Josh Walker

Josh Walker joined Chaparral in 2018 as vice president of completions and operations.

Before joining Chaparral, Mr. Walker served as the innovation manager at Chesapeake Energy, where he assembled and led a team focused on operations research and development, new and emerging technologies, and data analytics. While at Chesapeake, Mr. Walker also served as the completions manager for the company’s Mid-Continent, Eagle Ford, Utica, and Marcellus play, as well as in various other operational roles.

Prior to that time, Mr. Walker worked for Legend Natural Gas as a drilling, completions, and production engineer and Anadarko Petroleum where he held a number of operations positions of increasing importance.

Mr. Walker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma and an Executive MBA in energy from the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business.