Dilip Kumar Mahata is an experienced geophysicist currently serving as an Exploration & Development Geophysicist at Oil India Limited since December 2019, where responsibilities include well planning, seismic data acquisition, and interpretation across multiple offshore blocks. Prior roles within Oil India Limited included Processing Geophysicist and Acquisition Geophysicist, contributing to geophysical data processing and seismic survey planning. Previous experience as a Production Seismologist at Shell involved seismic interpretation tasks, while a geophysicist position at Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd encompassed structural and stratigraphic seismic data analysis. Dilip Kumar Mahata holds advanced degrees including an Executive MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Raipur and a Master of Science and Technology in Applied Geophysics from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.