The Marathon Center of Excellence for Reservoir Studies (MCERS) investigates a wide spectrum of reservoir problems with emphasis on field applications. Research areas include: reservoir characterization and connectivity, rate and pressure transient analysis, improved and enhanced oil recovery issues, infill well placement and multi-laterals, and improved physics/modeling of naturally fractured reservoirs. The funding raised by the center is used to support research projects conducted by graduate students and faculty. A few example research projects include: multi-scale, multi-mesh computing to capture reservoir heterogeneity and flow architecture, hybrid numerical-analytical model of hydraulic fractures in horizontal wells, and pressure-transient models for naturally fractured reservoirs containing multiple sets of fractures.
MCERS Announcements
We are very happy to announce the graduation of Safian Atan and Benjamin Ramirez in May 2007 from the Colorado School of Mines. Safian received his PhD and is working for Marathon. Benjamin received his MS and will continue on at CSM to pursue his PhD.
The picture is of Dr. Hossein Kazemi and both graduating students.