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| Ref # |  | JS140211 |
| Year of birth | | 1951 |
Permanent/Home Location/Address |
| City or Town | | Bangor |
| State | | Pennsylvania |
| Country | | USA |
Current Location/Address |
| State | | Pennsylvania |
| Country | | USA |
Languages |
| Primary Language | | Fluency |
| English | | Read, write and speak fluently |
Nationalities |
| Main Nationality | | USA |
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Experience Classification |
| Job Function | | Years Experience |
| Petroleum Engineer | | 25 |
| Reservoir Engineer | | 25 |
| Acquisitions / Mergers | | 25 |
| Industry | | Years Experience |
| Oil and Gas | | 25 |
Qualifications |
| Highest Qualifications | | Masters |
| Qualification | Subject | Establishment/Country | Year |
| Masters or Higher | BS/MS Petroleum Engineering | Univ of Southern Caifornial/USA | 1975 |
| Degree | MBA Finance | Univ of Rochester/USA | 1991 |
Other Qualifications, Memberships, Certification
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) |
Computer Skills and Software Used |
| ARIES,PEEP,OGRE,PHDwin,Excel,Word |
Work Locations |
| Are you willing to move or relocate? | |
Yes - I will travel domestically
Yes - I will travel internationally | |
Availability |
| Earliest Start Date | | Given 2 weeks notice |
Ideal Next Job |
| Contract position in reservoir engineering, with emphasis in economic planning and analysis (DCF analysis, aqcuisitions, reserve management, decline curve analysis, exploration risk analysis, probability distributions,etc). Open to most geographic locations. |
Required Salary & Conditions |
| Will consider all offers. |
Employment History |
| Total Years of Work Experience: | | 37 |
| Commenced Full Time Work: | | 1975 |
| Name | | Barry Taschman |
| Job Title: | | Reservoir Engineer |
| Duration | | From : 1989 To: 2011 |
Summary |
Broad and thorough knowledge of Appalachian natural gas and California
heavy oil operations with progressively increasing responsibilities in property acquisitions, risk analysis, reserve management, DCF analysis and financial modeling. Proficient in economics/reserve software PEEP, ARIES, OGRE and Phdwin.
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Work Experience |
OBJECTIVE Position in Economic Planning & Analysis / Reservoir Engineering
SKILLS SUMMARY Broad and thorough knowledge of Appalachian Shale gas
and heavy oil operations in California with progressively increasing responsibilities in property acquisitions, risk analysis, reserve management, DCF analysis and financial modeling.
EXPERIENCE Various Independent Oil Companies and Consulting Firms
1989-DATE Senior Evaluations Engineer / Independent Consultant
Heritage Exploration, Equitable Resources, Eastern Group, SI International, Marshall Miller & Assoc.
• Examined performance and conducted basin study of known oil and gas fields in Iraq. Created probability distribution and production type curves for use in exploration economics.
• Provided DOE at Elk Hills with reservoir engineering and economics support to assist in sale of field. Modeled effects of various factors on operating costs to predict when fields’ economic limit would occur.
• Conducted feasibility study for newly discovered heavy oilfield in Colombia.
• Performed reserve analysis, reservoir field studies and provided litigation support for various clients at Midway Sunset, Placerita and Arroyo Grande in California.
• Evaluated economic performance of new well drilling programs, managed reserves, conducted reservoir field studies and proposed development plans for Appalachian basin operators.
• Conducted major field study of Devonian Shale in Big Sandy field in KY. Created type curves for various shale completions. Determined remaining reserves and designed statistical model to predict gas production vs. line pressure.
• Screened various companies for potential acquisition and recommended takeover bids to management in California, Appalachian basin and offshore Gulf Coast.
EXPERIENCE Various Major Oil Companies
1975-1988 Senior Evaluations Engineer
Shell Oil, Occidental Petroleum and Tenneco Oil
• Managed Tenneco's Pacific Coast division's property acquisitions. Evaluated the majority of California independent operators for potential acquisition. Three companies acquired in Midway Sunset and Placerita.
• Conducted detailed reservoir evaluation of acquired companies properties at Placerita. Performed feasibility study for thermal redevelopment of them. Property redeveloped and became largest onshore venture in Tenneco's history, achieving 4000 BOPD.
• Identified redevelopment potential of Tenneco's heavy oil properties. Created redevelopment plans, production increased from 8500 to 12,500 BOPD.
• Performed study of onshore Santa Maria basin oilfields. Used data to prepare bids for offshore lease sale.
• Conducted economic analyses for all of Occidental’s new exploration prospects.
• Designed and operated steamflood pilot in Coalinga for Shell. Expanded pilot into full scale project achieving maximum production of 6000 BOPD. Published paper on project in Journal of Petroleum Technology.
EDUCATION University of Rochester Rochester, NY M.B.A. Finance
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA B.S. & M.S. Petroleum
Engineering
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Comments/ Hobbies/ Interests etc: |
| Gardening,old houses |
Last Updated on 15-Jan-12
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