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Nicolás
SANTOS SANTOS

Profesor sin foto

Director of the GIT Research Group

CONTACT

Information

nicolas@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1352

GENERAL

Biography

He currently holds the esteemed position of Director at the Research Group in Computed Tomography for Reservoir Characterization (GIT), which has been formally recognized by Minciencias in Category A. Over the past 6 years, he has successfully led a total of 43 projects, comprising 14 research projects and 29 extension projects in collaboration with the hydrocarbon industry. These projects have spanned various areas, including Reservoir Characterization, Increase of Recovery Factor, Petrophysical Analysis and Damage to Formation, Drilling, Production Engineering, and Characterization and Stratigraphic Correlation.

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education and

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Hydrocarbon Engineering


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2003

  • Specialization in University Teaching


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2000

  • Specialization in Gas Engineering


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1999

  • Petroleum Engineering


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1987

Director of the GIT Research Group

contact

Information

nicolas@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1352

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Sustainable energy resources

  • Watershed analysis

  • Environmental impact studies

  • Calculation of the prospective hydrocarbon resource in Colombian basins

  • Analysis of sedimentary basins

  • Drilling of stratigraphic wells

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office

Hours

Wednesday
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

UIS Central Campus, Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga, oficina 423

RESEARCH

Group

awards and

Recognitions

  • Profesor Titular Laureado


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2019

  • Distinguished Achievement Award for petroleum Engineering Faculty – South America and Caribbean Region


    Society of Petroleum Engineers International, 2017

  • Premio Concurso Técnico: TEC-360: Modelo Para Predecir la Reducción de Permeabilidad Debido a la Depositación de CaCO3 en el Medio Poroso


    International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, 2017