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SHAHAB D.
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Phone: (304) 293 – 7682 Ext. 3405 FAX: E-mail: shahab@wvu.edu URL: http://shahab.pe.wvu.edu |
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Petroleum and
Natural Gas Engineering
SPONSORED RESEARCH
1991
- 1993 Measuring
and Predicting Reservoir Heterogeneity in Complex Deposystems, Key
Investigator,
1992
- 1993 Microbial
Desulfurization of
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, $56,000.
1993
- 1994 Treatment
of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Using Biofilters, Principal
Investigator,
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:
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
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. Amount: $300,000 to date - $75,000 per year (WVU Share: 50%).
Consortium's research activities and its cooperation with the oil industry is
an on going effort that is renewed on an annual basis.
2000
- 2001 Developing
a Virtual Classroom on the Internet for Freshman Engineering 1 and 2 ,
Principal Investigator, Funded by: Division
of Extended Learning of
2000
- 2003 Teams
of Interdisciplinary Graduate fellows Engaged to Reinvigorate Students to
Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Faculty Mentor,
Funded by: National Science
Foundation. Amount: $57,000.
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. Amount:
$100,000. (WVU Share: $30,000)
2000
- 2002 Development
of Data Driven Computer Applications for Optimization of Upstream Petroleum
Operations, CO-Principal Investigator, Funded by Gas Technology
Institute. Amount $208,500.
2001
- 2003 Identification and Demonstration of
Preferred Upstream Management Practices (PUMP) for the Oil Industry,
CO-Principal Investigator, Funded by US Department of Energy. Amount
$1,200,000. (WVU Share: $233,500)
2003
- 2005 An Intelligent Systems Approach to Reservoir
Characterization, Principal Investigator, Funded by
2004
- 2005 Northern Appalachian Basin Coal Bed Methane
Assessment Project, CO-Principal Investigator, Funded by Research
Partnership to Secure Energy for
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. Amount $393,000.
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. Amount $600,000.
2004
- 2009 Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in
Appalachian Coal Deposits, Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by
2008
- 2009 Estimating Natural Fracture Network
Patterns in Gas Shales & Tight Sands, Principal Investigator,
Funded by U.S. Department of Energy. Amount $381,287.
2008
- 2009 Best Practices Analysis in
INSTRUCTIONAL TEACHING GRANTS
1996 Recipient of Microsoft Instructional Lab
1997
Recipient of Microsoft
Instructional Lab
1998
Securing Petroleum WorkBench software for the
department. Amount $210,000
1999
Recipient of Microsoft
Instructional Lab
2000
Secured Ten Licenses of FracPro, PT (a 3-D
hydraulic fracturing simulator) for the department. Amount $200,000.
PUBLICATIONS
A. Refereed/Peer
Reviewed Journal Articles
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
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,
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,
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,
B. Book
Chapters
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,
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,
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
Fuzzy Patterns Offer
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,
E. Proceeding/Technical
Articles
2009
Jalali,
J.. , Mohaghegh,
Kalantari-Dahaghi,
A. , Mohaghegh,
Kalantari-Dahaghi,
A. , Mohaghegh,
Gholami,
V. , Mohaghegh,
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.
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,
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,
Gaskari,
R., Mohaghegh,
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,
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,
Tovar,
M., Mohaghegh,
Mohaghegh,
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,
Mohaghegh,
Mohaghegh,
2003
Popa,
A.,
2002
Reeves, S.,
Mohaghegh, S.,
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,
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.,
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,
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,
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.
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.
1988
Rai, C., Mohaghegh, S.:
"Microbial Desulfurization of
PRESENTATIONS AS INVITED SPEAKER
National Energy
Technology
AAPG 2009 Annual
Convention and Exhibition.
EnCana.
Shell Exploration
& Production.
SPE Forum on
Artificial Intelligence in Exploration and Production Industry.
National Energy
Technology
BP Office.
Engineers and
Professionals at US Department of Energy &
PEMEX, Cantarell
Asset.
SPE Local Chapter,
Great
SPE Local Chapter,
RasGas.
SPE Local
SPE Local
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Egyptian Section.
SPE Local
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African Section.
SPE Local
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North-Eastern
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Macae Section.
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Argentine Petroleum Section.
SPE Local Chapter,
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University Nacional
Autonomous
SPE Local Chapter,
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SPE Local Chapter,
SPE Local Chapter,
SPE Local Chapter,
SPE Local Chapter,
SPE Symposium,
SPE Symposium,
Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) Office – Cantarell Field. Ciudad de Carmen, Mexico,
Shell Exploration
& Production Company.
SPE/EAGE Reservoir
Characterization and Simulation Symposium.
SPE Applied
Technology Workshop on Refracturing of Tight Formations.
Zakum Development Company - ZADCO.
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
Coastal Section.
Abu Dhabi Company
for Onshore Oil Operations,
DOE Gas Storage
Consortium Proposal Evaluation Meeting.
Northern
Appalachian Coalbed Methane Consortium, Inaugural Meeting.
SPE Forum on Smart
Wells, Discussion Leader.
Saudi Aramco,
Formation Evaluation Team.
Newfield Explorations,
Inc.
Petroleum
Technology Transfer Council.
Title: Oil and Gas Data Management and
Analysis using Intelligent System.
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
Applied Technology Workshop on Virtual Intelligence, Panelist, Special
session on the Future of VI in Petroleum Engineering.
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Applied
Technology Workshop on Virtual Intelligence,
Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2002
Annual Conference & Exhibition, Panelist
in Artificial intelligence special session.
BP -
MCPU/Anadarko Asset.
Department of
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Graduate Seminar,
INTEVEP – PDVSA (Research Institute
of Venezuelan National Petroleum Company),
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
North American Forum Series on Real Time Production Optimization, Park City, Utah,
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
Department of Civil
and Environmental,
Graduate Seminar,
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
Gas Technology
Institute Gas Storage Steering Committee Meeting,
Halliburton, Energy Services,
Technology in
Education Graduate Seminar,
Business Solutions Incorporated.
American Gas Association -
Underground Gas Storage Committee Meeting.
BISC (Berkley’s Initiative on Soft
Computing) Special Interest Group in Earth Sciences Workshop, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, Berkeley, California,
CEMR's Executive Committee Meeting,
Enron Oil and Gas Company,
Gas Research Institute,
Union Pacific Resources,
Gas Research Institute,
Chevron,
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Stimulation and Storage Group Winter Meeting,
Department of Safety and Environmental Management,
Departmental Seminar, Department of
Mining Engineering,
Graduate Seminar.
American Gas Association Operational
Conference,
Department of Petroleum &
Natural Gas Engineering, Graduate
Seminar. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Computer Users Group,
Department of Petroleum &
Natural Gas Engineering, Graduate
Seminar. The
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
Northern West Virginia Section,
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Engineering,
Duration: Two and a Half Days
Short Course. Location:
Duration: One Day Short Course. Location: Coalbed Methane Forum,
Duration: Two and a Half Days
Short Course. Location:
Duration: Two Days Short Course.
Location: Devon Energy Corporation,
Duration: Two and a Half Days
Short Course. Location:
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location: Coalbed Methane Forum,
Duration: Two and a Half Days
Short Course. Location:
Duration: Two and a Half Days
Short Course. Location:
Duration: Two and a Half Days
Short Course. Location:
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location:
Duration: One Day Short Course.
Location:
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.
1/88-8/91 THE
Research Assistant:
Member of a team investigating new strategies for in-situ characterization of
coal seam, DOE contract #DE-FG22-87PC79927
Teaching Assistant:
Coordinating as well as teaching production engineering laboratory. Assisting the professor for Numerical
Solution of the Partial Differential Equations of Flow in Porous Media and
Reservoir Modeling.
1/87-12/87
Research Assistant:
Actively participating in Reservoir Engineering study of Aqua Dulce field in
Teaching Assistant:
Teaching Calculus, Drilling Engineering & Chemistry Laboratories.
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 ad Design-I
ENGR 102 – Freshman
Engineering Problem Solving ad 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:
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
HONORS/ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ ACTIVITIES
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.
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.