Meehan, D. Nathan Professor

Engineering. Technology leader with broad business experience in field development and optimization, energy transition issues, reservoir simulation, drilling and completions, horizontal wells, hydraulic fracturing, EOR and waterflooding. Current research interests include energy transition and the role of fossil fuels, carbon capture and storage (CCUS), quantitative measurements and reporting of GHG emissions, hydrogen, and decreasing carbon intensity of oil and gas production along with using machine learning in GHG emissions reductions.

Experience includes worldwide leadership of reservoir, well construction, HES, and facilities engineering teams and developing applied research programs. I have served on Boards of Directors of public and closely held oil producers, software and oilfield services companies and professional organizations. My expertise includes collaborations with government regulators, managing technology development and interdisciplinary projects in reservoir characterization and technology development, horizontal well applications, thermal and compositional reservoir simulation, waterflooding, applications of digital industrial approaches to improve economic and technical capabilities in field development and management, big data analytics, use of nanomaterials for lowering costs and increasing capabilities, energy transition issues and hydraulic fracturing.