About
Eduardo Pereyra, Ph.D., is a professor in the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering and associate director at the Fluid Flow Project (TUFFP.org) and Horizontal Wells Artificial Lift Project of The University of Tulsa (TUHWALP.org). Eduardo holds two B.E. degrees, one in mechanical engineering and one in system engineering, from the University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from The University of Tulsa. He started his career at the R&D center of the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA-Intevep. He also worked for Multiphase System Integration (MSI) and at Chevron’s Advanced Production Technology Unit as a research scientist intern.
Pereyra’s research interests are multiphase flow and its application to transportation, flow assurance, artificial lift, multiphase measurements and separation technologies.
Awards & Honors
- Production and Operations Award, International Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2023
- Kermit Brown Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa, 2022
- Zelimir Schmidt Outstanding Researcher Award, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa, 2021
- Midcontinent Regional Production and Operations Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019
- Cedric K. Ferguson Certificate, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015
Education
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, 2010
- M.Sc., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, 2005
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Los Andes, 2000
Research Interests & Areas of Expertise
- Multiphase flow
- Flow assurance
- Artificial lift
- Separation
- Multiphase metering
