Ali Daneshy, Ph. D.
SPE Director, 2005-2008
SPE Distinguished Service Award for Contributions to Hydraulic Fracturing
SPE Distinguished Member award
SPE Distinguished Lecturer, 2004-2005
President, Daneshy Consultants Int'l, Inc.. Areas of expertise include well completion and hydraulic fracturing, geo-mechanics, intelligent completions, ICD applications and design, and water control. Clients include majors, mid-size companies, independent oil and gas companies, international oil and gas companies, as well as research institutions.
Director, Petroleum Engineering at the University of Houston; 2004-2007.
VP of Integrated Technology Products, Halliburton Energy Services, Houston Texas, 1996-1998. Responsible for integrating leading-edge technologies into the oil and gas services business.
Management assignments in Europe and Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific, and conversant in several languages. Very familiar with global operations of the oil and gas industry.
Operations Technical Manager for the Europe/Africa Region of Halliburton, London England. Technical responsibility for all areas of Halliburton services.
Director of European Research Center for Halliburton, Leiderdorp, Holland.
Manager, Reservoir Research & Engineering for Halliburton, Duncan OK with responsibilities in the areas of rock mechanics, fracturing, and reservoir engineering.
Several other technology management positions in the areas of well stimulation, geo-mechanics, produced water management, software development, fluid mechanics, on-site data acquisition systems, etc.
Technical expertise in the following areas;
Rock Mechanics
Production Stimulation & Hydraulic Fracturing of Vertical and Horizontal Wells
Horizontal and Multilateral Wells
Intelligent completions
ICD design
Control of produced water
Education
Ph. D. Mining Engineering (Rock Mechanics), University of Missouri-Rolla
MS, Mineral Engineering (Rock Mechanics), University of Minnesota
MS, Mining Engineering, University of Tehran
Books Authored
"Well Stimulation". Chapter 17, "Petroleum Well Construction". Edited by Economides, M., Watters, L. Dunn-Norman, S. John Wiley, & Sons, 1998
"Proppant Transport", Chapter 10, SPE Monograph Vol. 12, "Recent Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing". Edited by Gidley, Holditch, Nierode, and Veatch. 1989
"Upstream Technologies, Novel Well and Production Architecture" Encyclopedia of Hydrocarbons, Instituto Della Encyclopedia Italiana, Vol III, Energy and Sustainability Published by ENI
List of Technical Publications
Daneshy, A. A., "Factors Controlling Vertical Growth of Hydraulic Fracture" SPE 118789 presented at the 2009 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Conference, The Woodlands TX, 19-21 Jan 2009
Daneshy, A. A., "Selection and Execution Criteria for Water Control Treatments" paper SPE 98059 presented at the 2006 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control 15-17 FEB 2006, Lafayette LA.
Daneshy, A. A., "Pressure Variation Inside the Hydraulic Fracture and its Impact on Fracture Propagation, Conductivity, and Screen-out" SPE P&O Feb 2007, 107-111
Daneshy, A. A., "Impact of Off-Balance Fracturing on Borehole Stability and Casing Failure" SPE 93620 presented at the SPE Western Regional Meeting, 30 March-April 1, 2005, Irvine California
Daneshy, A. A.; "Proppant Distribution and Flowback in Off-Balance Hydraulic Fractures" SPEPE Feb 2005, 41-46
Daneshy, A. A.; "On the Accuracy of In-situ Stress Measurements by Hydraulic Fracturing" ARMA/NARMS paper 459 presented at Gulf Rocks 2004, the 6th North America Rock Mechanics Symposium (NARMS): Rock Mechanics Across Borders and Disciplines, held in Houston, Texas, June 5-9, 2004.
Daneshy, A. A., "Analysis of Off-Balance Fracture Extension and Fall-Off Pressures" SPE 86471 presented at International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage, 18-20 Feb, 2004, Lafayette, La.
Daneshy, A. A., Marschall, P, and Zuidema, P. "Detailed Field Experimentation and Observation of Fracturing Process" SPE 86486 presented at International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage, 18-20 Feb, 2004, Lafayette, La.
Daneshy , A. A., "Off-Balance Growth: A New Concept in Hydraulic Fracturing", JPT, April 2003, 78 - 85
Valko, P., Norman, L & Daneshy, A. A. : "Well Stimulation". Chapter 17, "Petroleum Well Construction". Edited by Economides, M., Watters, L. Dunn-Norman, S. John Wiley, & Sons, 1998
Daneshy, A. A. " "Economics of Damage Removal and Production Enhancement", paper presented at the SPE Formation Damage Symposium, The Hague, Netherlands, 1995
Soliman, M. Y. & Daneshy, A. A. : "Determination of Fracture Volume and Closure Pressure From Pump-in/Flowback Tests", SPE 21400 presented at the 1991 SPE MEOS, Bahrain, Nov. 16-19
Daneshy, A. A. : "Proppant Transport", Chapter 10, SPE Monograph Vol. 12, "Recent Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing". Edited by Gidley, Holditch, Nierode, and Veatch. 1989
Lee, W. S. & Daneshy, A. A. : "Fracture Geometry and Proppant Transport Computation for Multiple-Fluid Treatments". SPEPE (Nov. 1987), 257 - 66
Daneshy, A. A. et al. : "In-Situ Stress Measurement During Drilling" JPT(Aug. 1986) 891-98
Daneshy, A. A. : "Propagation of Hydraulic Fracture and its Conductivity in Layered Media", Hydraulic Fracturing and Geothermal Energy, edited by Nemat-Nasser, Abe. 1983 Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Daneshy, A. A. : "Fluid Pressure Variations During Hydraulic Fracturing " paper presented at the 19th US Symposium on Rock Mechanics, 1978.
Daneshy, A. A. : "Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Layered Formations", SPEJ (Feb 1978)
Daneshy, A. A. : "Numerical Solution of Sand Transport in Hydraulic Fracturing", JPT (Jan 1978), 132
Daneshy, A. A. "Rock Properties Controlling Hydraulic Fracture Propagation", SPE 5752 presented at the SPE European Petroleum Conference, Amsterdam, April 7-9, 1976
Conrad, N. & Daneshy, A. A. : "Fracture Mechanics Concepts Applied to Rocks" paper presented at the American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting, Los Alamos, 1976
Daneshy A. A. : "Three-Dimensional Propagation of Hydraulic Fractures Extending from Open Holes" Proceedings of the 15th US Nat'l Committee for Rock Mechanics, 1975
Daneshy, A. A. : "Principles of Hydraulic Fracturing", Proceedings of the 103rd AIME Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX. Feb 25-27, 1974
Daneshy, A. A. : "Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in the Presence of Planes of Weakness", SPE 4852 presented at the SPE European Spring Meeting, Amsterdam, May 29-30, 1974
Daneshy, A. A. : "Experimental Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing Through Perforations" JPT (Oct. 1973)
Daneshy, A. A. : "A Study of Inclined Hydraulic Fractures", SPEJ April 1973
Daneshy, A. A. : "Experimental Investigation of Hydraulic Fracture Extension in Isotropic Media", SPE 3820
Daneshy, A. A. : "Mechanics and Direction of Hydraulic Fractures" Pet Eng. Oct 1973
Daneshy, A. A. : "On the Design of Vertical Hydraulic Fractures" JPT Jan. 1973
Daneshy, A. A. : "True and Apparent Direction of Hydraulic Fractures" SPE 3226 presented at the SPE Drilling and Rock Mechanics Conference, Austin TX, Jan 5-6, 1971
Daneshy, A. A. : "Opening of a Pressurized Fracture in an Elastic Medium" Paper 7616 presented at the 22nd Annual Technical Meeting of the Pet. Soc. Of CIM, Banff, Alta. June 2-4, 1971
List of Management Publications
Daneshy, A. A., "The Future Technology Challenge: Perfecting the Digital Wellbore" JPT, Oct. 2007, 122-123
Daneshy, A., A., "Outsourcing: Consequences of the People Shortage" Talent & Technology, Vol. 1, Number 2, 2007, 7 -9
Daneshy, A. A., "Elements of Creativity" The Way Forward, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007
Daneshy, A. A., Bahorich, M.: "Accelerating Technology Acceptance: Overview" paper SPE 98553 presented at APE ATCE, Oct. 9 -12, 2006, Dallas TX.
Daneshy, A. A., Bates, T. "Technology Value in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry" Guest Editorial, JPT, June 2005
Daneshy, A. A., "Technology must meet client needs" E&P, Nov. 2004
Daneshy, A. A.; "Do Nothing" : Technology's Toughest Competitor in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry" Guest Editorial, JPT, Oct. 2004
Daneshy, A. A., Shook, M., "Assess, understand market dynamics" E&P, Aug. 2004, 7-8
Daneshy, A. A., Donnelly, J. "A JPT Roundtable, the Funding and Uptake of New Upstream Technology" JPT, June 2004
Daneshy, A. A.; "Technology Strategy Breeds Value" E&P May 1994
Daneshy, A. A. and Shook, M. "Management Report: Issues stifle technology adoption" Hart's E&P, Feb 2004, 11-12
Daneshy, A. A.; "Dynamics of Innovation in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry" JPT Guest Editorial, Nov. 2003
Daneshy, A. A., "Evolution of Technology in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry", Guest Editorial, JPT, May 2003
Daneshy, A. A., "Creative Management for Individuals and Organizations", Oil & Gas Executive Report, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2001
Daneshy, A. & Dirks, B. "Joint Ventures: A Tool for Rapid Development and Implementation of New Technology", Oil and Gas Executive Report, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1999
Daneshy, A. A. : "Targeted Technology Development: A Tool for Cost Reduction". Guest Editorial for the Oil and Gas Executive Report, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1999