Christian Vieira

Cristian Vieira (RECS 2009) graduated with honours as a Geological Engineer from the Central University of Venezuela and worked in geotechnics, mainly slope stabilization and geological evaluation for building flood barriers. He then joined the petrophysical team of the research department in the national oil company of Venezuela, where he was trained as a Junior Petrophysicist. In 2007, Cristian started a Ph.D. at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris under the Marie Curie Research Training Network and GRASP program. His Ph.D. project consists of calibrating surface electrical methods for monitoring hydraulic changes in sandstones and limestones in order to develop alternatives to seismic for monitoring. The project focuses on electrical methods and aims to bring more information about the chemical and physical processes triggered during CO2 injection. Cristian's current professional interests relate to monitoring, the evolution of reservoirs during CO2 injection, and comparing different techniques according to the scenario by balancing cost, resolution and efficiency.