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Andreas Michael is an Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering at UND. He previously was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Colorado School of Mines’ Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, performing research on underground tunnels. A Greek Cypriot, Dr. Michael holds bachelor and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and a doctorate from Louisiana State University (LSU), all in petroleum engineering. His PhD dissertation titled, "Fluid-Driven Fracture Initiation from Oil and Gas Wells Considering Lifetime Stresses" received LSU’s Distinguished Dissertation of the Year Award for STEM in 2020. He has authored 9 peer-reviewed journal articles (6 first-authored, 2 single-authored), 28 conference papers, and 18 magazine articles. He served as the 2020-21 Managing Editor (de facto Editor-in-Chief) of The Way Ahead, the Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE) magazine for young professionals. In 2019, he captained LSU's SPE PetroBowl Championship-winning team and placed second in the SPE International Student Paper Contest, the next morning.
- PTRE 361: Petroleum Engineering Labotatory I
- PTRE 451/545: Advanced Drilling Engineering/Advanced Topics in Drilling Engineering
- PTRE 462: Petroleum Engineering Laboratory II
- PTRE 465/531: Petroleum/Reservoir Geomechanics
- PTRE 475/575: Well Completions/Advanced Stimulation Techniques
- Hydraulic fracture initiation
- Underground blowout prevention
- Wellbore integrity
- Reservoir simulation
- Improved oil recovery (IOR)
- Petroleum economics
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
- Elnoamany, Y., Michael, A., Gupta, I., Bhinde, T., Todman, S., Waltrich, P.J., and Chen, Y. (2023). Blowout-Capping-Fracturing-Relief Well: A Full Cycle Workflow. SPE J.(2023): doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217462-PA.
- Michael, A. (2023).A Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Early-Phase Propagation in Shale. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 100453. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2023.100453.
- Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2022).Wellbore Integrity After a Blowout: Stress Evolution Within the Casing-Cement Sheath-Rock Formation System. Results in Geophysical Sciences, 100045. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ringps.2022.100045.
- Michael, A. (2021).Hydraulic Fractures from Non-Uniform Perforation Cluster Spacing in Horizontal Wells: Laboratory Testing on Transparent Gelatin. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 104158. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.104158.
- Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2021).A Comparative Study of Oriented Perforating and Fracture Initiation in Seven Shale Gas Plays. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 103801. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.103801.
- Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2021).A Semi-Analytical Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Orientation in Shale Reservoirs. SPE Production & Operations. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-204480-PA, https://doi.org/10.2118/204480-PA.
- Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2020).Fracture Prevention Following Offshore Well Blowouts: Selecting the Appropriate Capping Stack Shut-In Strategy. SPE Drilling & Completions. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-199673-PA, https://doi.org/10.2118/199673-PA.
- Michael, A., Olson, J.E., and Balhoff, M.T. (2020).Orientation Prediction of Fracture Initiation from Perforated Horizontal Wells: Application in Shale Reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107355.
- Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2020). Analytical Orientation Criteria for Drilling and Completion-Induced Fracture Initiation Considering Fluid Infiltration from the Wellbore. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 107033. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107033.
Invited Talks:
“A Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Approach for Near-Wellbore Hydraulic Fracture Modeling,” ARMA Future Leaders Webinar Series – Lecture 20 (2023, December 15). American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA).
- ARMA Future Leaders (Class of 2023) - American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
- Distinguished Dissertation of the Year Award (2020) - LSU Alumni Association
- Louis Cagniard Award (2020) - European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
- 1st Place, PetroBowl Championship (LSU Team Captain, 2019) - Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
- 2nd Place, International Student Paper Contest (PhD Division, 2019) - SPE
PhD, Petroleum Engineering - Louisiana State University, December 2020
MS, Petroleum Engineering - The University of Texas at Austin, May 2016
BS, Petroleum Engineering - The University of Texas at Austin, December 2013
Exercises on Drilling Simulator 3 (iOS App) to Enhance Well Control Learning:
Pump Pressures Testing + Start of Drilling
Ignoring a Kick & Causing a Blowout
Kick Detection + Well Shut-In (Surface Stack)
Shutting a Well (with Surface Stack) After Taking a Kick
Kick Circulation via "DRILLER'S" Method (2 Circulations)
Kick Circulation via "WAIT-&-WEIGHT" Method (1 Circulation)
Underground Blowout Triggered by Gas-Kick Migration and Expansion
The generic, multi-purpose "Program for Integrated Modeling of Petroleum Systems" (PIMPS) rigorously evaluates reservoir pressure and saturation over a pre-specified number of time-steps, in three-dimensional (3D) grids for the appropriate boundary and initial conditions. PIMPS can easily be adapted to model any parametric study, giving immediate numerical results similar to those expensive commercial simulators produce.
Related Publications:
How to Build Your Own Reservoir Simulator (TWA Managing Editor's Column)