Research Interests

Integrated reservoir studies

Petrophysical evaluations
Production and reservoir data analyses
Reservoir geostatistics

Seismic-data-guided 3-D modeling

Reservoir simulation

4-D seismic evaluation
Enhanced oil recovery
 
Education

B.S. Mining Engineering, Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 1974

M.S. Petroleum Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1979

Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University, 1986

 
Professional History

Present Position: Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (September 2001–Present).

Research Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (November 2000–August 2001)

Senior Petroleum Engineer, PGS Reservoir, (U.S.), Inc. (1998–November 2000).

Senior Petroleum Engineer/Consultant, Scientific Software-InterComp, Inc. (1997–1998).

Research Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (1988–1997)

 
Selected Publications

Wang, Fred, 2003, 3-D modeling of Clear Fork reservoirs: Fullerton field (abs.), in New methods for locating and recovering remaining hydrocarbons in the Permian Basin: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology; Petroleum Technology Transfer Council; and University Lands West Texas Operations, p. 24.

Wang, F. P., Lucia, F. J., and Ruppel, S. C., 2003, 3D reservoir modeling and simulation of the Fullerton Clearfork Unit, Andrews County, West Texas (abs.), in Hunt, T. J., and Lufholm, P. H., The Permian Basin: back to basics: West Texas Geological Society Fall Symposium: West Texas Geological Society Publication #03-112, p. 347–348.

Wang, F. P., and Nance, H. S., 2002, Effect of hydrocarbon production and reservoir depressurization on subsidence: Port Neches field area, southeast Texas: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 52, p. 975–984.

Wang, F. P., and Loucks, R. G., 2002, Effect of hydrocarbon production and depressurization on subsidence and possible fault reactivation: Port Acres-Port Arthur field area, southeast Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, annual report prepared for the U.S. Geological Survey, under contract no. 00HQAG0214, 23 p.

Wang, F. P., and Nance, H. S., 2001, Effect of hydrocarbon production and depressurization on subsidence and fault reactivation: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, report prepared for U.S. Geological Survey, 24 p.

Ambrose, W. A., Mendez, Milton, Akhter, M. S., Fisher, R. S., Alvarez, Regulo, Wang, F. P., Skolnakorn, J., and Baghai, Nina, 1998, Geologic controls on reservoir architecture and hydrocarbon distribution in Miocene shoreface, fluvial, and deltaic deposits in the Mioceno Norte Area, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigations No. 252, 61 p.

 
Contact

Fred P. Wang, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
E-mail:
Telephone: 512-471-7358

 
Professional Summary (Word format)
October 2003