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PERSONAL PROFILE One Year working in a range of challenging commercial and technical roles for Petroleum Development Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Capable of working in technical, commercial and environmental areas. Proven track record of delivery, hard work, enthusiasm, fast learning. Ability to cope with rapidly changing situations.
EDUCATION
MS in Chemical Engg. [Sep 01- May 03] BS in Chemical Engg. [Sep 97-May 01]
University of Houston, Houston, TX Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
(GPA: 3.66/4.0) (Overall GPA: 8.12/10 Major GPA: 3.53/4.0)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Professional, University of Alaska Fairbanks [July 2003-Present]
Multiphase Flow in Porous Media
Studied gas hydrate well design through development of productivity and full-field reservoir modeling.
Designed CMG STARS to predict performance of natural gas production by depressurization methods by incorporating kinetics of hydrate decomposition.
Developed analytical model to evaluate the economic feasibility of natural gas production from Alaska North Slope.
Performed experiments to measure relative permeability for gas hydrate production.
Analyzed the data to determine the hydrate stability zones for each of the well samples and studied the effects of salinity on hydrate decomposition behavior.
Applications: Fluid flow, Interfacial Mechanics, Porous-Media Transport, Underground Contaminants, Oil Recovery, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Non-linear dynamics.
Research Assistant, University of Houston [Jan 2002-May 2003]
Reservoir Simulator for Gas Hydrates
Mathematically modeled the production of natural gas from methane hydrate dissociation. The analytical solution demonstrated the sensitivity of various parameters on natural gas production.
Developed a three-phase 1D numerical model simulating the process of gas production with depressurization mechanism on Berea sandstone samples containing methane hydrate.
Developed axis-symmetric simulation models to predict well performance with the published experimental studies on the hydrate dissociation.
Assistant Technical Engineer, EPTRI, India [May 2001-Aug 2001]
Applied solvent extraction methods to modify existing fertilizer production process. Recommended changes to attain zero effluent state, increase production efficiency and reduce production costs by 10%.
Developed software to determine life expectancy of a heat exchanger using dirt factor calculations. The software was tested on shell and tube heat exchangers to verify its accuracy.
Teaching Assistant, University of Houston
Unit Operations [Spring 2002] Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics [Fall 2002]
Helped in the instruction of these courses and ASPEN, conducted quizzes, solved homework problems and complemented course material covered in the class.
Internship, National Chemical Laboratory, India [May 1999-Aug 1999]
Developed a mathematical model for Reaction-Diffusion systems including computation & simulation of traveling waves.
Analyzed the behavior of a system comprising of two competitive autocatalytic processes by matched asymptotic expansions and checked its validity with experimental results.
PUBLICATIONS
Narender, R.N, Mohanty, K.K., "Non-Isothermal Modeling of Depressurization of Hydrates in Porous Media", Transport in Porous Media.
Narender, R.N., Shirish L.P., Abhijit Y.D., "Numerical Simulation of Gas Production from Hydrate Reservoirs by Depressurization", Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering (Elseveier publication), Under Review.
Nanchary, N.R., Howe, S.J., Patil S.L., Ogbe D.O., Chukwu G.A., Hunter R.B and Wilson S.J., "Production Modeling and Economic Evaluation of a Potential Gas Hydrate Pilot Production Program on the North Slope of Alaska", Under Preparation.
Nanchary, N.R., Patil S.L., Hunter R.B and Wilson S.J., "Gas Production from Hydrate Accumulations under various Geological and Reservoir Conditions", 32nd Internal Symposium on Computer Applications in the Minerals Industry, APCOM, 2004, Tucson, Arizona. Accepted.
Nanchary, N.R and Patil S.L., "Feasibility of Gas Production of Offshore Gas Hydrate Deposits By Integration with GTL Process", 32nd Internal Symposium on Computer Applications in the Minerals Industry, APCOM, 2004, Tucson, Arizona. Accepted.
Nanchary, N.R., Patil S.L., Dandekar A.Y and Hunter, R.B., "Numerical Modeling of Gas Hydrate Dissociation in Porous Media", AAPG Hedberg Conference in Vancouver in September 2004, Accepted.
Nanchary, N.R., Howe, S.J., Patil S.L., Ogbe D.O., Chukwu G.A., Hunter R.B and Wilson S.J., "Economic Analysis and Feasibility study of Gas Production from Alaska North Slope Gas Hydrate Resources", AAPG Hedberg Conference in Vancouver in September 2004, Accepted.
Nanchary, N.R., Jaiswal N.J., Westervelt J.V., Patil S.L., Dandekar A.Y., Tsunemori P and Hunter R.B., "Phase Behavior and Relative Permeability of Gas-Water-Hydrate System", AAPG Hedberg Conference in Vancouver in September 2004, Accepted.
Prepared a report on Alaska gas hydrate research activities and submitted to Spring 2004 Fire in the Ice The National Energy Technology Laboratory Methane Hydrate Newsletter.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming Languages: C, C++, Fortran90
Operating systems: Unix, Windows NT and Linux
Application Software: CMG, Matlab, Eclipse, Aspen, Saphir, Topaze, Mathematica, Matcad
Numerical Simulation and Software Development: Developed software to solve for the flow profile and multiphase fluid distributions in pore network models of porous media. Extensive C and Fortran programming experience in numerical analysis of single and multiphase fluid flow through permeable media.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Transport of simple and complex fluids in complex microstructured materials for applications in energy and environment, mathematical modeling and analysis of the interactions between the transport processes and chemical reactions in various systems of engineering interest, Numerical/Experimental Study of Flow through Porous Media, Flow Visualization, Linear and Nonlinear Optimization, Finite Difference Methods, Production Engineering, Subsurface Modeling, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation, Production and Operations Engineering and Petroleum Economic Evaluation.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Narender R.N and K.K.Mohanty, Gas Hydrate Simulation, Institute of Improved Oil Recovery, Annual Meeting, University of Houston, Houston, 2002.
Narender R.N and K.K.Mohanty, Numerical Simulation of Natural Gas Production from Methane Hydrate Dissociation-A One Dimensional Model, Organization of Chemical Engineering Graduate Students (OChEGS), University of Houston, Houston, 2002.
Narender R.N and K.K.Mohanty, Non-Isothermal Modeling of Depressurization of Hydrates in Porous Media, Annual Technical Meeting, Westport Technology Intl., Houston, 2003.
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Graduate Research supported by Westport Technology and DOE.
Recipient of Stella Eardart Fellowship, University of Houston.
Stood in the top 1% among 100,000 students in the entrance examination for admission to undergraduate study at IIT's in India.
Won second place in the State level Regional Mathematics Olympiad in 1995.
Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
References will be provided on request.
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