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Research
Conventional reservoirs have produced oil and gas commercially since 1859. Since then, these geologically simple subsurface regions have supplied a vast amount of energy because relatively straightforward methods can extract oil and gas from them economically. Research is needed to improve practices that keep production levels strong as recovery levels change due to hydrocarbon extraction.
Focus Areas
Research specialties in conventional energy resources development and assessment include:
- Fluid and gas or foam behavior
- Fluid flow in petroleum reservoirs
- Formation evaluation and reservoir performance analysis
- Nanotechnologies
- Produced water studies
- Regulation and reporting
- Reserves estimation
- Reservoir simulation
- Rock mechanics
- Thermal applications
Faculty Researchers
Below is a list of petroleum engineering faculty members who investigate one or more of these focus areas.
Sara Abedi
- Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Stephen A. Holditch Faculty Fellow
- Affiliated Faculty, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Office: RICH 401L
- Phone: 979-845-2920
- Email: sara.abedi@tamu.edu
![Sara Abedi](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/abedi_sara_01-2015.jpg)
A. Daniel Hill
- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Noble Chair
- Regents Professor
- Office: RICH 1012
- Phone: 979-845-2244
- Email: danhill@tamu.edu
![A. Daniel Hill](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/hill-dan-profile-05may2019.jpg)
Jihoon Kim
- Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Larry A. Cress '76 Faculty Fellow
- Office: RICH 501L
- Phone: 979-845-2205
- Email: jihoon.kim@tamu.edu
![Jihoon Kim](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/kim-jihoon-portrait-6mar2023.jpg)
Kiseok Kim
- Assistant Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Office: RICH 401P
- Phone: 979-458-7674
- Email: k.kim@tamu.edu
![Kiseok Kim](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/kim-kiseok-profile-jul2023.jpg)
Michael King
- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- LeSuer Chair in Reservoir Management
- Office: RICH 401E
- Phone: 979-845-1488
- Email: mike.king@tamu.edu
![Michael King](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/king-mike-profile-17feb2023.jpg)
W. John Lee
- 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
- Office: RICH 501F
- Phone: 979-845-2208
- Email: john-lee@tamu.edu
![W. John Lee](../../_files/_images/_content-images/lee_john_2012.jpg)
D. Nathan Meehan
- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Office: RICH 709
- Phone: 979-862-6416
- Email: meehan@tamu.edu
![D. Nathan Meehan](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/meehan-nathan-profile-5-2023.jpg)
George J. Moridis
- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Robert L. Whiting Chair in Petroleum Engineering
- Office: RICH 407L
- Phone: 979-458-4470
- Email: moridis@tamu.edu
![George J. Moridis](../../_files/_images/_content-images/moridis_george_10-2016_.jpg)
Hadi Nasrabadi
- Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Aghorn Energy Career Development Professor
- Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Office: RICH 501M
- Phone: 979-862-6483
- Email: hadi.nasrabadi@tamu.edu
![Hadi Nasrabadi](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/Nasrabadi_Hadi.jpg)
Rita Esuru Okoroafor
- Assistant Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Office: RICH 501P
- Phone: 979-458-3273
- Email: ritaok@tamu.edu
![Rita Esuru Okoroafor](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/okoroafor-rita-profile-22aug2022.jpg)
Hamidreza Samouei
- Research Assistant Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- Office: RICH 407J
- Email: samouei@tamu.edu
![Hamidreza Samouei](../../_files/_images/_profile-images/samouei-hamidreza-profile-28jul2023.jpg)