Dr. Siddarth Misra received a grant from the Department of Energy to develop intelligent software that filters acoustic, electromagnetic and pressure measurement data, creates 3D imaging of hidden cracks and classifies crack damage within solid materials.
Dr. Yucel Akkutlu, Dr. Dan Hill, Dr. Marcelo Laprea-Bigott and Dr. Hisham Nasr-El-Din were all named international award winners by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a practical spreadsheet environment to predict the amount of shale oil and gas that can be recovered from newly drilled wells. This technique is faster than standard reservoir models and can cut significant costs for shale operators.
