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1. Olusola Olufolahanmi (Fola) – Master of Science – Graduated May 2013
Thesis: Hydraulics of Time-Dependent Drilling Fluids in Pipes – The Effect of Thixotropy
2. Shi Chen – Master of Engineering – Graduated May 2013
Independent Study: Using Vector Approach to Have a Better Understanding on the Design
of
a Down Hole Mud Motor and a Progressive Cavity Pump
3. Chris Silva – Master of Science – Graduated May 2013
Thesis: Optimization of Calcium Carbonate Particles in Oil Based Drilling Fluids Used to Minimize Barite Sag
4. Dare Ayoade Gideon – Master of Engineering – Graduated May 2013
Independent Study: The Effects of pH and Salinity on Barite Sag in Oil Based Drilling Fluids
5. Victor Fairuzov – Master of Engineering – Graduated December 2013
An Experimental Study of Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Behavior Across Orifice Gas-lift Valves
6. Sebastian Pivnicka – Master of Engineering – Graduated Spring 2014
Pressure Prediction of Time-dependent Drilling Fluids – The Effect of Acceleration
7. Brittni Romero – Master of Engineering – Graduated Spring 2015
Hydraulic Fracturing – Optimizing The Resue of Flowback Fluids
8. Hai Tu – Master of Engineering – Graduated Fall 2015
Experimental Analysis and Simulation of PCP Performance in Single Phase Flow Liquid Condition
9. Utkarsh Bhargava – Master of Engineering – Graduated Fall 2015
Application of Viscous Oil in A Rod Sucker Pump System
10. Renato Oliveira – Master of Engineering – Graduated Spring 2016
Study of Controlled Annular Mud Level Drilling in Casing Design and Synergy Potential with Drilling Fluid Technology
11. Ciro Batista – Master of Engineering – Graduated Spring 2016
Cementing Applications Using a Controlled Mud Level Technology
12. Ricardo Lira – Master of Engineering – Graduated Spring 2016
The Performance of Multi-phase Fluid Flow Through an Orifice
13. Tariq Saihood – Master of Engineering – Graduated Summer 2016
Optimization of Mud Cap Drilling Design for an X-Field
14. Ethan Risley – Master of Engineering – Graduated Spring 2017
Combined Effects of TDS and TSS on Friction Reducer Performanc
15. Mehdi.Mezni – Master of Engineering – Graduated in Summer 2017
Modified Controlled Annular Mud Level Drilling For Ultradeep-Water Wells
16. Mitchell Gipson - MS Student - Graduated in Spring 2018
An Experimental Study on the Impact of TDS and TSS on FRs for the Reuse of Flowback
17. Eiman Alheran - MS Student - Graduated in Fall 2018
Simulations of ESP's Failures Due To Motor's Overheating
18. Victor Cary - MS Student - Graduated in Fall 2018
Improving Proppant Transport in Slickwater FLuids Uing Newly Developed Viscosifiers.
19. Hiep Phan - Ph.D. Students - Graduated in Spring 2019
A Novel Approach for Single-Point Gas Lift Unloading Using Supercritical CO2.
20. Somya Pande - MS Student - Graduated in Spring 2019
ESP Optimizatio for Horizontal Wells in Pressure Dependent Permeability Reservoirs.
21. Andrew Bushman - MS Student - Graduated in Summer 2019
Potential Applications of the Instron Capillary Rheometer.
22. Victor Lema - PhD Student - Graduated in Spring 2020
Experimental Study and Modeling of Co-Current Two-Phase Gas-Shear Thinning Liquid Flow in Upward Vertical Concentric Annulus.
23. Kien Nguyen - MS Student - Graduated in Fall 2021
Optimization of PCP/PDM Performance by Modeling Clearance Design
24. Gbenga Oshokoya - MS Student - Graduated in Fall 2021
Investigation of Mechanisms of Friction Reducers
25. Thinh On - MS Student - Graduated in Summer 2021
Wellbore Integrity for CO2 EOR Wells in Farnsworth Unit.
26. Mubarek Alpkiray - MS Student - Graduated in Fall 2022
Mitigation of Lost Circulation in Geothermal Drilling
27. Mohamed Metwally - PhD Student - Graduated in May 2023
Newly Developed WBM Using FRs to Drill Extended Horizontal Wells
28. Son Nguyen - MS Student - Graduated in May 2023
Geomechanical Study for the Potential CO2 Storage into Devonian Carbonate Formations
28. Dung Bui - PhD Student - Graduated in August 2023
Well Spacing Optimization for the Wolfcamp Formations - NM
29. Joshua Klumpenhower - MS Student - Graduated in August 2023
Temperature Effects on Wellbore Integrity for CO2 Storage in the San Juan Basin
30. Thuy Chu - PhD Student - Graduated in December 2023
Prediction of ESP Failures Using Vibration Signals and AI/ML