Dr. William Odiete’s professional journey is marked by a rich tapestry of experience in the oil and gas industry, academia, and community engagement. 🛢️ Starting as a Laboratory Engineer at Schlumberger Nigeria Ltd., he specialized in cementing fluids, acidizing, and fracturing fluid designs for oil and gas wells. Over the years, he progressed to managerial roles, including General Support Engineer, where he oversaw operations and interfaced with key stakeholders. Later, as Community & Government Affairs Manager, he fostered positive relations between Schlumberger, local communities, and government entities. Transitioning to entrepreneurship, he successfully managed his fuel station before dedicating himself to academia as a Lecturer in Petroleum Engineering at Delta State University.
Research Focus
Dr. William Odiete’s research focus spans a wide array of topics within the realm of environmental engineering, petroleum engineering, and related fields. His work encompasses innovative designs for conventional oil-water separators, including novel metrics for managing pollution and protecting the environment. Additionally, he delves into the development of new technologies for wellbore temperature control, aiming to prevent failures and enhance performance in high-pressure, high-temperature wells. Furthermore, his contributions extend to modeling the rheological properties of cement slurries and drilling fluids, facilitating mud and cementing job designs for improved operations in the oil and gas industry. Through his diverse research endeavors, Dr. Odiete demonstrates a commitment to advancing technologies that promote environmental protection and enhance industrial processes.
Publications Top Notes
- Publication Title: Novel pollution prevention process for regulating industrial wastewater for better protection of the environment and public health.
- Year: 2024
- Journal: Heliyon-Journal-Elsevier
- Volume: 10(3)
- DOI: Link
- Publication Title: New wellbore temperature control design for preventing failure and poor performance of logging tools in high pressure-high temperature wells.
- Year: 2022
- Journal: Heliyon-Journal-Elsevier
- Volume: 8(5)
- DOI: Link
- Publication Title: Novel metric for managing the protection of humanity and the environment against pollution and its adverse effects.
- Year: 2020
- Journal: Heliyon-Journal-Elsevier
- Volume: 6(11)
- DOI: Link
- Publication Title: Novel design methods for conventional oil-water separators.
- Year: 2019
- Journal: Heliyon-Journal-Elsevier
- Volume: 5(5)
- DOI: Link
- Publication Title: Residence time versus aspect ratio of conventional oil/water separators.
- Year: 2016
- Journal: International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology
- Volume: 32(1)
- Pages: 16 – 18
- Publication Title: Effect of aspect ratio on the oil separation efficiency of conventional oil-water separators.
- Year: 2016
- Journal: International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research
- Volume: 7(3)
- Pages: 840 – 847
- Publication Title: Effect of aspect ratio on the suspended solids separation efficiency of conventional oil-water separators.
- Year: 2016
- Journal: International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research
- Volume: 7(3)
- Pages: 128 – 135
- Publication Title: Modelling the flow behavior of cement slurry with temperature.
- Year: 2015
- Journal: International Journal of Current Science
- Volume: 14(E)
- Pages: 70 – 73
- Publication Title: Facilitating Mud Design, Cementing Job Design and the Entire Drilling Operations by Modelling the Rheological Properties of Water-based Mud and Oil-based Mud with Temperature.
- Year: 2023
- Journal: International Journal of Engineering Science Technologies
- Volume: 7(4)
- Pages: 19 – 25