Andreas Michael

Andreas Michael is the Advisor of TWA. He is a postdoctoral fellow at Colorado School of Mines’ Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, doing research on underground tunnels. Michael holds bachelor's 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, "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. Michael has published 6 journal articles, 22 conference papers, and 17 magazine articles. At the 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Calgary, he captained LSU’s PetroBowl team to win the championship and also placed second in the PhD Division of the International Student Paper Contest.

Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Guest Editorial: Four Real-World Challenges in Hydraulic-Fracture Modeling

The key element of hydraulic-fracture modeling is the prediction of the generated fracture geometries. Research conducted over the years has trickled down predictive software. Nevertheless, the ability to design optimal fracture treatments is hampered, as we cannot “see” the subsurface.

August 1, 2022 • Andreas Michael • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Career Development

The Big Crew Change—Bang or Whimper?

Competing narratives make it difficult to evaluate the “big crew change.” Has the worst of it already passed, leaving the industry relatively unscathed?

January 6, 2020 • Samuel Ighalo • The Way Ahead
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Technology

Three Stress-Shadowing Mitigation Techniques for Hydraulic Fracturing Operations: An Overview

Mitigation of stress shadowing could significantly enhance the impact of hydraulic fracturing treatments, increasing stimulated reservoir volume and leading to higher production of hydrocarbons.

October 1, 2018 • Renato Rios • The Way Ahead
Business

Blockchain Technology for the Oil and Gas Industry

Blockchain is a reliable, difficult to hack record of transactions and of who owns what. Oil and gas companies expect blockchain energy trading platforms to improve reliability and efficiency.

June 9, 2018 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead