Bruce Leach
Baytown, TX *****
Phone: 214-***-**** cell
Email: ***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: A position of responsibility in the field of Oil and Gas Exploration & Production.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Extensive Joint Venture Auditing experience including:
1) Well Audits – New and Recompletions - Both Onshore and Offshore.
2) Processing Agreements.
3) Gathering Agreements.
4) Platform & Pipeline Abandonment Expenses in Federal and State Waters.
5) Lease Operating Expense (LOE) Audits.
6) Vendor Audit/Review
7) Responses to Joint Venture Audits performed by Non-Operators.
8) Extensive knowledge of COPAS rules.
• Texas General Land Office (GLO) Royalty Review, Compliance and negotiations.
• Process Flow (P-17) compilation - multi well Gas field in State Waters Required by GLO
& RRC. Participated in both the Narrative and associated Schematic preparation.
• Multiple successful resolutions of GLO Audit exceptions regarding Gas Pricing & Lease
Fuel resulting in great savings to the Company.
• RRC reporting requirements and reports – Extensive Knowledge.
• Drilling & Production methods – Extensive knowledge, able to easily converse with
Engineers, Geoscientists and Land Department Personnel.
• Practical knowledge of BOEM (formally MMS) requirements.
• Insurance Claim resolution experience related to Hurricane damages, Oil & Produced
Water spills including the associated reporting requirements.
• Practical knowledge of RRC Tight Gas requirements.
• Acted as Company point of contact for intended conversion of Accounting, Production,
Report Writing & Land modules from P2 to Enertia during a contemplated acquisition.
• Able to read and understand Drilling & Completion Reports, Production Reports, Leases,
Processing Agreements and others related to the industry.
• Assisted in analyzing various Companies as potential acquisitions candidates including
various Due Diligence activities and review of Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSA).
• Very successful track record of problem identification and resolution.
• Small Business creation and management experience.
• Proficient in numerous Software Applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access,
Outlook and QuickBooksPro.
EDUCATION
Houston Baptist University 1987 - BA Accounting & Finance
Licensed Real Estate Agent - Texas
EMPLOYMENT
12/2007 – 7/2010 Joint Venture/Internal Auditor – Sabco Oil and Gas Corporation
Responsibilities & work performed includes all items listed above in
Qualifications.
2/2007 – 12/2007 & Joint Venture Auditor - MKL Energy Consulting
8/2010 – present Lead and/or assisted in the Audit of Newly Drilled & Producing wells.
Including the analysis and reconciliation of complex Lifting activities,
Processing Agreements, Flowline repair/construction, and Platform
operations to applicable Contracts. Contract position.
7/2005 - 1/2007 Real Estate Agent - Prudential Gary Greene
Assisting Buyers and Sellers in the Residential Market in Houston
Metropolitan area.
1/1999 - 4/2005 Owner, The Greener Look (DFW Area)
Full Service Landscape Company. Services included Landscape Design,
Installation, Maintenance, and Fertilization. Landscape Designs created
with Pro-Landscape Software and tailored to the Customers wants from
digital pictures.
1/1997 - 11/1999 Owner, Interlingua Communications (Houston and DFW Area)
Production and Marketing of a comprehensive video series for the
purpose of teaching Medical Spanish to English speakers working in
the Health Care Field. The primary product “Spanish for Medical
Personnel” was sold and put to use by some 35% of the Hospitals in the
United States.
1/1990 - 12/1997 Joint Venture Auditor, Ashland Exploration, Inc. (Houston)
Lead and assisted in numerous onshore and offshore Joint Venture
Audits. Responsibilities included Audit Planning through
Report Writing and Presentation to Ashland, Non-
Operating Working Interest Owners and Operators.
Operators Audited included Seagull Energy, Cabot Oil
& Gas, and Southwestern Energy.
Majority of the Audits performed were Offshore. Experienced in
reconciling Boats, Helicopters, Pipes, Overhead, Insurance and Materials
used in Drilling and Completing Oil and Gas wells.
5/1987 - 12/1989 Senior Auditor, Earl Larison & Co., PC (Houston)
Assisted in the Auditing of numerous Small Businesses and
Municipalities in the Houston and surrounding area. Also
assisted and performed numerous Reviews, Compilations
and Business Consulting for Clients in a wide range of
capacities.
REFERENCES
Paul Dunning - General Manager; Sabco Oil and Gas Corporation
James Anhaiser - Production Manager; Sabco Oil and Gas Corporation
Bob Howell - Drilling Manager; Sabco Oil and Gas Corporation
Louis Romero - Senior Geologist; Sabco Oil and Gas Corporation
John Gench - Comptroller; Sabco Oil and Gas Corporation
Mark A. Leonard - Owner; MKL Energy Consultants
Paul Parsons - Owner; Energy Training Resources
Doug Dashiell - Attorney; Scott, Douglas & McConnico