Dr. Preye Orodu MEI


Senior Lecturer and PENG Coordinator

Department of Chemical Engineering

St. Augustine

Trinidad and Tobago

Telephone:
868-662-2002 Ext. 83078


Oyinkepreye David Orodu has varied experience in the oil and gas industry and academia, covering field operations in facilities integrity and extensive reservoir studies in the Far East. He holds a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering (University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria), an MSc in Oil & Gas Engineering (Robert Gordon University, UK), and a PhD in Oil & Natural Gas Engineering (China University of Geosciences, China). He has contributed to the World Bank Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research at the University of Port Harcourt and, in 2015, was selected for the EducationUSA Leadership Institute on Energy Sector Partnerships in Denver, Colorado, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State. His research expertise spans reservoir engineering and characterisation, reservoir fluid characterisation, and petroleum production economics with interest petroleum data analytics. He has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles and conference papers, serves as a peer reviewer for leading journals, and is an editorial board member of Scientific Reports. He has also successfully supervised several PhD candidates. Professor Orodu is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and a registered engineer (R.Eng., COREN) in Nigeria.

 

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Qualification

  • PhD. Petroleum Engineering, China University of Geosciences
  • MSc. Oil & Gas Engineering, Robert Gordon University
  • BEng. (Hons) Chemical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt

Research Interests

  • Data analytics and machine learning for reservoir characterisation & engineering
  • Unconventional biopolymer and nano-biopolymer blend investigation for enhanced oil recovery
  • Nanotechnology applications to enhance oil recovery and drilling fluid improvement; bio-surfactant synthesis and evaluation for chemically enhanced oil recovery; reservoir fluid and rock characterisation; recovery optimisation; and the application of data
  • Fault characterisation and flow barrier detection using capacitance-resistance model and diagnostic plots. The reduced physics model was efficiently adapted for fault and interwell characterisation with a mathematical expression built to quantify connecti
  • "Sidetrack and re-completion Risk Evaluation - Waterflooded Reservoir" for extending the life of a well through an optimisation study by applying risk and decision analysis tools, numerical reservoir simulation and analytical production decline equations
  • High-pressure High-temperature Fluid Properties Estimation: Empirical and Semi-Empirical (Equation of State), and Data Analytics – Machine Learning Enabled Approach

Professional Experience

  • KEOT Synergy Nigeria Limited (KEOT: Konsulting, Engineering, Operations & Training) Lead Consultant
  • Covenant University (CU) Professor
  • Covenant University Research Cluster – Petroleum Reservoir & Production Technology – Head

Honours and Awards

  • 2023 Society of Petroleum Engineers International Regional Award Recipient – Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty in Africa

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Member No. 3115814
  • Registered Engineer – Council for Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN), R. 20,325

Courses Taught

  • PENG6005 Reservoir Evaluation
  • PENG6007 Reservoir Engineering
  • PENG6010 Improved Oil Recovery
  • PENG6023 Research Methods

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