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Biography

Guo Shangping, male, Han nationality, is a native of Longchang, Sichuan Province. He was born in ?, and graduated from Chongqing University.

Guo obtained an associate doctorate degree from the Moscow Petroleum College in Russia, and subsequently became a researcher at the Petroleum Exploratory Development Science Research Institute and the Seepage Dynamics Institute. He was the initiator of the "Micro Seepage" concept, which was a new theoretical base to improve the petroleum recovery ratio. Guo was also the initiator of the "Biological Seepage" idea, which was highly honored by international partners. In 1957, he proposed the seepage theory of cracking oil recovery, in addition to the concept and effect of overall group cracking. He has delivered outstanding contributions to Chinese oil field development, especially when he was the principal designer for the Kelamayi Oil Field, the first oil field based on formal designs in China. Guo also served as director of the workteam to develop Songliao (Daqing) oil field.

Guo was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995.