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Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Reservoir and Operations

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

My team and I have:- Streamlined and automated federal and state filings reporting - Created spatial and tabular dashboards to centralize and align data being reviewed across the organization- Executed challenging land negotiations - Designed and managed the build of complex terrain construction projects- Changed the internal and external prospective of the team to be front-line decision makers or solution finders.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

My team and I have:- Lead process to integrate data into a centralized database - Created data analytic dashboards for quick comparison and analysis. - Built Harmony reservoir models using actual well performance to define and optimize future densities/performance/economics for Meramec and Woodford wells in the basin. - Increased technical understanding of the team by using SPE papers and “Game Theory” models applicate to our business to help provide a different and expanded approach to the day-to-day issues. - Identified, organized, and streamlined data sharing, type curve, and inventory updates – saving 4 weeks of time/manpower every 6 months and reduced employee burnout.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

My team and I have:- Created process to quickly capture and define the company inventory in both spatial and tabular views. - Identified process to integrate historic data into centralized database for more robust data analysis. - Modeled all producing wells in field in Harmony and Topaze to determine area of investigation and well spacing for future density test in all fields under my supervision- Conducted quarterly lookback analysis to compare well performance vs. approved to continue to refine type curve and reservoir model for better accuracy - Achieved 25% production growth vs. 18% targeted growth- Reduced F&D by 24% of targeted goal in 2016

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

- Developed process and procedures for planning through production handover of managing the well life cycle, including accounting for Simulation Operations for multi-well pads. - Integrated Idea-to-Spud and Post-Rig Planning processes & tools- Facilitated development of an Operational readiness and handover process - Modeled and built capital budget evaluations, including ‘what if’ scenario planning

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

- Woodford and Mississippi Lime Wellbore and Stimulation Designs: o Evaluated offset or neighboring wells pump performance to adjust baseline stimulation design o Increased production by modeling the reservoir properties and completion design to optimize pump design- Lead engineer for recompletion programs in Western Oklahoma, East Texas and North Louisiana .- Cross trained in North Dakota on Bakken well- Increased efficiency while driving down costs by use of toe and fracture sleeves for stimulation.- Modeled and provided recommendations for production casing designs to help reduce cost in lower pressure areas, while verifying casing integrity for high pressure environments - Conducted post well look backs and shared with the team in order to apply lessons learned on future wells for continuous improvement- Led root cause investigations on 2 failed projects and established internal and contractor policies and procedures to mitigate risk in future

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

- Responsible for 3 major fields in Oklahoma - Designed gas lift system for both horizontal and vertical wells to help optimize production and recovery - Designed new and modified existing rod and pump designs to help reduce failure rate - Reduced rod failures - Identified and implemented plunger lift designs to wells that were on an intermitting system- Paired compression with plunger lift wells that were not ideal candidates for gas lift or rod pump but needed additional support that the plunger alone could not offer – increased production by 50% with this application and improved run times by 80% - Evaluated logs and worked with geologist and reservoir engineer to identify recompletion candidates- Identified and prepared recompletion notes for wells marked for P&A - Identified wells and designed lines for centralized compression to help reduce line pressure while increasing production - Modified facility equipment and how lines were laid to help reduce pressure drops in the system and ensure adequate retention time was provided - Safety-focused – Took the initiative to conduct safety leadership engagements while out on jobs and in casual settings. Took initiate to speak to crews as they were rigging up and down and discussed methods to help improve the process while reducing risk for injury- Identified 40+ new optimization projects a year to reduce failures, increase production, and reduce expenses

Houston, Texas Area

- Lead engineer for both Haynesville Shale and Niobrara unconventional play teams, which included the evaluation of more than twenty potential acquisition targets in the midcontinent region- Worked with the team to develop a strategy for acquiring the company’s initial position in the TX/LA Haynesville Shale play- Created the first proposed budget and business plan for the Haynesville Shale group- Engineer for conventional wells and fields in East Texas/Louisiana and Oklahoma- Made multiple presentations to a group of advanced technical peers that resulted in the approval to core two separate unconventional prospects- Assisted with the development and beta testing of an in-house risk analysis software tool used to evaluate and rank exploration prospects- OBO engineer for Oklahoma and Texas projects- Performed NPV analysis to identify non-core assets for divestiture which resulted in $30 million of sales proceeds for the company- Performed PVT and other data analysis to determine target formations and depths- Performed post stimulation analysis to determine effective frac length, draw down efficiency, and boundary determination - Built and modeled capital budget evaluation for the different capital planning cycles

Houston, Texas Area

- Worked with client to determine project economic viability by analyzing offset data (decline curves, reserve estimates, etc.) coupled with probabilistic risk analysis and decision making- Presented a ‘Max bid price determination for potential acquisitions’ seminar to several E&P companies- Consulted with SEC, FASB, and SIS clients to determine a common set of economic reserve reporting variables which will allow clients to meet their SEC, SOX and FASB reporting requirements. Recommendations to be incorporated in future VOLTS and PEEP releases.- Fiscal regime analysis and modeling- Team and project lead for economic data analysis- Data conversion, migrations, and linking of Peep, VOLTS, Aries, OGRE and OFM data in SQL Server and Oracle- Client product training: Economics, Peep Fundamental/Advanced, Decline Analysis, Decision Toolkit, Reserves Management, and VOLTS- demonstrating how to achieve consistency and increase efficiency and productivity through best practices while embracing company policies and workflows- VOLTS US product specialist- Primary VOLTS trainer for internal/external training; Lead consultant for reserves management systems- Completed workflow analysis and support of Upstream Corporate economic and reserves system

Farmington, New Mexico

- Implemented a program that created and maintained 20-million cubic feet/day uplift by utilizing well site compression and pumping units in coal bed methane gas production. This generated over $5 million/year in additional revenue- Designed a pipeline system to transport the additional increase in production- Evaluated the potential of a township by determining revenue generation from a drilling project- Created authority for expenditure (AFE) packets for recavitations and pumping units for coal bed methane wells- Performed a cost comparison analysis of the drilling program between Burlington Resources and its competitors

Long Beach, California

- Developed and verified optimal cycle recoverability of established wells. This project resulted in operating cost reduction of over $25,000/year- Determined candidates for polymer water control treatment. Designed each treatment and estimated financial benefits from treatment- Networked with representatives from industry to evaluate the most efficient treatment

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

- Created a database that can be used to simplify selections of rod-pumps and provide an expected life approximation for each geographical location- Evaluated 1997 fracture treatments (1. Forecasted BOE add by Aries curves 2. Compared Aries curves with PDB (production database)) and mapped results to find trends and benefits of using a particular type of treatment- Performed cost evaluation of down hole well repairs and provided a strategy of preventative measures- Performed Surface Mineral & Resources data and Hot Oiling event evaluations

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

- Designed well-bore diagrams and production locations using Visio, models that are currently implemented- Evaluated the potential of a township for drilling and production purposes by researching historical data, logs and scout tickets, while determining how much revenue can be generated- Implemented a new database for gathering of well information- Assisted in designing the Fracture jobs performed to simulate the wells