- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Kelly L. '87 and William D. '87 Von Gonten, Jr. DVG Chair in Petroleum Engineering
- Regents Professor
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Phone: 979-845-2208
- Email: john-lee@tamu.edu
- Office: RICH 501F
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology - 1963
- M.S., Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology - 1961
- B.Ch.E, Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology - 1959
Research Interests
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- Oil and gas reserves
- Resources evaluation
- Production forecasting
- Unconventional resources
Industry Experience
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- Academic Engineering Fellow, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission - 2007-2008
- Executive Vice President (Technology), S.A. Holditch & Associates - 1980-1998
- Engineering Advisor, ExxonMobil - 1962-1977
Certifications & Memberships
- Academic Engineering Fellow, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Member, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
- Honorary Life Member, Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers - 2017
- Honorary Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Awards & Honors
- Law and Policy Award, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
- Academy of Distinguished Graduates, Georgia Institute of Technology
- DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal, Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers/Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Selected Publications
- Lee, W.J. "Fluid Flow and Alternative Decline Models," Chapter 6 in SPEE Monograph 4, J.P. Seidle, ed., Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers, Houston, TX, June 2016.
- Lee, W.J., Rollins, J.B., and Spivey, J.P.: Pressure Transient Testing, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson, TX, 2003
- Lee, W.J. and Wattenbarger, R.A.: Gas Reservoir Engineering, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson, TX, 1997.
- Lee, W.J.: Well Testing, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Dallas (1982).
- Lee, W.J. and Sidle, R.E. 2010. Gas Reserves Estimation in Resource Plays. Paper SPE 130102, SPE Economics and Management, October 2010.