Nancy Zakhour
Well Design Lead, Occidental Petroleum
Nancy Zakhour is a Well Design Lead at Occidental Petroleum overlooking drilling, completion, and production design and optimization. Prior to her current role, Nancy was a Completion Engineering Advisor managing a multidisciplinary and cross-functional project that focuses on developing breakthrough solutions by leveraging geoscience, engineering, analytics, and data management.
Prior to working for Occidental, Nancy worked as Callon Petroleum's Completion Engineering Advisor, supervising and monitoring all completion activity and contracts as the company tripled in size. Prior to Callon, Nancy worked for Schlumberger's Well Services segment in North America and various international locations in both technical and field operational roles.
Outside of work, Nancy has been a panelist, speaker, presenter at various SPE conferences and workshops. She is a recipient of the SPE Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award.
Nancy earned her bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut and an MBA from Rice University.