- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Phone: 979-862-6416
- Email: meehan@tamu.edu
- Office: RICH 709
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Oklahoma
- B.S., Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests
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Energy Transition
- Carbon capture, use and storage
- Pore space valuation
- Hydrogen production, application and storage
- Methane detection
- Lifecycle analysis of emissions
- Decreasing carbon intensity of oil and gas production
Unconventional Fields
- Field development and optimization
- Hydraulic fracturing
- Horizontal well technology
Conventional Fields
- Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and waterflooding optimization
- Low permeability reservoirs
- Reservoir simulation and geostatistics
- Leak detection and repair for oilfield facilities
- Plugging and Abandonment
Industry Experience
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- Licensed Professional Engineer – Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi
- President, CMG Petroleum Consulting Ltd.
- Senior Advisor, Petro.ai
- Non-executive Director, Ignis H2
- President, Gaffney-Cline & Associates
- Senior Executive, Baker Hughes
- Vice President, Occidental Petroleum
Certifications & Memberships
- Member, National Academy of Engineering – 2022
- Member, Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology
- Member, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society
- Honorary Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Distinguished Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Awards & Honors
- Outstanding Alumni, Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, University of Oklahoma – 2022
- President, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2015-2016
- Public Service Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2014
- DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2006
- Lester C. Uren Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 1999
Selected Publications
- Meehan, D. N., 2021. “It’s Not the End of Petroleum Engineering,” Presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, Sept 2021. doi:10.2118/206269-MS.
- Meehan, D.N., 2018. "Estimating Carbon Intensity of Unconventional Plays," SEG Global Meeting Abstracts : 207-216.. doi:10.15530/URTEC-2018-2888730
- Masnadi, M.S., El-Houjeiri, H.M., Meehan, D.N, et al. 2018. “Global carbon intensity of crude oil production.” Science 361, pp. 851-853. doi:10.1126/science.aar6859
- Ahmed, U. and Meehan, D.N. (Editors). 2016. Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources: Exploitation and Development, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2016.
- Ahmed, T. and Meehan, D.N. 2011. Advanced Reservoir Engineering and Management, 2nd Edition, Elsevier.