Rex A. Richard
Senior Engineer

Rex Richard joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2021, specializing in the design, execution, and evaluation of unconventional completions. Prior to joining D&M, Richard worked with Chesapeake Energy and Halliburton.

Richard graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2007. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Geographical Experience

• Bahrain
• Canada
• China
• Kuwait
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates
• United States

Topical Areas of Expertise

• Completion design and analysis
• Well site operations
• Hydraulic fracture simulation
• DFIT analysis
• Wellbore integrity evaluation
• Field development planning

 Major Projects

At D&M, Richard supports the North America Division, focusing on completion evaluation, hydraulic fracture modeling, and DFIT analysis for D&M’s global client base. Major projects include assessments of completion design and operations ranging from the Wolfcamp and Barnett Shales in Texas to unconventional prospects in multiple Middle East locations.

At Chesapeake, Richard was directly responsible for the design and operational execution of unconventional well completions in the Eagle Ford, Austin Chalk, and Niobrara Shale plays from rig release to first production. He supervised 24-hour field operations both on location and in an on-call capacity to ensure timely and on-budget delivery of completed wells. He provided completion analysis and well-testing support for developments in the Haynesville and Marcellus Shales as well as the Anadarko Basin. He served on interdisciplinary teams of engineers and geoscientists to optimize key field development drivers such as completion design and well spacing, assess completion impacts on well performance via diagnostics and design testing, and hone type curves for more reliable forecasting and budgeting. Major projects at Chesapeake included integrated reservoir studies to aid in field development planning, wellbore integrity investigations to solve casing collapse issues and identify re-fracture candidates, and new technology implementations to enhance safety and improve operational efficiency.

Richard served as a wellsite engineer for Halliburton’s hydraulic fracturing and coil tubing operations in the midcontinental United States, North Dakota, Canada, and Oman. Collaborating both with service company colleagues and operator personnel, he ensured quality of execution and troubleshot operational issues as they arose. Accumulating nearly 1,000 days at well sites around the world, he gained hands-on experience in the Woodford, Barnett, Fayetteville, Haynesville, Bakken, Montney, and Duvernay Shales in North America as well as the Miqrat, Barik, and Amin Formations in Oman.