Karthik Balaji

Greater Los Angeles Area United States

Graduate Student at University of Southern California

Energy / Oil

Graduate student with core Undergrad specialization in Chemical Engineering. Specializes in Petroleum reservoir simulation & estimation, Drilling mechanics, Wellbore integrity, Hydraulic Fracture Simulation, and Formation evaluation. Interested in Un-conventional technology, tight oil production, Process & commercial optimization, Project Management and process safety. His decision to pursue Petroleum engineering was a product of over three internships - one with a E&P company specializing in the end-to-end Petroleum value chain and known for its Project Management Capability; and the other two in fields relating to upstream development and product evacuation. Armed with excellent com...