Mehmet Evren Ozbayoglu, Ph.D.

Mehmet Evren Ozbayoglu

Associate ProfessorStephenson Hall #2265
(918) 631-2972
evren-ozbayoglu@utulsa.edu

Office Hours - Summer 2013

Please contact for appointment. 

Education and Degrees Earned

  • Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
  • M.S., Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
  • B.S., Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Areas of Academic Specialty

  • Drilling Engineering
  • Pressure Control
  • Drilling Fluids Engineering
  • Emerging Technologies in Drilling Engineering
  • Multiphase Flow in Pipes and Annulus
  • Drilling Hydraulics
  • Advanced Wellbore Mechanics

Areas of Research Focus

  • Cuttings Transport, Hole Cleaning
  • Multiphase Fluid Flow
  • Foams
  • Underbalanced Drilling
  • Directional and Horizontal Drilling
  • Fluid Characterization
  • Rheology, hydraulics

Previous Teaching Experience

  • 2002 - 2008
    Instructor and Researcher
    Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department
    Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
  • 1998 - 2002
    Graduate Assistant and Computer Administrator
    Petroleum Engineering Department
    The University of Tulsa
  • 1996 - 1998
    Research and Teaching Assistant
    Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department
    Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Previous Relevant Work Experience

  • Summer 1995
    Intern
    Turkish Petroleum Oil Corporation, Ankara, Turkey
  • Summer 1994
    Intern
    Turkish Petroleum Oil Corporation, Luleburgaz, Turkey

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  • Treasurer, SPE Turkey Section
  • Academic Advisor, METU SPE Student Chapter
  • Co-chairperson, METU Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Department
  • Board Member, TMMOB - Chamber of Petroleum Engineers

Courses Taught at TU

  • Advanced Drilling Fluids (PE 7123)
  • Drilling Engineering II (PE 4043)
  • Well Completions & Construction Design (PE 4063/6063)

Awards & Recognition

  • 2001 Allen Chapman Distinguished PhD Student Award, The University of Tulsa
  • 2002-2003 Instructor of the Year, Middle East Technical University
  • 2004-2005 Instructor of the Year, Middle East Technical University
  • 2005-2006 Achievement and Elegancy in Education, Middle East Technical University

Publications

  • A Comparative Study of Hydraulic Models for Foam Drilling
    Ozbayoglu, E., Kuru, E., Miska, S. and Takach, N., Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol :41, No :6, 2002
  • Drill Bit Pressure Drop During Foam Drilling Operations
    Ozbayoglu, M.E., Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol: 47, Issue: 6, 64-69 (2008)
  • Estimating Critical Velocity to Prevent Bed Development for Horizontal-Inclined Wellbores
    Ozbayoglu M.E., Saasen A., Sorgun M., Svanes K., SPE/IADC 108005, SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition held in Cairo, Egypt, 22–24 October 2007
  • Estimating Flow Patterns and Frictional Pressure Losses of Two-Phase Fluids in Horizontal Wellbores Using Artificial Neural Networks
    Ozbayoglu, M.E., Ozbayoglu M.A., Petroleum Science & Technology, 27:2, 135-149 (2009)
  • Gelation and Time Dependent Rheological Behavior of Oil/Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids
    Gokdemir M.G., Ozbayoglu M.E., Majidi R., Miska S.Z., Takach N., Yu M., AADE-11-NTCE-81, 2011 AADE National Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston TX, April 12-14, 2011
  • Hole Cleaning Performance of Gasified Drilling Fluids in Horizontal Well Sections
    Ozbayoglu M.E., Ettehadi R.O., Ozbayoglu A.M., Yuksel E., SPE 131378, SPE International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China, 8-10 June 2010
  • Image Processing Techniques in Foam Characterization
    Ozbayoglu M.E., Akin S., and Eren T., Energy Sources Part-A, 29: 1175-1185, 2007
  • Modeling and Experimental Study of Newtonian Fluid Flow in Annulus
    Sorgun M., Ozbayoglu M.E., Aydin I., Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 132, September 2010
  • Optimization of Liquid & Gas Flow Rates for Aerated Drilling Fluids Considering Hole Cleaning For Vertical and Low Inclination Wells
    Ozbayoglu M.E., Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Volume 49, Number 10, pp. 15-24, October 2010
  • Using Foam in Horizontal Well Drilling: A Cuttings Transport Modeling Approach
    Ozbayoglu M.E., Miska Z.S., Takach N., Reed T., Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol :46, No :4, 267-282, April 2005