Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Faculty Information

Catalin Teodoriu

Assistant Professor
Holder of the CJ Craft Faculty Fellowship in Petroleum Engineering

3116 TAMU - 501E Richardson Building
College Station, TX 77843-3116
Phone: (979) 845-6164
e-mail: catalin.teodoriu@pe.tamu.edu

Course Materials

Personal Homepage
 

Background

 

Texas A&M University , Assistant Professor, College Station, Texas, 2006-present 

 

Technical University of Clausthal, Chief engineer and equivalent associate professor, Clausthal Zellerfeld, Germany, 2003-2006

 

Technical University of Clausthal, Research engineer, Clausthal Zellerfeld, Germany, 2000-2003

 

Technical University of Clausthal, Guest Scientist, Clausthal Zellerfeld, Germany, 1998-2000

 

PETROM SA, Institute for Research and Technology, Campina, Romania, 1996-1998


Education

 

Ph.D. Technical Sciences, “Oil-Gas” University, Ploiesti, Romania, 2005

 

Ph.D. Engineering, Technical University of Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, 2003

Advanced Studies, Petroleum Equipment for Offshore Production, “Oil-Gas” University, Ploiesti, Romania, 1997

 

MS, Mechanical Engineering, “Oil-Gas” University, Ploiesti, Romania, 1996


Areas of Specialization
  • Computer modeling and optimization
  • Well completion and workover
  • Drilling process and drilling equipment
  • Threaded connections modeling

Research
  • Threaded connection optimization
  • OCTG design and well integrity
  • Deep-Well Casing Integrity
  • Cement behaviour under extreme conditions
  • HPHT Cementing for Deep Gas Wells
  • Intelligent completion
  • Non conventional drilling methods
  • Lubrication in oil industry (thread compounds, mud additives)
  • Finite Element Simulation

Publication Topics
  • Teodoriu, C.

Buttress Connection Resistance under Extreme Axial Compression Loads, Oil and Gas Magazine, 4/2005, Volume 31, ISSN 0342-5622
  • Bello, O.O, Reinicke, K.M, Teodoriu, C.

Particle Holdup Profiles in Horizontal Gas-Liquid-Solid Multiphase Flow Pipeline, Chemical Engineering &Technology, Vol 28, No. 12, November 2005, ISSN 0930-7516
  • Ulmanu, V., Teodoriu, C

Fatigue Life Prediction and Test Results of Casing Threaded Connection, Buletinul Asociatiei Romane de Mecanica Ruperii, ARMR, Nr. 17, Iluy 2005, ISSN 1453-8148

More than 20 Conference papers.


Awards and Honors

·         PETROM SA, Excellence scholarship best student, “Oil-Gas” University, Ploiesti, Romania ,1995-1996

 

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