Objective: Petroleum Engineer/Technician
Summary
Consistently utilized excellent analytical skills
Experience in working effectively with a diversity of cultures and management styles
Strong at identifying issues and solutions and implementing to achieve effective results
Very good at working under pressure and meeting critical deadlines
Ability to adapt working style to fit clients and management
Ability to look at the larger picture, identify issues and develop global solutions to effect positive results
Education
BS in Petroleum Engineering, 1980 from Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte, MT
Accounting, 1991 at Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell, MT
Relevant Experience
Area Petroleum Engineer, US Bureau of Indian Affairs
Billings, MT, November 1983 to July 1988 – promotion
Area Petroleum Engineer, Billings Area
• Provided oversight of all oil and gas activities on Indian lands in Montana and Wyoming
• Performed economic analysis of Joint Venture agreements
• Advised tribes on value of both developed and undeveloped property
• Conducted drainage studies to ensure that tribal lands were not losing oil and gas through drainage from nearby wells
• Met monthly with individual Indians and Tribal councils and answered questions of a technical nature involving both production and drilling
• Liaison between BLM and Tribal Governments, MMS and Tribal Governments, and the State Board of Oil and Gas Conservation Commissioners and Tribal Governments
• Represented Tribal and Individual Indian interests at State Board of Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hearings
• Worked effectively with Tribal Councils in review of Joint Venture agreements prior to approval in order to maximize profits
• Assisted tribal councils in negotiations with oil companies on contracts in excess of $1,000,0000
• Prepared and maintained budget for Branch of Land and Minerals
• Provided information to and met with individual Indian landowners based on inquiries regarding oil and gas activities on their lands
• Primary responsibility for preparation of responses to Congressional Inquiries
Petroleum Engineer, US Bureau of Land Management
Billings, MT, April 1983 to November 1983 (MMS reorganized into BLM)
Area Drilling Engineer
• Reviewed and approved drilling applications
• Determined whether drilling plan ensured integrity of well bore
• Calculated appropriate pressure rating of blowout preventer
• Decided proper depth and size of surface casing
• Reviewed and approved cementing program
• Approved depth and size of primary casing
• Performed field inspections of drill sites during which I tested blowout preventers, surface casing and drilling fluids
• Inspected drilling rigs for safety concerns
• Prepared monthly reports of drilling activity in Montana and North Dakota
• Established new office in Miles City, MT and was Acting District Oil and Gas Supervisor for two months
Petroleum Engineer, US Minerals Management Service
Billings, MT, August 1982 to April 1983 (USGS was reorganized into MMS)
Area Production Engineer
• Performed review and gave final approval of all production operations in Montana and North Dakota
• Approved workovers
• Approved LACT meters
• Approved commingling of oil
• Reviewed and approved all other production related activities including pollution control, installation of pump jacks and repair of casing and sucker rod strings
• Established new office in Dickinson, ND and was Acting District Oil and Gas Supervisor
• Performed field inspection of production facilities including gauging of oil storage tanks and witnessing LACT meter provings
Petroleum Engineer, US Geological Survey
Billings, MT, June 1980 to August 1982
Staff Engineer
• Performed field inspections of drilling and production activities in Montana and North Dakota
• Inspected drilling rigs
• Tested blowout preventers, surface casing and drilling fluids
• Reviewed casing and cementing programs
• Reviewed site specific safety regimens, for personnel, environment, and subsurface concerns
• Ensured that blowout preventers were of sufficient pressure rating and in working order
• Ensured that surface casing was set in a competent zone and that cement was properly placed (proper conditioning of the hole prior to cementing, cement pumped at an appropriate rate)
• Conducted production facility inspections
• Tested LACT meters
• Gauged tanks
• Reviewed individual site management – equipment properly installed and functioning. Frequently this would involve subsurface issues – downhole pump integrity, pumping rate, water disposal
• Identified critical problem areas, recommended action and implemented solutions
Job Related Training
Reservoir Simulation: Principles and Techniques, Scientific Software, August 1984
Drainage Evaluation Seminar, January 1983
Communitization, Unitization, Drainage, Development, and Determinations, August 1983
Oil Field Inspection Procedures, June 1981
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