Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Faculty Information

 


 

stuart scott

Stuart L. Scott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Holder of the John & Debbie Bethancourt Development Professorship in Petroleum Engineering.

3116 TAMU - 610 Richardson Building

College Station, TX 77843-3116

Phone: (979) 847-8564

Fax: (979) 458-1844

e-mail: SLScott@tamu.edu

 


 

Education

  • Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, 1987
  • M.S., Computer Science, The University of Tulsa, 1985
  • B.S., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, 1982 

Background

  • Texas A&M University, Associate Professor, College Station, Texas, 1998-present 
  • Louisiana State University, Assistant Professor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1996-1998 
  • Phillips Petroleum Company, Reservoir Engineering Specialist, Houston, Texas, 1993-1996 
  • Phillips Petroleum Company, Associate Drilling & Production Engineer, Borger, Texas, 1990-1993 
  • Phillips Petroleum Company, Staff Petroleum Engineer, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1987-1990
  • Marathon Oil Company, Summer Intern, Bridgeport, Illinois, 1982 & 1983
  • Phillips Petroleum Company, Summer R&D Intern, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1980 & 1981 

Awards & Honors

  • Member of the Board of Directors – SPE Gulf Coast Section (2007-2008).
  • SPE Distinguished Member Award, given in recognition of “members who have attained eminence in the petroleum industry or the academic community, and/or who have made unusually significant contributions to SPE” (2006).
  • Dorothy and Ray Galvin’53 Faculty Fellowship, “in recognition for outstanding performance and overall contribution to the Texas A&M Engineering Program” (2004-2005).
  • Alumni of the Month, The University of Tulsa - Petroleum Engineering Department (July, 2003).
  • ASME Henry R. Worthington Medal, “for eminent achievement in the evolving field of multiphase pumping, which includes contributions to education, technology transfer and research including the development of the flagship USA research program on multiphase pumping,” presented at the  Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas (May 2003).
  • ASME Sam L. Collier Award, “for Serving as Chair of the Production Committee” (February 2002).
  • ASME Frank Walk Service Award, “for Serving as Chair of the Production Technology Symposium” (February 2002).
  • ASME Frank Walk Service Award, “for Serving as Chair of the Production Technology Symposium” (February 2001).
  • SPE International Student Paper Contest, First Place Winner - Ph.D. Level (1987)
  • Shell Doctoral Fellow, The University of  Tulsa (1986-1987)
  • Member of Pi Epsilon Tau, Petroleum Engineering Honor Society (1981)

Research Interests

  • Multiphase Production Systems: flow in tubing & pipelines, subsea systems, leak detection 
  • Multiphase Equipment: pumps, meters, separators 
  • Well Performance: performance prediction & monitoring, systems analysis, optimization 
  • Well Completions: hydraulic fracturing, foam and coiled tubing operations, artificial lift 
  • Reservoir Engineering: natural gas engineering, asset management, reservoir simulation 

Transfer/Industry Short Courses

Course Responsibilities

  • ENGR 111, “Freshman Engineering”
  • PETE 325, "Production Systems"
  • PETE 618, "Modern Petroleum Production"

Lab Responsibilities

  • Multiphase Field Laboratory (Riverside Campus) 
  • Tommie E. Lohman Fluid Measurement Laboratory (RICH 201)
  • Richardson Building Tower Laboratory (RICH 1001) 
  • Production Lab (RICH 601)

Post Doc's / Visiting Scholars

  • Dr. Lei Liu, Key Multiphase Laboratory, Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China (Aug. 1998-Jan. 2000) 
  • Dr. Xiangfang Li, Petroleum University, Beijing, China (May - September 1999) 
  • Dr. Jinghai Yi, Jiaotong University, now at Prudue (August 1997 - August 1998) 

Recent Graduate Students

  • David Cole  (M.S., LSU, August 1997; Shell Offshore, New Orleans) 
  • Richard Duncan  (M.S., LSU, August 1998; deceased) 
  • Gabriel Carrillo (M.S., December 2000; ExxonMobil, Houston) 
  • Mack Shippen (M.S., May 2001; Schlumberger, Houston) 
    • Regional Winner of the SPE Student Paper Contest, M.S. Level, 2001
    • Faculty Excellence Award (2001)
  • Nicolae Barbuceanu (M.S., May 2001; Intec, Houston) 
  • Jose Rodriguez (M.S., December 2001) 
  • Liang Jian Liu (Ph.D., December 2001; Intec, Houston)
  • Sandeep Patni (M.Eng., May 2002; Shell, Houston)
  • Ashish Chitale (M.Eng., December 2002; BP, Houston)
  • Woodong Jung (M.S., December 2002; pursuing Ph.D.)
  • Ahsan Ali (M.S., May 2003; Schlumberger in Houston)
    • Faculty Excellence Award (2003)
  • Aditya Singh (M.S., May 2003; Total in Houston)
  • Luis Tapia (M.Eng.,May 2003; AMEC Paragon in Houston)
  • Deepak Devegowda (M.S., December 2004; pursuing Ph.D.)
  • Ana Martin (Ph.D., December 2004; BP in Houston)
  • Babajide Adejuyigbe (M.Eng., May 2004; eP-Solutions in Houston)
  • Ogogome Ejofodomi (M.Eng., May 2004)
  • Jorge Garduņo (M.Eng., May 2004)
  • Kartik Ramachandran (M.Eng., May 2004; AMEC Paragon in Houston)
  • Yanlin Qian (M.S., May 2004)
  • Valerie Ombu (M.S., December 2004)
  • Igho Uvwo (M.S., December 2004, Dominion in Houston)
  • Jin Lin (M.S., May 2005)
  • Adedejo Adbare (M.S., August 2006; Chevron)
  • Evan Chan (M.S., December 2006)
  • Hemant Nikhar (M.S., December 2006; ScandPower in Houston)
  • Luciana Cruz (M.Eng., December 2006; Petrobras in Houston)
  • Rana Bose (M.S., May 2007; ONGC)
  • Babak Ghaempanah (M.Eng. August 2007; Shell in Houston)

Current Graduate Students

  • Ashley King – U.S.A. (M.S. in Petroleum Engineering)

ˇ       Sand Transport in Barnett Shale High-Rate Water Fracs

  • Chuba Oyeka - Nigeria (M.S. in Petroleum Engineering)

ˇ       Multiphase Compression for Marginal Wells

  • Jaime Metz – U.S.A. (M.S. in Marketing)

ˇ       Multiphase Measurement Roundtable (MMR)

ˇ       Well Control Roundtable (WellCTRL)

ˇ       Technology Partners Program

  • Jason Xu - China (Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering)

ˇ       Modeling Wet-Gas Compression in Twin-Screw Pumps

  • John BohanU.S.A. (M.S. in Petroleum Engineering)

ˇ       Investigation of Steam Compression in Twin-Screw Multiphase Pumps

  • Lauren King – U.S.A. (M.S. in Petroleum Engineering)

ˇ       Well Control

  • Sandeep Patni – Shell in Houston (Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering via distance learning program)
  • Shashank Shukla -  India (M.S. in Petroleum Engineering)

Current Undergraduate Student Projects

  • Heather Smith
    • Multiphase User Roundtable – MEXICO Coordinator
    • Latin America Training Coordinator
  • Angie Trogus
    • Frac School Coordinator
    • Fracturing Technology User Roundtable (FracTUR) Coordinator
  • Candice Lewis
    • Multiphase Pump User Roundtable (MPUR) Coordinator
    • Multiphase Pump User Roundtable – Europe (MPUR-EU) Coordinator
    • Multiphase Pumping & Metering Training Coordinator
  • Nick Schaider
    • Graphics and Web-page Designer
  • Maria Villa
    • Ball Sealer Optimization Project

 

Publications & Recent Major Presentations

  • Scott, S.L.: Special Editor for Artificial Lift, SPE Journal of Petroleum Technology (May 2007).
  • Scott, S.L.: “Seafloor Pressure Boosting: Status Report on Current Projects and Future Plans,” Invited Welcoming Address, Pump Symposium, Houston (March 6, 2007).
  • Scott, S.L.:  “Multiphase Pump Roundtable,” ROGTEC Magazine, Issue 7 (2006).
  • Scott, S.L., J. Xu and C. Lenz:  “Subsea Multiphase Pressure Boosting and a New Approach for Speed Control Using a Hydrodynamic Variable Speed Drive,” paper presented at the SPE ATCE, San Antonio (Sept. 24-27, 2006).
  • Mehdizadeh, P., B. Ghaempanah and S.L. Scott:  “Impact of Data Quality on Reservoir Analysis and Forecasting,” paper presented at the SPE ATCE, San Antonio (Sept. 24-27, 2006).
  • Scott, S.L.:  “Evolution of Subsea Multiphase Pumping & Wet-Gas Compression,” keynote presentation give at the Oil & Gas IQ Multiphase Pumping & Metering Conference, Kuala Lumpur (August 29-30, 2006).
  • Scott, S.L.:  “Multiphase Pumping in the Oil & Gas Industry,” ROGTEC Magazine, Issue 6 (2006).
  • Scott, S.L.: Special Editor for Artificial Lift, SPE Journal of Petroleum Technology (May 2006).
  • Scott, S.L.:  “Multiphase Pumps Reduce Cost and Complexity of Oil Sand Operations,” presentation given at the SPE ATW on Technologies for Thermal Heavy Oil and Bitumen Recovery and Production, Calgary (March 14-15, 2006).
  • Scott, S.L.: “Evolution of Subsea Multiphase Pumping & Wet-Gas Compression,” presentation given at the Multiphase Pumping & Technologies Conference, Bahrain (Nov. 15-16, 2005).
  • Mehdizadeh, P., B. Ghaempanah and S.L. Scott:  “Impact of Well Test Data Quality on Reservoir and Workover Evaluation,” paper presented at the PennWell Multiphase Pumping & Technologies Conference, Bahrain (Nov. 15-16, 2005).
  • Scott, S.L.:  “Where Are We In Multiphase Pumping and Wet Gas Compressing,” paper presented at the NEL Advances in Multiphase Separation & Multiphase Pumping Technologies Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland (Sept. 1-2, 2005).
  • Uvwo, I. and S.L. Scott:  “Variable Inlet Configuration Improves Flexibility of Compact Cylindrical Cyclone Separators,” paper presented at the NEL Advances in Multiphase Separation & Multiphase Pumping Technologies Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland (Sept. 1-2, 2005).
  • Scott, S.L.:  Invited Luncheon Speaker, SPE Northside Study Group Luncheon, Houston (April 12, 2005)
  • Shippen, M.E. and S.L. Scott (ed.):  Offshore Multiphase Production Operations, SPE Reprint No. 58 (2004).
  • Scott, S.L.:  Invited Keynote Address, Multiphase Pump Aggregate (MPA) Status Report - German Federal Ministry of Education & Research, U. of Hannover, Germany (Nov. 4, 2004).
  • Scott, S.L.:  Invited Welcoming Address Speaker, Turbomachinery Symposium, Houston  (Sept. 21, 2004).
  • Ayoub, J.A., A.D. Hill, C.T. Montgomery, and S.L. Scott:  “Production Operations R&D - Optimizing Performance from the Sandface to the Tanks,” SPE Journal of Petroleum Technology, 36-39 (July 2004).
  • Scott, S.L.:  “Utilization of Multiphase Pumping Technologies in Oil & Gas Production, “ paper presented at the NEL Advances in Multiphase Separation & Multiphase Pumping Technologies Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland (June 30 - July 1, 2004).
  • Adejuyigbe, B., I. Uvwo, J. Liu, O. Ejofodomi, S.L. Scott, R. Langsanan and R. Dutton:  “Investigation of Three-Phase Flow Measurement Capabilities of a Coriolis Meter,” paper presented at the BHRG Multiphase - 04 Conference, Banff, Canada (June 3-4, 2004). 
  • Qian, Y., R.A. Wattenbarger and S.L. Scott:  “Aquifer Gas Injection Offers an Alternative for Handling Associated Gas Produced from Deepwater Fields,” paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference (May, 2004); SPE Journal of Petroleum Technology, pp 68-69 (September 2004).
  • Scott, S.L.:  “Multiphase Pumping Addresses a Wide Range of Operating Problem,” paper published in the Oil & Gas Journal, pp. 59-71 (Sept. 29, 2003).
  • Devegowda, D. and S.L. Scott:  “Assessment of Subsea Production Systems,” paper presented at the SPE ATCE, Denver (Oct. 5-8, 2003); SPE Journal of Petroleum Technology, pp 56-57 (August 2004).
  • Ali, A. and S.L. Scott:  “Investigation of New Tool to Unload Liquids from Stripper Wet-Gas Wells,” paper presented at the SPE ATCE, Denver (Oct. 5-8, 2003); SPE Production & Facilities, pp 306-316 (Nov. 2005).
  • Martin, A.M. and S.L. Scott: "Modeling Reservoir/Tubing/Pump Interaction Identifies Best Candidates for Multiphase Pumping," SPE paper 77500 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Meeting & Exhibition, San Antonio (Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 2002); Offshore Multiphase Production Operations-II, SPE Reprint No. 58 (2004).
  • Shippen, M.E. and S.L. Scott: "A Neural Network Model for Prediction of Liquid Holdup in Two-Phase Horizontal Flow," SPE paper 77499 presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Meeting & Exhibition, San Antonio (Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 2002); SPE Production & Facilities (May 2004).
  • Shippen, M.E. and S.L. Scott:  "Multiphase Pumping as an Alternative to Conventional Separation, Pumping and Compression," paper presented at the PSIG Conference, Portland (Oct. 2002); Offshore Multiphase Production Operations-II, SPE Reprint No. 58 (2004).
  • Scott, S.L.: "Technology Allows Metering Multiphase Flow," Pumps & Systems Magazine, Randall Publishing (May 2002).
  • Liu, L.J. and S.L. Scott: "A New Method to Locate Partial Blockages in Subsea Flowlines," paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Meeting & Exhibition, New Orleans (Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2001); accepted for publication in the SPE Journal.
  • Barbuceanu, N. and S.L. Scott: "Novel Inlet Design Expands Range of Operability for Compact Separator," paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Meeting & Exhibition, New Orleans (Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2001).
  • Liu, L. and S.L. Scott:  "Investigation on Liquid Holdup in Vertical Zero Net-Liquid Flow," Chinese J. of Chem. Eng., Vol. 9 (3), pp 284-290 (2001).
  • Scott, S.L. and A.M. Martin: "Multiphase - The Final Pumping Frontier," Pumps & Systems Magazine, Randall Publishing (July 2001).
  • Scott, S.L.: "Multiphase Production Flows into Industry Mainstream," The American Oil & Gas Reporter, pp 68-73 (June 2001).
  • Liu, L. and S.L. Scott: "Effect of Flow Improvement Chemicals on Vertical Zero-Net Liquid Flow," paper presented at the ASME-ETCE Production Technology Symposium, Houston (Feb. 2001); proceedings of the BHR Group 2nd North American Conference on Multiphase Technology, Banff Canada (June 21-23, 2000). 
  • Liu, L.J. and S.L. Scott: "Development of Type Curve to Locate Partial Blockages in Gas Flowlines," paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Meeting & Exhibition, Dallas (October 1-4, 2000). 
  • An, H., S.L. Scott and J.P. Langlinais: "Estimation of Bottomhole Pressure in Pumping Oil Wells: Effect of High Viscosity Fluids and Casing Head Pressure," paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Meeting & Exhibition, Dallas (October 1-4, 2000). 
  • Maggard, J.B., R.A. Wattenbarger, and S.L. Scott: "Modeling Plunger Lift for Water Removal from Tight Gas Wells," paper presented at the SPE Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary (April 3-5, 2000). 
  • Hekimian, N., J.M. Jumonville and S.L. Scott: "Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Trace Amounts of Gas on Coriolis Liquid Metering," paper presented at the ASME-ETCE 2000 Production Technology Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana (Feb. 14-17, 2000). 
  • Liu, L. and S.L. Scott: "A Model for Vertical Zero Net-Liquid Flow," paper presented at the ASME-ETCE 2000 Production Technology Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana (Feb. 14-17, 2000). 
  • An, H., J.P. Langlinais and S.L. Scott: "Effects of Density and Viscosity in Vertical Zero Net Liquid Flow," paper presented at the ASME- ETCE 2000 Production Technology Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana (Feb. 14-17, 2000); ASME J. of Energy Resources Tech., Vol. 122 (June 2000). 
  • Bourgoyne, A.T., Jr., S.L. Scott and J. Regg: "Sustained Casing Pressure in Producing Wells," OTC paper 11029 presented at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas (May 1999). 
  • Scott, S.L., L. Liu and J. Yi: "Modeling the Effects of a Deepwater Leak on Behavior of a Multiphase Production Flowline," SPE paper 52760 presented at the 1999 SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, Austin, Texas (Feb. 28 - March 3, 1999). 
  • Scott, S.L. and J. Yi: "Flow Testing Methods to Detect and Characterize Partial Blockages in Looped Subsea Flowlines," proceedings of the ASME Energy-Sources Technology Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas (Feb. 1-3, 1999); ASME J. of Energy Resources Tech., Vol. 121 (September 1999). 
  • Dinis, J.M., A.J. Wojtanowicz and S.L. Scott: "Leak Detection in Subsea Flowlines with No Recorded Feed Rate," proceedings of the ASME Energy-Sources Technology Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas (Feb. 1-3, 1999). ASME J. of Energy Resources Tech., Vol. 121 (September 1999). 
  • Scott, S.L., J. Yi, R. Hasan and G.E. Kouba: "Transient Analysis Methods to Characterize Partial Blockages in Gas Flowlines," SPE paper 49171 accepted for presentation at the SPE Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (Sept. 27-30, 1998). 
  • Scott, S.L. and J. Yi: "Detection of Critical Flow Leaks in Deepwater Gas Flowlines," proceedings of the SPE Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (Sept. 27-30, 1998); also presented at the 1999 SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, Austin, Texas (Feb. 28 - March 3, 1999). 
  • Duncan, R.W. and S.L. Scott: "Vertical Zero Net Liquid Flow: Effects of High Pressure on Holdup," paper presented at the BHRG Multiphase ´98 Conference, Banff, Canada (June 10-11, 1998). 
  • Scott, S.L. and L.A. Satterwhite: "Evaluation of the Backpressure Technique for Blockage Detection in Gas Flowlines," ASME J. of Energy Resources Tech., Vol. 120, 27-31 (March 1998). 
  • Scott, S.L., Y. Wu, and T.J. Bridges: "Air Foam Improves Efficiency of Completion and Workover Operations in Low Pressure Gas Wells," SPE Drilling & Completion, 219-225 (Dec. 1995). 
  • Thrasher, T.S., E.J. Fetkovich, and S.L. Scott: "Well Deliverability: A Case History," SPE Reservoir Engineering, 293-300 (Nov. 1995). 
  • Nagel, N.B., W.T. Arnold, S.L. Scott, T.S. Thrasher, and M.W. McCoy: "An Integrated Team Approach for Improving Company- Wide Stimulation Design and Quality Control," World Oil, 45-56 (November 1994). 
  • Thomas, L.K., R.G. Pierson, C.E. Evans, and S.L. Scott: "Well Performance Model," Journal of Petroleum Technology, 44, 220-229 (Feb. 1992). 
  • Scott, S.L., and G.E. Kouba: "Advances in Slug Flow Characterization for Horizontal and Slightly Inclined Pipelines," SPE paper 20628 presented at the 65th SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana (Sept. 1990); Offshore Multiphase Production Operations-I, SPE Reprint No. 58 (2004).
  • Scott, S.L., O. Shoham, and J.P. Brill: "Prediction of Slug Length in Horizontal Large Diameter Pipes," SPE Production Engineering, 4, 335-340 (August 1989). 
  • Scott, S.L., J.P. Brill, G.E. Kouba, O. Shoham, K.A. Kuenhold, and W. Tam: "Two-Phase Flow Experiments in the Prudhoe Bay Field of Alaska," paper presented at the Multiphase Flow Technology and Consequences for Field Development Conference, Stavanger, Norway (Oct. 1987). 
  • Scott, S.L., O. Shoham, and J.P. Brill: "Modeling Slug Growth in Large Diameter Pipes," paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Multiphase Flow, The Hague, Netherlands (May 1987). 
  • Scott, S.L., H. Demuth, and J.J. Haley: "Comparison of Parallel SOR Algorithms for Solution of Sparse Matrix Problems," paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Supercomputing, Santa Clara, California (May 1987). 
  • Scott, S.L., R.L. Wainwright, R. Raghavan, and H. Demuth: "Application of Parallel (MIMD) Computers to Reservoir Simulation," paper presented at the 9th SPE Symposium on Reservoir Simulation, San Antonio, Texas (Feb. 1987).