CELAL HAKAN CANBAZ

Phone: (+90) 542-5906970 , [email protected] Energy Institute, [email protected] Bornova https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dF8_V1EAAAAJ&hl=tr&oi=ao Izmir, 35100 Hakan Canbaz - YouTube

EDUCATION Ph.D. Ege University, Energy Engineering (2018-Present) Dissertation: “Wellbore Modeling of Carbon dioxide contaminated Geothermal Reservoirs” Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Orhan Ekren, Prof. Dr. Niyazi Aksoy M.Sc. Istanbul Technical University, Petroleum and Natural Gas Eng. (2005-2008) Thesis: “Determination of Rock Wettability by using Capillary Rise Method” Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Hasan Ozgur Yildiz B.Sc. Istanbul Technical University, Petroleum and Natural Gas Eng. (2000-2005) Thesis: “Determination of Rock Wettability by Thin Layer Wicking Approach” WORK EXPERIENCE EGE UNIVERSITY, TR Researcher (2017 – Present) The candidate is currently working as a researcher in Ege University of and doing his Ph.D. as well. His PhD Thesis is related to CO2/formation water interactions in changing wellbore dynamics. He also published around 30 conference papers related to oil and gas índustry within this period of time. SCHLUMBERGER, IRAQ Reservoir Engineer (2011-2017) In Schlumberger, the candidate involved many reservoir-related projects for several oil companies such as; BP, Exxonmobil, Chevron, ENI, Genel Energy for five years. During this time period, he technically directed 8 different Vx units and 40 field engineers for different Multiphase Flow Metering projects (ENI (Multiphase Flow Metering), Exxonmobil (MPFM and Well Testing) Chevron (MPFM and Well Testing), BP(MPFM)). It paved the way of being a key player of the testing sales team by giving the technical support and enable a startup of value selling for PTA, Perforation, Multiphase Metering and PVT interpretation in Iraq Geomarket. Also, as being the technical side of the sales team, he involved in preparation of both technical and commercial parts of tenders and contracts. It helped to capitalize the client needs to deliver maximum value and generating revenue in whole Geomarket. Additionally, he was responsible for the interpretation and reporting PVT and SCAL data to clients. THE PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, UAE Visiting Researcher (2008-2011)

1 The candidate involved to the installation of the SCAL Analysis Laboratory. He also performed SCAL Tests on preserved reservoir rock samples (In-Situ taken) of Abu Dhabi Reservoirs. He performed various wettability characterization tests on Reservoir Rocks. Assigned in two ADMA-OPCO projects related to Effects of Different Brine Compositions, Shape Factor & IFT behavior on Rock Wettability. He developed a reservoir wettability characterization method (US Patent No. US 8768628 B2) which is currently used in the laboratories of some oil companies. ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, TR Research/Teaching Assistant (2005-2008) The candidate worked as research/teaching assistant. He was teaching Petroleum and Fluid Laboratory courses. Also, he involved in several projects related to EOR Processes, Oil Composition Impact on Water Injection for Rock/Oil/Brine systems, Derivation of Capillary Pressure Curves from Imbibition Data, Physical and mechanical analysis of Fluid/Rock samples, Contact Angle Calculation and Wettability Characterization. HONORS AND AWARDS • Turkey Council of Higher Education Ph.D. Fellowship, TR, 2017. • 1st Place, Schlumberger Henri Doll Prize for Innovation, GeoMarket proposal for the Reservoir Characterization Symposium, "Real-Time Testing Data Enhances Operation Efficiency for an Onshore Exploration Well in Iraq", 10-11 May 2015, Basrah, Iraq IQ, 2015. • 1st Place, SPE Sub-Regional Paper Contest, “Effect of Shape Factor, IFT and Amott Method Derived Wettability on the Imbibition Process”, Al Ain, U.A.E., 2010. • 1st Place, SPE Young Professionals Paper Contest, “Determining the Rock Wettability by using Rise in Core Method”, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., June 2010. • 1st Place, SPE Turkey Paper Contest Graduate Division, “Determining the Rock Wettability with Using Capillary Rise Method", Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.TR, 2008. • High Honor Degree, GPA (3.81/4.00) Spring-2005, ITU, TR, 2005. SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Celal Hakan Canbaz is a Senior Reservoir Engineer with Industrial and Institutional Research experience. Previously, he worked as Reservoir Domain Champion of Schlumberger Testing Services in Erbil and Basra locations of Iraq and as researcher in ADNOC, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is an expert in SCAL analysis, reservoir wettability characterization, well testing analysis, perforation and testing design, multiphase flow meters and PVT data interpretation. As a reservoir lead, he involved more than 30 projects with Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Petrochina in Iraq. He is the 1st place winner of 4 different paper contests in different SPE organizations (Turkey, UAE and Oman), author/co-author of more than 20 conference/journal papers, a book, and owner of a US Patent for a new wettability characterization method in reservoir rocks. He is the member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and serves as a technical reviewer for energy related journals. He holds a B.Sc. (2005) and M.Sc. (2008) degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey and currently he is a Ph.D. candidate in Energy, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.

2 COMPUTER SKILLS Vx MPFM Advisor, Vx Post Processor, Ecrin/Sapphire/Emeraude (Kappa), Eclipse, PVTi, PETREL, PIPESIM, PVTSim, Testing Manager, DART, InterACT (Real-Time), PURE, QGIS, All Office Applications PUBLICATIONS 1. Canbaz, C.H., Temizel, C., Palabiyik, Y., Kor, K., Hendrandingrat, L., Hosgor, F.B., Aksahan, F., “A Thorough Review of Environmentally-friendly Production and Recovery Processes for Heavy Oils” SPE-200897-MS will be presented in SPE Energy Resources Conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 28-30 June 2021. (Postponed) 2. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Ozesen, A., Alsaheib, H., Yanidis, K., “Hybrid Modeling in Unconventional Reservoirs to Forecast Estimated Ultimate Recovery” OTC 31010-MS will be presented in Offshore Technology Conference 2021, NRG Park, Houston, Texas, USA, 3-6 May, 2021. 3. Canbaz, C.H., Canbaz, E., Aksahan, F., Hussain, A., Akbarov, I., Temizel, C., “Huff’n Puff EOR Optimization by using different Cyclic Gases in Unconventional Shales” IOR 2021 Paper 104 will be presented in 21st European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Online, 19-22 April, 2021, 4. Canbaz, C.H., Aydin, H., Canbaz, E., Akbarov, I., Aksahan, F., Hussain, A., Emadi, H., Temizel, C., “A comprehensive Review and Status of Renewable Resources and Oil & Gas under the Supply and demand Dynamics in the World” SPE 205116-MS will be presented in EUROPEC 2021, Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens, Oklahoma City, USA, 5-9 April, 2021. 5. Canbaz, C.H., Canbaz, E., Aksahan, F., Hussain, A., Akbarov, I., Temizel, C., “A Deep Investigation of EOR/EGR and Stimulation Enhancement Methods in Unconventional Reservoirs” IOR 2021 Paper 103 will be presented in 21st European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Online, 19-22 April, 2021, 6. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Yanidis, K., Alsaheib, H., “Geology-Driven EUR Forecasting and Well Placement Optimization in Intelligent Fields” SPE 204583-MS will be presented in Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference (MEOS) 2021, Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Bahrain, 15-18 March, 2021. 7. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Betancourt, D., Ozesen, A., Acar, C., Saputelli, L., “An Overview Of Artificial Lift Techniques Optimization In Unconventionals” SPE 201692- MS presented in ATCE 2020, Denver, Colorado, USA, 5-7 October, 2020. 8. Canbaz, C.H., Temizel, C., Ozesen, A., Gayde, S., Aksahan, F., “An Overview Of Reserves and Resources Evaluation in Unconventionals” SPE 202577-MS presented in SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference, Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, 21-22 October, 2020. 9. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Palabiyik, Y., Yilmaz, I.O., Aytuna, S., Pamir, N., Ranjith, R., “An Analysis of the Energy Sustainability of Turkey in terms of Oil and Gas Resources and their Availability under Developing Relations within the Region” will be presented in 4th Scientific and Technical Petroleum Congress, METU Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department, 13-15 April, 2020. (Postponed to 18-20 November, 2020)

3 10. Canbaz, C.H., Temizel, C., Palabiyik, Y., Balikcioglu, A., Aytuna, S., “Evaluation of Geothermal Potential of Turkey as an Alternate Source of Energy under demand and Supply Dynamics of Other Energy Resources” will be presented in 4th Scientific and Technical Petroleum Congress, METU Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department, 13-15 April, 2020. (Postponed to 18-20 November, 2020) 11. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., “Pore-scale Modeling and Simulation f Unconventional Reservoirs Using Lattice-Boltzmann Method”will be presented in 23th World Petroleum Congress, Houston, TX, USA, 2020. (Postponed to 5-9 December, 2021) 12. Ekren, O., Canbaz, C. H., Guvel, Ç. B., (2020). Sizing of a solar-wind hybrid electric vehicle charging station by using HOMER software. Journal of Cleaner Production, 123615. 13. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Saracoglu, O., Putra, D., Baser, A., Erfando, T., Krishna, S., Saputelli, L., “Production Forecasting in Shale Reservoirs Using LSTM Method in Deep Learning” presented in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC), Austin, TX, USA, 20-22 July, 2020. 14. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Gok, I.M., Roshankhah, S., Palabiyik, Y., Deniz-Paker, M., Hosgor, F.B., Ozyurtkan, M.H., Aksahan, F., Gormez, E., “A Thorough Review and Latest Advances in Shale Oil Reservoirs: Seismic to Surveillance” SPE 198994-MS presented in LACPEC 2020, Bogota, Colombia, 17– 19 March 2020. (Postponed) 15. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Hosgor, F.B., Moreno, R., Putra, D.,“Production Optimization through Intelligent Multilateral Wells in Heavy Oil Fields via Electrical Heating” IPTC 20134-MS presented in IPTC 2020, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 13– 15 January 2020. 16. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Alsaheib, H., Akram, A.H., Monfared, H.,“Optimization of Smart Well Placement in Waterfloods under Geological Uncertainty in Intelligent Fields” IPTC-19375-MS presented in IPTC 2020, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 13– 15 January 2020. 17. Canbaz, C.H., Temizel, C., Palabiyik, Y., Deniz-Paker, M., Ozyurtkan, M.H., Zeybek, A., “Optimization of Micellar-Polymer Drive in a Stochastic Reservoir” SPE 196765-MS presented in RPTC 2019, Moscow, Russia, 22– 24 October 2019. 18. Canbaz, C.H., Deniz-Paker, M., Hosgor, F.B., Putra, D., Moreno, R., Temizel, C., Alkouh, A., “Optimization of Development of Heavy Oil Reservoirs Through Geochemical Characterization” SPE 198129-MS presented in 4th Kuwait Oil & Gas Conference, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 20– 23 October 2019. 19. Temizel, C., Irani, M., Ghannadi, S., Canbaz, C.H., Moreno, R., Bashtani, F., “Optimization of Steam-additive Processes with DTS/DAS Applications in Heavy Oil Reservoirs” SPE 196074-MS presented in ATCE 2019, Calgary, AB, Canada, Sep 30 – October 02, 2019. 20. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Palabiyik, Y., Irani, M., Balaji, K., Ranjith R.,"Production Optimization through Intelligent Wells in Steam Trapping in SAGD Operations", SPE 195361-MS presented in SPE Western Regional Meeting to be held in San Jose, California, USA, 23-26 April 2019.

4 21. Temizel, C., Balaji, K., Canbaz, C.H., Palabiyik, Y., Moreno, R., Rabiei, M., Zhou, Z., Ranjith, R., "Data-Driven Analysis of Natural Gas EOR in Unconventional Shale Oils", SPE 195194-MS presented in SPE Oklahoma City Oil and Gas Symposium to be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, 8-12 April, 2019. 22. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Palabiyik, Y., Putra, D., Asena, A., Ranjith, R., Jongkittinarukorn, K., "A Comprehensive review of Smart/Intelligent Oilfield Technologies and Applications in the Oil and Gas Industry", SPE 195095-MS presented in 21st SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference to be held in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, 18-21 March, 2019. 23. Temizel, C., Irani, M., Canbaz, C. H., Palabiyik, Y., Moreno, R., Balikcioglu, A., Alkouh, A. "Technical and Economic Aspects of Use of Solar Energy in Oil & Gas Industry in the Middle East" SPE 193768-MS, presented in SPE International Heavy Oil Conference & Exhibition, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 10-12 December 2018 24. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Tran, M., Abdelfatah, E., Jia, B., Putra, D., Irani, M., Alkouh, A., "A Comprehensive Review Heavy Oil Reservoirs, Latest Techniques, Discoveries, Technologies and Applications in the Oil and Gas Industry", SPE 193646-MS, presented in SPE International Heavy Oil Conference & Exhibition, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 10-12 December 2018 25. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Palabiyik, Y., Moreno, R., Najy, A.K., Xie, J., Wang, H., Ranjith, R., Mofti, M., Mukanov, A., "An Economical and Technical Analysis of Oil and Gas Resources of Central Asia under Demand and Supply Dynamics of World Hydrocarbon Production", SPE 192583-MS, presented in SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference & Exhibition, Astana, Kazakhstan, 31 Oct -02 Nov 2018 26. Temizel, C., Zhiyenkulov, M., Ussenova, K., Kazhym, T., Canbaz, C.H., Saputelli, L.A., "Optimization of Well Placement in Waterfloods with Optimal Control Theory under Geological Uncertainty", SPE 191660-MS, presented in ATCE 2018 at Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, 24-26 September 2018 27. Balaji, K., Rabiei, M., Suicmez, V., Canbaz, C.H., Agharzeyva, Z., Tek, S., Bulut, U., Temizel, C., "Status of Data-Driven Methods and Applications in Oil Industry", SPE 190812-MS presented in SPE EAGE Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark., 11-14 June 2018 28. Temizel, C., Canbaz, C.H., Putra, D., Najy, A.K., "Modeling of Conformance Improvement through Smart Polymer Gels", SPE 192149-MS presented in ATS&E 2018 at Dhahran Expo, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 23-26 April 2018 29. Canbaz, C.H., Ghedan, S.G.,"Wettability Characterization of Different Oil/Brine/Rock Systems by using Rise in Core Method", 20th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Ankara, 27-29 May 2015. 30. Canbaz, C.H., Ghedan, S.G., "Theory and Experimental Setup of the New Rise In Core Reservoir Wettability Measurement Technique" IPTC #17659, IPTC, Doha, Qatar, January, 2014.

5 31. Ghedan, S. G., Canbaz, C.H., Boyd, D., Mani, G., Haggag, M., “Wettability Profile of a Thick Carbonate Reservoir by the New Rise in Core Wettability Characterization Method”, SPE # 138697, ADIPEC 2010, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Nov 1-4, 2010. 32. Ghedan, S. G., Canbaz, C. H., Mtawaa, B., “Effect of Shape Factor, IFT and Amott Method Derived Wettability on the Imbibition Process”, IPTC # 14038, Presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), December 7-9, 2009, Doha, Qatar. 33. Yener, U., Canbaz, C.H., Yildiz, H.Ö., "Deriving Capillary Pressure Curves from Natural Imbibition Data", 16th International Petroleum and Natural Gas congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Ankara, 19-21 May 2007. 34. Deniz, M., Canbaz C.H., Yildiz, H.Ö., "Importance of Petroleum Composition in the Petroleum/Brine/Rock System and Its Impact on the Water Injection", 16th International Petroleum and Natural Gas congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Ankara, 19-21 May 2007. 35. Canbaz, C.H. "Determination of Rock Wettability by using Capillary Rise Method" M.Sc. Thesis, I.T.U. Institute of Science and technology, August 2008. 36. Canbaz, C.H. "Calculating the Contact Angle with using Thin Layer Wicking Technique" Graduation Design Project, I.T.U. Petroleum and Natural Gas Dept., June 2005. BOOKS • Book Editor: Temizel, C., Mufrettin M. Sari, Celal H. Canbaz, Luigi A. Saputelli, Ole Torsaeter., (2021). Sustainable Materials for Oil and Gas Applications, Elsevier. (Link: https://www.elsevier.com/books/sustainable-materials-for-oil-and-gas- applications/temizel/978-0-12-824380-0 ) Temizel, C., Mufrettin M. Sari, Celal H. Canbaz, Luigi A. Saputelli, Ole Torsaeter., (2021). Sustainable Materials for Transitional and Alternative Energy, Elsevier. (Link: https://www.elsevier.com/books/sustainable-materials-for-transitional-and-alternative- energy/sari/978-0-12-824379-4 ) • Book Chapter: Canbaz, C.H., Palabiyik, Y., Ozyurtkan, M.H., Hosgor, F.B. (2021). Smart Nanomaterials in Geothermal Industry. Book Chapter in Sustainable Materials for Transitional and Alternative Energy. Elsevier. (Link: https://www.elsevier.com/books/sustainable-materials-for-transitional-and-alternative- energy/sari/978-0-12-824379-4 ) • Reviewer: Temizel, C., & Tuna, T., Oskay, M.M., Saputelli, L., (2019). Formulas and Calculations for Petroleum Engineering., 1st Edition, Elsevier. (Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128165089/formulas-and-calculations-for- petroleum-engineering )

6 PATENTS • S. Ghedan, C.H. Canbaz, Patent Title, "Rise in Core Reservoir Wettability Characterization Method", Patent No. US 8768628 B2, Publication date: 2014-07-01 (Link: https://patents.google.com/patent/US8768628B2/en ) WEBSITES • Editor in PTLBX: PETROLEUM ENGINEERING TOOLBOX website, www.ptlbx.com PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES 1. Canbaz, C.H., 4 weeks course will be given for Khazar University SPE Section, Baku, Azerbaijan, February, 2021. Week 1: Basics of Reservoir and Geology Week 2: Petroleum Fluid Properties and Behavior Week 3: Multiphase Flow Meters and Its Applications Week 4: Advanced Perforation Techniques 2. Canbaz, C.H., “ Thinking outside the box: Multiphase Flow Meters”, presented in Batman University as invitee of SPE Batman Student Chapter, May, 2020. 3. Canbaz, C.H., “ Multiphase Flow Meters and their applications in Oil and Gas Industry”, presented in Petroleum Engineering Department of Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey, May, 2020. 4. Canbaz, C.H., “Introduction to Geothermal Reservoir Engineering”, presented in Izmir Energy Summit, Izmir, Turkey, February, 2020. 5. Canbaz, C.H., “Basics of Reservoir anf Geology”, 4 weeks course given in Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Erbil, Iraq, April, 2014. 6. Canbaz, C.H., "Wettability Characterization of Reservoirs by using Rise in Core Method", ITU PNGE Seminar & Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2013. 7. Canbaz, C.H., "Vx Multiphase Flow Metering Technology and its Benefits Compared with Conventional Methods", presented in Istanbul Technical University as invitee of SPE I-Tech Student Chapter, May 2013. 8. Canbaz, C.H., "Multiphase Flow Metering - SLB Vx Technology", presented in Technology day held in Rotana Hotel, Erbil, IRAQ, 7th February 2013. 9. Ghedan, S. G., Canbaz, C.H., Boyd, D., Mani, G., Haggag, M., "Determination of Wettability by New Rise in Core Wettability Characterization Method", SPWLA Abu Dhabi Topical Conf., UAE, March 14, 2011. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING • Stanford University Machine Learning Online Course (2020) • Well Log Interpretation Course (Emeraude Software), Kuwait City, KW, 2017 • Fundamentals of Reservoir Modelling and Real-Time Operations for Testing, Paris, FR, 2014 • Perforating Domain Training, Houston, USA, 2013 • SLB Testing New Technology Sales Training, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2013 • Vx Multiphase Flow Meter Interpretation Training, Paris, FR, 2012

7 LANGUAGES Turkish: Native Language English: Excellent OTHER Lifestyle: Life-long learning, good team-player, humble and tolerant, open-minded Social: Music (Semi-Professional Piano and Guitar Player), Sports (Swimming, Tennis (Intermediate), Volunteer of HAYTAP (Animal Rights Federation - Turkey Division) REFERENCES Will be given upon request.

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