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Qualifications of Harry L. Chang

 

Education

  • Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering at Rice University (date?)

 

Areas of Expertise

  • International business development and negotiations
  • Chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes design, implementation, facilities, and evaluation
  • Gas EOR process design, implementation, and evaluation

 

Employment History

  • INTRATECH, Inc., President (January 1996 - Present): Oil and Gas Consulting, representing US technology companies for business development in China, consulted with ARCO and BP China for reserve evaluation of a large gas field in South China Sea, completed an ASP process design and implementation in China, developed and negotiated several business opportunities for US companies in China in the last 10 years with several on-going projects.
  • Chemortech International, LLC., President (2009 - 2014)
  • ARCO China, Vice President, Technology Evaluation (1994 - 1995): Represented and managed ARCO China Beijing office (1994 - 1995).  Evaluated many il and gas properties in China for possible joint ventures.
  • ARCO Exploration and Production Technology Center, Research Director in following areas (1983 - 1993): Managed the EOR studies for the West Sak reservoir in the north slope.  Reservoir Studies and Reservoir Description, Miscible Gas Process research.
  • Cities Service Company, Manager, EOR Research (1975 - 1983): Managed a research team in Chemical EOR, CO2 Flooding, and Microbial EOR
  • Mobil R&D (1967 - 1975): Conducted applied research in fluid flow through porous media, chemical flood process development, and in-situ uranium leaching.

 

Professional Achievements and Recognition

  • Invited keynote speaker and panel member for the Technical Forum in Cairn, India (December 2013)
  • Invited panel speader for the SPE EOR Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (July 2012)
  • Invited speaker for the SPE ATW meeting keynote speaker in India (April 2010)
  • Program committee, SPE ATW meeting in Bali, Indonesia (June 2009)
  • Steering Committee member, Program Chairman, and Mast Class Instructor on "Polymer Flooding Technology" at the 3rd Global Improved Oil Recovery Interactive Technology Workshop in Athens, Greece (June 1-4, 2009)
  • Technical program committee on EOR at the SPE International Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (IOGCEC) in Beijing, China (June 8-10, 2010)
  • Invited speaker and moderator at the CEOR Technology Conference at the Shengli Oilfield in China (2010)
  • Invited speaker at the 15th SPE/DOE IOR Symposium (Plenary Session) on "Advances in Polymer Flooding Technology, A Global Perspective", specifically on polymer floding in China in Tulsa, Oklahoma (April 22-26, 2006)
  • Lectured "Recent Laboratory Development and Field Applications of Colloidal Dispersion Gel CDG) in the United States" in the Research Institutes of Daqing, Shenglim Dagang, Huabei, Karamay oil fields in China (1997-2005)
  • Honorary consulting adviser for the Scientific Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development at the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) (since 1986)
  • Designed and implemented the ASP flooding process in the Karamay Field. See SPE 29610 and SPE 64726
  • Invited lecturer at the Beijing Petroleum Research Institute of CNPC and Petroleum University, 1992, 1988, and 1986.  The emphasis of the lecture in 1992 and 1988 was on field experiences of chemical flooding in the United States.  The emphasis of the lecture in 1986 was on the assessment and evaluation of EOR potentials.  Also lectured at the Daqing oil field on polymer flooding technology in 1988 and consulted with The Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development of Daqing Petroleum Administrative Bureau during the development stage of polymer flooding in the field.
  • Invited speaker on EOR in the United States and China in various occasions such as the SPE/DOE IRO Symposium in Tulsa, petroleum research institutions and field offices in China
  • Invited as a honorary consulting advisor for the Scientific Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
  • Invited on several review panels to review US Department of Energy (DOE) funded light oil research programs
  • Chaired SPE/DOE Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in Tulsa Oklahoma
  • United Nations (UN) Fellow Lecturer at the East China Research Institute
  • American Petroleum Institute (API) Subcommittee on Evaluation of polymers used in enhanced recovery operations
  • Participated in the National Petroleum Council (NPC) studies of the potential of EOR in the US, (1984 and 1976)
  • Invited speaker on polymer and caustic flooding technologies, DOE EOR Conference, Williamsburg, VA., (1979)

 

Major Accomplishments in Chemical Flooding

  • Assisted Daqing Oilfield in the development of polymer and ASP flooding started in mid 1980's through mid 1990's leading to the world largest commercial CEOR projects today
  • Developed one of the most successful and effective ASP flooding pilot project for the Karamay field in late 1990.  Incremental true tertiary oil recovery was 26% of the original oil in place (OOIP)
  • Consulted for Cairn India in developing the CEOR program (2006 - 2009) which led to a successful polymer flooding pillow test and the field-wide expansion and an ASP pilot which is ongoing now