Dr. Julian Youxiang Zuo

DBR Technology Center, Canada

Principal Reservoir Engineer

Email: YZuo@slb.com

Qualifications

1989 Ph.D., University of Petroleum, Chemical Engineering

1986 M.Sc., Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Chemical Engineering

1982 B.Sc., Zhejiang University of Technology, Chemical Engineering

Publications

1. Freed, D.E., Mullins, O.C., Zuo, J.Y., "Theoretical Treatment of Asphaltene Gradients in the Presence of GOR Gradients", accepted for publication in Energy & Fuels, 2010.
2. Zuo, J.Y., Mullins, O.C., Freed, D.E., and Zhang, D., "A Simple Relation between Densities and Solubility Parameters for Live Reservoir Fluids", accepted for publication in Journal of Chem. Eng. Data, in press, 2010.
3. Elshahawi, H., Mullins, O.C., Hows, M., Colacelli, S., Flannery, M., Zuo, J., Dong, C., "Reservoir Fluid Analysis as A Proxy for Connectivity in Deepwater Reservoirs", Petrophysics, 51(2), 75-88(2010).
4. Zabel, F., Law, D. H.-S., Taylor, S., Zuo, J., "Impact of Uncertainty of Heavy Oil Fluid Property Measurement", Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, 49(3), 28-35 (2010).
5. Pang, J., Zuo J.Y., and Zhang, D., "EOS Modeling of Associating Fluids", Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 3(10), 1-7(2009).
6. Indo, K., Ratulowski, J., Dindoruk, B., Gao, J., Zuo, J., Mullins, O.C., "Asphaltene Nanoaggregates Measured in a Live Crude Oil by Centrifugation", Energy & Fuels, 23, 4460-4469 (2009).
7. Betancourt, S.S, Ventura, G.T., Pomerantz, A.E., Viloria, O., Dubost, F.X., Zuo, J., Monson, G., Bustamante, D., Purcell, J.M., Nelson, R.K., Rodgers, R.P., Reddy, C.M., Marshall, A.G., and Mullins, O.C., “Nanoaggregates of Asphaltenes in a Reservoir Crude Oil and Reservoir Connectivity”, Energy & Fuels, 23, 1178-1188(2009).
8. Zuo, J.Y., and Zhang, D., "Wax Formation from Synthetic Oil Systems and Reservoir Fluids", Energy & Fuels, 22, 2390-2395(2008).
9. Ma Q., Chen G., Guo T.-M., Zhang K. , Zuo, J.Y., Zhang, D., Ng, H.-J., "Prediction of Structure-H Gas Hydrate Formation Conditions for Reservoir Fluids", J. Chem. Eng. Ind., 13(4), 1-11(2005).
10. Zuo, J. Y., Zhang, D., and Ng, H.-J., "An Improved Thermodynamic Model for Wax Precipitation from Petroleum Fluids", Chem. Eng. Sci., 56, 6941-6947(2001).
11. Zuo, J. Y., Zhang, D. and Stenby, E. H., "A Thermodynamic Model for Gas Hydrates in the Presence of Salts and Methanol", Chem. Eng. Communication, 184, 175-192 (2001).
12. Zuo, J. Y., Zhang, D., and Furst, W., "Predicting Liquid-Liquid Equilibria in Mixed Solvent Electrolyte Systems by an Electrolyte EOS", AIChE J., 46(11), 2318-2329 (2000).
13. Zuo, J. Y., Zhang, D., and Ng, H.-J., "Representation of Hydrate Phase Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions of Methanol and Electrolytes Using an Equation of State", Energy & Fuels, 14(1), 19-24 (2000).
14. Zuo, J. Y., Zhang, D., and Furst, W., "Extension of the Electrolyte EOS of Furst and Renon to Mixed Solvent Electrolyte Systems", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 175, 285-310 (2000).
15. Zuo, Y., and Stenby, E. H., "Calculation of Interfacial Tensions of Hydrocarbon-Water Systems under Reservoir Condition", In Situ, 22(2), 41-262(1999).
16. Zuo, Y., and Stenby, E. H., "Prediction of Interfacial Tensions of Reservoir Crude Oil and Gas Condensate Systems", SPE Journal, 3(2), June 1998.
17. Zuo, Y., and Furst, W., "Use of an Electrolyte Equation of State to the Calculation of Vapor-Liquid Equilibria and activity Coefficients in Water-Alcohol Electrolyte Systems", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 150, 267-275(1998).
18. Zuo, Y., and Furst, W., "Prediction of Vapor Pressure for Nonaqueous Electrolyte Solutions Using an Electrolyte Equation of State", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 138, 87-104(1997).
19. Zuo, Y., and Stenby, E. H., "Corresponding-States and Parachor Models for the Calculation of Interfacial Tensions", Can. J. Chem. Eng., 75, 1130-1137 (1997).

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