James Schneider

Experience

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  Mountain Ridge Resources Ltd

  Jan 1998 - now

  President

  Providing consulting services to clients throughout Canada, USA and South America including assignments as: • Contract Interim COO for a new company and successfully acquired a 400 bopd oil property in Alberta. Planned HZ drilling budget; implemented production operations and financial reporting systems.• Contract Reservoir Engineer for a Montreal oil company. Built economic & reserve reports for Marcellus Shale gas plays in Quebec and Pennsylvania. • Contract VP Operations for Calgary oil company with a focus on South America. Responsible for reviewing/recommending potential acquisitions in South America with site visits and data room reviews Show less

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  Action Energy Inc.

  May 2006 - Mar 2008

  Operations Manager

  • I managed the drilling, completions, facilities, and production operations through two corporate acquisitions and an aggressive drilling program while increasing production from 100 to 2100 boepd. • I organized and drilled/completed several deep exploratory plays throughout Alberta with a $15 MM capital budget. • I planned and drilled 26 heavy oil horizontals from 5 pad sites and built associated tank farms with a $20 MM capital budget.

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  Eagle Energy Trust

  Nov 2011 - Jan 2013

  Chief Engineer

  Accomplishments included:• Managing a team of drilling, completions, production, land and field accounting personnel. • Increasing production from 900 to 3300 boepd through regulatory filings, new drills, completions, workovers and property acquisitions.• Executing a 43 MM$ capital program for 16 HZ Edwards wells and 6 vertical Permian wells. • Maintaining a corporate reserves database with engineering firms in Calgary and Houston• Providing weekly and monthly operational reports to Management and the Board of Directors. • Receiving approval for 2013 budget with 11 new drills and 24 $MM in capital projects Show less

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  Firebird Petroleum LLC

  Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  Chief Engineer

  Responsibilities included:• Reviewing/recommending potential oil and gas projects throughout South Texas.• Preparing an annual budget, economics, and reserve report on a JV horizontal well drilling project• Presentations to investors and fund managers from retail and private equity sources.

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  LSNA Energy Group

  Sept 2014 - Jan 2016

  Chief Engineer

  Responsibilities included:• Presenting over 80 potential projects throughout Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.• Creating economic reports and presentations for all potential acquisitions and projects.• Researching EDGAR/SEDAR filings, divestment companies, auction houses, bankruptcy websites, and corporate/banking websites for business development opportunities.• Preparing budgets, timelines and reserve reports on existing JV drilling projects. • Mentoring junior staff on industry standards and safe practices for oil and gas operations. Show less

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  James K. Schneider, P.Eng

  Jan 2016 - now

  Independent Consultant

  I am providing consulting engineering services to various clients across Canada and the US. I am involved in acquisition consultations, asset exploitation, reserve and opex analysis, production optimizations and joint venture negotiations.