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Dr. Brian Francis Towler

Brian Francis Towler, Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Room 4055, 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: 307.766.2500


Education
  • B.E., University of Queensland - Chemical Engineering
  • Ph.D., University of Queensland - Chemical Engineering
Specializations:

Reservoir Engineering & Simulation, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Natural Gas Processing, Wax Deposition, Phase Behavior.

Textbook:

  • B.F. Towler "Fundamental Principles of Reservoir Engineering". Society of Petroleum Engineers, Dallas Texas, 2002. available at http://spestore.spe.org/

Selected Journal Publications:

  • Frauenthal, R.B. Di Franco, and B.F. Towler, "Reduction of Grid Orientation Effects in Reservoir Simulation Using Generalized Upstream Weighting". SPE Journal December 1985, 902-908.
  • B.F. Towler "Reservoir Simulation of the Mereenie Field", APEA Journal, 26 (1986), 428-446.
  • B.F. Towler, "Economics of Farm-Outs" Journal Petroleum Technology, December 1990, 42(12) 1588
  • B.F. Towler and Y. Wagle, "Modeling of CO2 Huff and Puff using a Black Oil Simulator" Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 8(1992) 167-179
  • B.F. Towler and S. Bansal "Hyperbolic Decline Curve Analysis using Linear Regression" Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 8(1993) 257-268
  • B.F. Towler, J. Varma, and H.G. Harris, "Hydrodynamic Petroleum Entrapment in Sage Creek Field, Wyoming", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 8(1992) 89-95.
  • B.F. Towler, "Well Testing in a Complex Sandstone Reservoir", SPE 15420 presented at the 1986 SPE Annual Conference October 5-8, 1986, New Orleans.
  • B.F. Towler, "Analysis Helps Determine Farm-in Fractional Interest" Oil and Gas Journal, Jan. 9th, 1989 pp.65-66.
  • B.F. Towler, "Reservoir Engineering Aspects of Sampling of Saturated Oils for PVT Analysis" 1990, SPE paper 19438.
  • B.F. Towler, "Simulation of the Slattery South Field, A Minnelusa 'A' Reservoir", paper SPE 21816 and presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Regional meeting, Denver April 14-17th 1991.
  • B.F. Towler, "Statistical and Economical Analysis of Geochemical Exploration Data in the GERT Project" Oil and Gas Journal, 91(May 10,1993) 69-72.
  • B.F. Towler and G. G. Chakmakian, "Hyperbolic Decline Curve Analysis using Non-linear Regression from a Spreadsheet Optimizer Routine", Oil and Gas Journal, March 14, 1994, 92(11) 61-64.
  • Michael Matthews, Brian Towler, Feng Li, and David A. Bell, " Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Measurements with Semi-continuous Mixtures" presented at the 1994 Annual AIChE Meeting, Nov. 7-12, 1994. and published in Fluid Phase Equilibria. 111(1995) 101-111
  • Mark P. Walsh and Brian F. Towler, "Method to Compute PVT Properties for Gas Condensates", Oil and Gas Journal, July 31 1995, 83-86
  • Towler, R. Buslov and A. V. Amian, "Study of Two and Three Phase Foams in Well Completion Processes" SPE 36490 presented at the 71st Annual Technical Conference of SPE 6 October 1996.
  • Brian F. Towler and Michael A. Shaver, "Reservoir Engineering For The Almond Formation In The Standard Draw Gas Field In Southern Wyoming" SPE 38376 presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Casper, WY, May 18-21, 1997.
  • Brian F. Towler and Guy C. Ehlers, "Plugging Wells with Hydrated Bentonite", SPE 38347 presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Casper, WY, May 18-21, 1997.
  • Brian F. Towler and Siddartha Seth, "Diachronic Viscosity Increase of Waxy Crude Oil", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 43 (2004) 13-23.
  • Brian F. Towler and Saeid Mokhatab, “New Technique Determines Appropriate Location of Line Heaters in Gas Transmission Pipelines” Oil and Gas Journal 102 (11) (Mar 15, 2004) pp. 56-59.
  • Brian F. Towler and Surya Rebbapragada "Mitigation of Paraffin Deposition for Wyoming Crudes" Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 45(2004) 11-19
  • Brian F. Towler and Saeid Mokhatab, “Rapid Estimation of Hydrate Formation Conditions” Hydrocarbon Processing (April 2005) 61-63
  • J. Michael Boyles, Klaas Van’t Veld, Brian F. Towler and Charles Mason, “Using Prodcution History and Field Characteristics to Quantify the Influence of Geologic and Engineering Attributes on Reservoir Performance in Wyoming Oil Fields” presented at the AAPG Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, Jackson WY, 2005
  • Brian F. Towler and Saeid Mokhatab, “Severe Slugging Remediation”, accepted for publication in Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, July 2005.
  • Saeid Mokhatab F. Vejahati, M.B. Nikoo, and B.F. Towler “Correlation of the Critical Properties of Alkanes” accepted for publication in Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, August 2005.
  • Sugata P. Tan, Hertanto Adidharma, Brian F. Towler, and Maciej Radosz, “Friction Theory and Free-volume Theory coupled with Statistical Associating Fluid Theory in Viscosity Modeling: pure n-alkanes”, accepted for publication in IEC Research, August 2005.
  • Brian F. Towler, Invited Chapter in Petroleum Engineering Handbook, Chapter 5  Gas Properties
College of Engineering and Applied Science