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SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Vladimir Ernesto
MERCHÁN JAIMES

Profesor sin foto

Director of Postgraduate Office

Director of GED
Research Group

CONTACT

Information

vmerchan@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2944

GENERAL

Biography

Geomechanics specialist with 10 years of international experience on applied Geomechanics for oil and gas industry, focused on conventional, unconventional and naturally fractured reservoirs. Wide knowledge and familiarity in the detail construction of 1D/3D/4D geomechanics models applied to Wellbore Stability Analysis, Mechanical Earth Models, and input data for hydraulic fracturing design. For the past 3.5 years, my expertise always has been under an integrated and multidisciplinary environment applying the Front-End Loading methodology for “Vaca Muerta” (Dead Cow) unconventional reservoir. Currently working for Universidad Industrial de Santander as an Assistant Professor.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Doctor in Engineering


    Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, 2011

  • Master in Engineering-Geotechnical


    Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2004

  • Civil Engineer


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2000

Director of Postgraduate Office

Director of
GED Research Group

CONTACT

Information

vmerchan@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2944

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Small strain stiffness

  • Residual strength

  • Wellbore stability analysis

  • Unsaturated soil mechanics

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

UIS Central Campus, Edificio ABP, oficina 202-7

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • AlBan Fellow


    European Comission, 2005

  • Nombre del reconocimiento


    Identidad que lo otorga, año

  • Nombre del reconocimiento


    Identidad que lo otorga, año

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