Patou Zeleke

Technical Director, Petroleum Engineering at RPS Canada

Patou Zeleke graduated from the University of Calgary in 1997 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering after growing up on three continents with parents that worked for the United Nations. Early in his career he focused on project management and leadership challenges working in the Defence industry and leading a national not-for-profit youth focused organization. In 2005 he turned his attention to the Oil and Gas industry specializing in Reservoir engineering.  Over the past 10+ years, he has focused on regulatory applications for enhanced oil recovery projects and waterflood schemes, enhance oil recovery project plans and field development plans, numerical modeling, reserves evaluation, resource assessment, petroleum economics and risk in a variety of play types both nationally and internationally. Patou is a member of APEGA and SPE.