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Edward Lewis

Edward Lewis

Pearland

Summary

Dynamic Reservoir Engineer Advisor with a track record of mentoring junior engineers and leading cross-disciplinary teams to achieve project goals. Expertise in project management and software tool development drives impactful solutions in reservoir optimization.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Reservoir Engineer Advisor

Occidental Petroleum
Houston
07.2023 - Current
  • Mentored junior staff in CO2 and water flooding techniques, enhancing their understanding and application of these concepts
  • Supervised and advised summer intern to evaluate existing lateral performance in active CO2 flood and propose new drill locations
  • Developed software tools for production forecasting, economic project evaluation, and injection surveillance, improving decision-making processes

Senior Reservoir Engineer

Kinder Morgan Inc
Houston
10.2018 - 07.2023
  • Collaborated with geologists, production, and drilling engineers to design well-workover strategy, securing AFE approval from management and partners for $3MM project
  • Coordinated with geoscience, drilling, and facilities engineering staff to develop plan converting 200 acre area to CO2 flood, obtaining partner approval for two AFEs totaling $10.4MM
  • Led laboratory program to screen chemical injection candidates and executed injection campaign in 100+ wells over 5 years

Research Reservoir Engineer

Shell Exploration & Production
Houston
01.2009 - 10.2018

PVT and Gas Injection Subject Matter Expert

  • Developed fluid properties correlation software tool, standardizing practices across the company.
  • Mentored junior staff on software applications for fluid property determination and Equation of State modeling, improving their technical proficiency.
  • Delivered PVT & Petroleum Fluid Properties course, enhancing understanding of key concepts among participants.
  • Evaluated personnel seeking certification in PVT & Fluid Modeling specialization

Education

Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering

University of Houston
Houston, TX
12-2008

Master of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Houston
Houston, TX
06-2006

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
12-2003

Skills

  • Training and mentorship
  • Effective communication
  • Complex problem solving
  • Project management
  • Data analysis
  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration
  • Creativity and innovation

Timeline

Reservoir Engineer Advisor

Occidental Petroleum
07.2023 - Current

Senior Reservoir Engineer

Kinder Morgan Inc
10.2018 - 07.2023

Research Reservoir Engineer

Shell Exploration & Production
01.2009 - 10.2018

Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering

University of Houston

Master of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Houston

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Florida
Edward Lewis