Jason Clark

Experience

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  SLB

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Field Engineer

  Ran a frac barge in Gulf of Mexico (GOM) while supervising 4 to 7-man crews in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Partnered with Well Pumping Services Department to redesign and launch sand control solutions (fracturing, gravel packing, and acidizing). ► Completed Oil Field Services School-1, Oil Field Technical School-1, Defensive Driving School, CPR Course and Offshore Survival Training.

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  T H Hill Associates

  Jan 2001 - May 2004

  Project Engineer

  Rotated on international jobs as an Operations Consultant with BP Trinidad & Tobago leading hands-on, real-time technical engineering work for the design and implementation of offshore, extended reach wells. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Led failure analyses, mechanical design evaluation pushing technical limits and engineering solutions for software built for mechanical aspects of oil and gas operations in Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, the US and Thailand. ► Provided in-house and client-based software demos and training.► Technical Contributor – DS-1™ 3rd Edition: DEA Project #74 Show less

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  Chesapeake Energy

  May 2004 - Feb 2009

  Senior Drilling Engineer

  Led start-up team for company’s first unconventional shale play (Barnett Shale) and managed drilling programs across Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Grew program from 2 to 10 rigs as the only Drilling Engineer. ► Served as Chesapeake’s in-house technical lead for drilling string, casing and tubing.► Designed and launched drilling programs for wells in: West Texas (Barnett Shale, Woodford Shale, Ato-ka, Marrow, Bone Springs, Ellenberger), North Texas (Barnett Shale), East Texas (Travis Peak, Cotton Valley), Texas Panhandle (Granite Wash, Atoka), Western Oklahoma (Springer, Marrow, Red Fork, Atoka) and Gulf Coast (Austin Chalk). Show less

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  Coterra Energy

  Feb 2009 - Mar 2010

  Drilling Manager

  Directed drilling, completions and workover operations for North Region (Northeast – Marcellus and Rocky Mountains – Bakken) across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and North Dakota. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Managed a $300M budget while cutting drilling cycle time from 100+ days/well to 20 days/well in 8 months.

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  Talisman Energy

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

  Drilling and Completion Execution Manager

  Built team and culture for start-up operations, which led to achieving 300 MCFD 3 months ahead of schedule to become the largest producer in the Marcellus (Pennsylvania and Canada). Talisman Energy / Talisman USA is now Repsol.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Balanced a $800M annual budget for construction, drilling, completions and workover operations. ► Supervised development, training and mentorship for a 100-person team.► Led technical engineering teams for the North American Ground Water Protection Team. ► Acted as an industry advisor on Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Wellbore Integrity Study. Show less

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  HighMount Exploration & Production LLC

  Mar 2012 - Jul 2014

  General Manager of Drilling and Completions

  Reported to the COO, with proven results shifting company focus from shallow, vertical well operations to top-tier execution in Texas and Oklahoma basins (MidCon – Mississippi Lime / Woodford & Permian – Wolfcamp). ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS ► Oversaw all capital spending, permitting, construction, drilling, completions, workovers and water management.► Redesigned AFE process as a multi-disciplinary team sponsor and led drilling / completions on divestitures.► Reduced delta in field estimate to actual costs from over 20% in 2012 to under 3% in 2013. ► Selected as an industry advisor for EPA Hydraulic Fracturing and Impact on Drinking Water Resources Study. Show less

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  Marathon Oil Corporation

  Jul 2014 - Oct 2017

  Drilling and Completions Manager

  Managed a $200M to $400M Mid-Continent capital budget program with 12 rigs and 3 frac crews with operations in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Led a 150-person SCOOP/STACK drilling / completions team from 4th quartile in peer metrics to 1st in 2 years. ► Directed a drilling / completions team responsible for reducing well costs by 37% in two-years while more than doubling sand concentration and increasing lateral length by 50%. ► Cut TRIR from 2.12 to 0.5 in 1 year as drilling / completions, construction and project management team lead. ► Introduced Kaizen events to company processes, standardizing pad design and layout for construction, drilling, completions, production, facilities, HES and supply chain team members. ► Partnered with continuous improvement team to embed first Process Improvement Engineer into asset team.► Launched monthly mentorship and professional development initiatives for the Technical Lead Team. Show less

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  SandRidge Energy

  Nov 2017 - Apr 2020

  Drilling Operations Advisor

  Designed and executed drilling programs in Oklahoma (Meramec, Manning and Mississippi Lime), Kansas (Mississippi Lime) and Colorado (Niobrara). ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Boosted the NW STACK Drilling Program from the 50th percentile to #1 in cycle time / cost in less than one year. ► Promoted to a director level leading multiple internal groups, including engineering, operations, financial, HSE and scheduling of drilled wells from a central department. ► Cut capital costs 28% in Meramec and 44% in North Park Basin within 2 years. ► Maintained a 0.0 total recordable incident rate by restructuring well readiness processes to Lean standards. ► Trained and mentored completions and production teams. Show less

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  JRC ENGINEERING LLC

  Apr 2020 - Feb 2023

  Operations and Engineering Consultant

  Custom engineering and operational expertise for oil and gas operators and service companies.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬IMPACTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Serve as a company SME in drilling operations. ► Advising organizations that have downsized in-house expertise in drilling, completions, production operations and engineering. ► Provides technical, operational, economic and supply chain related expertise for start-up of drilling and completion activity.

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  GHA Barnett

  Nov 2022 - Jun 2024

  Asset Chief Operations Officer
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  Freedom First

  Jun 2024 - now

  Drilling Manager