Petroleum Engineering
Vamegh Rasouli, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head
LeNorman Endowed Leadership Chair in Petroleum Engineering
Email: vrasouli@uwyo.edu | Phone: 701-335-3601
Office Location: Room 4012, Engineering Building
Dept. 3295, 1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Education
PhD, Imperial College, London, 2002
Professional Experience:
Dr. Rasouli was the Department Chair and Continental Resources Distinguished Professor
at the Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of North Dakota, USA. He served
as the head of Department of Petroleum Eng of Curtin University in Western Australia
prior to his move to the States. Dr. Rasouli has been involved in development of Petroleum
Engineering Programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels, establishment of advanced
labs in the area of Geomechanics and Drilling, and has supervised numerous PhD students
in his academic career. He has a strong record of collaboration with the oil and gas
industry and has been the recipient of several industry and research funded projects.
Dr. Rasouli has been a consulting Engineer to Schlumberger in the past and is now
serving as an instructor for their NExT (Network of Excellence in Training) program,
delivering industry short courses worldwide in different subjects including Petroleum
Geomechanics, Drilling Eng, Hydraulic Fracturing, Pore pressure estimation and Sand
Control.
Research Interests:
- Petroleum Geomechanics
- Wellbore Stability
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Sanding and Sand prevention
- Fractured reservoir Characterization
- Geomechanics of unconventional reservoirs
- Hard Rock Drilling