- Department Head, Petroleum Engineering
- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Robert L. Whiting Professor
- Director, Crisman Institute for Petroleum Research
- Phone: 979-845-2292
- Email: t-blasingame@tamu.edu
- Office: RICH 407C
- Website: Course Data
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University – 1989
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University – 1986
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University – 1984
Research Interests
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- Unconventional reservoirs
- Production data analysis
- Pressure transient data analysis
- Petroleum reservoir engineering
- Technical mathematics
- Well testing/analysis of reservoir performance (specialized analysis techniques and model-based analysis)
- Unconventional Reservoirs (Ultra-low permeability sands/shales) including rate-time analysis and modeling
- Field studies/performance analysis of tight gas/shale gas reservoir systems and correlation of performance with completion parameters
Certifications & Memberships
- Honorary Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2015
- Distinguished Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2000
Awards & Honors
- President, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2020-2021
- William Keeler Memorial Award-Service, Texas A&M University College of Engineering - 2020
- DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2013
- Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2012
- Lester C. Uren Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2006
Selected Publications
- Blasingame, T.A., et al. "Effect of Confinement on PVT Properties of Hydrocarbons in Shale Reservoirs." SPE paper 170685 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2014..
- Blasingame, T.A., et al. "Evaluation of Well Performance for the Slot-Drill Completion in Low- and Ultralow-Permeability Oil and Gas Reservoirs." SPE Journal, Vol. 19, Issue 05, October 2014.
- Blasingame, T.A., et al. "Practical Considerations for Forecasting Production Data in Unconventional Reservoirs – Variable Pressure Case." SPE paper 170945 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2014.