Brian Chacka Email & Phone Number

Plano, Tx

Evaluate mature conventional assets for hydrocarbon potential, identify best opportunities, perform risk analysis, forecast production, estimate costs, evaluate economics, execute projects in phases, analyze results, disseminate learnings and feed data into future models. Identified more than 50 behind pipe recompletions and 12 new drill opportunities at Heidelberg, Tinsley, Eucutta, Hastings and other Denbury Gulf Coast Fields by employing a specialized method I developed that integrates components of geophysics, geology, petrophysics, production/reservoir analysis, data analytics and petroleum engineering. Executed multiple recompletions that have generated more than $16 million of PV10 value, 300,000 oil barrels of production and over 1.2 MMBO reserves for less than $4 million capital investment.

Plano, Tx

Evaluate field development options and direct large capital projects in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas oilfields. Perform detailed technical reviews of all major capital investments.

Plano, Tx

Evaluated potential acquisition targets, determined asset valuations, assisted with negotiations and oversaw technical, engineering and HSE due diligence. Acquired Gas Draw Field in WY on assignment (no financial payment nor override) through strong negotiating strategy based on meticulous due diligence. Nearly acquired distressed asset at fraction of value before company change of direction during downturn.

Plano, Tx

December 2012 - June 2015 - Lead Production/Operations Engineer for Hastings Field CO2 flood handling reservoir surveillance of 150+ wells flooding 16 reservoirs, flood design of future phases/fault blocks, 10-12 workover rigs, several new drills, processing capacity and requirements and managing over $100 million capital budget each year.March 2010 - November 2012 - Team Lead, Completion/Production Engineer for Bakken asset from acquisition for $100 million from Encore through divestiture to Exxon/XTO for $2.1 billion. Responsible for all wellbore designs and completions including fracture stimulations and workovers following up to 8 drilling rigs, 2+ frac fleets and 6-8 workover rigs during leasehold operations. Increased production from 1,400 to over 20,000 BOPD and HBP'd 196,000+ acres.May 2008 - February 2010 - Completion/Production Engineer for Heidelberg, Sharon, Quitman, Davis and Corinne Fields (East Mississippi) handling Selma Chalk horizontal drilling and fracture stimulation, recompletions, artificial lift, water flood, compression, natural gas collection, gas processing and other responsibilities.

Dallas, Tx

Worked with Dallas operators on completion designs and strategies using Weatherford services and products including hydraulic fracturing, microseismic, perforating, TCP, wireline, logging, plugs, packers, ALS, wellheads, etc. Many projects were in the horizontal Barnett Shale play in the Fort Worth Basin, but also worked East Texas Cotton Valley, West Texas Wolfberry, South Oklahoma Woodford and several others.

Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico, Prudhoe Bay, Ak