Jerry Kennedy

Experience

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  Huddleston & Company, Inc. - Reserve Auditors

  Jan 1983 - Dec 1986

  Reservoir Engineer

  Generated reserve reports evaluating numerous reservoirs, including: Frio, Yegua & Wilcox - Gulf CoastAustin Chalk - Giddings FieldRodessa Formation - Citronelle Field, AlabamaCarter sandstone - Black Warrior BasinWoodbine Formation - Kurten Field, TexasGreen River Formation - Bluebell-Altamont FieldLobo Trend reservoirs - Webb & Zapata Counties, Texas

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  Peridot Petroleum Company

  Jan 1987 - May 1989

  Reservoir & Production Engineer

  Prepared reserve reports to assist oil companies acquire properties. Attended oil and gas data rooms on behalf of bidders.

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  Petroconsultants, Inc.

  Jun 1989 - Jul 1998

  Reservoir & Production Engineer

  Provided economic analysis of projects using Petroconsultants'​ International database and analytical tools. Evaluated projects in South America, Africa, Russia, China, Egypt and the UK. Advised Addax Petroleum in their successful acquisition of Ashland's Nigerian oil fields.

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  ATP Oil & Gas Corporation

  Aug 1998 - Jul 2013

  Manager Reservoir Engineering

  Corporate Reserves Manager. Estimated reserves using volumetric calculations, decline-curve analysis, and material balance. Prepared bids for Gulf of Mexico acquisitions. Presented technical data to partners and lenders. Proposed new drilling and workovers. Designed and implemented well tests. Monitored wells by studying bottom-hole pressures, fluid characteristics and flow rates. Worked on the Cheviot Field offshore UK, and the L-6 gas field offshore Netherlands. Coodinated a well test for the Shimshon gas discovery offshore Israel, flowing the well at a choked-back 40 MMCFD. Show less

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  Deep Gulf Energy

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2015

  Reservoir Engineering Advisor

  Generated reserves for deep water assets. Prepared cash flows for quarterly budgets. Worked with third-party engineers to book proved reserves at Kodiak, Odd Job, and South Santa Cruz Fields, and determine the borrowing base from which to develop new exploration projects.

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  Tanos Exploration II, LLC

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2019

  Senior Reservoir Engineer

  Recommended drilling, workover and recompletion opportunities for East Texas Cotton Valley, Haynesville Shale and Deep Bossier trend fields. Estimated reserves and generated cash flows for multi-rig horizontal drilling program. Monitored well performance for portfolio of wells producing 100 MMCFD. Used nodal analysis to optimize well production. Generated rate-transient-analysis (RTA) to validate hydrocarbons in place, estimate effective permeability and drainage area. Managed reservoir simulation efforts. Show less

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  Texas Independent Exploration, Ltd.

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  VP Reservoir Engineering

  Responsible for monitoring operated properties in the Marcellus shale, non-operated Wolfcamp and Bone Spring wells, and Haynesville shale assets. Used PHDWin to generate detailed analysis of acquisition candidates. Reviewed private equity model for property purchases. Evaluated gas contract terms and firm transportation commitments. Numerous offers made for producing properties.

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  Energy Advisors Group

  Mar 2020 - Jul 2021

  VP Engineering

  Managed the execution of oil and gas property sales assisted by a staff of engineers, geologists, engineering techs and marketing professionals. Monetized properties through divestment transactions.

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  Shepherd Royalty, LLC

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2024

  Petroleum Engineer

  Led the engineering analysis for non-operated working interest participation in new AFE opportunities and producing properties. Successfully invested $25 million across multiple basins.

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  SND Energy Company / Topcat Well Services

  Apr 2024 - now

  Manager of Engineering

  Acquiring operated gas properties in East Texas. Managing commercial salt water disposal wells.Operating leases in the Van Field, Van Zandt County, TX. Pursuing business development opportunities with third parties for company owned workover rigs and wireline units. Recommending participation in non-operated AFEs in Mississippian, Woodford and Goddard shale wells in Oklahoma.