• Provide pressure analysis consulting services to clients with focus on unconventional reservoirs.• Emphasis on training clients to effectively analyze pressure data (interference, falloff, buildup, RTA) and integrate results into field development and operational decisions to maximize economics and recovery.• Developed and presented short courses for bottom hole pressure utilization in unconventional reservoirs using the power law behavior and chow pressure group to Petroleum… Show more • Provide pressure analysis consulting services to clients with focus on unconventional reservoirs.• Emphasis on training clients to effectively analyze pressure data (interference, falloff, buildup, RTA) and integrate results into field development and operational decisions to maximize economics and recovery.• Developed and presented short courses for bottom hole pressure utilization in unconventional reservoirs using the power law behavior and chow pressure group to Petroleum Engineering students at several universities including Univ of Texas, Texas A&M, Louisiana State Univ, Univ of Oklahoma, and Texas Tech.• Developed and presented a lunch and learn four part series covering pressure utilization in unconventional reservoirs and how to use these data for development and economic decisions.• Developed and presented multiple WebEx sessions “Introduction to Power Law / Chow Pressure Group Analysis Technique”• Presentations to several local SPE chapters, SPE PTA/RTA workshop for pressure utilization in unconventional reservoirs, SPE Well Completions for Unconventional Resource Development Optimization and Parent-Child Interaction workshop. Show less

May 2012 to present. Technical Advisor. Subsurface Permian asset team. • Developed PVT correlations for formations from Clearfork to Wolfcamp D. Correlations used as the standard for all technical projects. • Authored PTA/RTA course highlighting theory and practice, and developed step-by-step tutorial for analysis for unconventional reservoirs. • Analyzed pressure interference tests, pressure buildup tests, rate transient data for frac design and well spacing decisions.… Show more May 2012 to present. Technical Advisor. Subsurface Permian asset team. • Developed PVT correlations for formations from Clearfork to Wolfcamp D. Correlations used as the standard for all technical projects. • Authored PTA/RTA course highlighting theory and practice, and developed step-by-step tutorial for analysis for unconventional reservoirs. • Analyzed pressure interference tests, pressure buildup tests, rate transient data for frac design and well spacing decisions. • Responsible for bottom hole pressure gauge cost/installation/tracking. • Developed high frequency pressure data analysis and offset frac hit monitoring Spotfire projects. • Designed and implemented multiple specialized pressure data collection tests, including pressure interference tests. • Conducted and/or participated in multiple high level projects including annular gas lift analysis/monitoring, btu content of sales gas prediction, flowline configuration influence on well deliverability.Subsurface Eagle Ford Shale Studies undertaken include • well spacing optimization, • condensate banking effects on production and its mitigation, • identification of well interference from both production and offset hydraulic fracturing, • PVT collection and characterization across the Eagle Ford trend. • Responsible for development of new conventional south Texas Wilcox discovery including waterflood design and implementation. Show less

Full field reservoir simulation projects in West Siberian Basin and Algeria. Studies included development of new simulation models as well as the review of existing models. Simulation studies conducted to verify and increase reserves, provide guidance on mature field development, define efficient waterflood patterns, identify waterflood inefficiencies, and provide a development path for bypassed pay. Primary software used for simulation was Eclipse with additional work using Nexus.

Detailed review of acquisition opportunities which included economic evaluation, operating efficiency, reserve determination, recompletion opportunities, identification of bypassed and previously unknown reserves, and fair-market-value determination. Prepare divestiture presentations. Manage existing mature oil field. Oversee drilling of both shallow vertical wells and horizontal wells. Evaluate new technologies and implement such for completing and stimulating both vertical and horizontal… Show more Detailed review of acquisition opportunities which included economic evaluation, operating efficiency, reserve determination, recompletion opportunities, identification of bypassed and previously unknown reserves, and fair-market-value determination. Prepare divestiture presentations. Manage existing mature oil field. Oversee drilling of both shallow vertical wells and horizontal wells. Evaluate new technologies and implement such for completing and stimulating both vertical and horizontal wells. Implemented waterflood on mature oil field. Design ASP flood in shallow mature oil field. Well versed with Petra software package. Show less

Manage all engineering and geologic consulting assignments. Performed reservoir engineering studies for new field development, redevelopment of mature fields, infill drilling opportunities, waterflooding, and chemical flooding as well as reserve and fair-market-value determinations. Interface with SEC for acceptance of proved reserves. Detailed review of acquisition opportunities. Prepared divestiture packages. Provided on site DST supervision for discoveries in Gulf of Mexico, Angola, and… Show more Manage all engineering and geologic consulting assignments. Performed reservoir engineering studies for new field development, redevelopment of mature fields, infill drilling opportunities, waterflooding, and chemical flooding as well as reserve and fair-market-value determinations. Interface with SEC for acceptance of proved reserves. Detailed review of acquisition opportunities. Prepared divestiture packages. Provided on site DST supervision for discoveries in Gulf of Mexico, Angola, and Nigeria, as well as expert witness testimony with emphasis on reserves. Proficient in PHDWin and knowledgeable in Aries and OGRE economics evaluation programs. Performed reservoir engineering studies, reserves and fair-market-value determinations. Determined infill drilling opportunities using pressure history matching. Major project included extensive investigation into a company's offshore Gulf of Mexico exploration and production operations for litigation. Prepared and presented “Practical Well Test Analysis” course. Authored MS Excel programs for reservoir engineering analyses such as complete oil, gas, and formation properties correlations and rigorous P/z analysis. Show less

Primary area of expertise was well testing and the implementation of well testing to increase production. Integrated pressure transient analysis results into reservoir descriptions, reserve estimates, infill drilling programs, workover evaluations, and full field simulation models. Used Nodal analysis in conjunction with well testing to optimize well and field production rates. Reservoir simulator used to model well test response as needed. Responsible for design and analysis of pressure… Show more Primary area of expertise was well testing and the implementation of well testing to increase production. Integrated pressure transient analysis results into reservoir descriptions, reserve estimates, infill drilling programs, workover evaluations, and full field simulation models. Used Nodal analysis in conjunction with well testing to optimize well and field production rates. Reservoir simulator used to model well test response as needed. Responsible for design and analysis of pressure transient tests for international and domestic divisions including onsite well test supervision where required. Designed and analyzed DST's for several key exploration ventures. Geographic areas of experience include North Africa, Far East, North Sea, South America, North Slope Alaska, and continental US. Provided training and technology transfer by conducting well testing training seminars. Conducted field study of south Texas Wilcox sands gas reservoir which resulted in a correlation development using log analysis to predict gas well performance. A 125% increase in reported reserves was recognized and a recompletion schedule was developed to optimize field rates and recoverable reserves.Co-designed and developed ARCO’s well testing design and analysis software program and authored online tutorial and help system. Responsible for the integration of new solutions, both internally and externally developed, into the program.Developed several well testing spreadsheets for functions such as deepwater pseudo pressure, multi-well interference testing with directional permeability trends, and multi-rate testing (Visual Basic). Designed and programmed (MS Windows SDK, C++) internal Decline Curve application and reservoir fluid property correlation function library. Show less