About
Mohan Kelkar is an applied professor emeritus of petroleum engineering in the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering. He has published more than 60 refereed articles and has made more than 250 technical presentations at various technical meetings and invited talks. In addition, he has written three books: “Applied Geostatistics for Reservoir Description,” published by Society of Petroleum Engineers which is a best-seller; “Natural Gas Production Engineering,” published by PennWell Publications and “Petroleum Economics and Property Evaluation,” published by Petroskills.
He has participated in may professional service activities including General Chair of SPE IOR meeting in 2006 and has also served on SPE Board of Directors from 2010 through 2013. He was president of India Association of Greater Tulsa from 1996 to 1998 and currently serves as a president of South Asian Performing Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization presenting various cultural programs of south Asian origin to broader population.
Awards & Honors
- Honorary Member Award, SPE International, 2024
- Distinguished Service Award, SPE, 2018
- Ferguson Certificate for Best Technical Paper, SPE International, 2014
- Outstanding Teacher Award, The University of Tulsa, 2014
- Distinguished Member Award, SPE International, 2010
- Distinguished Faculty Award, SPE International, 2009
- Distinguished Speaker, SPE, 2007-08
- “Peer Apart” Reviewer Award, SPE International, 2007
- Tau Beta Pi Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering & Natural Sciences, The University of Tulsa, 2001
- Outstanding Junior Faculty Research Award, 1995
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1982
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1981
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Mumbai, 1979
Research Interests & Areas of Expertise
- Reservoir optimization, modeling and production optimization
- Development plans for oil and gas reservoirs
- Providing expertise in various technical and legal disputes involving oil and gas fields
