Providing Consulting and Advisory assistance to the upstream oil and gas industry,

35 years of upstream oil and gas exploration and production experience. 33 years with Shell; both onshore US and offshore GOM. Registered Professional Engineer (Mechanical-Louisiana)(Retired). Specializing in Managerial and Technical aspects of topsides (offshore) and surface (onshore) projects, construction, and operations. Exploration Venture Manager of subsurface Geoscientists during the discovery and development of 4 significant offshore projects: Alex (HPHT), Einset, North Marlin and Cros...

35 years of upstream oil and gas exploration and production experience. 33 years with Shell; both onshore US and offshore GOM. Registered Professional Engineer (Mechanical-Louisiana)(Retired). Specializing in Managerial and Technical aspects of topsides (offshore) and surface (onshore) projects, construction, and operations. Exploration Venture Manager of subsurface Geoscientists during the discovery and development of 4 significant offshore projects: Alex (HPHT), Einset, North Marlin and Crosby. Provided existing facilities due diligence assessments, field wide development plans and cost estimates for 6 world-class onshore plays; Pinedale Anticline (tight gas), Barnett Shale (shale gas), Haynesville Shale (shale gas, sour), Eagle Ford Shale (Shale gas/oil), Marcellus Shale (shale gas), Mississippi Lime (mixed lithology liquids). Key individual in the formation of the Barnett Shale Water Management and Conservation Committee (BSWMCC). Experience dealing with concept selection and design for offshore, onshore, onshore arctic, island based arctic and offshore arctic exploration prospects. Worked with exploration by providing surface engineering expertise in evaluating new business ventures. Performed due diligence audits of field facilities and records after the close of sale. Carried on with any surface engineering projects that were in progress during the transition and supported the new asset in surveillance until a formal team was created. As Global Surface Engineering Technology Advisor; I sought out, found, reviewed and field tested new and emerging technologies which are designed to help the development of onshore oil and gas projects. Council Member on the Innovation Council of The Learning Forum. SPECIALTIES: Oil and Gas, Engineering, Construction, Production Operations, Upstream, Facilities Engineering, Offshore Topsides, Offshore Mariculture, Radiation Safety Officer, N.O.R.M. disposal, CO2 production, CO2 Floods, Water Floods, Exploration, Production, Mid-Stream, Gas Processing, Compression, Project Management, Process Engineering, LNG Plants, PLC controls and instrumentation, HPHT, FEED, Development Planning, Anadarko Basin, Arctic, Barnett, Haynesville, Marcellus, Eagle Ford, Barnett, Fayetteville, Pinedale, Mississippi Lime, Permian, Bakken, Monterrey Shale, Shale Gas, Shale Oil, multiphase meters, multiphase pumps, rotary selector valves, pipeline installations, New Technology