Lecturer
Georesources and Energy Center
hosein.derijani@ifpen.fr
Hosein Derijani joined IFP School in October 2024 as a faculty member. He teaches specialized courses in reservoir and production engineering, including: Reservoir modeling, including production history matching using software like Eclipse and Petrel RE; Well and field performance analysis and optimization using PETEX software (MBAL, Prosper, GAP). In the context of innovations and energy transition, he also incorporated new approaches into his teaching such as an application of underground gas storage (UGS) techniques for improved resource management, and a study of hydrogen and CO₂ storage—crucial topics for energy transition and carbon footprint reduction.
Hosein began his professional career in 2005 when he joined the National Iranian South Oilfield Company (NISOC) as a Reservoir Engineer. His role involved managing research projects in reservoir engineering—from identifying technical challenges to proposing them to universities and research centers and ensuring follow-up until final delivery.
Hosein then moved to the Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC), where he held various reservoir engineering positions. For over a decade, he worked on numerous reservoir management and field optimization projects. Alongside his work at ICOFC, he had the opportunity to teach reservoir engineering for a semester at the University of Tehran’s Fooman branch. His teaching focused on the fundamentals of fluid flow in porous media, as well as the theory and interpretation of well testing—providing students with a practical perspective on these critical reservoir engineering concepts.
On his motivations for joining IFP School, Hosein says: “Teaching allows me to share my expertise and experience with the next generation of reservoir engineers. What particularly attracted me to this position was the opportunity to combine my technical knowledge with a mentoring role, helping students develop their critical thinking and analytical skills.”
Hosein holds a degree in chemical engineering from Sharif University of Technology (Iran) and graduated from IFP School's Reservoir Geoscience and Engineering program (now Subsurface Technologies for Sustainable Energies) in 2004.