Huazhou Li, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Engineering Petroleum Engineering Fluid Phase Equilibria Thermodynamics Equation of State CCUS

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About

Education

• PhD, Petroleum Systems Engineering, University of Regina, 2013
• MSc, Drilling Engineering, China University of Petroleum, 2009
• BSc, Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, 2006

Awards

• SPE Journal 2024 Outstanding Technical Reviewer Service Award
• Energy & Fuels 2023 Excellence in Review Awards
• Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty, SPE, 2020
• Outstanding Technical Editor Award, SPE Journal, 2016, 2019, and 2021
• Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award, University of Alberta, 2018
• Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, China Scholarship Council, 2013
• Dean’s Scholarship, University of Regina, 2010

Professional Affiliations

• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
• APEGA
• Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE)

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Research

Research Interests

• Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
• Engineering thermodynamics  
• Equation of state models 
• Phase behavior modeling
• Enhanced oil recovery
• Energy transitions
• Application of machine learning and AI to thermodynamic computations

The Petroleum Engineering program at the University of Alberta is ranked 6th worldwide based on the 2024 QS subject rankings.

https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2024/04/uofa-holds-strong-in-international-subject-rankings.html

Please contact me via email if you are interested in pursuing MSc or PhD studies under my supervision.

PET E 364 - Drilling Engineering

Rotary drilling systems, elements of rock mechanics, properties and field testing procedures of drilling fluids, drilling fluids hydraulics, drill bit hydraulics and mechanics, well control, factors affecting rate of penetration, drill string mechanics, fundamentals of directional drilling. Prerequisites: CH E 312 or equivalent and CIV E 270.

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PET E 476 - Well Completion and Stimulation

A design course covering new developments in the area of well engineering. Will include construction, completion, and stimulation of oil/gas wells. Co-requisite: PET E 364.

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PET E 478 - Thermal Methods in Heavy Oil Recovery

A design course covering new developments in the area of heavy oil recovery. Will include modeling and designing heavy-oil recovery applications and thermal methods. Prerequisite: PET E 295 or PET E 373.

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PET E 631 - Advanced Production Engineering

Inflow performance relationships. Analysis of multiphase flow through pipes and restrictions using flow correlations and mechanistic methods. Flow pattern prediction for vertical, horizontal and inclined pipes. Total system analysis, production optimization. Design of artificial lift systems. Prerequisite: PET E 366 or consent of instructor.

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Browse more courses taught by Huazhou Li

Lingfei Xu; Zhuo Chen; Sirui Li; Huazhou Li

SPE Journal. 2023 September; 10.2118/217451-PA

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Jialin Shi; Huazhou Li

Chemical Engineering Science. 2023 July; 276 10.1016/j.ces.2023.118800

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Lingfei Xu; Huazhou Li

Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 2023 June; 229 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212058

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Zhuo Chen; Ying Zhou; Huazhou Li

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2022 April; 61 (29):10298–10318 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00204

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Bailu Teng; Huazhou Li; Haisheng Yu

SPE Journal. 2020 December; 25 (6):3031–3050 10.2118/201093-PA

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Xin Chen; Huazhou Li

Fluid Phase Equilibria. 2020 October; 521 10.1016/j.fluid.2020.112724

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Jialin Shi; Huazhou Li

Fluid Phase Equilibria. 2016 December; 430 10.1016/j.fluid.2016.09.017

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Jianyi Gao; Ryosuke Okuno; Huazhou Li

SPE Journal. 2016 October; 22 (3):783-798 10.2118/180736-PA

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