Ethan Feucht
Cypress
Summary
Combines a Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of upstream conventional/unconventional onshore Oil & Gas experience across the Haynesville Shale, Permian Basin, Delaware Basin, and Appalachia Basin (Utica Shale & Marcellus Shale) for ExxonMobil/XTO Energy and Phillips Production Company. Optimized operated/non-operated prospect portfolios in progressive Senior Geologist (Phillips/2008 to 2011), Geologist (XTO/2011 to 2016), and Geoscientist (ExxonMobil /2016 to 2021) roles. Wore multiple hats across geological well planning, field development, operations, and reservoir management to drill /geosteer 100+ wells, map 900+ wells, and correlate 500+ wells for XTO/Exxon. Led cross-functional subsurface teams to avoid subsurface hazards, assess development constraints, evaluate scenarios, and guide high-tech geosteering programs in senior-level technical geoscientist roles. Won Exxon's Top Well Planning Award, drilled the longest well in XTO history at the time at 10,000+ feet and drilled the company's fastest well by achieving kickoff to landing a 9,000-foot lateral length drill in 72 hours.
Experienced with geological fieldwork, data collection, and analysis. Utilizes advanced techniques in mineral identification and soil sampling to drive project success. Knowledge of geological mapping and resource assessment, ensuring accurate and reliable data for informed decision-making.
Skilled geologist with strong background in analyzing geological data and conducting field studies. Adept at using advanced software for modeling and mapping. Highly focused on team collaboration and delivering measurable results. Reliable, adaptable, and ready to meet changing project needs with precision.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Geosteering Geologist / Bakken Division
Hess Corporation
11.2023 - Current
- Perform high-quality Bakken Formation Geosteering while optimizing Hess Energy's state-of-the-art programs.
- Geosteer multiple rigs within the Bakken Formation for Hess Energy.
- Work in the state-of-the-art Hess Energy real-time center to drill successful wells in the Williston Basin.
- Data Mining using Star Steer and supervising the solo box system while coordinating with directional drillers.
Remote Operations Geologist
Columbine Energy
05.2023 - 11.2023
- Leveraged expertise in assessing stratigraphic and structural complexities to execute high-quality geosteering and operations support for multiple clients, including reinterpretation, well planning, and post-well analysis.
- Delivered cost-effective solutions by optimizing in-zone lateral length and reducing decision cycle time while drilling.
Owner & Consulting Geoscientist / Geologist – Well Planning & Operations
ESF CONSULTING, LLC
02.2021 - 05.2023
- After release from ExxonMobil, launched a geological consulting company to conduct operations geology, geological mapping/analysis, and data mining services for multiple clients across East / West Texas.
Well Planning & Operations Geoscientist – Permian Division
ExxonMobil
04.2020 - 02.2021
- Promoted from an operations and well planning-focused Geoscientist role in the East Texas / Haynesville region to mitigate Permian Basin drilling operations issues by accurately identifying shallow hazards/thief zones.
- Released in 2021 due to COVID-19 and the oil and gas economic downturn.
- Identified and broke out all of the salts and anhydrates from Solato to the top of the Delaware Basin.
- Built scopes of work, proposals, and internal requests for approved vendor service contracts.
- Prepared annual operational and capital budgets by supplying costs for drilling and construction contractors.
- Correlated shallow logs into the structure and isopach maps from Rustler to the Delaware formation using PETRA, Wellview, and Kingdom geosteering software while mentoring multidisciplinary teams on drilling operations.
Operations & Well Planning Geoscientist – East Texas / Haynesville
ExxonMobil
08.2016 - 04.2020
- Joined ExxonMobil after 4+ years with its subsidiary, XTO Energy, to map and correlate East Texas basins and historical fields, including Talco, New Hope, Overton, Trawick, Ellora, Huxley, Boggy Creek, Alto, White Oak Creek, and Decker Switch while serving as Lead Geosteerer for multiple wells on two (2) Haynesville rig lines.
- Drilled and geosteered 100+ wells making 20M cubic feet/day by planning and mapping well sites.
- Identified new production zones for multiple Pacific Oil Pipeline (OAP) projects by partnering with engineers.
- Stewarded 10 unconventional/conventional fields by generating maps or cross-sections for AFE projects.
- Upgraded Hayneville play structure maps by correlating and recommending Bossier porosity / Haynesville tops.
- Mapped 900+ wells in the Overton area to better understand various Taylor Sands locations.
- Supported drilling operations by documenting well planning strategy and subsurface drilling hazards.
- Led geosteering support to identify, prioritize, and propose additional drilling locations.
- Collected data, mitigated subsurface risk, and cut drilling operations costs alongside the drilling team.
- Aligned geology and engineering teams to execute sampling, coring, and logging operations.
- Streamlined well planning, execution, and production practices by building reservoir characterization products.
Well Planning, Operations & Exploration Geologist – Appalachia Division
XTO ENERGY
09.2011 - 08.2016
- Directed in-depth Marcellus Shale exploration, well planning, site selection, development, and execution while optimizing XTO's high-tech geosteering programs.
- Supported drilling, completion, and workover operations.
- Leveraged extensive Marcellus Shale geology experience to grow XTO's Marcellus portfolio by correlating 500+ wells in the Appalachian Basin to improve Onondaga structure maps and pre-drill prognosis for new-drill wells.
- Drilled the longest well in XTO history at the time at 10,000+ feet and the company's fastest well by achieving kickoff to landing a 9,000-foot lateral length drill in 72 hours.
- Won ExxonMobil's Top Well Planning Award for flawless execution of the Flagship 3 training course.
- Created a spreadsheet on 2,000 Butler County, PA, wells focused on interpreting data and ensuring compliance by comparing findings to relevant studies as well as local, state, and federal regulations.
- Advised management, clients, and junior scientists on geologic inputs for the well planning process.
- Optimized XTO's Appalachia portfolio by partnering with cross-functional Land, Regulatory, and Drilling teams.
- Generated maps, cross-sections, and plans for drilling development by integrating well and geophysical data.
Senior Well Planning & Operations Geologist – Appalachia Basin
PHILLIPS PRODUCTION COMPANY
09.2008 - 09.2011
- Promoted to geosteer Appalachia Basin wells while leading site investigations, remediations, and reclamation.
- Appointed as a primary point of contact between surveyors, mud loggers, drillers, and company staff.
- Led Appalachia Basin structural and isopach mapping, including extensive log correlation and data mining.
- Motivated junior-level field staff while partnering with in-field surveyors to locate and plan potential well locations.
- Drilled the first horizontal well in Butler County, PA, and drilled wells in New York, Michigan, and Ohio.
- Selected casing points to confirm geosteering results by analyzing drill cuttings with mudloggers.
Geologist
Phillips Production Company
04.2004 - 09.2008
Geologist (Internship)
Ohio Division of Natural Resources Geology
08.2001 - 04.2004
Education
Master of Science degree (MS) - Geology
Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science degree (BS) - Political Science, Geology Minor
Marietta College
Skills
- Operations Geology & Geoscience
- Operated / Non-Operated Assets
- Well Planning & Execution Geology
- Subsurface Prospect Mapping
- Operations Geology / Geosteering
- Data Mining & Data Integration
- Wellsite & Vendor Management
- Multidisciplinary Team Support
- Seismic Reservoir Characterization
- Subsurface & Well Team Support
- Well Log Analysis & Integration
- Geologic & Geophysics Workflows
- Regional Prospect Map Generation
- Formation Evaluation & Mapping
- Technology: Power Petra User, SES, Wellview; Kingdom Geosteering; Quorum AFE; Boresite; Starsteer; Adobe Photoshop & Acrobat Pro; MS Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint
- Geological report writing
- Conducting research
- Geological fieldwork
- Report preparation
Websites
Timeline
Geosteering Geologist / Bakken Division
Hess Corporation
11.2023 - Current
Remote Operations Geologist
Columbine Energy
05.2023 - 11.2023
Owner & Consulting Geoscientist / Geologist – Well Planning & Operations
ESF CONSULTING, LLC
02.2021 - 05.2023
Well Planning & Operations Geoscientist – Permian Division
ExxonMobil
04.2020 - 02.2021
Operations & Well Planning Geoscientist – East Texas / Haynesville
ExxonMobil
08.2016 - 04.2020
Well Planning, Operations & Exploration Geologist – Appalachia Division
XTO ENERGY
09.2011 - 08.2016
Senior Well Planning & Operations Geologist – Appalachia Basin
PHILLIPS PRODUCTION COMPANY
09.2008 - 09.2011
Geologist
Phillips Production Company
04.2004 - 09.2008
Geologist (Internship)
Ohio Division of Natural Resources Geology
08.2001 - 04.2004
Bachelor of Science degree (BS) - Political Science, Geology Minor
Marietta College
Master of Science degree (MS) - Geology
Ohio State University
Personal Information
Availability: open to remote & relocation
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