Detailed quantitative interpretation of flow & injection tests at two wells, conducted jointly with geoscience, for geomodel & reservoir model calibration as part of a CO2 injection pilot project

Water — Carbonate — Non-Matrix — 2023

Led independent review of dozens of Pre-Salt tests to help guide investment decisions on discovered undeveloped asset bidding, farm-in opportunities & strategic alliances 

Oil — Carbonate — Pre-Salt — Non-Matrix — Acid Stimulation — 2018-22

Led joint lithofacies modeling of Kalamkas field's 6 wells & independent re-interpretation of 4 DST's focused on topic of compartmentalization

Oil — Sandstone — PLT — 2018

Led interpretation & integration of pivotal Antelope interference tests for resource size advocacy to third-party certifiers, worked in compressed 20-week timeline

Gas — Carbonate — Non-Matrix — Integration with Geomodel — 2017

In charge of ExxonMobil's in-depth review of InterOil's DST's of the Elk & Antelope prolific carbonate gas fields in PNG, ahead of their acquisition for $2.5B+

Gas — Carbonate — Non-Matrix — 2016

Led joint lithofacies modeling of Bosi field's 14 wells & independent re-interpretation of 2 DST's

Oil — Sandstone — 2013

Reviewed 28 DST's conducted by Humble Oil, Texaco, Union Oil, and Chevron across Southern California between 1967 & 1989 to help guide new opportunity identification 

Oil — Sandstone — Vintage Data — 2012

Re-interpreted 25 Hebron DST's conducted by Petro-Canada, Chevron, and Mobil between 1980 & 2000 to help guide internal subsurface peer review

Oil — Sandstone — Vintage Data — 2011

Led DST design & planning for test at wildcat prospect in Norwegian Sea to evaluate productivity & investigate reservoir continuity 

Gas — Sandstone — Deepwater — Integration with Seismic — 2023

Led DST & interference design at depleted gas field in preparation for use as gas storage, across a range of subsurface scenarios & operational constraints

Gas — Sandstone — 2023

Oversaw all 18 Guyana tests from 2016 to 2022, starting with Guyana's first DST ever

Extended flow & build-up tests designed to confirm sufficient connected volume for development viability, resulting in fast-track developments

Oil — Gas — Sandstone — Deepwater — Campaign — Gravel-Pack — Interference — Integration with Seismic — 2016-23

Designed, planned & interpreted Glaucus-2 DST, which included an interference test with Glaucus-1, to confirm sufficient resource size for development viability

Gas — Interference — Deepwater — Integration with Geomodel — 2019-22

Advised Melbourne affiliate on design, operations & interpretation of Oil Search-led DST

Gas — Sandstone — Highlands — Remote Environment — 2018-19

Advised on ramp-up & clean-up operations during flowback to tanker

Oil — Sandstone — Deepwater — DP to DP — Flowback — Frac-Pack — 2016

Oversaw & led DST's at Domino & two other fields, with extended flow & build-up periods designed to confirm sufficient resource size for development viability

Managed replies to buyer on test-related topics, as part of divestment for $1B+ 7 years later

Gas — Sandstone — Deepwater — Campaign — Integration with Seismic — 2014-15

Led CVX-4X DST, designed to demonstrate producibility in an unappraised part of the reservoir

Gas — Carbonate — Non-Matrix — H2S — Deepwater — 2014-15

Led flowback designed to confirm sufficient connected volume of anchor reservoir underpinning the Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 project

Oil — Sandstone — Deepwater — Flowback — Gravel-Pack — PLT on Tractor — 2013-14

Led DST planning for prospective tests at Universitetskaya & in Tuapse

Frontier Exploration — Remote Environment — Deepwater — 2012-14

Mentored 4 engineers through 12 wells on surveillance & well performance issues at Guyana's first-ever producing field

Oil — Horizontal Producers — Water & Gas Injectors — WAG — 2019-23

Advised 4 NCOC engineers on surveillance & well performance issues for 12 wells

Taught 40-hr well test course to NCOC's reservoir team in Atyrau (2017) & virtually (2020) 

Oil — Mega-Field — Carbonate — Non-Matrix — Acid Stimulation — Acid Gas Re-Injection — 2018-21

Mentored 6 engineers through 50+ wells on surveillance, well performance issues, opportunity generation & regulatory reporting

Oil — Sandstone — Extended-Reach Wells — Water & Gas Injectors — 2017-22

Mentored 5 engineers through 40+ wells on surveillance, well performance issues & regulatory reporting

Oil — Sandstone — S-shaped Wells — Water & Gas Injectors — WAG — 2016-22

Detailed quantitative interpretation of injection tests as part of a CO2 injection pilot project in Mississippi 

Water — Sandstone — Non-Reservoir Responses — 2024

Detailed quantitative interpretation of flow & injection tests at two wells, conducted jointly with geoscience, for geomodel & reservoir model calibration as part of a CO2 injection pilot project in the Cedar Creek Anticline

Water — Carbonate — Non-Matrix — 2023

Helped establish ExxonMobil's standard of design studies for water injection fall-off tests in carbon capture projects, both for reservoir understanding & EPA permitting purposes 

Aquifers targeted in LaBarge (WY), Pecan Island (LA) & more along the Gulf Coast, as well as in the UK North Sea

Water — Sandstone & Carbonate — 2022-23

Took over ownership & overhauled internal training course in 2016, turning it from the worst rated to the best rated course of all ExxonMobil's reservoir courses

Combines theory & practical considerations, illustrated throughout with actual field data 

Custom-made hands-on group exercises utilizing Saphir with ExxonMobil data of the Liza-2 & Liza-4 tests

• Prepared & delivered onsite in 2018, 2019, 2022 & 2024

• Prepared & delivered virtually in 2021

Tailored to the interests & needs of the North Caspian Operating Company (operator of mega-field Kashagan): pressure transient responses in carbonates with excess permeability & in acidized wells, numerical modeling

Custom-made hands-on group exercises utilizing Saphir with NCOC data

• Prepared & delivered onsite in Atyrau in 2017

• Prepared & delivered virtually in 2020

Tailored to the interests & needs of QatarEnergy (operator of the North Field, the world's largest non-associated gas field): pressure transient responses in horizontal gas wells, carbonates with excess permeability & in acidized wells, numerical modeling

• Prepared in 2024 

Course tailored to reservoir pressure analysis & pressure transient analysis workflows

• Prepared & delivered virtually in 2020

Course tailored to reservoir pressure analysis & pressure transient analysis workflows

• Prepared & delivered onsite in Bangalore in 2018

• Prepared & delivered virtually in 2020 

Delivered 2-hr introductory lecture on well testing & pressure transient analysis to ExxonMobil's geoscience new hires, 6 times between 2012 & 2015