Harold G. Walters, Ph.D., is a Chief Technical Advisor for Halliburton Production Enhancement Technology.  He has served in various Halliburton Technology technical, project, leadership, and managerial roles for the past 23 years.  He received a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University.  Dr. Walters’ areas of thought leadership and technical expertise include solid mechanics, numerical methods, software development, fracture modeling, rheology, friction modeling, small and large scale experimental testing, fracturing fluid development, and data science.  He has authored 23 technical papers and has 17 issued patents some of which have received a Halliburton Patent Significant Value Award.  He has been active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers in various leadership and technical capacities.  He has served as a technical paper reviewer with the most recent being for The Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources.  Dr. Walters’ latest area of investigation is applying big data analytics to multiple types of problems within Halliburton.