Hari Hariharan
Lead Wells Engineer - Managed Pressure Operations (MPO), Operational Excellence, at Shell
- Role
- Lead Wells Engineer - Mpo (Managed Pressure Operations) at Shell
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Hari Hariharan
I am a Senior Wells-Engineering technical professional with a diverse multi-disciplinary engineering background encompassing strong research, operations and projects experience in Drilling engineering, Managed Pressure Drilling (Subject Matter Expert), Subsea Pressure Control equipment design (BOP, Wellheads), Subsea-Pumping and Heater technologies.* I have an In-depth domain expertize in the area of Drilling/Well engineering with a keen eye for details and solving problems utilizing novel technologies.* My work experience in the oil and gas industry includes a solid combination of Drilling field experience on oil rigs (multiple operators + oil service/equipment manufacturing companies) coupled with an excellent theoretical/analytical and design engineering background including FEA/CFD simulations and mechanical engineering design.* I am a published researcher (25+ papers), inventor of industrial patented products (9 granted patents + 6 invention disclosures).* I have experience as a team-lead, project-lead, in R&D, in prototyping, in operations and in deploying technologies from laboratory to the field related to well engineering.* Am widely travelled, have excellent communication skills (Toastmasters trained), interpersonal, coaching and mentoring skills - coupled with a Learner\'s-Mindset, love for lifelong learning and CARE for people!
Experience
Lead Wells Engineer - Mpo (Managed Pressure Operations)
Mar 2025 — Present
Education
University of California, Berkeley
PhD, Materials Science & Mineral Engineering
1993 — 1998
The University of Tulsa
MS, Petroleum Engg.
1990 — 1993
National Institute of Technology Calicut (India)
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering
1976 — 1982
Skills
- Energy
- Gas
- Petroleum Engineering
- Simulations
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Mechanical Engineering
- Offshore Drilling
- Dual-Gradient Drilling
- R&D
- Finite Element Analysis
- Drilling Engineering
- Subsea Engineering
- Oil & Gas
- Drilling
- Engineering
- Pumps
- R&Amp;D
- Deepwater
- Upstream
- Petroleum
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