Upstream Operations and Oilfield Technical Leader

Barry C. Rookes

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Available to Direct Corporate Operations in a variety of leadership positions. I have extensive experience in oil and gas upstream and production systems operations and petroleum engineering roles, including O&G E&P operation management and technical sales positions within oilfield chemical service and optimization companies in western Canada.

Recognized as a subject matter expert in production operations, reservoir inflow impairment and remedial stimulation has afforded me a fulfilling career of opportunities.

Eighteen (18) years with a Major International Integrated Energy Company

Twenty (20) years providing Technical Sales Advisor in Subsurface Well Servicing and Formation Inflow Impairment Remedial Stimulation

Ten (10) years as Owner Co-CEO of personal Oil Asset Development

Numerous years in Consulting Management Services, providing business and operational technical services and solutions.

Extensive Experience in Upstream Process and Operations have empowered me to develop Production Operations Optimisation Training Modules for classroom or Online Learning.

Providing Natural Gas Electrical Power Generation and Cogeneration delivery. Contracting long term gas delivery at Plant Gate delivery or re-activation of stranded gas assets available to fuel Electrical Power Generators for non-grid related utilization and commercialization.

Partnered to secure Fuel Gas Supply, Surface Lease, Government Approvals, Construction Project Management and Supply Chain Management.

I have a unique understanding of Petroleum Engineering, Geology and Upstream Production Optimisation, Business System Analysis and Accounting Practices. Combining my Energy Sector Experience and Business Leadership will benefit your operation, product and service company.

My career was witness to exceptional technological advances, various government indifference and exemplary team development. I’ve co-developed Best Practices, Safe Operating Procedures, Engineering Principals contributing to improved workplace safety and competence.

Years of project management, advanced technical training and management/leadership studies have provided me the tools to bring a cohesive style to every opportunity. I’ve built and sold companies, experienced booms and busts and reflected on these experiences to foreshadow the macro signs of the trends.

Experience

May 2025 – Present

Alberta Energy Solutions

Co-founder. Co-CEO

Founded this company to secure behind the gate/meter and generate electrical power for non-grid commercial clients. Source and supply NatGas for power generation equipment and delivery onsite.

Source long term fuel gas delivery contracts at Plant Gate

Complete application and licencing approvals for electrical power generation and emissions

Spec equipment and site occupation, project manage construction of Electrical Power Generators for compute equipment

Secure surface lease and road use agreements

Complete application and licencing approvals for electrical power generation and emissions

October 2024 – Present

Rookes Production Operations Training Inc.

President, Founder & Lecturer

Design and present Operations Training Modules \ lectures for upstream production engineering and operations personnel. Syllabus includes:

Geologic traps and water chemistry

Introduction to drilling and fluids damage

Vertical and Horizontal Completion designs

Well integrity and Workover Engineering

Artificial Lift design, optimisation and materials selection

Formation impairment identification and remedial stimulation

Reduce service costs and optimise downhole chemical treatments

Improve total recoverable reserves

Resolve production impairments with successful application of remedial treatments and stimulation to restore production efficiency.

February 2023 – January, 2024

Griffon Partners Operations - Canada

Vice President of Operations

•Consulted on D&C well architecture after two unexplained casing and completion failures

•Prepare FEED and lead geological evaluation to prepare for $50MM capital spend plan

•Provide guidance with Production Operations and well Completion review

•Assigned to work with operations staff and engineering company to review existing oil and gas assets for production upside, compliance and opex

•Retire obligated suspended well inventory in compliance with SEM and AER

•Execute on CapEx development strategy and planning

•Accountable to shareholder value and business development

•Work with CEO, existing investment financing to pursue capital funding for significant asset acquisition

June 2019 – October 2019

Dawn Energy Corp. - Calgary AB

Director, President

•Relieve shareholders of corporate responsibilities

•Re-establish working relationship with SEM Ministers Office, assistant directors to the Minister, compliance legislators and field division director.

•Plan and manage a way forward to regain legislative operational compliance and functional safety equipment.

•Provide technical guidance and operational recommendations, to resume oil production and revenue to get current with outstanding taxes, surface lease obligations and service provider accounts.

September 2003 – June 2010

Leader Resources Ltd - Calgary AB

Director, Vice President Operations

•Own and operate private E&P oil company.

•Responsible for mineral & land acquisitions, geology, engineering, drilling and well development.

•Negotiate contracts and joint venture partnerships.

•Guide partners through asset valuations, MOU, LOI and PSA.

•Bring company assets to successful disposition and royalty retention

January 2005 – July 2015

Pajak Engineering Ltd. - Calgary AB

Senior Recruiter, Business Development Consultant

•Develop recruitment tools and extensive talent network in the upstream oil and gas talent disciplines including APEGA professionals, Executive Leadership, D&C Operation Directors, Engineering, Superintendents and well site supervision.

•Develop and Direct the Pajak Production Asset Management division.

•Develop Contract Operating discipline and secure contract for southern Alberta Sour Deep Cut sulphur recovery plant, electrical cogeneration, gas and oil production, gathering systems

•Develop the Production Asset Integrity to include wellbore retirement division.

•Recruit, qualify and deploy completions, production engineering and well site supervisor and contract personnel.

•Provide technical consultation on matters of well completion, intervention and production related challenges.

January 2002 – December 2004

Innovative Chemical Technologies Canada - Calgary AB

Manager Reservoir Stimulation, Products and Application

•Develop marketing strategies and materials.

•Review drilling and completion reports for formation inflow impairment causation.

•Increase sales and revenue 6X in three years.

•Developed formation damage and remedial stimulation training material as sales and training tool for outside engineering teams.

•Co-authored technical paper "Sub-irreducible Reservoir Remedial Stimulation and Restored Relative Permeability" - aqueous phase trapping in tight gas sandstone.

•Demonstrate 90% success rate of remedial treatment solutions (function of correctly identifying damage mechanism and proper remedial treatment application).

October 1999 - December 2001

Penta Completions - Calgary AB

Technical Sales Account Manager – Artificial Lift Design and Optimisation

•Provide artificial lift optimisation training and service.

•Design artificial lift using NABLA predictive model software.

•Interpret and analyze rod pumping dynamometer data.

•Champion corporate initiative in business development of automated well site pump-off controllers.

•Increased product sales by 40% and technology sales by 45%.

•Implemented customer training seminars to assist in promoting sales.

1998-1999

Reid’s Construction - Cold Lake AB

Business Development - Calgary

•Establish BD presence and sales office in Calgary.

•Introduce corporate competencies to EPCM and E&P companies.

•Supplied support to estimating department and field stations.

•Doubled divisions bidding opportunities.

1997-1998

Cam Rod Well Servicing - Elk Point AB

General Manager – Continuous Rod Development and Service Equipment

•Responsible for developing innovative oilfield well service equipment.

•Improve operational efficiencies and operating costs.

•Design, manufacture, and test continuous rod service equipment.

•Initiate commercialization of service.

•Develop and administer HS&E programs, operating procedures, business plan and marketing strategy.

•Report to the board of directors on equipment development and corporate finance.

•Introduce the equipment capabilities and cost advantages to potential customers in Calgary and field locations.

1996 – 1997

Matrix Flextube Inc. – Calgary AB

Technical Sales Representative

•Provide technical assistance to clients and service centres.

•Represent coiled tubing, remedial cementing and acid stimulation services to existing and new customers.

•Develop marketing strategies, identify and attract new technologies that compliment core competencies.

•Responsible for daily sales activities, program writing and bidding.

July 1978 - 1996

Suncor Inc. – Western Canada

Production Operations Asset Technician

Workover Foreman (1990 – 1996)

Asset Integrity Technician 1987 - 1990)

Facility and Pipeline Maintenance Foreman (1985 - 1987)

Gas Plant and Wells Operations 1983 - 1985)

Oil Production and Water Flood Operator (1978 - 1983)

•Provide technical and business acumen to manage multimillion dollar oil and gas assets.

•Forecast annual OpEx, Capex and well workover budgets.

•Forecast production and decline

•Engineer waterflood pattern balance

•Develop OpEx economics and well performance optimisation.

•Identified well lift equipment failures, production impairment and remediate.

•Review well mechanical failures, R&M costs and design equipment modifications to correct.

•Program and supervised hundreds of oil & gas well repairs, workovers, re-completions, abandonments, re-entries, fishing, milling operations of sweet\critical sour wells between 1200-3200mKB.

•Optimise well production through well test, fluid level, remote well monitoring and applied engineering.

•Managed reservoir performance and waterflood schemes.

•Developed operator training programs, initial WHMIS compliant identification system, H&S training modules.

•Managed corrosion mitigation through material selection, chemical inhibition, cathodic protection and internal coatings.

•Implemented electrical services contract reviews and notification systems.

•Initiated quality control of gas/ liquid custody transfer measurement.

•Designed and supervised construction of pipeline and production facilities.

Education, Affiliations and References

Available upon request

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