenergy Science and Engineering, formerly Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (currently ranked one amongst petroleum engineering journals) (2021 – present)
  • National Academies Consensus Study Committee Member for the Peer Review of Interim Report on Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for Predicting Wellhead Oil-Burning Efficiency at Bench and Intermediate Scales. (2021)
  • Reviewer (Proposals): National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Early Career Grants, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Funds, Department of Energy Geothermal Research Program, Swiss National Science Foundation.

 

Public/Community Service/Outreach:

  • Department of Energy, National Science Bowl, Louisiana Co-Coach for Middle School, 2023-2024.
  • NASEM GRP Emerging ScienTalks - Leaky Wellbores: How They Impact Us and What We Can Do About Them (February 2021) – The webinar is a community engagement/outreach effort geared towards a K-12 audience - educators/parents/students (https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/02-25-2021/grp-emerging-scientalks-webinar-series-february-2021).
  • Louisiana Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Judge
  • Outreach activities to local schools and organizations.

 

For the complete list of publications, visit: Publications | Geofluids Modeling Group

 

Select Articles

  1. *Zamehrian, M., and ƗGupta, I. (2025). Impact of Well Flow Dynamics and Formation Characteristics on Underground Hydrogen Storage in Aquifers, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 109, 2025, Pages 995-1007, ISSN 0360-3199, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.02.161.
  2. *Sambo, C and ƗGupta, I., (2025) Numerical Simulation for Subsidence Control in Gas Hydrate Extraction Operations, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Volume 171, 2025, 107160, ISSN 0264-8172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107160.
  3. Santos, O., ƗGupta, I., Driscoll, F., Abdelaal, M., and Garzona, J. (under revision). Methane Emissions from Orphan Wells in Louisiana, Science of The Total Environment.
  4. Driscoll, F., ƗMaiti, K., Gupta, I., Arumugam, A., and Hall, K. (under revision). Methane Emission from Unplugged Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in Northern Louisiana, JGR Atmospheres.
  5. *Budiman, R., and ƗGupta I., (under review), “Examining Moderate Temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage in the Texas Carrio-Wilcox Aquifer Using Numerical Simulations.”
  6. *Zamehrian, M., ƗGupta, I., and Zeidouni, M. (2024). Perforation design coupled with heterogeneity during underground hydrogen storage in steeply dipping anticline aquifers, Gas Science and Engineering, Volume 131, 2024, 205470, ISSN 2949-9089, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205470.
  7. *Elnoamany, Y, *Michael, A, ƗGupta, I, Bhinde, T, Todman, S, Waltrich, P. J., & Chen, Y (2024). Blowout-Capping-Fracturing-Relief Well: A Full Cycle Workflow. SPE J. 29 (02): 780797. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-217462-PA. One Petro, https://doi.org/10.2118/217462-PA.
  8. *Sambo, C., & Gupta, I. (2024). Exploring Feasibility and Optimization of CO2 Sequestration in Depleted Methane Hydrate Reservoirs. Presented at the 2024 SPE ATCE, New Orleans, Louisiana, SPE-220996-MS.
  9. *Dhakal, S., & ƗGupta, I. (2023), Gas Hydrates Reserve Characterization Using Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Numerical Simulation: A Case Study of Green Canyon 955, Gulf of Mexico.Energies 2023, 16, 3275. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073275.
  10. *Dhakal, S., & ƗGupta, I. (2023), Slope instability of submarine sediments due to hydrate dissociation: A case study of Northern Cascadia Margin., Geoenergy Science and Engineering, Volume 223, 2023, 211558, ISSN 2949-8910, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211558.
  1. *Michael, A., & ƗGupta, I. (2022), Wellbore Integrity After a Blowout: Stress Evolution Within the Casing-Cement Sheath-Rock Formation System, Results in Geophysical Sciences, Volume 12, 100045, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ringps.2022.100045.
  2. *Ajayi, T., & ƗGupta, I. (2021). Geochemical Integrity of Cement under GoM Offshore Subsurface Conditions, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 201, 08443, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108443.
  3. *Ajayi, T., & ƗGupta, I. (2019). A review of reactive transport modeling in wellbore integrity problems. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 175, 785-803.
  4. Meddaugh, W. S., Osterloh, T. W., Gupta, I., Rowan, D. E., Champenoy, N., Gonzalez, G., Toomey, N. (2012). The Wafra Field First Eocene Carbonate Reservoir Steamflood Pilots: Geology, Heterogeneity, Steam-Rock Interaction. EAGE GEO 2012, MS 1182576.
  5. Meddaugh, W. S., Gupta, I., Osterloh, W. T., Rowan, D. E., Champenoy, N., Gonzalez, G., Aziz, S., Toomey, S., Bachtel, S., Brown, J., Hoadley, S., Al-Yami, F., Barge, D. (2012). The Wafra Field First Eocene Carbonate Reservoir Steamflood Pilots: Geology, Heterogeneity, Steam/Rock Interaction, and Reservoir Response. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) (pp. 1-29). Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/158324-MS
  6. ƗGupta, I., Wilson, A. M., Rostron, B. J. (2015). Groundwater age, brine migration, and large‐scale solute transport in the Alberta Basin, Canada. Geofluids, 15(4), 608-620. DOI: 10.1111/gfl.12131.
  7. ƗGupta, I., Wilson, A. M., Rostron, B. J. (2012). Cl/Br compositions as indicators of the origin of brines:Hydrogeologic simulations of the Alberta Basin, Canada. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 124(1-2), 200-212.