Ritchie P. Lanclos

**** ******* **** *****; Suite #6308

The Woodlands, Texas 77384

Work (Cell): 985-***-****

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Proven professional track record of 20 years industry expertise primarily in reservoir engineering, reservoir simulation with in-direct exposure in drilling, production and operational phases of the Oil & Gas business. Extensive knowledge and expertise in proved reserve bookings, exploration/exploitation resource and economics analyses in onshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas basins; Gulf of Mexico offshore shelf, deepwater and ultra deepwater sub-salt basins; some exposure to unconvention oil/gas shale basins. Specific software related expertise is Pete Rose industry probablistc resource and economic analyses, Eclipse simulation models, Aries economic models and other related classical reservoir related software tools. Most recently expertise since 2007 has been contract consulting work on $1B to $5B total project capital Gulf of Mexico ultra deepwater sub-salt discoveries in regard to appraisal plan economic model analysis. Detailed analogue knowledge of Gulf of Mexico deepwater commercial discoveries to include dry/wet SPAR, sub-sea tie-back and TLP development projects.

Consulting Reservoir Engineer, Noble Energy Inc., Houston, Tx. (5/2009-Present)

Major responsibilities include appraisal and development economic modeling via Aries for the GOM Deepwater Business Unit primarily associated with sub-salt commercial discoveries. Major project assignments included Gunflint (MC 948, 949, 992 & 993), Big Bend (MC 742) and Dantzler (MC 738 & 782). Expertise in economic sensitivities associated with facility design, resource risk analysis and commerciality assessment via optimization of appraisal & development well planning. Work closely with the Deepwater Business Unit to evaluate facility development options such as wet vs dry SPARs and sub-sea tiebacks

• Completed a detailed GOM Deepwater analogue study used to assess commerciality thresholds and resource ranges

• Generated economic models for Gunflint, Big Bend & Dantzler used to sanction the commercial discoveries via Noble’s Board of Directors in 2013 -14

• Gunflint, Big Bend & Dantzler sanction projects ranged in gross capital commitments ranging from $400MM to $2B full cycle

Consulting Reservoir Engineer, Nexen Petroleum USA, Inc., Dallas, Tx. (2007-3/2009)

Major responsibilities included implementation of the optimal appraisal/development plan for the Knotty Head GOM Deepwater sub-salt commercial discovery in GC 511, 512, 467 and 468. Worked in a cross-functional deepwater appraisal team setting with major emphasis on coordinating sub-surface reservoir modeling with economic analysis via Aries.

• Developed decision tree analysis techniques via Aries modeling with reservoir simulation assistance to produce the most optimal development scheme for Knotty Head

Engineering Manager, Cimarex Energy Co., New Orleans, La. (2005-2007)

Major responsibilities as a working manager included overseeing reservoir engineering, drilling, workover and production operation in the Gulf of Mexico Division. Productive basins included the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, Louisiana and Mississippi Onshore properties. Technical responsibilities included year-end reserve coordination, annual exploration capital budgeting, project economics and Aries database management and classical reservoir engineering.

• Supervised and technically assisted in completing a $200MM capital exploration drilling program including 35 wells with proved reserve additions of 36 Bcfe gross from 2005 – 2007

Sr. Reservoir Engineer, Dominion E&P, Inc., New Orleans, La. (2001-2005)

Major technical responsibilities included exploration and exploitation risk analysis via Pete Rose software implementation, annual capital budgeting, acquisitions and divestitures, year-end reserve bookings, Aries database management and project economics and reservoir material balance for Gulf of Mexico Shelf/Deepwater and South Louisiana Onshore properties. Gulf of Mexico Deepwater properties included VK 825, 826 and 869 (Neptune SPAR) and various MC and GC areas. Gulf of Mexico Shelf properties included HI 571 and 572, VR 78, 255, 256, 267, 268 and 313 and EC 38 and 246.

• Provided technical support for VR 313 exploration drilling program resulting in proved reserve additions of 2.8 Mmboe

• Provided technical support for South Louisiana Onshore exploration drilling program resulting in proved reserve additions of 4.3 Mmboe in 2002, 1.0 Mmboe in 2003, 1.3 Mmboe in 2004, 0.6 Mmboe in 2005

• VR 826 (3) well workover program in 2002 resulting 8,700 Boepd production increase

• Completed technical evaluation of (4) Gulf of Mexico Shelf properties and South Louisiana Onshore properties having NPV values ranging from $25MM to $300MM

• Technical evaluation of (4) Gulf of Mexico Deepwater properties (gross capital of $52MM), (14) South Louisiana properties (gross capital of $40MM) and 25 Gulf of Mexico shelf properties (gross capital of $40MM) from 2002-2005

Sr. Asset Engineer, Texaco E&P, Inc., New Orleans, La. (1997-2001)

Major technical responsibilities included reservoir engineering and operation support for South Louisiana Onshore and Gulf of Mexico Shelf properties. Worked closely in a cross-functional team setting with technical duties of reservoir and production operations support, reserve evaluation, year-end reserve bookings, reservoir material balance applications, exploration risk analysis, rigless workover reservoir support, production optimization and project economics. Member of Texaco’s in-house Technical Risk Team with responsibilities of reviewing Gulf of Mexico Shelf and South Louisiana/Texas Onshore properties.

• Technical support for (8) South Louisiana Onshore exploratory drilling well program resulting in a 4 MMboe prove reserve additions

• Technically assisted a $170MM property sales for South Louisiana Onshore properties in Delta Duck, Lafitte, Garden Island Bay and Bay De Chene properties. Documented (20) exploratory and development prospects resulting in a 30% increase in property NPV

• Applied underbalanced openhole air drilling in Hatter’s Pond Field designed to drastically increase sustained gas production rates 3MMcfd to 18 MMcfd) by reducing reservoir damage

• Technically evaluated exploratory opportunities for South Louisiana Onshore “Venice Field” (50/50 partnership with W&T Offshore), Gulf of Mexico Shelf EC 265/278 property (50/50 partnership with BP/Amoco) and South Louisiana Onshore “Vermilion Bay Field” (100% Texaco)

Staff Reservoir Engineer, Petrobras America, Inc. Houston, Tx. (1995-1997)

Major technical responsibilities included exploratory drilling and acquisitions for Gulf of Mexico Deepwater and Shelf properties via economic analysis, statistical analysis, reservoir material balance with the assistance of reservoir simulation. Major projects evaluated included Shell’s “Mensa” Kerr McGee’s “EB 910” commercial discovery prospect.

• Assisted the building of a reservoir simulation study for SS 300 and 301 blocks resulting in proved reserve additions of 3.7 MMboe

• Prepared technical evaluations for all new producing Gulf of Mexico Shelf properties to include MP 123, SS 301, 240, 256 & 190, EI 71 & 142 & 162, VR 37, SMI 280, GI 65 and EB 910

• Monitored and prepared technical evaluations for all Gulf of Mexico Shelf non-operated properties

• Assisted in developing a reservoir simulation model for horizontal completions for (3) horizontal drilling program in SMI 280 resulting in a field peak gas production rate of 50 MMcfd

Consulting Reservoir Engineer, The Scotia Group, Inc. Houston, Tx. (1994)

Major technical responsibilities included evaluating numerous acquisition opportunities for WRT Energy, Inc. as a consulting reservoir engineer for The Scotia Group, a Dallas, Texas based consulting company. Provided reservoir engineering and operations expertise in evaluating well logs and well files for the purpose of preparing acquisition economic models, risk analysis and property acquisition value and bid solicitations.

• Successfully completed acquisition of South Louisiana Onshore “East Hackberry Field” that included 750 acres and 200 wells ($18MM acquisition purchase) and “West Cote Blanche Bay Field” that included 800 wells ($20MM acquisition purchase)

Reservoir Engineer, Conoco, Inc. New Orleans, La. (1991-1994)

Major technical responsibilities included reservoir support to Gulf of Mexico Shelf properties MP 144, SP 75, WD 30 and GI 41, 43 & 47 properties. Technical duties included proved reserve production forecasting, proved reserve evaluations, rig scheduling, pulsed neutron log analysis, pressure transient analysis and reservoir stimulation proposals. Responsible for recompletion, rigless workover and drilling rig support, year-end reserve bookings, waterflood performance analysis, PVT analysis and pressure transient analysis for Gulf of Mexico Deepwater property “Jolliet (GC 184)” 1st TLP in the Gulf of Mexico and GC 52 waterflood project.

• Provided technical support for a recompletion program in SP 75 resulting in doubling the daily gas production rate to 80 MMcfd and proved reserve additions of 51 Bcf ($13MM NPV). Identified a (2) well development drilling program resulting in proved reserve additions of 62 Bcf ($13MM NPV)

• Completed a classical reservoir management study for WD 41 that included a petrophysical study, material balance analysis, volumetrics, nodal analysis, gas compression analysis and project analysis resulting in identifying (5) recompletions with proved reserve additions of 950 Mboe

• Generated an empirical probability profile for Jolliet TLP (GC 184) for assistance in developing an improved strategy for assigning proved reserves and selecting future workover and drilling candidates

Summer Reservoir Engineer, Mobil E&P, Inc. New Orleans, La. (1990)

Completed a replacement well reservoir study for the WC 66 Field with technical responsibility for conducting material balance/volumetric analysis, production forecasting, petrophysical evaluations and project economic analysis.

• Replacement well reservoir study resulted in proved reserves additions of 4.1 MMboe

Graduate Research Student, PETE Department, College Station, Tx. (1989-1990)

M.S. Thesis research consisted of performing experimental laboratory studies that involved high temperature and high pressure 3-phase separation of pure hydrocarbon/water and crude oil/water systems in support of Texaco, Inc. reservoir simulation studies in Southern California oil fileds in Kern River.

• Developed a new empirical method for estimating 3-phase K-values for crude oil/water systems (JPT, SPE paper publishings)

ConsultingReservoir Engineer, Bryan Woodbine Oil Co., Bryan, Tx. (1989-1990)

Responsibility for reserve evaluations, waterflood performance analysis, in-field drilling field development recommendations, pressure performance analysis and production forecasting.

• Recommended future development drilling and pattern waterflood implementation resulting in (7) infill drilling wells and 1 MMboe proved reserve additions

Laboratory Analyst, Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Lafayette, La. (1989-1990)

Responsibility for on-site field testing and laboratory analysis of PVT, formation water, crude oil and natural gas samples. Performed gas chromatography of natural gas samples and developed reservoir characterization of crude oil samples

• Obtained laboratory experience with PVT sampling and natural gas analysis

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft/Excel “Perform” Nodal Analysis

“Oilfield Manager” Production Performance Analysis “Eclipse/VIP” Reservoir Simulator

“Pansystem” Pressure Transient Analysis “Aries” Economic Analysis

“Gaswat/Oilwat” Material Balance “Pete Rose” Exploratory Risk Analysis

“Crystal Ball” Risk Analysis “OWL” Gulf of Mexico Well Database

EDUCATION

BS, Petroleum Engineering, University of Louisiana (1987) 3.3 GPA

MS, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University (1990) 4.0 GPA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/HONORS

Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE (1987-Present)

Texaco/Dowell Schlumberger completion Best Practices (1999-2001)

Texaco Gulf of Mexico Division Risk Team (1998-2001)

Marquis Who’s Who in America (1998)

Marquis Who’s Who in Science & Technology (1996)

Improved Oil Recovery Consortium @ Texas A&M University (1989-1996)

Petroleum Honor Society, BS/MS PETE Programs (1984-1987 & 1989-1990)

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