Summary

Professional Manager with 17 years’ experience with Major International Oil Company.  Awarded Company’s highest employee award only given to the top 2% of all employees.  Proven experience with reorganizing and restructuring 3 companies with one being named by Business Week Magazine as 89th among the fastest growing companies in the United States and assisted another in raising over $40 million dollars from investors.  Additional experience working in a variety of different industries from Real Estate, Healthcare and Transportation.

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Highlights of Accomplishments

PROBLEM SOLVING:  Major International Oil Company’s team leader with the Alameda county environmental lawsuit, effectively reducing company $11MM lawsuit claim by a County to $150M. Awarded Oil Company’s highest employee achievement recognition (top 2% of company performers) for this accomplishment.

LEADERSHIP: Supervised multiple sourcing teams responsible for capital investment development and company growth. Directly responsible for financial performance of investments with an asset value of $125 MM. Utilizing cost savings and revenue generation, increased income by 16.6% in the first year and 37% in the second year.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Identified, acquired the land, contracted with an other company and other sub-contractors, and supervised the construction and contract fulfillment of two new ground-up projects each consisting of approximately 177,000 of square feet of commercial and industrial space.

STAFF AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Reorganized and restructured a company previously experiencing 57% employee turnover rate. Joined firm with 52 employees and personally assisted with the interviewing and hiring of a staff to exceed 152 employees.

STRATEGIC PLANNING: Personally developed a staff of 8 team members and with an annual budget of $5MM. In our first year our new team successfully opened 20 new clinics @ $250M within budget and, Business Week Magazine named Company as the 89th fastest growing company in the United States in 1998.

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Professional Experience

Company Confidential – Texas                                               August 2009– Present

Manager – Support Management – Strategic Petroleum Reserve              

Responsible for leadership, strategic planning and development of site personnel. Accountable for the day-to-day business operations at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve site. Direct reporting departments are: Financial/ Site Budget, Procurement, Training, Human Resources, Property, and Planning and Scheduling requirements.  The SPR stores 727MM barrels of crude oil.

Company Confidential – Houston, TX                                                                            February 2008– July 2009

General Operations Manager

Supervised the move of all operations from a 10,100 sq. ft. building to a new 21,000 sq. ft. building, adding fueling and car wash facilities. Duties include company operations administration, personnel management, financial management, Department of Transportation reporting requirements, fleet operations, fuel inventory control, process improvement, strategic planning, sourcing and negotiating contracts.

Company Confidential – Houston, TX                                                                            April 2007– February 2008

General Operations Manager

Duties include company operations administration, personnel management, financial management, reporting, process improvement, strategic planning, sourcing and negotiating contracts. Point of contact for entire field services group, responsible for servicing vendors, government contracts, and client needs locally and nationally.

Company Confidential -  Houston, TX                                                                                   February 2003– March 2007

Vice President 

Completed three investment funds, Limited Liability Partnerships, using my legal contract writing experience and expertise, the three funds were for land purchases, property development and acquisition of real estate in Houston and surrounding areas. Managed investor and broker dealer investor relations, raising of capital, and the acquisition and development of properties. Contracting experience with planning, design, construction, and operational management associated with the construction industry. Reviewed and maintained contractual obligations utilizing Gantt charts with the potential owner, design professionals, and general contractors.

Company Confidential - Houston, TX                                                                         November 1999 – January 2003

Chief Operations Officer

Reorganized and restructured a company experiencing 57% employee turnover.  Joined firm with 52 employees and assisted with the interviewing and hiring of candidates to build the company staff to 152.  Direct reporting departments included human resources, construction, leasing and property management.  Responsible for the overall operating activities of the management company: including working with clients, contractors, and architects for planning multiple ground up builds, remodels, and built to suits projects for clients. Responsible for the financial performance of real estate investments with an asset value of $125 MM.  Managed a large call center and assisted in raising over $40 MM from investors.

Company Confidential  – Houston, TX                                                                         July 1997 – October 1999

Vice President of Development

Responsible for capital investment, development and company growth of one of Houston’s top medical development companies, with an annual budget of $5MM. Identified and acquired real estate clinic sites nationwide.  Supervised the successful completion and budget management of 20 new clinics in my first year with an operations budget of $250M per facility.  In 1998 the company was named by Business Week Magazine as the 89th fastest growing companies in the U. S. 

Company Confidential                                                                                                        January 1980– July 1997

Head Office – Sr. Real Estate Financial Analyst – Houston, TX

Performed and reviewed financial analysis of marketing capital investments, reviewed technical, engineering, environmental, legal, and site survey data to evaluate financial performance of investments.  Prepared and presented summary recommendations and 20 year cash flow models to senior management.

Sales Manager – Boston, MA

Managed 3 Territory Sales Managers which included 96 retail outlets in the New England area. Responsible for team development, training and market growth. This included selecting site location, acquisition of potential new sites for development, contract review, and project management for completion on time. Managed $15.5MM in Company Assets and an annual budget of $500M.

Head Office – Marketing Coordinator, Jobber Sales – Houston, TX

Traded Company Crude and Gas while tracking inventories and pipeline usage and storage capabilities on a daily basis. Reviewed “spot market” prices and adjusted shell price based on competitor pricing and financial targets to successfully ensure profitability. Assisted jobber Marketing Manager with management of Company jobber outlets nationwide and performed and adjusted jobber wholesale nationwide terminal pricing on a daily basis. Familiar with the Southwest Pipeline System, Refinery, Storage and distribution.

Area Manager – San Francisco, CA

Managed 45 retail outlets in northern California and supervised and trained retail sales representatives and was responsible for financial performance and budget control.  Designated Team Leader on the Alameda County environmental lawsuit, effectively reducing the company $11MM lawsuit claim to $150M settlement.

Territory Manager – New York City, NY

Managed 42 retail outlets in New York and was responsible for financial performance and budget control. Trained new retail sales representatives and managed a team of retail sales representatives.

Sales Development Representative – Atlanta, GA

Prepared presentations for marketing programs for Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Presented to the district retail sales teams. Designed and implemented programs improving profitability and brand value.

Territory Sales Representative – Miami, FL

Managed retail sales for 32 retail outlets in Fort Lauderdale and was accountable for sales targets/financial performance.

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Certifications

PIV II Certification – U. S. Government – DOE – Personal Identity Verification card (PIV Card)  The Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card is required for all U.S. Government employees and contractors to gain physical and logical access to government resources, as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive, number 12 (HSPD-12).  In order to attain the card and obtain top secret clearance, individuals must pass an extensive FBI background check.

Education

Louisiana Tech University                                                                             B.S. Business – Marketing

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Reservoir Engineering Tech

Houston, Texas

Base Salary: $90K-$100K plus target bonus of 20-25% plus Sign-On Bonus 

Our client is seeking an experienced reservoir engineering tech to work with the corporate reserves team in managing reserves, economics, and company financials. The selected candidate will be responsible for providing technical, economic and analytical support to the Executive Management team.  Responsibilities include maintaining, documenting and providing economic cash flows; project economics; year-end and midyear reserve reports/reconciliations; budget reports; bank and SEC reports, and assistance with acquisition and divestiture projects.  The ideal candidate must possess the ability to work with a multi-functional team and have experience in working with accounting, operations, tax, and production groups.  The candidate must also possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to prioritize projects and work in a fast-paced environment. 

The ideal candidate should possess superior skills and ability in economic software such as PHDWin, understand economic analysis and the resulting metrics; have 5-15+ years of Reservoir Tech experience with an operating company; and the ability to work well with limited supervision.  The candidate should be proficient in MS Office, including Excel and Access, and be familiar with production and accounting systems.

Responsibilities will include:

1.      Managing the Company’s corporate reserves database

2.      Supporting the company’s engineering and executive team in evaluating drilling as well as acquisition, and divestiture opportunities

3.      Building and modeling cases in PHDWin using both economic and projection parameters.

4.      Updating and editing cases within PHDWin including reserve class/cat transfers and revisions.

5.      Running economics and scenarios on proposed wells and projects.

6.      Maintaining a list of reserve case adds & revisions in an Excel spreadsheet.

7.      Maintaining Excel spreadsheets and datasets with PHDWin data on reserve and economic parameters.

8.      Building and linking spreadsheets and datasets for variance, revision, and comparison purposes.

9.      Maintaining graphs, charts, and reports for Executive Management and corporate presentation purposes.

10.   Create, maintain, and assist with departmental files and data distribution to team members, departments, and outside parties.

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Resume CV of Candidate NA-1844237333 Bilingual Spanish Texas A&M Petroleum Drilling Engineer seeking new opportunity in Texas. 

DRILLING ENGINEERING SKILLS

Drilling performance/optimization studies, drill bit design, bit dull evaluation, BHA & drill string design, BHA & drill string vibration modeling, hydraulics optimization, surge & swab evaluation, torque & drag analysis, downhole motor selection & operation, motor & BHA build rate predictions, drilling database searches, utilization of logging software, rock strength analysis, electric log interpretation, basic principles of directional drilling & RSS tools

EXPERIENCE

Drilling Applications Engineer –  TX

Company Confidential (4/10/10 – present) 

Identify drilling dysfunctions & advise on recommended practices & optimized BHAs for efficient drilling

 Investigate unsatisfactory drilling performance to determine root cause & generate preventative actions

 Involved in various drilling optimization projects under development in the Eagle Ford Shale play

Drilling Optimization Engineer – Houston, TX

Company Confidential (3/10/11 & 4/10/11)

 Supported development of real-time optimization software which reduces drilling downtime

 Created cases to help identify pack offs, took weight, overpull, motor stalls, erratic torque & hard stringers

 Monitored rigs from Weatherford RTOC drilling in project

Evaluation Engineering Manager

Company Confidential - Gulf Coast Region (5/06-12/08)

 Responsible for product development and successful application of all downhole drilling tools

 Assist operators with detailed performance studies for critical or strategic applications

 Interpreted drilling vibration data to generate recommendations and cost effective solutions

Drilling Optimization Engineer 

Company Confidential  – Mexico Operations District (8/03-4/06)

 Conducted field studies to enhance drilling performance for company within the Burgos Basin

 Presented technical training and seminars to company employees and clients

 Co-authored an SPE technical paper with company and other firms

Drilling Optimization Engineer – (North Sea)

Company Confidential (1/01-8/03)

 Promoted product development through field evaluations and engineering studies

 Developed drilling recommendations for Britannia-Conoco project as an in-house engineer

 Designed a bi-center bit and generated drilling procedures for a Shell TTRD project

Technical Engineering Manager – Venezuela

Company Confidential  – Venezuela Operations District (2/98 –8/99)

 Presented technical training and seminars for clienteles drilling departments

 Responsible for Technical Sales composed of multinational accounts

 Implemented and maintained drilling database

Applications Engineer – Houston, TX

Company Confidential (12/95–2/98)

 Developed literature and software for analysis and application of products

 Analyzed rock strength programs for bit selection and drilling optimization

 Evaluated field performance of experimental bits and PDC cutter components

Formation Evaluation While Drilling Engineer - LA

Company Confidential – Offshore Louisiana (8/94–12/95)

 Analyzed directional & geological data to improve efficiency of drilling operation

 Operated rig site computers and equipment to collect data pertinent to drilling staff

 Provided recommendations and assistance to the operator, geologists and drilling personnel

Intern Safety Engineer – Houston, TX

Mobil Exploration & Producing- Environmental & Safety Dept. (5/94-8/94)

 Conducted safety audits and developed corrective action plans

 Reviewed disposal projects of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

 Maintained contractor safety database and evaluated contractor safety plans

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University; College Station, TX

 B.S. in Petroleum Engineering

 minor in Safety Engineering

 fluent in Spanish

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LANDMAN

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Our client, a leading Oil and Gas Company, is seeking to add an experienced (In-House) Landman to their growing staff.

Great opportunity to join a true world class organization that values and rewards their employees!

In this key land role you will report to the Land Manager.  You will be responsible for assisting in negotiating, analyzing, and drafting all land related contracts, including farmouts, participation agreements, exploration joint venture agreements and joint operating agreements. You will manage all land functions in support of the Company’s multi-rig drilling program.  You will be required to maintain an active presence in industry associations such as AAPL, IPAA, Etc.

The ideal candidate will have the following required experience and skills:  

·       PLM, Energy Management or related Bachelors degree is required.

·       At least three years of industry experience as in-house, company Landman.

The selected candidate will be offered an excellent Total Compensation Package that will include an above average base salary, employer matched 401K plan, annual incentive compensation plan, and a 4.5 day work week!

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DRILLING MANAGER

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Our client, a leading Oil and Gas Company, is seeking an experienced Drilling Manager to join their management staff in their beautiful Texas Hill Country Offices. 

In this key management level role you will be responsible for managing a five drilling rig program with quarterly trips to the field.  You will maintain and manage a dynamic drilling schedule and prepare daily drilling report. Troubleshoot daily drilling issues; supervise rig consultants and drilling superintendent to remedy any problems.  Responsible for evaluating and implementing new drilling practices and technologies needed to improve rig performance and safety.  Review and approve expenditures for rig activities and make recommendations to reduce costs and enhance overall efficiencies.  You will prepare the economics, pre-spud drilling package and post job wellbore diagrams and present to senior management.

The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years in the Oil and Gas industry with drilling and/or completion experience.  An in depth and strong understanding of drilling rigs and horizontal drilling best practices is required.  Horizontal experience within the Mid Continent basins highly preferred. A Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering required.

The selected candidate will be offered an excellent Total Compensation Package including an above market base salary, incentive plan eligibility, 401K Employer Match Plan, and a 4.5 day work week. 

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LAND MANAGER

Beautiful Texas Hill Country Location

Our client, a leading Oil and Gas Company, is seeking to add an experienced Land Manager to their Management Team. 

In this key management role will be responsible for the following:

• Negotiate, analyze, and draft land related contracts, including farmouts, participation agreements, exploration joint venture agreements and joint operating agreements.
• Manage all land functions in support of multi-rig drilling program.
• Oversee field landmen who are acquiring leases, rights-of-way and surface damage settlements and assist in negotiating leases, surface damage agreements and R-O-W agreements.
• Coordinate all land related activity requiring state regulatory authority approval.
• Coordinate communication between surface owners and field personnel in order to avoid, address and/or resolve issues related to ongoing drilling and daily production activities.
• Assume responsibility for all pre-drill land activities, including well site acquisition, title curative matters, well proposals, poolings and support agreements.
• Maintain an active presence in industry associations such as AAPL, IPAA, Etc.

Ideal Candidate will possess the following level of experience and skills requirements:  

·       PLM, Energy Management or related Bachelors degree required.

·       Minimum of ten years of industry experience as in-house, company Landman.

·       Must be able to manage all land activities associated with ongoing drilling programs in multiple project areas.

·       Should possess working knowledge and understanding of the rules and regulations of the Texas RailRoad Commission and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

·       Should be able to maintain focus and attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment.

·       Must have strong interpersonal skills for working closely with team members and with industry partners.

·       Will be self motivated, possess strong negotiating skills and capable of performing all job duties with minimal supervision.

·       Will be expected to identify and pursue value-add opportunities in existing prospect areas.

·       Candidate must be a team player with good communication skills.

The selected Candidate will be offered a truly exceptional Total Compensation Package including: 

• Employer matched 401K
• Incentive Bonus Plan
• Free gym membership
• Half day Fridays 
• Excellent medical/dental program 

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Candidate # 121810857

Sr. Reservoir Engineer

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• International consultant with many years of experience in Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering in oil and gas fields of Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico, Malaysia and Canada
• Conventional and heavy oil reservoir evaluations, reserve estimation and certifications
• Knowledgeable on drilling, completion, work-over practices, geological concepts, field operation
• Expertise in reservoir engineering management, secondary recovery projects, integrated reservoir studies, field development plan and well optimization, oil and gas in place and reserve estimations
• Managing and mentoring junior petroleum engineers
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access 2007, Windows XP, Pan System, OFM
• Ability to meet deadlines, leadership, problem solving, well organized and willingness to learn 

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Developed assets in the field optimization of a mature field in Ecuador with more than 200 wells drilled with a production of 50,000 BOPD by recommending work-over programs and zone re-completions in existing and new wells, as well as, liaised with geoscientist’s team to optimize oil recovery and depletion strategies.
• Worked in Canada with international projects, reservoir engineering studies, feasibility and optimization of secondary recovery projects, reserve evaluations and certifications.
• Conducted reservoir eng. analysis and study aspects in Malaysia of Small Field Development Plan (FDP) and Full Field Review (FFR); defined gas & fluid contacts from Logs, MDT, RFT tests. 
• Evaluated and studied integrated reservoir engineering projects of mature fields in Venezuela and assisted in the development of new business opportunities in reservoir engineering & consultant activities in Mexico. Worked in diverse multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environments. 
• Managed reservoir engineering operation, development plans, integrated reservoir characterization studies, reservoir simulations, and administered oil reserves of Ecuador Greenfields & Marginals.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

(05 2010-Present):      Senior Petroleum Reservoir Engineer

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT  

• Reservoir studies, reserves evaluation, development plans, production profiles, etc.

(10 2009-04 2010):     Senior Reservoir Engineer Consultant (Contract)

Confidential Company 

• Developed many assets in the field optimization of a mature field by recommending work-over programs and zone re-completions in existing and new wells. Prepared the pressure database. 

(01 2008–06 2009):   Senior Evaluation Specialist and Consultant   

SPROULE INTERNATIONAL LTD

• Worked with international projects in reservoir engineering studies, feasibility and optimization of secondary recovery projects, reserves evaluation and certification. 
• Participated in the preparation of study analyses, reviews and recommendations on alternative options for presentation to Management for final review and approval.

(06 2007–12 2007):   Consultant

Confidential Company

• Technical support in applications for reservoir modeling (Irap RMS) to the North America group. 

(03 2007–05 2007):   Reservoir Engineer (Contract)

SCHLUMBERGER

• Worked with the Integrated Project Management Segment (IPM). 

(12 2004–01 2006/05 2006–02 2007):   Senior Reservoir Engineer 

CNPC INTERNATIONAL

• Analyzed well production behavior and predicted future performance, defining a base curve production for marginal fields. 
• Recommended remedial action on wells, work-over programs and new well allocation.
• Conducted reservoir studies & evaluations on oil and gas prospects and exploratory wells in Bl-11.
• Prepared various reservoir documents and reports to obtain Company approvals from China.
• Estimated oil & gas in place and reserves. Participated in drawing up drilling programs & prepared completion programs for exploratory & appraisal wells. Evaluated alternative well allocations.
• Assigned guidelines for a proper communication between operations and engineering.

(02 2006–04 2006):    Senior Reservoir Engineer (Contract)

EP Eng./PETRONAS

• Conducted reservoir engineering analysis and study aspects of Small Field Development Plan (FDP) and Full Field Review (FFR) studies.
• Defined gas & fluid contacts from Logs, MDT & RFT tests and worked on gas prod. Forecast.    

(10 2002–11 2004):    Petroleum Reservoir Engineer (Contract)

TECNIE Oil & Energy

• Executed petroleum reservoir engineering projects and reserve certification of Pindo, Palanda, and Yuca Sur marginal fields of the Consortium Petrosud-Petroriva.
• Analyzed and interpreted well production behavior and defined an official base curve of production for the Tiguino field.

(07 2002–09 2002):    Head of Reservoir Engineering (Contract)

CORE LAB

• Worked with geoscientist’s team managing integrated reservoir projects.
• Assisted in the development of new business opportunities in the field of reservoir engineering and consultant activities in PEMEX Activos in Villahermosa, México.

 (01 2002– 07 2002):   Petroleum Reservoir Engineer (Contract)

Compagnie Generale De Geophysique (CGG)

• Studied and evaluated integrated reservoir projects of mature fields as part of a multi-disciplinary team of geologists, petrophysicist, geophysicist and geochemical engineers for PDVSA.
• Established with assigned multi-disciplined team members, project study parameters, defined objectives and proposed new drilling well allocations to increase the oil production and remaining reserve recoveries in the designated fields. Such recommendations had a substantial impact on the Company’s short and long-term profitability.
• Assisted to Geosciences team in reservoir engineering of integrated study projects for PEMEX.

(10 2000–12 2001):    Reservoir Engineer

RIO ALTO OF CANADA

• Managed reservoir engineering activities of Charapa and Tiguino marginal fields. Assessed and analyzed official and technical oil reservoir data in coordination with head office in Calgary, Canada to implement future technical projects in the field.
• Liaised with government officials, contractors, services companies and field personnel on engineering reservoir activities, drilling, as well as well completion and test evaluations.
• Estimated original oil in place and reserves of both marginal oil fields. Conducted reservoir evaluations, characterizations, and PVT and Core analyses. Performed decline curve analyses.

(10 1999–07 2000):    Senior Reservoir Engineer

TECPECUADOR

• Managed reservoir engineering area of the Bermejo marginal field.

(06 1995–04 1999):    Chief Engineer

PETROLERA SANTA FE LTD

• Coordinated reservoir engineering activities and liaised with government (official permit) and contractors on the execution of drilling and completion operations for exploratory wells in Block-11 in coordination with head office in Houston, Texas.
• Estimated original oil in place as well as reserves of different oil prospects.
• Carried out economic studies on different oil prospects to determine project profitability.
• Assisted the Vice-President of Operations in the preparation of AFE’s, the logistical planning of drilling exploratory wells, and development of Block-11.
• Followed up approved projects, monitored expenditures and made justifications for under budgets.

(07 1990–04 1995):    Staff Reservoir Engineer

MAXUS  (Formerly CONOCO)

• Conducted reservoir evaluations of the Block-16 heavy oil project through reservoir characterization.
• Analyzed and interpreted pressure transient analyses to define reservoir characteristics. Estimated original on in place and reserves of Block-16 heavy oil fields.
• Led a multi-disciplinary team in drilling, well completions and development of new fields. Participated in major problem analysis and solution.
• Carried out reservoir numerical simulation studies of the major heavy oil reservoirs discovered in Block-16 using regional models and the VIP and ECLIPSE simulators in Houston, Texas. Investigated reservoir interference and located water disposal wells in the simulation.

(08 1971–06 1990):    Division Reservoir Engineer/ Petroleum Engineer/Reservoir Engineer

TEXACO PETROLEUM COMPANY

• Planned and organized reservoir engineering activities to ensure that reservoir characteristics were known. Carried out implementation of optimum depletion methods of major and marginal fields.
• Administered oil reserve estimations. Performed annual original & remaining reserves audits in coordination w/Houston & Coral Gables Offices. Named Official Reserve Estimator-Auditor.
• Conducted reservoir simulation studies in the Auca and Shushufindi/Aguarico fields in Coral Gables, Florida. Incorporated secondary recovery projects by water injection.
• Coordinated the activities of petroleum development personnel in the reservoir operations.
• Performed management and supervisory duties in the Division Reservoir Engineering Dpt.
• Assessed employees’ training and development needs of 15 field engineers. Trained junior petroleum engineers.

MENTORING AND INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Professor of Reservoir Engineering & Petrophysics, Politecnica del Litoral, Ecuador (1970-1972)
• Professor of Mineralogy and Drilling, Guayaquil University, Ecuador (1971-1973)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Economic Model to Determine the Economic Oil Rate Limit for an Ecuadorian Oilfield and the Financial Importance from the Private and National Company Point of View. MBA Thesis, 1988.
• Oil Reserves Calculations and Predictions of Primary Recovery Mechanism Behavior of Under Saturated Reservoir without Water Support. Petroleum Engineer Thesis, 1971.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• MSc Petroleum Engineer, Politécnica del Litoral-Ecuador, 1971
• MBA Business Administration, Politécnica Nacional-Ecuador, 1988

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

Petrel, Schlumberger, Quito, Ecuador-2010 

Technical support for reservoir modeling Irap RMS, Roxar, Calgary, Canada-2007 

Roxar Irap RMS, Roxar, Maracaibo & Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela-2006 

Nodal Analysis, John K. Leong, Quito, Ecuador-2005

Project Management, Core Lab, Villahermosa, Mexico-2002

Petroleum Project Management, Principles and Practices, OGCI Training Inc., Houston, Texas-1998

Leadership Management and Team Work, INCAE, Quito, Ecuador-1998                               

Advanced Reservoir Management (10 months training) with Texaco in Houston, Texas-1982-83.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Senior Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), USA, Canada

APEGGA  in process.

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Candidate # NA-1340131399

Senior Reservoir Engineer (23 Years)

EDUCATION:      

M.B.A., Rice University, 2004

Jones Graduate School of Business    G.P.A.  3.89/4.00

Jones Scholar Award Recipient (Top 10%)      

M.S., Texas Tech University, 1993

MAJOR:  Mechanical Engineering        G.P.A.  4.00/4.00

B.S., Texas Tech University, 1987

MAJOR:  Petroleum Engineering          G.P.A.  3.65/4.00 (Cum Laude)

EXPERIENCE:

2006 to Present:  Confidential Major Independent (HOUSTON, TX.)

 Manager – Acquisitions and Shelf Exploitation (2009 – Present)

Supervise team of 8 geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, and techs.  Responsible for all subsurface work on the GOM Shelf.  Coordinated budget submittals for group for last 3 years incorporating new drills, workovers, fuel usage, compressor installations, operating expenses, and abandonments.  Recommended and designed 5 compressor installations that added 21 Bcfe (gross) reserves.  Currently have 3 additional projects in progress which should add an additional 10 Bcfe (gross).

Spent majority of time evaluating acquisition candidates.  Took a leading role in 33 projects over the last 4 years.  Those included 11 that were screened and 22 that were fully evaluated. Of those, Company made unsuccessful offers on 7 of over $8B, and successfully acquired 4 for an aggregate of $630MM for 250 Bcfe 2P reserves and 190 Bcfe of resource potential (including property detailed below).  These projects were both onshore and offshore as well as corporate and asset deals.  The evaluations included extensive analyses of target proven and probable reserves utilizing ARIES software.  Also included dataroom visits and detailed review of technical as well as historical operating and financial data.  Responsible for incorporating this due diligence into the economic evaluation as well as performing sensitivity analyses.  Presented results to both executive management as well as Board of Directors.  Detailed listing of projects is available.

 Developed a robust, type curve driven economic model for evaluating undeveloped acreage and shale projects to complement ARIES. Full list of software expertise is also available.

 Senior Reservoir Engineer – Shelf Exploitation/Acquisition Group (2006 – 2009)   

Responsible for reservoir engineering support for all Western Gulf of Mexico properties with production of 100 MMcfd/1000 BOPD Net (approx. 1/3 of company production.)  Served as lead engineer in evaluation and acquisition of West Cameron asset for $71MM.  Subsequently installed additional compression and drilled 3 new wells resulting in addition of 34 Bcfe of net reserves.  With geophysicist, lead redevelopment of southern High Island field resulting in drilling 3 new wells with reserves of 15 Bcfe and addition of 30 MMcfd of production for $25MM investment. 

 2001 to 2006:       Confidential Major E&P (HOUSTON, TX.)

 Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer – Gulf of Mexico Region (2005 – 2006)   

Responsible for reservoir engineering support for West Cameron/East Cameron/High Island Team.  Provided economic assessment and engineering support for new drilling prospects as well as development in established fields.  Performed nodal analysis, material balance, pressure transient, and rate transient analysis for support of reserve determinations and identification of new investment opportunities.

 Principle Reservoir Engineer – Reservoir Engineering Staff (2004)   

Responsible, with one other person, for implementing the Rose Risk Analysis methodology within Company.  As part of the process, training was provided to all Senior Executives, Managers and Directors, and Technical Staff within the company (conducted by Rose and Associates).  In conjunction with the region technical teams, conducted risk and reserve reviews for most of the company’s exploration and development inventory.  Provided individual coaching to the technical teams in the proper implementation of this process as well as the extension of the process to economic evaluations.

Project assignments to the Business Development Group included evaluation of two unsolicited offers to purchase Companies assets and performed screening evaluations on domestic acquisition targets with detailed financial evaluations and presentation of results. Reported directly to Senior Vice President of E&P Services.

Principle Reservoir Engineer/Portfolio Coordinator – Domestic Exploration       

Division (2001 – 2004)

Sole responsibility for economic evaluation and portfolio analysis for all of Companies U.S. exploration efforts both onshore and offshore.  Made recommendations on both strategic and prospect level allocation of over $500MM during 2001-2003.  Reported directly to Senior Vice President of Domestic Exploration.

 1993-2001            Confidential Major (SUGAR LAND, TX.)

 Region Portfolio Advisor – Strategic Planning (2001)

Prepared investment portfolio analysis to support allocation of $450MM capital budget considering both short term business performance and long term strategic objectives.  One of six members on team responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of new economic, reserve, and business management software for the Gulf Region.

 1996 to 2001:       LOWER 48 BUSINESS UNIT – SUGAR LAND, TX.)

 Advising Reservoir Engineer – GOM Shelf Exploration Group  (1996-2001)

Sole responsibility for all reservoir engineering support for Companies exploration efforts in the shallow water Gulf of Mexico.  Primary tasks involved determination, as part of a multi-disciplinary team,  of reserve distributions and risk factors for all prospects.  Incorporated drilling and facility cost estimates, marketing options, development scenarios and deal terms to determine prospect economics. Evaluated over 200 exploration prospects in water depths ranging from 10 to 3200’.   Developed new Monte Carlo economic model (utilizing TERAS) to rigorously evaluate wellbore mechanical reliability and the associated probability and impact  of reserve truncation in subsea wells. Made numerous presentations to executive level management.

 1993 to 1996:       CENTRAL U.S.  BUSINESS UNIT – MIDLAND, TX

 Senior Reservoir Engineer – S.E. New Mexico Area (1994-1996)

Responsible for approximately 100 Company & OBO properties in Lea and Eddy Counties with production of 500 BOPD 7000 MCFD.  Evaluated 5,000 undeveloped acres for Morrow potential including reserve distributions, risk analysis, and economics resulting in a recommendation to seek alternative financing/Joint Venture partner for development

Advanced Production Engineer – South Odessa Area (1993-1994)

Responsible for 200 well area in central Permian Basin with production of 1500 BOPD 5000 MCFD. Utilized wave equation based design program to optimize the artificial lift installations on 100 wells at a waterflood property.  Reduced failure rate by 60% and lift costs by $140,000 per year

1987 to 1991:       Confidential Company (MIDCONTINENT REGION – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.)

Senior Production Engineer – Michigan Area (1990-1991)

Responsible for all production operations in the state (3000 BOPD, 24 MMCFD) including maintaining environmental standards of operations in highly sensitive areas.  Prepared a detailed study of a $10 million environmental compliance project on a waterflood property, presented results to corporate vice-president. Performed a compositional simulation study for a  $1 million upgrade project on a condensate handling facility. Served on corporate team responsible for developing and implementing a company-wide field computer system.

 Production Engineer – Oklahoma Area (1988-1990)

 Responsible for 350 well area in Oklahoma with 1989 gross revenue of $10 million.  Duties included design of artificial lift and gas compressor installations as well as surface handling facilities

 Associate Engineer (1987-1988)

 Completed comprehensive 15 month training program.

AFFILIATIONS:   Society of Petroleum Engineers

Member of SPE National Management and Economics Committee

Member of SPE National Engineering Registration Committee

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Intelli-Source Candidate # NA-1295479029

Reservoir Engineer

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 

• · Diversified petroleum engineering experience including Reservoir, Drilling, Completion, Production, and Operations.
• · Reservoir management, pressure transient analysis, fluid property analysis, numerical reservoir simulation, reservoir characterization, understanding of surface/facility issues, and excellent knowledge of production engineering.
• · Extensive experience with decline curve, volumetric, and material balance reserve evaluation, surveillance analysis, nodal analysis, and well test analysis.
• · Strong experience in optimization of mature fields, field development planning, well performance forecast and modeling, forecast production and reserve estimation, risk and economic analysis.
• · Experience with open and cased hole log analysis.
• · Uncommon organizational skills to plan and execute studies.
• · Excellent communication skills-written, verbal, and presentation.
• · Remarkable ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams consisting of drilling, completion, reservoir, and production engineers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Contract Petroleum Engineer 2009 – Present 

Developed program to return 400 Panhandle Field wells to production for a small independent oil company that purchased 17 leases in Carson and Hutchinson County, Texas. Determined repair work of production equipment ranging from tank batteries, flowlines, pumping units tubing, rods, and downhole pumps needed to return wells to production. Prepared detailed workover procedures including additional perforations, stimulation, cost estimates, and established priorities for returning inactive wells to production. Reactivation of first ten wells increased production from 20 BOPD & 50 MCFD to over 50 BOPD and 125 MCFD at a cost of $6,500 per well. 

 Consulting Engineer 1994 – 2009

Worked with Sol Smith Petroleum Engineer Inc. in Austin, Texas. Prepared Railroad Commission research, walk-through permitting, State agency research, and regulatory compliance reviews. Provided turn-key saltwater disposal permitting, production and completion report filing, and other professional services and consulting.

Worked with various civil engineering firms and municipalities throughout Central Texas. Designed streets, drainage, and piping required for fresh water and sewer systems for residential and municipal projects. Prepared construction drawings, cost estimates, and engineering reports for City, County, State, and Federal regulatory approval. Reviewed and prepared comments for proposed Planned Development Districts (PDD), annexation, preliminary and final plats, subdivision/site development, and site development plans for compliance with City, County, State, and Federal regulation and acceptable engineering practices. Provided office and field engineering support for all approved water, wastewater, street, and drainage capital improvement projects funded by certificate of obligations. Reviewed and recommended payment for all consulting engineering and construction contract pay requests. Managed and directed daily activity of City’s engineering and inspection personnel.

Senior Petroleum Engineer for J.M. Huber 1982-1994

Provided reservoir, production, drilling, remedial, and completion engineering for all phases of well production from drilling, completion, remedial and workover, and abandonment operations. Worked closely with exploration department to determine potential reserves and economic evaluation of exploration prospects and property acquisitions. Prepared well drilling prognosis specifying total drilling depths, casing sizes, cement and drilling mud programs to allow well to be drilled in accordance to the latest Field and Statewide Rules. Prepared recompletion, workover recommendations and procedures, property evaluations, reservoir studies, reserve and production forecasts, economic analysis, and plugging procedures for company’s exploration and production activities. Evaluated downhole electric logs, determined perforation intervals, and made casing point election recommendations Evaluated producing properties to identify potential unexploited reserves. Worked with engineering consultants on special projects and preparation of annual company reserve reports. Monitored daily production and prepared workover and re-completion procedures to improve production. Worked with production foremen to reduce monthly operating expenses. Prepared final well analysis for marginally economic oil and gas wells. For wells with no uphole recompletion or stimulation potential, recommendations were made to either plug and abandon the property or place it for sale.

Production Engineer for Conoco and Tenneco 1976-1982

Provided a broad scope of subsurface and production engineering in conjunction with exploration and other departments to help maximize the company’s profitability through maintaining production levels and minimizing operating expenses in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Evaluated and recommended downhole corrosion prevention, artificial lift optimization, surface facility expansion, chemical treatment optimization, compression, and automation. Prepared well Repair & Maintenance and workover procedures, cost estimates, project economics, and AFE documentation for submittal to management. Provided onsite technical support to ensure quality control during critical operations such as logging, perforating, cement squeezing, and stimulation. Provided onsite supervision of all special well work operations from drilling to plugging. Ensured compliance with all company policies, procedures and plans with federal, state and local regulations.

 COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

• · MBAL and Oil Water Gas Water Material Balance software.
• · POGO/PROPHET/ARIES/PEEP Economics
• · OFM (Oil Field Manger) Schlumberger software.
• · Knowledge of Saphire, PanSystem, and Welltest 200 Well Test Analysis software
• · Open & Cased Hole Log Analysis Programs
• · FlowMaster Pressure Pipe Design
• · MSWord, Excel, AutoCAD software, 2

EDUCATION

Oklahoma State University,

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• · Received major oil company training in reservoir engineering, water flooding operations, artificial lift equipment selection, production system design, open and cased hole logging programs and interpretation, completion and remedial procedures, acidizing and fracturing stimulation techniques, technical writing, and economic analysis.

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Intelli-Source Candidate # NA-1553624618

Senior Reservoir Engineer

Professional Interest 

Reservoir engineer with major oil company and independent experience seeks reservoir engineering position in Western U.S. working with multi-functional team to maximize asset values.

 Experience 

2008-2010 Jt. Interest Reservoir Manager  W&T Offshore Inc. Houston, TX

Sole responsibility for technical and Aries economic evaluation of 200 afes per year for drilling, workover and facilities projects for GOM properties operated by others. Primary responsibilities included estimating incremental reserves, identification of land issues, validation of cost estimates and generation of economic parameters. Key abilities required were effective multi-tasking, prioritization of profit opportunities, ability to meet tight deadlines, development of business processes and effective management of large workload.

2005 – 2008   Reservoir Engineering Consultant                   Houston, TX

Various projects including numerical modeling for Shell shale oil project, private oil company reservoir evaluations to maximize profitability of existing properties and waterflood evaluation for OK oil reservoirs. Skills utilized included acquisition and organization of required data, technical understanding of complex shale oil chemistry and interpersonal skills as part of multi-functional team. OK reservoir analysis resulted in acquisition of properties that are generating significant income. 

1990 – 2005 Environmental Engineering Exxon Corporation Houston, TX

Management and operations responsibility for remediation of single party Superfund sites. Sole responsibility for all project phases including negotiating cleanup standards with State and Federal regulatory agencies, contractor procurement, development of public relations plans, development of litigation strategy and oversight of construction activities.  Key abilities utilized were technical understanding of cleanup standards, third party negotiations and project management for active construction project.

 1977 – 1990   Reservoir Engineering     Exxon Corporation            TX

In South Texas identified and initiated 200 workovers and had sole reservoir responsibility for field producing 600 MMscf/d. Performed economic analysis of all workover proposals as well as 50 drilling proposals. Full reservoir evaluation of oil discovery including hydrocarbon sampling and analysis, coring program and estimation of waterflood reserves. Project was initiated and increased ultimate recovery by 20% of original oil in place.

 1977 – 1990   Reservoir Engineering     Exxon Corporation            TX

Core abilities utilized were management presentations, prioritization of profit opportunities, efficiency to increase number of workovers proposed and analysis of incremental reserves.

As member of Headquarters Reservoir organization, performed study of all Exxon U.S reservoirs and developed reserve estimates for tertiary operations resulting in increased booked reserves. Conducted field-wide reservoir studies including a retrograde condensate field that resulted in elimination of 30 MM$ pressure maintenance project due to change in calculated dew point. Performance has since validated lower dew point pressure. Skills utilized included technical analysis of complex phase behavior of system with significant concentrations of non-hydrocarbons, teamwork with operating organization and presentation skills.

Exxon representative to Prudhoe Bay Unit. Evaluated incremental reserves related to horizontal and high angle drilling. Developed surveillance program for existing large waterflood project. Key skills were technical analysis of reservoir performance,  negotiation of  technical issues with operators and interpersonal skills to improve teamwork.

 Education               1977  University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR – BSChE

 Exxon In-House Training

- Reservoir Engineering

- Open Hole Logging

- Cased Hole Logging

- Reservoir Simulation

- Clastic Facies

- Subsurface Engineering

Other Qualifications

Registered Professional Engineer Texas

40 hour Hazwoper

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Candidate # NA-2090714636

Reservoir Engineer

Profile Summary 

• +8 years experienced in classical reservoir engineering, reservoir simulation, numerical modeling, geostatistical reservoir chracterization, well test transient analysis, PVT fluid characterization, chemical EOR flooding, decline curve analysis, material balance application, and economic evaluation.
• Worked in integrated team study at different projects to evaluate alternative development schemes in several operated fields from the perspective of oil recovery and economics.
• Excellent computer skills with a proficient working knowledge of ECLIPSE, CMG, CMOST (uncertainty analysis and automatic history matching), MORE, STARS, UTCHEM, MBAL, PROSPER, DSS, Nodal analysis, GSLIB (geostatistic), MATLAB, FORTRAN, Visual Basic, and MATHEMATICA.
• Experienced in naturally fractured reservoir, well testing, field development project, all aspects of CO2 enhanced oil recovery, gel-polymer, and surfactant flood (wettability alteration).

Education 

PhD in Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, 2008

Thesis Topic: Improving Reservoir Characterization by Conditioning Geostatistical Models to Dynamic Data using Multivariate Statistical Analysis.

M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz, 1996

Thesis Topic: Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer Coefficient in Nucleate Pool Boiling of Binary and Ternary Mixtures.                                   

B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Abadan Institute of Technology (AIT), 1993

Programming Numerical Solutions for Governing Partial Differential Equations of fluid Flow through a Pipe by Finite Element Method. 

Professional Experience

Major Independent Company, Reservoir Engineer (2008-Present)

• Provided reservoir engineering technical input required for CO2 field expansion projects in different fields including development of dynamic reservoir simulations (volumetric analysis, material balance, decline curve, PVT Characterization, SCAL, nodal analysis, well testing analysis) for a wide range of reservoir engineering and integrated reservoir problems.

• Provided technical and analytical support to the various groups in the company including:
  • Houston Business Development Group: Contribute to team development proposals, economic evaluation of alternative development plans for prospective fields for acquisition.
  • Midland Eastern Shelf Team: Worked directly with Eastern Shelf Team to define optimum development  scenarios in the CO2 EOR process for several fields in Texas. Designed and developed simulation models to match the field history and predict future performance under various CO2 flood plans. Performed sensitivity analysis to find an optimum economical plan. Conducted material balance analysis using MBAL to find the type and extent of the aquifer.
  • Midland Yates Team: Generated a dual porosity simulation model to investigate mechanism involving in chemical surfactant flooding (wettability alteration). Work closely with Yates team to design and identify two pilots for surfactant flooding for optimum EOR scenario. Simulation study of feasibility of CO2 huff n puff EOR process for west side of the Yates field and perform sensitivity analysis to find optimum economic plan.
  • Houston Resource Group: provided technical support by writing a computer program to predict of CO2 well bottom hole pressure for McElmo Dome field.

Same Company, Reservoir Engineer Intern (Summer 2008)

• Performed PVT characterization and develop EOS for Claytonville, Katz, and Yates Fields. Achieve better accuracy and reduce simulation time using components relative to previous models. Build a dual porosity simulation model to match the history of Claytonville field data.

Tertiary Oil Recovery Project (TORP), University of Kansas

 Graduate Research Assistant (2002-2008)

• Developed a systematic methodology to improve reservoir modeling by conditioning geostatistical models to well test transient dynamic data: a case study from the CO2 flood pilot area in the Hull-Gurney field, Kansas.

• Lead investigator of the PVT characterization of the crude oil sample from Hall-Gurney field using laboratory experiments and simulation to generate EOS.
• Worked in multidisciplinary team to build simulation model of Hall-Gurney field, Kansas. Complete history match of the field data and evaluate alternative development schemes to optimize oil recovery of CO2 flooding.
• Performed decline curve analysis to predict the performance of production wells in the Arbuckle formation prior to gel-polymer treatment.
• Investigated various disproportionate permeability reduction (DPR) mechanisms in gel-polymer treatment process and develop a novel method to predict the well performance after treatment using Bayesian network analysis: a case study for gel-polymer treatment in Arbuckle formation.

Proposals and Publications

Available upon request

Honors and Membership

• Active Member, Society of Petroleum Engineering

              Treasurer of SPE chapter of KU

• Distinction of Excellence, University of Tabriz Dept. of Mechanical Engineering- awarded high achiever graduate (1st rank), 1996.

Distinction of Excellence, Abadan Institute of Technology (AIT), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering- Awarded very competitive scholarship for undergraduate study (top 1)

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