Emad Zaki Yehya (May 12, 1955 – August 3, 2016) (

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. He was an

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i petroleum engineer, author, scholar, and a PhD lecturer at Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela

Biography

Dr. Yehya was born in

on May 12, 1955 to parents from the northern part of Iraq of

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. He gained a B.S.M.E. in

Petroleum Engineering Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas or both. Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the ''upstrea ...

, M.S.M.E., and

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in Reservoir and Simulation at the

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. He was fluent in

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, and English. Following his graduation from the University of Baghdad, he worked (1977-1980) as a petroleum engineer for the Northern Petroleum Organization in Kirkuk, Iraq. His work included training program and field assignment in well logging and well testing. Dr. Yehya was the President of the Reservoir Engineering Department in the Ministry of Oil of Iraq, before leaving the country to head to Venezuela. Dr. Yehya became an international face, while becoming part of SPE lecturer. Dr. Yehya passed away in

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on August 3, 2016.

Education

*Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering,

, 1977 *Master of Science in Reservoir Engineering, University of Baghdad, 1987 *PhD. in Reservoir Simulation, University of Baghdad, 1993

Career

*Head of Reservoir Department at the Ministry of Oil of Iraq, 1989 *Field Director for Al Rumayla Sector, 1980–86 *Head of the Technical Committee, 1999-2000 *Board of Advisers, Universidad Simon Bolivar

Works

Authored

*Author of ''Reservoir Study of al-Rafidain oil Field, Simulation Model, RFDD'' 1997 *Author of ''A Study of Capillarity and Capillary hysteresis for Different Producing Units in Kirkuk Field, Iraq'' 1987 *Author of ''Characterization of Fractured Reservoirs using Simbest II model'' 1990 *Author of ''Reservoir Study of Kirkuk Field, Main limestone Reservoir, Part I, Simulation model, RFDD'' 1992 *Author of ''Applied Reservoir Engineering, Oil Training Institute, Iraq'' 1993 *Author of ''Reservoir Study of Kirkuk Field, Main limestone Reservoir, Part II, Simulation model, RFDD'' 1994 *Author of ''Reservoir Study of Risha Gas Field, Dubaidib Formation, Simulation model, NRA'' 1992 *Author of ''Single well study of well RH-26, Risha Gas Field, Simulation model, NRA'' 1993 *Author of ''Updating of the Reservoir Study of Risha Gas Field, Dubaidib Formation, Simulation model, NPC, Jordan'' 1998 *Author of ''Reservoir Study of al-Rafidain oil Field, Simulation model, RFDD'' 1997 *Author of ''The effect of Injection of dead oil in Kirkuk Oil Field during (1990- 1997), Simulation model, RFDD'' 1997 *Author of ''A full scale reservoir simulation study of Orocual Field, SJ-3 Fm., Compositional-Single porosity model, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 1998 *Author of ''A simple cheap method to improve the paraffin oil production of San Joaquín field Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 1999 *Author of ''Calculation of the minimum required gas rate to lift water and condensate from Anaco wells, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2000 *Author of ''Improving the productivity of some gas condensate wells in Anaco area, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2000 *Author of ''Analysis of well test results of well Gun-1x, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2000 *Author of ''Using a Stochastic model to interpret well testing results of well Pag- 6E, Campo Pato, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2000 *Author of ''Plan de Explotación del proceso de DESINFLE. Arena L1U, yacimiento ZG-303, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2000 *Author of ''Reservoir management Plan of the Gas-Blow down Process (Desinfle), Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2000 *Author of ''Modelo de Simulación de Producción, para Pozos Fracturados hidráulicamente en Yacimientos de Gas Condensado, Master dissertation, the university of Simon Bolivar'' 2002 *Author of ''Productivity Evaluation of a Vertical, a Horizontal and Hydraulically Fractured Well in a Gas Condensate Reservoir (Simulation-Comparison Study), Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2003 *Author of ''A full scale reservoir simulation study of LIC Santa Rosa/San Juan and San Antonio reservoirs, Compositional-duel porosity model, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2003 *Author of ''Herramienta Sencilla de Simulacion Numerica desde el Yacimiento hasta el Tanque, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela'' 2004 *Author of ''Mejoramiento de la productividad de la formacion S5/ACEMA200 (en San Tome) atraves la perforacion de un pozo horizontal (simulation approach), Intevep'' 2004 *Author of ''Exploitation Strategy in the Development of Gas and Oil Mature Fields:Case Study Houston, OTC'' 2012

References

* https://www.onepetro.org/journal-paper/SPE-0113-0100-JPT?sort=&start=0&q=emad+yehya&from_year=&peer_reviewed=&published_between=&fromSearchResults=true&to_year=&rows=10# * https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/OTC-23373-MS?sort=&start=0&q=emad+yehya&from_year=&peer_reviewed=&published_between=&fromSearchResults=true&to_year=&rows=10# * https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/OTC-22509-MS?sort=&start=0&q=smoothwell&from_year=&peer_reviewed=&published_between=&fromSearchResults=true&to_year=&rows=10# {{DEFAULTSORT:Yehya, Emad Zaki 1955 births Iraqi academics Iraqi engineers Iraqi science writers Writers from Baghdad University of Baghdad alumni 2016 deaths Academic staff of Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela)