GeoTalks — Capricorn Metals
13th October | Location 403.107

Under Pressure: How High-Stake Industries forge great careers

Zachariah John Pallikathekathil (Zach John) is a Principal Geomechanics Engineer (APG) based in Perth, Australia, with 42 years’ total experience (41 years with SLB). He brings deep expertise across geomechanics and integrated subsurface disciplines, including pore pressure prediction, 1D/3D Mechanical Earth Models (MEM), wellbore stability, sanding propensity, compaction/subsidence, and TerraTek rock testing design/QC, with experience applying tools such as Sonic Scanner geomechanics and VISAGE for integrated reservoir geomechanics.

He has held a broad mix of technical leadership and management roles (e.g., Geomechanics Team Leader, LWD Domain Champion, Senior Petrophysicist, and multiple operations/data services/marketing/location leadership roles), with assignments across Australia, Indonesia, China, Kuwait, India, Vietnam, and Iran. He holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (IIT Delhi, India 1984) is fluent in English and Hindi, and has 9 publications plus multiple internal/industry recognitions (including project and performance awards). He was the past president of FESAus (Formation Evaluation Society of Australia) and is a current member of the SPE_WA (Society of Petroleum Engineers-WA) Technical Committee. In his free time, he loves gardening, hiking, DIY jobs around the house, Church Bible Study and Church Volunteering.

On the day

• 4:30 pm — Talk kicks off
• 6:00 pm — Head to the Tav

Free entry for members.

$5 entry for non-members.