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About the
Petroleum Extension-The University of Texas at Austin

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en Randell graduated from the
BUniversity of Adelaide, South
Australia, with a double engineering
degree in Petroleum and Chemical Engineering. He completed two
honors theses in industry, investigating compressor optimization in a
central Australian gas basin and the reservoir souring of an offshore
Australian gas field. He began with Chevron Canada as a drilling en-
gineer in 2006 where he was involved in appraising Chevron’s northern
Alberta heavy oil asset. In 2008, he worked as a drill site manager in
San Joaquin Valley, central California, supervising drilling operations
in Chevron’s fields across the region. Two years later, he became the
drilling engineer responsible for planning and overseeing execution
of Chevron’s wells in the TTA asset, central California.
He also served as the regional subject-matter expert for directional
drilling, providing technical guidance and issue resolution to Chevron
engineers and external service companies. In 2012, Randell joined
Chevron’s global Energy Technology Company in Texas and led the
Decision Support Center, providing real-time engineering and opera-
tional support to Chevron’s most complex global operations.
Randell has been involved with a variety of well designs from simple,
shallow vertical wells to aggressive horizontals using tools ranging
from single-shot surveys to gyroscopic technology.
Over the years, he has undertaken extensive technical training on
diverse topics such as directional drilling. He is grateful for these
experiences and acknowledges the instructors of these courses for
imparting the knowledge required for this textbook. He also wishes
to thank all of the mentors throughout his career, who all indirectly
helped to shape this book.

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