Patrick Schell Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Cane River Investments is actively pursuing RI, MI, ORRI, and Non-op acquisitions in oil and gas properties.

- Current project: Open for new opportunities - Past Projects: Consultant to Rockliff Energy in ETX for their Haynesville Shale assets.- Oil field contract and consulting for Production and Upstream Facilities Engineering.- Oilfield investments- Real estate investments- Driving services (Uber/Lyft)

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Senior Engineer over varying well set containing Rod Pumps, Gas Lift, ESPs, and SWDs in the Texas Delaware Basin

Fort Worth, Tx, Us

Responsible Operations Engineer for field producing 22 MMCFD and 1.4K BOPD from 90+ Horizontal wells in the Wolfcamp Shale. These well initially produce 1-2 MMCFD and up to 600 BOPD. Coordinate with field staff to meet production targets and identify well optimization opportunities and workover candidates.• Championed and implemented NGL recovery program with field staff at large compressor station.• Developed production variance reporting tool with operations team to better analyze production variances day to day.• Championed efforts to upgrade wellheads and BHAs for SWD workoverso Upgraded wellheads for sour serviceo Utilized PBR and Seal bore assembly packers to combat tubing movements• Championed efforts to move to packerless gas lift systems as legacy wells were worked over

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

 Optimizing production in gas field producing 250 MMCFD and 5000+ BOPD from 200+ Horizontal wells in the Utica Shale. These wells initially produce 3-30 mmcfd and up to 1000 BOPD. Work closely with field staff to control LOE and build teamwork through daily interactions and monthly field site reviews. Continuously reviewing and develop procedures for production enhancement through facility modification, artificial lift or workovers. o Spear headed efforts alongside field operations staff to upgrade facilities to handle increased production IPs from wells with enhanced completion designs. Ensuring wells are able to meet type curve. Team Lead for field development programo Lead efforts to preemptively mitigate frac interference from newly completed infills/offsetso Identifying future pipeline constraints alongside marketing group for future wellso Liaison to supply chain group to understand future equipment needs based on drill and turn in line scheduleso Continuous dialogue with field operations staff to ensure they are supplied with the most up to date expected production rates per pad ensuring they have the correct equipment ordered/in stock Mentor for summer intern and EIT program Provide engineering support for exploration and well appraisal teams

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

•Technical lead for surface piping and equipment.•Ensure piping and equipment added to facilities adheres to the field wide PHA and is up to specifications desired to operate in the field. (High Pressure, High Temperature, NACE, Corrosion Allowance, Erosional Velocity considerations) •Support Operations personnel (Foremen, Superintendents and Engineers) with production surface facilities design, install and optimization.•Includes Haynesville assets and legacy assets.•Ensure all facilities, including legacy facilities, are designed to CHK Facilities Engineering Standards when any upgrades were performed.•Required to gather necessary information to draft Standards Exception for designs and operating parameters that do not match up with Chesapeake Energy Facilities Engineering Standards.•Responsible to conduct Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) for significant changes to wellsite facilities. •Conducted PHA for Plunger Lift application to Haynesville wells.•Lead in 2014 Haynesville PHA follow up conducted to capture new well site changes for field development program.•Lead 2015 PHA for the addition of Sand Separators for 7500’ and up laterals to be drilled.•Additionally preparing and ensuring facilities are designed to handle flowrates upwards of 30 MMCFD. •Responsible to work with Operations personnel to maintain accurate Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs) prepared for Haynesville and legacy facilities.•Conducted mini Hazop reviews for any “not like” changes to a facility. (Change Management Process)•Periodically conduct exercise to revise P&IDs to reflect current wellsite equipment as we begin our infill program.•Redesign of Production Separator to handle increased sand production•Gas blanket system for Haynesville Production tanks to help mitigate corrosion•Surface gas Commingling Team for the Haynesville•Responsible for preparing process flow diagrams and gas allocation formulas for all surface gas commingling permits submitted for the Haynesville.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

 Production Engineer for oil field producing 10,000 BOPD from 200 Horizontal Bone Spring, Wolf Camp and Avalon Horizontal wells. These wells produced up to 4MMCFD, 1600 BOPD and 3200 BWPD. Continuous review of wells for production enhancement through downtime reduction, artificial lift (ESP’s and Rod Pumps) and workovers. Artificial lift lead in the Texas Bend assets (Ward, Winkler, Loving Counties) Wrote over 60 procedures for artificial lift installs and installed artificial lift on 30 wells, 20 Rod pumps and 10 ESPs. This included full rod string and pumping unit design/optimization. Completed SWD for Central Gathering Facility for Ward County assets. Conduct quarterly failure/chemical reviews.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

 Field Production Engineer in a 200 well field with active drilling campaign targeting Horizontal Bone Spring, Wolf Camp and Avalon Horizontal and vertical Wolfberry wells. These wells produced up to 4MMCFD, 1600 BOPD and 3200 BWPD. Responsible for Rod pump and ESP design and optimization. Prepared Air Quality permit data (Form 201-B) for Corporate Air Group. Completed Chesapeake Energy Field training on pumping operations, tank battery construction and artificial lift optimization. Observe fracking operation in Hz Bone Spring/Wolfcamp/Avalon and Vertical Wolfberry wells. Drilling rotations in Hz Bone Spring wells and Wolfberry wells. Area DAR (Designated Air Representative). Approved Certified PBRs for Texas Permian wells.  Ensured facilities met Air Quality Permits requirements (flares stacks, combustors and Flash Gas compressors). Designed over 100 rod strings on new completion and failed wells in the Wolfberry play. o Decreased failure rate with redesign from all steel rod string to fiberglass-steel hybrid during rotation. Conducted quarterly failure/chemical meetings with OKC personnel.

Assist in reserve calculations for water-flooding project in South TexasEvaluate offset Eagleford Shale wells in central TexasDesign Frac job for an Austin Chalk well in Burleson County, TxDesign casing and cement programs for Austin Chalk and South Texas wells

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

Responsible for maintenance on all fleet vehiclesFile JSAs, MSAs, and gas analyses.

Contract pumper for Wagoner County wells

Evaluating new properties acquired in Panola CountyObserved frac and coiled tubing operations in Panola and Shelby Counties

FloorhandWorked six 7 day rotation as a roughneck.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

B.S, Petroleum Engineering With Geosciences Minor

Education record