Dean Malhiot
Technical Director – North American, Onshore Well Operations
Dean Malhiot is the Technical Director – North American Well Operations for RPS. Dean joined RPS in January 2021 to lead and grow specialized well operations services lines, placing a key focus on business development and technology in the onshore North American unconventional and conventional drilling markets, including oil and gas, potash, and emerging resources.
Dean started his career with Schlumberger as an open-hole wireline supervisor in the continental US and later in Scotland and Egypt. After returning to Canada, Dean was an independent contractor in Western Canada for five years for Talisman Energy, EnCana, and Mission Oil & Gas, drilling the first horizontal Bakken wells in 2005. He later worked at CNRL and Crescent Point Energy with advisory and leadership roles on various asset teams in Alberta and Saskatchewan, focusing on horizontal drilling operations, multi-frac completions, geomechanics, and reservoir evaluation.
He graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Science in Geology and is a member of the Professional Engineering and Geoscience associations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.