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Marcelo Laprea-Bigott

Professor of Practice, Petroleum Engineering

Phone: 979-845-1450
Email: mlaprea1950@tamu.edu
Office: RICH 916H

Educational Background

Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University
M.S., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Universidad de Zulia, Venezuela

Research Interests

- Pressure and rate transient well analysis
- Reservoir engineering and production optimization
- Unconventional reservoirs and heavy oil recovery methods

Industry Experience

• Schlumberger advisor
• Director of Curriculum Reservoir Engineering and Unconventional Reservoirs
• Visiting Adjunct Professor and advisor to Texas A&M’s Energy Engineering Institute
• President of S.A. Holditch-Venezuela and the Venezuela Business Development Manager for Holditch Reservoir Technologies

Certifications & Memberships

Distinguished Membership, Society of Petroleum Engineers – 2020

Awards & Honors

Advisor Award, Schlumberger – 2014