Jeff Birkelbach

**** **** ****** **** ** Midland, Texas 79705 432-***-****

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Summary

A highly experienced and results-oriented petroleum engineer, with proven capabilities in surface and subsurface drilling, completions, and production operations. A flexible and dependable leader, who enjoys working in a team environment and leverages strong analytical and managerial skills, as well as hands-on experience. A highly competent log analyst, who leverages organizational and problem-solving skills to implement best practices and operational improvements to create optimal solutions. Accepts and adapts to fast-paced multi-task environments. An innovative top performer, who enables a company to operate at maximum efficiency and exceed expectations.

Experience

HUNT OIL COMPANY, Midland, Texas

Production Manager, 2015-2020

Led 60-member team of engineers, clerical, and field personnel in all facets of production operations and production accounting in the Permian.

Integral team member of a billion-dollar drilling program.

Interfaced with geology, land, reservoir engineering, and executive management at the corporate level.

Oversaw all construction activity to include locations, frac pits, and a dozen multimillion-dollar production facilities.

Negotiated frac water deals as well as damages with surface owners.

Leveraged years of business and personal relationships to benefit company.

OGX RESOURCES LLC

Operations Manager-Equity Partner, 2007-2015

Oversaw all drilling, completion, and production operations, including rig selection and supervision, frac design, and facility design.

Drilled and completed directional Morrow wells, horizontal Bone Spring Sand, and Avalon Shale wells in Eddy County, New Mexico; as well as Horizontal Penn wells in Winkler County, Texas.

Drilled and completed vertical and horizontal Wolfcamp wells in Regan and Reeves counties Texas.

Reentered P&A’d wells for SWD in Eddy County.

Designed and installed an eight-mile saltwater gathering system that ran on generated power in Eddy County.

Represented operations in private equity board meetings.

POGO PRODUCING COMPANY, Midland Texas

Sr. Production Engineer, 2005-2007

Supervised all production operations for Pogo Panhandle.

Evaluate and recomplete existing wells.

Maximize production while lowering LOE.

Involved in horizontal drilling with air in the Brown Dolomite (3,000’ TVD) Potter County

Designed & executed Hybrid fracturing treatments in the Cleveland Sand formation, Ochiltree County.

Generated a study of Atoka & Granite Wash (17,000’+) Completions in Wheeler County that resulted in a redesign of previous fracturing treatments which generated an acceptable ROR and perpetuated the drilling program.

Design and modify gas gathering systems.

San Andres waterflood monitoring & modification in Ector County. Responsible for all production operations for Pogo Panhandle.

Evaluate and recomplete existing wells.

Maximize production while lowering LOE.

Involved in horizontal drilling with air in the Brown Dolomite (3,000’ TVD) Potter County

Designed & executed Hybrid fracturing treatments in the Cleveland Sand formation, Ochiltree County.

Generated a study of Atoka & Granite Wash (17,000’+) Completions in Wheeler County that resulted in a redesign of previous fracturing treatments which generated an acceptable ROR and perpetuated the drilling program.

Design and modify gas gathering systems.

San Andres waterflood monitoring & modification in Ector County.

EOG RESOURCES, Midland Texas

Project Production Engineer, 2004-2005

Supervised new well completions, including horizontal laterals.

Evaluate and recomplete existing wells.

Maximize production while lowering LOE.

Extensive work in Eastern New Mexico in the Bone Spring formation and West Texas in the Ellenburger and Wolfcamp formations, using slick water and hybrid frac technology.

Performed multiple completions and recompletions in the Morrow and Atoka formations.

Involved in propriety methods of completing horizontal laterals in tight gas formations.

Worked as back-up in the Barnett Shale play.

Performed field studies that resulted in drilling plays.

Education

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock Texas

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Affiliation

Midland Petroleum Club

Personal Development

Texas License to Carry - Current: Passed DPS background check.

Secret Security Clearance: Passed FBI background check.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, PI/Dwights, P2 eVIN, SROD, WellView

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