Biography
Dr. Thomas H. Jo is a Senior Geomechanics Engineer at the EERC, where he manages and provides technical assistance on projects related to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in conventional and unconventional formations, CO2 and produced gas storage, natural resource management,
critical materials resource characterization and recovery, geologic and synthetic materials characterization, produced water management, and the environmental aspects of energy development. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Petroleum and Geosystem Engineering, specializing in reservoir engineering, and a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Texas at Austin and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea. Prior to his position at the EERC, Dr. Jo was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at the University of North Dakota.
Dr. Jo’s principal areas of interest and expertise include petrophysics and reservoir engineering and drilling and completions engineering. He has over 13 years of experience with both conventional and unconventional reservoirs for oil and gas operating companies and service companies. He has authored and coauthored numerous professional publications and patents.
- PTRE 465 Petroleum Geomechanics
- PTRE 531 Reservoir Geomechanics
- PTRE 475 Well Completions
- PTRE 575 Stimulation Techniques
Geomechanics for drilling and completion engineering (1D MEM)
Reservoir Geomechanics (3D MEM),
Hydraulic Fracturing for unconventional reservoirs,
CO2 storage at subsurface,
Geothermal reservoir, and
Numerical simulation
• E. Araujo, D. Morley, C. Ncutzlcr, D. Bryant, C. Akajagbor, and H. Jo “Optimizing Drawdown Program for a Miocene Field by Applying Geomechanical Modeling to Quantify Casing Integrity Risk”, ARMA 19-1793, 23-26 June 2019
06/2019
• S. Bayer, M. Wunderle, E. Araujo, R. Alcalde, C. Yao, F. Suhy, T. Jo, F. Bases, A. Sani, Y. Ma, A. Bansal, E. Peterson, R. Goudge, A. Awasthi, and M. Bhatia “Geological and Geomechanical Modeling of the Haynesville Shale: A Full Loop for Unconventional Fractured Reservoirs”, URTeC: 2460295, 1-3 August 2016
08/2016
• Izadi, G., Settgast, R., Moos, D., and Jo, H. “Fully 3D Hydraulic Fracture Growth within Multi-Stage Horizontal Wells”, ISRM Congress 2015 Proceedings – Int’l Symposium on Rock Mechanics, 10-13 May 2015
05/2015
• Hurt, R. and Jo, H. “Integrated Fracture Modeling”, HGS Applied Geoscience Conference - Interdisciplinary Micro to Macroscale Geomechanics, 4-5 Nov 2013
11/2013
• Jo, H. and Hurt, R. “Testing and Review of Various Displacement Discontinuity Elements for LEFM Crack Problems”, The International Conference for Effective and Sustainable Hydraulic Fracturing, Brisbane, Australia, 20-22 May 2013
05/2013
• Jo, H. “Optimal Fracture Spacing of A Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wellbore To Induce Complex Fractures In A Reservoir Under High In-situ Stress Anisotropy”, IPTC-16717-MS, the 6th International Petroleum Technology Conference, Beijing, China, 26–28 March 2013
03/2013
• Jo, H. “Method for Determining Fracture Spacing and Wells Fracturing”, patent application, 19936.129US01, P211-1913-US, Europe, China, Argentina, and Cooperation Council for the Arab States of Gulf
08/2012
• Jo, H. “Optimizing Fracture Spacing to Induce Complex Fractures in a Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wellbore”, SPE-154930-PP, the Americas Unconventional Resources Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 5–7 June 2012
06/2012
• Jo, H. and Gray, K.E. “Mechanical Behavior of Concentric Casing, Cement, and Formation using Analytical and Numerical Methods” at the 44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 5th U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT June 27–30, 2010. (ARMA 10-142)
Ph.D. in Petroleum and Geosystem Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin
• Dissertation: Mechanical Behavior of Concentric and Eccentric Casing, Cement, and
Formation using Analytical and Numerical Methods
12/2008
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin
05/2005
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology
(POSTECH), Pohang, Republic of Korea
02/2000