Graham Mensa-Wilmot, SPE, is a Drilling Engineer – Technical Director at XCIDRILL Technology. He has more than 32 years of experience in drilling applications research, downhole tool development, BHA design and analysis, drilling mechanics, drilling vibrations identification and remediation, drilling system compatibility establishment, big data analysis, and performance drilling improvement. He recently served as Chevron’s MAXDRILL (Performance Drilling) global team lead, having previously worked in engineering, research, and applications positions of increasing responsibility at Smith Technologies.
Graham’s performance drilling experience spans across Deepwater, Conventional and Unconventional assets. He serves on the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference Program Committee and the SPE Drilling and Completions Committee. Graham has authored 57 technical papers/presentations and holds 51 patents. He is an SPE Distinguished Lecturer, and previously served as a drilling dynamics and performance drilling lecturer for the Petroleum Network Educational Conference series. Graham serves on the Technical Board of the SPE Gulf Section and is a member of the JPT editorial committee. He holds an MS degree in Drilling Engineering from Romania’s Petroleum and Gas University of Ploiesti.