• Department Head, Petroleum Engineering
  • Professor, Petroleum Engineering
  • Robert L. Whiting Professor
  • Director, Crisman Institute for Petroleum Research
Thomas A. Blasingame

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

    • 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.