CAREN CLAY
Richmond, TX *****
abhj56@r.postjobfree.com
PRESENT CAREER OBJECTIVES
Self driven individual seeking to contribute my analytical and problem
solving skills within a progressive goal-oriented organization.
EDUCATION
University of Houston:
MBA (3.3/4.0) - May 2006
Energy Risk Management Graduate Certificate - May 2006
Prairie View A&M University:
B.S. in Chemical Engineering (3.0/4.0) - May 1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1/11 - Present RED WILLOW PRODUCTION COMPANY, 1415 Louisiana, Houston, TX
77002
RESERVOIR ENGINEER
Research and create evaluations for new acquisitions,
divestitures, proposed production enhancements and exploration projects.
Conduct reservoir studies as part of an integrated team,
and perform reservoir engineering functions including decline
curve analysis, material balance, volumetrics, pressure transient analysis,
nodal analysis and well log interpretation to
determine prospect and project reserve levels. Prepare
production forecasts, operating plans, expenditure forecasts and evaluate
economic models for asset valuations, budget and
timeline preparation. Prepare project economics and
sensitivities for development and production operations and prepare
appropriate AFE recommendations to senior management.
Organize, maintain and evaluate well and field data information
to establish reserve estimates and revisions as appropriate for quarterly
reporting. Create, update and maintain complete
reserve bookings. Prepare follow-up economics on existing
projects and create volume, expense and investment forecasts.
2/10 - 9/10 BLACK ELK ENERGY, 11451 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77079
& 12/08 - 3/09 RESERVOIR ENGINEER
Duties: Performed reservoir engineering functions which entailed
building the technical and economic model for evaluations of producing
properties and development
opportunities for acquisitions. Forecasted production,
estimated reserves and developed future capital programs.
Performed risk analysis. Provided engineering expertise on
special projects for senior management. Executed well
surveillance and production optimization within GOM shelf.
Maximized production via wellwork, recompletions, workovers and
other means by employing field studies and well surveillance
efforts. Managed independent third party reserve bookings for
assigned fields.
5/07 - 12/08 JEFFERIES RANDALL & DEWEY, 333 Clay, Houston, TX 77002
ENGINEER, Oil & Gas Group
Duties: Met with clients to understand assets/corporations
involved in a divesture process. Worked with clients in assisting with 3rd
party engineering reports. Reviewed
and analyzed 3rd party engineering reports to determine risk,
value concentration and value distribution. Reviewed assets to determine
whether additional upside
existed. Documented and technically supported upside
opportunities. Presented to prospective buyers.
9/05 - 12/06 BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY, 501 WestLake Park Blvd.,
Houston, TX 77079
OUTSIDE OPERATED (OSO) ENGINEER, San Juan
Duties: Managed a $14.3 million dollar FM budget, as a Single Point
Accountability (SPA), within the multi-disciplined San Juan
South Capital Deployment Team. Enhanced the team's value by
analyzing and recommending optimization opportunities to
existing OSO projects. Evaluated and sanctioned OSO Authority
For Expenditure (AFE) documentation. Ensured OSO Capital
Expenditure inputs into capital allocation tracking tool (CATT).
4/05- 9/05: CHEVRON CORPORATION, 11111 S. Wilcrest, Houston, TX 77099
RESERVES CONSULTANT, Mid Continent
Duties: Served as one of four consultants employed to estimate the
proved, probable, and possible reserves and future revenue to
the interest of Chevron Corporation in and related to certain
gas properties located in the Permian, South Texas and NOJV
areas.
7/02-8/04 MARY KAY INC.
INDEPENDENT TEAM MANAGER, Majestic Marvels
Duties: #1 Recruiter in a unit of over 100 Independent Consultants
for Seminars 2004, 2003 and 2002. #2 in Sales in a unit of over
100 Independent Beauty Consultants for Seminars 2003 and 2002.
Career Car Qualifier (Grand Achiever). Consistent Star
Consultant (7 consecutive quarters). Scheduled, conducted and
closed selling appointments and team-building interviews without
assistance. Educated team members and attendees at weekly
Success Meetings. Maintained a strong customer base via
excellent customer service.
9/01-7/02: BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY, 501 WestLake Park Blvd.,
Houston, TX 77079
RESERVOIR ENGINEER, San Juan
Duties: Performed asset evaluation which focused on optimized reservoir
development and increased project inventory. Analyzed reservoir
data utilizing classical and numerical reservoir simulation
techniques. Performed economic evaluations and analysis.
Evaluated non-operated properties and identified new wells.
8/00-9/01: BP ENERGY, 501 WestLake Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77079
GAS SCHEDULER/TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTATIVE, Gas & Power
Duties: Prepared monthly supply planning report to establish total
commodity, balancing and transportation requirements for each
month. Established work group priorities to ensure nominations
were made in a timely manner. Assisted in daily gas sales and
purchases along with storage management. Negotiated and
executed capacity releases and acquired the required balancing
services from pipelines. Reviewed nominations versus actual
customer usage on a daily basis to minimize balancing costs and
maximize margins. Provided accounting and sales with requested
information including monthly gas and transportation costs for
determining customer pricing. Balanced and reconciled volumes
for customer accounts.
12/99-8/00: BP EXPLORATION & OIL INC., 501 WestLake Park Blvd., Houston, TX
77079
FACILITIES ENGINEER, GoM DWP
Duties: Identified facility opportunities to maximize production,
minimize operation costs and improve HSE performance. Minimized
downtime by coordinating onshore and offshore fabrication
contractors while exceeding all HSE requirements. Interfaced
with operations, drilling and reservoir engineers to develop
design basis and execution plans for upgrades. Provided support
to operations on topside facility related matters. Prepared
economic justifications and AFEs.
02/99-11/99: BP AMOCO, 501 WestLake Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77079
RESERVOIR ENGINEER, GoM DWD
Duties: Generated a phased development production forecast, for the
MICA Business Plan, utilizing the Integrated Asset Modeling
(IAM) simulation tool. Utilized reservoir simulations to
identify key issues for the various phases of the MICA
development. Investigated various development scenarios for the
exploitation of the MICA development. Employed reservoir
performance predictions to quantify the impact on reserves and
rates of co-mingling the production from two reservoirs and
transporting it via one pipeline. Assisted in defining the base
case input parameters for four of the six reservoirs to be
exploited as part of the proposed MICA development. Developed a
basis for MICA's "background water" production and methanol
injection rates by designing a hydrate inhibition study.
Managed a Reliability/Availability/Maintainability (RAM)
analysis.
6/98-01/99: BRITISH PETROLEUM, 501 WestLake Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77079
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST, HSE & Operations Support
Duties: Served as one of five environmentalist acting as Drilling's and
Exploration's focal point for communication with the various
Governmental Agencies. Prepared and filed Plans of Exploration
(POE), Sundries, Applications to Drill (APD), Well Summary
Reports, Oil and Gas Operations Reports (OGORs), Emergency
Evacuation Plans (EEP), Rig Movements, Evacuation Statistics and
Spud Notifications. Monitored progression of wells to ensure
compliance with permits. Ensured financial coverage of all
exploration wells. Developed the Field Environmental Compliance
Manual (FECM) and FECM on the Web for the offshore facilities.
Analyzed emission calculations for the Pompano Phase II
Development.
5/97-8/97: BRITISH PETROLEUM, 501 WestLake Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77079
RESERVOIR ENGINEER (Summer Intern), SPR
Duties: Utilized the existing DIANA full field reservoir simulation
model to carry out a comparative evaluation of pressure losses
in two parallel sub-sea lines versus one equivalent (in area)
sub-sea line. Maximized the oil production of the DIANA
development by evaluating the vertical lift performance of the
DIANA wells. Confirmed the validity of implementing five and a
half inch tubing for the DIANA wells.
CAREER SUMMARY
I am assertive and possess strong communication skills. I thrive in a
rapidly changing environment with the proven ability to work well under
pressure. I maintain technical proficiency in the following: Microsoft
Office, Prosper, MBal, Gap, VIP, HYSIM, DSS, Aries, PHD Win, Power Tools,
PEEP, DOS, UNIX, Windows, Energy Trading (ET) and Texas/Gulf Coast
Pipelines EBBs.
REFERENCES
References will be furnished once a mutual interest has been established