- Assistant Department Head, Academics, Petroleum Engineering
- Professor, Petroleum Engineering
- John Edgar Holt '27 Chair
- Phone: 979-845-4069
- Email: akkutlu@tamu.edu
- Office: RICH 619
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles - 2002
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles - 1995
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara - 1992
Research Interests
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- Carbon capture and sequestration in source rocks
- Simulation-based history-matching optimization and forecasting of shale gas/condensate/oil wells
- Shale gas and oil resource assessment and characterization
- CO2-enhanced shale gas and oil recovery
- Shale oil recovery using surfactants and micro-emulsions
- Digital rock physics and pore-network modeling
- Natural gas hydrates
Certifications & Memberships
- Distinguished Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2018
Awards & Honors
- College of Engineering Excellence Award for Teaching, Texas A&M College of Engineering - 2022
- Lester C. Uren Award, Society of Petroleum Engineers - 2020
- Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching — College Level, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students - 2017
- William Keeler Faculty Fellow — Texas A&M College of Engineering -2017-18
- Distinguished Achievement Award — Individual Student Relationship, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students - 2016
Selected Publications
- Kim, B.Y., Akkutlu, I.Y., Martysevich, V. and Dusterhoft, R. 2019. Monolayer Microproppant-Placement Quality Using Split-Core-Plug Permeability Measurements under Stress. SPE Journal 24 (4) 1790-1808.
- Baek, S and Akkutlu, I.Y. 2019. Produced Fluid Composition Re-Distribution in Source Rocks for Hydrocarbon in-Place and Thermodynamic Recovery Calculations. SPE Journal 24 (3) 1395-1414
- Feng, F. and Akkutlu, I.Y. 2019. A Simple Molecular Kerogen Pore-Network Model for Transport Simulation in Condensed Phase and Digital Rock Physics. Journal of Transport in Porous Media, 126 (2) 295-315.
- Baek, S. and Akkutlu, I.Y. 2019. CO2-Stripping of Kerogen Condensates in Source Rocks. in SPE Journal 24 (3) 1415-1434
- Alafnan, S.F.K. and Akkutlu, I.Y. 2018 Matrix-Fracture Interactions during Flow in Organic Nanoporous Materials under Loading. Journal of Transport in Porous Media, 121 (1) 69-92