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.

Business

Profile of a Successful Energy Startup

This article looks into four energy startups from oil and gas, geothermal, nuclear, and mining, and identifies common trends, notable features, and the main challenge within each field.

July 26, 2022 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead
Technology

Brownfield IOR: Selecting the Appropriate Artificial Lift Method

In brownfields, artificial lift methods are employed to add energy to the fluids inside the well, aiding their movement to the surface. This article overviews four popular artificial lift methods and discusses general screening criteria for selecting which method is the best for a specific well.

June 9, 2022 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead
Technology

TWA Managing Editor’s Column: Five Classic R&D Challenges for Modern Petroleum Technology

Being the academic arm of oil and gas exploration and production, petroleum engineering R&D is expected to drive the frontier in petroleum technology. This article identifies and elaborates on five fundamental technological R&D challenges in today’s upstream petroleum industry.

October 22, 2021 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead
Technology

TWA Managing Editor’s Column: How to Build Your Own Reservoir Simulator

A generic, multi-purpose reservoir simulator is a tool that every petroleum engineering graduate should have in his or her arsenal. This article overviews the main features a basic reservoir simulation program combines, all doable through a few hundred lines-of-code, regardless of the preferred coding language.

August 3, 2021 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead
Career Development

Managing Editor’s Column: A Petroleum Engineer’s Perspective on Energy Transition

In a world where year after year more and more oil and gas are consumed, a bullish outlook on the market for “oil and gas workers” should not be matter of debate. However, that does not seem to be the case for petroleum engineers.

May 11, 2021 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead
Career Development

Managing Editor's Column: Technology Transfer and the Challenges Foreign Students Face

When a graduate student leaves his or her native country, the inherent assumption is that upon return he or she will bring back top-notch expertise and technological knowhow for industrial innovation and growth. This transition is often much harder than anticipated.

January 14, 2021 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead
Digital Transformation

End-to-End Digital Transformation of Petroleum Engineering: The Evolution of a Revolution

The industry worldwide has been swayed by the digitization wave. This column previews the multifaceted digital transformation of petroleum engineering from an intradisciplinary perspective, using specific examples from SPE’s seven technical disciplines.

July 18, 2020 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead
Job Search

The True Market Value of a Good Petroleum Engineer

When it comes to exploration and production, well-rounded petroleum engineers are the best candidates for finding out why something is happening, how it is happening, and what you can do to better your wells.

April 5, 2020 • Samuel Ighalo • The Way Ahead
Business

The Past, Present, and Uncertain Future of California’s Oil Business

The article overviews the rich history of California’s oil industry, its current state, and discusses its true potential.

December 19, 2019 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead
Students/Education

LSU Travels Long Road to PetroBowl Victory

PetroBowl is a fast-paced, quiz-bowl-style competition between SPE student chapters from around the world covering technical and nontechnical topics related to petroleum engineering. During the 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Calgary, LSU emerged as the world champions.

November 3, 2019 • Andreas Michael • The Way Ahead

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