Xingru Wu Sarkeys Energy Center 1362, 100 East Boyd, Norman, OK Phone: (512) (C), (405) (O)

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1 Xingru Wu Sarkeys Energy Center 1362, 100 East Boyd, Norman, OK Phone: (512) (C), (405) (O) Research Interests I am a reservoir engineer, with a strong interest in the physics of multiphase flow in porous media and enhanced hydrocarbon recovery. My research focuses on hydrocarbon phase behavior, tracer technology, numerical modeling and simulation, flow assurance, real-time surveillance for deepwater development, and geothermal resource development. Education Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, May 2006 Dissertation: An investigation of partitioning tracers for characterizing geothermal reservoirs and predicting enthalpy production M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, August 2002 Thesis: Numerical simulation study to evaluate recovery performance of miscible displacement and WAG Process. B.S. Petroleum Engineering, University of Petroleum, July 1997 Professional Experience The University of Oklahoma, 08/12~Now Associate professor, Mewbourne School of Petroleum & Geological Engineering Teaching experience Semester Course Title Couse Code # of Students Fall 2012 Statics and Dynamics PE Spring 2013 Numerical Methods PE Spring 2013 Advanced Production Engineering PE Spring 2013 Integrated Reservoir Management PE Fall 2013 Statics and Dynamics PE Fall 2013 Integrated Reservoir Management PE Spring 2014 Subsurface Production Engineering PE Spring 2014 Advanced Production Engineering PE Spring 2014 Integrated Reservoir Management PE Fall 2014 Statics and Dynamics PE2113 Fall 2014 Well Test Analysis PE5573 Fall 2014 Integrated Reservoir Management PE4553 Public services o Undergraduate advisor o Ed Cline Faculty Development Awards Committee, Term

2 M.Sc. Supervision Kalra, Sumeer, Gas Lift Optimization in Deepwater production, in progress; Xu, Boyue, Gas Characterization in extra High Pressure and Temperature, in progress; Babayemi, Babatunde, Gas Utilization in Heavy Oil Development, in progress; Ph.D. Supervision Tian, Wei, Chemical Tracer in Reservoir Characterization, in progress; Visiting Scholar Supervision Gao, Yonghai, Drilling through Gas Hydrates Zone in Deepwater Development, University of Petroleum China, Sep. 2013~ Sep M.Sc. Thesis Committee Milad, Benmadi, Modeling and Simulation of Production from Commingled Multilayer Zones and Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs, Faruk Civan, Completed in Dec Ekweanua, Emmanuel, Correlating Natural Gas Production, Price, Import and Export in a Neural Network Framework, Suresh Sharma, April 27, 2014 Wang, Shuoshi, Rock Friction Factor and Flow Units, Djebbar Tiab, Completed in April 29, Reese, Zach, Production Data Analysis of The Mississippi Lime In Woods and Alfalfa Counties, Oklahoma, Deepak Devegowda. May 2, Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Liao, Zonghu, Dynamic Shear Rupture along Faults: Experiments and Simulations, Ze ev Reches, Completed in Dec BP America Inc., Houston, TX, Reservoir Engineer, 05/05 ~ 08/12 Developed the mechanism of Bright Water polymer in Enhanced Oil Recovery and implemented it in VIP simulator; then modeled the technology performance of Milne Point & Prudhoe Bay of Bright Water injection pilots. Managed the project Interpretation of Interwell Tracer using Method of Moment funded by BP Innovation Board. Managed the reserve progression in Overthrust assets, WY. Built a skin monitoring tool using pressure superposition and connected energy model for a Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Deepwater asset and widely used in other assets. Managed fluid sampling, analysis, and fluid characterization using Equation of State. Created well rate allocation algorithm to enhance its accuracy and efficiency for Atlantis and championed Deepwater Rate Allocation for BP Gulf of Mexico Production Assets. Conducted tidal analysis for reservoir compaction study for GoM fields using Fourier Transform Algorithm. The University of Texas at Austin, Research & Teaching Assistant, 09/02 ~ 05/06 Teaching assistant for graduate course Advanced Reservoir Engineering, Advanced Thermodynamics. Investigated partitioning geothermal tracers to infer reservoir properties in highly heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs by numerical simulation. 2

3 Idaho National Laboratory, Summer Intern, 2003 Numerical simulation study of the partitioning tracer in heterogeneous geothermal to identify ideal tracer properties for a superheated geothermal reservoir using TETRAD University of Alaska Fairbanks, Research Assistant, 09/00 ~ 08/02 Researched heavy oil development technology using miscible gas and WAG processes. Conducted a fundamental study on vapor extraction for solvent-based enhanced oil recovery processes to develop West Sak heavy oil resources. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), Summer Intern, 2001 Conducted Tabasco Oil Pool numerical simulation and history match using Eclipse China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC), Petroleum Engineer, 07/97~09/00 Reservoir engineer/production engineer for Pinghu Oil & Gas Field responsible for pressure transient analysis, production forecast, and fluid analysis. Evaluated CAPEX and OPEX for a number of offshore oil/gas development projects, and conducted sensitivity study on economic metrics. Skills Fully experienced on reservoir engineering software packages: VIP/Nexus, CMG Suite, UTCHEM, ECLIPSE, TETRAD, PIE, Petroleum Expert IPM, PVTsim. Proficient with programming: Fortran, VBA, Matlab. Honors and Awards College of Engineering Scholarship from ConocoPhillips, The U. of Texas at Austin Graduate School Fellowship, U. of Alaska Fairbanks Outstanding Academic Achievement, U. of Alaska Fairbanks Leadership Award as Treasurer of SPE Student Chapter, U. of Alaska Fairbanks Professional Affiliations and Activities Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Technical reviewer for SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering; Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology; International Journal of Mass and Heat Transfer; Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering; Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering; Advance in Water Resource. Short Courses Taught Technologies of Production and Injection Engineering for Oil & Gas Reservoir with Low Permeability, University of Oklahoma College of Continuing Education, Delivered to CNPC group, 7/24~7/26, The frontier technologies of Oil & Gas Production Engineering, University of Oklahoma College of Continuing Education, Delivered to CNPC group, 7/8~7/9, 2013 Flow Assurance in Deepwater Environment, China Petroleum University, 12/17 ~ 12/19, Surveillance Fundamentals, BP Internal Training, 2009,2010, and Invited Presentations and Posters Wu, X. Landing the desirable job, Chinese Oklahoma Petroleum Association, University of Oklahoma, Sep. 20, Wu, X. : Sand control and intelligent well surveillance in Deepwater Development, University of Petroleum (Beijing), July 7, Wu, X. : Real-time surveillance in Deepwater Development, Peking University, July 6,

4 Wu, X. : Enhancing Production Allocation for Intelligent Wells via Application Models and Real-Time Surveillance Data, Graduate Seminar, University of Oklahoma, Feb., Wu, X. : Integrated Surveillance Information System and Application in Deepwater Production Allocation, BP Internal Training Course on Fundamentals of Reservoir Surveillance, Oct., Wu, X. : Fluid sampling and pressure measurement using CHDT in Atlantis, BP 2011 Houston Petrophysics Workshop, Apr., Wu, X.: Atlantis Cased Hole Dynamic Testing and Asphatene Onset Analysis, BP Global Complex Fluids Community of Practice, Feb., Wu, X. Atlantis Rate Allocation Using Hydraulic and Choke Models, BP Regional Production Engineer Meeting, Poser, Oct., Wu, X.: Bright Water Modeling and Simulation using VIP, Poster, BP Internal Technofest, Aug., Wu, X.: An Investigation of Partitioning Tracers for Characterizing Geothermal Reservoir and Predicting Enthalpy Production Energy Technology Center, Chevron, Houston, TX, Oct., Wu, X.: Using Partitioning Tracer to Estimate the Reservoir Properties in Naturally Fractured Geothermal Field, Bellaire Technology Center, Shell International Exploration and Production, Houston, Texas, Nov., Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers 1) Wu, X., Sui., W., Jiang, Y., : Semi-quantitative Applications of Downhole Temperature Data in Subsurface Surveillance, SPE Production & Operations. In review. 2) Liu, D., Wu, X., Ahmed, R.,: New Silicate Hydrogel with More Elasticity as In-situ Water Diversion System: Preparation and Investigation of Rheological and Plugging Behaviors, International Journal of Oil, Gas, and Coal Technology, Vol. 7(3), ) Ling, K., Wu, X., Zhang, H., He, J. : Improved Gas Resource Calculation Using Modified Material Balance for Overpressure Gas Reservoirs, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 17, p ) Wu, X., Ling, K., Liu, D.: Deepwater Reservoir Characterization Using Tidal Signal from Permanent Downhole Pressure Gauge, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering-Formation Evaluation, 16(4), p November ) Ling, K., Wu, X., Guo, B., and He, J.: New Method to Estimate the Surface Separators Optimum Operating Pressures, Oil and Gas Facilities, 2(3), p , June ) Wu, X., Pope, G.A., Shook, G.M., and Srinivasan, S.: "Using Tracer Data to Calculate Energy Production for Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs," International Journal of Mass and Heat Transfer, 51 (5), p , Mar ) Wu, X., Pope, G.A., Shook, G.M., and Srinivasan, S.: "A Semi-Analytical model to Calculate Energy Production in the Single Fracture Geothermal Reservoirs," Geothermal Resources Council Transactions 29, p (2005). Conference Papers 8) Babayemi, B., and Wu, X. : Improved Artificial Lift Design for Solvent Assisted SAGD Process, SPE MS, Presented at 2014 SPE Artificial Lift Conference & Exhibition-North America, Houston, TX. Oct. 6-8, ) Xu, B., Wu, X., and Gao., Y. : A Semi-Analytical Solution to Transient Temperature Behavior Along the Wellbore and Its Applications in Production Management, SPE MS, Presented at 2014 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Oct , Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 4

5 10) Gao, Y., Sun, B., Wu, X., Xiang, C., Guo, Y.: The Influence of Dissolution of Hydrate in Blocked BOP on Gas Volume Fraction in Deepwater Drilling, presented at the 24 th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Busan, Korea, Jun , ) Ekweanua, E., Wu, X., Zhu, Z., Sharma, S., : Correlating Natural Gas Production, Price, Import and Export in a Neural Network Framework, SPE MS, presented at the 2014 SPE Hydrocarbon, Economics, and Evaluation Symposium, May 19-20, Houston, TX ) Kalra, S. and Wu, X.: Enhanced Gas Recovery by Injecting CO2 into Depleted Gas Reservoirs, SPE MS, presented at the 2014 SPE Western North America and Rocky Mountain Joint Regional Meeting, April 2014, Denver, CO ) Wu, X., Sui, W., and Jiang, Y. : Innovative Applications of Downhole Temperature Data, SPE MS, presented at the SPE Middle East Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition, Duibai, UAE, Oct ) Wu, X., Ling, K.: Deepwater Reservoir Characterization Using Tidal Signal Extracted from Permanent Downhole Pressure Gauge, IPTC MS, the 6th International Petroleum Technology Conference, March, Beijing, China ) Wu, X., Ling, K.: Nitrogen Injection Experience to Development Gas and Gas condensate fields in Rocky Mountains, IPTC MS, the 6th International Petroleum Technology Conference, March, Beijing, China ) Ling, K., He, J., Wu, X., Shen, Z.: Determining Coefficient of Quadratic Term in Forchheimer Equation, IPTC MS, the 6th International Petroleum Technology Conference, March, Beijing, China ) Ling, K., Wu, X., Zhang, H., and He, J.: More Accurate Method to Estimate the Original Gas in Place and Recoverable Gas in Overpressure Gas Reservoir, SPE , presented at the SPE Production and Operations Symposium, 23~26 March, ) Ling, K., Wu, X., Zhang, H., and He, J.: Tactics and Pitfalls in Production Decline Curve Analysis, SPE , presented at the SPE Production and Operations Symposium, 23~26 March, ) Wu, X., Humphrey, K., and Liao, T.: Enhancing Production Allocation in Intelligent Wells via Application of Model and Real-Time Surveillance Data, SPE , SPE International Production and Operations Conference and Exhibition, Doha, Qatar, May 14-16, ) Wu, X., Pope, G.A., Shook, G.M., and Srinivasan, S.: "A Method of Analyzing Tracer Data to Calculate the Pore Volume of Fractures in Geothermal Reservoirs under Two-Phase Flow Conditions," Proceedings, Thirtieth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, ) Wu, X., Ogbe, D.O., Zhu, T., and Khataniar, S.: "Critical Design Factors and Evaluation of Recovery Performance of Miscible Displacement and WAG Process," presented at the Petroleum Society s 5th Canadian International Petroleum Conference(55 th Annual Technical Meeting), Calgary, Canada, Jun. 8 10,