Mark McClelland, P.E.
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Paul Griffith
Mark is a dedicated professional possessing knowledge, foresight and resolve. Here are a few examples: Mark worked in several different roles for our employer allowing him to objectively identify our employer’s strengths and weaknesses. Our employer had a strength executing drill ready prospects and workover opportunities. Mark saw a gap on improving recovery optimization, so he built an interdisciplinary team with a focus on optimizing waterflood and gasflood reservoir management. He led his team to re-introduce a focus on classic reservoir engineering techniques and coupled this with novel waterflood simulation tools. Mark guided his team to produce multiple successful evaluations each year, and this work effort led to improved reserve estimates and new capital investments. Mark’s foresight lead to the team developing production databases, project performance dashboards and standardized solution techniques. Mark meticulously documented the team’s performance allowing them to concentrate on empowering the frontline teams ultimately responsible for project success. His dedication and work ethic motivated his team to exceed expectations and place teamwork ahead of individual achievements. Mark had a
Naomi Price
Mark McClelland is a remarkable leader and one of the greatest mentors of all time. He is intensely focused on the development of next generation talent, selflessly investing his deep technical expertise, industry insight, and personal time in the young men and women who will ascend more quickly, more confidently, and more productively into difference-making leadership roles as a result.
Paul Griffith
Mark is a dedicated professional possessing knowledge, foresight and resolve. Here are a few examples: Mark worked in several different roles for our employer allowing him to objectively identify our employer’s strengths and weaknesses. Our employer had a strength executing drill ready prospects and workover opportunities. Mark saw a gap on improving recovery optimization, so he built an interdisciplinary team with a focus on optimizing waterflood and gasflood reservoir management. He led his team to re-introduce a focus on classic reservoir engineering techniques and coupled this with novel waterflood simulation tools. Mark guided his team to produce multiple successful evaluations each year, and this work effort led to improved reserve estimates and new capital investments. Mark’s foresight lead to the team developing production databases, project performance dashboards and standardized solution techniques. Mark meticulously documented the team’s performance allowing them to concentrate on empowering the frontline teams ultimately responsible for project success. His dedication and work ethic motivated his team to exceed expectations and place teamwork ahead of individual achievements. Mark had a
Naomi Price
Mark McClelland is a remarkable leader and one of the greatest mentors of all time. He is intensely focused on the development of next generation talent, selflessly investing his deep technical expertise, industry insight, and personal time in the young men and women who will ascend more quickly, more confidently, and more productively into difference-making leadership roles as a result.
Paul Griffith
Mark is a dedicated professional possessing knowledge, foresight and resolve. Here are a few examples: Mark worked in several different roles for our employer allowing him to objectively identify our employer’s strengths and weaknesses. Our employer had a strength executing drill ready prospects and workover opportunities. Mark saw a gap on improving recovery optimization, so he built an interdisciplinary team with a focus on optimizing waterflood and gasflood reservoir management. He led his team to re-introduce a focus on classic reservoir engineering techniques and coupled this with novel waterflood simulation tools. Mark guided his team to produce multiple successful evaluations each year, and this work effort led to improved reserve estimates and new capital investments. Mark’s foresight lead to the team developing production databases, project performance dashboards and standardized solution techniques. Mark meticulously documented the team’s performance allowing them to concentrate on empowering the frontline teams ultimately responsible for project success. His dedication and work ethic motivated his team to exceed expectations and place teamwork ahead of individual achievements. Mark had a
Naomi Price
Mark McClelland is a remarkable leader and one of the greatest mentors of all time. He is intensely focused on the development of next generation talent, selflessly investing his deep technical expertise, industry insight, and personal time in the young men and women who will ascend more quickly, more confidently, and more productively into difference-making leadership roles as a result.
Paul Griffith
Mark is a dedicated professional possessing knowledge, foresight and resolve. Here are a few examples: Mark worked in several different roles for our employer allowing him to objectively identify our employer’s strengths and weaknesses. Our employer had a strength executing drill ready prospects and workover opportunities. Mark saw a gap on improving recovery optimization, so he built an interdisciplinary team with a focus on optimizing waterflood and gasflood reservoir management. He led his team to re-introduce a focus on classic reservoir engineering techniques and coupled this with novel waterflood simulation tools. Mark guided his team to produce multiple successful evaluations each year, and this work effort led to improved reserve estimates and new capital investments. Mark’s foresight lead to the team developing production databases, project performance dashboards and standardized solution techniques. Mark meticulously documented the team’s performance allowing them to concentrate on empowering the frontline teams ultimately responsible for project success. His dedication and work ethic motivated his team to exceed expectations and place teamwork ahead of individual achievements. Mark had a
Naomi Price
Mark McClelland is a remarkable leader and one of the greatest mentors of all time. He is intensely focused on the development of next generation talent, selflessly investing his deep technical expertise, industry insight, and personal time in the young men and women who will ascend more quickly, more confidently, and more productively into difference-making leadership roles as a result.
Credentials
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Professional Engineer (PE)
Louisiana Profesional Engineering and Land SurveyingDec, 1989- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Durango Resources Corp
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Manager
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Dec 2020 - Present
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Apache Corporation
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Petrotechnical Talent Development
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Aug 2018 - Sep 2019
Directed technical development programs for entry level Petroleum Engineers and Geoscientists. Managed University relations/Joint Industry Proposals, coordinated technical presentations for SPE and AAPG student chapters. Established competency standards, skill training and assessment framework. Managed technical training budget for Corp.
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Director Improved Recovery, Reservoir Management and Engineer Development
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Aug 2014 - Jul 2018
Directed two subsurface modeling teams (Improved Recovery and Reservoir Management) totaling 20 employees. Provided full field geo-cellular and reservoir modeling to history match and forecast depletion scenarios for key fields in Egypt and the North Sea. Also coordinated the Engineer Development Program. Established a 3 year development plan consisting of six rotations in production, reservoir, operations, completions, facilities and drilling engineering.
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Manager Improved Recovery, Resource Assessment, Engineer Development
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May 2006 - Jul 2014
Built the Improved Recovery team and led them in identifying secondary and tertiary recovery opportunities across the corporate portfolio. Multi-discipline team completed 83 reservoir studies that identified 110 MMBO incremental oil target. Achieved successful results in U.S., Egypt, Canada, Argentina and the North Sea. Also tasked with creating the Resource Assessment team to quantify global unbooked resources; conducted full cycle evaluations for large scale drilling programs and LNG gas feeds using Enersight (WellSpring) software. Show less
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Production Manager
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Apr 2005 - Apr 2006
Worked as Production Manager for Argentina operations. Coordinated the operations transition from acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources (Argentina) 30,400 BOEPD.
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Operations Manager
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May 2004 - Apr 2005
Led operations for the Central Region with a field and engineering staff of 260 employees. Conducted operations meetings; tracked oil and gas volumes, revenues and expenses for 95,600 BOEPD production. Coordinated the operations transfer of 1,900+ wells from ExxonMobil acquisition. Managed $62 MM workover budget.
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Reservoir Engineer/Manager
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Jul 1996 - Apr 2004
Permian Reservoir Engineer/Manager - worked all aspects of reservoir engineer focused primarily on optimizing waterfloods.
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ConocoPhillips
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Reservoir Engineer
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Nov 1989 - Jun 1996
Led the New Mexico Federal Unit group in completing reservoir studies in southeast N.M. Successful results leading to 160% production increase and 400% reserve replacement. Presented expert testimony and NMOCD and TRRC hearings. Worked on industry committee to simplify downhole commingling applications. Coordinated summer internship program. Promoted professional development by working and chairing the SPE Professional Registration Committee.
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Petroleum Engineer
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Jun 1983 - Oct 1989
Evaluated non-operated AFEs for Gulf of Mexico properties; evaluated acquisition opportunities. Managed property sales. Handled valuation analysis, gas imbalances and exchange agreements. Performed engineering duties for Ville Platte Field. Increased production 50% through drilling, recompletions and water flood projects.
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Education
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1986 - 1989
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Master's degree, Engineering Management -
1981 - 1983
Penn State University
Bachelor's degree, Petroleum Engineering -
1978 - 1981
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics
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