Fred I. Stalkup (born 1935) is a native of Texas and known for his work in the field of oil and gas production.
After graduation from high school in Waco, Texas, he was admitted to Rice University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in chemical engineering in 1957 and a Ph.
[a] Stalkup joined the ARCO Oil and Gas Company in 1961 as a senior research engineer.
[3] Stalkup remained with the ARCO organization until 2002, when he joined PetroTel Inc, where he is currently Vice President of EOR (Enhanced oil recovery) and Distinguished Engineering Advisor.
[4] [b] Dr. Stalkup's areas of expertise include recovery methods, water flooding, miscible flooding, surfactant flooding, in-situ combustion; phase behavior and flow mechanisms; prediction methods; laboratory research; field testing and application; reservoir engineering and simulation; and rock properties.