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Education
B. S., Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 1971
M. S., Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 1971
Professional Profile
In excess of 36 years petroleum engineering experience
Project management of technical studies including
International Chamber of Commerce arbitration involving a gas field in Germany
Reservoir Simulation of two major oil fields in the Middle East
Several studies in the North Sea and in Venezuela
Evaluation of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 (Elk Hills Field) for U. S. Department of Energy
Expert witness court testimony on numerous gas pipeline and marketing issues
Development and instruction of reservoir engineering, economic analysis and reservoir simulation courses
Reserve and economic evaluations throughout the United States
Reservoir study project manager and coordinator
Reservoir simulation studies
Well test design and analysis
Field development planning
Workover opportunity identification
Secondary recovery program design and implementation
Testimony before regulatory commissions
Stimulation procedure recommendations
Optimize field gathering system design
Property purchase/sales opportunities
Development of long range exploration, production and financial forecasts
Countries of Work Experience
Algeria, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Surinam, U.K. Offshore, U.K. Onshore, U.S. (essentially all oil and gas areas), Venezuela
Work Experience
MHA PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS, INC., Lakewood, Colorado:
(April 1994 - Present) Vice President and Petroleum Engineering Consultant
INTERA Petroleum Division, Denver, Colorado:
(July 1990 to April 1994) Vice President, Reservoir Engineering
Project Manager, reservoir simulation studies, property evaluations, reservoir engineering course instructor, secondary recovery studies and expert testimony.
JERRY R. BERGESON & ASSOCIATES, INC., Golden, Colorado:
(October 1977 to July 1990) Vice President and Project Manager
Reservoir simulation studies, property evaluations, reservoir engineering course instructor, secondary recovery studies, expert testimony, technical reservoir studies, reservoir and economic studies of properties in Williston Basin, Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, West Coast and Gulf Coast areas of the U. S. and the North Sea and Germany.
EXXON COMPANY U.S.A., Headquarters Production Planning:
(June 1975 to October 1977) Senior Supervising Reservoir Engineer
In charge of a staff of 16 reservoir engineers, long range exploration, production and financial forecasts, government submissions, reservoir engineering instructor, development drilling and workover programs, gas deliverability maintenance.
EXXON COMPANY U.S.A., West Texas:
(June 1971 to June 1975) Area Reservoir Engineer
Secondary recovery design implementation, field development planning, workover opportunity identification, expert testimony, simulation design, economic evaluations, EOR studies.
Professional Memberships
Registered Professional Engineer: Colorado and Wyoming, USA
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers
Publications
- Co-author of Bergeson Reservoir Evaluation Manuals.
- "Interpretation of Buildup Data Obtained from MHF Wells in Northern Germany". Society of Petroleum Engineers, December 1985.
- "Comparison of Measured and Predicted Pressure Drops in Tubing for High-Water-Cut Gas Wells", Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, September 1984.
- "The Gavilan Field: Inverse Rate Sensitivity in Dual Porosity Reservoirs", Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE #20774, September 1990.
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