H. Ilkin Bilgesu
Associate Professor, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Associate Professor, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees
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| | Contact Information | | Office: | MRB 345C |
| Phone: | (304) 293-3966 |
| Fax: | (304) 293-5708 |
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| Dr. Bilgesu has performed with professional capability in different areas of hydrocarbon production with special emphasis in the areas of drilling, reservoir simulation, enhanced oil recovery, well testing, and reservoir evaluation. |
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| Education |
 | Ph.D. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1984
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 | M.S., Chemical and Petroleum Refining Enginering, Colorado School of Mines, 1972
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 | B.S. Petroleum Engineering, The Middle East Technical University, 1970 |
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| Research Focus Areas |
 | Energy Technologies |
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| Research Interests |
 | Drilling hydraulics
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 | Drilling optimization
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 | Multiphase flow in wellbores and pipes
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 | Multiphase flow in porous media
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 | Reservoir characterization
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 | Artificial intelligence |
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| Teaching Interests |
 | Drilling Engineering
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 | Production Engineering
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 | Phase Behavior
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 | Rock and Fluid Properties
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 | Drilling Fluids |
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| Special Interests |
 | Numerical modeling
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 | Enhanced oil recovery
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 | Reservoir evaluation
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 | Environmental applications |
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| Professional Societies |
 | Society of Petroleum Engineers
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 | Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
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 | Pi Epsilon Tau, The Honor Society of Petroleum Engineering
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 | Professional Engineer, Colorado, South Dakota and West Virginia |
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