Joel Le Calvez

SLB

Advisor, Program manager

Joël Le Calvez graduated with a B. Sc. degree in Physics from the University of Nice. He completed a M. Sc. degree in Geosciences from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis prior to graduating from the University of Paris VI with a pre-doctoral degree in Geodynamics. He subsequently earned a Ph. D. in Geology at the University of Texas at Austin where he specialized in structural geology, salt tectonics and physical modeling while working for the Bureau of Economic Geology at the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory. During his first year with Schlumberger, in 2001-2004, Joel worked mainly on seismic interpretation to help with the selection of drilling sites offshore Angola later focusing the Wilcox formation and brown field in West Texas. At the start of the ‘unconventional era’, Joel worked as a geologist in the field of microseismicity and hydraulic fracturing. Ultimately, he helped with the development of the field acquisition, processing, visualization and interpretation tools and platforms which SLB currently uses in the monitoring of induced microseismicity coupled with hydraulic fracture treatment and other applications (e.g., CO2 sequestration, geothermal injection, etc.) In 2008-2013, he led various teams of geologists, geophysicists and engineers. In 2014, Joel was named Global Head for the Geophysics Domain. While continuing his operational obligations, he works jointly with the acquisition segments to decide the direction of Schlumberger’s geophysics in terms of acquisition, processing and interpretation. In May 2020, Joel added the North America Well Integrity and Production Logging businesses to his portfolio. In January 2022, Joel took the position of Reservoir Performance Optical Fiber program manager before adding the Production Services portfolio later in the year. He currently coordinates the global effort associated to sustaining, cable and interrogator manufacturing, research and development directions as well as business-focused answer products for all domains relying on fiber optic.