39 years at Pennzoil, Devon Energy and Linn Energy spanning acquisitions, drilling, completion, production and reservoir engineering
36 years experience with low and extremely high-pressure (16,000 psig) wells in complex geologic fields in coastal Texas from Houston to Mexico
32 years focused on drilling, completion and production operations in the field; increased estimated ultimate recoverable reserves of a field from 30 to 150 bcf
Based on log analysis, identified and proposed testing in the late 1990s a zone that would later turn out to be the Eagle Ford shale in Karnes County, TX
Identified new production opportunities by properly applying Nolte-Smith 3-D model driven stimulations on vertical and horizontal completions in South Texas
Trained and mentored engineers for the last 20 years in developing logistics and best practices in completion/production operations
Trained foremen on budget responsibility and to understand risk/reward scenarios
BS Engineering-Geology, Vanderbilt University; supplemented with various engineering courses from Texas A&M and various industry schools