Jim Dewitt Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

• I was tasked with researching potential investment opportunities in the Exploration & Production sector and providing a detailed report, highlighting potential risks and rewards focusing on the overall environment of the sector and the consensus outlook that sell-side analysts are portraying to potential institutional investors.• Conducted comprehensive research on determining the premier basin in North America, then evaluated companies based on their financial health, management quality, market position, and potential acquisitions or buyouts, while collaborating with a team of analysts to build a financial model, forecasting the growth potential of shortlisted companies, and engaged with industry experts and organized seminars to gain deeper insights into the market dynamics and challenges in the E&P sector.• Based on my recommendations, Condire Investors invested in Earthstone Energy (NYSE: ESTE) of the proposed companies, which resulted in a 40% ROI within the first month due to being bought out by Permian Resources (NYSE: PR) at a significant premium, significantly outperforming the benchmark index.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Built a budget outlook process to ensure there was ample cash available prior to moving on acquisition targets.• Developed a financial evaluation model for each area of operation using DCA to predict profitability more accurately over the fair market value method used prior.

Houston, Texas, United States

♣ Assist the team with developing a thorough and timely technical evaluation of Magnolia O&G’s South Texas assets.♣ Proactively update PDP & Upside forecasts for each outlook cycle to guarantee all forecasts are up-to-date with correct field-wide parameters and staying involved in monitoring when new data needs to be applied to each forecast so that the strategic budget is as accurate and precise as possible.♣ Apply RTA & DCA to utilize multiple methods to postulate all possible outcomes for each potential location.♣ Build/edit economic scenarios and settings parameters for match runs, risk cases, and alternate price cases within ARIES for sensitivity studies.♣ Build reporting and analysis tools using Spotfire to increase efficiency using real-time data.♣ Maintain data quality and conciseness of ARIES Database through large-scale manipulation using SQL language.♣ Assist the team with all facets of year-end reserve reporting tasks, ensuring completeness while meeting all deadlines set by the team.♣ Work closely with Geology/Geophysics Team to develop new methods of capturing all potential upside opportunities.

Houston, Texas Area

♣ Plan and execute efficient production flow for both Magnolia’s South Texas & Giddings production data.♣ Responsible for monitoring software-based measurement systems while identifying and correcting problems and discrepancies of critical measurement data.♣ Setup all production connections within Merrick (Procount) using complex facility schematics to ensure correct & accurate allocations.♣ Work closely with field personnel to confirm that all oil, gas, NGL & water volumes are allocating correctly to each completion to ensure the well-level LOS are accurate.♣ Resolve, analyze, evaluate, and identify volume discrepancies at the significant delivery and receipt measurement points. ♣ File production volumes to each State & Federal Regulatory agency before the set deadline every month.

Midland, Tx

♣ Only staff engineer supporting 45-50 and 100 operated and non-operated wells, respectively, located in the northwest shelf of the Midland Basin in Cochran and Dawson Counties.♣ Responsible for all engineering matters related to our San Andres formation asset within Levelland field, including all aspects of secondary recovery, de-pressurizing of upper residual oil zone (“DUROZ”), and updip potential exploited by horizontal drilling.♣ Evaluated and implemented development strategies of two primary prospects (Morton Unit & JM Wright Unit) covering a combined ~16,000/~20,000 Net/Gross Acres.♣ Utilized RTA, volumetrics, analytical/numerical modeling, DCA, and geologic studies using both operated and available offset/analogous data to create and facilitate effective reservoir development strategies and optimize reservoir productivity. Prepared vertical and horizontal well AFEs and oversaw the implementation of the casing, drilling, and mud systems at the field level.♣ Recommended production procedures such as artificial lift, workovers, and well completions/stimulations.

Houston, Texas Area

♣ I experienced the duties and responsibilities of reservoir, drilling and production engineers while working in the office in order to understand the important methods and factors that oil and gas companies utilize to run a successful business. ♣ I trained under experienced engineers to further my knowledge and education about the process of finding pay zones, reviewing the economics, drilling and completing a well, then beginning and maintaining production. ♣ Also, I gained invaluable experience working on real world situations and projects associated with working in the oil and gas industry.

♣ Shadowed professionals on an offshore drilling rig and production platform in the Gulf of Mexico as they managed drilling and production operations in order to understand the full spectrum of functions involved in spudding, drilling, completing, and producing a well.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General, 3.9

Activities and Societies: Finance Association, Energy Association, Cleantech Association, Jones Christian Fellowship (JCF), Private Equity.

Bachelor Of Science, Petroleum Engineering

High School Diploma