R. KYLE CHAMBLISS

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EDUCATION

May 2005

Doctor of Philosophy in Petroleum Engineering

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

August 2001

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

May 1999

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Minor in Mathematics

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

May 1999

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Minor Mathematics

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas

EMPLOYMENT

September 2005 to PresentOxy PermianProduction Engineer

Responsible production engineering responsibilities for five water flooded fields totaling about 350 wells.

June 2005 to August 2005Texas Tech UniversityPetroleum Engineering DepartmentEngineer

Operated the Texas Tech test well facility, the Red Raider # 1. Responsible for day to day operations and research activities associated with the test well.

January 2000May 2005Texas Tech UniversityPetroleum Engineering DepartmentGraduate Research Assistant

Working on oil and gas production projects. These studies include plunger slippage in rod pumped wells, inverted Vogel curve, Coleman and Turner equation for velocity strings, ESP-Jet Pump combination for wells producing in deep water and the modified Goodman diagram for sucker rods.

May 2003August 2003Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Houston, Texas

Summer Intern

Worked on optimizing beam pumping units and other artificial lift systems. Wells were optimized using automation software and by making changes to pumping units. Pump problems were also identified and repaired. Also reviewed well logs for possible recompletion prospects in TA d and low performing wells.

December 1996September 1999Baker-Hughes, Inc. - Houston, Texas

Research Consultant

Worked on various research projects. These studies included the effects of temperature on thermoelectric coolers, lithium scintillation detectors, sodium iodide detectors, and photomultiplier tubes associated with nuclear logging. Research was performed using thermoelectric coolers to cool photomultiplier tubes at high temperatures.

September 1995August 1997Sam Houston State University - Huntsville, Texas

Undergraduate Research and Teaching Assistant

Worked in Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Lab and taught basic physics labs.

DISSERTATION

Title: Developing Plunger Slippage Equation for Rod-Drawn Oil Well Pumps

Slippage data was collected at the Texas Tech Test Well, Red Raider # 1. The data was used to develop a new pump slippage formula, check the validity of historical formulas and to learn how different pump parameters affect slippage.

THESIS

Title: Plunger Leakage and Viscous Drag for Beam Pump Systems

Presented a method for calculating pump slippage derived from the velocity profile of annular flow. A viscous drag formula was also derived and presented from the annular velocity profile equation.

SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT

Designed cryogenic storage tanks for future NASA manned and unmanned missions to Mars. The project included design and analysis of liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen, and liquid methane tanks and the use of thermocoolers to cool the tanks. The Texas Space Grant Consortium funded this research.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Chambliss, R. Kyle, James Christian Cox, and James F. Lea, Plunger Leakage and Viscous Drag for Rod-Drawn Plunger Pumps, Presented at 2002 ASME ETCE, Houston, Texas, February 4-5.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Case Well Management Software, CMG reservoir software, DOS, FORTRAN, Matlab, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Word, MS Front Page, MS Access, P-Spice, PERFORM, RodStar, SDRC I-DEAS, and UNIX

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

EIT License

Pi Epsilon Tau Petroleum Engineering Honor Society

Society of Petroleum Engineers

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

National Society of Professional Engineers

Texas Society of Professional Engineers

Society of Physics Students Local President

Physics Research Recognition Award

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