President
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Harrell Exploration Consulting, Inc
May 2015 - Present
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Harrell Exploration Consulting, Inc
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Independent Oil and Energy Professional
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Jan Harrell is listed as Independent Oil and Energy Professional at Harrell Exploration Consulting, Inc, based in Houston, Texas, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Jan Harrell.
Jan Harrell previously worked as President at Harrell Exploration Consulting, Inc and Vice President, North America Deep Water Exploration at Shell Oil Company. Jan Harrell holds B.S.E.E., Cum Laude, Electrical Engineering from Universtiy Of Alabama.
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About Jan Harrell
Thirty-six years of experience with Shell Oil Company. Track record of finding and successfully appraising commercial hydrocarbons in roles of Exploration Vice President, Exploration Manager, Team Leader and Individual Contributor delivering approximately 2 Bboe total gross discovered.
Listed skills include Petroleum Geology, Upstream, Petroleum, Earth Science, and 14 others.
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Harrell Exploration Consulting, Inc
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Vice President, North America Deep Water Exploration
• Led large organization focused on conventional exploration in the deep water• Delivered contingent resources from three significant discoveries • Added key prospective resources through lease sales and acquisitions• Steered achievement of several complex commercial deals • Board member of NOIA (National Ocean Industries Association)
Oct 2013 - Jan 2015
Exploration Manager, Gulf Of Mexico Greenfield And North Atlantic
• Responsible for venture prosecution of core plays and frontier areas in the GOM and N Atlantic• Coordinated GOM lease sales exceeding acreage addition targets• Focused on technical rigor and enhancing understanding of the core areas along with ranking of the frontier plays
Sep 2011 - Sep 2013
Exploration Manager, Gulf Of Mexico Near Field Exploration And Appraisal
• Held both Exploration Manager jobs for 1 year responsible for all aspects of exploration including play and prospect identification and maturation, acreage access, drilling operations and appraisal • Decision Executive for appraisal milestones • Exceeded volume delivery targets with discoveries at West Boreas, Vito, Cardamom Deep, South Deimos and N Ursa• Led group through preparation to return to drilling post moratorium• Delivered several complex commercial deals • Significant acreage additions from lease sales
Jan 2009 - Aug 2011
Team Leader, Beaufort Sea Alaska And Canada
• Guided the team to apply high technical understanding resulting in a complete updating of the portfolio description and change in the lease sale focus
Aug 2006 - Dec 2008
Gom Area Exploration Manager (Miocene & Paleocene Plays)
• Implemented play based strategy • Directed maturation and commercial efforts for Caesar discovery• Identified and commercially executed acquisition of prospect Friesian discovery• Managed several commercial deals along with drilling operations with numerous partners• Focused on staff needs as we all dealt with Hurricane Katrina impact
Jan 2003 - Jul 2006
Sr Staff Geophysicist
• Recognized importance and championed the subsalt plays • Identified numerous prospects and contributed to several commercial deals• Effective data room evaluator of competitor acreage
Jan 2000 - Jan 2003
Staff Geophysicist
• Generated large number of lease sale prospects that were pursued• Drilling team leader for numerous prospects• Performed regional evaluation of several under explored areas of GOM
Jul 1994 - Dec 1999
Staff Geophysicist
• Worked in the Pecten International (Shell Oil Company) Far East Group immediately becoming responsible for drill site recommendations in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, Offshore China• Key interpreter for the East China Sea Lease Sale evaluating 3.5 million acres in short time frame. Identified over 30 large prospects and their key risks• Produced detailed regional evaluation of Yellow Sea Basin
Jul 1991 - Jun 1994
Processing Coordinator (Onshore)
• Responsible for activities of all onshore processing groups• Coordinated transition from Unisys to Cray processing
Jan 1988 - Jun 1991
Acquisition Coordinator (Onshore Gulf Coast)
• Responsible for activities of 5 onshore seismic crews• Increased focus on 3D acquisition
Jan 1985 - Dec 1987
Seismic Party Chief
• Led onshore seismic crew of 60 staff responsible for delivering acquisition & processing
Jan 1981 - Dec 1984
Jun 1979 - Dec 1980
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Jan Harrell education
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Universtiy Of Alabama
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Jan Harrell is based in Houston, Texas, United States while working with Harrell Exploration Consulting, Inc.
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Jan Harrell has worked for Harrell Exploration Consulting, Inc and Shell Oil Company.
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Jan Harrell holds B.S.E.E., Cum Laude, Electrical Engineering from Universtiy Of Alabama.
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Jan Harrell is listed with skills including Petroleum Geology, Upstream, Petroleum, Earth Science, Offshore Drilling, Deepwater, Energy Industry, and Geophysics.
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