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Summary

Senior Production Engineer with 15+ years in oil and gas production optimization, well interventions, and field operations. Experienced in production surveillance, well performance enhancement, artificial lift systems, and waterflood operations. Skilled in workovers, remedial maintenance, and cost-efficient production strategies. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams, vendors, and regulators to drive safe, compliant, and efficient operations. Focused on maximizing production while maintaining operational integrity.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Petroleum Engineer Advisor

Witt Engineering
01.2020 - Current
  • Company Overview: Providing wellbore completion workover programs to land developers and orphan well owners
  • Serving as Sr
  • Completion Engineer supporting a small business providing wellbore completion workover programs to land developers and orphan well owners to properly P&A well and seek CalGEM for well in compliance letter
  • Provided short services on a monthly basis with great client satisfaction and obtained CalGEM approval letters
  • Providing wellbore completion workover programs to land developers and orphan well owners

Sr. Petroleum Engineer

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
05.2020 - 02.2025
  • Provide petroleum engineering expertise to the Office of Development and Plans and Reserve Resource Evaluation, conducting comprehensive technical reviews of Exploration and Development Plans. Assess project feasibility, evaluate resource estimates, and coordinate interagency reviews to determine the need for plan modifications. Serve as a technical authority on oil and gas exploration, development, and production operations for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leases.
  • Built and led reserve field studies for designated fields, utilizing OFM decline curve analysis and integrating geological and production data to refine reservoir volume estimates with new OFM plots. Compiled findings in reserves report and presented to management. Learned and shared new OFM analysis techniques and production plots with colleagues for better engineering insights.
  • Reviewed and updated the Probabilistic Reserve Database by validating values against geological models, well logs, PVT data, HCPV, RF, and hydrocarbon-in-place reserves estimates.
  • Computed worst-case discharge rates using CMG, PVT, and geological data, presented findings to senior management, benchmarked against operators' value, and provided feedback on rate approvals.

Hydraulic Engineer

Caltrans
01.2016 - 05.2020
  • Provided hydrology support for the Hydraulics Design Unit in San Bernardino and Riverside County, helping with project reviews, contracts, and water routing computations. Calculated water flow and drainage needs for emergency projects using maps and geology data. Reviewed drainage reports from contractors, checked designs and gave feedback. Developed an Excel-based project management system that streamlined status tracking, improved efficiency, and standardized usage across units for seamless project monitoring.

Sr. Reservoir Engineer

OXY Permian Basin
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Managed reservoir surveillance for over 3,000 oil production and injection wells in the Denver Unit tertiary recovery field, optimizing well performance and enhancing recovery.
  • Studied infill drilling program, conducted reserves evaluations, and collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to monitor well performance and implement production optimization strategies.
  • Led IOR/EOR development initiatives in the Denver Field, focusing on waterflood and CO₂ injection strategies across main pay and transition zones.
  • Conducted annual reservoir surveillance analysis, presenting findings and action plans to management and field teams.
  • Presented capital investment opportunities to management, office staff, and field personnel.
  • Created conceptual reservoir models, estimated field reserves, and forecasted future production, generated reserves reports and documentation.
  • Assessed field-boundary infill drilling, illustrated findings, secured approval, and guided execution.
  • Collaborated with field personnel to maintain well performance and resolve production and injection system issues.
  • Monitored CO₂ flood patterns, optimizing injection strategies based on utilization ratios.
  • Identified new drilling locations and remedial activities, including workovers and infill drilling opportunities.
  • Developed reservoir surveillance models to optimize pattern size and Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) schedules.
  • Designed a disposal injection well model using the IPM-Prosper tool, delivering results to the production unit.
  • Conducted post-audit field studies using PEEP and petroleum economics to assess project success rates, ROI, cash flow, and operational/investment costs, presenting data-driven insights to management.
  • Successfully mentored engineering interns, leading to project completion and eventual full-time employment.

Sr. Production / Reservoir Engineer

OXY International Joint Venture Project
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Coordinated communications across a multi-disciplinary international team to execute engineering projects, reservoir development planning, production forecasting, allocation reporting, and well test evaluations. Provided technical presentations and cross-company project reporting to Oxy and four internal stakeholders.
  • Developed Field Development Plan (FDP) pilot models, evaluating production scenarios, rig counts, and facility constraints.
  • Utilized Petroleum Expert tools (MBAL-Prosper-GAP) and in-house Excel for production forecasting and drilling schedules.
  • Conducted Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) using KAPPA-Sapphire for new PLT tests, updating reservoir models.
  • Delivered presentations to Joint Venture partners, field owners, and management.
  • Designed communication tools in MS Office to streamline cross-discipline collaboration.
  • Mentored new engineers, improving cross-functional communication and data collection processes.
  • Led a three-week training for local engineers on well selection for workovers, optimizing low-production wells.
  • Analyzed reservoir pressure trends relative to critical thresholds, identifying field depletion caused by offset production recovery from neighboring regions.
  • Presented pilot injection results to stakeholders using pressure computation graphs and offset production/injection rates, securing stakeholder support for implementing the strategy.

Reservoir Engineer

OXY Outside Operated Fields
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Managed the company’s business unit for outside-operated oil and gas assets across primary, secondary, and tertiary fields. Evaluated and processed over 600 capital and expense (AFE) projects annually, including joint ventures, redevelopment, infill drilling, well conversions, workovers, facility upgrades, and regulatory compliance assessments.
  • Led engineering and economic assessments, ensuring cost-efficient and timely investment.
  • Evaluated and approved investments under $0.5MM, recommending larger projects to senior managers based on economic feasibility.
  • Developed production forecasts and reserves estimates, assessing project sensitivities to guide investment decisions.
  • Optimized production strategies by evaluating infill drilling, remediation, and well conversion proposals.
  • Conducted economic and risk analysis for operations-related projects, including gas plant expansions.
  • Facilitated stakeholder communication, coordinating meetings with operators, service companies, and senior management.
  • Implemented a five-year strategic plan, achieving an 8% compounded annual growth rate.

Filed Operation Production Engineer

OXY Mid Continental
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Field Operations Petroleum Engineer for Elkhart/Hugoton Field, overseeing daily operations, field optimization, facility upgrades, stimulation and completion design, and coordination with service companies. Acted as the primary liaison between field operations and office-based reservoir and geology teams to support redevelopment plans.
  • Developed and generated workover completion and stimulation reports for service contractors, detailing procedures for acidizing, mini-fracturing, and interventions in deep oil and shallow gas reservoirs.
  • Led weekly field operations meetings, providing updates on workover plans and coordinating reservoir development communications with well-maintenance personnel.
  • Performed economic evaluations for well maintenance and facility upgrades, recommending cost-effective optimization strategies.
  • Identified and optimized low-production gas wells, developing stimulation and workover plans, including acid stimulation, reperforation, and tubing redesign, while overseeing field execution.
  • Collaborated with reservoir engineers, geologists, and petrophysicists to design and implement well completion strategies for the Elkhart area.
  • Provided precise cost estimates for all completion and workover programs, ensuring budget alignment.
  • Participated in key field engineering training, gaining hands-on experience in drilling, casing and cementing, frac design, completion activities, facility maintenance, and regulatory compliance.
  • regulation adherents.

Education

No Degree - Certified Engineer in Training

Certified Engineer in Training
03.2019

Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering

Colorado School of Mines
05.2007

Skills

  • Production Optimization: Lead well surveillance computations and studies, analyze well performance, and enhance production by identifying wells (well -pattern) for re-completions and infills in waterflood (CO2) fields
  • Well Interventions & Stimulation: Execute workovers, completions, and stimulations Generate AFEs, cost estimates, and workover programs for recompletions or P&A Create wellbore diagrams and submit NOIs
  • Reservoir Management & Field Development: Design infill drilling opportunities and well productivity assessments (IPM), support re-development projects, and conduct post-audit reviews to improve future drilling and workover programs Evaluate cement behind casing using CBL at hydrocarbon, USDW, and BFW depths
  • Proficient in OFM, PEEP, Spotfire, IPM Suite, MS Familiar with Power BI, SQL, Python
  • Regulatory & Compliance: Experienced with CalGEM WellStar DB and regulations
  • Reservoir Engineering: Conduct well reviews, design completions, estimate reserves, and forecast production using decline curve and type curve analysis
  • Economic Evaluations: Support special projects, including scenario evaluations, economic assessments, presentations, and cross-functional collaboration
  • Strong skills in EOR Surveillance: Expert in EOR surveillance, including waterflood, gas injection, monitoring programs, data collection, and identifying IOR/EOR opportunities Proficient in annual reserves assessment, budgeting, and development planning

Certification

Certified Engineer in Training – EIT-FE by NCEES, 03/05/19

Timeline

Sr. Petroleum Engineer

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
05.2020 - 02.2025

Petroleum Engineer Advisor

Witt Engineering
01.2020 - Current

Hydraulic Engineer

Caltrans
01.2016 - 05.2020

Sr. Reservoir Engineer

OXY Permian Basin
01.2013 - 01.2016

Sr. Production / Reservoir Engineer

OXY International Joint Venture Project
01.2010 - 01.2013

Reservoir Engineer

OXY Outside Operated Fields
01.2008 - 01.2010

Filed Operation Production Engineer

OXY Mid Continental
01.2007 - 01.2008

Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering

Colorado School of Mines

No Degree - Certified Engineer in Training

Certified Engineer in Training

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