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• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Completions and Production Solutions

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Apache Corporation

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Completion Operations Engineer / Advisor

  • 2013 - Mar 2019

  COMPLETIONS OPERATIONS MANAGER (2014-19) • Directed Eagle Ford, Canyon Lime and Woodford Shale completion operations on 150+ wells and prepared annual budgets for completion staff and operations of $50M to $60M. • Managed 40+ personnel including completion foremen, engineers, consultants and third party/vendor staffs. • Realized a cost reduction of $220K per well through efficiencies in planning and execution. • Reduced TRIR on well pads 42% with an on-site safety program created to address specific incident rates. • Cut days to first production 12 days by integrating engineering, facilities and production operations. • Built operational KPIs to identify needed improvements; delivered approx. $100K per well savings over time. • Reduced costs $120K per well by implementing sliding sleeves, dissolvable technology, E-coil technology, hydraulic fracture diversion technology, and others, as appropriate. • Chosen to manage Apache-Egypt’s first horizontal unconventional wells and successfully completed the wells under extremely difficult logistic and weather conditions below budget and with no recordable injuries. SENIOR COMPLETIONS / PRODUCTION ENGINEER ADVISOR (2013-14) • Led operational and technical aspects of design, execution, and analysis of the Eagle Ford Shale play. • Reduced costs $2.5M per well and doubled production by re-engineering Eagle Ford completions operations. • Cut water costs from $1.45 to $0.05 per bbl by designing a water supply system for fracturing treatments. • Decreased costs $46K by modifying toe-prep operations. • Reduced completion times 6 days by re-engineering clean-out operations to eliminate stick-pipe clean-outs. • Minimized screenouts and reduced trouble fracturing stages by developing and implementing a completion database incorporating real-time fracturing data for study and on-site design improvement. Show less



Venoco

• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Completion / Produciton Engineer & Advisor

  • 2011 - 2013

  SENIOR COMPLETIONS ENGINEERING ADVISOR (2012-13) • Led engineering on all high-profile unconventional Monterey Shale new completions and technologies, and advised on production enhancements for new well completions, workovers and critical operations. • Saved $721K per well and cut days to production 5 days by re-engineering the hydraulic fracturing design. • Completed 15 wells with a 27% production increase. • Reduced water cost 75% and minimized disposal cost by using produced water in the fracturing fluid system. • Presented quarterly results on trends and challenges in the fracturing program to management. SENIOR COMPLETIONS PRODUCTION ENGINEER (2011-12) • Led operational and technical aspects of design, execution, and analysis for plays in the San Joaquin Basin. • Established new Venoco completion techniques in the San Joaquin Valley. • Increased production from 0 to 500 bopd by performing well analyses and recompletion activities. • Engineered and executed company’s first slickwater fracturing treatment of a refrack well, increasing production by 743 bopd at 50% the cost of the treatments being utilized in the area. • Realized cost saving of 27% to 35% on most operations and reduced the safety incident rate 41% by implementing KPIs to track operations, production and safety. • Advised other business units on design, execution and analysis of completions for all wells drilled in California. Show less



Encana Corporation

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Completion Advisor

  • 2006 - 2011

  COMPLETION ADVISOR - SHALE PLAYS/COMPLETION OPERATIONS (2011) • Chosen by upper management to lead all operational and technical aspects of design, execution, and analysis of unconventional/shale plays for the Piceance Business Unit. • Managed the company’s first Niobrara well which unlocked 2T of gas potential and came in 35% under AFE. • Provided operational and technical support to other business units, including teams working on Bossier, Haynesville and Marcellus shale as well as unconventional plays in Canada. COMPLETION OPERATIONS MANAGER (2008-11) • Managed a $40M to $50M completion budget yearly. • Reduced TRIR 80% by implementing monthly joint safety meeting with staff and third-party contractors. • Achieved a 35% decrease in days to first production, a 29% decrease in fracturing down time and a 53% increase in initial well prep operations efficiency by instituting KPIs on all operation. • Engineered, designed and supervised completion of the first 2 horizontal Williams Fork wells. • Led a SIMOPS team which developed, implemented and policed SIMOPS operations. COMPLETION ENGINEER (2006-08) • Managed completions for wells drilled in the Wind River and Green River Basins of Wyoming. • Increased production 33% and reduced completion costs approx. 42% per year by redesigning the operation. • Created a completion scorecard to analyze and grade service providers. • Developed and instituted a QA/QC training manual which included on-site QA/QC instructions, fracture theory, rock mechanics, perforation strategies and other operations surrounding completion programs. Show less



BP of America

• Houston, Texas Area

• Senior Completion Engineer

  • 2004 - 2006

  • Managed completions for wells in the Jonah and Pinedale Fields of Wyoming. • Developed and instituted BP’s first 24-hour completion operations, which resulted in a savings of $3.5M per pad, a 60% reduction in days to first production and a more streamlined fracturing operation. • Created a MOC process for 24-hour operations which resulted in a 23% reduction in non-productive time. • Managed completions for wells in the Jonah and Pinedale Fields of Wyoming. • Developed and instituted BP’s first 24-hour completion operations, which resulted in a savings of $3.5M per pad, a 60% reduction in days to first production and a more streamlined fracturing operation. • Created a MOC process for 24-hour operations which resulted in a 23% reduction in non-productive time.



Pinnacle Technologies

• Senior Staff Engineer

  • 2003 - 2004

  • Managed and coordinated company services in Russia, including consulting and software. • Provided training and on-site real-time supervision, fracture engineering, fracture treatment design, supervision, and post treatment evaluation for projects around the world. • Integrated several fracture stimulation technologies including fracture modeling, fracture mapping (tiltmeter and microseismic technologies) and production data analysis. • Managed and coordinated company services in Russia, including consulting and software. • Provided training and on-site real-time supervision, fracture engineering, fracture treatment design, supervision, and post treatment evaluation for projects around the world. • Integrated several fracture stimulation technologies including fracture modeling, fracture mapping (tiltmeter and microseismic technologies) and production data analysis.



Halliburton

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

• Country Technology / StimulationTechnology Manager

  • 2000 - 2003

  COUNTRY TECHNOLOGY MANAGER (2001-03) • Advised and assisted the Saudi Aramco engineering staff with optimization of completion designs and stimulation treatments on HTHP wells in the Khuff Carbonate, and Jauf and Unayzah Sandstone formations. • Cut completion costs 38% through careful application of technology for Saudi Aramco and Halliburton. • Lowered cost $375M per well by implementing indirect fracturing instead of conventional sand control. • Developed and led courses in well completions for engineering staff. STIMULATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER (2000-01) • Managed a Technical and Sales Team of 17 in providing completion technology to Halliburton customers. • Championed the introduction of new technology and completion practices to internal and external customers. • Assisted in development and introduction of new products and services to enhance stimulation and completion. • Assisted in the development of QA/QC standards for new products and technologies. Show less