Benjamin Smith Email & Phone Number

Dallas, US

• Oversee and manage daily production operations to ensure optimal performance and timely delivery.
• Lead and supervise production teams to achieve production targets while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Quickly respond to and resolve any production issues that may arise during and outside regular hours.
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering teams to minimize downtime and ensure efficient equipment utilization.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and production metrics.

• I led a team of 5 at a geothermal startup, developing drilling plans and exploring new product ideas for creating supercritical energy through a closed-loop system. I regularly communicated innovative strategies to.
• Identified special products and services needed from international vendors in Kenya.
• Pushed technological boundaries to drill the hottest and most challenging strata ever attempted, leading a team of engineers in drilling geothermal wells accessing supercritical steam worldwide.
• Focused on innovating technologies and creating new intellectual property for large-diameter, deep, and ultra-hot wells.

Casper, Wyoming, US

• In this role, I managed production for over 100 oil wells in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, overseeing 25 field personnel. My responsibilities included managing various well types and technologies, presenting well.
• Spearheaded acquisition and refurbishment of a small EOR project to increase water takeaway capacity at another field nearby saving $300,000 in LOE in the first year.
• Permitted and constructed a surface discharge facility at a newly drilled well to discharge produced water, saving over $200,000 in LOE the first year.
• Installed electricity at key producing wells in a stripper field to reduce emissions and safety risks, increase run time and allow the ability for optimization using new technology.
• Led health, safety, and environmental policies and practices.Managed 25 field personnel and responsible for the production and positive cash flow of over 100 producing oil wells and over 30 active water injection wells.

• Here, I improved oil production, resolved well failures, and developed recovery procedures. I also created drilling programs and managed production for over 800 wells across North Louisiana, Wyoming, Arkoma Woodford.
• Designed and optimized various artificial lift systems, including gas lifts, rod pumps, plunger lifts, ESPs, and chemical programs.
• Focused on maintaining production, flattening production decline, and reducing lease operating costs.

During this time, I directed production on all wells and influenced engineering decisions for new wells. I introduced innovative completion designs to EROCs SCOOP and STACK plays in central OK, overseeing both completion and oil designs, resulting in the company's 4 best wells ever drilled.

Adelaide, South Australia, AU

I managed an international team of engineers, teaching U.S. drilling techniques to boost gas production. Additionally, I led the drilling and frac'ing of Australia's first horizontal oil and gas wells.

Denver, CO, US

I oversaw production and completion engineering in OK and TX, managing daily operations. I played a key role in drilling and completing extended reach horizontal Bakken and Three Forks wells in the Williston Basin, reducing drilling time by 30% and increasing frac stages from 10 to 30 safely and efficiently.

Houston, Texas, US

I designed completion strategies for Granite Wash plays, managed daily production for 170 natural gas wells, and prepared economic evaluations for new and existing wells.

Houston, Texas, US

• Led the start-up and daily operations of a new work crew in an underserved market, providing technical support and training to ensure efficient job operations.
• Managed a crew of 10 to 30 people, overseeing job operations and ensuring quality service delivery.
• Provided sales and technical services to oil and gas operators in Tulsa, driving new technology adoption for improved production and cost reduction.