Victor Torrealba, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Reservoir Engineer at Chevron Houston, Texas, United State

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Research Interests

​Reservoir simulation of enhanced oil recovery, naturally fractured reservoirs, unconventional resources, geological CO2 sequestration, phase behavior of complex fluids.

Selected Publications

  • Microemulsion Phase Behavior Equation-of-State Model Using Empirical Trends in Chemical Potentials 
    V.A. Torrealba, R.T. Johns
    SPE Journal, (2017)
  • Pore‐Scale Investigation on Stress‐Dependent Characteristics of Granular Packs and the Impact of Pore Deformation o... 
    V.A. Torrealba, Z.T. Karpyn, H. Yoon, K.A. Klise, D. Crandall
    Geofluids 16 (1), p. 198-207, (2016)
  • Pore‐Scale Multiphase Flow Experiments in Bead Packs of Variable Wettability 
    J.G. Celauro, V.A. Torrealba, Z.T. Karpyn, K.A. Klise, S.A. McKenna
    Geofluids 14 (1), p. 95-105, (2014)

Education

PhD, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2017

MSc, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014

BSc (Hons), Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014

Professional Profile

2017 - present: Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

2016: Petroleum Engineering Intern, Chevron ETC, Houston, TX

2015: Petroleum Engineering Intern, Chevron ETC, Houston, TX

Scientific and Professional Membership

● Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
● American Chemical Society (ACS)

Awards

2015, 2016: Chevron's Human Energy Award for Everyday Excellence

2014: Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Undergraduate Merit Award

2013: Elected to Tau Beta Pi – The Engineering Honor Society

KAUST Affiliations

● Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center (ANPERC)
● Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)