DAVID R. MARTINEZ
Tomball
Summary
Dynamic Permian Development Manager at Encana with extensive experience in optimizing reservoir engineering and strategic planning. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams to enhance portfolio profitability and executing multi-million dollar budgets. Exceptional communicator with a focus on innovative solutions and maximizing asset value through effective decision-making.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Permian Development Manager
Encana
Dallas
11.2014 - Current
- Launched horizontal program and planned initial spacing/stacked trials in Permian basin to enhance development strategy
- Coordinated corporate requests, including budget, outlook, quarterly reports, and long-range plans to ensure alignment with company goals
- Produce weekly drill schedule coordinating efforts between reservoir, drilling and land
- Streamlined vertical program to sustain base production and secure acreage for future horizontal development
- Presented corporate presentations to upper management including quarterly updates and budget submittals
- Managed development operations for Encana’s leading asset.
Haynesville Reservoir Engineer/Manager
Encana
Dallas
07.2008 - 10.2014
- Early focus of program was on acreage retention with drilling program. Worked with all teams to coordinate drill schedule to maximize acreage retention
- Provide technical support for development team on day to day activities including economics, forecasts, and recommendations
- Managed relationship with non-operated properties (Shell was main partner in the AMI) including regular meetings to ensure goals were aligned
- Managed non-AMI acreage (Creedence area)
- Planned and executed multiwall pad developments and evaluated results. Team shifted focus to fewer wells and larger completions to maximize value.
- Executed budgets range from $1.0 B to $25 MM as asset shifted from development mode to base property before divestiture
- Initiated NLA HSVL refrac program
Deep BSSR Reservoir Engineer
Encana
Dallas
10.2006 - 06.2008
- Area engineer responsible for day to day activities including economics, forecasts, and optimizing value of the acreage
- Create drainage study using Rate Transient Analysis
- Performed field analysis leading to the Leor Acquisition
Production Engineer for East Texas Assets
Tom Brown, Inc.
Dallas
07.2003 - 09.2006
- Increased production through artificial lift (capillary strings, pumping units, compression, plunger lift), recompletions and minimizing line pressure
- Worked with field staff to minimize OPEX (reducing spend, SWD optimization, etc…)
- Responsible for optimizing economics on East Texas fields near Fairfield, TX (Emmons, Marsters, Rhode Island, Hill Ranch)
- Managed relationship with Marathon on non-operated Mimms Creek to maximize production
Reservoir Engineer for East Texas and Southeast New Mexico Fields
Matador Petroleum Corporation
Dallas
07.2002 - 06.2003
- Provided drainage studies for Cedar Springs (Cotton Valley Lime/Travis Peak) and Avinger-Lassiter (Cotton Valley Lime) fields.
- Generated economics and reserves on operated and non-operated properties in Tubb/Drinkard/Morrow wells
- Worked closely with geologists to evaluate above formations
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree - Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TXSkills
- Broad-based management experience, encompassing development, planning, subsurface and reservoir engineering
- Effective communicator with quick decision making abilities, successfully directing multiple concurrent project
- Led cross-functional teams with docus on optimizing portfolio profitability and advancing technical solutions with a strategic mindset and results driven approach
Timeline
Permian Development Manager
Encana
11.2014 - Current
Haynesville Reservoir Engineer/Manager
Encana
07.2008 - 10.2014
Deep BSSR Reservoir Engineer
Encana
10.2006 - 06.2008
Production Engineer for East Texas Assets
Tom Brown, Inc.
07.2003 - 09.2006
Reservoir Engineer for East Texas and Southeast New Mexico Fields
Matador Petroleum Corporation
07.2002 - 06.2003
Bachelor of Science Degree - Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University