Petroleum Club in
Long Beach on February 8th at
11:30AM Registration - 12:00 Noon Lunch - 12:30PM Presentation
$15.00 General Admission - Students are guests
Long Beach Petroleum
Club
3636 Linden Avenue
Long Beach CA 90807
Society of Petroleum Engineers
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Abstract:
In order to meet the expected demand for oil and gas production and
refined products in the future, novel concepts and technologies must
be developed now so that they may be implemented soon. However, in
recent years the industry has generally decreased their R&D efforts
due to ongoing corporate restructuring and continued pressures for
favorable short-term financial results. More reliance is being placed
on service companies, universities, and other research institutions
to close this technology development gap.
The Power, Energy, and Environmental Research (PEER) Center at the
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) offers a somewhat different
approach to energy R&D. The strategy of the PEER Center is to
bring the very strong fundamental scientific research and resources
of the California Institute of Technology and other universities to
bear on critical issues of the energy industry. Major oil companies
and government agencies are key sponsors and participants in these
projects. The PEER Center’s combined energy industrial research
and academic experience makes it uniquely qualified to translate breakthroughs
in fundamental science to become deployable technologies.
This presentation will describe briefly several novel technologies
now under development at PEER/Caltech that offer the prospect changing
the oil and gas production business in the future. These examples
include:
Biography
Dr.
Yongchun Tang is currently the Director of the Power, Energy, and
Environmental Research (PEER) Center in the Division of Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology.
Besides overseeing the operation of the PEER Center, with a staff
of approximately 20 people, he has directed projects in several areas,
including hydrocarbon generation and gas-to-liquids conversion. Dr.
Tang also is an adjunct professor with Cornell University and the
Cola Research and Geochemistry Institutes in the Chinese Academy of
Science.
Before joining the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Tang was
a senior scientist for 13 years with Chevron Corporation where he
carried out a vigorous geochemistry research program in the areas
of molecular modeling, basin modeling, and coal bed methane exploration.
He has extensive experience in applying molecular modeling methods
to energy industry chemistry applications. Yongchun has authored/coauthored
over 75 publications and has several patents in the areas of geochemistry
and oil processing. Dr. Tang holds a B.S. from Shanxi University and
a Ph.D. from Ohio University, both in chemistry.
LASPE Forum
Committee:
Maryam Davari, 213-225-5900x209, mkashfi@breitburn.com
Brandy Fellers, 562-624-3237 brandy_fellers@oxy.com
Rick Finken 562-570-3961, richard_finken@longbeach.gov
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