Experience

The FerVID Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consulting Geologist

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Sage Geosystems Inc.

• United States
• Geothermal Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consulting Geologist

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021



Drive Appraisal & early development oil and gas discoveries

• Houston, Texas Area

• Geological Technical Advisor | Consultant | Supervisor | Manager

  • 2017 - Nov 2021



Shell

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Staff Geologist

  • 2015 - 2017

  Offshore Nova Scotia.• Developed “Corridor Strategy” that would have guided future exploration and appraisal plans for Shelburne Basin assuming success of rank exploration wells.• Supervised 4-person subsurface team that proposed and subsequently drilled the Monterey Jack exploration well safely and within budget. Was part of the subsurface team for the drilling of the Cheshire well.

• Senior Staff Geologist

  • 2006 - 2015

  Member of Gulf of Mexico (GOM) teams that accelerated and maturated the appraisal of Caesar/Tonga, Vito, Kaikias, and PowerNap.• Built framework for initial geologic and dynamic models for GOM field and created appraisal/field development plans for Caesar/Tonga (200 to 400 MMBOE), Vito (> 200 MMBOE), Kaikias (> 100 MMBOE). Proposed and drilled wells based on above plans.• Recommended divesture of fields that did not meet internal criteria for investment, resulting in asset sales and farmouts.• Mentored, advised, and supervised multiple GOM exploration teams on operations and evaluation and appraisal plans, resulting in the acceleration of appraisal and first oil of newly discovered fields such as Kaikias (first oil May 2018, 1 year ahead of schedule). Show less

• Senior Staff Geologist

  • 1999 - 2006

  Facilitated exploration, appraisal, and development of GOM projects and worked with multi-discipline and multi-cultural teams on risk assessment and proper positioning of wells in Mississippi Canyon, Garden Banks, and Green Canyon areas.• Guided teams in conceptualization and subsequent drilling of GOM projects and identified opportunities in other fields, including Shallow Coulomb Prospect (Mississippi Canyon), encountered gas and was to be tied back to Nakika Hub, however, natural gas market crashed and field was exited).• Appraised, developed, and worked with Subsea Engineering for tie-back of Habanero and Llano fields to Auger hub (Garden Banks). Re-developed Auger and Enchilada Fields (Garden Banks), leading to increased oil and gas production. • Acquired Huey, Baby Huey, and Ancho prospects and worked commercial deals in Garden Banks. New operator drilled Baby Huey with Shell Oil collecting an Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI) on initiation of production. Appraised King Kong (Green Canyon) Field, encountering insufficient hydrocarbons to justify development and subsequently exited field. Show less

• Senior Staff Geologist

  • 1996 - 1999

  Initiated integrated/multi-disciplinary field study and implemented results of study via recompletions, infilling, wildcat drilling, pushing limits of “strategic zone” frac’ing, and debottlenecking of facilities and pipelines at SP62.• Increased booked reserves and doubled daily production of 4 platform field.

• Staff Geologist

  • 1992 - 1996

  • Built 3D geologic model for the Brent Field (Brent and Statfjord Formations) that was the framework for the dynamic simulation model and was used to predict produced volumes on a year to year basis to guide sales.• Managed 6-person “Locate the Remaining Oil” team which identified and drilled and/or recompleted multiple infill drilling, recompletion, and near-field exploration opportunities in the Brent Field. The team was multi-discipline, multi-cultural, and multi-company (Shell/Esso). Show less

• Geological Engineer

  • 1988 - 1992

  • Explored, appraised, and developed fields in Euphrates Graben of Syria. Planned wells and created field development plans, designed facilities, coordinated partners, mentored Damascus (local) staff, and negotiated with Syrian government.

• Geological Engineer

  • 1987 - 1988

  - Appraised Kawkawlin and Essexville Fields in the Michigan Basin

• Geological Engineer

  • 1982 - 1987

  Based in both New Orleans and HoustonAppraised, developed, and redeveloped fields in Vicksburg Trend Fields: Monte Christo, McAllen Ranch, Beaurline, Lips Ranch, Lopez Ranch, and La Copita; Wilcox Trend Fields: Rosita, Fandango, and Provident City; and Cretaceous Trend Fields: Olmos & Bigfoot (waterflood) in South and Central Texas.• Discovered, appraised, and developed Schmidt Field in Vicksburg Trend (0.5 TCF gas).• Lead geologist teams that pushed frac’ing technology limits within Shell (multi-stage/long interval and high-volume sand fracs).• Testified before Railroad Commission of Texas as expert witness for unitization hearings.• Initiated, completed and implemented results of field study of Fox Field in Central Louisiana. Implemented results via re-completions, drilling infill wells, testing undrilled faults blocks, and deepening infill wells to untested exploration targets. Show less

• Petrophysicist

  • 1981 - 1982

  • Logged and evaluated Shell and joint venture wells in Mississippi Sour Gas Trend, central Louisiana, Alabama, and central/southeastern/south Texas. Participated in production logging, coring, drilling, and completion operations.