Dr. Albert F. Chan

Founder and Managing Director | SpacerTek Inc

Dr. Chan is the Founder and Managing Director of SpacerTek, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. SpacerTek is a company specializing in the application of production enhancement technologies for drilling and completion operations, in formation damage treatments for well productivity enhancement, and also in surfactant-polymer enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology.

Dr. Chan began his professional career in 1976 as a Senior Research Engineer with AMOCO Production Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He retired from BP in December 2000, following the merger of ARCO with BP, but continues to serve BP and Conoco-Phillips as a consultant. Dr. Chan has pioneered many innovative technologies for drilling and completion operations to greatly enhance the well productivity. His expertise led to innovative advancement in spacer design and displacement process for well-bore cleanout and cementing jobs, as well as in the engineering and optimization of drill-in fluids for openhole horizontal and multi-lateral well completions. He has also developed many patented microemulsion-based treatment technologies for mitigation of formation damage to achieve well productivity enhancement.