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Dr. Foued Badrouchi serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Montana Technological University's Lance College of Mines & Engineering, joining the institution in 2024. His expertise spans drilling, reservoir, and production engineering with industry experience at Hess Corporation and academic roles at the University of North Dakota and University of Wyoming.
His educational background includes:
- Bachelor's and Master's in Petroleum Production Engineering from University of Boumerdes, Algeria
- PhD in Petroleum Engineering from University of North Dakota
Dr. Badrouchi's research focuses on drilling optimization and hydraulics, fluid flow mechanics, sand transport, CO2 interactions for EOR and storage, and computational modeling for drilling systems. He develops innovative experimental setups and computational tools to address industry challenges in unconventional reservoirs, emphasizing practical applications through hands-on experimentation.
His 20+ publications reveal strong trends in CO2-EOR viability in tight formations, hole cleaning optimization through advanced hydraulic modeling, and fracture propagation mechanics in shale reservoirs. These works consistently integrate experimental validation with computational approaches across drilling, reservoir, and production domains.
His honors include:
- Presidential Award, SPE UND Student Chapter (2022)
- Outstanding Advisor Award, University of North Dakota (2022)
- Graduate Achievement Day Award (2020)
Dr. Badrouchi actively mentors students through research projects while teaching core courses including Introduction to Drilling Engineering, Drilling Fluids Lab, Completion Engineering, and Advanced Drilling Techniques. His industry background enables practical integration of concepts like shallow water flow modeling and drilling data analytics into curricula.
He maintains research connections with industry partners through projects developed during his tenure at Hess Corporation and continues experimental work building on his PhD-developed large-scale hole cleaning setups.
