Dr. Nathan Meehan, Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M | Ep 255

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Dr. Nathan Meehan, Professor at the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University. His research includes energy transition issues, unconventional resources, and hydraulic fracturing. He holds a BSc from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MSc from the University of Oklahoma, and a PhD from Stanford University.

Dr. Meehan discusses his beginnings in the early days of modeling Hydraulic Fracturing as well as the challenges Hydraulic Fracturing faced then and is facing today. He also discusses a project he is currently working on with the Department of Interior for Plugging and Abandoning orphan wells.

Dr. Meehan previously worked for Union Pacific Resources, was a senior executive at Baker Hughes and was President at Gaffney, Cline & Associates. He is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Senior Technology Advisor for Petro.ai, a leading data analytics firm, and a Director of Ignis H2, a geothermal energy startup.

https://engineering.tamu.edu/petroleum/profiles/meehan-dnathan.html

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fracmeister/

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