Goke Akinniranye was Drilling Engineering Advisor with K&M Technology Group (a drilling engineering consultancy arm of Schlumberger), where he was actively involved in engineering design of extended reach, Deepwater and HPHT projects around the world. Goke’s oilfield experience started with Schlumberger in 1986 as a field engineer. He subsequently held several technical & management positions within the organization before being assigned to K&M Technology Group in 2009. Goke is a technical editor for the SPE drilling and completion journal, and has authored over 30 SPE/AADE technical papers. His current area of expertise is complex well design and execution with special focus on extended reach/Deepwater wells.