Engineer Sales
Resume:
JOHN GESTL
Pearland, Texas 77581
281-***-**** ******@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-gestl/12/61b/94a
SUMMARY
Primary skill set: Petroleum Engineering Advisor/Mentor
An accomplished, dependable, and versatile petroleum engineer with extensive experience in production evaluations, operations & optimization in mature fields, horizontals, water floods, completion designs, thru-tubing work, deep water operations, gas-lift, drilling, and P&As. Additional strengths in project management, safety, and mentoring staff. Strong technical knowledge and analysis skills to solve challenges and deliver results. Proficient with MS Office, WEM, Perform, Aries, OWL, RIO, various Tubing Movement Programs and other oilfield software.
EXPERIENCE
ENERGY XXI LTD., Houston, Texas
Senior Advisor Production Engineer, 2012-2015
Engineer/Mentor for Grand Isle 16/18, West Delta 73, and South Pass 89. Advisor for completion and artificial lift designs for horizontal well completions. Optimized production through gas-lift work, re-completions, stimulations, coiled tubing jobs, and return shut-in wells to production. Use nodal and diagnostics to identify well issues. Write up and obtain necessary approvals to perform work.
Managed startup of 27 new well completions (nine horizontals) and one dump flood in WD 73 (water flood field) & GI 16/18 fields. Results: Ave IP rates of 750 BOPD and 1,808 MCFD.
Worked on team to modify processing system, acidizie flow lines, remove bottlenecks, & optimize chemical injection program to reduce back pressure and increase rate in WD 73 field.
Produced uplift of 1,523 BOPD and 2,486 MCFD from 22 gas lift re-designs.
Performed 5 casing repair jobs. Results: Uplift of 271 BOPD & satisfy BSEE requirement.
Saved $900,000 by performing rigless P&As to prepare wells for side tracks.
Managed removal of 14 conductors from platform to install compressor for GL optimization.
Produced uplift of 2,077 BOPD and 1,679 MCFD from thru-tubing re-completions.
W&T OFFSHORE, INC., Houston, Texas
Staff Production Engineer, 2006-2012
Directed engineering for 1) Eastern GOM shelf, 2) deep water fields acquired from Total & Shell, 3) Mobile Bay Fairway H2S field, and 4) Yellowhammer Alabama onshore SWD wells. Optimized production through gas-lift work, re-completions, stimulations, coiled tubing, HWO and rig jobs. Use nodal and diagnostics to identify well issues. Write up and obtain necessary approvals to perform work.
Managed onshore rig workover for tubing replacement and zone change in SW disposal well.
Performed HWO re-completion. Results: IP rate of 6.9 MMCFD, 312 BOPD. Cumulative to date of 2.9 BCF and 99 MBO.
Coiled tubing washout/thru-tubing sand control to restore gas well to production at sustained rate of 6.2 MMCFD and 87 BOPD, cumulative to date at 9.7 BCF and 192 MBO.
E-line re-completion with TT gravel pack to restore well to production at 3.0 MMCFD and 30 BOPD with 1.4 BCF and 12 MBO to date.
Pumped six acid stimulations to optimize production in competitive field, resulting in incremental rate of 24.7 MMCFD and 842 BOPD.
HWO work over to clean out high-pressure well (10k+) to restore lease to producing status.
Performed coiled tubing asphaltene washout and recovered fish to restore 668 BOPD and 589 MCFD with production to date of 139 MBO and 133 MMCF.
Various gas lift re-design, producing additional rate of 493 BOPD, 368 MCFD.
NIPPON OIL EXPLORATION USA LTD., Houston, Texas
Senior Completion/Production Engineer, 3/2006 - 10/2006
Directed engineering for Nippon's GOM operated properties. Optimized production and designed completions for rig work overs and through tubing work.
Designed completions for rig work overs, resulting in combined IP rate of 25 MMCFD.
Coiled tubing wash & TT gravel pack restored lease saving well at rate of at 1.4 MMCFD.
NOBLE ENERGY INC., Houston, Texas
Senior Production Engineer, 2001-2006
Directed engineering for GOM Shelf, Southern region. Optimized production through gas-lift work, re-completions, stimulations, and coiled tubing jobs. Use nodal and diagnostics to identify issues. Write up and obtain necessary approvals to perform work.
Recommend and implemented four acid stimulations, resulting in incremental rate of 1,210 BOPD and 830 MCFD.
Gas lift re-design increased rate of 215 BOPD, 150 MCFD.
Flare testing and logging program to justify compressor installation in declining field. Added 1,500 BOPD and reserve adds of 272 MBO and 84 MMCFG.
Coiled tubing washout & TT vent-screen frac pack that restored sanded-up gas well to production at sustained rate of 3.6 MMCFD and reserve adds of 1.8 BCF.
Coiled tubing washout & TT vent-screen frac pack that restored sanded-up gas well to production at sustained rate of 6.5 MMCFD, 200 BOPD and reserve adds of 1.1 BCF & 33 MBO.
Coiled tubing washout / thru tubing, vent-screen HRWP pack that restored sanded-up gas well to production at sustained rate of 3 MMCFD, 100 BOPD.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
PETROLEUM PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL, Houston, Texas
Houston Executive Sales and Engineer, 1998-2001.
Develop proposals for clients. Worked as in house production engineering consultant at Samedan.
TIW CORPORATION, Houston, Texas
Houston District Manager, 1996 - 1998.
Managed Houston sales force and oversaw service department. Forecasted annual budgets and costs.
New Orleans Sales Engineer, 1994 - 1996.
Provide clients with technical specs and recommendations.
MCMURRY OIL TOOLS/PRODUCTION SPECIALTIES, Harvey, Louisiana
New Orleans Sales Engineer, 1991-1994.
Designed gas-lift completions. Analyzed pressure surveys/optimize wells. Field trips to troubleshoot wells.
CHEVRON USA INC., New Orleans, Louisiana
Production Engineer, Gas Lift Specialist, 1985-1990.
Monitored and optimized production. Approve all gas lift designs in Chevron's Eastern GOM area. Authored and presented paper at Chevron's 1989 Artificial Lift Seminar.
GULF OIL E & P COMPANY, New Orleans, Louisiana
Drilling Engineer, 1981-1985. Served in office as drilling engineer. Worked offshore as drilling fluids engineer and drilling supervisor/company representative.
EDUCATION
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, State College, Pennsylvania B.S., Petroleum Engineering
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NSI Technologies Hydraulic Fracturing School
Oil Spill Training
Powerful Presentations
How to Conduct a Meeting Seminar
Negotiation Training Seminar
Technical Writing for Engineers
Listening and Writing: Building a Foundation for Better Communication
Win-Win Negotiations
Liner Hanger and Packer School
Nodal Analysis Schools
McMurry Oil Tools Gas Lift School
Chevron’s Artificial Lift Seminar
Kermit Brown’s Gas Lift Seminar
Camco Gas Lift School
Camco Wireline Seminar
Gulf Oil’s Drilling Engineers Training Program
Gulf Oil’s Completion and Stimulation School
Gulf Oil’s Drilling and Completion Fluid School
Gulf Oil’s Stripping and Snubbing School
Geological and Engineering Mapping of the Subsurface
Water flood Analysis and Performance Predictions
Production and Cased Hole Nuclear Logging School
Formation Evaluation Seminar
Reservoir Engineering Training
MMS Certified Well Control Schools and Refreshers
Anti-Pollution Safety Device Training Seminar
Aquatic Survival
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient with MS Office, WEM, Perform, Aries, OWL, RIO, and other oilfield software.
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