Maysam Pournik

Lecturer

e-mail: maysam.pournik@pe.tamu.edu

Background

Dr. Maysam Pournik is a lecturer at the Petroleum Engineering department of Texas A&M University. He joined the faculty in January 2009 after completing his PhD.

Education

• PhD, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, December 2008
• MS, Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2004
• M.Eng, Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham in UK, June 2001

Areas of Specialization

• Acid fracturing
• Matrix stimulation

Research

• Conductivity of acid fractured cores
• Evaluation of acid fluid systems used in acid fracturing
• Evaluation of acid fracture treatment parameters
• Fluid saturation effects on acid etching and fracture conductivity

Publications

• “Acid-Fracture Conductivity Correlation Development Based on Acid-Etched Fracture Characterization,” with A.D. Hill, Paper SPE 122333, to be presented at 8th SPE European Formation Damage Conference, 27-29 May 2009, Scheveningen, The Netherlands.
• “Laboratory-Scale Fracture Conductivity Created by Acid Etching,” PhD dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, December 2008.
• “Surface Etching Pattern and its Effect on Fracture Conductivity in Acid Fracturing,” with L.F. Antelo, D. Zhu, and A.D. Hill, Paper SPE 119743, to be presented at SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, 19-21 January 2009, The Woodlands, Texas.
• “The Texture of Acidized Fracture Surfaces: Implications for Acid Fracture Conductivity,” with C. Malagon, A.D. Hill, SPE Production and Operations Journal, p. 343-352, August 2008.
• “The Effects of Acid Contact Time and the Resulting Weakening of the Rock Surfaces on Acid-Fracture Conductivity,” with M.G. Melendez, D. Zhu, and A.D. Hill, Paper SPE 107772, presented at the 2007 SPE Formation Damage Meeting, Scheveningen, The Netherlands, 30-1 May-June 2007.
• “Small-Scale Fracture Conductivity Created by Modern Acid-Fracture Fluids,” with C. Zou, C. Malagon Nieto, M.G. Melendez, D. Zhu, and A.D. Hill, Paper SPE 106272, presented at the 2007 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, College Station, Texas, 29-31 January 2007.
• “An Experimental and Modeling Investigation of Acid-Created Channels in Sandstone,” with T. Xie, C. Li, A.D. Hill, and D. Zhu, Paper SPE 94566, presented at 2005 SPE European Formation Damage Conference, Scheveningen, The Netherlands, 25-27 May 2005.
• “Fine-Scale Simulation of Sandstone Acidizing,” with C. Li, T. Xie, D. Zhu, and A.D. Hill, Paper SPE 90428, presented at the 2004 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, 26-29 September 2004.
• “Evaluation of Sandstone Acidizing with High Strength HF Solutions,” Master’s thesis, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, May 2004.

Awards and Honors

• 3rd Place winner in doctorate session at the SPE Gulf Coast Regional contest, 2007.
• 2nd Place winner in doctorate session at the department paper contest, 2007.
• 1th Place winner in the student paper contest at Texas A&M University, 2007.
• Jack L. Thurber Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship, 2003.
• PJ Garner Prize and Faculty Undergraduate Scholarship, 2001.

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