Randy Hickman
Geomechanics Advisor | Oil and Gas | Computational Mechanics
- Role
- Geomechanics Advisor at Halliburton
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Randy Hickman
I have 25+ years’ experience in the broad area of geo-engineering (oil and gas…
Experience
Geomechanics Advisor
Jan 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Developing HPM geomechanics domain capability into well engineering design, providing hands-on advanced geomechanics support when required, performing basin / field level advanced geomechanics analyses related to the full oilfield life cycle (drilling, completions, and reservoir geomechanics), developing workflows, and collaborating in multi-disciplinary projects.Selected highlights- Developed and delivered instructor-led and online pore geomechanics and pore pressure training materials for non-specialists- Developing basin databases to summarize geomechanics risks and recommendations, including basins in Middle East (Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Suriname-Guyana, Ecuador, Trinidad, Argentina); Asia Pacific (India, Malaysia, Bangladesh); and West Africa (Namibia, Angola)- Evaluated lost circulation mechanism for carbonates in Middle East, leading to more efficient lost circulation management solutions- Assuring subsurface and geomechanics evaluations and risk assessments
Education
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science - BS
1989 — 1993
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Master of Science - MS
1994 — 1995
Virginia Tech
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
2000 — 2004
Skills
- Environmental Engineering
- Groundwater
- Energy
- Petroleum Engineering
- Petroleum Geology
- Geomechanics
- Civil Engineering
- Geology
- Modeling
- Finite Element Analysis
- Hydrogeology
- Earth Science
- Upstream
- Constitutive Modeling
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Numerical Analysis
- Reservoir Management
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