- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- McCain Engineering Chair
- Phone: 979-458-4522
- Email: dingzhu@tamu.edu
- Office: RICH 1011
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin – 1992
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin – 1988
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Science & Technology – 1982
Research Interests
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- General production engineering
- Well stimulation using acid and hydraulic fracturing and matrix acidizing
- Complex well performance of horizontal and multilateral wells
- intelligent completion technology
- downhole monitoring and control
- distributed temperature and acoustic measurement and interpretation
- optimization of well performance by downhole flow control equipment
Certifications & Memberships
- Distinguished Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2011
Awards & Honors
- Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – 2019
- Distinguished Lecturer, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2018-2019
- Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award, Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University – 2017
- Completions Optimization and Technology Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2016
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering students, Texas A&M University – 2015
Selected Publications
- Leggett, S.E, Zhu, D., and Hill, A.D. 2021. Thermal Effects on Far-Field Distributed Acoustic Strain-Rate Sensors. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/205178-PA
- Sakaida, Shohei , Zhu, Ding , and A. D. Hill. 2021. Completion Effects on Diagnosing Multistage Facture Treatments with Distributed Temperature Sensing. SPE Prod & Oper 36: 160–173. doi: 10.2118/201604-PA
- Zhang, S., and Zhu, D. 2020. Inversion of Downhole Temperature Measurements in Multistage-Fracturing Stimulation of Horizontal Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/187322-PA
- Pakhotina, J., Sakaida, S., Zhu, D., and Hill, A.D. 2020. Diagnosing Multistage Fracture Treatments with Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensors. SPE Prod & Oper 35: 0852–0864. doi: 10.2118/199723-PA
- Palharini Schwalbert, M., Aljawad, M.S., Hill, A.D., and Zhu, D. 2020. Decision Criterion for Acid-Stimulation Method in Carbonate Reservoirs: Matrix Acidizing or Acid Fracturing? SPE Journal 25: 2296–2318. doi: 10.2118/199236-PA