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Midland, Tx, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Providing industry-driven data analytics to augment and automate manual legacy oil and gas operations processes to improve business efficiency and drive operational performance

Denver, Colorado, Us

Providing industry-driven data analytics to augment and automate manual legacy oil and gas operations processes to improve business efficiency and drive operational performance

Midland, Texas, Us

• Optimized three rig lines simultaneously with continuous improvement on large scale multi-bench development• Drilled back-to-back company record 2.5 mile SMB wells with conventional laterals at 11.2 then 10.6 days• Guided drilling team’s mindset to maximize operating torque for increased lateral WBM savings with T&D analysis• Enhanced productivity of asset team group with technical recommendations and business optimization strategies

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

Provide hole condition monitoring & operational recommendations of Extended Reach, Horizontal, and complex wells for K&M clients.• Use K&M proprietary software to model and monitor torque, drag, buckling, and hydraulics. Use models and operational experience to advise client of possible issues and remedies.• Provided real-time improvement implementations to optimize operational efficiency with coaching and modelling• Prevented potential downhole issues by monitoring hole conditions, notifying the rig of increased drag conditions• Recognized by client in internal QBR for unique contribution to area’s first single BHA run in challenging interval

Houston, Texas, Us

Provide Optimization Analytics Solutions to Global E&P Companies to drive Cash Flow Performance-Collaborate with software developers to create and improve engineering calculations that drive optimization business decisions-Onboard new clients by managing data collection and implementation-Provide organization and project management skills to the team to drive progress-Serve as a Technical Representative in client and team meetings and provide industry knowledge and expertise.

Houston, Texas, Us

-Provide Waterflood reservoir support to NM Blinebry/Drinkard Field with over 175 water injectors and 450 producers-Developed PDP Forecasts using ADK forecasting method and summarized with operating expenses into Asset PortfolioEvaluation, led Pattern Reviews to identify and correct pre-mature breakthrough/workover candidates-Created Spotfire Field Analysis tool to reduce manual data gathering and highlight key problem areas-Collaborated with field staff to reduce LOE by analyzing failure reports and chemical programs-Optimized rod pump operations by increasing longevity of the pump without compromising production

Houston, Texas, Us

-Primary Drilling Engineer for 1500 HP rig drilling horizontal wells in Southern Midland Basin-Drilled ~30 horizontal wells ranging from 1- 2 mile Wolfcamp & Spraberry laterals w/ an average TVD of 9,000’-Executed multiple data gathering/ geologic projects, including drilling/ logging 3 pilot holes, recovering over2,000’ of core, and capturing/ evaluating downhole high frequency sensor data-Utilized RSS and conventional lateral assemblies, employed whipstocks and cement plugs for sidetracking, realized cost savings with WBM vs. OBM in the lateral (~80K/ well), tested new mud motor and bit technologies-Provided Spotfire tools and guides to team members to track and improve performance, increasing team efficiency and reducing cycle time for improvements to be made fleet wide, reducing Spud to TD from ~16 days to ~12 for upper benches**Performance Achievements**-Drilled over 5,000' in 24 hour period in multiple Wolfcamp laterals-Drilled 2 mile well with RSS in WBM, achieving considerable cost savings without any operational issues,-Improved on bottom rate of penetration in 12-1/4" hole section from ~110 fph to 160+ fph while reducing average bit trips per interval by ~50%, reducing average intermediate 12-1/4” drilling time from 6 days to 3 days (~8,500’)-Drilled multiple 17,000' MD wells in less than 12 days Spud to TD-Drilled multiple 15,000' MD wells in less than 10 days Spud to TD-Achieved multiple one-run curve + Wolfcamp one mile laterals with stabilized BHAs in WBM-Selected to present developed optimized best practices of Intermediate BHAs at Apache's Technical Forum with other regional drilling engineers-Collaborated with rig contractor to reduce average rig NPT per well by 75%-Improved curve drilling time by 40% while minimizing dog leg severity and maximizing slide times with stabilized BHAs

Houston, Texas, Us

-Provided AFE, designed well & selected vendors to drill single well campaign to meet CDC for 50,000+ net acres-Well came in on-time and on budget after a 2 -year drilling break with zero incidents

Houston, Texas, Us

Drilling Supervisor in Delaware Basin for North American Unconventional Resources-Worked as the night supervisor then day supervisor on multiple 1500 HP rigs-Conducted safety meetings, supervised various rig operations and managed 3 rd party personnel-Implemented daily operation breakdown for the rig crew with notes about upcoming operations

Houston, Texas, Us

Drilling Engineer in Central Region-Drilling Engineer over Trinidad 220-Planned and executed two Cleveland horizontal wells, working as an onsite rig engineer for designed wells-Wells involved designing and executing through severe loss circulationDrilling Engineer in North American Unconventional ResourcesSupervised bringing new build rig (Patterson 298) out of the yard as Drilling Engineer, coordinating rigorously w/ rig contractor, performing rig yard inspectionso Planned and executed a successful pilot hole/ ST/ one mile lateral in Delaware Basin – 3rd Bone Springs

Houston, Texas, Us

Completed 1st year of Accelerated Development Program- Baker Hughes Frac School- Halliburton Cement School- Schlumberger Directional School- Halliburton Mud School- K&M Extended Reach Drilling- NeXT Project Management- Altus Casing Design- Lloyd's Rig Inspection- Newpark Drilling Fluids School- Apache Risk Management- Schlumberger Wireline School- Phoenix MWD SchoolWorked ~15 weeks in the field during 1st year.

Golden, Co, Us

-CSM PE Field Session II Course Asst. Instructor-Designed lesson plans, assisted in facilitating group project and field trips, provided tutoring, graded papers and supported students in bridging the gap between geology and petroleum engineering during the 2 X 2 week field courses.

Golden, Co, Us

- Head TA for Computational Methods & Production Engineering- TA for Drilling Engineering- Designed exams, organized other TAs, facilitated office hours, taught exam reviews, created grading rubrics, provided individual tutoring as necessary

Golden, Co, Us

Golden, Co, Us

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Hands-on Field Experience - Performed safety tasks on the C.R. Luigs & DD1 in the GoM for 4 one-week visits Designed Plug & Abandonment procedures for gas field (18 wells) in Western Australia Created a Well Barrier Analysis for the Completions procedure for newly acquired Fayetteville wells Used Mechanical Specific Energy (MSE) concept to analyze BHP's deepwater GoM ROP performance Developed best practice BHA Design and Operating Parameters for use in future GOM wells Generated Implementation Strategy for applying MSE concept to land field development operations.

Spring, Texas, Us

Worked on rotating Production Assignments to contribute to fast-paced initial production construction needs Assembled production flow lines, fabricated measurement equipment, and connected compressors Observed Drilling & Completions operations in Fayetteville Shale; Directed MultiStage Frac Job