Walter B. Ayers
Visiting Professor of Petroleum Engineering

3116 TAMU - 401M Richardson Building

College Station, TX 77843-3116

Phone: (979) 458-0721

e-mail: walt.ayers@pe.tamu.edu

Dr. Walter B. Ayers is recognized as an expert in petroleum geology and coalbed methane. Dr. Ayers has consulted, published, and taught industry short courses in the USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, India and Venezuela.

• PhD, Geology, University of Texas-Austin, 1984
• MS, Geology, West Virginia University, 1971
• BS, Geology, West Virginia University, 1969

• Petroleum Geology; integrated studies of conventional and unconventional reservoirs
• Basin analysis, clastic depositional systems, and related hydrology
• Mixed carbonate and clastic systems
• Tertiary depositional systems, Gulf of Mexico, onshore and offshore
• Coal and coalbed methane exploration and development
• Depositional framework of coal
• Industry short courses in geosciences and coalbed methane