Maurice Dusseault, PEng

Maurice Dusseault carries out research in petroleum geomechanics (drilling, hydraulic fracturing, reservoir geomechanics), and is a world expert on new production methods, deep waste sequestration in sedimentary basins, and reservoir geomechanics.

Professor Dusseault is a registered professional engineer in Alberta and Ontario. He frequently works with governments and industry as an advisor and instructor.

• Oil sands shale gas and energy policy

• Geomechanics aspects of mining

• Petroleum and civil engineering;

• Enhanced oil recovery geomechanics

• Reservoir engineering rock mechanics (including coupled process, hydraulic fracturing, borehole stability and underground excavation)

• Salt rock mechanics

• Oil and gas well integrity

• Oil reservoir monitoring methods

• CO2 sequestration

• Deep waste disposal technology for solid and liquid wastes

• Compressed air energy storage

• Hydraulic fracturing of naturally fractured rock masses

• Work energy and stress-strain responses of stresses rock masses

• Rock-cement-casing interaction and gas seepage along oil and gas wells

• THM coupling in naturally fractured rock masses

• Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage

• Geohazards: Risks and Prevention

• Renewable Energy

• Climate Change and Geosciences

• PEng (Professional Engineer) provinces of Alberta and Ontario

• 1977, Doctorate Geological Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

• 1971, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geological Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

• 2002-2003 Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecturer, visiting 19 countries and 28 separate SPE sections.

• Keynote speaker at many international conferences

• 2004-2009 Member, Norwegian Research Council Evaluation Committee

• Advisor for the Iranian National Oil Company

• Advisor for the Colombian national oil company (EcoPetrol)

• Member, Scientific Advisory Council of the New Brunswick Energy Institute

• Science Advisor. Alberta Dept of Energy and the Alberta Energy Regulator

• Professional Engineer, Alberta Professional Engineers, Geophysical and Geologists Association

• Professional Engineer, Ontario Professional Engineers Organization

• Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers

• Member, Canadian Geotechnical Society

• Member, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers

• Cross appointed to Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering

• Member, The Water Institute

• CIVE 497 - Special Topics in Civil Engineering
  • Taught in 2020
• CIVE 750 - Topics in Geotechnical Engineering
  • Taught in 2022
• EARTH 437 - Rock Mechanics
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• GEOE 495 - Design Intensive Special Topics in Geological Engineering
  • Taught in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• Malekzadeh FA, Dusseault MB 2013. A solution for the transition zone isosats in two-phase primary drainage in the presence of gravity. Computational Geosciences, July.

• Shafiei A, Zendehboudi S, Dusseault MB 2013. Mathematical Model for Steamflooding in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, (In press), DOI: 10.1021/ie302791a Publication Date (Web): April 22, 2013.

• Shafiei A, Dusseault MB 2013. Geomechanics of thermal viscous oil production in sandstones. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 103, 121-139.

• Liang WG, Yang XQ, Gao HB, Zhang CD, Zhao YS, Dusseault MB 2012. Experimental study of mechanical properties of gypsum soaked in brine. Int J of Rock Mech. & Mining Sci 53, 142-150

• US&Can 2015: US 8,978,764 CA 2,775,787 Multi-stage fracture injection process for enhanced resource production from shales. DUSSEAULT MB and Bilak R.

• United States: New Provisional Patent Application No. 61/500,966. Applicants/Inventors: DUSSEAULT, Maurice B. and MALEKZADEH, Farshad A. Process for sequestration of gasses in a formation using an unstable front of gas-saline during injection. Also applied for in a series of countries including Canada, Europe, Indonesia, China, GCC…

• United States Patent 7,922,643. Method for reducing the emission of green house gases into the atmosphere. Applicants/Inventors BILAK, Roman; BRUNO, Michael S.; ROTHENBURG, Leo; DUSSEAULT, Maurice B., Awarded April 12 2011. Also awarded in Canada #2673129; Indonesia #WO0200901912; China #200780044988.X; Europe (Intention to Grant) 07 868 988.2; Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Russia 15025; South Africa 2009/04554; Ukraine 95005, Armenia 15025;

• The previous patent has also been applied for and is pending in the GCC (Gulf Cooperative Council); Mexico; Australia; India; South Korea.

• Canada Patent Pending 2,751,814. Process for sequestration of fluids in geological formations. DUSSEAULT, Maurice B and BILAK Roman. Pending in the following jurisdictions: Australia;China EA (Eurasia); EP (Europe); India; Indonesia; Japan; Mexico; South Africa. South Korea; United States; GCC

• Canada Patent Issued 2,775,787. Multi-stage fracture injection process for enhanced hydrocarbon production from shales. DUSSEAULT, MB; BILAK,R. Pending in the following jurisdictions: United States; Europe, China. Indonesia; Ukraine; Brazil; GCC; WIPO;

• United States Patent #6,962,561 B2, (08/11/2005); #6,491,616 B2 (10/12/2002); 6,409,650 B1 (25/06/2002) (Continuation in part of US Patent #6,287,248) Method for Biosolid Disposal and Methane Generation, Bruno MS, Bilak R, Dusseault, MB

• Patents issued outside of US and Canada: Method for Biosolid Disposal and Methane Generation: Bruno MS, Bilak R, Dusseault, MB, Australia #753,813, (13/02/2003); Mexico #232,220, (17/12/2005); Singapore #87,301, (28/12/2002); South Korea, #520,695 (05/10/2002) and #550,149 (01/02/2006), others…

• Canadian Patent #2,316,617 (08/04/2003)

• Canadian Patent #2,277,528 (2002) Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods

• United States Patent #6,002,063 (14/12/2000) Apparatus and Method for Subterranean Injection of Slurried Wastes

• United States Patent #6,287,248 (11/09/2001). Method for Biosolid Disposal And Methane Generation

• United States Patent #6,241,019 (05/06/2001) Enhancement of Flow Rates Through Porous Media

• United States Patent #6,405,797 (18/06/2002) Enhancement of Flow Rates Through Porous Media

• United Kingdom Patent #GB2324819 (12/12/2001) Enhancement of Flow Rates Through Porous Media