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Additional Roles

Weitere Funktionen

• Chair of Admission Board B.Sc. Geosciences (Vorsitzender des Prüfungsausschusses B.Sc. Geowissenschaften)
• Member of Admission Board M.Sc. Engineering and Hydrogeology (Mitglied des Prüfungsausschusses M.Sc. Ingenieur- und Hydrogeologie)
• Member of Admission Board M.Sc. Geothermics and Geoenergy (Mitglied des Prüfungsausschusses M.Sc. Geothermie und Geoenergie)
• Core Member of Munich Institute of Integrated Materials, Energy and Process Engineering (MEP)
• Core Member of the World Stress Map Project

CV

Michael graduated as Diplom Geologist from the University of Mainz in 2008. He received a doctoral degree (PhD) from Newcastle University (UK) for his thesis about the stress and pressure-dependent behavior of fine-grained sediments in 2012. In the following Michael worked as a global subject matter expert for pore pressure prediction in the petroleum industry in Houston (US) and as a senior researcher in geomechanics at Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen, Germany. In 2019, he accepted his current position at TUM.

Research Interest

Michael's research focusses on deep geothermal energy; in particular on the analysis, prediction and monitoring of pressures and stresses in the upper 6 km of the Earth’s crust. Thereby, he combines techniques from various disciplines (e.g. drilling and geophysics) to minimize drilling, exploration and production related risks of deep geothermal energy projects. The current regional focus is on the Bavarian part of the North Alpine Foreland Basin, Germany’s most active deep geothermal province. 

Publications before TUM.GTT

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Drews, M.C., Seithel, R., Savvattis, A., Kohl, T., Stollhofen, H. (2019): A normal-faulting stress regime in the Bavarian Foreland Molasse Basin? New evidence from detailed analysis of leak-off and formation integrity tests in the greater Munich area, SE-Germany. Tectonophysics, 755, 1-9. 
• Drews, M.C., Bauer, W., Stollhofen, H. (2018): Porenüberdruck im Bayerischen Molassebecken. Erdoel Erdgas Kohle/EKEP, 134(7/8), 308-310
• Drews, M.C., Bauer W., Caracciolo L., Stollhofen H. (2018): Disequilibrium compaction overpressure in shales of the Bavarian Foreland Molasse Basin: Results and geographical distribution from velocity-based analyses. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 92, 37-50, DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.02.017
• Driessen, J., Schoettler, M., Enzmann, F., Lakdawala, Z., Steiner, K., Popov, P., Iliev, O., Drews, M., Wieber, G., Kersten, M. (2015): PHREASIM – a computer aided expert system to characterize horizontal fluid flow in and around wells. Grundwasser, 20(3), 181-195.
• Drews, M. (2012): Modelling Stress-Dependent Effective Porosity-Permeability Relationships of Metre-Scale Heterogeneous Mudstones. Newcastle University, United Kingdom, PhD Thesis, hdl.handle.net/10443/1672

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers

• Drews, M.C., Stollhofen, H. (2019): PPFG prediction in complex tectonic settings: The North Alpine thrust front and foreland basin, SE Germany. Second EAGE Workshop on Pore Pressure Prediction.
• Drews, M., Bauer, W., Stollhofen, H. (2017): Reentering of an Overpressured Basin - The South German Molasse. First EAGE Workshop on Pore Pressure Prediction, DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201700049.
• Drews, M., Kurtev, K., Ma, J., Boeker, U., Aplin, A. (2013): Influence of Shale and Mudstone Heterogeneity on Permeability-driven Fluid Flow - Sample to Geophysical Well Log Scale. 75th EAGE Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2013, DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20130109
• Kurtev, K.D., Böker, U., Drews, M., Abrakasa, S., Aplin, A.C. (2012): Leaky Top Seals - Evidence, Rates and Mechanisms. 3rd EAGE International Conference on Fault and Top Seals, DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20143001
• Drews, M., Deckert, H. (2011): Digital Outcrop Models as Input for Geostatistical Fracture Network Simulations. 73rd EAGE Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2011, DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20149598
• Deckert, H., Drews, M., Fremgen, D., Wellmann, J. F. (2010): Analysis of fracture patterns and local stress field variations in fractured reservoirs. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol.12.
• Kurtev, K. D., Drews, M., Ma, J., Aplin, A. C. (2010): Metre-scale Effective Flow Properties of Heterogeneous Fine-Grained Sediments. Second EAGE Workshop on Shales, DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20145396
• Drews, M., Kurtev, K. D., Ma, J., Aplin, A. C. (2009): Sub Log-scale Heterogeneity of Fine-grained Sediments – Implications for Effective Permeability and Top Seal Risking. 2nd EAGE International Conference on Fault and Top Seals - From Pore to Basin Scale 2009, DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20147212
• Gessner, K., Deckert, H., Drews, M. (2009): 3D visualization and analysis of fractured rock using digital photogrammetry, Journal of Geochemical Exploration 101, p. 38.
• Deckert, H., Gessner, K., Drews, M., Wellmann, J. F. (2009): Spatial analysis of fractured rock around fault zones based on photogrammetric data. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol.11.

Invited Contributions

• Drews, M.C., Bauer W. (2017): Overpressure Prediction and its implications for well planning in the Bavarian Foreland Molasse Basin. Praxisforum Geothermie.Bayern 2017, Munich, September 2017.
• Drews, M., Lupa, J., Heppard, P. (2015): Seal Capacity – Workflow and Example. Invited Speaker at Operator’s Pore Pressure Forum, Noble Energy, Houston, November 2015.

Other Contributions

• Drews, M.C. (2019): Stress regime(s) of the North Alpine Thrust Front and Foreland Basin in SE Germany: Considerations based on direct and indirect measurements. Gastvortrag im Rahmen des PetroTherm-Seminars am Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
• Drews, M.C. (2019): Overpressure and stress configuration of the North Alpine Thrust Front and Foreland Basin, SE-Germany. AAPG European Regional Conference, Vienna.
• Drews, M., Bauer, W., Stollhofen, H. (2018): Porenüberdruck im Bayerischen Molassebecken. DGMK/ÖGEW-Frühjahrstagung 2018, Fachbereich Aufsuchung und Gewinnung, Celle, 18./19. April 2018. ISBN: 978-3-941721-86-9
• Freitag, S., Drews, M., Bauer, W., Stollhofen, H. (2018): "Franconian Jura-Malm": History of subsidence for the calibration of a molasse basin-outcrop analogue. DGMK/ÖGEW-Frühjahrstagung 2018, Fachbereich Aufsuchung und Gewinnung, Celle, 18./19. April 2018.
• Drews M., Bauer W., Stollhofen H. (2017): Feasibility Study of Future (Hypothetical) Scientific and Geothermal Wells in Franconia, Germany. Der Geothermie Kongress DGK, Munich, September 2017.
• Drews, M., Jokanola, F., D'Onfro, P., Heppard, P. (2014): Considering Lithological Variability in Top Seal Analysis. AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition.
• Drews, M., Kurtev, K. D., Boeker, U., Ma, J., Aplin, A. C. (2010): Enhancing seal quality prediction by modelling spatial permeability distributions of meter-scale fine-grained sediments. Geological Society Meeting: Modelling Sedimentary Basins and their Petroleum Systems.
• Drews, M., Deckert, H. (2010): Quantitative Fracture Set Characterization. Geotectonic Research 96/01 – Special Issue TSK 13 Abstracts.
• Drews, M., Kurtev, K. D., Ma, J., Aplin, A. C. (2010): Modelling spatial permeability distributions in fine-grained sediments on a meter scale. 6th IMA Conference on Modelling Permeable Rocks.
• Kurtev, K. D., Drews, M., Aplin, A. C. (2010): Critical Capillary Entry Pressure Upscaling in Heterogeneous Mudstones: A Scale-Invariant Stochastic Approach. 6th IMA Conference on Modelling Permeable Rocks.
• Boeker, U., Aplin, A. C., Georgiopoulou, A., Cartwright, J., Drews, M., Kurtev, K. D., Dodd, T. (2010): Evaluation of Gas Migration History in the Western Nile Delta Fan - Integration of Multidisciplinary Laboratory and Field Based Measurements. Geological Society Meeting: Modelling Sedimentary Basins and their Petroleum Systems.
• Drews, M., Deckert, H. (2008): 3D Joint Density Mapping. TSK Leoben, Conference Proceedings. 
• Drews, M. (2008): The 'Plane Scanner' - Development, Testing and Application of an Algorithm for Processing of Photogrammetric 3D Geological Surface Models. Diploma/MSc Thesis. University of Mainz, Germany.
• Drews, M., Deckert, H., Gessner, K. (2007): Spatially referenced 3D-Characterisation of Fracture Networks. SGTSG Alice Springs, Conference Proceedings.