Denning Wang
Senior Engineer, Vice President
Denning Wang joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2018. Prior to joining D&M, Wang was a research assistant at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary area of investigation encompassed the study of chemical-enhanced oil recovery methodologies. He has 7 years of experience in the industry.
Wang received a bachelor’s degree in 2016 and a master’s degree in 2018 in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Wang is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a registered professional engineer in Texas. He was named a Vice President of D&M in 2025.
Geographical Experience
- Algeria
- Azerbaijan
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
Topical Areas of Experience
- Reservoir simulation modeling (black oil and compositional)
- Secondary and tertiary recovery methodologies, including chemical EOR
- Field development planning
- Integrated modeling
- Estimation of technically recoverable resources
- Decline-curve analysis
- Reserves estimation
- Special core analysis
- EOS development
Major Projects
Since arriving at D&M, Wang has worked on various projects, involving field development optimization, reserves appraisals and upgrades, large-scale basin capacity evaluations, and comprehensive reservoir modeling and characterization for national and international oil companies. His work includes optimizing development strategies (including gas-cap and oil rim developments, waterflood optimization, and EOR screening), and conducting integrated technical and economic analyses in accordance with the PRMS.
In Algeria, Wang conducted field development plan studies for oil rim and gas-cap reservoirs and gas-condensate reservoirs. He conducted debottlenecking analysis to optimize the surface pipeline network. He performed various reservoir studies that incorporated waterflooding and gas cycling as recovery mechanisms.
He has constructed and forecast models for oil reservoirs in Russia under various development strategies, including primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery. He has conducted field development plan studies for development sensitivities and reserves upgrade assessment.
In Trinidad and Tobago, he assessed the current performance of several fields. He identified additional potential to technically recoverable resources through infill drilling and drilling through previously overlooked areas. He identified primary targets for development.
