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Tawfik Elshehabi

Editorial Board Member
University of Wyoming USA Member since 2024

Biography

Tawfik Elshehabi, PhD, PE, is an Assistant Professor of Energy and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming. He has led the Drilling Innovation Group as Principal Investigator (PI) since 2023 and is a CO-PI of the Subsurface Energy Digital Innovation Center (SEDI). He holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from West Virginia University and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Wyoming. Dr. Elshehabi’s research advances high-performance, environmentally friendly drilling and completion fluids, integrates digital innovations such as VR/AR and digital twins, and develops techniques for geothermal, carbon, hydrogen, and subsurface storage wells. He also directs the state-of-the-art Drilling and Completions Simulation Facility. Committed to education and outreach, Dr. Elshehabi emphasizes the three E’s—Engineering, Energy, and Ethics—in preparing future engineers. His extensive publications make significant contributions to sustainable energy and innovative drilling practices.

Research Interests

Drilling Automation and Optimization Environmentally-Friendly Drilling Fluids Drilling Fluids Rheology and Hydraulics Kicks and Blowouts Control Offshore and Deepwater Drilling and Well Control Artificial Intelligence Applications in Drilling Engineering Unconventional Resources Drilling and Completion

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