- Professor of Practice, Petroleum Engineering
- Phone: 979-845-1450
- Email: mlaprea1950@tamu.edu
- Office: RICH 916H
![Marcelo Laprea-Bigott](../_files/_images/_profile-images/Laprea_Marcelo.jpg)
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Universidad de Zulia, Venezuela
Research Interests
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- Pressure and rate transient well analysis
- Reservoir engineering and production optimization
- Unconventional reservoirs and heavy oil recovery methods
Industry Experience
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• Schlumberger Advisor
• Director of Curriculum Reservoir Engineering and Unconventional Reservoirs
• Visiting Adjunct Professor and Advisor to the Texas A&M’s Energy Engineering Institute
• President of S.A. Holditch-Venezuela and the Venezuela Business Development Manager for Holditch Reservoir Technologies
Certifications & Memberships
- Distinguished Membership, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2020
Awards & Honors
- Advisor Award, Schlumberger - 2014