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Bassiouni

Zaki Bassiouni, P.E., Dean, College of Engineering
Bert S. Turner Distinguished Professor
Louisiana State University
Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Room 3304
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-5702 / Fax: 225-578-9162
E-Mail: pezab@lsu.edu

Background

  • B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Cairo University, 1964
  • Cairo University, Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Instructor, 1964-1966
  • Diploma in Geophysics, The French Petroleum Institute, 1967
  • Diploma in Electronics, Lille University, France, 1968
  • Ph.D., Docteur Es Sciences Physiques), Lille University, France, 1972
  • Cairo University, Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Assistant Professor, 1972-1973
  • Ecole Manikoute' Sept Iles, Quebec, Canada, Engineering Graphics Instructor, 1973-1974
  • Marietta College, Ohio, Department of Petroleum Engineering, 1974-1977
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1977-present

Research Interests

  1. Well Logging
  2. Petrophysics
  3. Reservoir Engineering
  4. Improved Gas and Oil Recovery

Research Projects

  1. West Hackberry Terliary Project, Sponsored by Amoco/DOE
  2. Estimation of Underground Blowout magnitude using temperature and noise logs, sponsored by MMS
  3. Waterflooding of Gas Reservoir, sponsored by PTTC

Recent Publications

  1. "A New Techique to Confidently Characterize Wettablity Alterations Induced by Drilling/Completion/Workover Fluids," D.N. Rao and Z. Bassiouni, SPE
    59516, presented at the 2000 SPE International Symposium on Formation
    Damage Control held in Lafayette, LA, 23-24, February 2000.
  2. "Optimization of Gas-Well Completion and Production Practices," J.H. McMullan and Z. Bassiouni, SPE 58983, presented at the 2000 SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in Mexico held in Villahermosa, Mexico, 1-3 February 2000 and SPE/CERI Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2-5 April 2000.
  3. "Estimation of Shale Cation Exchange Capacity Using Log Data: Application to Drilling Optimization,: G. Demircan, J.R. Smith, and Z. Bassiouni, proceedings of SPWLA Symposium, June 2000.

Updated: 8/24/07
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