Xingliang Deng, PhD is a senior engineer at the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development of the Tarim oilfield. Since he graduated from China University of Petroleum in 1992, he worked in the Tarim oilfield and specialized in reservoir description, well position deployment and development programs for fractured-vuggy carbonate reservoirs, such as Tazhong1, Lungu, Halahatang and the Yingmaili reservoir. He holds a BS degree in petroleum and natural gas geological exploration technology from China University of Petroleum, and a PhD degree in Petroleum Geology from Nanjing University. He has published over 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is an author of one book published and an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.