Dr. Chandra Rai
MARTIN MILLER ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN PETROLEUM AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, PROFESSOR OF PETROLEUM AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Major Areas of Interest
Rock and mineral physics, Reservoir characterization, Petrophysics
Education
B.S., Applied Geophysics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India, 1970
M.S., Applied Geophysics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India, 1971
Ph.D., Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1977
Selected Publications
Gupta, I., Rai, C. S., Devegowda, D., Sondergeld, C. H. (2021). Fracture Hits in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Critical Review. SPEJ, 26(1), 412-434.
Mukherjee, S., Dang, S. T., Rai, C. S., Sondergeld, C. H. (2021). Pore-type partitioning in unconventional
tight reservoirs: impact on formation damage and long-term production. SPE Res. Eval. & Engineering, 24(03), 514-522.
Gupta, I., Rai, C. S., Ousseini Tinni, A., Sondergeld, C. H. (2020). Using dry pyrolysis to understand
crude oil production characteristics and calculate tortuosity in unconventional shales. J. Petrol. Sci. and Eng., 184, 1-11. doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106540.
Gupta, I., Acosta, J., Sondergeld, C. H., Rai, C. S. (2020). Fracture toughness in shales using nano-
indentation. J. Pet. Sci. and Eng., 191. doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107222.
Gupta, I., Rai, C. S., Devegowda, D., Sondergeld, C. H. (2020). Haynesville Shale: Predicting Long-Term Production and Residual Analysis To Identify Well Interference and Fracture Hits. SPE Reservoir
Evaluation and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.2118/195673-PA.
Mohapatra, A., C. Rai, C. H. Sondergeld and T. Richards, 2019, Laboratory study of ultrasonic velocity variations during CO2 flooding in Tuscaloosa sandstone, SPE Res. Eval. & Eng., 520-530.
