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Lakewood, Colorado, United States

 Operations Engineer in Powder River Basin and DJ Basin-Safety leader; regulatory compliance leader; good attitude!  Production Surveillance Engineer and coordinate WOR operations  Support field requests  Manage air quality and regulatory  Manage LOE  Manage chemical program  Optimize artificial lift and reduce failures  Support budget, finance, accounting, production accounting requests

Denver Metropolitan Area

Completions Engineering for the next 2 well's completions. Review the 1st well completions operations and costs. Collaborate with Founders, Team Leads, and industry experts to refine the completion design, operations, and costs. Secure completions services after reviewing bids. Write procedures for frac and coil tubing drill out operations. Lead the onsite supervision team in the field for the execution of the program. Perform look back after program for continuous improvement.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Lead Engineer on a 2 WOR optimization program. • Assessing legacy well optimization and interventions with Production Engineering team. • Evaluating economic value and risk of each well operation and writing operations procedures for field supervisors to execute. Direct supervision and assistance to WOR supervisors. • Monitor budget and overall project management as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. Complete project and well reviews for continuous improvement.

Denver Metropolitan Area

• Completion engineering for exploratory deep gas well including well test design, high temperature cement design, downhole completion operations, and stimulation design for multiple zones. • Assess safety and risk.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Led a team of 50, with 8 direct reports, while supervising all operations including HSE, permitting, regulatory compliance, construction, drilling, completions, and production. This including managing a $250M capital budget and a $20M operations budget.• Drove a focus on revenue optimization, limiting downtime, and keeping gas plant at minimum operational capacity. • Improved operation and process efficiency, while monitoring service prices to determine economic drill points in each… Show more Led a team of 50, with 8 direct reports, while supervising all operations including HSE, permitting, regulatory compliance, construction, drilling, completions, and production. This including managing a $250M capital budget and a $20M operations budget.• Drove a focus on revenue optimization, limiting downtime, and keeping gas plant at minimum operational capacity. • Improved operation and process efficiency, while monitoring service prices to determine economic drill points in each field. • Assisted VP of Legal on all master service contracts, agreements, and litigation. • Participated as key member of the leadership in business development evaluations, M&A inquiries, and field due diligence. Show less

Denver, Colorado, United States

Managed teams of 20+ for drilling and completions for a 2-rig horizontal program drilling Middle Bakken and Three Forks wells (completing 25 wells) as well as a 3-rig horizontal drilling Middle Bakken and Three Forks wells (completing up to 50 wells a year).• Oversaw drilling and completion designs and implementations, and also performed technical and operational reviews on a quarterly basis. • Led implementation of zipper frac strategy that has decreased costs by 30% and tripled… Show more Managed teams of 20+ for drilling and completions for a 2-rig horizontal program drilling Middle Bakken and Three Forks wells (completing 25 wells) as well as a 3-rig horizontal drilling Middle Bakken and Three Forks wells (completing up to 50 wells a year).• Oversaw drilling and completion designs and implementations, and also performed technical and operational reviews on a quarterly basis. • Led implementation of zipper frac strategy that has decreased costs by 30% and tripled efficiency. Show less

Denver, Colorado, United States

Led a team of 3 direct reports tasked with planning and executing all completions, production, and operations for an exploration play in Southeast Colorado. This including managing $50MM capital budget a $15M operations budget• Utilized Fracpro with logs for pre-job frac design and post job calibration, designed artificial lift systems, and provided recommendations to strategy team for next steps.• Developed systems to track and analyze capital and LOE spending on a real time basis and… Show more Led a team of 3 direct reports tasked with planning and executing all completions, production, and operations for an exploration play in Southeast Colorado. This including managing $50MM capital budget a $15M operations budget• Utilized Fracpro with logs for pre-job frac design and post job calibration, designed artificial lift systems, and provided recommendations to strategy team for next steps.• Developed systems to track and analyze capital and LOE spending on a real time basis and coordinated training on new tool after implementation. Show less

Denver, Colorado, United States

Served on a 5-person team overseeing day-to-day production and completions of 500+CBM wells in Trinidad field and production of ~2300 CBM wells. This included providing engineering expertise and support to the Trinidad operations group. • Trialed a new Hydraulic Pump Jack system and presented recommendations at internal operations conference. • Review and monitor production and gathering data to identify areas for remedial stimulation, recompletion zones, or other profit enhancement… Show more Served on a 5-person team overseeing day-to-day production and completions of 500+CBM wells in Trinidad field and production of ~2300 CBM wells. This included providing engineering expertise and support to the Trinidad operations group. • Trialed a new Hydraulic Pump Jack system and presented recommendations at internal operations conference. • Review and monitor production and gathering data to identify areas for remedial stimulation, recompletion zones, or other profit enhancement work. • Wrote detailed procedures and cost estimates for proposed projects and be able to concisely present projects to management for approval. • Recommend plugging, divestiture, or changes in operating philosophy on existing properties as needed. Show less