Upstream Operations and Petroleum Engineering Leader
Resume:
Melissa Lampard
*******@***********.***
Sachse, TX 75048
Professional Summary
Petroleum engineer and operations leader with 20 years in upstream oil and gas, including 10+ years managing multi-region assets, budgets, as well as field and technical staff for Merit Energy Company. Track record of turning around underperforming assets, executing acquisitions and divestitures totaling over $2.4B in transaction value, and generating multi-million dollar recurring savings through cost and process optimization. Builds and trains high-performing technical and field teams while keeping safety and financial discipline central to every decision. Core Competencies
● 10+ years management experience (up to 6
technical and ~ 80+ field staff employees at
any one time)
● Profit and loss management
● Multi-region operations leadership
● Reservoir, production, and drilling
engineering
● Reserves forecasting and reconciliation
● Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
● LOE and budget management
● Regulatory compliance and safety
● Vendor and contract negotiation
● Capital project execution
Experience
2007 - 2026: Merit Energy Company, Dallas, TX
Region Manager
Responsible for asset and personnel management (technical and field staff), capital/high value project oversight and execution, monthly lease operating expense supervision for budgets up to
$3.5MM per month, financial and reserve modeling maintenance for company planning purposes, rolling monthly production variance reconciliation, G and A budgeting and employee/labor allocation structuring, accounts receivable assistance, legal/treasury support for MSA negotiation as well as vendor onboarding, continued emphasis and focus on safety in all operations, tailored training for all employee levels to empower and grow individuals:
● Permian - Initiated sales tax recoup in excess of $2MM in refunds across numerous providers by way of reclassification of meter purpose (oil and gas); electrical contract negotiations and consolidation with emphasis on savings pertaining to focused electrical usage allocation in event that grid relief is required during high demand instances; assisted with divestiture and asset handover in 2016
● SCOOP (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province) - Managed 2,100 BOEPD of existing production and CO2 and NGL extraction plant in the Golden Trend area of the Anadarko Basin covering Garvin, McClain, and Grady counties in Oklahoma (acreage position included: 24,500 net leasehold acres which were 100% held by production (HBP) as well as 3,100 net mineral acres); assisted with divestiture and asset handover in 2016 ($150MM)
● Michigan - Managed 7,100 BOEPD of existing production in Michigan across 12 total counties and the Kalkaska cryogenic plant (75 MMCFPD capacity); assisted with divestiture and asset handover in 2018 ($308MM)
● Fayetteville - Onboarded acquisition from BHP (unconventional) in Arkansas portion of the Arkoma Basin - 223 MMCFPD; 100% dry gas; 460 miles of gathering pipelines and associated compression
(500 MMCFPD throughput capacity) which consisted of ~970 operated horizontal wells and ~4,150 horizontal non-op wells
● Laredo - Spearheaded rental compression reduction generating an LOE savings of $1.3MM annually across 13 projects and several large-scale instrument air installation projects resulting in an additional ~$1.1MM in annual revenue by way of eliminating fuel gas to reroute to sales
● South Rockies - Coordinated large scale gathering focused project to reduce the quantities of batteries/equipment and decrease emissions in the legacy Hamilton Dome field; organized 5-year compliance plan with governing agencies for injectors while nurturing a financially sound approach Business Development
Divestiture focus: Performed engineering and economic evaluation of assets associated with terminating partnerships, including LOE reduction ideas, additional drill well locations, as well as identifying behind pipe potential:
● Powder River Basin - Sage Creek cryogenic gas processing plant (~50 MMCFPD capacity operating at 7 MMCFPD with 2 NGL trains, 4 Ariel compressors, 65 miles of gathering, and 36 miles of NGL pipeline; NGL yield 5.1 GPM generating $3.5MM net revenue annually) in Converse County, WY and related assets (total net production 1,400 BOEPD, 49,000 net acres (100% HBP) -
$305MM
● 5,000 BOEPD across Delaware, Midland, and Central Basin Platform in SE New Mexico and West Texas (Spraberry leasehold = 27,500 net acres across 6 counties) ($336MM)
● Bairoil (operated) and Rangely (non-operated) - combined production (under tertiary recovery):
~9,100 net BOEPD - $1.355B ($935MM and $420MM respectively) Senior Engineer (Rockies)
● Performed reservoir and production engineering analysis, reserves estimation, decline curve forecasting, and capital project generation/budgeting
● Provided engineering support for NRU turndown (~240 MMCFPD capacity originally), cryogenic plant installation (~ 50 MMCFPD capacity), and sour gas plant optimization (~80 MMCFPD capacity to process ~8 MMCFPD)
● Engineered and executed a 4-mile pipeline installation project to support field development and long term reserve recovery
Operations Engineer
● Permian: Responsible for the creation, design, and implementation of a new Wolfberry drilling and completion program internally; total of 15 wells
● Barnett Shale: Drilled and completed 2 Barnett Shale wells as part of an existing program while focusing on cost cutting measures as a result of deflating commodity pricing
● Rockies: Managed production operations and maintained reserve database for mature, legacy blowdown units in the Powder River Basin; ensured safe and steady plant performance for the operated cryogenic plant responsible for processing volumes upstream of sales 2006 - 2007: XTO Energy, Midland, TX
Operations Engineer (Permian)
● Responsible for writing procedures for pulling wells in the Goldsmith field
● Managed pulling unit scheduling and job site management overseeing wells that were down with holes in tubing, sub pump failures, and/or rod parts
● Input workover reports and cost information for documentation/reference purposes Education
Texas A&M University - B. S., Petroleum Engineering (2002 - 2006) Internships
● 2004: Chesapeake Energy - Production Engineering (Permian), Oklahoma City, OK
● 2005: Apache Corporation - Reservoir Engineering (Offshore), Houston, TX Software Proficiencies
● Engineering and Reservoir: ARIES, Petra, Kingdom, Foresight, TRDI, Harmony
● Operations and Field: ProCount, WellView, AFE Navigator, Carte
● Data and Analytics: Spotfire, Enverus (DrillingInfo), IHS Enerdeq
● Business Systems: UKG Pro, SAP Concur, Microsoft Office (Teams, SharePoint)
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