SUSAN LEE BEEM
Houston, TX ***** 713-***-****
*********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/susanbeem
RESULTS DRIVEN SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER / ADVISOR
Oil and Gas Water Management Compliance Training and Mentoring
Professional Engineer with comprehensive experience in project management, process improvement and global perspective, enabling more efficient business processes and achieving team goals and objectives. Demonstrated success in leading teams to identify actions needed to accomplish drilling, exploration or reserve goals. Effective communicator and innovative problem solver collaborating with teams on domestic and overseas fields, both onshore and offshore, as well as developing rapport with local and government agencies to comply with regulations and create value to meet industry demands. Expertise in:
Reservoir Engineering
Regulatory Compliance
Water sourcing and permitting
Wetland and Floodplain Management
Operations Engineering
Pipeline Compliance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, The Woodlands, TX 2006 to 2016
Senior Staff Engineer, Reservoir / Operations, East TX / North LA (2014 to 2016)
Accountable for mentoring engineers and providing continuous improvement efficiencies, reserve evaluations, recompletion, plug and abandonment and non-operated proposal assessments, controlling down time, and cutting costs. Monitored wells that might be affected by horizontal well completions.
Reduced workflow process time by 25% for future drilling locations, as project manager for continuous improvement for East Texas and Louisiana. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, eliminating steps in well review to cut approval time and create better understanding of processes.
Mentored and trained members of 12 teams in process revisions, discussing overall big picture of group interactions and importance of individual roles, process timing and completion of procedures to reach scheduled goals.
Evaluated over 150 wells each year for recompletion, PXA and third party proposals. Managed and coordinated these programs for the team and field, advising field engineers of processes, schedules and evaluations, promoting greater awareness of project benchmarks, timing and regulatory compliance.
Recommended and received approval for saltwater disposal well be drilled to handle 20,000 BWPD, and conducted field-wide assessment of saltwater disposal capacity and needs at Carthage.
Senior Staff Engineer, Onshore Regulatory, TX & LA (2010 to 2014)
Advised team and field office on water sourcing and permitting, wetland management, mitigation bank development, wetland and pipeline permitting for Texas and Louisiana areas. Built rapport with environmental companies and local and federal government agencies to reach and maintain compliance.
Managed and secured over 120 annual water permits and 5 long-term contracts for water sources for Carthage and Eaglebine drilling and completion operations by partnering with local and regional water authorities.
Collaborated with 7 local groundwater conservation districts, 4 river authorities and 6 federal agencies, establishing permits for water withdrawal and securing over 50 million barrels of water per year for fracturing.
Directed ongoing operations to develop 2 mitigation banks to service East Texas area, allowing for drilling of hundreds of future wells. Managed wetland and floodplain permit process for drilling and infrastructure.
Engaged with agencies to coordinate and permit over 1000 miles of Class 1 and 2 pipelines per year. Coordinated with field offices and teams to establish protocol and compliance with regulations. Mentored groups in Houston and district offices to explain and interpret rules.
Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer, East Texas (2009 to 2010)
Identified 60 wells with shallow recompletion potential by constructing production and reserve trends of 15 sands, developing cross-sections, comparing log analysis and tests.
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KERR MCGEE ONSHORE LLC, Houston, TX 2003 to 2006
(Purchased by Anadarko Petroleum in 2006) 2006 to 2009
Senior Reservoir Engineer Specialist / Senior Staff Engineer, South Texas
Evaluated, recommended and drilled over 50 wells which added 30 million BOE.
Created new South Texas play with multi-disciplined team by evaluating and drilling discovery well in Frost / Braulia field. This play supported most of the drilling program for the South Texas Region.
Determined remaining potential for 6 fields and identified recompletion and drilling potential by working with a team of 7 geologists and geophysicists.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CONOCO PHILLIPS (Formerly Phillips Petroleum CO.), TX & LA
Senior Reservoir Engineering Specialist
Team Leader, North LA
Team Leader, East TX
Recommended and drilled 80 wells in ARK-LA-TX area. Conducted evaluations of many properties for acquisition and successfully acquired Kelly Oil and Gas properties. Researched Gulf Coast area as part of exploration group and recommended and secured approval for exploratory well that led to additional development.
GRUY ENGINEERING CONSULTING (Formerly Tidwell Engineering)
Vice President, Engineering
Senior Petroleum Consultant
Evaluated over 20 projects for acquisition or sale. Performed drilling studies and reserve reviews for properties located in CA, WY, ND, SD, CO, NM, OK, OH, MI, KY, AK, MS, LA, TX. Offshore Texas, Louisiana, Yemen, and Vietnam.
Prior Experience: CNG DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (Pittsburgh PA) for West Virginia properties and AMOCO (Corpus Christi / Houston) for Gulf Coast properties
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (BS) Chemical Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH
Additional coursework at Corpus Christi State University for MBA.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Engineer 65692 in State of Texas
Six Sigma Certified, Anadarko
Well Control certified
Multiple EHS classes on safe and effective operations in the field
Aries, Peep, OFM, Prosper
Water Regulations in Texas, Water Regulations in Louisiana
Federal Regulations for Pipelines, Pipeline Testing
Water Management
Ethics, Reserve Reporting
Shale gas Production Prediction, RTA, Pete Rose Risk Analysis.
Additional list of Professional Development coursework is listed on next page.
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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Phillips classes: Decline Curve analysis
Advanced Decline Curve Analysis
Well Performance Model
Oilfield Manager
Economic Risk Analysis
Reserve Data System
Maxwell Program
SAP
Quantification of Risk
Peep
Economics in house program
Geo X
Reservoir Modeling
Reservoir Characterization
Prospect Analysis Consistency Tool (exploration prospects)
Sensor Simulation Program
Texas A&M class: Frac school
Amoco classes: Production Operations I and II
Basic and Advanced Formation Evaluation
Production Optimization
Economics
Completions and Workovers
Pressure Transient Analysis
Gas Well Testing
Reservoir School
Conventional Improved Recovery
Nodal Analysis
Geology for Engineers
Technical Writing
Negotiating Skills
Problem and Decision Analysis
Halliburton class: Well Completions and Stimulation, Frac School
Gearhart Class: Gaslift Design
CNG Classes: Risk Analysis and Economics
Depositional Systems and Paleo Currents of Appalachian Area
Shaly Sand Analysis
Quality of Sandstone and Carbonate Reservoirs
GRI classes: Improving Recovery Efficiency in Water Drive Gas Wells
Coalbed Methane class
Fractured Reservoirs