Dr. Yehya was born in Baghdad, Iraq on August 2, 1955 to parents from the northern part of Iraq of Mosul. He gained a B.S.M.E. in Petroleum Engineering, M.S.M.E., and PhD in Reservoir and Simulation at the University of Baghdad. He was fluent in Arabic, Spanish, and English. Following his graduation from the University of Baghdad, he worked as a petroleum engineer for the Northern Petroleum Organization in Kirkuk, Iraq. His work included training program and field assignment in well logging and well testing. Dr. Yehya was the President of the Reservoir Engineering Department in the Ministry of Oil of Iraq, before leaving the country to head to Venezuela. Dr. Yehya became an international face, while becoming part of SPE lecturer. Dr. Yehya died in Caracas, Venezuela on August 3, 2016.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, University of Baghdad, 1977
Master of Science in Reservoir Engineering, University of Baghdad, 1987
PhD. in Reservoir Simulation, University of Baghdad, 1993
Career
Head of Reservoir Department at the Ministry of Oil of Iraq, 1989
Author of Reservoir Study of al-Rafidain oil Field, Simulation Model, RFDD 1997
Author of A Study of Capillarity and Capillary hysteresis for Different Producing Units in Kirkuk Field, Iraq 1987
Author of Characterization of Fractured Reservoirs using Simbest II model 1990
Author of Reservoir Study of Kirkuk Field, Main limestone Reservoir, Part I, Simulation model, RFDD 1992
Author of Applied Reservoir Engineering, Oil Training Institute, Iraq 1993
Author of Reservoir Study of Kirkuk Field, Main limestone Reservoir, Part II, Simulation model, RFDD 1994
Author of Reservoir Study of Risha Gas Field, Dubaidib Formation, Simulation model, NRA 1992
Author of Single well study of well RH-26, Risha Gas Field, Simulation model, NRA 1993
Author of Updating of the Reservoir Study of Risha Gas Field, Dubaidib Formation, Simulation model, NPC, Jordan 1998
Author of Reservoir Study of al-Rafidain oil Field, Simulation model, RFDD 1997
Author of The effect of Injection of dead oil in Kirkuk Oil Field during, Simulation model, RFDD 1997
Author of A full scalereservoir simulation study of Orocual Field, SJ-3 Fm., Compositional-Single porosity model, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 1998
Author of A simple cheap method to improve the paraffin oil production of San Joaquín field Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 1999
Author of Calculation of the minimum required gas rate to lift water and condensate from Anaco wells, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2000
Author of Improving the productivity of some gas condensate wells in Anaco area, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2000
Author of Analysis of well test results of well Gun-1x, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2000
Author of Using a Stochastic model to interpret well testing results of well Pag- 6E, Campo Pato, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2000
Author of Plan de Explotación del proceso de DESINFLE. Arena L1U, yacimiento ZG-303, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2000
Author of Reservoir management Plan of the Gas-Blow down Process, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2000
Author of Modelo de Simulación de Producción, para Pozos Fracturados hidráulicamente en Yacimientos de Gas Condensado, Master dissertation, the university of Simon Bolivar 2002
Author of Productivity Evaluation of a Vertical, a Horizontal and Hydraulically Fractured Well in a Gas Condensate Reservoir, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2003
Author of A full scale reservoir simulation study of LIC Santa Rosa/San Juan and San Antonio reservoirs, Compositional-duel porosity model, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2003
Author of Herramienta Sencilla de Simulacion Numerica desde el Yacimiento hasta el Tanque, Intevep - PDVSA, Venezuela 2004
Author of Mejoramiento de la productividad de la formacion S5/ACEMA200 atraves la perforacion de un pozo horizontal, Intevep 2004
Author of Exploitation Strategy in the Development of Gas and Oil Mature Fields:Case Study
