Andreas Michael

LAST 5 YEARS

Books and Edited Volumes:

1. none

Chapters in Books and Edited Volumes:

1. none

Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers:

1. Michael, A. (2026). Wellbore-Integrity Problems Suppressing Induced Seismicity? Wastewater Disposal Using Class II Injection Wells in the Fort Worth Basin. Computers and Geotechnics, 195, 108063. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2026.108063.
2. Abes, A., and Michael, A. (2026). Core-Scale Reactive-Transport Modeling for CO2-EOR Operations in the Upper Red River Carbonate Formation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 534 174977. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.174977.
3. Bouabdallah, N., and Michael, A. (2026). Mathematical Foundations for Thermo-Poro-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling for Hydraulic Fracture Initiations from Perforated Wells: Towards a Predictive Tool. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 45 100778. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2025.100778.
4. Khouissat, A., and Michael, A. (2025). Using Pre-Spud Worst-Case-Discharge Predictions to Prevent Underground Blowouts After Offshore-Well Capping. SPE J. 30(10): 6028-6044. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/228439-PA.
5. Michael, A. (2025). Mechanistic Assessments of Wellbore Integrity for Geologic Carbon Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers via Bulk-CO2 Injection. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 146, 104425. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2025.104425.
6. Abes, A., and Michael, A. (2025). Experimental Investigation of Geochemical/Petrophysical Alteration Chains from CO2 Injection in Dolomitic Formations. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13(4) 117102. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.117102.
7. Michael, A. (2025). Tunnel Intersection Mechanics: Closed-Form Pseudo-3D Approximations for Deformation Modeling and Shear-Failure Prediction. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 158, 106394. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2025.106394.
8. Michael, A., and Khouissat, A. (2025). Coupling Reservoir Depletion and Geomechanics to Assess Risks During Post-Blowout Well Capping: Case Study on Macondo. Ore and Energy Resource Geology, 100068. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oreoa.2024.100068.
9. Khouissat, A., and Michael, A. (2024). Blowout Contingency Decision-Making Leveraging Reservoir/Wellbore Pressure Modeling: Cap-and-Restrain or Cap-and-Divert? SPE J. 29 (12): 6775–6792. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/223626-PA.
10. Abes, A., and Michael, A. (2024). Dynamic-Permeability Variations Induced During CO2-EOR Application in Carbonate Reservoirs: Upper Red River Formation, North Dakota. SPE J. 29 (11): 6402–6417. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/218137-PA.
11. Ni, R., Ling, K., Fadairo A., Michael, A., Zhao, J., and Chenyu, W. (2024). Improving Precision in Assessments for CO2 Geological Storage: Investigating the Influence of Pore Pressure on Rock Properties. Energy and Fuels, American Chemical Society. ACS Publications, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c02021.
12. Michael, A. (2024). Transparent Gelatin as a Reservoir Analogue: Dimensional Scaling for Hydraulic Fracturing Laboratory Experiments. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 177, 105732. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2024.105732.
13. Elnoamany, Y., Michael, A., Gupta, I., Bhinde, T., Todman, S., Waltrich, P.J., and Chen, Y. (2024). Blowout-Capping-Fracturing-Relief Well: A Full Cycle Workflow. SPE J. 29 (02): 780-797. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-217462-PA. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/217462-PA.
14. Michael, A. (2023). A Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Early-Phase Propagation in Shale. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 100453. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2023.100453.
15. Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2022).Wellbore Integrity After a Blowout: Stress Evolution Within the Casing-Cement Sheath-Rock Formation System. Results in Geophysical Sciences, 100045. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ringps.2022.100045.
16. Michael, A. (2021).Hydraulic Fractures from Non-Uniform Perforation Cluster Spacing in Horizontal Wells: Laboratory Testing on Transparent Gelatin. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 104158. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.104158.
17. Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2021).A Comparative Study of Oriented Perforating and Fracture Initiation in Seven Shale Gas Plays. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 103801. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.103801.
18. Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2021).A Semi-Analytical Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Orientation in Shale Reservoirs. SPE Prod & Oper 36 (03): 501–515. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-204480-PA. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/204480-PA.
19. Michael, A., and Gupta, I. (2021).Fracture Prevention Following Offshore Well Blowouts: Selecting the Appropriate Capping Stack Shut-In Strategy. SPE Drill & Compl 36 (02): 232–244. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-199673-PA. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/199673-PA.

Invited Presentations:

1. “How to Engineer Transverse Hydraulic Fractures from Horizontal Wells in Reverse-Faulting Stressed Environments,” ARMA Hydraulic Fracturing Seminar (2025, September 18). American Rock Mechanics Association – Hydraulic Fracturing Community.
2. “Seafloor Broaching Prevention After an Offshore-Well Blowout,” ARMA Future Leaders Webinar Series (2025, February 27). American Rock Mechanics Association.
3. “Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Modeling Approaches for Drilling and Completions: Towards Simple-and-Effective Predictive Tools,” Research Seminar for the Petroleum Engineering Department (2024, March 6). Colorado School of Mines.
4. “A Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Approach for Near-Wellbore Hydraulic Fracture Modeling,” ARMA Future Leaders Webinar Series – Lecture 20 (2023, December 15). American Rock Mechanics Association.
5. “Petroleum Engineering: The History, Money, and Politics of the Most Lucrative Engineering Discipline,” presented to UND’s ENGR 100: Introduction to Engineering class (2023, October 10).
6. “Excellence in Petroleum Engineering,” presented to UND’s Department of Petroleum Engineering (2023, July 17).

Conference Papers:

1. Michael, A. (2025). The Peer-Review System Needs a Hard Review. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/228193-MS.
2. Michael, A., Kalu, C., and Abes, A. (2025). How to Engineer Transverse Hydraulic Fractures from Horizontal Wells in Reverse-Faulting Stressed Environments. In 59th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2025-0092.
3. Michael, A. (2025). Implications from Thermoelastic Stresses on the Lifecycle of Injection and Production Wells in Enhanced Geothermal Systems. In 59th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2025-0091.
4. Michael, A. (2025). Integrated Geo-Techno-Economic Reevaluation and Appraisal of the Cuthbertson Field: Low-Footprint Waterflood in a Heavily-Depleted Reservoir. In SPE Oklahoma City Oil and Gas Symposium/Production and Operations Symposium. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/224385-MS.
5. Michael, A., Kalu, C., and Bouabdallah, N. (2024). MultiFracSimPPM: A Data-Driven Probabilistic Predictive Model for Hydraulic Fracture Growth from Uniformly and Non-Uniformly-Spaced Perforation Clusters. In 58th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0529.
6. Bouabdallah, N., and Michael, A. (2024). A Play-Agnostic Thermo-Poro-Hydro-Mechanical Approximation for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation: Insights on Stress Distortions Between the Wellbore and a Perforation Tunnel. In 58th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0622.
7. Khouissat, A., and Michael, A. (2024). Blowout Contingency Decision-Making Leveraging Pressure Modeling: Cap-and-Restrain or Cap-and-Divert? In Offshore Technology Conference, OTC. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.4043/35477-MS.
8. Khouissat, A., and Michael, A. (2024). Using Worst Case Discharge (WCD) Estimations to Prevent Underground Blowouts After Well Capping. In Offshore Technology Conference, OTC. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.4043/35260-MS.
9. Khan, J.A., Khouissat, A., and Michael, A. (2024). Revisiting Post-Blowout Wellbore Integrity: Mechanistic Modeling of the Stress Evolutions Within the Casing-Cement Sheath-Rock Formation System. In SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/217691-MS.
10. Abes, A., and Michael, A. (2024). Recovery-Impacting Petrophysical Alterations of CO2-EOR Application in Carbonate Formations: Case Study on North Dakota's Upper Red River. In SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/218137-MS.
11. Khan, J.A., and Michael, A. (2024). Mechanistic Modeling of Wellbore Integrity During CO2 Injection in Deep Saline Aquifers. In SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/217873-MS.
12. Khan, J.A., and Michael, A. (2024). Wellbore Integrity Challenges in Saltwater Disposal: Case Study on the Fort Worth Basin. In SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/217850-MS.
13. Michael, A. (2023). Excellence in Petroleum Engineering. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/214814-MS.
14. Michael, A., and Gutierrez, M. (2023). Mechanics of Tunnel Intersections: Closed-Form Approximations for Deformation Modeling and Failure Prediction. In 57th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2023-0577.
15. Michael, A. (2022). Petroleum Engineers Need a Strong Professional Society. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/210365-MS.
16. Michael, A. (2022). Analysis of Transparent Gelatin as a Reservoir Analogue for Hydraulic Fracturing Laboratory Experiments. In 56th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2022-0817.
17. Michael, A. (2022). On the Near-Wellbore Geometry of Hydraulic Fractures Initiated from Horizontal Wells. In 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition(Vol. 2022, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202210928.
18. Michael, A. (2022). On the Scalability of Gelatin as a Reservoir Analogue in Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments. In 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition(Vol. 2022, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202210889.
19. Michael, A. (2021). Geomechanical Implications of Reservoir Depletion vis-à-vis Post-Blowout Well Capping: A Gulf of Mexico Case Study. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/205878-MS.
20. Michael, A. (2021). The True Market Value of a Good Petroleum Engineer: A Technical Perspective. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro, https://doi.org/10.2118/206272-MS.
21. Michael, A. (2021). PIMPS3D2P: A Practical, Efficient, Three-Dimensional, Two-Phase Reservoir Simulator Written in MATLAB. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2021, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202113081.
22. Michael, A. (2021). Manometric Method for Sorbed Gas Estimation in Organic-Rich Shales Considering Matrix Swelling: An Overview. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2021, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202113142.
23. Michael, A. (2021). Graphical Method for Constraining the Local Stress State in Arbitrarily-Oriented Wells Using Drilling-Induced Tensile Fracture Observations. In 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2021, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202113061.

Contributed Presentations (no companion paper):

1. Michael, A., Kalu, C., and Abes, A. (2026). How to Engineer Transverse Hydraulic Fractures from Horizontal Wells in Reverse-Faulting Stressed Environments. Selected for “Special Session: Highlights from American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)” in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition; ARMA-2025-0092 paper from the 59th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium of ARMA. Feb. 3-5, The Woodlands, TX.

Magazine Articles:

1. Michael, A. (2022). Guest Editorial: Four Real-World Challenges in Hydraulic-Fracture Modeling. SPE Journal of Petroleum Technology, Society of Petroleum Engineers online magazine, https://jpt.spe.org/four-real-world-challenges-in-hydraulic-fracture-modeling.
2. Michael, A. (2022). Profile of a Successful Energy Startup. SPE The Way Ahead, Society of Petroleum Engineers magazine for Young Professionals, https://jpt.spe.org/twa/profile-of-a-successful-energy-startup.
3. Michael, A. (2022). Brownfield IOR: Selecting the Appropriate Artificial Lift Method. SPE The Way Ahead, Society of Petroleum Engineers magazine for Young Professionals, https://jpt.spe.org/twa/brownfield-ior-selecting-the-appropriate-artificial-lift-method.
4. Michael, A. (2021). TWA Managin

Currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering at the University of North Dakota.

Previously:

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Colorado School of Mines
• Field Geologist II with Field Geo Services, Inc.
• Mudlogger with Edge Systems/PML Exploration Services, LLC
• Military service (two years, Cypriot National Guard; 286 Μ/Κ ΤΠ, 346 ΤΠ, 291 ΤΠ)

Industry Partners:

1. Itasca Education Partnership (IEP) Research Program (2025-26) - Participating student: Nassim Bouabdallah; Itasca provides FLAC3D 9.3.26 and Griddle software (commercial value of US$11,988 + 3,000).

Proposals Submitted:

1. 71874-DNI9 (A. Michael, UND, PI); American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund, Doctoral New Investigator Grants; $110,000, pending.

Grants Awarded:

• Active

1. none

• Completed

1. none

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) - Faculty Advisor for UND's SPE Student Chapter (2023 - present)

American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) - Faculty Advisor for UND's ARMA Student Chapter (2023 - present)

American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) - Faculty Advisor for UND's AADE Student Chapter (2024 - present)

LAST 2 YEARS

ABET: 

• PTRE 361 “Petroleum Engineering Labotatory I,” 1 credit, on-campus/online (Summer 2025)
• PTRE 411 “Drilling Engineering,” 3 credits, on-campus/online (Fall 2025)
• PTRE 451 “Advanced Drilling Engineering,” 3 credits, on-campus/online (Spring 2025)
• PTRE 462 “Petroleum Engineering Laboratory II,” 1 credit, on-campus/online (Summer 2025)
• PTRE 465 “Petroleum Geomechanics,” 3 credits, on-campus/online (Fall 2024)
• PTRE 475 “Well Completions,” 3 credits, on-campus/online (Spring 2025)

Undergraduate/Technical Electives: none

Graduate: 

• PTRE 531 “Reservoir Geomechanics,” 3 credits, on-campus/online (Fall 2024)
• PTRE 545 “Advanced Topics in Drilling Engineering,” 3 credits, on-campus/online (Spring 2025)
• PTRE 575 “Advanced Stimulation Techniques,” 3 credits, on-campus/online (Spring 2025)

Topical Areas:

1. Hydraulic fracture initiation
2. Underground blowout prevention
3. Well integrity
4. Induced seismicity
5. Drilling/reservoir simulation

Active Research Projects and Resources:

1. “Underground Blowout Prevention After Offshore-Well Capping” (funded by NDIC G-51-098)
2. “Laboratory-Data-Driven Modeling of CO2-EOR Applications in Carbonate Reservoirs” (funded by NDIC G-51-098)
3. “Optimization of Hydraulic Fracturing from Horizontal Wells: Laboratory-Scale Experiments on Transparent Gelatin Blocks” (funded by NDIC G-51-098)
4. “Mechanistic Modeling of Wellbore Integrity Considering Stress-Distribution Evolutions Within the Casing-Cement Sheath-Rock Formation System” (funded by NDIC G-51-098)
5. “Play-Agnostic Thermo-Poro-Hydro-Mechanical (TPHM) Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Initiation from Perforated Wells” (funded by NDIC G-51-098)
6. “Data-Driven Probabilistic Predictive Modeling for Simultaneous-Hydraulic-Fracture Growth from Horizontal Wells” (funded by NDIC G-51-098)

Professional Registration:

1. none

Certifications:

1. Certificate, “Foundations Skills in Business Management & Development for Engineers,” Total Professeurs Associes, by TOTAL S.A. (2019).
2. Certificate, “Shale Oil and Gas: An Energy Revolution,” Total Professeurs Associes, by TOTAL S.A. (2019).
3. Certificate, “Reservoir Evaluation,” Total Professeurs Associes, by TOTAL S.A. (2019).
4. Certificate, “Logging for Oil & Gas Evaluation,” Total Professeurs Associes, by TOTAL S.A. (2019).
5. Certificate, “Oil & Gas Project Management,” Total Professeurs Associes, by TOTAL S.A. (2018).
6. Certificate, “Mid-to-Deep Offshore Drilling Techniques and Operations,” Total Professeurs Associes, by TOTAL S.A. (2018).
7. Certificate, “Teaching Assistant Certification,” Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2014). 
8. License, “Fundamental Level for Drilling with Stack Qualification of Surface,” Wild Well Control, Inc., No. 136868 (2013).

Awards:

1. Cedric K. Ferguson Medal (2025) - Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
2. SPE Regional Recognition (Canada and Rocky Mountain Region) - Technical Dissemination (awarded to the UND Society of Petroleum Engineers/SPE Student Chapter, 2024)
3. ARMA Future Leaders (Class of 2023) - American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
4. Distinguished Dissertation of the Year Award (2020) - LSU Alumni Association
5. Louis Cagniard Award (2020) - European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
6. 1st Place, PetroBowl Championship (LSU Team Captain, 2019) - SPE
7. 2nd Place, International Student Paper Contest (PhD Division, 2019) - SPE

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 2022; “Mechanics of Tunnel Intersections” Marte Gutierrez, Advisor

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, December 2020; “Fluid-Driven Fracture Initiation from Oil and Gas Wells Considering Lifetime Stresses,” Ipsita Gupta, Advisor

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; M.S.E., Petroleum Engineering, May 2016; “Hydraulic Fracturing Optimization: Experimental Investigation of Multiple Fracture Growth Homogenenity via Perforation Cluster Distribution,” Jon E. Olson, Advisor, Matthew T. Balhoff, Co-advisor

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; B.S., Petroleum Engineering, December 2013; “Reevaluation and Appraisal of the Cuthbertson Field, DeWitt County, Texas,” Senior design project (Instructor: Paul M. Bommer)

LAST 5 YEARS

Students Advised (as Committee Chair):

• Ph.D.

1. Abdelmalek Abes, “Laboratory-Data-Driven Modeling of CO2-EOR Applications in Carbonate Reservoirs”
   • SPE Cedric K. Ferguson Medal (2025)
2. Nassim Bouabdallah, “Play-Agnostic Thermo-Poro-Hydro-Mechanical (TPHM) Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Initiation from Perforated Wells”
3. Chukwuemeka Kalu, “Optimization of Hydraulic Fracturing from Horizontal Wells: Laboratory-Scale Experiments on Transparent Gelatin Blocks”
4. Abdelhakim Khouissat, “Dynamic Wellbore-Integrity Framework for Post-Blowout Capping of Offshore Wells” (pp. 177; December 2025)
   • 2nd Place, SPE Regional Student Paper Contest (2025)

• M.S.

1. Chukwuemeka Kalu, “Engineering Transverse Hydraulic Fractures from Horizontal Wells in Reverse-Faulting Stressed Environments”

• B.S.

1. none

Advisory Committees and Funding Agency Panels:

1. Early Career Keynote Lecture Selection Committee, ARMA (2024, 2025)
2. Scholarship Selection Committee, UND (2023): Department of Petroleum Engineering; Harold Hamm School of Geology & Geological Engineering

Editorial Boards:

1. SPE The Way Ahead, magazine for Young Professionals of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE YP): 
   • Advisor, Leadership Team (2021-22)
   • Managing Editor (de facto Editor-in-Chief), Leadership Team (2020-21)
   • Advisor, Technical Topics (2020)
   • Lead Content Creator, Technical Topics (2020)
   • Content Creator, Business Benchmarks, HR Discussions (2018-20)
   • Associate Content Creator, Business Benchmarks (2018)
     • During my tenure as the Editor-in-Chief (2020-21), the magazine’s average monthly pageviews number increased by 32%, the average monthly users number increased by 37% and the nominations to the magazine’s “TWA Energy Influencers” program increased by 50%.

Other:

1. Conference Session Developer/Co-Developer:
   • Geomechanics of Hydraulic Fracture Interference: Intra-Stage, Intra-Well, and Inter-Well, 55th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Virtual, June 2021 (Developer)
   • Drilling: Cased Hole Wellbore Integrity, 55th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Virtual, June 2021 (Co-Developer)
2. Conference Session Chair/Co-Chair:
   • Drilling & Completion: Cased Hole, 59th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, June 8-11, 2025 (Co-Chair)
3. Technical Reviewer:
   • SPE Journal (SPEJ)
   • Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering (JNGSE, now Gas Science and Engineering/GSE)
   • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (JPSE, now Geo-energy Science and Engineering/GEOEN)
   • International Journal of Solid Structures (IJSS)
   • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (RMRE)
   • American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
   • European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
   • Applied Sciences (APPLSCI)
   • Underground Space (UNDSP)