Hunter Lockhart, PG, CPG

Experience

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  NASA

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2006

  High School Aerospace Scholar

  Worked in a team-based, interdisciplinary setting to explore, survey, and develop a return mission to the Moon in 2015 at the Johnson Space Center during the space shuttle era.

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  Xplore Oil & Gas

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Geologist

  Worked as an intern geologist with the GeoGraphix program in Jack and Clay counties interpreting 2D seismic, hand map contouring, formation evaluation, and well log interpretation and correlation.

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  Hart Energy Publishing

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2011

  Analyst

  Provided assistance to the editors in the digital media section in providing specialized energy information to oil and gas exploration and production companies worldwide. Focused on downstream operations of global energy companies, specifically those involved in biofuels, power generation (OPEC), coal gasification, and petroleum refining.

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  BHP Billiton

  May 2012 - Nov 2012

  International New Ventures Geologist

  International New Ventures geologist on the Bight Basin, South Australia. Evaluated the prospectivity of the entire margin and developed exploration prospects. Recommended termination of all BHP leasing activity in the area, saving BHP millions of dollars in sunk exploration costs.• Co-led an assessment of the margin, resulting in a significant access investment decision.• Developed a new rifting model to explain the separation of Australia from Antarctica and applied findings from the model, with major implications for source maturity and fluid migration. Show less

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  BHP Billiton

  Jul 2013 - Mar 2019

  Lead Haynesville and Fayetteville geologist covering exploration, development, appraisal, and production. Led $315 million divestment of Fayetteville asset to Merit Energy. Contributed to $10.5 billion divestment of Haynesville, Permian, and Eagle Ford divestment to BP.• Created a >$60 million appraisal plan for the Moorefield to evaluate and identify unconventional opportunities.• Contributed to FY18 production targets through OBO consent on 3 Moorefield wells, demonstrating some of the best production in Fayetteville’s 14 year history.• Developed and delivered a Moorefield play assessment to add reserves, extend field life, and evaluate geologic risk by integrating geologic, geophysical, petrophysical, land, production, and engineering data.• Produced a geomodel of the Moorefield for use in reserves estimation and calculation of GIIP.• Created a deterministic high and low case Haynesville geomodel to describe reserves uncertainty.• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team on an effectivity study of well recompletions.• Created geologic maps and cross sections to influence drilling strategy and field development.• Updated databases of tops, production data, core analysis, and other geologic data. Show less Regional exploration geologist with Caribbean Basin team (Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and Venezuela). Completed high-level geoscience work including structural and stratigraphic seismic interpretation, reservoir evaluation, prospect generation, play analysis, and geologic risk assessment.• Worked in an interdisciplinary team environment to integrate geologic, geophysical, petrophysical and engineering data, resulting in a 5 TCF discovery and two play-opening finds.• Led a play analysis used to screen for future prospect maturation across BHP’s deepwater acreage.• Directed an in-depth study of two ultra-deepwater blocks resulting in a key decision to bid.• Conducted regional geologic studies and presented recommendations to senior management.• Mentored incoming geologists and geophysicists.• Assisted in technical assessments of acquisition and divestment evaluations. Show less Permian Basin operations geologist focused on Delaware Basin asset (Reeves, Pecos, and Culberson Counties). Oversaw execution of drilling program during transition from appraisal to development phase. Developed horizontal drilling locations within the Wolfcamp. Managed a proprietary technology to reduce field costs by solving BHP’s water challenge.• Increased production by landing and geosteering 17 wells with IP rates >1,300 BOPD.• Engineered a water strategy resulting in a well yielding over 40,000 BPD of fresh water.• Managed a geohazard mitigation project resulting in drilling efficiency improvement.• Developed Wolfcamp reservoir characterization based on log and seismic data.• Established competitor surveillance of industry activity leveraging IHS and DrillingInfo.• Planned and monitored horizontal wells and coordinated well logging and coring activities. Show less Appraisal geologist on a billion barrel field in Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico. Evaluated a subsea tieback opportunity, increasing recoverable estimates by 23%. Leveraged geologic and geophysical expertise in nearfield expansion, maximizing field potential.• Headed a subsea tieback study, influencing a billion dollar decision on participation in the field.• Created, maintained, and utilized a geologic model of two prospects, calculating OOIP for use in deterministic resource valuation.• Led a statistical volumetric assessment of two prospects to capture range of resource size.• Interfaced with and provided technical information for JV partner presentations. Show less

  • Unconventional A&D Geologist

    Mar 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Conventional Exploration Geologist

    May 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Unconventional Operations Geologist

    Mar 2014 - May 2015

  • Conventional Development Geologist

    Jul 2013 - Mar 2014
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  DeGolyer and MacNaughton

  Mar 2019 - now

  Central Europe, Asia Pacific Division.SEC, PRMS, and NI 51-101 Reserves and Resources auditing, independent evaluation, and asset valuation experience in Azerbaijan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.Fields evaluated: Zawtika (Myanmar), Assam Shelf (India). Europe, Middle East, Africa Division.SEC, PRMS, and NI 51-101 Reserves and Resources auditing, independent evaluation, and asset valuation experience in Angola, Algeria, Austria, the Congo, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Kurdistan, Libya, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, UK, and USA.Fields evaluated: Bauge (Norway), Sakarya (Turkey), Shedgum (Saudi Arabia), Hail (UAE), and others. Europe, Middle East, Africa Division.SEC, PRMS, and NI 51-101 Reserves and Resources auditing, independent evaluation, and asset valuation experience in Angola, Algeria, Austria, the Congo, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Kurdistan, Libya, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, UK, and USA.Fields evaluated: Bauge (Norway), Sakarya (Turkey), Shedgum (Saudi Arabia), Hail (UAE), and others. Europe, Middle East, Africa Division.SEC and PRMS Reserves auditing, independent evaluation, and asset valuation experience in Angola, Algeria, Austria, the Congo, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Kurdistan, Libya, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, UK, and USA.Fields evaluated: Mengo-Kundji-Bindi (Congo), Emlichheim (Germany), Hawiyah (Saudi Arabia), Safaniya (Saudi Arabia), Ghasha (UAE), and others. Europe, Middle East, Africa Division.SEC and PRMS Reserves auditing, independent evaluation, and asset valuation estimation experience in the Congo, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Kurdistan, Libya, the Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and UK.Fields evaluated: Coral (Mozambique), Mittelplate (Germany), Groningen (Netherlands), Haradh (Saudi Arabia), Satah (UAE), Lower Zakum (UAE), and others.

  • Vice President, Senior Geologist

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Vice President, Senior Geologist

    May 2023 - Sept 2023

  • Senior Geologist

    Jul 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Project Geologist

    Mar 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Geologist

    Mar 2019 - Mar 2020