1742870404557.jpg

Purushothkumar Santhana Mahalingam

Field Engineer Cudd Energy Services

Purushothkumar Santhana Mahalingam is a petroleum engineer with expertise in hydraulic fracturing and well stimulation. Throughout his career, he has worked as a field engineer and procurement engineer, managing crucial operations and inventory for well stimulation projects in the Permian and Delaware Basins.

An active SPE member since 2011, he has served as a technical reviewer for URTeC 2025, and as a speaker at the 2025 North America Student Symposium. He holds a master’s degree in natural gas engineering from Texas A&M University Kingsville.

  • In Part 1 of this 2-part series, delve into an overview of hydraulic fracturing operations and on-site activities of a fracturing engineer.