H. Gordon Harris
Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Education
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, 1961
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, 1962
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1968
P.E. State of Louisiana
Specialization
Enhanced oil recovery
Coalbed methane
Oil shale and other fossil derived synfuels
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Current Research
Application of enhanced oil recovery technologies to mature reservoirs
Coalbed methane production
Carbon dioxide separation, transportation and sequestration
Selected Publications
"Axial Diffusion in a Cylinder with Pulsed Flow," H.G. Harris and S.L. Goren,
Chem. Engr. Sci. 22 , 1571 (1967).
"Thermodynamics of Solutions with Physical and Chemical Interactions:
Solubility of Acetylene in Organic Solvent," H.G. Harris and J.M. Prausnitz,
IEC Fund. 8 , 180 (1969).
"Process for the Continuous Production of Aluminum," H.G. Harris, R.V. Bailey
and C. Toth, U.S. Patent 3,615,360, Oct. 26, 1971.
"A Perturbation Analysis of Second Order Effects in the Kinetics of Oil Shale
Pyrolysis," D. Finucane, J.H. George, and H.G. Harris, Fuel 56 , 65
(1977).
"Mathematical Modeling of In Situ Oil Shale Retorting," H.J. George and H.G.
Harris, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 14 , No. 1, (1977).
"A Mathematical Model of Forward Combustion Retorting of Oil Shale," L. Dockter
and H.G. Harris, LETC/TPR-78/1, July, 1978.
"Hydrometallurgical Production of Zinc Sulfate Monohydrate from Byproduct
Materials," H.G. Harris, et. al., Mining Cong. J. 64 , 7 (1978).
"A Critical Evaluation of Preliminary Design Techniques for Steam Drive
Projects," T.B. Jensen, M.P. Sharma, and H.G. Harris, J. Petroleum Sci. Engr. 5 ,
67 (1990).
"An Improved Evaluation Model for Steam Drive Projects," T.B. Jensen, M.P.
Sharma, and H.G. Harris, J. Petroleum Sci. Engr. 5 , 309 (1990)
