Dr. William M. "Bill" Cobb is President Emeritus of William M. Cobb & Associates, Inc. (Cobb & Associates). Bill has over 40 years of experience as a petroleum engineering consultant specializing in waterflooding, pressure transient analysis, and property management. He has conducted numerous one-week short courses on the subjects of waterflooding, pressure transient analysis, and petroleum economics. His industry experience includes employment with major and independent oil companies.

In 1983, he formed William M. Cobb & Associates, Inc. and served as President until his retirement in December, 2010. During this period he oversaw the growth of the firm from startup to an internationally recognized petroleum engineering and geological consulting firm.

Bill served on the petroleum engineering staff at Mississippi State, where he taught reservoir engineering courses. He has served on numerous committees for the SPE, including the Reservoir Engineering Program Committee, Publications Review Committee, Distinguished Author Series Committee, and Chairman of the Formation Evaluation Committee. Dr. Cobb was the 2008 SPE President and a member of the Board of Directors. Previously he served as Vice-President of Finance for SPEI. He also served as a Distinguished Lecturer for SPE member in 1995. In 1999, he was presented with the SPE Reservoir Engineer Award. He is currently an adjunct professor of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering
Stanford University, January 1971

M.S., Petroleum Engineering
Mississippi State University, August 1967

B.S., Petroleum Engineering
Mississippi State University, January 1966

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