Jason H. Mournsalways

Project History

Murphy E&P – Eagle Ford, TX

• Reduced average well cost from $3.7M to $1.8M.
• Cut spud-to-TD time from 35 to 14–16 days.
• Key player on DWOP planning team; developed 'turn-a-zonal' approach.
• Optimized lateral spacing and pad layout to minimize rig moves.

Anadarko Petroleum – Eagle Ford, TX

• Delivered Anadarko’s first 11.2-day, $800K well.
• Managed 16,000’ MD horizontal wells in tight budget cycles.

Anadarko Petroleum – Pecos, TX – Barnett, Wolfcamp, Woodford

• Supervised complex shale wells in West Texas.
• Designed formation-specific BHA and mud strategies.
• Integrated local vendors for logistical efficiency across SIMOPS.

Anadarko Petroleum – South Wamsutter, WY

• Drilled S-curve 'turn-a-zonal' wells with 43 tangents.
• Maintained high ROP with minimal vibration in abrasive sands.

Anadarko Petroleum – Salt Creek, WY (Howell Energy)

• Conducted vent drilling near residential areas under high-pressure CO₂/H₂S.
• Avoided citywide buyout by safely managing blowdown and migration zones.

EnCana Oil & Gas – North Parachute Ranch, CO

• Drilled 10,000’ S-curves while running frack and ESP tubing SIMOPS.
• Managed 84-well pad operations using a 'pinwheel' layout for zone isolation.
• Successfully mitigated differential sticking with aggressive LCM programs.

Range Resources – Texas & Oklahoma Panhandle

• Vertical wells averaging 11–14 days spud to casing.
• Coordinated remote ops with tight NPT tolerances.

Aspect Oil & Gas / BNE – Esztergom Field, Hungary

• Horizontal wells in fractured carbonates; reduced well time from 280 to 20 days.
• Operated with multilingual crews and JV oversight under MOL & Hungary.

Aspect Oil & Gas / BNE – Spanish Lookout, Belize

• Managed 26 wildcat wells in unproven terrain.
• Achieved 6 producing wells; longest 11,000’, shortest 5,400’.
• Project discontinued due to reservoir inconsistency.