Petroleum Engineering

Richard L. Christiansen

Phone Ext.: 3965
E-Mail: rchristi@mines.edu

Languages:
Japanese, French - Working knowledge

International Experience:
Japan, September 2000: short course at Japan National Oil Company in Chiba
April 2000: paper presentation at SPE-Asia, Yokohama
Netherlands, September 1998: paper presentation at SCA, The Hague
Canada, Summer 1995: supervising a CSM fieldtrip to oil and gas producing operations in Canada


John Fanchi

Phone Ext.: 2087
E-Mail: jfanchi@mines.edu

Languages:
German, Russian - Medial

International Experience:
Croatia, June 1999: Univ. of Zagreb, Dubrovnik: co-director of reservoir modeling conference and instructor on reservoir simulation
Russia, Sept 1999: Inst. For Problems in Mechanics, Moscow: presented paper on integrated flow modeling at an international conference
Israel, June 2000: preside over 2nd biennial meeting of international association for relativistic dynamics and present papers
Italy, July 2000: Talk on "CO2 sequestration activity in North America" at the University of Rome and ENEA
India, July 2000: Keynote address on "Integrated flow modeling in reservoir management" at ONGC in Ahmedabad
Brazil, August 2000: Talk on "Integrated flow modeling" at Pertosbras, Rio de Janeiro


Hossein Kazemi

Phone Ext.: 2072
E-Mail: hkazemi@mines.edu

Languages:
Persian - Fluent

International Experience:
International < 2000: manager of reservoir technology and Executive technical fellow at Marathon Oil providing consultation on many international projects


Erdal Ozkan

Phone Ext.: 3188
E-Mail: eozkan@mines.edu

Languages:
Turkish - Fluent

International Experience:
Turkey, 1989-1998: Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul: faculty member


Craig Van Kirk

Phone Ext.: 3749
E-Mail: cvankirk@mines.edu

International Experience:
China, 1998-present: Training professionals at CSM and in China
Kuwait, Fall 1999: Kuwait Univ.: current review of PE curriculum, proposed new grad program, and advising
United Arab E., April 1999: new Univ.: advising how to set up a new college to focus on petroleum


Turhan Yildiz

Phone Ext.: 2418
E-Mail: tyildiz@mines.edu

Languages:
Turkish - Fluent

International Experience:
Turkey, 1992-1997: Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Faculty Member
France, December 1998: Project review on "Integrated surface facility/reservoir simulation" (City" Elf, Pau)
Mexico, March 1999: project review for "Coupled pipeline/reservoir simulation"
Canada, June 1999: Talk on perforating wells at the University of Regina
Presented a paper on multilateral wells at the CIM/SPE, Calgary


Raghu Krishnapuram

Phone Ext.: 3042
E-Mail: jcarlson@mines.edu

Languages:
Indonesian - Fluent

International Experience:
Indonesia, 1994-97: fulltime resident employee for Maxus southeast Sumatra - Senior Engineering Advisor for oil/gas well completion & stimulation