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Dr. H. Gordon Harris

H. Gordon Harris, Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Room 4029, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307.766.6558
Fax: 307.766.5769 

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

  1. "Axial Diffusion in a Cylinder with Pulsed Flow," H.G. Harris and S.L. Goren, Chem. Engr. Sci. 22, 1571 (1967).
  2. "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).
  3. "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.
  4. "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).
  5. "Mathematical Modeling of In Situ Oil Shale Retorting," H.J. George and H.G. Harris, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 14, No. 1, (1977).
  6. "A Mathematical Model of Forward Combustion Retorting of Oil Shale," L. Dockter and H.G. Harris, LETC/TPR-78/1, July, 1978.
  7. "Hydrometallurgical Production of Zinc Sulfate Monohydrate from Byproduct Materials," H.G. Harris, et. al., Mining Cong. J. 64, 7 (1978).
  8. "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).
  9. "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)
College of Engineering and Applied Science