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Denver

London, England, Gb

Greenwood Village, Colorado, Us

Volunteer BOD memberNew BOD Member of the Year 2016Bronze Leadership Award 2017

Arvada, Colorado, Us

Lead a team of professionals to commercialize CCS projects from source to sink. Responsible for geologic sequestration prospecting, project origination, commercial analysis, and deal negotiation.

Houston, Tx, Us

Responsible for +$300 million per year capital development program for the DJ Basin & Powder River Basin assets. Additional responsibilities included evaluation and advancement of low carbon opportunities (CCUS, EOR, Geothermal) in the Rockies.Led teams of DJ Development, DJ Long Term Planning, PRB Development, Rockies Subsurface, Rockies Well Analysis and Design, Rockies Inventory Growth, and Operations Geoscience.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Business Unit Leader with P&L responsibilities for +5 million acres of assets in Wyoming & Utah. Responsible for +$250 million per year of capital acquisitions and development for the Powder River Basin (15k BOED), Greater Natural Buttes (240 MMCFD), North DJ (10k BOED), Wyoming Land Grant (+5 million mineral acres, +1 million surface acres), Hard Rock Minerals (Trona, Coal, etc), and Mid-continent mineral interests. Successfully grew the Southern PRB core position from 100k to 160k acres and then implemented a top-tier appraisal program.Led teams of Development, Field Operations, Subsurface, Production Engineering, Regulatory, Financial Planning & Reserves, Hard Rock Minerals, and Land.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Responsible for increasing net present value of the DJ Basin asset by adding inventory & reserves through use of cutting edge technology. Utilizing a combination of data analytics, physics based modeling, field demonstration trials and digital oil field technology well performance has been improved to be top-tier and one of the most profitable operations in the DJ basin.Led teams of Analytics & Data Science, Integrated Asset Management (Digital Oil Field), Reservoir Characterization, & Exploration

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Responsible for driving value improvement and consolidating the DJ Basin assets through acquisitions (+8,000 ac) and trades (+10,000 ac). Managed +$80 million per year of non-op participation. Acquired (25,000 ac) and tested a J-Sand exploration concept along with horizontal Greenhorn and Sussex tests. Improved well recoveries through optimized spacing/stacking using fracture mapping along with 'design of experiment' field trials.Led teams of Business Development/Non-op, Reservoir Characterization & Exploration

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Responsible for managing the DJ Basin assets record $2.2 billion capital budget (405 drilled wells utilizing 14 rigs) while also improving the subsurface understanding of the DJ basin. Responsibilities included rig and frac activity scheduling along with capital, production & cash flow forecasting for the rapidly ramping DJ asset. Additionally, improvements of the subsurface understanding led to determination of key performance drivers for Horizontal development.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Responsible for managing a multi-disciplinary Subsurface team for three Coal-Bed Methane fields (Powder River Basin - WY , Atlantic Rim - WY, Price - UT). Developed productivity correlations to predict well performance in Powder River Basin coals and improved margins by eliminating uneconomic producers. Overhauled the reserves database from +35,000 cases to 9,000 cases while improving both accuracy and efficiency.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Responsible for consolidating all Anadarko investment opportunities (upstream and midstream) and utilizing portfolio optimization models to deliver improved capital allocation (+$5 billion per year). Modeled data provided Anadarko Executive team insights on near and long term capital allocation, portfolio risks, gap analysis, commodity price sensitivities, enterprise valuation, BD opportunities, and key business drivers. Improved portfolio outputs by utilizing Spotfire to increase speed and robustness of data evaluation allowing for faster review of portfolio sensitivities and more accurate results.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Coordinated rig schedules, budget and monthly reforecast inputs from Gulf of Mexico assets. Supported annual Reserves and Portfolio submissions. Provided key reports for Anadarko Executives and Board of Directors. Initiated development post appraisal and built out full cycle economics for every Anadarko Gulf of Mexico field to improve business decisions.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Reservoir Engineer for the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon / Foldbelt area. Reservoir engineer on the supra-salt Marco Polo field that planned and developed the annual dry tree drilling & workover program. Supported the sub-salt K2 field evaluation for EOR (nitrogen & waterflood). Coordinated a novel design for a 24 hr down dip continuous injection test in a ~29,000' well to test waterflood potential. Responsible for Samurai prospect evaluation where Anadarko was the successful block bidder and drilled a successful exploration well.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Frac & optimize deep (18,000'), high pressure (13,000 psi FWHP) and high rate gas wells (35 MMCFD).Worked to implement a casing ball & baffle system that eliminated stuck plugs and dangerous fishing operations. Optimized frac chemistry for savings of $35k / stage.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Responsible for ~150 producing wells and frac design and execution on ~50 vertical completions per year. Engineer for the first set of HZ wells with sliding sleeve frac jobs at Anadarko.

Houston, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Ms, Engineering Managment/Technology Management

Bs, Petroleum Engineering