Vibhas Pandey is a world-recognized expert in hydraulic fracturing and well performance, with more than 35 years of oil and gas industry experience across over 18 basins worldwide.

Vibhas is a Senior Engineering Advisor at ResFrac focused on expanding ResFrac’s applications in conventional reservoirs- supporting the company’s vision of further enabling modeling and optimization for all hydraulic fracturing globally.

Throughout his career, Vibhas has led and contributed to major advances in well stimulation, completion design, and well performance analysis. He has held senior technical and advisory roles in the industry, worked extensively on global assets, and is widely regarded as a thought leader in hydraulic fracturing and reservoir stimulation.

Vibhas is a long-standing member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), with more than 28 years of service. He has served on numerous SPE conference and workshop committees worldwide, authored many technical papers and book chapters, and held academic appointments as an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Dakota and the University of Wyoming. He was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer for the 2022–2023 term and currently serves as an Associate Editor for SPE Journal (SPEJ) and a member of the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT) Editorial Review Board.

He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Turbomachinery from the National Institute of Technology (India), a master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of North Dakota. Vibhas is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.