Barry Cresap, P.E.

Barry Cresap, P.E.

Director | Well Engineering

Barry has over 20 years of oil and gas experience, primarily working as a lead / senior drilling engineer over a variety of campaigns and rig types including land rigs, jack-ups, semi-submersibles, and drillships. His engineering experience spans across both conventional and unconventional designs and operational practices including deepwater, shelf, and horizontal drilling. 

Phone: 281.870.8455

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George King, P.E.
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George King, P.E.

Independent Subject Matter Expert

George E. King is a Registered Professional Engineer with 50 years of continuous oilfield experience starting with Amoco in 1971. He has held senior engineering positions in Amoco, BP, Rimrock Energy, and Apache Corp. He currently researches and consults on well interventions, casing deformation, fracture-driven interactions, unconventional resources completions, and shut-in/start-up operations. He has presented over 100 technical papers, podcasts, webinars, and book chapters.

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Alvaro Chan, P.E.
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Alvaro Chan, P.E.

Failure Investigations Manager

Alvaro Chan, P.E., is a Materials and Mechanical Engineering Consultant with Viking Engineering and brings more than 25 years of experience in metallurgy, materials engineering, failure analysis, laboratory testing, and technical consulting. Throughout his career, he has supported the energy industry in engineering, product development, asset integrity, and operational reliability roles across North and South America.

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