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GARY A. SIMPSON

Sugar Land,TX

Summary

  • Accomplished petrophysicist driven by a work ethic of excellence and a passion for technical innovation. A published author with extensive global industry experience in petrophysical interpretation. Possessing a proven track record for delivering true production potential and maximization of conventional and unconventional reservoirs. A leader with the ability to challenge, inspire, mentor, and motivate team members to think in creative and innovative ways to address complicated technical issues. Recognized as an industry expert with a technical background covering multiple disciplines. Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.

Overview

46
46
years of professional experience

Work History

PETROPHYSICS CONSULTANT

Advanced Petrophysical Solutions LLC.
01.2017 - Current
  • Consultant providing petrophysics consultation and formation data acquisition recommendations for conventional and unconventional reservoirs
  • Consulting for multiple companies on unconventional projects in South Texas, Delaware, Midland and Central Platform wells in Texas and New Mexico of the Permian basin
  • Other projects include a deep, high pressure, high temperature Vicksburg well in South Texas providing analysis in shaly sand low contrast pay in a laminated reservoir and study of heavy oil reservoirs in South and East Texas
  • Provided consulting on petrophysical properties obtained from cuttings and core analysis as well as mechanical rock properties and completions support
  • Recent member of a multi-discipline team evaluating a potential source rock play in Egypt
  • Support on an ultra-deep (30,000 Ft.) vertical dry gas well in South Louisiana to provide petrophysical analysis for accurate reserve calculations
  • Technical support to evaluate the potential of a Lithium Brine project for Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE)
  • Supported clients with techinical analysis, documentation, and petrophysical modeling on potential acquisitions and divesture of assets

Senior Petrophysical Advisor

HESS CORPORATION
10.2012 - 12.2016
  • A member of a multidisciplinary global unconventional reservoir technology team, responsibilities included advising business unit asset teams on new and innovative technologies and research projects related to petrophysics on unconventional resources
  • As a member of the global reservoir engineering team, provided petrophysics support for global unconventional reservoirs, exploration, onshore and deepwater GOM development projects
  • Recommended advanced formation evaluation wireline logs, coring and advanced special core analysis methods on exploration/science data wells and development of petrophysical models for reservoir characterization and modeling
  • Compiled a "Best Practices" manual to be used by business unites in acquiring and analyzing cores for unconventional reservoirs
  • Contributed insights during research consortium meetings with university and service companies aimed at optimizing knowledge and understandings of unconventional reservoirs
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships with primary vendors
  • Participated in industry networking events to expand professional connections
  • Training and mentoring young professionals

Senior Petrophysical Advisor

FOREST OIL CORPORATION
10.2011 - 10.2012
  • Provided petrophysical interpretation and support for Eagle Ford shale, Woodbine/Eaglebine, Vicksburg and Wilcox reservoir development projects for the Southern Business Unit and Permian exploration projects in the Wolf Camp, Wolf Bone, Bone Springs and Avalon reservoirs
  • Planned and executed formation evaluation wireline logs, coring and drill cuttings evaluation for petrophysical data collection on vertical and horizontal wellbores
  • Determined vertical and horizontal well mechanical rock properties for use in selecting horizontal targets and for use in engineered completions methods
  • Contributed insights during team meetings aimed at optimizing lateral "sweet spot" that increased production and decreased water production
  • Developed innovative petrophysical solutions for conventional and unconventional reservoirs, resulting in increased recovery rates and optimized production

Staff Petrophysicist

CONOCOPHILLIPS
03.2006 - 10.2011
  • Provided petrophysical support for several multi-disciplinary development asset teams, who develop complex shaly sands, tight gas and unconventional resource shale plays including the discovery wells in the Eagle Ford shale
  • Enhanced reservoir characterization and understandings by integrating advanced petrophysical analysis techniques and recommendations for logging acquisition associated with standard and advanced logging suites and operations associated with wireline, LWD/FEWD, mud logging, coring and core analysis services
  • Additional responsibilities include providing reservoir pay summaries, core and log data integration and recommendations for perforating new wells, workovers, and re-completions as well as providing technical and petrophysical support for field studies and prospect development (Cotton Valley, Inland Waters SE Louisiana, Louisiana Wilcox, Lobo Wilcox, GOM Deepwater Wilcox, Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville Shale)
  • Collaborated closely with geoscientists to develop integrated subsurface models, improving overall project success rate
  • Advanced company-wide knowledge of petrophysics best practices through regular training sessions and mentoring of junior staff members
  • Increased collaboration among team members by facilitating effective communication between geologists, engineers, and other stakeholders
  • Developed innovative petrophysical solutions for conventional and unconventional reservoirs, resulting in increased recovery rates and optimized production strategies

Petrophysical Consultant

SHELL OIL COMPANY
10.2005 - 03.2006
  • As a member of the unconventional resources team, providing petrophysical evaluation and reservoir evaluation support for a study of a heavy-oil project in Canada of more than 200 wells for inclusion into Petrel reservoir modeling program for a project potentially using electrical downhole heaters to enhance heavy oil recovery

PULSED NEUTRON SERVICES COORDINATOR

PERF-O-LOG, INC.
06.2002 - 10.2005
  • Responsible for all aspects of developing a pulsed neutron logging service for a mid-size wireline service company
  • Managed and coordinated vendors and contractors to facilitate tool development, technical troubleshooting, and contractual obligations associated with a $3 million project budget
  • Managed project timelines for successful completion, ensuring milestones were met and deadlines were adhered to
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams, resulting in seamless project execution and enhanced outcomes

Global Product Champion

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
01.1997 - 05.2002
  • Responsible for the global petrophysical interpretation support and oversight of the product development and commercialization of a new pulsed neutron logging service for cased hole reservoir monitoring
  • Job responsibilities included the coordination and management of cross-functional resources within the organization to facilitate the development of the service and conducting internal and external training programs on petrophysical interpretation and service attributes
  • Responsibilities included working with external operating companies to evaluate logging techniques and petrophysical evaluations for using the service to monitor and optimize reservoir production
  • Developed petrophysical interpretation methods for the new service and trained 23 petrophysicist in these techniques
  • Developed new petrophysical interpretation technique using pulsed neutron sigma and carbon oxygen ratio measurements in three phase reservoirs
  • Conducted thorough market research to identify emerging trends and drive innovation in product offerings

Lead Log Analyst

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
01.1997 - 01.2002
  • Responsible for interpretation development and global interpretation support for nuclear logging services in the Interpretation Development and Support Group
  • Developed petrophysical analysis transforms to produce a new density type porosity using gamma rays produced by inelastic neutron interactions made by pulsed neutron measurements.

Senior Technical Advisor – Technology

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
01.1997 - 01.2000
  • Responsible for serving as the technical specialist for the global organization in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes for cased hole reservoir monitoring services in the Reservoir Applications Support Group
  • Supported critical and difficult interpretation situations and applied advance petrophysical interpretation techniques for cased hole reservoir monitoring services to global oil and gas operators which included projects in South America, Egypt, Kuwait, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Montana, South Texas, and West Texas.

SENIOR SALES ENGINEER

COMPUTALOG USA INC.
06.1994 - 12.1996
  • Responsible for sales and support of services and products to oil and gas operating companies, making technical presentations, petrophysical log analysis support, and technical client support.

SR. TECH MARKETING/SR. LOG ANALYST/ FIELD ENG.

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
09.1978 - 05.1994
  • Senior Technical Marketing Analyst Responsibilities
  • Instituted marketing studies, marketing materials development, organization of in-house client presentations, technical presentation material development, technical articles, and technical paper development, petrophysical log analysis technique development, and client technical support to global field operations
  • Led a cross-discipline team in researching and evaluating a wellsite log data satellite transmission system
  • Developed technical marketing materials, presentations, society papers, journal articles, seminars, training materials, log analysis techniques, and global field operations client support.
  • Senior Log Analyst Responsibilities
  • Tested and improved analysis programs using Full Waveform Sonic logging measurements and mechanical rock properties analysis
  • Performed log analyses, sales of open hole and cased hole logging services in the Headquarters Sales office
  • The on-call log analyst for the 16-member Headquarters Sales group.
  • Field Engineer Responsibilities:
  • Provided accurate open and cased hole logs services to clients, managed a crew of five people, maintenance of logging truck and downhole logging tools, and log analysis training and interpretation development
  • Operated first computerized logging unit in South Texas operations
  • Operated first computerized log analysis van using digital taping of analog logging measurements
  • Field Engineer in international Mexico operations logging wells deeper than 25,000 ft.

Education

BS Engineering Technology – Mechanical -

Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Skills

  • Working with multidisciplinary teams involved in exploration, appraisal, development, reservoir characterization and production enhancement projects for conventional, unconventional, and deep-water reservoirs
  • Developing recommendations for data acquisition associated with well operations using standard and/or advanced wireline logging suites, LWD/MWD suites, mud logging, cuttings evaluation, coring procedures, and core analysis services
  • Proficient with the petrophysical interpretation and processing of standard and advanced logging measurements such as nuclear magnetic resonance, high-frequency dielectric, triaxial resistivity, elemental gamma ray spectroscopy measurements, formation testing, multicomponent dipole sonic and image logs
  • Developing petrophysical models using deterministic and probabilistic petrophysical interpretation methods for volumetric determination of formation fluids, multi-mineral lithological determination, and mechanical rock properties analysis
  • Capillary pressure analysis, facies/cluster analysis
  • Petrophysical interpretation models for clastic, shaly sands and thin-bed reservoirs
  • Petrophysics software experience - Interactive Petrophysics (IP), Geolog, Techlog, Hydrocarbon Data Systems and Powerlog
  • Mentoring and training of young professionals
  • Analytical Thinking

Accomplishments

  • Discovered new interpretation methods for core and log NMR measurements in the Bakken petroleum system that yielded more accurate interpretation results for porosity and oil and water volumes
  • Invented two new pulsed neutron water saturation models that provide more accurate saturation answers than previous models and are being used by others in industry: Dry clay model for interpretation of shaly sand reservoirs, Three-phase saturation model for computing gas, oil, and water saturations using formation capture sigma and carbon oxygen ratio measurements in low salinity reservoirs
  • Pioneered petrophysical analysis transforms to produce a density type measurement using gamma rays produced by inelastic neutron interactions made by pulsed neutron instruments that are regularly in use today
  • Researched and developed new core cleaning methods for unconventional tight oil reservoirs that resulted in: Establishment of “Best Practice” protocols for use on Bakken Petroleum System core samples, More accurate core analysis of core fluids and porosity
  • Developed and implemented a comprehensive petrophysical model for the Eagle Ford shale that integrated multiple sets of data recorded in the vertical and lateral section of wells. This led to optimizing the placement of the lateral wellbore and modifications to the competition plan that resulted in 30 to 40 % higher initial oil production rates and reduced water production from high salinity formations
  • Advisor on many company sponsored research projects, JIP’s and Special Interest Groups at several universities, consortiums and service company research groups projects for unconventional reservoirs
  • Author or co-author of more than twenty technical publications

Awards

  • SPWLA Distinguished Speaker 2015 -2016
  • Eagle Boy Scout
  • Houston A&M Club Distinguished Service Award

Affiliations

  • SPWLA, SPE, HGS, SCA
  • Former President Houston A&M Club
  • Director Houston A&M Club

Timeline

PETROPHYSICS CONSULTANT

Advanced Petrophysical Solutions LLC.
01.2017 - Current

Senior Petrophysical Advisor

HESS CORPORATION
10.2012 - 12.2016

Senior Petrophysical Advisor

FOREST OIL CORPORATION
10.2011 - 10.2012

Staff Petrophysicist

CONOCOPHILLIPS
03.2006 - 10.2011

Petrophysical Consultant

SHELL OIL COMPANY
10.2005 - 03.2006

PULSED NEUTRON SERVICES COORDINATOR

PERF-O-LOG, INC.
06.2002 - 10.2005

Global Product Champion

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
01.1997 - 05.2002

Lead Log Analyst

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
01.1997 - 01.2002

Senior Technical Advisor – Technology

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
01.1997 - 01.2000

SENIOR SALES ENGINEER

COMPUTALOG USA INC.
06.1994 - 12.1996

SR. TECH MARKETING/SR. LOG ANALYST/ FIELD ENG.

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
09.1978 - 05.1994

BS Engineering Technology – Mechanical -

Texas A&M University

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