Bryson Wolfe
Edmond,OK
Summary
Production engineering professional with proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency and implementing cost-saving measures. Known for strong team collaboration and adaptability in dynamic environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Production Engineer
Devon Energy
06.2014 - Current
- Company Overview: Highly proficient in rod pump, gas lift, ESP, and plunger lift design, optimization, nodal analysis, and installation.
- Team Lead for company for flowback process, costs, and standardization.
- Responsible for creating quarterly budgets and managing costs to meet quarterly budget goals.
- Identifying and executing cost saving initiatives.
- Lead initiative to reduce compressor costs by purchasing and downsizing units.
- Developed a workflow for choke management on new wells and determine the optimal flowback strategy.
- Reduced lease operating expenses 75% by making changes to artificial lift type, bringing in 3rd party water disposal, chemical optimization, and reducing maintenance costs.
- Part of a multi-disciplinary team that doubled the production of the field over the course of 24 months.
- Identified, designed, and implemented recompletions to improve the ultimate recovery of the well.
- Responsible for over 300 horizontal wells drilled into Bone Spring, Leonard, and Wolfcamp formation in the Delaware Basin.
- Responsible for over 500 horizontal wells drilled into the Woodford and Mermac formations in the Anadarko basin.
- Experienced in workover operations, workover procedures, fishing operations, HSE protocols, well control, choke management, P&A, and flowback operations.
- Identified and deployed new technologies with the results and recommendations being presented to upper management.
- Participate in tear downs to determine root cause of failure on ESPs, rod pump, and gas lift.
- Primary point of contact for field in the event of operational issues, HSE issues, and well workovers.
- Directly negotiated pricing and contracts with service companies and suppliers.
- Production optimization using Nodal Analysis and decline curve analysis.
- Proficient in XSPOC, PI, OFM, SNAP, Wellview, Cygnet, Whitson, PowerBI and VirtualWell.
- Highly proficient in rod pump, gas lift, ESP, and plunger lift design, optimization, nodal analysis, and installation.
Production Optimization Engineering Manager
Baker Hughes
06.2009 - 06.2014
- Company Overview: ESP Subject Matter Expert. Worked with clients to optimize the performance of their ESPs.
- Managed and mentored a team of production optimization engineers.
- Responsible for monthly sales targets of Baker Hughes vision automation system.
- Developed and implemented a 24/7 ESP monitoring service for Baker Hughes's SCADA system.
- Worked with software developers to create an internal Artificial lift monitoring platform.
- Responsible for creating and managing quarterly budgets.
- Presented case studies to management for field improvement.
- Wrote and presented technical papers at SPE conferences.
- Root cause analysis performed on client equipment.
- Provided technical consultation to customers on product and performance issues.
- ESP Subject Matter Expert. Worked with clients to optimize the performance of their ESPs.
Education
BS - Petroleum Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO05.2009
Skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Production scheduling
- Production management
- Training and mentoring
- Technical troubleshooting
- Personnel management
- Scheduling and coordination
- Dedicated work ethic
- Relationship building and rapport
- Analytical problem solving
- Continuous improvement implementation
- Root-cause analysis
Timeline
Senior Staff Production Engineer
Devon Energy
06.2014 - Current
Production Optimization Engineering Manager
Baker Hughes
06.2009 - 06.2014
BS - Petroleum Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
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