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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


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.
 
Education
Ph.D. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1984
M.S., Chemical and Petroleum Refining Enginering, Colorado School of Mines, 1972
B.S. Petroleum Engineering, The Middle East Technical University, 1970
 
Research Focus Areas
Energy Technologies
 
Research Interests
Drilling hydraulics
Drilling optimization
Multiphase flow in wellbores and pipes
Multiphase flow in porous media
Reservoir characterization
Artificial intelligence
 
Teaching Interests
Drilling Engineering
Production Engineering
Phase Behavior
Rock and Fluid Properties
Drilling Fluids
 
Special Interests
Numerical modeling
Enhanced oil recovery
Reservoir evaluation
Environmental applications
 
Professional Societies
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Pi Epsilon Tau, The Honor Society of Petroleum Engineering
Professional Engineer, Colorado, South Dakota and West Virginia
 


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