PhD Candidate & Petroleum Engineer

Fotios N. Zachopoulos

Petroleum Engineering & Computational Fluid Dynamics

Researching hydrocarbon kick behavior analysis using computational fluid dynamics at the International Hellenic University. Combining advanced CFD simulations, drilling simulation experiments, and petroleum engineering expertise to improve wellbore safety and kick detection systems.

Kavala, Greece · International Hellenic University

Publications

Research Areas

10+

Years Experience

Featured Publications

Selected research papers and conference proceedings

2023

Mathematical modeling of oil and gas kick during drilling operations

Fotios N. Zachopoulos, N. Kokkinos

11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATHEMATICAL MODELING IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES

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Recent Posts

Thoughts on research, engineering, and computational methods

Mar 15, 20264 min read

Multiphase Flow Modeling with OpenFOAM for Petroleum Engineering Research

Open-source CFD tools like OpenFOAM offer researchers flexibility and cost savings for petroleum engineering simulations. This post covers relevant solvers, practical meshing strategies, non-Newtonian fluid models, and tips for getting started.

OpenFOAMCFDMultiphase Flow

Mar 15, 20263 min read

How CFD is Transforming Gas Kick Detection and Wellbore Safety

Computational Fluid Dynamics enables researchers to model transient multiphase flow during gas kick events, providing insights that traditional surface measurements cannot capture. This post explores the latest CFD approaches and their implications for well control.

CFDGas KickWell Control

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