Greg Stephenson Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Roles and responsibilities include: Functional responsibility for the production engineering discipline; leading a team of Artificial Lift subject matter experts; leading the Oxy Engineering Development Program for recent engineering graduates; and providing technical support, mentoring and training for multiple artificial lift techniques.

Houston, TX, US

• Key Responsibilities:
• Provide in-house expertise and training as a company authority on artificial lift system design, surveillance and troubleshooting, primarily on gas lift, progressing cavity pumps and well deliquification methods.
• Develop artificial lift surveillance processes, tools and best practices that maximize production and minimize costs; assist business units in their application.
• Provide technical expertise during the development of artificial lift data analytics for inclusion into Oxy’s Nexus platform.
• Responsible for competency development of production engineers globally.
• Assist in the development of artificial lift contracts across the company and participate in tender technical evaluations.

Houston, Texas, US

• Key responsibilities include:
• Primary responsibility is to provide technical expertise, mentoring and training for all forms of artificial lift utilized throughout the company.
• Providing technical expertise to optimize production through artificial lift techniques including plunger lift, beam pumping, ESP, PCP and gas lift.
• Supporting equipment optimization through ESP design reviews and teardown analysis.
• Developing/facilitating training programs related to gas lift optimization, techniques and tools.
• Supporting application of technology and processes for Plunger Lift optimization.

Houston, TX, US

• Act as champion for production surveillance implementation and continuous improvement efforts throughout the global organization.
• Lead the Production Surveillance Community of Practice.
• Insure each Business Unit's surveillance processes meet high standards through periodic reviews.
• Proactively work with the Business Units to expand the knowledge of production surveillance and participation in the Community of Practice.
• Evaluate practices that support enhancement of production surveillance, e.g. well testing methods and frequency.
• Develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of surveillance practices.

Dublin, IE

• Job responsibilities include:
• Steering development of products and services related to eP’s Artificial lift product offering.
• Interfacing with key clients to assess market needs.
• Providing interface between clients and eP’s management team.
• Developing and delivering training courses for internal personnel.
• Coordinating marketing and business development efforts for gas lift optimization.

Houston, Texas, US

• Lead commercialization process for PCP product line.
• Coordinated marketing and business development effort for progressing cavity pumps.
• Developed and delivered training on progressing cavity pumps.
• Steered the development of PCP application software.
• Acted as liaison between field, business segment and suppliers on all progressing cavity pump related issues.
• Served as Chairman of ISO Task Group 15136.2, “Downhole equipment for petroleum and natural gas industries – Progressing cavity pump systems for artificial lift – Part 2: Surface drive systems”.

Houston, Texas, US

• Designed, developed and presented courses for Schlumberger’s Compass training and development program.
• Developed field curriculum for Compass Engineers and Technicians.
• Developed and produced technology-based training.
• Served as coach and mentor to Compass students.

Provided production optimization and artificial lift design / analysis services on consulting basis to E&P companies. Performed optimization studies, well-by-well optimization, full-field analysis of production networks, artificial lift training and other consulting services.

• Coordinated technical proposals for completion equipment.
• Performed feasibility studies for development of new completion products.
• Inventor of Deep-Set Annulus Vent Valve, US Patent No. 5,947,206
• Provided technical support to field, salespeople and customers throughout Western Hemisphere.
• Reviewed and provided technical support for commercial quotations.
• Researched, developed and authored operating manuals and technical specifications.