- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- L.F. Peterson '36 Chair I
- University Distinguished Professor
- Regents Professor
- Affiliated Faculty, Chemical Engineering
- Phone: 979-845-2268
- Email: datta-gupta@tamu.edu
- Office: RICH 507
- Website: Research Website
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas at Austin – 1992
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas at Austin – 1985
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad – 1982
Research Interests
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- Rapid flow simulation techniques, reservoir optimization, large-scale parameter estimation via inverse methods, and uncertainty quantification and assessments
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Streamline simulation and applications
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Inverse modeling and multi-scale data integration
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Geostatistics and stochastic reservoir characterization
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Modeling and scale-up of enhanced oil recovery
Certifications & Memberships
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Honorary Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Awards & Honors
- John Franklin Carll Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Outstanding Contributions to Basic Research in Geosciences, U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences Division
- Lester C. Uren Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Selected Publications
- Mishra, S., Schuetter, J., Datta-Gupta, A., and Bromhal, G. 2021. Robust Data-Driven Machine-Learning Models for Subsurface Applications: Are We There Yet?. Journal of Petroleum Technology 73 (2021): 25–30. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/0321-0025-JPT.
- Sen, D., Chen, H., and Datta-Gupta, A. 2021. Inter-well connectivity detection in CO2 WAG projects using statistical recurrent unit models. Fuel, 122600.
- Sen, D., Chen, H., Datta-Gupta, A., Kwon, J., and Mishra, S. 2021. Machine Learning based Rate Optimization Under Geologic Uncertainty. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol. 2021.109116.
- Applied Statistical Modeling and Data Analytics, Srikanta Mishra and Akhil Datta-Gupta, Elsevier Inc. (October 2017). ISBN: 978-0-12-803279-4.
- Subsurface Imaging and Fluid Flow, D. W. Vasco and Akhil Datta-Gupta, Cambridge University Press (August 2016). ISBN: 978-0-521-51633-4.