ROBERT ELLER

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WHARTON, TX *7488

303-***-**** (C)

acqyfr@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

• Innovative degreed Petroleum Engineer with work experience which includes Appalachians, South Texas, Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain & Williston Basins.

• Major areas of emphasis included completion and production engineering support in operations to generate value for operating companies and joint working interest owner partners.

• Provided high level of engineering expertise in planning, coordinating and monitoring all production, completion, workover and construction activities.

• Specialized skills in managing open hole/cased hole wireline procedures as well as provide log analysis evaluation in exploration and production assets.

EDUCATION

1980 – 1983 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Lubbock, Texas

• Degree: Petroleum Engineering, graduate May 1983

• Course of Study: Petroleum Engineering, Engineering Math and Sciences

Activities: Society of Petroleum Engineers, Intramural Sports and Assistant Manager of J&T Barbecue Restaurant

1978-1980 KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE Kilgore, Texas

• Degree: Associate of Arts

• Course of Study: Engineering Math and Sciences, Accounting, Technical Writing and Political Sciences

Activities: Kilgore Junior College Tennis Team, Engineering Society Reporter, Intramural Sports

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010 - 2014 Sr. Production/ Operations Engineer

Zavanna, LLC

• Provided engineering & managerial expertise for 125+ Horizontal Bakken wells in Williston Basin resource project.

• Responsible for executing procedures, plans, recommendations to management in effort to maximize injection well efficiencies in a safe cost effective manner. Waste management design included best practice procedures comprising of regulatory permitting, SCADA and pipeline design.

• Planning and Enhancing well site surface facilities including separation, gathering, compression and flaring.

• Evaluating well performance EUR’s including economic analysis among various artificial lift procedures striving for increased run times while maximizing production. Artificial lift systems utilized and reviewed include beam pump, plunger lift, hydraulic jet pumps and gas lift.

• Implemented successful acid treatment program in Lewis & Clark Field resulting in 38% net incremental production in Carbonate Madison formation.

• Supported Operations in reviewing and optimizing chemical treatment, sand control, gas interference, gas flaring and outline water disposal strategies.

2000 – 2010 Production Engineer

J-W Operating Company

• Supported Eastern DJ asset team working towards enhancing 650+ producing Niobrara gas wells in Eastern Colorado.

• Responsible for planning, designing, preparing AFE’s, production facilities and daily operations of 5-spot CBM pilot project in Uinta Basin of South Eastern Utah. In addition, recommended artificial lift design of CBM horizontal lateral well to maximize production potential utilizing hydraulic jet pump application.

• Assisted Appalachian Division in production engineering for initial start-up of Marcellus Shale project. Responsibilities entailed construction management, natural gas facility design, horizontal completion design and supervising well site daily operations.

• Experienced in designing, permitting, installation, testing and implementing operational

procedures of water disposal facilities in Uinta basin of SW Utah and Eastern DJ

Basins of NE Colorado.

• Provided production engineering expertise in the Sand Wash & Red Desert exploration and

production basins to expand property values through well remedial work activities.

• Proficient in PERFORM, Fekete, Fracpro, Rod Star, Power Tools and PETRA engineering software.

1997-1999 Completion Engineer

TransTexas Gas Corporation

• Provide technical and completion engineering expertise for the company drilling program in South Texas and lower Gulf Coast properties. Supported company 19 drilling rig program in area of completions, re-completions and workover activities implementing procedures and recommendations to accomplish corporate objectives.

• Strong background in slickline, electric wireline, snubbing, coil tubing, fishing & hydraulic fracture design to maximize completion operational performance in a cost effective safe approach.

• Evaluate and monitor all aspects of completions operations including equipment specifications, cost estimating, and safety considerations in an effort to achieve company benchmarks.

• Prepare post analysis reports, appraisals to management documenting key findings in an effort to optimize production volumes and lower operating costs.

1983-1997 Field Engineer

Halliburton Energy Services

• Perform wireline engineering assignments in Pampa, Texas, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, Ardmore, Oklahoma and Great Bend Kansas.

• Record cased and open hole logs on wireline logging computer systems for clients in the Mid-continent and Rocky Mountain regions. In addition, perforate, set packers, plugs and execute pipe recovery services.

• Recommended incorporating Frac-Finder Log with Thermal Multigate Decay Log (TMD) in mature wells of North Central Kansas to effectively evaluate uphole hydrocarbon intervals in Lansing Kansas City and Mississippian formations resulting in identifying bypassed pay.

• Supported company in mentoring and training wireline field engineers within the Mid-Continent Halliburton organization.

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