• Senior Lecturer, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
  • Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology
Darrin Willauer

Educational Background

  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin - 1991
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin - 1988

Research Interests

Industry Experience

    • Baker Hughes Inc. - Global Product Line Director-Upper Completion Systems, Director of Business Transformation, Director of Digital Transformation-Completions, Global Product Line Director-Intelligent Production Systems, Technology Director-Intelligent Production Systems, Senior Engineering Member-Intelligent Well Systems
    • Nanotechnologies Inc. (NovaCentrix) - Vice President of Engineering and Production
    • Baker Oil Tools - Engineering Manager/Project Engineer
    • Dowell Schlumberger - Project Engineer

Certifications & Memberships

  • American Petroleum Institute (API) Intelligent Well Standards Chairman - 2017, 2018
  • Advanced Well Equipment Standards (AWES) Intelligent Well Chairman - 2015-2016
  • SPE Intelligent Wells Workshop, Brazil, Presenter - 2014
  • SPE ATCE, Steering Committee member - 2011, 2012
  • Advanced Energy Consortium on Nanotechnology, Technical Advisory Committee - 2007, 2008

Awards & Honors

  • Patents - 26 total in completions, nano-materials, and energy technologies
  • Harts Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation, Reach™ Wireline Retrievable Safety Valve - 2023
  • OTC Spotlight Awards, Best New Technology SureCONNECT™ downhole wet connect - 2020
  • OTC Spotlight Awards, Best New Technology, Multinode™ All Electric Completion - 2015
  • World Oil, Best Data Management & Application Solution – WellLink Vision Mobile Application - 2013

Selected Publications

  • M. Schniederjans, M. Pantoya, J. Hoffman, D. Willauer, “A Multi-Objective Modeling Approach for Energetic Material Evaluation Decisions,” European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 194, Issue 3, pp 629-636, 1 May 2009
  • H .Thomeer, D. Willauer, “Realtime Measurements with Coiled Tubing Increases Treatment Efficiency,” OTC Paper, 1994
  • D. Willauer, P. Varghese, “Direct Simulation of Rotational Relaxation Using State-to-State Cross-Sections,” Journal of Thermal Physics and Heat Transfer, December 1992
  • D. Willauer, P. Varghese, “Monte Carlo Simulation of Rotational Relaxation in Para-Hydrogen Using State-to-State Cross-Sections,” AIAA Paper 91-1342, June 1991