A. MASOUD MEHDIZADEH

Mechanical Engineering, Cal Poly State University
San Luis Obispo, California 93407
Phone: (805) 756-1345 Fax: (805) 756-1137
amehdiza@calpoly.edu

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Enhanced Oil Recovery, Fluid Flow Through Porous Media, Reservioir Engineering, Drilling, Production Engineering, Surface Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Mechanical Design.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering (June 1984), University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Research Project: Laboratory investigation of chemical additives to steam to enhance oil recovery.

M.S. Petroleum Engineering (June 1980), University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Research Project: Fluid loss determination under dynamic conditions during drilling.

B.Sc. Chemical Engineering (1978), Abadan Institute of Technology

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California September 1991 - Present
Position: Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California
Postion: Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering Coordinator, 1987-1991
Position: Assistant Professor, Petroleum Engineering Coordinator, 1985-1987
Position: Lecturer, 1984-1985

RESEARCH & CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Vortex Shedding Around Bare Towers, 2000- Present
Enron Wind Corporation, California

Director, Mechanical Engineering Energy Institute, 1998 - Present
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California

Vizolutions, Inc., 1999 - 2001
San Luis Obispo, California

Heavy Oil Recovery Using a Physical Model, 2000 - Present
Texaco, Bakersfield, California

Production Tubing Drain Plug Design, 1999 - 2000
Texaco, Bakersfield, California

Sand Control, 1997- 1999
Pall Well Technology, Port Washington, New York

Waterflood Optimization and Automatic Slope Analyzer, 1997-1998
THUMS Oil Company, Long Beach, California

Steam Quality Measurements, 1996-1998
ITT Barton, City of Industry, California

Photocatalytic Treatment of Industrial Waste Water, 1996
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, California

Dynamic Sand Control Tester, 1996
Unocal Corporation, Brea, California
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, California

Removal of Water and Other Particulate from Diesel Oil, 1996 - 1998
Fuel Technologies, Incorporated, Atascadero, California

Completion Methods for Near Surface Horizontal Wells, 1994
Eastman Cherrington Environmental, Houston, Texas

Applications of Reverse Osmosis in Removing Dissolved Organic and Inorganic Matters from Field Water, 1993-1995
Texaco, Houston, Texas

Gravel Packing of Near Surface Horizontal Wells, 1993-1994
Eastman Cherrington Environmental, Houston, Texas

Post Steam Flood Performance of Gravel Packs Containing HEC Polymers, 1993
Pall Corporation, New York, New York

Apparatus Design for Gravity Drainage Studies in Layered Systems, Design of a See-Through Core Holder for Critical Gas Saturation Experiment, Core Holder Design for Study of Austin Chalk Fractured Reservoir, Design of a Partially See-Through Core Holder for Gas & Gas Condensate System. Design of a See-Through Sand Pack, 1992-1998.
Reservoir Engineering Research Institute, Palo Alto, California

Laboratory Investigations of the Effects of Formation Damage in a High Permeability Reservoir, 1991-1992
Pall Corporation, City of Industry, California

Air/Water Flow Experiments in a Torus Manifold, 1991-1992
Mobil Oil Corporation, San Ardo, California

Sand Control Using Flextube, 1990-1991
Unocal Corporation, Santa Maria, California

Sand Consolidation Using Ca (OH)₂, 1990-1991
Chevron USA, Coalinga, California

Sand Control, summer of 1989
State Faculty Support Grant, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo

Investigation of CO₂ Solubility in Crude Oil, 1980-1981
Petroleum Engineering Department, U.S.C., Los Angeles, California

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

January - September 1997 Pall Well Technology, Port Washington, New York
Technical Consultant

Summer 1988 Texaco USA, Taft, California
Reservoir Engineer. Duties: Consulting, Reservoir Simulation

Summer 1985 Chevron USA, Bakersfield, California
Reservoir Engineer. Duties: Consulting, Reservoir Simulation

July - December 1978 Oil Service Company of Iran (OSCO) Ahwaz, Iran
Drilling Engineer. Duties: Evaluation and testing of different drilling fluids.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, AWARDS AND HONORS

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
SPE California Regional Meetings.
SPE Fall National Meetings.
SPE Board Meetings, Santa Maria Section.
SPE General Meetings, Santa Maria Section.

SPE Program Committee Member, Session Chairman
California Regional Meeting, 1987, Chairman, Reservoir Engineering Session.
California Regional Meeting, 1990, Chairman, Field Application Session.
1991 International Thermal Operations Symposium, Chairman, Field Case Histories.
1992 Western Regional Meeting, Chairman, Computer Simulation. 2000 WRM, Chairman, Reservoir Engineering.

SPE Short Courses Attended
Production Optimization, 1984.
Microcomputer Applications, 1984.
Production Facility Design, 1985.

Short Courses Taught
Drilling Project Management, Nov. 8-12, 1993, Pertamina, Jakarta, Indonesia
Reservoir Engineering, Production Engineering and Drilling Engineering, Sep. - Oct. 1998, Texaco, Bakersfield, CA

SPE Forum Series Attended
The Colloquium on Engineering Education, Crested Butte, Colorado, 1991.
SPE Forum Series in Asia, Bali, Indonesia, 1992.
The Second Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education, Snowmass Village, Colorado, 1993.
The Fifth Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education, Breckenridge, Colorado, 2000.

Editorial Advisory Board (1985-1993)
Energy Sources "An International, Interdisciplinary Journal of Science and Technology."

University and Departmental Committees
Equal Opportunity Advisory Council, 1986-1989.
Student Affairs Committee, 1986-1988.
Committee on Faculty Development, 1989-1990.
Graduate Committee, 1990 - present.
Chairman, Tenured Faculty, 1991 - 1992,1997-1998, and 1998-1999.
Chairman, Promotion Committee of the College of Engineering, 1992-1993.
Member, Consultative Committee to Select Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, 1992-1993.
Chairman, Graduate Committee, spring and summer 1994.
Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Department Advisory Council Committee, 1995-present.
Hiring Committee of The Mechanical Engineering Department, 1994-present.
Mechanical Engineering Budget Committee, 1994-present.

REFERENCES

Available upon request

PUBLICATIONS

SPE Journals and SPE Papers:

Mehdizadeh, A.M., and Handy, L.L., "Displacement of Viscous Oil from Consolidated Cores Using Caustic at Temperature Above 257°F," SPE Reservoir Engineering Journal (November 1987), 599-604.

Mehdizadeh, A.M., and Handy, L.L., "Further Investigation of High Temperature Alkaline Floods," SPE Reservoir Engineering Journal (May 1989), 171-178.

Mehdizadeh, A.M., Hashemi, R., and Caothien, S., "Laboratory Investigations of the Effects of Formation Damage in a High Permeability Reservoir," SPE Paper #23826 presented at the 1992 SPE Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, LA, (February 26-27, 1992).

Hayatdavoudi, A., Mehdizadeh, A.M., Caothien, S., Malbrel, C.A., "Degradation Mechanisms of the HEC GEL in Connection with Prevention of the Formation Damage: Part I." SPE paper #27366 presented at the 1994 SPE Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, LA, (February 9-10, 1994).

Gagliano, T. and Mehdizadeh, A.M., "A New Technology for the Metering of Low Quality Steam," SPE paper #46235 presented at the 1998 SPE California Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, CA (May 10-13, 1998).

Buckalew, C. and Mehdizadeh, A. M. "Oilfield Visualization on the PC Platform," presented at the SPEWRM in Long Beach, California (June 2000).

International Conferences:

Mehdizadeh, A.M., Malbrel, C.A., Hashemi, R., "Damage to Particulate Invasion in High Permeability Unconsolidated Sand Formations." Paper presented at the First International Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Congress, Isfahan, September 11-13, 1993.

Mehdizadeh, A.M., "A Review of Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods." Paper presented at the Non-Renewable Energy Sources Congress, Tehran, December 25-30, 1993.

Mehdizadeh, A.M., "A Review of Formation Damage Mechanisms." Paper presented at the Non-Renewable Energy Sources Congress, Tehran, December 25-30, 1993

Mehdizadeh, A.M., Malbrel, C.A., Caothien, S., "Laboratory Study of the Long Term Formation Damage Associated with HEC Gels Used at Elevated Temperatures." Paper presented at the Offshore East Asia 10th Conference & Exhibition, Singapore, December 6-9, 1994.

Chapters in Books:

Contributed a chapter entitled "Waterflooding" in a book on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Elsevier Publishing Co., 1985.

Contributed a chapter entitled "Miscible Flooding" in a book on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Elsevier Publishing Co., 1989.

Reports:

Mehdizadeh, A.M., "Steamflooding, Field Data Versus Simulator Results." Chevron Oil Company, Internal Report. Bakersfield, California, August 1985.

Mehdizadeh, A.M., "Simulation Study for San Ardo Field." Texaco Oil Company, Internal Report, Bakersfield, California, August 1988.

Hayatdavoudi, A., and Mehdizadeh, A.M., "Minimizing Surface Breakout of Fracture While Drilling & Filter Pack Design and Engineering & Horizontal WellboreProduction/Injection Analysis." Report submitted to DuPont Environmental Services, February 1995.

Contributions:

Ershaghi, I., and Azari, M., "Modeling of Filter Cake Buildup Under Dynamic - Static Conditions," presented at SPE California Regional Meting, Los Angeles, California, April 9, 1980. (Provided experimental data.)

Firoozabadi, A., and Aronson, A., "Visualization and Measurement of Gas Evolution and Flow of Heavy and Light Oil in Porous Media," SPE paper #28930. (Provided design and manufacturing of the visual core holder.)

Darvish, M.P. and Firoozabadi, A. "Solution-Gas Drive in Heavy Oil Reservoir" paper presented at the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Canada (provided design and manufacturing of the visual sand pack).

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