MukulSharma

About

Mukul Sharma has been a faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin for the past 34 years and served as chairman of the Hildebrand Department from 2001 to 2005.

He served as a Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecturer in 2002, was on the editorial boards of many journals and taught and consulted for industry worldwide. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering,

Sharma’s current research interests include hydraulic fracturing, oilfield water management, formation damage and improved oil recovery. He has published more than 400 journal articles and conference proceedings and has 23 patents.

Beyond academia, he founded Austin Geotech Services, an E&P consulting company in 1996 and co-founded Layline Petroleum and Karsu Petroleum, private E&P companies in 2006. He recently co-founded a PE-backed E&P company, Navidad Resource Partners.

Educational Qualifications:

Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, University of Southern California, 1985
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1981
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1980

Select Awards & Honors

• Society of Petroleum Engineers Honorary Membership (2020)
• National Academy of Engineering member (2018)
• John Franklin Carll Award – Society of Petroleum Engineers (2017)
• Billy and Claude Hocott Distinguished Engineering Research Award – The University of Texas at Austin (2010)
• Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal – Society of Petroleum Engineers (2009)
• Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award – Society of Petroleum Engineers (2004)
• Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Member (2004)
• Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecturer (2004)
• Lester C. Uren Award – Society of Petroleum Engineers (2003)
• Formation Evaluation Award – Society of Petroleum Engineers (1998)
• Martin Marietta Excellence in Teaching Award (1996)
• Faculty Excellence Award – Halliburton Foundation (1994)

Related Websites

• Sharma Online Portfolio

Select Publications