HOUSTON, TEXAS – February 26, 2014: MicroSeismic, Inc. (MicroSeismic) announced today that Sudhendu “Kash” Kashikar joined the company as Vice President of Completions Evaluation, the company’s newest division. In this position he will combine MicroSeismic’s vast knowledge of unconventional shale plays with its new Completions Evaluation Services to help customers better understand their completions programs and optimize long term production.
“We are pleased to have Kash join our senior management team,” said Terry Jbeili, COO, MicroSeismic. “We are focused on helping customers evaluate and optimize completions and ultimately increase recovery. Kash brings significant experience in running multi-disciplinary teams and we are certain he will add substantial value as part of the leadership team.”
Kashikar has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He specializes in commercializing multi-disciplined technical solutions while bridging the gap between engineering and geophysics. Kashikar began his career with Schlumberger as a field engineer and held numerous international assignments in operations, sales, marketing, and new technology development. Prior to joining MicroSeismic, he was the Vice President, Sales – Oil and Gas at Silixa.
“I am excited to join the MicroSeismic team during such an important time in the company’s development,” stated Kashikar. “We are expanding our engineering capabilities and focusing on solutions which will increase cross-disciplinary insight, optimize completions, and ultimately improve production for our customers.”
Kashikar earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Poona and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He has authored numerous technical papers and patents.
MicroSeismic, Inc.is an oilfield services company providing microseismic-based completions evaluation services in seventeen countries. Founded in 2003, MicroSeismic is the leading provider of microseismic monitoring activity utilizing surface, near-surface and downhole arrays. The company continually pushes the boundaries of new technology and delivers services that allow oil and gas companies to gauge the quality of their completions, improve production, and reduce costs.
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