Vol. 58 No. 6

June 2006

Stephen A. Holditch, SPE, Texas A&M U.

Stephen A. Holditch, SPE, is the department head and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation endowed chair in petroleum at Texas A&M U. He previously worked for Schlumberger and continues to work on projects for Holditch Reservoir Technologies and on special projects to assist Schlumberger management. Holditch also was president of S.A. Holditch & Assocs. He specialized in analysis of low-permeability gas reservoirs and design of hydraulic-fracture treatments. Holditch also was a production engineer with Shell Oil Co. He has served as the 2002 SPE President, has served on many SPE committees, and has authored many SPE papers. Holditch earned BS, MS, and PhD degrees in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M U.