Dr. Michael J. L. Aikman

Project Manager

Dr. Michael Aikman has over 21 years of international industry experience, focused on reservoir engineering and reservoir management and development. Michael has a breadth of experience, including conventional reservoir engineering, enhanced oil recovery and business development. His work included extensive reservoir simulation for oil reservoirs (waterflood and miscible gas injection) and gas reservoirs. He has worked on developing oil fields using complex horizontal well technology in order to optimize ongoing waterflood operations. Michael was a member of the reservoir management leadership team in the middle east for a large US independent oil company and has led multidisciplinary teams in the areas of conventional reservoir development and EOR studies.

Education

M.B.A., Global Finance and Organizational Behavior, University of Texas at Dallas
Ph.D., Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary
M.Eng., Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary
B.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto
B.Sc., Biologic Science, University of Alberta

Expertise

Reservoir Engineering and Reservoir Management and Development

Key Awards and Accomplishments

National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada: 2 year scholarship 1997-1998
Alberta Research Council Scholarship: 1999
University of Calgary Silver Medal Scholarship: 2000
Director - 2004 – 2006, Qatar SPE chapter
Steering Committee - 2006, 2007: SPE Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Symposium

Work Experience

21+ years international industry experience