David Bert, P.E. Email & Phone Number

United States

Spring, Texas, Us

Spring, Texas, Us

Spring, Texas, Us

I served as a consulting petroleum engineer and advisor for various clients, focused on oil and gas property evaluation and new well drilling engineering/operations.• Additionally, I served as a non-profit Board Member at the University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering and the Boy Scouts of America Last Frontier Council.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

I provided executive leadership with full P&L responsibility for Chesapeake Louisiana, LP ($1.5B NAV business, 125+ employees, 135,000 BOED, $400M EBITDA, $250M annual capital budget, $150M annual free cash flow), for second largest producer of natural gas and the most active driller of onshore wells in the U.S. I managed capital and expense budgets, planning, staffing, and performance. I regularly analyzed company operations for problems, encouraged staff to increase productivity, determined ways to increase company efficiency, and provided support to managers on concerns about work processes, performance, or staff. I ensured business practices met company goals and increased profitability while overseeing compliance with relevant regulations and policies. I facilitated leadership development within the company. I directed operations, production, subsurface geoscience and reservoir, field development, HSER, and business development. I served on the Corporate Governance, Financial Guidance, and Diversity & Inclusion Committees.• I led the implementation of key initiatives including well cost reduction, dissolvable frac plug lab testing, stick pipe drill-outs, risk management, data analytics, field automation, and digital production optimization.• I directed the team that exceeded free cash flow delivery for 2019 by $110M and delivered an EBITDA/capex of $2.66 at $2.75/MCF pricing vs. goal of $1.39 at $3/MCF. Improved base decline rate by 6% and reduced lease operating expenses by 8%.• I saved $1M per well by leading the team's facility design optimization.• I drove the team in the drilling and completion of the first 10-15K laterals in the Haynesville / Bossier Shale, resulting in delivering superior NPV10 and IRR. • I directed negotiations for pipeline, water, and land contracts, executing on $100M of acquisition and divestiture transactions.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

I built an organization of 150+ employees, 15+ drilling rigs, delivering 300+ wells per year, including engineering design of wells, pads, and roads, achieving consistent 30%+ annual gains. I planned and directed all aspects of policies, practices, and procedures affecting company drilling operations in 6 major unconventional resource plays. I chaired the Corporate Vision team.• I mounted a broad-based performance improvement campaign, including new technology, real-time performance center, data analytics, advanced training, and advanced process improvement tools.• I spearheaded and managed major field developments in the Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, Eagle Ford, Midcon, and Powder River unconventional plays, driving production growth from 375K BOED to 730K BOED (12% CAGR).• Achieved dramatic YOY lateral footage per rig improvement to coin the phrase "10 rigs is the new 35 in 2016".• I successfully mounted well improvement programs for 410 wells in the Utica, reducing well costs by $2.6M per well, eliminating stuck pipe and wellbore stability NPT, and improving ROP.• While delivering a 32% increase in feet per day, I achieved a 32% decrease in lateral cost per foot across all areas in 2016, simultaneously improving Eagle Ford execution times by 45%, lowering cost per lateral foot by 61%, and increasing oil EUR recovery by 10% with toe-up horizontal wells.• I developed a strategic management plan for our contracted rig fleet in a down market, saving $84M.• Won a $128M oilfield services arbitration case, contributing as the principal expert witness.• I introduced a program to optimize and benchmark connection times, saving $75K per well ($40M annual savings). Significantly improved rig mobilization times by 60%.• I co-designed the PeakeRig while leading a transformation committed to safety, operational excellence, and technology, delivering OSHA TRIR of 0.50 (down from 8.7) and implementing a $3B corporate spinoff.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

I led the business unit with full P&L responsibility for a $2.5B NAV business with 40K BOED, 5-rig drilling program (84 wells), 125+ employees, directing drilling, completions, production, operations, and safety. Increased asset NAV from $1.0B to $2.5B. Reduced Wolfberry well costs by 20%, saving $20M per year.• I directed a team who acquired acreage, discovered, and delineated the Delaware Basin Avalon / Bone Spring / Wolfcamp and Powder River Basin Niobrara / Frontier unconventional oil plays to form new major profit centers, including monetizing a 33% ownership in the Powder River Basin for $1.26B (9x gain).• I managed five waterfloods, deep Morrow HPHT gas play, and Wolfberry developments.• I directed negotiations for pipeline, gas gathering, and water transportation contracts, optimizing field compression, artificial lift equipment, chemicals, and electric power systems.

London, England, Gb

I managed well operations, drilling, completions, engineering, and HSER for the world's deepest sour HPHT oilfield in 6,000 ft of water. I directed the installation of subsea flow lines and wellheads to start up production of 285K BOED and led root cause corrective action investigations for major HSE events.• I supervised a team that drilled and completed the shakedown well (24,530 ft TD) with a new semi-submersible rig saving 35% in budgeted time and cost and negotiated material, labor, and logistics contracts.

London, England, Gb

I managed the drilling, completions, engineering, construction, and HSER for BP's largest onshore program ($175M annual capital, 90 wells per year, 10 rigs, 32 employees), achieving 20% YOY cost reduction. Led a $25M annual workover program (100+ workovers per year). Performed over 100 fracs per year, increasing frac size by 100% and increasing IRR by 22%.• I led a team that executed projects with zero OSHA recordable incidents.• I supervised the Drill Pipe Failure Study team to solve a major drill string failure problem.

London, England, Gb

I supervised drilling, completions, construction, and HSER for wells using jack-up rigs in the West Cameron, Grand Isle and Matagorda Island areas (well engineering and operations), including logistics, maintenance, and facility repairs.• I developed a subsidence-resistant well design for Matagorda Island 623 field to extend well life.• In my five years on assigned rigs, I incurred no lost time injuries or incidences of non-compliance and achieved two years without an OSHA recordable incident on Ensco 82. • I authored BP's Snubbing Guidelines and Shallow Gas Mitigation Standard (used worldwide), and was a member of BP's Well Control Manual revision and Crane & Rigging Policy teams as a co-author.• I managed negotiations that reduced a large civil penalty by 85%.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Petroleum Engineering