William West, PE

Experience

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  Vernon E. Faulconer, Inc.

  Jul 2000 - Mar 2004

  Production Engineer/Area Manager

   Responsible for natural gas production operations for 54 wells in 5 states producing in excess of 10 MMCFD Areas of work: LA, TX, MS, AR, OK, KS, WY, and NM Worked with ServiceStar to produce an automation product that controls plunger lift wells; replaced outdated automation system and expanded product throughout company operations. Provided onsite supervision for facility installations, workover, and operational troubleshooting. Managed daily operations, troubleshooting, and maintenance of 28 company owned compressors (over 3500 HP) Show less

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  Legend Natural Gas

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Operations Manager

   Supervise 11 company field employees (2 Field Foreman, 1 Construction Foreman, 1 Completion Foreman and 7 Lease Operators) Design & installation for a new venture pipeline infrastructure and compression facilities for ongoing 100 well development program; ultimate design is 1000+ wells Proven team leader and mentor on a multi-discipline team charged with the economic development of 11 fields in south Texas. Developed and initiated in house well development and setup process from well conceptual stage to first production and royalty payment. Demonstrated adaptability with increase and changes in responsibilities associated acquisitions of additional properties.  Managed operating expenses and expenditures which include over $110 MM of capital in 2008 and resulted in $130 MM of net revenue. Directed five company employees and contract employees for natural gas production operations in south Texas; more than 200 wells and a production in excess of 30 MMCFD. Designed facilities & pipelines for 16 well exploration programs which peaked at over 30 MMCFD.  Increased mature field’s oil production from 50 BOPD to 250 BOPD with design and implementation of new water handling facilities; increased water disposal capabilities from 5,000 BWPD to 25,000 BWPD Wrote procedures for and implemented workover and completion programs. Demonstrated strong working knowledge of plunger lift operations through implementation of first plunger lift systems utilized by the company. Show less

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  Total Energy Services

  May 2009 - Mar 2010

  Contract Consulting

   Contracted to Newfield Exploration in the Williston Basin. Provide onsite supervision, operational and engineering support for multi-stage (14+) completion of Bakken & Three Forks wells and associated production facilities. Contracted to Marathon Oil Company in the Big Horn Basin, Oregon Basin Field. Responsible for field gas wells, horizontal Darwin Oil Wells, fields fracturing, drilling disposal wells, and stimulation treatments. Covered for workover foreman, prepared and implemented workover program. Show less

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  Exaro Energy II, LLC

  Mar 2010 - Feb 2013

  Petroleum Engineer

   Provide asset management and petroleum engineering support for south TX properties as the sole engineer. Designed LP gathering and fluid handling system capable of handling 30,000 mcfd and 15,000 bbls of fluid per day at 6 lbs line pressure. Provide onsite supervision for all stimulation including coil controlled stimulation. In 10 months field production increased from 1.9 mmcfd to 25 mmcfd. Before start of drilling program dropped lifting cost from $1.25/ mcf to $0.60/ mcf Divested South TX properties Currently working a non-operated joint venture with Encana under EE III on WY properties Show less

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  Sheridan Production Company

  Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

  Explotiation Engineer
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  Treadstone Energy Partners

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2023

  VP - Production Operations
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  Empire Petroleum Corporation

  Jun 2023 - now

  Senior Vice President Operations