MEET THE TEAM
Merlin's dynamic team
Merlin has a highly experienced and multi-disciplinary in-house team, with Subject Matter Experts in multiple fields. Merlin can also call on its hand-selected group of trusted associates, bringing complementary expertise to seamlessly deliver a bespoke team for every project, every time.
Senior Leadership
Bill Wilks PhD
Managing Director / Principal Geophysicist
Bill has over 35 years of broad global experience in exploration and appraisal, with the majority spent with operating oil companies.
Helen Bone
Chartered Geologist / Director / Geoscience Division Manager
A Chartered Geologist with over 25 years global industry experience gained in both operating and consulting companies across the whole E&P life cycle
principal staff
Eleanor Oldham
Principal Geophysicist / Rock Physicist / New Ventures Manager
A Geophysicist with over 15 years of experience, having a thorough background in a range of geophysical techniques and a specialism in rock physics.
Philip Copestake PhD
Principal Geologist / Stratigrapher
A petroleum geoscientist / stratigrapher with over 40 years of global oil and gas industry experience, with operating companies and in the service sector, in both technical and management capacities.
Andy Sims PhD
Chartered Geologist
A Chartered Geologist with over 40 years of experience in exploration, development and production geoscience in UK and international petroleum areas.