Weiwei Zhu/朱维伟

 

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Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Department of Engineering Mechanics

 

Tsinghua University

 

Beijing 100084, China

 

E-mail: weiweizhu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn/jacnil@yeah.net

 

 

 

Education

·     Ph. D  (2017.08-2020.11)

o   Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, KSA

o    Program: Energy Resource and Petroleum Engineering.

O Dissertation Title: “Investigation of Subsurface Systems of Polygonal Fractures” (https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/handle/10754/666118)

o    Supervisor: Prof. Tadeusz W. Patzek

·     M.S  (2016.08-2017.11)

o  Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, KSA

o    Program: Earth Science and Engineering, GPA: 3.9/4.0

o    Supervisor: Prof. Tadeusz W. Patzek

·      B.S. (2011.09-2015.06)

o    College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China

o     Program: Petroleum Engineering, 4.07/5.0

o     Thesis Title: “Simulation of the Water-flooding Features in Fractured Reservoir”

o    Supervisor: Prof. Yuedong Yao

 

Experiences

·  2021.04 -now, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Postdoctoral Researcher. (Host professor: Moran Wang)

·  2018.12-2019.12, Cofounder of PUHU ($20,000 funds), A startup company in TAQADAM Startup Accelerator, Thuwal, KSA

 

Research Interests

·       Discrete fracture networks

·      Stochastic simulation

·       Structural geology

·      Fracture mechanics

·      Deep-learning techniques

   由自主开发的离散裂缝建模软件建立的二维裂缝网络模型

由自主开发的离散裂缝建模软件建立的三维裂缝网络模型

 

 

Honors and Awards

ü  2021.04, The best paper award, the first prize. The 3rd China Petroleum and Petrochemistry Smart technology Symposium, Beijing, China

ü  2015.06 Outstanding graduate award of Beijing city

ü  2014.10, Chevron Scholarship for academic excellence(2/217), China University of Petroleum, Beijing

ü  2013.10, National Scholarship(1/178), Ministry of Education, China

ü  2012.10, National Scholarship(2/214), Ministry of Education, China

 

 

Publications

 

In Journal

u Zhu W, Z. Tian, Z. Chen, M. Wang*. Numerical Investigation of Influential Factors in Hydraulic Fracturing Processes Using Coupled Discrete Element-Lattice Boltzmann Method. Journal of Geophysical Research -Solid Earth 128: e2023JB027292, 2023

u  Zhu W, Chen Z, Yang Y, Gong W and Wang M*. Impacts of T-type Intersections on the Connectivity and Flow in Complex Fracture Networks", Engineering Geology 320: 107122, 2023

u  Zhu W, He X, Santoso R, Lei G, Patzek T. W. and Wang M*. Enhancing Fracture Network Characterization: A Data-Driven, Outcrop-Based Analysis", Computers and Geotechnics, 627: 848-861, 2022.

u  Zhu W, Lei G, He X, Yang Y, Santoso R and Wang M*. Can we infer the percolation status of 3D fractured media from 2D outcrops?. Engineering Geology, 302: 106648, 2022.

u  Zhu W, He X, Li Y, Lei G, Santoso R and Wang M*. Impacts of fracture properties on the formation and development of stimulated reservoir volume: A global sensitivity analysis. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022: 110852, 2022.

u  Zhu W, He X, Lei G, and Wang M*. Complexity Analysis of Three-dimensional Stochastic Discrete Fracture Networks with Fractal and Multifractal Techniques. Journal of Structural Geology. 162: 104690, 2022.

u  Zhu W, Lei G, He X, Patzek T. W. and Wang M*. Fractal and multifractal characterization of stochastic fracture networks and real outcrops. Journal of Structural Geology, 155: 104508, 2022.

u  Hu Y, Wei J, Li T, Zhu W, M. Wang*. Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow in Carbonate Rocks Based on Digital Rock Technology. Energies, 15(10): 3748, 2022.

u  Yang Y, Zhu W, Ji Y, et al. Interfacial Properties of H2O+ CO2+ Oil Three-Phase Systems: A Density Gradient Theory Study. Atmosphere, 13(4): 625, 2022.

u  Zhu W*, He X, Khirevich S, and Patzek T. W. "Fracture sealing and its impact on percolation in the subsurface fracture networks: a simulation study", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, revision. 2022

u  Zhu W*, Khirevich S, Patzek T W. HatchFrac: A fast open-source DFN modeling software. Computers and Geotechnics, 150: 104917, 2022.

u  Zhu W*, Yalcin B, Khirevich S, et al. Fault Traces: Generation of Fault Segments and Estimation of Their Fractal Dimension. Lithosphere, 2021: 4991604, 2021.

u  Zhu W*, Khirevich S, Patzek T W. Impact of fracture geometry and topology on the connectivity and flow properties of stochastic fracture networks. Water Resources Research, 57(7): e2020WR028652, 2021.

 

In Conference

²  Zhu W, Khirevich S, Patzek T W. Percolation properties of stochastic fracture networks in 2D and outcrop fracture maps[C] 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2018, 2018(1): 1-5.

²  Zhu W, Yalcin B, Khirevich S, et al. Correlation analysis of fracture intensity descriptors with different dimensionality in a geomechanics-constrained 3d fracture network[C]Petroleum Geostatistics 2019. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2019, 2019(1): 1-5.

²  Zhu W, Khirevich S, Patzek T. Fracture recognition with U-net and pixel-based automatic fracture detection[C]Fourth Naturally Fractured Reservoir Workshop. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2020, 2020(1): 1-5.

²  Zhu W, He X, Patzek T W. Insights into the Coupled Effects of Fracture Geometry and Sealing on Stimulated Reservoir Volume in Shales[C]3rd International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference. OnePetro, 2021.

²  Zhu W, Yao Y, Zhang F. Multifractal Description of Fractures in Tight Reservoir Based on Fracture Image[C]2015 International Forum on Energy, Environment Science and Materials. Atlantis Press, 2015: 255-260.

²  He X, Zhu W, Santoso R, et al. CO2 Leakage Rate Forecasting Using Optimized Deep Learning[C]SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro, 2021.

²  He X, Zhu W, Santoso R, et al. Fracture Permeability Estimation Under Complex Physics: A Data-Driven Model Using Machine Learning[C]SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro, 2021.

²  He X, Santoso R, Zhu W, et al. Coupled Flow-Normal-Shear Influence on Fracture Permeability: Analysis and Modeling[C]ARMA/DGS/SEG 2nd International Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro, 2021.

²  He X, Zhu W, AlSinan M, et al. CO2 Storage Capacity Prediction In Deep Saline Aquifers: Uncertainty and Global Sensitivity Analysis[C]International Petroleum Technology Conference. OnePetro, 2022.

²  Li Y, He X, Zhu W, et al. Digital Rock Reconstruction Using Wasserstein GANs with Gradient Penalty[C]International Petroleum Technology Conference. OnePetro, 2022.

 

 

Membership

· American Rock Mechanics Association/International Society for Rock Mechanics, lifetime member

·    Society of Petroleum Engineers, Young professional member