研究领域

油藏数值模拟方法、非常规油气藏开发、油砂开发

科研项目

主持科研项目（美国国家基金会，美国海、陆、空军，美孚公司）16项，总经费2520，000美元。

Publications

[1] K. Wu, Z. Chen, X. Li, J. Li, J. Xu, X. Dong. Wettability effect on nanoconfined water flow: A simple model. PNAS. 2017,114 (13), 3358-3363.

[2] Z. Chen, J. Sun, R. Wang and X. Wu, A pseudo-bubble point model and its simulation for foamy oil in porous media, SPE Journal, April (2015), 239 - 247.

[3] J. Li, X. Zhao and Z. Chen, A novel analysis for finite volume approximations of the Stokes problem, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 279 (2015), 97-105.

[4] Z. Chen, H. Liu and B. Yang, Accelerating iterative linear solvers using multiple graphical processing units, International Journal of Computer Mathematics 97 (2015), 1422-1438.

[5] M. Dejam, H. Hassanzadeh and Z. Chen, Capillary forces between two parallel plates connected by a liquid bridge, Journal of Porous Media 18 (2015), 179-188.

[6] D. Ji, H. Zhong, M. Dong, and Z. Chen, Study of heat transfer by thermal expansion of connate water ahead of a steam chamber edge in the steam-assisted-gravity-drainage process, Fuel, 150 (2015), 592-601.

[7] S. Yang and Z. Chen, A Simulation Model for Accurate Prediction of Uneven Proppant Distribution in the Marcellus Shale Coupled with Reservoir Geomechanics, Paper SPE-177286-MS, SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Morgantown, WV, USA, October 13-15, 2015.

[8] K. Wu, X. Li and Z. Chen, A Model for Oil Flow in Tight Oil Reservoirs Considering the Effects of the Pore Wall Roughness and Wettability, Paper SPE-176826-MS, the SPE Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, November 9-11, 2015.

[9] H. Liu and Z. Chen, A Parallel Platform for Reservoir Simulators on Distributed-memory Supercomputers, Paper SPE-176045-MS, the SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Nusa Dua, Indonesia, October 20-22, 2015.

[10] J. Xu, Z. Chen, Y. Yu and J. Cao, Numerical Thermal Simulation and Optimization of Hybrid CSS/SAGD Process in Long Lake with Top Water and Lean Zones, SPE-170149-MS, the 2014 SPE Heavy Oil Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10-12, 2014.