Bonar Tua Halomoan Marbun, Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bonar Tua Halomoan Marbun

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bonar Tua Halomoan Marbun

Professor | Drilling Engineering, Production and Oil and Gas Management

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bonar.marbun@itb.ac.id

Education

Dr.-Ing., TU Clausthal, Clausthal, Germany, 2006

M.Sc., TU Clausthal, Clausthal, Germany, 2001

B.Sc., Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia, 1999

Research Interests

  • Well Integrity
  • Drilling, Production & Well Management for Oil, Gas, and Geothermal
  • CO₂ Injection Applications and CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage)
  • Well Materials and Chemistry (Cementing, Casing, Corrosion, Additives)
  • Upstream Oil and Gas Techno-Economics
  • Curriculum Design and Drilling Engineering Education

Courses Taught

  • TM3090 — Drilling Engineering I Laboratory
  • TM4021 — Drilling Engineering II

Selected Publications

  • Lesson learned from the assessment of planned converted CO₂ injection well integrity in Indonesia – CCUS project (2023)
  • Manufacture of Hollow Glass Microsphere (HGS) in University Laboratory Scale (Phase 1) (2022)
  • Integrated Design and Analysis of Corrosion Rate Model on Tubular Pipe of Oil and Gas Production Well (2022)
  • Improvement of Borehole and Casing Assessment of CO₂-EOR/CCUS Injection and Production Well Candidates in Sukowati Field, Indonesia, in a Well-Based Scale (2021)
  • Influence of Hydration Time Prior to Carbonation in Portland Cement Admixed with CaO Expansive Additive (2021)

Projects & Activities

  • Development of Teaching Material Book for Drilling Engineering I and Laboratory According to 2024 Curriculum (2025)
  • Oil Well Integrity Project at PT Petrochina Tanjung Jabung Field, Jambi, Indonesia (2025)
  • Modernization of Oil and Gas Drilling Engineering Laboratory with Portable Gas Detector Equipment for CO₂, CO, CH₄, and H₂S in Compliance with API Standards (2025)
  • Training for Integrated Production Optimization of Oil & Gas Production (2024)
  • Integrated Design and Analysis of Corrosion Rate Model on Tubular Pipe of Oil and Gas Production Well (2024)