Derek Nissen Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

San Antonio, Texas Area

Eagle Ford Shale / Austin Chalk• Area engineer responsible for well surveillance, optimization, well integrity management, production forecasting, workover candidate identification and providing operations support for 120+ wells o Directed rod pump failure reports to highlight design deficiencies in effort to extend uptime• Developed a gas lift optimization program accompanied with theoretical models to optimize gas lift rate vs. oil production field-wide• Led well reviews with operations team to maximize cash flow by prioritizing wells by $/BOE, allowing team to identify areas for opportunity to enhance production and reduce OPEX• Advised and designed flowback procedure for company’s initial Austin Chalk campaign• Supported various assets with artificial lift modeling and optimization of rod pump and gas lift systems• Third cycle of field-based role further gaining operational and well intervention experience while also increasing pumpers’ understanding of production optimization, forecasts, and troubleshooting methods

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

Permian Basin• Area engineer in field-based role responsible for well surveillance, optimization, well integrity management, forecasting, workover candidate identification, and providing operations support for 150+ wells• Investigated effects on well production and EUR from offset frac hits o Implemented a frac hit mitigation strategy for the Permian based on well orientation, proximity, etc.• Developed field-wide well integrity management system responsible for monitoring and highlighting all risks associated with annulus pressure trends, H2S partial pressures, and upcoming offset fracs• Supported operations with production forecasting and optimization opportunities for gas lift systems

Shreveport, Louisiana Area

Haynesville Shale • Area engineer in field-based role responsible for well surveillance, optimization, well integrity management, forecasting, workover candidate identification, and providing operations support for 150+ wells• Developed field-wide well integrity management system responsible for monitoring and highlighting all risks associated with annulus pressure trends, H2S partial pressures, and upcoming offset fracs• Supported operations with production forecasting and optimization opportunities for plunger lift / motor valve systems

Austin, Texas Area

• Part-time position while attending classes at UT-Austin• Monitored daily production data from Bakken Shale gas allocation systems• Ensured production data was accurate and fell within North Dakota environmental regulations • Diagnosed under-performing wells in the Bakken region and composed possible EOR solutions for each

Houston, Texas Area

• Identified an optimum artificial lift strategy for the Permian Basin• Developed a nodal model for representative wells to review optimum tubing size, timing of artificial lift requirements, timing of compression, gas lift design, gas lift rates, etc.• Liaised with Reservoir team to generate relevant production profiles and forecasts using analytical models• Conducted economic analyses to life of well impact (NPV) of the various cases and options

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Helped devise a layouts for various central tank battery facilities in Southwest Texas.• Maintained daily production reports from all wells’ meter readings to recognize any apparent errors in data• Analyzed complete P&ID’s for any discontinuities in hardware and direction of flow• Oversaw many operations in the field including plunger lift installations, swab rigs, frac jobs, & flowback• Organized all wells and facilities into a master Google Earth file for swift location and identification