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Education

  • Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Optimal Control Theory),
    M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University,1992
  • Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Optimal Control Theory),
    M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1982

Research Interests

  • Analytical, asymptotic and numerical methods in mathematical models in earth sciences
  • Injection control in low-permeability reservoirs
  • Nonequilibrium transport processes in multiphase systems
  • Microscopic image analysis and pore-network flow modeling
  • Mathematical models of fluid flow and damage propagation in porous media
  • Well test analysis
  • Optimal control theory and optimization methods; non-smooth and set-valued analysis, generalized solutions to nonlinear PDEs

Code Development

  • ODA: analysis of well test and regular operations data (MS Windows application is available)
  • NetSimCPP:  two-phase drainage and imbibition pore-network flow simulator (ANSI C++ source code is available)
  • UnitConv Utility for units conversion (MS Windows application is available)

Highlighted Publications

1. D. B. Silin, Korneev, V. M., Goloshubin, V. M., and Patzek, T. W. Low-frequency asymptotic analysis of seismic reflection from a fluid-saturated medium. Transport in Porous Media, in press

2. D. B. Silin, and T. W. Patzek.  On the Barenblatt Model of Spontaneous Countercurrent Imbibition Transport in Porous Media, 2004, 54, No. 3, 297-322

3. T. W. Patzek, D. B. Silin, S. M. Benson and G. I. Barenblatt. On vertical diffusion of gases in a horizontal reservoir.  Transport in Porous Media, 2003, 51, 141-146

4. D. B. Silin and Chin-Fu Tsang.  A Well Test Analysis Method Accounting for Pre-Test Operations.  SPE 68780.  SPE Journal, 2001, 8, No. 1, 22-31

5. D. B. Silin and Chin-Fu Tsang. Estimation of formation hydraulic properties accounting for pre-test injection or production operations.  Journal of Hydrology, AUG 30, 2002, 265, N1-4, 1-14

6. D. B. Silin, and T. W. Patzek.  Support-operators method in the identification of permeability tensor orientation. SPE 59372, SPE Journal, 2001, 6, No. 4, 385-398

7. D. B. Silin, and T. W. Patzek.  Control of Water Injection into a layered formation. SPE Journal, 2001, 6, No. 3, 253-261

8. T. W. Patzek, D.B. Silin.  Shape Factor and Hydraulic Conductance in Noncircular Capillaries: I. One-Phase Creeping Flow. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,  2001, 236, No. 2, 295-304

9. T. W. Patzek, D.B. Silin. Control of Fluid Injection into a Low-Permeability Rock - 1. Hydrofracture Growth. Transport in Porous Media, 2001, 43, No. 3, 537-555

10. D.B. Silin and T.W. Patzek. Water Injection into a Low-Permeability Rock - 2. Control Model.  Transport in Porous Medi, 2001, 43, No. 3, 557-580

11. D.B.Silin.  Viscosity Solutions via Unbounded Set-Valued Integration. Nonlinear Analysis.  Theory, methods and applications, 31, 1998, p. 55-90.

12. D.B.Silin.  Hopf and Lax-Oleinik Formulae via Conjugate Integral. Monatshefte für Mathematik, 124, 1997, p. 343-364.

13. G.B.Orlova, D.B.Silin.  Approximate calculation of the convex hull of a positively homogeneous function.  Moscow University Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, No 2, 1997, p. 44-49.

14. D.B.Silin.  On Set-Valued Differentiation and Integration.  Set-Valued Analysis, 5, 1997, p. 107-146.

 

Dmitriy Silin
Scientist

Hydrogeology Department

Phone: 510-495-2215
Fax: 510-642-3805
Email: dsilin@lbl.gov

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