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

  1. Lead Wells Engineer - Mpo (Managed Pressure Operations)

    Shell

    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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