Chao W.

Chao W.

Associate Researcher

About

I am a senior reservoir engineer with a Ph.D. in Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, experienced in maximizing production and reserves from both conventional and unconventional oil and gas assets. My expertise includes Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) — such as electrical heating-assisted SAGD, in-situ conversion, and air injection thermal miscible flooding — as well as waterflood optimization, primary recovery enhancement, and reserves evaluation. I have a solid background in reservoir simulation, history matching, production forecasting, and economic assessment, enabling data-driven decisions for field development. My work spans heavy oil, conventional reservoirs, shale oil, low-permeability formations, and high-water-cut reservoirs, with proven results in both domestic projects and international assignments in Abu Dhabi and Canada. I collaborate effectively with operations, geology, accounting, and commercial teams to design and implement optimized reservoir management plans. With 13 peer-reviewed publications and 14 patents, I combine technical depth, field execution, and commercial focus to deliver sustainable value and improved recovery.

Country

United States

City

Texas

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

Numerical Simulation, Laboratory Skills, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), Petroleum Engineering

Experience

State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery (China)

Associate Researcher

State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery (China)

2025-7 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

1.Reservoir Engineering & EOR Simulation Proficient in physical and numerical simulations of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) for heavy oil, conventional reservoirs, shale oil, low-permeability, and high-water-cut formations. Skilled in integrating geological, petrophysical, and engineering data to conduct reserves estimation, economic evaluation, production forecasting, history matching, and development plan optimization. 2.Waterflood & Recovery Optimization Hands-on experience in designing and optimizing waterflood and primary recovery projects to increase production and ultimate reserves. Capable of analyzing well logs, pressure data, and production trends to identify bypassed pay zones, infill drilling targets, and recompletion opportunities. 3. EOR technology: Electrical Heating & Gas/Air Injection Technologies Extensive background in electrical heating-assisted SAGD, in-situ oil shale conversion, composite electrical heating recovery, and air/ CO2/N2 injection flooding. Applied these technologies to a range of assets including cheavy oil, Canadian oil sands, high-wax light oil, tight oil and shale oil and conventional reservoirs. 4.Field Operations & Development Execution Proven ability to manage full-cycle technical plans—from reservoir characterization to engineering execution—including experimental design, parameter optimization, equipment selection, and risk control. Direct field experience in EOR pilots (Jilin and Changqing oilfields), monitoring production and adjusting strategies in real time to improve profitability. 5.International Projects & Cross-Functional Collaboration Worked on ADNOC reservoir adaptability evaluations and Business Case development in Abu Dhabi, and contributed to SAGD optimization for Canadian oilfield. 6.Technical Innovation & Value Creation First to propose in-situ hydrogen production from oil shale and low-concentration hydrocarbon tail gas power generation, achieving closed-loop, green utilization of air injection.

Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, China National Petroleum Company,CNPC

Senior Petroleum Engineer

Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, China National Petroleum Company,CNPC

2025-6 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

1.Reservoir performance analysis, decline curve analysis, and reserves estimation 2.Waterflood optimization and primary recovery enhancement strategies 3.Economic evaluation and profitability assessment of development projects 4.Reservoir simulation (CMG, Eclipse) and history matching for production forecasting 5.Well log interpretation (cased hole & open hole) and pressure transient analysis 6.Geological mapping (structure, isobar, isopach) and integration into reservoir models 7.Cross-functional collaboration with operations, geology, accounting, and land teams

China Petroleum

Reservoir Engineer

China Petroleum

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2021-8 - 2025-5 · 3 yrs 10 mos
Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, China National Petroleum Company,CNPC

Student Intern

Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, China National Petroleum Company,CNPC

2015-9 - 2021-7 · 5 yrs 11 mos

Education

China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

LinkedIn

Petroleum Engineering

2017-9 - 2021-6 · 3 yrs 10 mos
Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington

LinkedIn

Artificial Intelligence in petroleum

2018-9 - 2019-9 · 1 yr 1 mo
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

LinkedIn

Petroleum Engineering

2014-9 - 2017-7 · 2 yrs 11 mos

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