Resume

Education

[ Sept 2022] - [ Current ]

[ University of Alberta ]

[ PhD ][ GPA: 4/4 ]

I work on enhanced oil recovery methods of unconventional reservoirs.

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[ Sept 2011 ] - [ June 2014 ]

[ University of Regina ]

[ MASc ][ GPA: 3.7/4 ]

My research focuses on the solvent-based heavy oil recovery techniques.

Research technician

[ Nov 2014 ] - [August 2023]

[ University of Alberta ]

• Instructed lab personnel in proper using and setting up the lab equipment;

• Developed standard operating procedures, hazard assessments for new experiment setups with safety protocols and regulations;

• Designed customized experimental setups for research purposes, including SAGD, chemical flooding, microfluidics for EOR and other experiments under high pressure and high temperature conditions;

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Research assistant

[ Sept 2011 ] - [June 2014 ]

[ University of Regina]

• Conducted experimental studies in Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) on enhanced heavy oil recovery by using high pressure high temperature equipment;

• Developed a new theoretical model for simulating the oil production rate and solvent chamber evolution in the VAPEX process;

• Performed numerical simulations of solvent- and thermal-based heavy oil recovery;

Volunteer Experience

• Symposium Chair of Faculty of Engineering Graduate Research Symposium (FEGRS) at the University of Alberta;

• Founding executive, serving as the VP Academic for Graduate Students’ Association of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEEGSA) at the University of Alberta;

• Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) councilor at the University of Alberta;

• Volunteer as a judge for 2023 Festival of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities at the University of Alberta;

• Volunteer in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE): 2023 SPE ATCE Startup Village coordinator; 2024 SPE CET; Energy4me Ambassador, Translator for SPE translation project;

• Certified peer reviewer for Elsevier journals;

• Volunteer reviewer for journals, such as Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (JPSE), Fuel, Applied Energy;

• Volunteer in Ellerslie Road Baptist Church (ERBC): Chinese Language Teacher, Small group fellowship leader, Sports Night leader;

• Volunteer for other various events, including 2016 Edmonton Emergency Relief Services for Fort McMurray wildfire; 2015 Heritage Festival in Edmonton, Alberta; 2014 New Students Welcome at the Regina International Airport; 2012 Global Showcase at the University of Regina.

Publications

• Lin L., Babadagli T., Li H., 2024. Understanding the Dynamics of Matrix-Fracture Interaction for Suitable Fracturing Fluid Design and Chemical EOR in Unconventional Oil/Gas Recovery. SPE Canadian Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition. March 13-14, Calgary, AB. SPE-218032-MS.

• Lin L., Babadagli T., Li H., 2023. Accurate Prediction Of The Saturation Pressures Of Hydrocarbons in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Modified Alpha-function For the Peng-Robinson Equation of State. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. October 16-18, San Antonio, TX. SPE-214983-MS.

• Du X., Liu T., Xi C., Wang B., Qi Z., Zhou Y., Xu J., Lin L.*, Istratescu G., Babadagli T., Li H., 2023. Can Hot Water Injection with Chemical Additives be an Alternative to Steam Injection: Static and Dynamic Experimental Evidence. Fuel, 331: 1-16. *Corresponding author.

• Mohammedalmojtaba M., Lin L., Istratescu G., Babadagli T., Zadeh A., Anderson M., Patterson C., 2020. Underlying physics of heavy oil recovery by gas injection: An experimental parametric analysis when oil exists in the form of oil based emulsion. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 163:192–203.

• Lin L., Zeng F., Gu Y., 2014. A circular solvent chamber model for simulating the VAPEX heavy oil recovery process. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 118 (6): 27–39.

• Lin L., Ma H., Zeng F., Gu Y., 2014. Experimental and numerical studies of the reservoir permeability and drainage height effects on the solvent-diluted heavy oil gravity drainage. Paper SPE 170096. SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada. June 10–12, Calgary, Alberta.

• Lin L., Ma H., Zeng F., Gu Y., 2014. A critical review of the solvent-based heavy oil recovery methods. Paper SPE 170098. SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada. June 10–12, Calgary, Alberta.

• Lin L., 2014. Experimental, theoretical, and numerical studies of solvent-based heavy oil recovery processes. Master degree thesis, University of Regina.

• Liu S., Sang S., Zhu Q., Zhang J., Gao H., Liu H., Lin L., 2015. Triple medium physical model of post fracturing high-rank coal reservoir in southern Qinshui Basin. Journal of Earth Science, 26 (23): 407–415.

• Wang H., Lin L.*, Du Z., Zhang M., 2012. Signal processing in liquid level detection with acoustic method using spectral subtraction. Journal of Oil and Gas Technology, 34 (1): 118–122. *Corresponding author.

• Wang H., Lin L.*, 2011. Signal denoising in liquid level detection with acoustic method using wavelet transform. Industrial Instrumentation & Automation, 6: 56–58. *Corresponding author.