Yi Chen Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas

Asset development and reservoir simulation for Oil & Gas Condensate reservoirs.- Data analysis and analog study for reservoirs in North Sea, Eagle Ford;- Production history match, PVT lab test design and modeling, and field development (optimization of well trajectory&spacing, water flooding and gas injection);- Reserve and economic evaluations.

Houston, Texas Area

Simulation & modeling the multiphase flow in porous medium.- Measured microstructure like pore size distribution, permeability for porous medium;- Data analysis and prediction on the capillary pressure curves;- Water displacement modeling in multimodal porous medium;- Simulated the multiphase flow by solving PDEs in MATLAB.

Sugar Land

*Downhole fluid analysis interpretation and reservoir characterization- Well log and wireline tool interpretation;- Determined reservoir connectivity based on pressure & composition gradients;- Calculated the fluid properties like composition, saturation pressure, density, viscosity;- Analyzed pressure gradients and asphaltene gradients in the oil column.*Hydrocarbons thermodynamics and dynamics study-Gas and Oil characterization and PVT modeling;- Modeled and predicted the phase behavior of hydrocarbons under high pressure and temperature;-Developed diffusive model to studied the formation process of heavy oil and tar mat in oil reservoirs;-Calculated the fluid composition with gas charge into the reservoir;-Studied unequilibrium processes like gas charge and biodegradation in hydrocarbon fluids.*Wireline tool answer product development- Developed in-house thermodynamic model and simulator to predict asphaltene onset pressure;- Developed and tested the algorithm to calculate the pumped out volume for the new wireline tool;-Developed and tested the algorithm to detect the new phase appearance in the fluid sampling process.

Houston, Texas Area

Working on Asphaltenes deposition simulation in well bore/pipeline including:-Studied on field cases in Gulf of Mexico;-Reservoir fluid analysis and PVT modeling using PVTsim and Multiflash; -Modeled asphaltene deposition in well bore/pipeline based on mass conservation equation.-Evaluated the effects of gas injection / GOR on asphaltene deposition;-Studied on asphaltenes polydispersity effects on phase behavior, deposition;-Risk assessment on asphaltene deposition in field cases.

College Station, Texas

Postdoctoral research (Texas A&M U/DARPA Project, Advisor: Professor Gilbert F. Froment):“Kinetic modeling of methanol conversion to fuel: experimental studies and mathematical modeling.”- Pretreated and characterized the Zeolites;- Designed the layout of equipments and the flow lines in the whole experimental system;- Designed and built the catalytic reactor and the flow & temperature controlling system;- Designed and conducted the catalytic reaction experiments;- Selected the appropriate GC columns for different hydrocarbons;- Designed the flow line routes for carrier gas and samples analyzed in Gas Chromatography;- On-site Gas Chromatography analysis of hydrocarbons;- Studied the effects of Zeolites, and operation conditions on oligomerization;- Kinetic modeling based on single-event theory and Genetic Algorithm.

Tianjin City, China

-Optimized and modeled the crystallization process;-Thermodynamics investigation on solubility and meta-stable zone width;

Mentored undergraduates to do experiments and tutored their thesis writing

Determined metal content using chemical and instrumental methods for the project of sylvine mining in the Qinghai salt lake.

Changling Petrochemical Company, China

Monitored the processes of ethanol, acetic acid, and marsh gas production and the disposal of industrial waste water; took part in the operation of the plant.

Yueyang Petrochemical Company, China

Trained in instruments used in ethane production, including advanced computer-controlled chemical analysis and production facilities.

Ph.D, Chemical Engineering

*Optimized the operation conditions and Improved the crystal product yield and qualities. *Crystallization Process research on clindamycin.

B.S, Chemical Engineering And Technology