JOEL GREMILLION
Entrepreneur | Business Developer | Project Strategist
Houma,LA
Summary
Forward-thinking professional successful in seizing viable opportunities for expansion and innovation in business. Background in increasing profits, reducing costs, transforming customer service standards and building trusted client relationships. Natural problem solver with an innovative way of thinking using a risk-taking approach through engineering and entrepreneurship. Experienced in developing and managing multiple projects simultaneously. Proactive professional with over 15 years of experience in contract negotiation and a proven knowledge of business operations, resource allocation along with local and state regulatory compliance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Founder - Lease Operator and Mechanical Engineer
Riptide Energy
The Woodlands, TX
02.2013 - 10.2022
- Riptide Energy is a licensed and bonded oil and gas lease operator in the state of Texas
- It is mainly engaged in acquiring mismanaged marginal wells with stimulation upside and/or up-hole potential
- Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery
- Coordinate installation, maintenance, and operation of mining and oil field equipment
- Design or modify mining and oil field machinery and tools, applying engineering principles
- Assess costs and estimate production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells to evaluate economic viability of potential drilling sites
- Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment
- Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.
- Sold all assets in October of 2022 for over 200% profit of total net investment
Founder - Lease Analyst and Royalties Manager
Riptide Royalties
Pittsburgh, PA
02.2009 - 12.2015
- Formally a land services company named ILG Energy, Riptide Royalties is involved in acquisition and divestitures of oil and gas minerals plus working, non-working, operated, non-operated and overriding royalty interest
- Completed numerous multi-million dollar lease sales to companies such as Antero Resources, Carrizo Oil and Gas and Chesapeake Energy among others
- At one point, ILG Energy had the biggest leasehold in Monroe County, OH holding over 20,000 acres in the Utica Shale valued over $100,000,000
- Leased all over Marcellus Shale play in Pennsylvania, with Washington County, PA being the main focus primarily for Chesapeake Energy and Range Resources
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work
- Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures
- Prepare and maintain directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors
- Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information
- Maintain inventory records
Independent Oil and Gas Landman
Powell Land Company
Somerset, PA
01.2007 - 02.2009
- Served on 10-member team, representing purchaser in $30M acquisition of properties from various townships in West Virginia
- Participated on 15-member team of landmen, representing Infinity Oil & Gas in acquisitions of numerous Marcellus Shale prospects located in PA
- Directly contributed to recognition of over $4M in title defects and reduction in sales price
- Helped with several lease acquisition plays, successfully negotiating leases within terms and dollar amount stipulated by clients
- Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements in order to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions
- Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities, and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
Contract Petroleum Landman
Quantum Geophysical
Beaumont, TX
08.2006 - 01.2007
- Recruited to expedite completion of surface, mineral, and leasehold reports for pending 3-D seismic shoot, covering 20,000 plus acres in Texas
- Played key role in major asset rationalization project which sold off substantial portions of the companies assets worth more than $4M
- Developed comprehensive spreadsheets, detailing all surface and mineral properties owned by U.S
- Exploration and Production
- Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to specific pieces of land and the buildings on it
- Read search requests in order to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties
- Examine individual titles in order to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Hawaii At Manoa
Honolulu, HI 08.2000 - 05.2006
Skills
Interpersonal Communication
undefinedAffiliations
- American Association of Professional Landmen
- Phi Gamma Delta
Certification
Registered Professional Landman
Timeline
Founder - Lease Operator and Mechanical Engineer
Riptide Energy
02.2013 - 10.2022
Registered Professional Landman
08-2012
Founder - Lease Analyst and Royalties Manager
Riptide Royalties
02.2009 - 12.2015
Independent Oil and Gas Landman
Powell Land Company
01.2007 - 02.2009
Contract Petroleum Landman
Quantum Geophysical
08.2006 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Hawaii At Manoa
08.2000 - 05.2006
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