GPA: 3.95/4.0 Advisor: Dr. Thomas W. Engler, Chairman, Department of Petroleum Engineering Dissertation Title: Analytical and Numerical Studies of the Wafer Non-Darcy Flow Experiments

GPA: 90/100

Graduated with ranking first in the undergraduate class (Class 10152 with about 30 students)

Professional Experience
1/02~Present, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston

Advise graduate students and other researchers on related simulations and experiments. Developed a streamline simulator for water flood. Developed a streamline-based, compositional reservoir simulator for gas injections leading to four phases: water, oil, gas, and the second non-aqueous liquid.  Simulated improved oil recovery processes with four phases.

5/00~1/02, Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Tech

Taught PETR 370L, Reservoir Evaluation Lab. Modeled gas non-Darcy flow, proposed a general equation of the non-Darcy coefficient, and verified the equation by comparing results from simulations with their counterparts from the wafer non-Darcy flow experiments.

8/98~5/00, Research and Teaching Assistant, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Tech

Modified flow equations extensively and incorporated non-Darcy effect into a reservoir simulator. Graded students' homework and exams for ES 405, Instrumentation, Measurement, and Process Control.

9/96~8/98, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chengde Petroleum College, China

Taught courses: Specialized English in Mechanical Engineering, Computer-Aided Design, and Computer Aided Manufacturing. Developed new methods to optimize the order of processes in manufacturing.

8/92~9/96, Engineer and Project Manager, China Institute for Radiation Protection
7/93~11/93, English Interpreter, Shenzhen SPEC Floating Terminal Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China

Translated technical material of a tug boat. Interpreted spoken languages between English and Chinese for business negotiations and communications.

Research Interests
Reservoir simulation, enhanced oil recovery, gas technology, artificial intelligence, formation evaluation, and manufacturing.

Honors

Spring and Summer, 2001, awarded two travel grants by New Mexico Tech  1998-1999, featured in the 22nd Annual Edition of The National Dean's List 1988, granted the excellence award in experimental skills by Northwestern Polytechnic University 1986-1987, granted exceptional achievement award in three areas (aesthetics, academics, and physical training) by Northwestern Polytechnic University 1985-1989, granted leadership award in creating excellent academic atmosphere by Department of Aircraft-Manufacturing Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University

Professional Societies & Activities

6/03~Present, Member of SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Editorial Review Committee 6/03~Present, Technical Editor, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering 12/02~Present, Reviewer, SPE Journal 1/99~Present, SPE member

Recent Publications 

Du, Y., Weiss, W.W., Xu, J., Balch, R.S., and Li, D.: "Obtain an Optimum Artificial Neural Network Model for Reservoir Studies," paper SPE 84445, Proc., the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition to be held in Denver, Colorado, Oct. 5-8. Li, D., Kumar, K., Mohanty, K.K.: "Compositional Simulation of WAG Processes for a Viscous Oil," paper SPE 84074, Proc., the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition to be held in Denver, Colorado, Oct. 5-8. Li, D.: "Analytical Study of the Wafer Non-Darcy Flow Experiments," paper SPE 76778, Proc., the 2002 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Anchorage, AK, May 20-22. Li, D. and Engler, T.W.: "Modeling and Simulation of Non-Darcy Flow in Porous Media," paper SPE 75216, Proc., the 2002 SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, OK, April 13-17. Li. D.: "Analytical and Numerical Studies of the Wafer Non-Darcy Flow Experiments," Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (December 2001).  Li, D. and Engler, T.W.: "Literature Review on Correlations of the Non-Darcy Coefficient," paper SPE 70015, Proc., the 2001 SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, TX, May 15-17. Li, D., Svec, R.K., Engler, T.W., and Grigg, R.B.: "Modeling and Simulation of the Wafer Non-Darcy Flow Experiments," paper SPE 68822, Proc., the 2001 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, CA, March 26-30. Li, D. and Engler, T.W.: "Development of a New Equation and an Algorithm to Estimate Permeabilities for Clean Formations from Resistivity Logs," paper SPE 68820, Proc., the 2001 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, CA, March 26-30.

Service Positions

11/03~Present, Member, Board of Directors, Emerging Leaders Program, SPE Gulf Coast Section 6/03~Present, Vice-Chairman, International Study Group, SPE Gulf Coast Section 1/03~6/03, Treasurer, International Study Group, SPE Gulf Coast Section 8/02~Present, Board Member, Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars, University of Houston 1/00~8/00, Vice-President, International Student Association, New Mexico Tech 1/99~5/01, Council Member, Graduate Student Association, New Mexico Tech

Computer Skills

Operating Systems: Dos, Windows, and Unix Software: Frontpage Express, Microsoft Office, Matlab, Gslib, and Page Mill Reservoir simulators: Boast, Master, Merlin, UTCOMP, and Strator (self-developed) Languages: Basic, C, C++, Fortran, and HTML