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前段时间听了个犹他大学的教授来我们这边做个关于压裂的讲座
于是查了下他们的简介
在此把链接放上
大家有兴趣的可以去查下。
美国大学排名和规模不是最重要的，请大家不要一味地盯着排名，还有考虑教授的背景和高校所在地的油气资源背景等等。
大家有兴趣的可以再在该校主页里面搜索其他的教授。www.utah.edu
该校也有地质和地球物理专业。
两位石油工程的教授：

第一位：
Milind D. Deo
Professor
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Engineering
Email: Milind.Deo@utah.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need Javascript enabled to view it
B. Tech, Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, India, 1981
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1987
Post-Doctoral Research, Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Research Interests
• Oil and gas characterization, high-pressure hydrocarbon thermodynamics
• Wax and asphaltene precipitation and flow assurance
• Supercritical extraction of complex mixtures
• Heavy oil production and processing; oil sands and oil shale
• Reservoir engineering, enhanced oil recovery
• Reservoir simulation; particular emphasis – finite element simulation of systems of complex geometry, fractured, faulted reservoirs
• Carbon dioxide sequestration

Providing adequate energy in a sustainable manner is the most challenging technical task of this generation. My research program is broadly based on three activity categories in the energy area.
• Fluid characterization: We have one of the most well equipped laboratories for oil and gas characterization.
• Fluid interactions and thermodynamics: We study thermodynamics of oils, gases and solids (asphaltenes, waxes) and also thermodynamics and kinetics of minerals and carbon dioxide. We have high-pressure capabilities and a well instrumented flow loop.
• Simulation of subsurface flow processes: Focus is currently on oil and gas reservoir simulation in systems of complex geometry, but we have looked at other applications such as CO2 sequestration. We have good computational facilities including an in-house 18-processor cluster.
Currently, my students and I are working on the following projects.

Recovery and upgrading of heavy oil from oil shale and oil sands
We are looking at the challenges of utilizing vast resources of oil shale and oil sands in North America as part of the activities for the Utah Heavy Oil Center.

Carbon dioxide sequestration in subsurface formations
In this project, we are studying the fundamental mineralogical reactions of gases of various compositions with rocks and brine. We will use this information in subsurface flow models to assess the integrity of CO2 storage.

Wax precipitation and pipeline restart
We are examining wax precipitation in crude oil pipelines and pipeline restart if the gelling occurs.

Reservoir simulation of fractured/faulted reservoirs
We have developed a series of finite-element reservoir simulators to handle reservoirs with complex geometry. These simulators are modular and parallel. We continue working on algorithmic development and application testing.

Other reservoir engineering projects
We are scoping out a number of reservoir engineering projects with our geologic partner, Energy and Geosciences Institute (EGI, www.egi.utah.edu). These include projects on reservoir compartmentalization, tight-gas production and shale gas dynamics.

Selected Publications
Schamel and Deo, 2006, Role of small scale variations of water saturations in Optimization of steamflood heavy oil recovery in the Midway Sunset field, California, In Print, SPERE.

Oh. K., Ring, T. and Deo, M. D., 2004, Asphaltene Aggregation in Organic Solvents, Journal of Colloidal and Interfacial Science, 271, 212.

Oh, K. and Deo, M. D., 2002, Effect of Organic Additives on the Onset of Asphaltene Precipitation, Energy & Fuels, 16, 694.

Kim, J. and Deo, M. D., 2000, A Finite Element, Discrete-Fracture Model for Multiphase Flow in Porous Media, AIChE J. , Volume 46, #6, June.

Deo, M. D. and Hanson, F.V., 1994, Asphaltene Rejection Via Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Fuel, 73, #9, 1493.


Honors and Awards

Team member of the U.S. DOE Class I Reservoir project (with Utah Geological Survey) adjudged the best field improvement project in the Rocky Mountain Region by Oil and Gas World.
Winner of the best paper award in 1993 - Fuel Science and Technology International.
The project Reactivating An Idle Lease in the Midway Sunset Field, was adjudged the best project in the Pacific Region by Hart’s Oil and Gas and received a commendation from Mr. Richardson, the energy secretary.

Class Web Pages CH EN 3553: Chemical Reaction Engineering
CH EN 5303: Environmental Applications of Chemical Engineering
CH EN 6553: Chemical Reaction Engineering
第二位：
John McLennan
Research Professor
Email: jmclennan@egi.utah.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need Javascript enabled to view it
BASc, Geologic Engineering, University of Toronto, 1974
MASc, Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1976
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1980

Research Interests
• Gas Storage Mechanisms in Resource Plays
• Stimulating Low Permeability Reservoirs
• CO2 EOR – Resource Audit and Technology Development
• Enhanced Geothermal Systems

The research interests shown above reflect the changing metrics of energy recovery and usage - in the United States and internationally. Natural gas is currently being produced from so-called shale resource plays which are volumetrically extensive accumulations in organically-rich formations that act as the source of the gas and also act as the reservoir. Optimizing production from these reservoirs requires new-generation numerical simulation of flow through natural and hydraulically induced fractures. Combining fracture mechanics with fracture flow modelling is relevant. Using carbon dioxide as a tertiary recovery medium also offers potential in many areas beyond where it is currently employed; it is used extensively in the Permian basin in West Texas, and offers potential for limited sequestration but substantial improvement in oil production. Environmental handling of drill cuttings through reinjection is also of interest. Outside of fossil fuels, geothermal energy development - from low permeability, hot reservoirs; enhanced or engineered geothermal systems - provides research potential that is similar to improving natural gas production from ultralow permeability shales. Ultimate success for geothermal exploitation also entails optimizing surface facilities and heat transfer/conversion protocols.

In terms of unconventional resources as well as more conventional hydrocarbon extraction, research interests include improving understanding of conductivity preservation in fractures by avoiding embedment and scaling, recognizing fracture mechanics considerations for propagation of fractures and using fluids to chemomechanically increase or decrease the strength and deformability of geologic formations.

Selected Publications

Nagel, N. and McLennan, J.D. (ed.): Cuttings Injection, SPE Monograph, in preparation.

McLennan, J.D., Medley, G. and Veatch, R.: Underbalanced Completion Guide – A Technology Review, Gas Research Institute, GRI 00/0178 (2001), Chicago, IL.

McLennan, J.D., Guo, Q., Wang, C., Geehan, T., Martin, W., and Marquardt, J.: “A Laboratory Study on Increased Assurance and Understanding Storage Mechanisms of E&P Waste Injection into an Unconsolidated Formation,” SPE 111707, SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, 15-17 April 2008, Nice, France

McLennan, J.D., Green, S.J. and Bai, M.: ‘Proppant Placement During Tight Gas Shale Stimulation: Literature Review And Speculation,” ARMA-08-355, 42nd US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, held in San Francisco, June 29-July 2, 2008, San Francisco, CA.

Suarez-Rivera, R., Green, S.J., McLennan, J.D. and Bai, M.: “Effect of layered Heterogeneity on Fracture Initiation in Tight Gas Shales,” SPE 103327-MS, SPE ATCE, 2006.

Palmer, I.D., Vorpahl, D.G., Glenn, J.M., Vaziri, H. and McLennan, J.D.: “A Recent Gulf of Mexico Cavity Completion,” SPE 86462, SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, held in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., 18-20 Feb. 2004.

Abou-Sayed, A.S., Guo, Q., Wang, G. and McLennan, J.D.: “Challenges for Monitoring and Verification of Drill Cuttings Reinjection Performance,” paper SPE/ISRM 76796 to be presented at the 2002 SPE/ISRM 2002 Rock Mechanics Conference, Irving, Texas, October 20-23.

McLennan, J.D. and Abou-Sayed, A.S.: “Some Advances in Near Wellbore Geomechanics,” paper SPE/ISRM 78194 to be presented at the SPE/ISRM 2002 Rock Mechanics Conference, Irving, Texas, October 20-23.

Hagan, J.T., Murray, L.R., Guo, Q., McLennan, J.D., Abou-Sayed, A.S., Kristiansen, T.G. and Meling, T.: “Engineering and Operational Issues Associated with Commingled Drill Cuttings and Produced Water Re-Injection Schemes,” paper SPE 73918 presented at the 2002 SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 20-22.

Vaziri, H.H., Palmer, I.D., McLennan, J.D., and Islam, R.: "How Can Sand Production Yield a Several-Fold Increase in Productivity: Experimental and Field Data?" paper SPE 63235 presented at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, TX, October 1-4.

Palmer, I.D., McLennan, J.D. and Vaziri, H.H.: “Cavity-Like Completions in Weak Sands,” paper SPE 58719 presented at the 2000 International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, LA, February 23-24.

Khodaverdian, M.F., Abou-Sayed, A.S., Ramos, R., Guo, Q. and McLennan, J.D.: “Laboratory Simulation of Liner Loading and Near-Wellbore Permeability Variation in Poorly Consolidated Sandstones,” paper SPE 47291 presented at the 1998 SPE/ISRM Eurock ‘98, Trondheim, Norway, July 8-10.

Vásquez, A.R., Sánchez, M.S., McLennan, J.D., Guo, Q., Portillo, F., Poquioma, W., Blundun, M. and Mendoza, H.: “Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Unconsolidated Sands and its Application to the Heavy Oil SAGD Project the Tia Juana Field, Venezuela,” paper SPE 54009 presented at the 1999 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Caracas, Venezuela, April 21-23.

Mitlin, V.S., Lawton, B.D. and McLennan, J.D.: “Improved Estimation of Relative Permeability from Displacement Experiments,” paper SPE 39830 presented at the 1998 SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico, Villahermosa, Mexico, March 3-5.

Khodaverdian, M.F., McLennan, J.D. and Jones, A.H.: “Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation for Enhanced Recovery of Coalbed Methane,” 1994, 8th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Morgantown, WV, May 22-28

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