Dr. Xuehao Tan
Senior Engineer, Vice President
Xuehao Tan joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2018. Prior to joining D&M, he worked as a senior modeling and simulation engineer with Schlumberger for 6 years. He has co-authored a book and written multiple technical papers for the oil and gas industry. He has 14 years of experience in the industry.
Tan received a bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics from Tsinghua University in China in 2007. He received a master’s degree and a doctorate’s degree in 2009 and 2012, respectively, in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University. Tan is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, a SPE-certified engineer, and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. He was named a Vice President of D&M in 2022.
Geographical Experience
- Algeria
- Angola
- Brazil
- China
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Mexico
- Mozambique
- North America
- Oman
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Venezuela
Topical Areas of Expertise
- Fracturing simulation
- Matrix acidizing
- Well intervention
- Scientific computing
- Reservoir engineering analysis
- Reservoir simulation
- Pipeline modeling
- Field development planning
Major Projects
Tan has worked on the modeling and simulation of hydraulic fracturing, matrix acidizing, and thermal behavior in wellbores and formations. He has developed and implemented simulation models to estimate wormhole propagation in formations, along with temperature prediction. He also created CFD models to simulate the viscous fingering behavior during acid fracturing treatments.
Since joining D&M, Tan has been working on an integrated field development planning study, for which he is mainly responsible for building and running the reservoir simulation model and integrating the asset model with the pipeline network to provide suggestions regarding future development of the field. He has also worked on numerous reserves evaluation projects globally.
