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Clayton Smith ( clayton.smith@weatherford.com)
is the global director of research, development
and engineering for Weatherford. He has more
than 18-years’ experience in the oil and gas
industry and has spearheaded the development
of over 500 unique chemical products spanning drilling fluids, cementing, fracturing, acid
stimulation, formation remediation, and production chemicals.
Clayton holds a PhD in analytical chemistry from the University
of the West Indies, St. Augustine.
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Robert Fowles ( robert.fowles@ca.weatherford.
com) has been a research and development scientist at Weatherford for 4 years. He has been
project manager for different research projects
involving biocides, hydrates, scale inhibitors, and
heavy oil. Fowles has a PhD in chemistry from
the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine,
and was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Alberta,
Edmonton. He is a member of the Association of the Chemical
Profession of Alberta.
Kenneth Worsley (kenneth.worsley@
ca.weatherford.com) is a technical service
manager supporting Weatherford’s R&D group in
development of new products and field applications. He is involved in coordinating global projects obtaining field operating parameters used
in developing lab testing to simulate production
chemicals and fracturing chemicals. He holds a BS in chemistry
from University of Alberta.