CURRICULUM VITAE
A. M. Zaid
BS, MS, Ph.D.
E-mail: am. zaid@paaet.edu.kw
Mobile/ 965 6839378
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
- Currently Faculty Member, Petroleum Engineering Department, College of Technological Studies, Kuwait.
- Associate professor, University of Al- Fateh, Tripoli, Libya.
- Assistant professor, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE.
- Instructor, University of Wyoming, Laramie Wyoming, USA.
- Worked for Esso (now Exxon-Mobil) Standard Libya for 6 years in reservoir, production and drilling.
- Worked for Agip Oil Libya (now ENI Oil and Gas) as a technical consultant.
- Member Technical Committee. Libyan National Oil Company Research Laboratory.
- Taught Industrial courses in Advanced Reservoir Engineering and Enhanced Oil recovery for the Libyan National Oil Company.
- Taught water flooding and well performance courses for Kuwait Oil Company.
- Taught reservoir engineering, enhanced oil recovery, production engineering, rock and fluid properties, well logging, and drilling engineering.
- Taught courses in the safety and environmental impact of petroleum operations and supervised a master’s thesis in the subject.
- B. S. Petroleum Engineering, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla., USA
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
- Masters of Engineering Management, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla., USA
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
- Drilling Engineering, Exxon Co. USA, Houston Texas
- Reservoir Engineering, Exxon Production Research, Houston, Texas
- Surface Facilities, Exxon Co. USA, Houston Texas
- Subsurface Engineering, Exxon Co. USA, Houston Texas
- Reservoir Simulation, Intercomp, Houston Texas
AFFILIATIONS AND HONORS
- Full scholarship for BS and MS.
- Granted a full University of Wyoming scholarship for Ph.D.
- A member of Phi Kappa Phi.
- Member of Pi Epsilon Tao
- Member Society of Petroleum Engineering
EXPERIENCE
College of Technological Studies, Kuwait 2003-present
- Chairman of the Department of the Petroleum Engineering Technology.
- Performed all duties expected from the department chairman including setting the strategic plan for the department, updating department laboratories, recruiting of faculty members/support personnel, development of curriculum and coordinating department accreditation.
- I teach reservoir rock properties, reservoir engineering and well performance.
University of Al-Fateh, Tripoli, Libya
Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering 1998-2003
- Department coordinator for curriculum development, exams, and registration.
- Taught Petroleum Engineering Courses in reservoir engineering and production for graduate and undergraduate students.
- Taught well logging, well performance, artificial lift, reservoir engineering, advanced production engineering.
- Supervised several graduation projects in various petroleum engineering topics.
United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain
Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering 1989-1997
- Taught the following graduate and undergraduate Courses: Engineering Thermodynamics, Petroleum Production Engineering (well production analysis and artificial lift methods).
- Taught Petroleum Production Operations (well acidizing and fracturing), Drilling Engineering, Well Logging, Enhanced Oil Recovery, and Petroleum Economics.
- Supervised the first master thesis in environmental science in the department in the area of “Oily Water Management and Treatment in Offshore Abu Dhabi Oil Fields.”
University Of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Post Doctorate Teaching and Research Fellow 1983-1988
- Taught Reservoir Engineering and Petroleum Engineering Lab.
- Made the conceptual design and layout for laboratory equipment capable of mixing and displacing fluids at high-pressure.
- Conducted research in Alkaline and Carbon Dioxide Flooding projects that were funded by the US Department of Energy.
- Was part of a team that compiled and completed Coal Bed Methane database in a project funded by the US DOE
Esso Standard Libya, Brega, Libya 1975-1982
With Esso I had the following responsibilities:
- Supervisor of gas production and dehydration
- Supervisor of oil production operations including gas lift system
- Workover engineer: repaired casing leaks, performed plug back and reporferations
- Drilling engineer, was a team member that drilled 6 on land wells and one off-shore exploratory well
- Production and reservoir engineer prepaired workover programs, allocated production rates for wells
- Company representative in a reservoir study conducted with a consultant in Houston to model an oil reservoir using a black oil simulator. This study laid the foundation for a successful water injection program in one of the company major oil reservoirs.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Abou-Kassem, J. H., Osman, M. E., and A. M. Zaid, “Architecture of Multipurpose Simulator,” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 16(1996)
2. Elkanzi, E. M., and A. M. Zaid, “Modelling of Dissolution of Porous Media,” Journal of Japanese Petroleum Technology, Vol. 38, No. 4, July 1995
3. Terry, R.E., Zaid, A. M., Angelos, C. P., and D. L. Whitman, “Polymerization in Supercritical CO2 to Improve CO2/Oil Mobility Ratios,” Energy Progress (Vol. 8, No. 1) March 1988.
4. Zaid, A. M., “LPG: Middle East Supplies and the Asian Markets,” Presented at LPG Asia 95, 3-4 April 1995, Singapore.
5. Zaid, A. M. “Hydrocarbon Soluble Polymers may be the Answer to First Contact Miscible Processes Sweep Efficiency Problems,” Presented at the Regional Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery in the Gulf Region, 17-19 December 1995, Al-Ain U. A. E
6. Elkanzi, E. M., and A. M. Zaid, “Extraction of Hydrocarbons from Oily Waters Using Supercritical CO2 to Meet Environmental Constraints in Offshore Abu Dhabi,” presented at the AIChE 1995 Summer National Meeting, Boston, Mass.
7. Zaid, A. M. “Oil Supply & Demand in a Free Market: a Price Reflection,” Proceedings of Offshore South East Asia 10th Conference & Exhibition, 3-7 December 1994 Singapore.
8. Al-Kafeef S., and A. M. Zaid, “Screening of Kuwait Oil Reservoirs for Application of Different Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques,” presented at Abu Dhabi-SPE Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, October 1994.
9. Zaid, A. M., and E. M. Elkanzi, “Detection of Hydrocarbons in Water Using Electrical Conductivity” SPE paper No. 27123, Proceedings of SPE International Conference of Health, Safety, and the Environment, 27 January, 1994, Jakarta, Indonesia.
10. Zaid, A. M., “Proved World Oil Reserves: Accuracy and Reliability,” Paper presented at Offshore South East Asia 9th Conference & Exhibition, 1-4 December 1992, Singapore.
11. Zaid, A. M., Elkanzi, E. M., & Khalid A. Aziz, “Rock/Acid Interaction for Carbonates,” Paper presented at Offshore South East Asia 9th Conference & Exhibition, 1-4 December 1992, Singapore.
12. Zaid, A. M., and Jaber A. S. Al-Jabri, “Using Pressure Buildup and Productivity Tests Analysis to Estimate the Extent of Wellbore Damage,” Paper presented at Offshore South East Asia 9th Conference & Exhibition, 1-4 December 1992, Singapore.
13. Jikich, S., Harris H. G., and A. M. Zaid, “Laboratory Investigation of Low pH Alkaline Agents for Polymer Flood Improvement,” Paper presented at Fifth Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium, Casper, Wyoming May 10-11, 1989.
14. Zaid, A. M., and D. L Whitman, “Oil Supply and Demand Analysis: A Price Forecast for the Post Iran-Iraq Period,” SPE Paper No. 18916 presented at the SPE Petroleum Economics and Evaluation Conference, Dallas, Texas, 1989
15. Zaid, A. M. “An Oil Market without OPEC”, a paper presented at MEOS 2003, Bahrain.
16. Zaid, A. M., and Mabkhout Al-Dousari, “Forces Driving Oil and Gas Demand Cycles”, a paper to be presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Dubai, 4-6, 2007
17. Al-kafeef S., and A. M. Zaid, “Review of Outlook for Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques in Kuwait Oil Reservoirs”, a paper to be presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Dubai, 4-6, 2007.
18. Al-kafeef S. and A.M. Zaid, “On the Relationship between Electrokinetics and Reservoir Rock Physical Properties” SPE 120032, presented at the 2009 SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference held in the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Kingdom of Bahrain, 15–18 March 2009
19. Alforgi M. Zaid, ” The Impact of Domestic Energy Consumption on OAPEC Oil and Gas Exports Revenues”, a paper presented at the Mediterranean Petroleum Conference, February, 2010
REFERENCES:
1. H. Gordon Harris, Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Room 4029, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
e-mail: harrishg@uwyo.edu
Phone: 307.766.6558
Fax: 307.766.5769
2. David L. Whitman, Professor
Room 5051, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dept. 3295, Phone: 307.766.6466
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071, e-mail: whitman@uwyo.edu
3. Dr. Mohamed S. Nasr
Professor of Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering Department
University of Al- Fateh
Tripoli, Libya, Telephone 218 91 318-2246
| e-mail: | msmnasr@yahoo.com |
4. Dr Jamal Abou-Kassem
Professor of Petroleum Engineering
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department
United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
Telephone 00 971 3 7133599
j.Aboukassem@uae.ac.ae
