- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- LeSuer Chair in Reservoir Management
- Phone: 979-845-1488
- Email: mike.king@tamu.edu
- Office: RICH 401E
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Physics, Syracuse University - 1980
- M.S., Physics, Syracuse University - 1977
- B.S., Physics and Mathematics (summa cum laude), The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art - 1976
Research Interests
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- 3D reservoir modeling and characterization
- Pressure and rate transient analysis for unconventional reservoirs
- Upscaling of geologic models for flow simulation
- Streamline-based simulation and flow analysis
Industry Experience
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- Co-Director, Model Calibration and Efficient Reservoir Imaging joint industry project - 2009 to present
- Leadership, management and technical advisory positions, BP America/BP Amoco E&P Upstream Technology Group - 1999-2009
- Senior reservoir engineer and consultant, BP Exploration Operating Co, Ltd. - 1996-1999
- Reservoir engineering research positions, BP Research and BP Exploration, UK - 1991-1995
- Reservoir engineering research positions, Sohio/Standard Oil/BP Research - 1982-1990
Certifications & Memberships
- Distinguished Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2013
Awards & Honors
- 25 Year Volunteer Recognition Award, Energistics RESQML SIG - 2015
- Karen and Larry A. Cress '76 Excellence in Teaching faculty award, College of Engineering - 2014
- Energi Simulation Chair in Robust Reduced Complexity Modeling, Foundation CMG - 2013-2019
- Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2011
Selected Publications
- Akhil Datta-Gupta and Michael J. King, 2007, Streamline Simulation: Theory and Practice. SPE Textbook Series, Vol. 11. ISBN: 978-1-55563-111-6
- Jimenez, E., King, M.J. and Datta-Gupta, A. 2010. Full Field Streamline Tracing in Complex Faulted Systems With Non-Neighbor Connections. SPE paper 113425, SPE Journal, Volume 15, Number 1, March 2010.
- Jimenez, E., Sabir, K., King, M.J. and Datta-Gupta, A. 2007. Spatial Error and Convergence in Streamline Simulation. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 221-232, June 2007
- King, M.J. 2007. Recent Advances in Upgridding. Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Rev. IFP, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 195-205
- Cheng, H., Osako, I., King, M.J., and Datta-Gupta, A. 2006. A Rigorous Compressible Streamline Formulation for Two- and Three-Phase Black-Oil Simulation. SPE Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 407-417, December 2006