Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
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Dick Startzman
Richard A. Startzman, P.E.
Professor Emeritus of Petroleum Engineering

Dr. Richard A. Startzman's industrial experience consists of 20 years with Chevron Corporation in management, research and operations in Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S. He consults with majors, independents, and service companies in the areas of economics and reservoir engineering.


Education

 PhD, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1969

MS, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1962

BS, Petroleum Engineering, Marietta College, 1961

Areas of Specialization
  • Reservoir engineering
  • Economic evaluation
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Operations research
Research
  • Dr. Startzman has published over 100 technical papers and articles in the areas of reservoir engineering, production engineering, artificial intelligence and petroleum economics. His most recent contributions have been in the areas of petroleum supply forecasting.
Publication Topics
  • Aquifer-Driven Reservoirs
  • Offshore Field Development
  • Well Log Correlation
  • AI in Formation Evaluation
  • Knowledge-Based Systems in Petroleum E&P
  • Economic Evaluation
  • Neural Networks
Awards and Honors
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers
    • Distinguished Member, elected in 1994
    • Chairman, Golden Gate Section, 1981-82
    • General Chair-1978
    • Annual California Regional Meeting Publications Chairman-1974
    • Annual California Regional Meeting Peterson Professorship, 1993 to date
  • Tenneco Teaching Award, 1989
  • Halliburton Professor of Petroleum Engineering, 1984 to 1985
  • Honorary Societies:
    • Pi Epsilon Tau (Petroleum Engineering)
    • Tau Beta Pi (Engineering)
    • Beta Beta Chi (Music)
    • Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)
    • Phi Kappa Phi (Scholarship)
    • Sigma Xi (Research)

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