Derek Cooper Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Offshore horizontal and deviated well real-time completion optimization (using Landmark NETool), initial well startup & further drawdown program, and early surveillance. Supported offshore control room with oil, gas, and injection well start ups in real-time. Leveraged IPM (Integrated Production Modeling) nodal analysis modeling (PROSPER, GAP) to understand potential well performance and calibrated well and network models for use as forecasting tools. Used IPM to evaluate production enhancement opportunities such as topsides process debottlenecking, inlet separator pressure reduction, gas lift optimization, drawdown optimization, intervention, and well configuration.Supported deepwater GOM non-operated business unit with JVP assets. Provided technical inputs to new deep water development planning across partnership. Reviewed technical details of drilling, completion, and production AFEs to identify potential for cost savings across partnership. On JVP brownfields, supported the operator with production optimization inputs using IPM (Integrated Production Modeling). Provided pre-development planning technical inputs for deep water GOM field in appraisal phase. Optimized detailed completion designs for producers, gas injectors, and water injectors in BOCD. Supported well phasing optimization to minimize initial ullage using Petrolem Experts RESOLVE linked to ECLIPSE simulator.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

- Managed Geology, Civil, Land, Reservoir, Regulatory, Drilling, Completions, Pipeline, Facilities, Production, Marketing, and Operations stakeholders in planning, execution, and delivery of well programs in Eagle Ford and Permian fields.- Lead key multi-functional workfronts to deliver programs including section development strategy, site placement optimization, facility and pipeline preparation, regulatory compliance, frac-hit mitigation planning, and minimizing environmental footprint.- Maintained and optimized multi-functional resource schedule to achieve business objectives, minimize spud to put-online durations, minimize whitespace, maximize asset value, and provide look-back analyses for internal benchmarking.- Built operational scenarios to support budget and capital planning.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

▪ Supported Shenzi field as the single-point-of-contact Production Engineer. Provided daily operations support, surveillance, flow assurance mitigation, and production reporting/forecasting.▪ Initialized and lead new multidisciplinary optimization effort to enhance Shenzi production capacity resulting in 20% increase in field rate, 3 MMBBO (6% of total field production) of accelerated production, and significant EUR additions over 18 month period.▪ Optimize well/flowline configuration, gas lift, and asphaltenes management using GAP, Prosper, and MBAL.▪ Used GAP modeling to create business case for implementing Subsea Multiphase Pumping.▪ Evaluated subsea rigless workover/intervention opportunities for stimulating Water Injection wells.▪ Daily surveillance and operational support of BHPB’s first deepwater Water Injection project on the Shenzi field in the Gulf of Mexico to optimize injection.▪ Supported initial start-up Shenzi Water Injection project. Wrote Water Injection system start-up procedure, well start-up procedures, tracer injection strategy, and presented an overview of Water Injection operational strategy for TLP operations personnel.▪ Lead and managed production and injection well start-ups on Shenzi TLP.▪ Supported Basis of Completion Design, proppant selection, and fluid loss pill selection for new production wells.▪ Recommended workover opportunities to hydrocarbon production and decreased water production in a UK field using Prosper.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

• Supported operations for Mad Dog, Shenzi, Neptune, Firefox, and Double Mountain drilling campaigns as the well-site engineer on BHP’s two ultra-deepwater drilling rigs: C.R. Luigs and Development Driller I. Managed, instructed, and directed duties and logistics for drilling contractor and third-party representatives. Provided engineers and management in Houston with a daily report detailing the last 24-hour summary of operations.• Accumulated BOP and well control equipment information and submitted response packages per MMS/BOEMRE request during Drilling Moratorium. Collaborated with drilling contractor representatives and redrafted Standard Operating Procedures applicable to all BHPB Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs.

■ Supported Chevron’s Piping & Valves Team with updating and modifying Chevron's Approved Valve Manufacturers List (AVML). Launched contact with global valve manufacturers and acquired valve qualification testing documentation and reports.■ Participated in valve-supplier facility audits; evaluated quality assurnace procedures, equipment tracking processes, and manufacturing workflow processes.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

■ Generated requisitions for pump selection for Valero Refining Company’s Port Authur Coker Unit Expansion II project. Analyzed pump curves, completed pump data sheets, and communicated pump design and selection with client.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

■ Enhanced efficiency and ease of refinery heat exchanger selection. Accumulated heat exchanger data and specifications, and aggregated a heat exchanger database.■ Compiled and maintained Material-Take-Off (MTO) data for concrete and steel quantities used for refinery construction submitted weekly to clients.■ Evaluated and selected monitoring devices and probes for pumps and compressors.