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Petroleum Engineering

Tawfik Elshehabi

Tawfik Elshehabi

Assistant Professor

Email: telsheha@uwyo.edu | Phone: 307.766.4219

Physical location: EERB 336, Engineering Education & Research Building

Mailing address: Dept. 3295, 1000 E. University Avenue

Laramie, WY 82071

Dr. Elshehabi's Curriculum Vitae (CV)

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Education

Ph.D. Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, 2017, West Virginia University

M.Sc. Petroleum Engineering, 2008, Suez Canal University, Egypt

B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering, 2003, Suez Canal University, Egypt

Research Statement

My research optimizes drilling fluids and cement for oil and gas, geothermal, carbon storage applications, etc. I specialize in environmentally friendly fluids and cement formulations, using nanoparticles to improve performance, efficiency, and sustainability. I believe by integrating advanced laboratory characterization with machine learning and digital twin validation, my work enhances drilling automation, wellbore integrity, and sustainable energy transitions. I advocate for energy integration, where drilling remains the key enabler of subsurface resources development.

Research Interests

Drilling Fluids and Cementing
Nanoparticle-Enhanced Fluids and Emulsions
Geothermal and HTHP Drilling
AI-Predictive Analytics, Automation, Optimization, Machine Learning, and Digital Twins
VR/AR in Well Control and Human Factor
U-Shaped Laterals and Complex Trajectories
Managed Pressure and Deepwater Drilling
CO₂ and Hydrogen Storage Well and Cement Integrity

The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.

The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.