Clinton Perkins, P.E. is a fourth-generation oilfield professional who began working in West Virginia as a roustabout on conventional wells and at an oilfield supply store while he was in high school. His career began with Chevron in 2006. Over nearly two decades, he has held various engineering and leadership roles across Wells (Drilling & Completions) and Production Operations.
Early in his career, Clint worked in Texas and New Mexico, where he served as both Drill Site Manager and Well Site Manager. In these roles, he oversaw the drilling of Wolfcamp/Sprayberry wells, conventional wells, and horizontal re-entry wells.
In 2012, Clint returned to the Northeast as a Drilling Engineer for Chevron’s newly formed Appalachia-Michigan Business Unit. There, he developed drilling programs for operations across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan, supporting both air and horizontal drilling rigs. During this time, he also delivered well control training to both office and field personnel.
With Chevron shifting its strategic focus in 2014, Clint joined the Competitive Performance Team, collaborating across disciplines to promote a factory model approach to project development. He later became Operations Advisor for the Production Team, responsible for overseeing flowbacks, plug and abandonment activities, and production wireline operations. He also served as an Operations Supervisor for extended periods. While at Chevron he served as the Recruiting Team Lead at Marietta College for multiple years helping students get successfully placed in internships and full time positions with the company.
In 2018, Clint began a series of international assignments with Chevron. In China, he worked in a hydrogen sulfide-rich gas field, mentoring national staff on well operations, pipeline pigging, and safe turnaround procedures. He then supported the production and asset development teams in Bangladesh during a well stimulation project in the Bibiyana gas field. Most recently, he has served as Production Manager in Equatorial Guinea, overseeing the production of two deepwater assets, engineers, and mooring masters.
In August 2025, Clint joined Marietta College as an Adjunct Professor, where he teaches production engineering courses. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Marietta College and an MBA with an emphasis in Energy Finance from West Virginia University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in both West Virginia and Pennsylvania.