Eduardo Pereyra, Ph.D.

Eduardo Pereyra

Associate Director, TU Fluid Flow Projects (TUFFP)Drill Building 
(918) 631-5114
eduardo-pereyra@utulsa.eduTU Fluid Flow ProjectsTU Horizontal Well Artificial Lift Projects

Eduardo Pereyra currently serves as Associate Director of the TU Fluid Flow Projects (TUFFP) at The University of Tulsa. He holds two B.S. degrees (2000), one in Mechanical Engineering (with Honors) and one in System Engineering (with Honors) from the University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela. Eduardo received his M.S. degree (2005) and Ph.D. (2011) in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Tulsa.

In addition to his academic and research background, Eduardo has unique industry experience. From 2000-2003, he worked for the R & D center of Venezuela Oil Company (PDVSA-Intevep) in the area of multiphase flow in heavy oils and reservoir simulation. In the summers of 2005, 2006, and 2007, he worked as a Research Scientist Intern at Chevron’s Advanced Production Technology/Subsea Technology Unit, carrying out theoretical studies on conventional separators performance. In 2006, he worked for Multiphase System Integration (MSI) where his duties involved consulting in multiphase transport area, facilities design, and multiphase flow metering systems.

Eduardo's research interests are multiphase flow systems and transport, flow assurance and separation technologies. Eduardo has several refereed journals and conference papers in above areas of research interest.

Education and Degrees Earned

  • Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa (2011)
  • M.Sc., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa (2005)
  • B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude), University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela (2000)
  • B.Sc., System Engineering (Cum Laude), University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela (2000)

Areas of Research Focus

  • Multiphase Flow in Pipelines
  • Separation Systems
  • Transient Flow
  • Oil and Gas Production
  • Multiphase Metering
  • Uncertainty Analysis

Previous Relevant Work Experience

  • Tulsa University Fluid Flow Projects and High Viscosity Oil Project, Research Associate (2010-Present)
  • Chevron Energy Technology Center, Advanced Production System Unit, Research Scientist Intern (2007, summer)
  • Multiphase System Integration, Technology Specialist and Manager, (2006)
  • Chevron Energy Technology Center, Advanced Production System Unit, Research Scientist Intern (2005, summer)
  • Venezuela Oil Company (PDVSA-Intevep) Research & Developmen Center, Professional Engineer, (2000-2003)

Professional Affiliations

  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), member
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), member
  • Society of Hispanic Petroleum Engineers (SHPE), member

Courses Taught at TU

  • Computer Application in Petroleum Engineering (PE-3013)
  • Petroleum Economics and Property Evaluation (PE-4013/6413)

Publications

  • A Methodology and Database to Quantify the Confidence Level of Methods for Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Pattern Prediction
    Pereyra, E., Torres, C., Mohan, R., Gomez, L., Kouba, G., Shoham, O., 2012, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, volume 90, issue 4, pp. 507-513.
  • An Efficient Drift-Flux Closure Relationship to Estimate Liquid Holdups of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Pipes
    Choi, J., Pereyra, E., Sarica, C., Park, C., Kang, JM., 2012, Energies, volume 5, issue 12, 5294-5306.
  • Review of High-Viscosity Multiphase PipeFlow
    Zhang, H.Q.. Sarica, C.. and Pereyra, E.. 2012, Energy & Fuels, 26, pp. 3979-3985.
  • Stability of Stratified Gas Liquid Flows
    Mata, C., Pereyra, E., Trallero, J., Joseph, D., International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Volume 28, Issue 8, August 2002, Pages 1249-1268.
  • State of the Art of Experimental Studies and Predictive Methods for Slug Liquid Holdup
    Pereyra, E., Arismendi, R., Gomez, L., Mohan, R., Shoham, O., Kouba, G., 2011, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, volume 134, issue 2.
  • Transient Mechanistic Model for Slug Damper/Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone (GLCC©) Compact Separator System
    Pereyra, E., Gomez, L., Mohan, R., Shoham, O., Kouba, G., 2011, Integral Methods in Science and Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-0-8176-8238-5_28. pp. 299-311.