Engineer Project

Erasmo Mendoza

Reservoir & Production Engineer

***** ****** *** **. ****, TX. USA

Phone Number: 832-***-**** E-mail: **************@*****.***.**

U.S. Citizen

SUMMARY

More than fifteen years of experience as a Reservoir/Production Engineer working with a major operator E&P and consulting company. Knowledgeable in a wide range of completion types and reservoir environments (sandstone, carbonates & shale). Worked in a multidisciplinary team environment, responsible for production monitoring, reservoir surveillance, decline curve analysis, production forecast, production optimization, simulation and operating expenses. Including: generating, implementing re-completions and workover candidates. Vast experience estimating reserves, reservoir analysis performance, and simulation. Skilled in all aspects of planning, programming and the use of computer reservoir and production simulation software, with a solid record of delivered results within limited budget constraints.

Strong knowledge in reservoir surveillance, production forecasting, reserves estimation and Simulation.

Focused on creating value by identifying/quantifying development opportunities A&D.

Skilled in fracture stimulation and artificial lift design, PLT interpretations, and water and sand control methodologies.

Wide experience in opportunity visualization, based on economic and risk analysis.

EXPERIENCE

07/2014 -10/2016 ConocoPhillips, Houston, USA

Staff Reservoir Engineer

In charge of the Oil and Gas shallow resource characterization work, surveillance plan, and full field review /studies on the Oklahoma area including type curve and reservoir simulation model to identify sweet spots for Upside Cherokee Carbonate, Prue Sand, Upper Marmaton Sand, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Mid Tonkawa, Douglas Sand, Shawnee, Redfork with 42.0 net resources MMBOE total, and the Shales Plays (Mississippian, Woodford and Springer Reservoirs located in Stack and Scoop area that represent 400 new well opportunities with 34.3 net resources MMBOE total.

Responsible for preparing and building a Reservoir Model simulation for the shallow, tight, and shale reservoirs to maximize the well density, well spacing for multi wells, and hydrocarbon recovery to assist in reservoir optimization and reserves estimation.

Worked in multi-disciplined team to identify and develop new exploration drilling opportunities with a contribution of ~ 105.6 MMBOE total in Anadarko Basin.

Coordinated a reserves team, external audits, make review of reserves and resources estimates, and follow the SEC & PRMS reserves guidelines in Anadarko Basin.

Made a development oil & gas reservoir depletion plans, economic analysis, and the benchmarking in E&P industry in Anadarko and Permian Basin.

Leadership role in development and implementation asset evaluation in a multi-disciplinary team in an internal and external project to create value.

Coordinated the Anadarko Basin in the best OBO selection, efficiency process, the best analysis of competitor results, post audit of our project, and recommend data acquisition plans to achieve the best project.

Performed acquisitions and divestitures A&D evaluation of assets in Woodford, Mississippian, and Springer shale in Anadarko Basin and Wolfcamp Oil Shale, Wolfberry Trend, Spraberry, and Avalon Trend in Midland Basin and Delaware Basin.

Supported database for reserves and resource in Anadarko Basin.

Leveraged 920 wells reserve records that represent ~ 25.8 MMBOE for PDP, PUD, probable, and possible reserves, economic evaluation of acquisition, drilling, and workover opportunities applying appropriate economic to support the RMT; Developed a marginal well acreage/lease jeopardy plan, develop long term production and development management strategies that represent ~ 12.5 MMBOE total.

Built and maintain the database (document management and workflow for annual Reserves & Resources Submission).

Coordinated and achieved a resources training, meeting and data analysis for reserves audits in Anadarko Basin.

Mentor for summer interns, and new engineers. Taught the Rate Transient Analysis integrating– Nodal Analysis- workflow.

03/2012 - 06/2014 BP, Houston, USA.

Petroleum Engineer

Built and updated reservoir models, history match, decline curve and forecast analysis to perform post–well evaluation for appraisal development.

Evaluated, recommended, implemented production optimization activities, and A&D.

Built 150 horizontal wells HM on Eagleford shale reservoir to assist the reservoir characterization, optimization and reserves estimation using Rate Transient Analysis (RTA), Prosper and GAP.

Conducted Production Optimization studies (artificial lift, compression, well flow analysis, liquid loading issues). Evaluated central Compressor Project in Gates & Cotulla area with a cost of $20 MMUSD in which 150 Horizontal wells completed in Eagleford Reservoir were tied into the new flowline system. Rate Transient Analysis plus Nodal Analysis methodologies were used to perform the uplift calculation and reservoir pressure behavior estimation. As a result of this project, there was a field production increase of ~18 MMscfd, ~ 450 BOPD and ~1300 BWPD.

Identified P&A well candidates, prepared P&A costs, and workover procedures.

Identified 45 new well opportunities (re-completions) of 350 wells reviewed in Douglas, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Atoka, Upper and Lower Morrow Reservoirs located in Ochiltree and Lipscomb County

Mentored the IAM (Integrated Assets Modeling) methodology to BP technical staff

11/2006 - 03/2012 HALLIBURTON CONSULTING SERVICES, Houston, USA.

Petroleum Engineer Consultant

Designed the optimum horizontal length and fracture stage in Horizontal well study in Muscat Oman OOCEP using a numerical simulation.

Completed Design Nodal Analysis for production target by sands. Reported the actual worst case discharge (WCD) flow rate value assuming an uncontrolled open hole flow to atmosphere from the uncased borehole.

Optimized hydraulic fracture completion on US Shale Plays Reservoir using 3D simulation, fracture modelling and risk analysis to determine best scenario on well architecture and fracture dimensions’ design on Barnett, Bakken, Austin Chalk, Monterey, Niobrara, Marcellus, Haynesville and Eagle Ford formations. Built the base case well Inflow/Outflow with the new optimum frac dimension/configuration.

Performed a well completion production optimization study applying uncertainty analysis using Prosper and DMS to evaluate different completion scenarios for deep water GOM wells

Designed directional drilling well planning in Permian Basin. USA.

Created a DMS – Prosper, GAP and MBAL. Documented manual and training presentation (English and Spanish) and uploaded on the I learn system.

Made reserve estimations using decline curve analysis and A&D to identify new opportunities in the Powder River Basin (Turner Formation) in Wyoming and Permian Basin (Wolfcamp, Wolfberry Trend, and Bone Spring formation in Texas-New Mexico, USA

Analyzed and identified workover opportunities using production surveillance system technique (DSS) by 11 fields in Santa Barbara California. (Belridge North, Casmalia, Cat Canyon, Coalinga East Texas, Gato Ridge, Los Flores, Pleasant Valley, Richfield, Rincon, Zaca and Santa Maria Valley), 1057 wells were completed in the field and found 60 opportunities to re-activate.

Performed nodal and well testing analysis. Analyzed and identified workover opportunities, increased production of heavy and light oil reservoirs, including economic and risk analysis.

Coordinated field data gathering (pressure and production data), and optimized enhanced recovery projects in the San Jorge River basin (Comodoro Rivadavia), Manantiales Berh (San Diego Sur and Myburg reservoir) and Sierras Blanca Field (Neuquén) in Argentina.

Performed production optimization in real time. MOPTR Project Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.

Worked in multi-disciplined and economic evaluation project to support the implementation well surveillance in a new wells (drilling, completions and production) in Mexico.

06/2006 - 11/2006 SCA Company C. A. Houston. TX.

Reservoir Engineer, (Contract Assignment)

Identified opportunities in Cotton Valley, Bossier and Austin Chalk Reservoir (East Texas / North Louisiana) using surveillance monitoring to assist as the reservoir development and reservoir characterization, new field development, and A&D.

Established remaining reserves economic life of all Devon operated wells in Polk County/ East Texas, and actual net flow for all operated wells in Polk County/East Texas using DCA.

Completed EUR studies of the Driscoll, Overton, and Brookeland Field. (East Texas / North Louisiana)

01/2006 - 06/2006 PCI International, Inc. Oil & Gas, Houston, TX.

Procurement Engineer, (Contract Assignment)

In charge of equipment procurement and technical consulting.

06/ 2005 - 11/2005 Knowledge Reservoir, Inc. Houston, TX.

Reservoir Consultant Engineer, (Contract Assignment)

Participated in several projects for PEMEX South region. Worked on a multidisciplinary team to increase gas and oil production from mature fields, developed new reservoir exploitation strategies and well optimization.

Increased oil and gas production of carbonate-mature reservoirs, with 61 opportunities found to achieve an increase in production of more than 6,000 BOPD, and 357 MMCFD

Evaluated alternative production methods on active wells.

Performed skin and well testing analysis.

02/2005 - 06/2005 Madden System, Inc. Houston, TX

Field Reservoir Engineer

Designed and participated in data capture, mainly flow logs, PLTs, and pressure well test. Analyzed data, prepared/delivered technical reports to customers.

2003 - 2004 Engineering Reliability and Management, Inc. Orlando, FL

Petroleum Engineer

Created technical material for courses on reservoir characterization, production, and completion areas.

1999 - 2003 PDVSA E & P. Business Unit Tia Juana Lago, Maracaibo. Zulia

Development Reservoir Engineer.

Responsible for conducting inflow performance and well testing analysis. Economic and risk analysis supporting mature field development. Increased production of heavy and light crude from 1500 to 5000 BOPD.

Analyzed and identified workover opportunities. Increased production by 2500 BOPD.

Coordinated and analyzed candidates for matrix stimulation. Increased production by 1500 BOPD.

Screening of production optimization methods for consolidated and no-consolidated sandstone. Worked as a part of multidisciplinary team. Applied new gel technologies for water and sand control and increased production by 800 BOPD.

1998 – 1999 PDVSA E & P Western Division. Development and Competencies Maintenance Department, Tamare. Zulia.

Reservoir / Production Engineer

Generated of integrated Study of LAGUNA 23 reservoir; participated as a production and reservoir engineer. This study recommended six locations and three workovers, which generated 3000 bpd.

01/1998 – 05/1998 PDVSA E & P Western Division, Business Unit Lago-Cinco. Maracaibo. Zulia

Reservoir / Production Engineer

Made of conventional reservoir study for Bloque V – Lamar, resulting in a reserve increase of 35%. Presented a new exploitation scheme with six locations and ten workovers.

Education and Credentials:

B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering, Zulia University, Maracaibo. Venezuela. 1998

Reservoir and Production Specialist, CIED PDVSA E & P. Tamare, Venezuela. 1999

Portuguese Course. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2007 – 2007

Fracture Optimization. Houston, USA. 2010

Netool Training. Houston. 2011

Hydraulic Fracture (FracproPT and Gohfer Simulator) Sept - 2011

Unconventional Production Data Analysis using F.A.S.T. R.T.A Sept .2013

RTA advance, May – 2016 and Peep Advance (Economic Analysis) March - 2016.

PUBLICACTIONS

“Identifying bypassed reserves and monitoring fluids using Carbon-Oxygen logs in Tia Juana Field, Maracaibo Lake, Venezuela” (SPE-77784). Presented in INGEPET (EXPL-4-GG-85) Lima, Peru, November, 2002

KR Newsletter 2nd half 05-11-2005.pub (Rejuvenating Life for Mature Assets).

Remaining Reserve Estimation Trough IPR Behavior of the Secondary Recovery Influence. Manantiales Berh Field, San Diego Reservoir. Comodoro Rivadavia – Argentina 2007.

“Optimizing Horizontal Well Hydraulic Fracture Spacing in Eagle Ford Formation, Texas. US. June -2011” (SPE-143681)

SOFTWARE

Software Skills: Production Analysis (DSS, Oil Field Manager, Power Tools, Spotfire, PHDwights, WEM, Wellflo, Marlim II, Prosper, Drilling Info, GAP, and PipeSim), Well/Reservoir simulator (Quiklook, Eclipse100, VIP, Nexus, Mbal, FEKETE, Smart-Spart tool, Sapphire and PanSystem), Well Stimulation (FracproPT, Gohfer), Risk & Economic Analysis (PEEP, MAEP, ARIES, DMS & Kristalball) and Geosciences (PETRA, GeoGrafic Discovery, and Zmap), Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP, Adobe, Oracle, UNIX, Drilling (Compass), NETool.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Professional Membership: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

Spanish Fluent

English Fluent

Portuguese Basic

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