Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Industry Theory, Case Studies, and Applications

Chapter 1 Theory and Background on Artificial Intelligences and Machine Learning Methods - Mehmet Gumus, Xinyi Huang, Caner Erden, Sena Kır, Jie Yang, Tianyi Zhang, and Elif Elcin Gunay

Chapter 2 AI Applications in Reservoir Characterization, Geology, and Geophysics - Cenk Temizel, Salih Tutun, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Ekrem Alagoz, Emre Can Dündar, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Luigi Saputelli, and Mehmet Melih Oskay

Chapter 3 AI Applications in Drilling Engineering - Ekrem Alagoz, Yasin Ozkan, Haowei Tang, Hantang Li, Weichao Yang, Emre Can Dündar, Cenk Temizel, Salih Tutun, Mehmet Melih Oskay, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Luigi Saputelli, Mufrettin Murat Sari, and M Esad Kaya.

Chapter 4 AI Applications in Reservoir Engineering and Management - Cenk Temizel, Salih Tutun, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Ekrem Alagoz, Emre Can Dündar, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Luigi Saputelli, and Mehmet Melih Oskay

Chapter 5 AI Applications in Well Completion, Production, and Stimulation - Ekrem Alagoz, Haowei Tang, Ferit Ozdaban, Yasin Ozkan, Emre Can Dündar, Mehmet Melih Oskay, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Luigi Saputelli, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Salih Tutun, and Cenk Temizel

Chapter 6 AI Applications in Enhanced Recovery - Emre Can Dündar, Ekrem Alagoz, Ferit Ozdaban, Mehmet Melih Oskay, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Luigi Saputelli, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Salih Tutun, and Cenk Temizel

Chapter 7 AI Applications in Facilities, Pipelines, and Metering - Ekrem Alagoz, Ferit Ozdaban, Serkan Gozel, Mouad Al Krmagi, Emre Can Dündar, Mehmet Melih Oskay, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Luigi Saputelli, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Salih Tutun, and Cenk Temizel

Chapter 8 AI Applications in Unconventionals - Ekrem Alagoz, Emre Can Dündar, Srikanth Tangirala, Mehmet Melih Oskay, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Luigi Saputelli, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Salih Tutun, and Cenk Temizel

Chapter 9 AI Applications in the Fourth Industry Revolution - Ekrem Alagoz, Ruoyu "Tagore" Cheng, Mouad Al Krmagi, Ferit Ozdaban, Serkan Gozel, Emre Can Dündar, Mehmet Melih Oskay, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Luigi Saputelli, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Salih Tutun, and Cenk Temizel

Chapter 10 AI Applications in Renewable Resources - Cenk Temizel, Salih Tutun, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Ekrem Alagoz, Emre Can Dündar, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Luigi Saputelli, and Mehmet Melih Oskay

Chapter 11 Future Directions in AI Applications in the Energy Industry - Mehmet Melih Oskay, Mesut Yurukcu, Ekrem Alagoz, Emre Can Dündar, Celal Hakan Canbaz, Luigi Saputelli, Mufrettin Murat Sari, Cenk Temizel, and Salih Tutun

Biography

Cenk Temizel is an energy professional with 20 years of international experience in the oil and gas industry. He was a research assistant at Stanford University before joining the industry and is the recipient of the SPE Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award. He received his MSc in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California and BSc from Middle East Technical University - Ankara.

Salih Tutun is an AI researcher and faculty member at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis. His research on Networked Pattern Recognition has been featured by global news organizations. Dr. Tutun also serves as a senior AI consultant on projects on IT artifacts and products for business decision-making and has developed several products, including MDScan, XScanner, NEPAR, SASX, DIA, and DemansCheck. He is an External Advisory Board Member of the SkillMeet project funded under the Horizon Europe program.

Celal Hakan Canbaz is a Senior Energy Expert with deep expertise in SCAL analysis, reservoir engineering, and well-testing, gained through both academic and industrial work. He is the co-founder of Climpach Consulting LLC and has led or contributed to over 30 projects, 50 publications, and 3 books. Canbaz has delivered 50+ technical courses on energy, project finance, and sustainability, and holds a U.S. patent in reservoir wettability. Recognized among Azerbaijan’s top 100 scientists, he holds M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from Istanbul Technical University and is active in SPE and EAGE.

Ekrem Alagoz is a drilling supervisor at Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO). He earned a BS degree from Iskenderun Technical University and an MS degree from The University of Texas at Austin, both in petroleum engineering. He previously worked as a hydraulic fracturing research engineer in the R&D department of TPAO.

Emre Can Dundar earned a BS degree from Bülent Ecevit University in Mining Engineering and an MS degree from The West Virginia University in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department. He is currently the head of the Hydraulic Fracturing Department at Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), where he is responsible for performing frac design and execution operations.

Mufrettin Murat Sari is a Chemistry Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, USA. He has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of Materials Chemistry, Applied Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. He received a Ph.D. degree from Hacettepe University, Turkey in 2005. He has published around 40 scientific articles, proceedings, books, book chapters, and other publications with hundreds of citations. Previously, he was a teaching assistant at Hacettepe University, researcher at Criminal Department Research Center, Ankara, Turkey, professor at Turkish Military Academy & National Defense University, and visiting professor at Texas A&M University, College Station. 

Luigi Saputelli is a seasoned Reservoir Engineering Expert Advisor, having worked as a reservoir, drilling, and production engineer for PDVSA, ADNOC, Hess, and Halliburton. Dr. Saputelli is a researcher, lecturer, and active volunteer in the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Houston.

Mehmet Melih Oskay earned his PhD degree in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas. He has taught at University of Texas, Louisiana Tech University, Middle East Technical University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. His industrial experience covers Shell, Kuwait Oil Company and Kuwait Gulf Oil Company. He has represented the latter two companies at joint operating committees including government representatives for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.