G. Paul Willhite

Contact Information

Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
University of Kansas
4146 Learned Hall
1530 W. 15th St.
Lawrence
KS 66045-7609
Phone: (785) 864-2906
Fax: (785) 864-4967
e-mail: willhite@ku.edu

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1959, Iowa State University
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, 1962, Northwestern University

Professional Experience

Senior Research Scientist, Continental Oil Company
Professor and Chair of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas

Areas of Expertise

Reservoir Engineering
Secondary and Tertiary Oil Recovery
Chemical Engineering

Areas of Interest

Enhanced Oil Recovery Processing Including Polymer Flooding
Carbon Dioxide Miscible Flooding and Thermal Recovery
Improved Oil Recovery Processes Ranging from Waterflooding to Application of Gelled Polymer to Control Water Movement in Petroleum Reservoirs
Management of Petroleum Reservoirs and Simulation of Oil Production Using Reservoir Simulators
Transport Processes in Porous Media
Expansion of Energy Research at the University of Kansas