Robert Manelis

Experience

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  Henderson, Block, and Baekland, Inc

  Jan 1983 - Dec 1985

  Petroleum Engineer
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  Mobil Oil

  Jan 1985 - Dec 1999

  • Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer, Technical Evaluations Group, Mobile Bay

    Dec 1993 - Dec 1999

  • Staff Reservoir Engineer, Central Core Asset Team, Arkoma Basin

    Jun 1990 - Nov 1993

  • Lead Operations Engineer, Oklahoma Producing District, SHO-VEL-TUM Field

    Jun 1988 - Jun 1990

  • Senior Reservoir Engineer, Denver East Division, Hugoton Field

    Jun 1987 - Jun 1988

  • Reservoir Engineer, Denver West Division, Northern California and Alaska

    Jan 1985 - Jun 1987
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  ExxonMobil

  Jan 2000 - Mar 2005

  • Provided support to EMPC MEGI business maintaining ongoing surveillance of production performance of the Jade platform and reservoir, and Jade supported areas. Conducted Jade reservoir development and depletion plan optimization.• Coordination of Zafiro Reservoir Simulation studies and Zafiro East Reserves. • Reservoir Engineering/ Surveillance for the BP operated Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) Field. • Successfully influenced the AIOC partnership in evaluating, executing, and optimizing operating and future development plans • Evaluated technical merits of $370 MM Etim/lnim/Utue Production Platform revamp project. • Project Leader for Etim/lnim/Utue Production Platform Integrated Performance Modeling (IPM) study.

  • Lead Reservoir Engineer, Jade Platform, Equatorial Guinea Operations Technical

    Aug 2003 - Mar 2005

  • Reservoir Engineering Advisor, Central Technology, Azerbaijan

    Jul 2001 - Aug 2003

  • Reservoir Engineering Advisor, Central Technology, Mobil Producing Nigeria

    Jan 2000 - Jul 2001
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  BHP

  Mar 2005 - Apr 2019

  Directed the development program across North American Shale, encompassing the Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, Haynesville, and Permian Fields. Managed a team of five senior managers, and 137 office based technical staff.• Safe execution for all Well Delivery and Projects, including coordination of D&C.• Managed a 5-10 rig drilling program and a $0.7MM-$1.2B per year capital budget.• Developed all field Life of Asset Development Plans for all reservoirs, inclusive of regional land strategies, and stewardship of all land acquisition, trade and sales. • Optimized completion programs and life of asset production systems.• Directed commercial integration with marketing, supply, and IT to maximize value Show less Managed all aspects of Bhpbilliton’s interests in the Permian Basin. Directed staff comprised of 5 Senior Managers, 45 Office based Technical Staff, and 45 Field based operations personnel.• Fully accountable and responsible for all aspects of HSEC, Operations, Production, Well Delivery, Land, Appraisal, and Exploration, inclusive of full capital budget and P&L authority• Over the period, managed a Capital and Operating Budget of $ 1.4 B, and $ 300 MM, respectively• Drilled 100+ Operated wells, Increasing production from 5 kboed to 50 kboed gross• Identified/established, through targeted appraisal, the central core, Reeves Co., Delaware Basin as Bhpbilliton’s premier future shale development• Consolidated 400,000 ac land position across the Permian Basin to 84,000 ac in the central core areao Increased core acreage from 44k ac to 84k ac via land acquisition/trade/saleso Traded + 20k ac to enable 7500’-10000’ laterals, improving value by +50% o Sold non-core producing fields in South Midland, and Pecos• Constructed new, state of the art, $ 6MM production office in Pecos enabling additional operating capability• Established Bhpbilliton as partner in sustainable development of Permian Basin communities o Contributed $ 1MM to the West TX Food Bank/Established Reeves Co scholarship funds Show less Global, functional responsibility for Surface Engineering and Operations, Production Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Shale Studies, Shale Technology and Petroleum Reserves. Direct staff comprised of 7 Senior Managers, and 55 Senior Technical specialists• Providing subject matter expertise and technical consulting across Petroleum• Functional review and approval of all projects• Development/implementation of engineering and operational standards• Advancement of shale studies and identification/commercialization of new, emerging, best practices and technologies• Oversight and stewardship for all Petroleum reserves• Stewardship of People process’ and systemso University/Experienced hire recruitmento Employee interchange/workforce planningo Training and skill development Show less Global Subsurface Technical and Commercial support for all projects in Exploration phase through Development execution. Directed staff comprised of 3 Senior Manager, and 34 Geoscientists, Production and Reservoir Engineers. • Provided technical engineering and management support to all projects in the Exploration phase including reservoir characterization, depletion planning, deterministic and probabilistic economic evaluations and operational support during drilling and testing operations. • Managed the Subsurface Geoscience and Engineering teams to complete all of the subsurface deliverables as outlined by the PIPM process for all projects in the various Development tollgate stages (Identification, Selection, Definition, and Execution).• Influenced Operated and Joint Interest Operated projects in the areas of well placement/design, development/depletion planning, project design optimization, and execution planning. Show less Managed all aspects of Bhpbilliton’s interests in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, principally in the Bp operated Atlantis and Mad Dog fields. Directed staff comprised of 2 supervisors, and 20 Geoscientists, Production and Reservoir Engineers. • Manage all aspects of the business planning process, technical evaluations supporting capital investment, volume/expense planning and delivery, and reserve replacement. • Supported the subsurface deliverables as outlined by the PIPM process for all projects in the various Development tollgate stages (Identification, Selection, Definition, and Execution).• Influenced the Operator in all aspects of field development, well placement and design, completion/production optimization, field wide shut down planning and operational execution. • Lead the appraisal effort for the Mad Dog South and West areas. Influenced the Operator to allow Bhpbilliton to operate and execute the drilling, evaluation of the Mad Dog North and South appraisal wells. Effectively increased the size of the field by 3 making Mad Dog the largest oilfield in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Similar results were achieved on the Atlantis North Phase II project. Show less Managed a team of 12 Geoscientists and Reservoir Engineers in Houston; 4 Production Engineers in Port of Spain to deliver the business objectives and development projects for the TTPU.• Completed the planning, evaluation, and execution of 16 Development wells and 2 Exploration wells, including the management and scheduling of the drilling rig. Effectively influenced the JVP and the Ministry of Energy to approve all operations on time, thus facilitating execution and delivering wells on budget and with no delay. • Implemented field wide surveillance and optimization initiatives that maximized production, such as gas re-injection, and compression re-staging. • Optimized the field wide development plan, identifying work over, and infill drilling opportunities, thus maximizing production and ultimate reserve recovery.• Progressed Angostura Phase II gas commercialization project definition from Exploration to Identification stage. Show less

  • General Manager - NAS Technical Services

    Apr 2016 - Apr 2019

  • General Manager Permian Production Unit

    Aug 2013 - Apr 2016

  • Vice President – Central Engineering

    May 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Vice President – Development Planning

    Aug 2010 - May 2012

  • Gulf of Mexico Joint Interest Unit Manager

    Aug 2007 - Aug 2010

  • Subsurface Engineering Manager: Trinidad and Tobago Production Unit

    Mar 2005 - Aug 2007