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SHAHAB D. MOHAGHEGH |
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Phone: (304) 293 – 3984 FAX: (304)
293-5708 E-mail: shahab@wvu.edu http://shahab.pe.wvu.edu www.IntelligentSolutionsInc.com |
Founder and
CEO of Intelligent Solutions, Inc.
Professor
of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, West Virginia University
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Petroleum and
Natural Gas Engineering
SPONSORED RESEARCH Only @ West Virginia
University
1991
- 1993 Measuring
and Predicting Reservoir Heterogeneity in Complex Deposystems, Key
Investigator,
1992
- 1993 Microbial
Desulfurization of West Virginia Bituminous, Principal Investigator,
Grant from National Research Center for Coal and Energy, Mining and Mineral
Resources Research Institute.
1993
- 1995 Artificial
Neural Networks, A New Tool for Petroleum Industry, Principal
Investigator, Grant from Coal and Energy Research Bureau, Faculty/Private
Business Cooperative Research Program, co-funded by Consolidated Natural Gas
Transmission Corporation.
1993
- 1994 Treatment
of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Using Biofilters, Principal
Investigator, Grant from West Virginia University=s Cooperative Agreement with
U.S. Department of Energy, Morgantown Energy Technology Center.
1994
- 1996 Development
of Standard Test Protocols and Barrier Design Models for In Situ Formed
Barriers, Co-PI, Funded by:
1994
- 1996 A
Fuzzy Logic-based Expert Consultation System (FLECS) for Coalbed Methane
Control and Degasification, Based on WVU MMSS System and Integrating the
1995
- 1996 Virtual
Hydraulic Fracture System; Application of Computational Intelligence in
Hydraulic Fracture Design and Development, Principal Investigator,
Funded by: National Research Center
for Coal and Energy.
1995 - 1996 Establishment
of a World Wide Web (
1997
- 1998 College
of Engineering and Mineral Resources Virtual Classroom on the Internet,
Principal Investigator, Funded by: State
College and University Systems of West Virginia and CEMR.
1997
- 2001 Consortium
for Virtual Operations Research (CVOR), Principal Investigator,
Director of the Consortium at WVU, Funded by: East Ohio Gas Company, Saudi Aramco, and Halliburton Energy
Services.
2000
- 2001 Developing
a Virtual Classroom on the Internet for Freshman Engineering 1 and 2 ,
Principal Investigator, Funded by: Division
of Extended Learning of West Virginia University and CEMR.
2000
- 2003 Teams
of Interdisciplinary Graduate fellows Engaged to Reinvigorate Students to
Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Faculty Mentor,
Funded by: National Science
Foundation.
2000
- 2001 An
Intelligent Systems Approach for High Resolution, Inter-well Oil Reservoir
Characterization, CO-Principal Investigator, In cooperation with
Advance Resources International, Funded by US Department of Energy.
2000
- 2002 Development
of Data Driven Computer Applications for Optimization of Upstream Petroleum
Operations, CO-Principal Investigator, Funded by Gas Technology
Institute.
2001
- 2003 Identification and Demonstration of
Preferred Upstream Management Practices (PUMP) for the Oil Industry,
CO-Principal Investigator, Funded by US Department of Energy.
2003
- 2005 An Intelligent Systems Approach to Reservoir
Characterization, Principal Investigator, Funded by U.S.
Department of Energy.
2004
- 2005 Northern Appalachian Basin Coal Bed Methane
Assessment Project, CO-Principal Investigator, Funded by Research
Partnership to Secure Energy for America.
2004
- 2005 Horizontal Well Configurations for
2004
- 2006 Gas Storage Field Deliverability
Enhancement and Maintenance: An Intelligent Portfolio Management Approach,
Principal Investigator, Funded by U.S. Department of Energy through Gas Storage
Technology Consortium managed by Penn State University.
2003
- 2007 Data-Knowledge Fusion; an Integrated
Intelligent Systems Approach to Analysis, Modeling, & Simulation of Large
& Complex Databases, Augmented by Human Expert Knowledge; Application to
Forensic Crime Scene Glass Identification Database, Principal
Investigator, Funded by National Institute of Justice.
2008
- 2010 Best Practices Analysis in New Albany Shale,
Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by Research Partnership to Secure Energy for
America (RPSEA).
2008
- 2012 Estimating Natural Fracture Network
Patterns in Gas Shales & Tight Sands, Principal Investigator,
Funded by U.S. Department of Energy.
2011
- 2012 Marcellus Gas Shale Project,
Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by Research Partnership to Secure Energy for
America (RPSEA).
2010
- 2013 Second Generation of Reduced Order Models for
Reservoir Behavior (National Risk Assessment Partnership) - The Otway CO2
Sequestration Project, Principal Investigator, Funded by United States
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
2012
- 2013 Reservoir Scale Impacts of Relative
Permeabilities and Residual Saturations on Injectivity and Capillary Trapping,
Principal Investigator at WVU, Funded by United States Department of Energy,
National Energy Technology Laboratory.
2012
- 2013 Effects of CO2 Storage on
Porosity/Permeability of Shales, Principal Investigator at WVU, Funded
by United States Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
2004
- 2014 Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in
Appalachian Coal Deposits, Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by U.S.
Department of Energy through Montana State University.
2009
- 2014 In-Situ MVA of CO2 Sequestration Using
Smart Field Technology, Principal Investigator, Funded by United States
Department of Energy.
2013
- 2014 Third Generation of Reduced Order Models for
Reservoir Behavior (National Risk Assessment Partnership) - The SACROC CO2-EOR Project,
Principal Investigator, Funded by United States Department of Energy, National
Energy Technology Laboratory.
2011
- 2014 CO2 Sequestration in Depleted Shale
Formation, , Principal Investigator at WVU, Funded by United States
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
PUBLICATIONS
A. Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Geomechanical Properties of Unconventional Shale
Reservoirs," Journal
of Petroleum Engineering, Vol. 2014, Article ID 961641, 10 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/961641.
Modeling Pressure and Saturation Distribution in a
CO2 Storage Project using a Surrogate Reservoir Model (SRM). Greenhouse Gas Science and Technology
- Society of Chemical Industry & John Wiley & Sons, LTD. Vol. 4, 2014.
pp.1-27; DOI: 10.1002/ghg
Converting Detail Reservoir Simulation Models into
Effective Reservoir Management Tools using SRMs; Case Study – Three Green
Fields in Saudi Arabia. International
Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology. Vol. 7, No. 2, 2014.
pp.115–131.
State of the Art of Artificial Intelligence and
Predictive Analytics in the E&P Industry: A Technology Survey. SPE Journal. Volume 18, Number 4,
August 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/150314-PA
Reservoir Modeling of Shale Formations. Journal of Natural Gas Science and
Engineering. Vol. 12, (2013), pages 22-33.
A Field Study
on Simulation of CO2 Injection and ECBM Production and Prediction of
CO2 Storage Capacity in Unmineable Coal Seam. Journal of Petroleum Engineering.
Vol. 2013, Article ID 803706, 8 Pages - DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/803706
Top-Down, Intelligent Reservoir Modeling of Oil and
Gas Producing Shale Reservoirs: Case Studies. International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology. Vol. 5,
No.1, 2012 pp. 3 - 28 - DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2012.044175.
Intelligent Production Modeling Using Full Field
Pattern Recognition. SPE Reservoir
Evaluation and Engineering Journal. Volume 14, No. 6, December 2011,
pp. 735-749 http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/132643-PA.
Fuzzy Upscaling in Reservoir Simulation: An Improved
Alternative to Conventional Techniques.
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. Volume 3 (2011), pp.
706-715.
Reservoir
Simulation And Modeling Based On Artificial Intelligence And Data Mining
(AI&DM). Journal of Natural Gas
Science and Engineering. Volume 3 (2011), pp. 697-705.
A New Practical Approach in Modeling and Simulation
of Shale Gas Reservoirs: Application to New Albany Shale. International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal
Technology, Volume 4, Number 2, 2011. pp 104-133.
Intelligent Seismic Inversion Workflow for
High-Resolution Reservoir Characterization. Computers & Geosciences, An International
Journal, Volume 37, Issue 2, 2011. pp 143-157.
Coalbed Methane Reservoir Simulation and Uncertainty
Analysis with Artificial Neural Network. Scientia Iranica, Transactions C: Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Volume 17, No. 1, pp. 65-76. June 2010.
Using Artificial Neural Networks to Generate
Synthetic Well Logs. Journal
of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, October 2009, doi:10.1016/j.jngse.2009.08.003 .
Artificial intelligence and Data Mining: Enabling
Technology for Smart Fields. SPE’s The Way Ahead Journal, Volume 5, Number 3, 2009. pp 14-19.
Development of Surrogate Reservoir Model (SRM) for
Fast Track Analysis of a Complex Reservoir. International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal
Technology, February 2009, Volume 2, Number 1. pp 2-23.
An Intelligent System's
Approach for Revitalization of Brown Fields Using Only Production Rate Data. International Journal of
Engineering, Vol. 22 No. 1, February
2009, pp 89-116.
A Parametric Study on
the Benefits of Drilling Horizontal and Multilateral Wells in Coalbed Methane
Reservoirs. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, Vol. 11. No. 6,
December 2008.
An Intelligent System's
Approach for Revitalization of Brown Fields Using Only Production Rate Data. International
Journal of Engineering, Vol.
21. No. 2, November 2008.
Essential Components
of an Integrated Data Mining Tool for the Oil and Gas Industry with an Example
Application in the DJ Basin.
Building the
Foundation for Prudhoe Bay Oil Production Optimization Using Neural Networks. International
Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technologies, Vol. 1. NOs. 1 & 2, January 2008, pp 65-80.
An Integrated
Technique for Production Data Analysis (
A New Methodology for
the Identification of Best Practices in the Oil and Gas Industry, Using
Intelligent Systems. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 49, Issues 3-4, December 2005, pp
239-260.
Recent Developments
in Application of Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering. Journal
of Petroleum Technology, Distinguished
Author Series, April 2005, pp 86-91.
Performance Drivers
in Restimulation of Gas Storage Wells. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
Journal, December 2001, pp 536-543.
Intelligent Systems
Application in Candidate Selection and Treatment of Gas Storage Wells.
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, November 2001, Vol. 31,
Issue 2-4, pp 125-133, Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam,
Holland.
Use of Intelligent
Systems in Reservoir Characterization via Synthetic Magnetic Resonance Logs.
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, May 2001, Vol. 29, Issue
3-4, pp 189-204, Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam, Holland.
Virtual Intelligence
Applications in Petroleum Engineering: Part 3 – Fuzzy Logic. Journal of
Petroleum Technology, Distinguished Author
Series, November 2000, pp 82-87.
Virtual Intelligence
Applications in Petroleum Engineering: Part 2 – Evolutionary Computing. Journal
of Petroleum Technology, Distinguished
Author Series, October 2000, pp 40-46.
Virtual Intelligence Applications in
Petroleum Engineering: Part 1 – Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of
Petroleum Technology, Distinguished Author
Series, September 2000, pp 64-73.
Design Optimum Frac
Jobs Using Virtual Intelligence Techniques. Computers and Geosciences Journal, October 2000, Vol.
26, Issue 8, pp 927-939, Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
Hydraulic Fracture Design and
Optimization of Gas Storage Wells. Journal of Petroleum Science and
Engineering, October 1999, Vol. 23, Issue 3-4, pp 161-171, Elsevier
Science Publications, Amsterdam, Holland.
Determination of Permeability From
Well Log Data. SPE Formation Evaluation Journal, September 1997, pp 170-174.
Petroleum Reservoir Characterization
with the Aid of Artificial neural networks. Journal of Petroleum Science and
Engineering, December 1996, Vol. 16, pp 263-274, Elsevier Science
Publications, Amsterdam, Holland.
Predicting Well Stimulation Results
in a Gas Storage Field in the Absence of Reservoir Data, Using Neural Networks.
SPE
Reservoir Engineering Journal, November 1996, pp 54-57.
Performance of a Virtual Runoff
Hydrograph System (VROHS). Journal of Water Resources Planning and
Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, November 1996.
Performance of a Virtual Adsorber
System for Removal of Lead. Journal of Separation Science and
Technology, Marcel Dekker, Inc.,
Virtual Measurement of Heterogeneous
Formation Permeability Using Geophysical Well Log Responses. The
Log Analyst, A Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir
Description, Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, March-April, 1996, pp
32-39.
Identification of Parameters
Influencing the Response of Gas Storage Wells to Hydraulic Fracturing With the
Aid of a Neural Network. SPE Computer Applications Journal,
April 1996, pp 54-57.
Design and Development of an
Artificial Neural Network for Estimation of Formation Permeability; SPE
Computer Applications Journal, December 1995, pp 151-154.
Production Decline Curves for
Low-Pressure Gas Reservoirs Undergoing Simultaneous Water Production; SPE
Formation Evaluation Journal, March, 1995, pp 57-62.
Neural Network: What It Can Do For
Petroleum Engineers; Journal of Petroleum Technology, January, 1995, page 42.
Predicting the Production
Performance of Gas Reservoirs Using Production Type Curves, Scientia
Iranica, 1993.
B. Books and Book Chapters
Chapter
Title: Application of
Artificial Intelligence in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry.
Author: Shahab D. Mohaghegh
& Yasaman Khazaeni
Book Title: Artificial Intelligence: Approaches, Tools
and Applications. pp 1 – 38.
Edited by: Brent M. Gordo
Publisher: Nova
Science Publishers, Inc., New York - 2011
ISBN: 978-1-61324-019-9 (hardcover)
Web Site: https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_29&products_id=20177
Book Title: Artificial
Intelligence & Data Mining Applications in the E&P Industry (Digital
Edition).
Author: Shahab D. Mohaghegh
Co-Authors: Saud
Al-Fattah and Andrei Popa
ISBN: 978-1-61399-064-3
Publisher: Society
of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) - 2011.
Web Site: http://store.spe.org/Artificial-Intelligence-Data-Mining-Applications-in-the-EP-Industry-Digital-Edition-P513.aspx
Chapter Title: Natural Gas Storage
Engineering.
Author:
Book Title: Petroleum
Engineering-Downstream, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed
under the Auspices of the UNESCO
Edited by:
Publisher: December 2008, Eolss Publisher,
Web Site: http://www.eolss.net
Chapter
Title: Virtual Magnetic
Resonance Logs, a Low Cost Reservoir Description Tool.
Author: Shahab D. Mohaghegh
Book Title: Soft Computing and Intelligent Data Analysis
in Oil Exploration, Elsevier Science
Edited by:
Publisher:
December 2002, Elsevier
Science
ISBN: 0-444-50685-3
Chapter Title: Enhancing Gas
Storage Wells Deliverability Using Intelligent Systems,
Author: Shahab D. Mohaghegh
Book Title: Soft Computing and Intelligent Data Analysis
in Oil Exploration, Elsevier Science
Edited by:
Publisher: December 2002, Elsevier Science
ISBN: 0-444-50685-3
Chapter Title: Taking One Step
Forward in Reservoir Characterization Using Neural Networks,
Author: Shahab D. Mohaghegh
Book Title: Soft Computing For
Reservoir Characterization and Modeling, Studies in Fuzziness and Soft
Computing, Physica-Verlag, pp 129-160
Edited by:
Publisher: October 2001
Springer-Verlag
ISBN: 3-7908-1421-0
Chapter Title: Increasing Natural
Gas Production using a Hybrid Intelligent System,
Authors: Shahab D. Mohaghegh,
Book Title: Advances in
Scientific Computing, Computational Intelligence, and Applications – Mathematics
and Computers in Science and Engineering, A Series of Reference Books and
Textbooks, pp 459-67
Edited by:
Publisher: 2001 WSES Press
ISBN: 960-8052-36-x
Chapter Title: Microbial
Desulfurization of
Authors:
Book Title: Processing and
Utilization of High-Sulfur Coals III, pp 459-67
Edited by:
Publisher: 1990 Elsevier Science Publisher
C. Refereed/Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
A Soft Computing-Based Method for the Identification of
Best Practices, with Application in Petroleum Industry. 2005 IEEE International Conference on Computational
Intelligence for Measurement Systems& Applications.
July 20-22, 2005, Taormina, Sicily, Italy.
Determining In-Situ Stress Profiles of Hydrocarbon
Reservoirs from Geophysical Well Logs Using Intelligent Systems. 2004 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks,
IJCNN and FUZZIEEE 2004. July 25-29, 2004, Budapest, Hungary.
Recent Neural Network
Applications In Petroleum Engineering, 5th Turkish Symposium on
Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks, June 27-28, 1996,
Using Artificial Neural Networks
To Increase Petroleum Production Efficiency; World Congress On Neural Networks,
Sponsored by International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network
Society, and Japanese Neural Network Society, Washington D.C., U.S.A., July
17-21, 1995.
Modeling the Effect of Major
Heterogeneities in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, ICCME 1445, International Congress on
Computational Methods in Engineering,
May 1993,
A New Approach for Modeling and
Simulation of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Containing Isolated Channels and Barriers,
Paper No. 203-052, The International
Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED), International Conference on Applied
Modeling and Simulation, July 21-23, 1993.
D. Invited Papers
AI-Based Simulation: An Alternative to
Numerical Simulation and Modeling. Operational Research and Data Mining
Conference.
Cancun, Mexico, January 2012.
Advances in Reservoir Simulation &
Modeling with Artificial Intelligence & Data Mining, The
Oil & Gas and Energy Journal - Drilling& Exploration World, November
2009.
Fuzzy Patterns Offer Opportunity. (Tech
Watch),
E
& P Journal, A Hart Publication,
No Pressure Data? No Problem. (Reservoir Characterization), E
& P Journal, A Hart Publication,
E&P ‘Gets Smart’ with Virtual
Intelligence;
American
Oil & Gas Reporter Journal,
A systematic Way to Identify Restimulation Candidates
in Tight Gas Fields;
Gas Tips Journal, Published by Gas Research Institute,
Virtual Hydraulic Fracture (VHF)
System, Using Computational Intelligence to Predict Storage Well Deliverability
After Hydraulic Fracture; American Gas Association Operational
Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 7-10, 1995.
Effects of Pore Surface
Mineralogy on Behavior of Petroleum Bearing Reservoir Rocks, First International
Non-Renewable Energy Sources Congress, 1993, Tehran Iran.
E. Proceeding/Technical Articles
2014
Production Management Decision
Analysis Using AI-Based Proxy Modeling of Reservoir Simulations – A Look-Back
Case Study. Mohaghegh, Shahab. D., West Virginia University & Intelligent
Solutions, Inc. and Abdulla, Fareed, ADCO. SPE 170664, SPE Annual Technical
Conference and Exhibition (ATCE). Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 27-29 October
2014.
Data-Driven Reservoir Management of a
Giant Mature Oilfield in the Middle East. Mohaghegh, S.D., West Virginia
University & Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Al-Mehairi, Y., ADCO, Gaskari, R.
and Maysami, M., Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Khazaeni, Y. Boston University,
Gashut, M., Al-Hammadi, A.E., and Kumar, S., ADCO. SPE 170660, SPE Annual Technical
Conference and Exhibition (ATCE). Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 27-29 October
2014.
Production Analysis of a Niobrara
Field Using Intelligent Top-Down Modeling. Haghighat, A., Mohaghegh, S.D.,
Gholami, V. and Moreno, D.; SPE 169573, SPE Western North American and Rocky
Mountain Joint Regional Meeting held in Denver, Colorado, USA, 16-18 April
2014.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted
History Matching. Shahkarami, A., Mohaghegh, S.D., Gholami, V., and Haghighat,
A.; SPE 169507, SPE Western North American and Rocky Mountain Joint Regional
Meeting held in Denver, Colorado, USA, 16-18 April 2014.
Pattern Recognition and Data-Driven
Analytics for Fast and Accurate Replication of Complex Numerical Reservoir
Models at the Grid Block Level. Amini, S., Mohaghegh, S.D., Gaskari, R.,
Bromhal, G. SPE 167897, SPE Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition.
Utrecht, the Netherlands, 1–3 April 2014.
2013
Top-Down Modeling (TDM) of a Mature
Giant Oilfield in the Middle East; Simultaneous History Matching of Production,
Static Pressure and Time-Lapse Saturation. Manuscript #878, ADIPEC 2013
Technical Conference. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 10-13 November 2013
Pressure History Matching for CO2
Storage in Saline Aquifers: Case Study for Citronelle Dome. Haghighat, S. A.,
Mohaghegh, S. D., Gholami, V., Shahkarami, A. Manuscript #P306522, 2013 Carbon
Management Technology Conference. Alexandria, Virginia, 21-23 October, 2013.
CO2 Sequestration Modeling Using
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining; Case Study of Sacroc Field. Shahkarami,
A., Mohaghegh, S. D., Gholami, V., Haghighat, S. A., Moreno, D. Manuscript
#P306090, 2013 Carbon Management Technology Conference. Alexandria, Virginia,
21-23 October, 2013.
Impact of Sorption Isotherms on the
Simulation of CO2-Enhanced Gas Recovery and Storage Process in Marcellus Shale.
Kalantari-dahaghi, A, Mohaghegh, S. D. Manuscript #P317847, 2013 Carbon
Management Technology Conference. Alexandria, Virginia, 21-23 October, 2013.
CO2-Driven Enhanced Gas Recovery and
Storage in Depleted Shale Reservoir- A Numerical Simulation Study.
Kalantari-dahaghi, A, Mohaghegh, S. D. Manuscript #P317871, 2013 Carbon
Management Technology Conference. Alexandria, Virginia, 21-23 October, 2013.
Using Data-Driven Analytics to Assess
the Impact of Design Parameters on Production from Shale. SPE 166240, SPE
Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. New Orleans, Louisiana, September
30 - October 2, 2013
Using Big Data and Smart Field
Technology for Detecting Leakage in a CO2 Storage Projects. SPE 166137, SPE
Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. New Orleans, Louisiana, September
30 - October 2, 2013
Data Driven Analytics in Powder River
Basin, WY. SPE 166111, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. New
Orleans, Louisiana, September 30 - October 2, 2013
Reservoir Simulation of CO2
Sequestration in Deep Saline Reservoir, Citronelle Dome, USA. Twelfth Annual
Conference on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration. Pittsburgh, PA,
MAY 13-16, 2013
A Critical View of Current State of
Reservoir Modeling of Shale Assets. SPE 165713 - SPE Eastern Regional
Conference and Exhibition. Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 August 2013.
Which Parameters Control Production in
Shale Assets? A Pattern Recognition Study. SPE 165712 - SPE Eastern Regional
Conference and Exhibition. Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 August 2013.
Synthetic, Geomechanical Logs for
Marcellus Shale. SPE 163690 - SPE Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition. The
Woodlands, Texas. 5-7 March 2013.
2012
Forecasting, Sensitivity and Economic
Analysis of Hydrocarbon Production from Shale Plays Using Artificial
Intelligence & Data Mining. SPE 162700 - SPE Canadian Unconventional
Resources Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 30 October–1 November 2012.
Fast Track Analysis of Shale Numerical
Models. SPE 162699 - SPE Canadian Unconventional Resources Conference. Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, 30 October–1 November 2012.
Modeling analysis of CO2 Sequestration
in Saline Formation Using Artificial Intelligence Technology. Vida Gholami,
Shahab D. Mohaghegh, 2012 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh,
PA, USA - October 15 - 18, 2012.
A Field Study on Simulation of CO2
injection-ECBM Production and Prediction of CO2 Storage Capacity in Un-mineable
Coal Seam. Qin He, Shahab D. Mohaghegh, Vida Gholami, 2012 International
Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA - October 15 - 18, 2012.
Modeling and History Matching
Hydrocarbon Production from Marcellus Shale using Data Mining and Pattern
Recognition Technologies. SPE 161184 - SPE Eastern Regional Conference, Lexington,
Kentucky, USA, 3–5 October 2012.
Uncertainty Analysis of Otway CO2
Sequestration Project. Shohreh Amini, Shahab D. Mohaghegh, Razi Gaskari, Grant
Bromhal, 11th Annual Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Conference, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, April 30 - May 3, 2012.
Application of Well-Based Surrogate
Reservoir Models (SRMs) to Two Offshore Fields in Saudi Arabia, Case Study.
Shahab D. Mohaghegh, Jim Liu, Razi
Gaskari, Mohammad Maysami, and Olugbenga Olukoko, SPE 153845 - Western Regional
Meeting, Bakersfield, California, USA, 21-23 March 2012.
Grid-Based Surrogate Reservoir
Modeling (SRM) for Fast Track Analysis of Numerical Reservoir Simulation Models
at the Grid block Level. Shahab D. Mohaghegh, Shohreh Amini, Vida Gholami, Razi
Gaskari, and Grant Bromhal, SPE 153844 - Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield,
California, USA, 21-23 March 2012.
Uncertainty Analysis of a CO2
Sequestration Project Using Surrogate Reservoir Modeling Technique. Shohreh
Amini, Shahab Mohaghegh, Razi Gaskari, Grant Bromhal, SPE 153843 - Western
Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, USA, 21-23 Mar 2012.
Application of Surrogate Reservoir
Model (SRM) to an Onshore Green Field in Saudi Arabia; Case Study. Shahab D.
Mohaghegh, Jim Liu, Razi Gaskari, Mohammad Maysami, and Olugbenga A. Olukoko, SPE
151994 - North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition Cairo, Egypt, 20–22
February 2012.
State of the Art of Artificial
Intelligence and Predictive Analytics in the E&P Industry: A Technology
Survey. César Bravo, Luigi Saputelli, Francklin Rivas, Anna Gabriela Pérez,
Michael Nikolaou, Georg Zangl, Neil de Guzman, Shahab Mohaghegh, and Gustavo
Nunez, SPE 150314 - Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, USA,
21-23 March 2012.
2011
A Parametric Study and Economic
Evaluation of Drilling Patterns in Deep, Thick CBM Reservoirs. Ali Omran Nasar,
Shahab D. Mohagegh, and Vida Gholami, SPE 149441, SPE Eastern Regional
Conference, Columbus, Ohio, August 17-19, 2011.
CO2 Sequestration in Unmineable
Coal with Enhanced Coal Bed Methane Recovery: The Marshall County Project.
James E. Locke, Richard A. Winschel, Richard A. Bajura, Thomas H. Wilson, Hema
J. Siriwardane, Henry Rauch, and Shahab D. Mohagegh, 2011 International
Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 12 – 15, 2011.
Reservoir Simulation and
Modeling Based on Pattern Recognition. Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West Virginia
University & Intelligent Solutions, Inc. SPE 143179, SPE Digital Energy
Conference. The Woodlands, Texas, April 19-21, 2011.
Modeling, History
Matching, Forecasting and Analysis of Shale Reservoirs Performance Using
Artificial Intelligence. Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West Virginia University &
Intelligent Solutions, Inc. Ognjen Grujic, Seed Zargari, and Amirmasoud
Kalantari, West Virginia University. SPE 143875, SPE Digital Energy Conference.
The Woodlands, Texas, April 19-21, 2011.
Numerical Simulation and
Multiple Realizations for Sensitivity Study of Shale Gas Reservoirs. Amirmasoud
Kalantari & Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West Virginia University. SPE 141058, SPE
Production and Operations Symposium. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 27-29, 2011.
2010
Intelligent Time
Successive Production Modeling. Yasaman Khazaeni and Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West
Virginia University. SPE 132643, Proceedings, 2010 SPE Western Regional
Conference & Exhibition. Anaheim, California. 27-29 May 2010.
New Insight into
Integrated Reservoir Management using Top-Down, Intelligent Reservoir Modeling
Technique; Application to a Giant and Complex Oil Field in the Middle East.
Amirmasoud Kalantari-Dahaghi, Shahab D. Mohaghegh and Yasaman Khazaeni, West
Virginia University. SPE 132621, Proceedings, 2010 SPE Western Regional
Conference & Exhibition. Anaheim, California. 27-29 May 2010.
Modeling and Simulation of
ECBM and CO2 Sequestration in Marshall County, West Virginia. Camilo Caldero
and Shahab D. Mohaghegh. Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering. Ninth Annual
Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration - May 10–13, 2010.
Surrogate Reservoir Model.
Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West Virginia University. European Geological Union
General Assembly.(Vol. 12, EGU2010-234, 2010). Vienna, Austria. May 2010.
Top-Down, Intelligent
Reservoir Model. Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West Virginia University. European
Geological Union General Assembly (Vol. 12, EGU2010-233, 2010). Vienna,
Austria. May 2010.
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Mohaghegh,
Kalantari-Dahaghi, A. ,
Mohaghegh,
Gholami, V. , Mohaghegh,
Gomez, Y., Khazaeni, Y.,
Mohaghegh, S. D. and Gaskari, R.; “Top-Down
Intelligent Reservoir Modeling (TDIRM)”, SPE 124204, Proceedings, 2009 SPE Annual Conference &
Exhibition. 5-10 October 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Shahab D. Mohagegh, “Top-Down Intelligent Reservoir Modeling (TDIRM); A
New Approach In Reservoir Modeling By Integrating Classic Reservoir Engineering
With Artificial Intelligence & Data Mining Techniques”,
AAPG 2009 Annual Convention and Exhibition,
Denver, Colorado. June 7-10, 2009.
Jalal Jalali, Shahab D.
Mohagegh, “Detection of CO2 Seepage from
Geological Sequestration Sites Using an Array of Downhole Pressure Gauges”,
Eighth Annual Conference on Carbon Capture
and Sequestration - DOE/NETL, Pittsburgh, PA. May 4 - 7, 2009.
Jalal Jalali, Shahab D.
Mohagegh, “Comprehensive Analysis of
Enhanced
2007
Delal Gunaydin, Shahab D.
Mohagegh, Razi Gaskar & Kashy Aminian, “Estimation
of Skin Factor by Using Pressure Transient Testing Results of a Single Rate
Well Test”, SPE 111204,
Proceedings, 2007 SPE Eastern Regional Conference & Exhibition. 17-19
October 2007, Lexington, Kentucky.
Domingo Mata, Razi Gaskar
and Shahab D. Mohagegh, “Field-Wide Reservoir
Characterization Based on a New Technique of Production Data Analysis”,
SPE 111205, Proceedings, 2007 SPE
Eastern Regional Conference & Exhibition. 17-19 October 2007, Lexington,
Kentucky.
2006
Kazim Malik, Shahab
Mohagegh, Razi Gaskar, “An Intelligent Portfolio Management Approach to Gas
Storage Field Deliverability Maintenance and Enhancement; Part One Database
Development & Model Building”, SPE
104571, Proceedings, 2006 SPE Eastern Regional Conference & Exhibition.
11-13 October 2006, Canton, Ohio.
Gaskari, R., Mohaghegh, S.
D., “Estimating major and Minor Natural Fracture pattern in Gas Shales Using
Production Data”, SPE 104554, Proceedings,
2006 SPE Eastern Regional Conference & Exhibition. 11-13 October 2006,
Canton, Ohio.
Jalal Jalali, Shahab D.
Mohaghegh, Razi Gaskari, “Identifying Infill Locations and Underperformer Wells
in Mature Fields using Monthly Production Rate Data, Carthage Field, Cotton
Valley Formation, Texas”, SPE 104550,
Proceedings, 2006 SPE Eastern Regional Conference & Exhibition. 11-13
October 2006, Canton, Ohio.
Shahab D. Mohaghegh, Hafez
Hafez, Razi Gaskari, Masoud Haajizadeh, and Maher Kenawy, “Uncertainty Analysis
of a Giant Oil Field in the Middle East Using Surrogate Reservoir Model”, SPE 101474, Proceedings, 2006 Abu Dhabi
International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference. 5-8 November 2006, Abu
Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tovar, M., Mohaghegh, S.
D., “Use of Water Injection for CO2 Sequestration in Coalbeds”, 23rd Annual
International Pittsburgh Coal Conference. September 25 - 28, 2006, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Mohaghegh, S. D.,
“Quantifying Uncertainties Associated with Reservoir Simulation Studies Using
Surrogate Reservoir Models”, SPE 102492,
Proceedings, 2006 SPE Annual Conference & Exhibition. 24-27 September
2006, San Antonio, Texas.
Gaskari, R., Mohaghegh,
Mohaghegh, S. D., Modavi,
A., Hafez, H. , Haajizadeh, M., Kenawy, M., and Guruswamy, S.: "Development of Surrogate Reservoir Models (SRM) For Fast
Track Analysis of Complex Reservoirs ", SPE 99667, Proceedings, 2006 SPE
Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition, 11-13 April 2006, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
2005
Mohaghegh,
Maricic, N. Mohaghegh, S.
D., Artun, E.: "A Parametric Study on the
Benefits of Drilling Horizontal and Multilateral Wells in Coalbed Methane
Reservoirs", SPE 96018, Proceedings,
2005 SPE Annual Conference and Exhibition, October 9-12,
Mohaghegh,
Mohaghegh, S. D.,
Nunsavathu, U.N., Tovar, M., Jalal, J., Maricic, N., Gaskari, R. and Ameri, S.:
"Development of a Series of National Coalbed Methane Databases", SPE 98011, Proceedings, 2005 SPE Eastern
Regional Conference and Exhibition, September 14 – 16, Morgantown, West
Virginia.
Artun, E., Mohaghegh,
Rolon, L. F., Mohaghegh,
S. D., Ameri, S. Gaskari, R. and McDaniel, B.: "Developing Synthetic Well
Logs for the Upper Devonian Units in Southern Pennsylvania", SPE 98013, Proceedings, 2005 SPE Eastern
Regional Conference and Exhibition, September 14 – 16, Morgantown, West
Virginia.
2004
Jalali, J., and Mohaghegh,
Garcia, A., and Mohaghegh,
Mohaghegh,
Mohaghegh,
2003
Popa, A.,
2002
Reeves, S.,
Mohaghegh, S.,Hutchins, L. and Sisk,
C.: "Prudhoe Bay Oil Production Optimization: Using Virtual intelligence
Techniques, Stage One: Neural model Building", SPE 77659, Proceedings, 2002 SPE Annual Conference and Exhibition,
September 29 – October 2,
Mohaghegh,
S., Popa, A., Gaskari, R., Ameri, S., and Wolhart, S.: "Identifying
Successful Practices in Hydraulic Fracturing Using Intelligence Data Mining
Tools; Application to the Codell Formation in the DJ Basin", SPE 77597, Proceedings, 2002 SPE Annual
Conference and Exhibition, September 29 – October 2, San Antonio, Texas.
2001
Mohaghegh, S., Gaskari, R., Popa, A.,
Ameri, S., and Wolhart, S.: "Identifying Best Practices in Hydraulic
Fracturing Using Virtual Intelligence Techniques", SPE 72385, Proceedings, 2001 SPE Eastern Regional Conference and
Exhibition, October 17-19, North Canton, Ohio.
2000
Mohaghegh, S., Goddard, C., Popa, A.,
Ameri, S., and Bhuiyan, M.: "Reservoir Characterization Through Synthetic
Logs", SPE 65675, Proceedings,
2000 SPE Eastern Regional Conference and Exhibition, October 17-19, Morgantown,
West Virginia.
Reeves, S., Bastian, P., Spivey, J.,
Flumerfelt, R., Mohaghegh, S., and Koperna, G.: "Benchmarking of
Restimulation Candidate Selection Techniques in Layered, Tight Gas Sand
Formations Using Reservoir Simulation", SPE 63096, Proceedings, SPE Annual Technical Conference and
Exhibition,
Mohaghegh, S., Reeves, S., and Hill
D.: "Development of an Intelligent Systems Approach to Restimulation
Candidate Selection", SPE 59767,
Proceedings, SPE Gas Technology Symposium,
1999
Mohaghegh, S., Koperna, G., Popa,
Mohaghegh, S., Mohamad, K., Popa,
Mohaghegh, S., Popa,
Reeves, S.
Reeves, S. R., Hill, D. G., Tiner,
R. L., Bastian, P. A., Conway, M. W., and Mohaghegh, S. D.: "Restimulation
of Tight Gas Sand Wells in the Rocky Mountain Region", SPE 55627, Proceedings, 1999 SPE Rocky
Mountain Region Meeting, May 15-18, Gillette, Wyoming.
1998
Mohaghegh, S.,
Mohaghegh, S., Platon, V., Ameri,
S.: "Candidate Selection for Stimulation of Gas Storage Wells Using
Available Data With Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms", SPE 51080, Proceedings, 1998 SPE Eastern
Regional Conference and Exhibition, November 9-11, Pittsburgh, PA.
Bilgesu, I., Altmis, U., Ameri, S.,
Mohaghegh, S., and Aminian, K.: "A New Approach to Prediction Bit Life
Based on Toothor Bearing Failures", SPE
51082, Proceedings, 1998 SPE Eastern Regional Conference and Exhibition,
November 9-11,
1997
Bilgesu, I., Tetrick, T., Altmis,
U., Mohaghegh, S., and Ameri, S.: "A New Approach for the Prediction of
Rate of Penetration (ROP) Values ", SPE
39231, Proceedings, 1997 Eastern Regional Conference and Exhibition,
October 22-24,
1996
Mohaghegh, S., Balan, B., McVey, D.,
and Ameri, S.: "A Hybrid Neuro-Genetic Approach to Hydraulic Fracture
Treatment Design and Optimization", SPE
36602, Proceedings,
Mohaghegh,
1995
Mohaghegh, S., McVey, D., Aminian,
K., and Ameri, S., "Predicting Well Stimulation Results in a Gas Storage
Field in the Absence of Reservoir Data, Using Neural Networks", SPE 31159, October 1995.
Mohaghegh, S., Balan,
B., and Ameri, S., "State-of-the-art in Permeability Determination From
Well Log Data, Part 2: Verifiable, Accurate Permeability Predictions, the Touch
Stone of All Models," SPE 30979,
Proceedings, SPE Eastern Regional Conference and Exhibition, September
19-21, 1995,
Balan, B., Mohaghegh, S., and Ameri,
S., "State-of-the-art in Permeability Determination From Well Log Data,
Part 1: A Comparative Study, Model Development," SPE 30978, Proceedings, SPE Eastern Regional Conference and
Exhibition, September 19-21, 1995,
White, A., Molnar,
D., Aminian, K., and Mohaghegh, S., "The Application of Artificial Neural
Networks to Zone Identification in a Complex Reservoir," SPE 30977, Proceedings, SPE Eastern
Regional Conference and Exhibition, September 19-21, 1995, Morgantown, West
Virginia.
Ternyik, J., Bilgesu, I., and
Mohaghegh, S., "Virtual Measurement in Pipes, Part 2: Liquid Holdup and
Flow Pattern Correlation," SPE
30976, Proceedings, SPE Eastern Regional Conference and Exhibition,
September 19-21, 1995, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Ternyik, J., Bilgesu, I., Mohaghegh,
S., and
Carriere. P., Mohaghegh, S., and
Madabhushi, B.: "Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Using
Biofilters," 27th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference,
July 9-12, 1995,
1994
Mohaghegh, S., "Artificial
Neural Networks as a Valuable Tool for Petroleum Engineers", SPE 29220, November 1994.
Mohaghegh, S., and Gadde, R.:
"Biodesulfurization of
McVey, D., Mohaghegh, S., and
Aminian, K.: "Identification of Parameters Influencing the Response of Gas
Storage Wells to Hydraulic Fracturing With the Aid of a Neural Network," SPE 29159, Proceedings, SPE Eastern
Regional Conference and Exhibition, November 8-10, 1994,
Mohaghegh, S., Arefi,
Mohaghegh, S., Arefi,
Mohaghegh, S., and
Ameri, S.: "Enhancing Production and Management of Hydrocarbons Using
Advanced Information Technologies," Proceedings,
Second Annual Conference on Technological Advancement in Developing Countries,
Columbia University, July 24-26, 1994, New York, N.Y.
1993
Mohaghegh, S., Ameri, S., Aminian,
K., and Chatterjee, U.: "Performance Evaluation of a Waterflood Project in
Southern West Virginia," SPE 26937,
Proceedings, SPE Eastern Regional
Meeting, November 2-4, 1993,
Mohaghegh, S., Ameri, S., and
Aminian, K.: "A Simple Method for Evaluating Pore Surface
Mineralogy," SPE 26933, Proceedings, SPE Eastern Regional
Meeting, November 2-4, 1993, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ameri, S., Aminian, K., and
Mohaghegh, S.: "A Simple Method for Modeling Megascopic Heterogeneities in
Fluid Flow Models in Porous Media." Proceedings,
9th International Conference on Mathematical and Computer Modeling, July 26-29,
1993. University of California, Berkeley.
Mohaghegh, S., Ertekin, T., and
Bilgesu,
Mohaghegh, S., and Aminian, K.:
"Challenges, Strategies, and Tools of Petroleum Industry in Developing
Countries, On the
Ameri, S.,
Mohaghegh, S., Aminian, K.,
Dascalescu, W., Mohaghegh, S.,
Aminian, K., and Ameri, S.: "Qualitative Reservoir Characterization Using
Initial Production Data -
1991
Mohaghegh, S., Ertekin, T.:
"Production and Pressure Decline Curves for Wet-Gas Sands with Closed
Outer Boundary," SPE 23442,
Proceedings, SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Oct 22 -25, 1991.
Mohaghegh, S., Ertekin, T.: "A
Type Curve Solution for Coal Seam Degasification Wells Producing Under
Two-Phase Flow Conditions," SPE
22673, Proceedings, SPE 66th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition,
Oct. 6 - 9, 1991.
1990
Mohaghegh, S., Ertekin, T.:
"Production Decline Curves for Low Pressure Gas Reservoirs Undergoing
Simultaneous Water Production," SPE
21269, Proceedings, SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 1990.
Columbus, Ohio.
1988
Rai, C., Mohaghegh, S.:
"Microbial Desulfurization of
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Turkmen
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BP- MCPU/Anadarko Asset.
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Virginia, September, 2002. Title: Virtual Intelligence Applications in
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Oklahoma
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CEMR's
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Enron
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Gas
Research Institute,
Chicago, Ill.
Union Pacific Resources,
Gas
Research Institute,
Chevron, Research Center at
La Habra, California.
Society
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Department
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Seminar. West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Departmental
Seminar, Department of Mining Engineering, Graduate
Seminar. West Virginia
University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
American
Gas Association Operational Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. May 7-10, 1995. Title: Virtual Hydraulic Fracture (VHF) System,
Using Computational Intelligence to Predict Storage Well Deliverability After
Hydraulic Fracture.
Department
of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, Graduate
Seminar. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Society
of Petroleum Engineers Computer Users Group, Midland, Texas.
Department
of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, Graduate
Seminar. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Society
of Petroleum Engineers, Northern West Virginia Section, Clarksburg, West Virginia.
SHORT COURSES TAUGHT TO THE INDUSTRY
Shale Reservoir &
Production Management using Advanced Data-Driven Analytics,
Ø Duration:
One Day Short Course. Location: Stowe, Vermont.
June 6 2014. In Association with SPEE Annual Conference 2014.
Oilfield
Data Mining,
Ø Duration:
Two Days Short Course. Location: Houston, Texas. Date: May 6-7, 2014.
Ø
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. October
2013. In Association with SPE Intelligent Energy 2013.
Ø
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: The Woodlands, Texas. March
2013. In Association with SPE Digital Energy Conference.
Ø
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: San Antonio, Texas. October 2012.
In Association with SPE Annual Technical Conference.
Ø
Duration: Four Days Short Course.
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 2012.
Ø Duration:
Two Days Short Course. Location: Houston, Texas. Date: February 7-8, 2012.
Ø
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: Denver, Colorado. October 2011.
In Association with SPE SPE Annual Technical Conference.
Ø
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: The Woodlands, Texas. April
2011. In Association with SPE Digital Energy Conference.
Ø
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: Houston, Texas: February 2011.
Virtual Intelligence,
and Its Applications in Oil & Gas Industry,
o
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: Florence, Italy: September 2010.
o
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: New Orleans, LA September
2009.
o
Duration: Four Days Short Course.
Location: Villahermosa, Mexico: August 4-7, 2008.
o
Duration: Four Days Short Course.
Location: Tehran, Iran: May 26-29, 2008.
o
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Date: April, 2007.
o
Duration: Four Days Short Course.
Location: Sheraton, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Date: December 10-13, 2006.
o
Duration: Three Days Short Course.
Location: International Oil Conference and Exhibition, Cancun, Mexico. Date:
August 27-29, 2006.
o
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location: SPE/EAGE Reservoir Characterization & Simulation symposium,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Date:
o
Duration: Five Days Short Course.
Location:
o
Duration: Five Days Short Course. Location:
o
Duration: Five Days Short Course.
Location:
o
Duration: Five Days Short Course.
Location:
o
Duration: Five Days Short Course.
Location: King Fahad University of Petroleum & Mining, Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia. Date: April 2002.
Production
Optimization Using Artificial Intelligence & Data Mining (AI&DM),
o
Duration: Three Days Short Course.
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, In-House:
o
Duration: Three Days Short Course.
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: September 21-23, 2009.
o
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location: Tehran, Iran. Date:
o
Duration: Three Days Short Course.
Location: Sheraton, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Date: May11-13, 2007
o
Duration: Two Days Short Course. (In
conjunction with SPE ATCE 2007). Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim,
CA. Date: November 11-12, 2007
o
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: Denver, Colorado. Date: February 25-26, 2008
o
Duration: Four Days Short Course –
In-House, PEMEX. Location: Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Date: July 21-24,
2008
o
Duration: Two Days Short Course. (In
conjunction with SPE ATCE 2008). Location: Denver, Colorado. Date: September
21-22, 2008
Coalbed Methane Reservoir
Engineering,
o
Duration: Two and a Half Days Short
Course. Location: West Virginia
University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Date: August 2001
o
Duration: One Day Short Course. Location: Coalbed Methane Forum, Morgantown, West
Virginia. Date: October 2001
o
Duration: Two and a Half Days Short
Course. Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma. Date:
May 2002
o
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: Devon Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Date: May 2002
o
Duration: Two and a Half Days Short
Course. Location: West Virginia
University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Date: August 2002
o
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location: Coalbed Methane Forum, Morgantown, West Virginia. Date: October 2002
o
Duration: Two and a Half Days Short
Course. Location: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Date:
August 2003
o
Duration: Two and a Half Days Short
Course. Location: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Date:
February 2004
o
Duration: Two and a Half Days Short
Course. Location: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Date:
February 2005
o
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Date: October
2005
o
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Date:
EXPERIENCE
6/96-Present INTELLIGENT
SOLUTIONS, INC.
Founder and
President.
A solution provider
and consulting firm for the oil and gas industry specializing in application of
intelligent systems in petroleum and natural gas engineering.
6/02-Present
Professor, Department of
Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering.
6/97-6/02
Associate Professor,
Department of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering.
8/91-6/97
Assistant Professor,
Department of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering.
UNIVERSITY COURSES DEVELOPED & TAUGHT
A. Undergraduate Level Courses:
PNGE 191 – Visual Basic for Engineers and Scientists,
PNGE 434 – Applied
Petroleum Reservoir Engineering,
PNGE 441 – Oil and Gas
Property Evaluation,
PNGE 462 – Reservoir
Simulation and Modeling,
PNGE 480 – Petroleum
Engineering Design,
PNGE 460 – Well
Stimulation Design,
M2 – Mineral Engineering
Problem Solving.
ENGR 101 – Freshman
Engineering Problem Solving and Design-I
ENGR 102 – Freshman
Engineering Problem Solving and Design-II
B. Graduate Level Courses:
PNGE 584 – Advanced
Pressure Transient Analysis,
PNGE 632 – Advanced
Reservoir Simulation,
PNGE 691B – Computer
Applications in Energy and Environmental Management,
PNGE 691C – Application
of Intelligent Systems in Petroleum Engineering,
PNGE 691E – Advance
Production Data Analysis
CONSULTING
Provided professional
consulting services to:
Total S.A.
Royal Dutch
Shell
Nexen, Inc.
Core Energy
(Norway)
Saudi Aramco
BP
ASC
Petroleum Consultants.
Halliburton
Energy Services.
Chevron
Petroleum Technology Company.
Gas
Technology Institute.
Holditch
Reservoir Technologies
Advanced
Resources International
Anadarko
Petroleum Corporation
Pinnacle
Technologies
BP-Amaco
Equitable
Production Company
EOG
Resources
Abu Dhabi
Company for Onshore Oil Operation – ADCO
PEMEX
IMP (Instituto
Mexicano del Petroleo)
HONORS/ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ ACTIVITIES
Representing The Unites States in the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) for carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and geological storage (CCS) as a voting member of the US Technical Advisory Group.
Designated U.S. Liaison for working group on Quantification and Verification.
Recipient
of U.S. Secretary of Energy’s Achievement Award for technical contribution to
DOE’s addressing of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. November 2011.
Member
of U.S. Department of Energy’s “Unconventional Resources Technology Federal Advisory
Committee”. Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Energy as a Subject Matter Expert.
2008-2010, 2010-2012, 2012-2014. This committee advises the Secretary of Energy
directly and specifically on the Unconventional Resources research programs.
Society of Petroleum Engineers
award for distinguished contribution in the area of “Reservoir Description and
Dynamics Award”, Northeast North American Region, 2007.
Society of Petroleum
Engineers Distinguished Lecturer, 2007-2008.
Society of Petroleum
Engineers Eastern Regional Technical Award, 2007.
Society of Petroleum
Engineers Outstanding Associate Editor Award, 2008.
Society of Petroleum
Engineers Distinguished Author:
§ September
2000
§ October
2000
§ November
2000
§ April
2005
Outstanding Professor in
Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering:
§ Academic
year 2005-2006
§ Academic
year 2003-2004
§ Academic
year 1999-2000
§ Academic
year 1995-1996
§ Academic
year 1994-1995
Associate Editor, SPE
Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering Journal, 1997 – 1999 & 2007- present.
Member of the
Editorial Board of International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology.
Member of the
Editorial Board of Journal of Natural Gas Sciences and Engineering.
Member of SPE
Formation Evaluation Journal Technical Editorial Committee, 1995-97.
Member of SPE
Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering Journal Technical Editorial Committee,
1999-Present.
Member of SPE, Society of Petroleum Engineers,
since 1984.
Member of SPE Continuing
Education Committee, 2005- Present.
Member of the judging
panel for the Graduate Students Paper Contest, Western Regional, April 2003.
Member of IEEE, Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers, since 1993.
Member of INNS, International Neural Network
Society, since 1993.
Member of Graduate
Faculty, Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, WVU
Member of Tau Beta Pi;
National Engineering Honor Society, since 1985.
Member of Pi Epsilon
Tau; Petroleum Engineering Honor Society, since 1985.