BIOGRAPHY
Professor Abdulrazag Y. Zekri received his B.Sc., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California. He has spent more than two decades in the petroleum industry. Professor Zekri worked as a consultant to the management committees of Waha Oil Co., Agip Oil Company, and the Petroleum Research Centre of Libya. He has authored or co-authored more than 90 papers on new developments and technical issues in the areas of improved oil recovery, flow through porous media, environmental aspects of petroleum production, and petroleum contracts. He has edited and refereed technical papers in widely respected journals. Professor Zekri is currently working as a professor of petroleum engineering at the United Arab Emirates University.
EDUCATION
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Doctorate Degree, Ph.D. of Philosophy Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Univ. of Southern California, 1982
RESEARCH AREAS
- Enhanced Oil Recovery
- Fluid Flow in Porous Media
- Environmental Problems Associated with Oil and Gas Production
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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(2015). "An Experimental Investigation of Low Salinity Oil Recovery in Carbonate and Sandstone Formation". Co-Authors: Alarabai, Zaid. International Journal of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering (IJPPE). 1.
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(2015). "Experimental investigation of the effect of injection water salinity on the displacement efficiency of miscible carbon dioxide WAG flooding in a selected carbonate reservoir". Co-Authors: Hazim Al-Attar, Omar Al-Farisi, Reyadh Almehaideb and Essa Georges Lwisa, . Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. 10.
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(2015). "A novel technique for the removal of strontium from water using thermophilic bacteria in a membrane reactor". Co-Authors: Omar Chaalal, Ahmed M. Solimanb. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 21.
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(2014). "A New two stages recombination process for crude oil: simulation and experimental approach". Co-Authors: Ndiaye, P. M.; Nakoua, M, Castier, M.; and Almehaideb, R. A.
. International Journal Engineering Research & Sci. & Tech.. Vol. 3, No. 4..
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(2014). "Cleanup of Offshore Emulsion Spill, an Experimental Approach". Co-Authors:
Chaalal, O., Ghannam, M.. ETaylor & Francis/nergy Sources. 36.
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(2014). "Prediction of Bubble-point Pressure and Bubble-point Oil Formation Volume Factor in the Absence of PVT Analysis". Co-Authors: El-Mabrouk, S. and EL-Sharif, E.
. Taylor & Francis/ Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology. .
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(2009). "Hydrocarbon recovery from porous media using supercritical fluid extraction". Co-Authors:
Al-Marzouqi, A. H., Azzam, A. A., and Dowaidar. Begell House, inc/Journal of Porous Media. 17.
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(2009). "A new Technique for Measurement of Oil Biodegradation". Co-Authors: Shedid, A. S., and Abu Kassem,, J.
. Elsevier/Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 27.
