Biographical Sketch

Dr. Boyun Guo is a full professor and graduate coordinator in petroleum engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He also serves as the director of the Center for Optimization of Petroleum Systems (COPS) at the Energy Institute of Louisiana (EIL). With a robust career bridging both industrial practice and rigorous academia, Dr. Guo offers an exceptional breadth of expertise in subsea reservoir engineering, drilling optimization, and strategic production design.

Dr. Guo possesses a comprehensive professional background that features 9 years of work experience in the petroleum industry, 5 years of work experience in a U.S. research center, and over 20 years of work experience in U.S. academia. Throughout his time in academia, he has supervised and graduated 15 Ph.D. students and over 40 master’s students over the past 20 years. He has conducted and participated in a number of high-level research projects, including those sponsored by U.S. NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE).

An incredibly prolific author and innovator, Dr. Guo has published over 140 papers in peer-reviewed journals, presented over 70 technical papers in national and international conferences, and authored 11 books along with a great number of invention patents in petroleum engineering. In recognition of his exceptional research, teaching, and advisory contributions, he received the Eminent Faculty (Distinguished Professor) Award from UL Lafayette, the Outstanding Doctoral Student Mentor Award from UL Lafayette, the Award for the Distinguished Contributions to the Petroleum Engineering from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty from the SPE.

Recent Projects

• Carbon Dioxide Seafloor Storage: Evaluating the feasibility of dynamic CO2 hydrate formation in porous media and utilizing advanced jet-cooling technologies for non-leaking, long-term marine storage.

• Geothermal Energy Conversion: Developing mathematical models to assess the thermal efficiency and productivity of converting end-of-lifetime oil and gas wells into productive geothermal systems.

• Unconventional Reservoir Recovery: Revisiting fluid and capillary imbibition mechanisms to enhance hydrocarbon recovery and optimize post-fracturing soaking times in multi-fractured shale formations.

• Extended-Reach Drilling Trajectories: Mathematical modeling of friction reduction using innovative smooth catenary trajectories to optimize long horizontal well operations.